FAUNA SURVEY OF BALNARRING PRIMARY SCHOOL
... The quality of vegetation within these EVC‟s is very high, with some areas supporting grassy understorey while others are sedgy. Most areas are almost exclusively indigenous. Majority of the study site is of very high conservation significance including state significant species. Conclusion and Reco ...
... The quality of vegetation within these EVC‟s is very high, with some areas supporting grassy understorey while others are sedgy. Most areas are almost exclusively indigenous. Majority of the study site is of very high conservation significance including state significant species. Conclusion and Reco ...
Biogeography and endemism of ants in Baja California
... species richness declines from the base to the tip of a peninsula. Location Peninsula of Baja California, Mexico. Methods Data collection involved examining, identifying and recording label data from c. 2350 series of ants. These records provide a provisional, if incomplete, species list. We applied ...
... species richness declines from the base to the tip of a peninsula. Location Peninsula of Baja California, Mexico. Methods Data collection involved examining, identifying and recording label data from c. 2350 series of ants. These records provide a provisional, if incomplete, species list. We applied ...
on the relationship between regional and local species richness
... species pools that differed in both microarthropod richness and composition, but not area. Regional effects were less important than seasonality for local richness. Initial differences in regional richness had no direct effect on local species richness at any time along a successional gradient of 0. ...
... species pools that differed in both microarthropod richness and composition, but not area. Regional effects were less important than seasonality for local richness. Initial differences in regional richness had no direct effect on local species richness at any time along a successional gradient of 0. ...
Bioeconomics and biodiversity in harvested metacommunities: a
... reserves—spatial management in which some areas are closed to fishing—have garnered interest as a way to potentially increase biodiversity, population sizes, resilience of communities to perturbations (including climate change), and spillover of biomass into fishable areas. How, then, could one incl ...
... reserves—spatial management in which some areas are closed to fishing—have garnered interest as a way to potentially increase biodiversity, population sizes, resilience of communities to perturbations (including climate change), and spillover of biomass into fishable areas. How, then, could one incl ...
level 1 flora and vegetation survey
... within Western Australia. DRF are protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (as amended). Additionally in Western Australia there are four categories of Priority Flora, which are not specifically covered under current legislation, but their conservation status warrants some protection. Thre ...
... within Western Australia. DRF are protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (as amended). Additionally in Western Australia there are four categories of Priority Flora, which are not specifically covered under current legislation, but their conservation status warrants some protection. Thre ...
The role of forest structure, fragment size and corridors in
... Despite the reduced number of studies that focused on the effects of the long-standing fragmentation on Atlantic forest small mammals (Fonseca and Robinson, 1990; Pires et al., 2002; Castro and Fernandez, 2004; Pardini, 2004), there are good indications that these animals clearly respond to habitat a ...
... Despite the reduced number of studies that focused on the effects of the long-standing fragmentation on Atlantic forest small mammals (Fonseca and Robinson, 1990; Pires et al., 2002; Castro and Fernandez, 2004; Pardini, 2004), there are good indications that these animals clearly respond to habitat a ...
Zoogeography sp 06
... • S. Hemisphere New World (S.America; Central Amer., S. Mexico) • Tropical (N) to desert (S); altitudinal diversity with mts. ...
... • S. Hemisphere New World (S.America; Central Amer., S. Mexico) • Tropical (N) to desert (S); altitudinal diversity with mts. ...
A meta-analysis of trait differences between invasive and non
... between invasive and non-invasive species (Rosenberg et al. 2000). A more powerful approach to test for general patterns across multiple studies, which accounts for differences in sample sizes and the magnitude of the differences, is metaanalysis (Hedges & Olkin 1985; Rosenberg et al. 2000). We calc ...
... between invasive and non-invasive species (Rosenberg et al. 2000). A more powerful approach to test for general patterns across multiple studies, which accounts for differences in sample sizes and the magnitude of the differences, is metaanalysis (Hedges & Olkin 1985; Rosenberg et al. 2000). We calc ...
Redacted for privacy - H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest
... Probability of collecting edge-phobic species increases with distance from the forest edge. Probability of collecting edge-philic species is maximized at some intermdiate point along the gradient. Edge-insensitive species do not change across the gradient. Edgeinput species decrease with increasing ...
... Probability of collecting edge-phobic species increases with distance from the forest edge. Probability of collecting edge-philic species is maximized at some intermdiate point along the gradient. Edge-insensitive species do not change across the gradient. Edgeinput species decrease with increasing ...
