Landscape connectivity analysis for conservation
... need to consider and implement connectivity recommendations carefully in each landscape plan by adequately selecting the most appropriate approaches, methods and input data for the analysis. Hence experience, further advances in research, and monitoring of our efforts will allow us to improve our un ...
... need to consider and implement connectivity recommendations carefully in each landscape plan by adequately selecting the most appropriate approaches, methods and input data for the analysis. Hence experience, further advances in research, and monitoring of our efforts will allow us to improve our un ...
Population Ecology
... • Concept 52.3: The exponential model describes population growth in an idealized, unlimited environment • It is useful to study population growth in an idealized situation – In order to understand the capacity of species for increase and the conditions that may facilitate this type of growth ...
... • Concept 52.3: The exponential model describes population growth in an idealized, unlimited environment • It is useful to study population growth in an idealized situation – In order to understand the capacity of species for increase and the conditions that may facilitate this type of growth ...
A mechanistic approach to understanding range shifts in a changing
... Who, then, are the pioneers? Are they ‘‘bold and intrepid explorers,” the ‘‘wretched refuse” of the larger population, or perhaps a diverse mixture of phenotypes? Further, are the individuals that disperse from original habitats the same as, or different from, the individuals that successfully persi ...
... Who, then, are the pioneers? Are they ‘‘bold and intrepid explorers,” the ‘‘wretched refuse” of the larger population, or perhaps a diverse mixture of phenotypes? Further, are the individuals that disperse from original habitats the same as, or different from, the individuals that successfully persi ...
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... in proportion to their abundance. If any of these species was being ingested disproportionally to its field abundance, this may suggest that foxes were exhibiting a preference for this species. The diet of foxes was examined in relation to theoretical predator–prey models to obtain an explanation of ...
... in proportion to their abundance. If any of these species was being ingested disproportionally to its field abundance, this may suggest that foxes were exhibiting a preference for this species. The diet of foxes was examined in relation to theoretical predator–prey models to obtain an explanation of ...
Effects of taxonomic and trophic aggregation on food web properties
... product of species richness S and web connectance C, see below), showed large systematic departures from initial conditions following increased trophic aggregation. These results suggested that most so-called scaling laws were generally valid, despite concerns about uneven resolution of trophic grou ...
... product of species richness S and web connectance C, see below), showed large systematic departures from initial conditions following increased trophic aggregation. These results suggested that most so-called scaling laws were generally valid, despite concerns about uneven resolution of trophic grou ...
Predation by the scyphozoan Pelagia noctiluca on - ICM-CSIC
... Pelagia noctiluca, an abundant scyphomedusa there, eats other gelatinous species. We measured predation, digestion and escape when different sizes of medusae fed on ctenophores. Clearance rates increased with predator size and ingestion rates increased with prey concentration. Digestion times were l ...
... Pelagia noctiluca, an abundant scyphomedusa there, eats other gelatinous species. We measured predation, digestion and escape when different sizes of medusae fed on ctenophores. Clearance rates increased with predator size and ingestion rates increased with prey concentration. Digestion times were l ...
Predation and Cathemerality
... Key Words Predation Cathemerality Lemurs Madagascar Owl monkey Howler monkey Neotropics Activity patterns ...
... Key Words Predation Cathemerality Lemurs Madagascar Owl monkey Howler monkey Neotropics Activity patterns ...
Biological Control - Parasite Ecology Group
... consumes one and only one host. Infection by a single miracidium ultimately causes the castration (reproductive death) and/or premature mortality ‘of one and only one host. Several other life history and trophic interaction similarities between parasitic castrators and parasitoids will be given else ...
... consumes one and only one host. Infection by a single miracidium ultimately causes the castration (reproductive death) and/or premature mortality ‘of one and only one host. Several other life history and trophic interaction similarities between parasitic castrators and parasitoids will be given else ...
Grace M - Grace Wilkinson
... Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography 24: 92-93, doi: 10.1002/lob.10057 Awards, Honors, and Grants Maury Environmental Prize (2015) Department of Environmental Science, University of Virginia ($5,000) Elected to the Board of Directors of the Association for the Sciences of Limno ...
... Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography 24: 92-93, doi: 10.1002/lob.10057 Awards, Honors, and Grants Maury Environmental Prize (2015) Department of Environmental Science, University of Virginia ($5,000) Elected to the Board of Directors of the Association for the Sciences of Limno ...
Feeding behavior of yellow baboons
... kentrophyllus, accounted for just under one-half of all feeding time. Given the small number of major food species, it is not surprising that the baboons' preference for certain vegetation zones can be predicted by the relative abundance of a small number of plant species within those zones. The rel ...
... kentrophyllus, accounted for just under one-half of all feeding time. Given the small number of major food species, it is not surprising that the baboons' preference for certain vegetation zones can be predicted by the relative abundance of a small number of plant species within those zones. The rel ...
Keystone Interactions: Salmon and Bear in Riparian Forests of Alaska
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... JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JS ...
Noisy Fitness Evaluation in Genetic Algorithms and the Dynamics of
... and α labels the population member. Here, however, we choose alleles Sαi 2 f?1; 1g which are more appropriate for the binary perceptron problem. A trivial change in variables maps one convention onto the other. ...
... and α labels the population member. Here, however, we choose alleles Sαi 2 f?1; 1g which are more appropriate for the binary perceptron problem. A trivial change in variables maps one convention onto the other. ...
in the Rio Conejos of southern Colorado
... were chosen to be indicative of synchronous emergence since species with these slopes emerged their entire population within a few days and had steep, j-shaped, cumulative emergence curves. Differences between slopes for 1988 and 1989 were tested using a modified t test (Zar 1984). Common slopes wer ...
... were chosen to be indicative of synchronous emergence since species with these slopes emerged their entire population within a few days and had steep, j-shaped, cumulative emergence curves. Differences between slopes for 1988 and 1989 were tested using a modified t test (Zar 1984). Common slopes wer ...
Science and the Environment
... The process in which carbon-rich sugar molecules react with oxygen to make energy Click here to reveal the definition! for cell’s use; occurs in hetertrophs and autotrophs. ...
... The process in which carbon-rich sugar molecules react with oxygen to make energy Click here to reveal the definition! for cell’s use; occurs in hetertrophs and autotrophs. ...
Alien fish species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea
... The spread of non-indigenous species (NIS) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is an ongoing and accelerating process. Non-indigenous species are regularly reported from various coastal habitats in the eastern Mediterranean Sea but fundamental knowledge on the assemblage structure of coastal fish commu ...
... The spread of non-indigenous species (NIS) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is an ongoing and accelerating process. Non-indigenous species are regularly reported from various coastal habitats in the eastern Mediterranean Sea but fundamental knowledge on the assemblage structure of coastal fish commu ...
Functional Importance of Seed Weight on the Seedling
... indicating germination failure. Seedling establishment Heavier seeds indeed resulted in higher shoot length than lighter seeds. The shoot length of S. bankense, in general, was shorter than seedling of Q. gemelliflora (Figure 2A). The average leaf area of Q. gemelliflora was about a hundred and fift ...
... indicating germination failure. Seedling establishment Heavier seeds indeed resulted in higher shoot length than lighter seeds. The shoot length of S. bankense, in general, was shorter than seedling of Q. gemelliflora (Figure 2A). The average leaf area of Q. gemelliflora was about a hundred and fift ...
DiVerential habitat use and antipredator response of juvenile roach
... selection of roach were likely in response to the alternative foraging strategies of the two predators, and suggest that prey species may not always use structured habitats as protection. This appears particularly true when a threat is perceived, but cannot immediately be located. These results prov ...
... selection of roach were likely in response to the alternative foraging strategies of the two predators, and suggest that prey species may not always use structured habitats as protection. This appears particularly true when a threat is perceived, but cannot immediately be located. These results prov ...
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... 18. The number of days available to the Army NRS to work in Pahole NAR may be limited by the ability of the O`ahu NARS Staff to provide oversight and escort. The O`ahu NARS Manager may require that Army NRS be escorted by the O`ahu NARS Specialist IV or other designee when working in Pahole NAR. 19. ...