An experimental demonstration of direct behavioural
... We collected adult lizards from Croatia in April 2000, by the method of ‘noosing’ (Bertram & Cogger 1971). Lizards were abundant in our study area. To ensure that (recent) ancestors of our study animals had not encountered individuals of the other species, we collected adult females at sites where o ...
... We collected adult lizards from Croatia in April 2000, by the method of ‘noosing’ (Bertram & Cogger 1971). Lizards were abundant in our study area. To ensure that (recent) ancestors of our study animals had not encountered individuals of the other species, we collected adult females at sites where o ...
Self-limitation as an explanation for species` relative abundances
... Department: Biology Ecological theories often hinge on species interactions, or how the species in an area “see” other species with whom they have to share food and space. Despite the contributions theoretical coexistence models have made to our understanding of species coexistence, it can still be ...
... Department: Biology Ecological theories often hinge on species interactions, or how the species in an area “see” other species with whom they have to share food and space. Despite the contributions theoretical coexistence models have made to our understanding of species coexistence, it can still be ...
Branches in the lines of descent: Charles
... species in the great battle for life. The limbs divided into great branches, and these into lesser and lesser branches, were themselves once, when the tree was small, budding twigs; and this connexion of the former and present buds by ramifying branches may well represent the classification of all e ...
... species in the great battle for life. The limbs divided into great branches, and these into lesser and lesser branches, were themselves once, when the tree was small, budding twigs; and this connexion of the former and present buds by ramifying branches may well represent the classification of all e ...
The population growth and control of African elephants in Kruger
... Elephants are hard to count. Despite the apparent implausibility of such a statement, it is true (at least in the wild). Although elephants are the world’s largest land animals, their size necessitates that they (as a species) are spread out over proportionately large distances, making accurate coun ...
... Elephants are hard to count. Despite the apparent implausibility of such a statement, it is true (at least in the wild). Although elephants are the world’s largest land animals, their size necessitates that they (as a species) are spread out over proportionately large distances, making accurate coun ...
Diversity of Interactions: A Metric for Studies of Biodiversity
... theory relies on a large number of untested assumptions, such as the concept that tropical organisms are more specialized. In the tropics, our knowledge of the basic life histories for plants and animals (e.g., Singer et al. 1982, Fortey 2008, Stork 2008) remains in its infancy. Rapidly accumulating ...
... theory relies on a large number of untested assumptions, such as the concept that tropical organisms are more specialized. In the tropics, our knowledge of the basic life histories for plants and animals (e.g., Singer et al. 1982, Fortey 2008, Stork 2008) remains in its infancy. Rapidly accumulating ...
Environmental and geographic factors driving dung beetle
... Ochi et al. (2009) identified nine new species and two new subspecies of Onthophagus in a combined study of dung beetles in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra, but they did not make a concerted effort to describe overall dung beetle diversity in Peninsular Malaysia. In an attempt to analyse ch ...
... Ochi et al. (2009) identified nine new species and two new subspecies of Onthophagus in a combined study of dung beetles in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra, but they did not make a concerted effort to describe overall dung beetle diversity in Peninsular Malaysia. In an attempt to analyse ch ...
5.7 Thompson Okanagan Region
... Birch and Paper Birch are found locally in moisture-receiving sites. Black Cottonwood occurs on floodplains. Interior Douglas-fir Zone The Interior Douglas-fir Zone is characterized by warm, dry summers and cool winters, and is located along most of the major valleys and side drainages within the re ...
... Birch and Paper Birch are found locally in moisture-receiving sites. Black Cottonwood occurs on floodplains. Interior Douglas-fir Zone The Interior Douglas-fir Zone is characterized by warm, dry summers and cool winters, and is located along most of the major valleys and side drainages within the re ...
the ecological consequences of changes in biodiversity
... accelerating effects of human activities on biodiversity and the possibility that the loss of biodiversity might impact ecosystem functioning (e.g., Ehrlich and Ehrlich 1981, Wilson 1992) renewed interest in the effects of diversity on ecosystem processes (Schulze and Mooney 1993) and on ecosystem s ...
... accelerating effects of human activities on biodiversity and the possibility that the loss of biodiversity might impact ecosystem functioning (e.g., Ehrlich and Ehrlich 1981, Wilson 1992) renewed interest in the effects of diversity on ecosystem processes (Schulze and Mooney 1993) and on ecosystem s ...