... 18. The number of days available to the Army NRS to work in Pahole NAR may be limited by the ability of the O`ahu NARS Staff to provide oversight and escort. The O`ahu NARS Manager may require that Army NRS be escorted by the O`ahu NARS Specialist IV or other designee when working in Pahole NAR. 19. ...
Towards a framework for assessment and management of
... Ecosystems are affected by multiple human threats simultaneously (Halpern et al. 2008a). Recently, there has been increased emphasis on ecosystem-based management (EBM) approaches to address this challenge. EBM aims to sustain ecosystems and their services to humans considering the complexity of hum ...
... Ecosystems are affected by multiple human threats simultaneously (Halpern et al. 2008a). Recently, there has been increased emphasis on ecosystem-based management (EBM) approaches to address this challenge. EBM aims to sustain ecosystems and their services to humans considering the complexity of hum ...
Source: HydroReview, 28, 2007 FLOW MANAGEMENT: Studying
... before and after unlimited ramping on the Magpie River. There is some indication of reduced biomass in the fastflowing habitat of the river relative to the Batchawana River. Fish diversity was unchanged on average on both rivers before and after unlimited ramping, but in both periods fish diversity ...
... before and after unlimited ramping on the Magpie River. There is some indication of reduced biomass in the fastflowing habitat of the river relative to the Batchawana River. Fish diversity was unchanged on average on both rivers before and after unlimited ramping, but in both periods fish diversity ...
Life 9e - Garvness
... c. Protecting a woody shrub because of its medicinal applications d. Protecting a sea otter because the community as a whole is more stable with that species present e. All of the above would be efforts of modern conservation biology. Answer: e Textbook Reference: 59.1 What Is Conservation Biology? ...
... c. Protecting a woody shrub because of its medicinal applications d. Protecting a sea otter because the community as a whole is more stable with that species present e. All of the above would be efforts of modern conservation biology. Answer: e Textbook Reference: 59.1 What Is Conservation Biology? ...
3.2.1 Fragmentation metrics - Food and Agriculture Organization of
... change breaks tracts of continuous forest into smaller pieces, it also creates new edges between forest and other vegetation types and disconnects patches from adjacent, continuous habitat (Collinge 1996, Fahrig 2003, Saura and Carballal 2004). There is a wealth of information that has been produced ...
... change breaks tracts of continuous forest into smaller pieces, it also creates new edges between forest and other vegetation types and disconnects patches from adjacent, continuous habitat (Collinge 1996, Fahrig 2003, Saura and Carballal 2004). There is a wealth of information that has been produced ...
Theoretical ecology
Theoretical ecology is the scientific discipline devoted to the study of ecological systems using theoretical methods such as simple conceptual models, mathematical models, computational simulations, and advanced data analysis. Effective models improve understanding of the natural world by revealing how the dynamics of species populations are often based on fundamental biological conditions and processes. Further, the field aims to unify a diverse range of empirical observations by assuming that common, mechanistic processes generate observable phenomena across species and ecological environments. Based on biologically realistic assumptions, theoretical ecologists are able to uncover novel, non-intuitive insights about natural processes. Theoretical results are often verified by empirical and observational studies, revealing the power of theoretical methods in both predicting and understanding the noisy, diverse biological world.The field is broad and includes foundations in applied mathematics, computer science, biology, statistical physics, genetics, chemistry, evolution, and conservation biology. Theoretical ecology aims to explain a diverse range of phenomena in the life sciences, such as population growth and dynamics, fisheries, competition, evolutionary theory, epidemiology, animal behavior and group dynamics, food webs, ecosystems, spatial ecology, and the effects of climate change.Theoretical ecology has further benefited from the advent of fast computing power, allowing the analysis and visualization of large-scale computational simulations of ecological phenomena. Importantly, these modern tools provide quantitative predictions about the effects of human induced environmental change on a diverse variety of ecological phenomena, such as: species invasions, climate change, the effect of fishing and hunting on food network stability, and the global carbon cycle.