Composition and Distribution of Epiphytic Organic Matter in a
... form root connections with the ground (e.g., some Clusia spp.), or ascend trunks and later lose their terrestrial connections (e.g., some Araceae) are included here because much of their life cycle occurs under the same ecological conditions as true epiphytes. Our questions were: how does the variat ...
... form root connections with the ground (e.g., some Clusia spp.), or ascend trunks and later lose their terrestrial connections (e.g., some Araceae) are included here because much of their life cycle occurs under the same ecological conditions as true epiphytes. Our questions were: how does the variat ...
Whiles et al. 2006 (Frontiers)
... conditions and salaman? der communities (Regester et al. in press). These authors estimated an average net flux of 350 g AFDM (ash-free dry mass) yr'1 into small forest ponds in southern Illinois, USA and, overall, that the contribution of salamanders to energy flow in these systems, in terms of egg ...
... conditions and salaman? der communities (Regester et al. in press). These authors estimated an average net flux of 350 g AFDM (ash-free dry mass) yr'1 into small forest ponds in southern Illinois, USA and, overall, that the contribution of salamanders to energy flow in these systems, in terms of egg ...
Do we have a consistent terminology for species diversity?
... Abstract There is no single best index that can be used to answer all questions about species diversity. Entropy-based diversity indices, including Hill’s indices, cannot account for geographical and phylogenetic structure. While a single diversity index arises if we impose several constraints— most ...
... Abstract There is no single best index that can be used to answer all questions about species diversity. Entropy-based diversity indices, including Hill’s indices, cannot account for geographical and phylogenetic structure. While a single diversity index arises if we impose several constraints— most ...
Extended core indicator report
... constrained by the high mobility of waterbirds, i.e. movements within winter and distributional changes between winters may go much across the borders of Baltic Sea sub-basins (17 areas in HELCOM assessment unit scale 2). On the other hand it would be desirable to assess units smaller than the entir ...
... constrained by the high mobility of waterbirds, i.e. movements within winter and distributional changes between winters may go much across the borders of Baltic Sea sub-basins (17 areas in HELCOM assessment unit scale 2). On the other hand it would be desirable to assess units smaller than the entir ...
Biological Assessment of Ecologically Important Areas for Fish and
... other from the central to eastern parts of the East China Sea. The two stocks (Chikuni, 1985) start their spawning migration in late March or early April. Spawning mainly occurs in waters south of the Shandong peninsula from May to June. When water temperature decreases, the species migrates southwa ...
... other from the central to eastern parts of the East China Sea. The two stocks (Chikuni, 1985) start their spawning migration in late March or early April. Spawning mainly occurs in waters south of the Shandong peninsula from May to June. When water temperature decreases, the species migrates southwa ...
Diversity analysis: A fresh Approach
... to coincide with a biologically meaningful concept of diversity. Imagine a community with a million equally common species. Its Gini-Simpson index is 0.999999. A plague attacks this community and eliminates 99.99% of the species, leaving only a hundred species untouched. Ecologists and conservation ...
... to coincide with a biologically meaningful concept of diversity. Imagine a community with a million equally common species. Its Gini-Simpson index is 0.999999. A plague attacks this community and eliminates 99.99% of the species, leaving only a hundred species untouched. Ecologists and conservation ...
local vs. regional influences on local diversity in
... local vs. regional native diversity were asymptotic for the three largest regional definitions, thereby suggesting community saturation. However, analogous plots for introduced species were not asymptotic; local introduced diversity was a linear function of regional introduced diversity. Introduced ...
... local vs. regional native diversity were asymptotic for the three largest regional definitions, thereby suggesting community saturation. However, analogous plots for introduced species were not asymptotic; local introduced diversity was a linear function of regional introduced diversity. Introduced ...
Managing invasive and non-native forestry species
... A long-term management programme is the best way to tackle non-native species that habitually live in woodland but are not exempt or licensed. The programme should reflect the species’ invasive potential and the risk of it causing a significant impact. For example, the impact of a colony of wild boa ...
... A long-term management programme is the best way to tackle non-native species that habitually live in woodland but are not exempt or licensed. The programme should reflect the species’ invasive potential and the risk of it causing a significant impact. For example, the impact of a colony of wild boa ...
Fauna of Africa
Fauna of Africa, in its broader sense, is all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna is found in the Afrotropical ecoregion. Lying almost entirely within the tropics, and equally to north and south of the equator creates favourable conditions for rich wildlife.