
Chap.8 Competition and coexistence
... Road Map 1. Forms of competition: Interspecific and intraspecific 2. Intraspecific competition – Common in nature – Described by the 3/2 thinning law ...
... Road Map 1. Forms of competition: Interspecific and intraspecific 2. Intraspecific competition – Common in nature – Described by the 3/2 thinning law ...
Overview of the Spanish fisheries in the Patagonian Shelf. ICES CM
... in many cases a typical example of what is known as straddling stocks. These fishing grounds are currently among the most important to the Spanish long distance fleet mainly based in Vigo (NW Spain). This fleet is composed of about 40 vessels, besides another 20 and 100 that operate respectively in ...
... in many cases a typical example of what is known as straddling stocks. These fishing grounds are currently among the most important to the Spanish long distance fleet mainly based in Vigo (NW Spain). This fleet is composed of about 40 vessels, besides another 20 and 100 that operate respectively in ...
4 FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 2. The ecosystem approach to fisheries FAO
... inevitably highlights a number, sometimes a large number, of conflicts between different stakeholder groups that need to be reconciled and resolved if management is to be successful and the overall societal goals achieved (Table 1). Such conflicts have always been there but in the past were largely ...
... inevitably highlights a number, sometimes a large number, of conflicts between different stakeholder groups that need to be reconciled and resolved if management is to be successful and the overall societal goals achieved (Table 1). Such conflicts have always been there but in the past were largely ...
The Ecological Atlantic
... Climate change affected the entire Atlantic world, the islands and the ocean itself, not just its continental coasts (the circum-Atlantic). The centuries between 800 and 1250 were comparatively warm and wet in the North Atlantic, encouraging settlement of northern islands (such as Iceland and Greenl ...
... Climate change affected the entire Atlantic world, the islands and the ocean itself, not just its continental coasts (the circum-Atlantic). The centuries between 800 and 1250 were comparatively warm and wet in the North Atlantic, encouraging settlement of northern islands (such as Iceland and Greenl ...
When parasites become prey - University of Colorado Boulder
... transfer; (ii) identifying the biotic factors that control parasite transmission and disease; and (iii) assessing the epidemiological importance of anthropogenically-altered communities of predators and parasites, particularly those undergoing biological invasions and extirpations. Forms of predatio ...
... transfer; (ii) identifying the biotic factors that control parasite transmission and disease; and (iii) assessing the epidemiological importance of anthropogenically-altered communities of predators and parasites, particularly those undergoing biological invasions and extirpations. Forms of predatio ...
Demographic controls of aboveground forest biomass across North
... through different combinations of species and spatial effects on demographic performance. We distinguish four cases, depicted conceptually in Fig. 2. In the first case, we expect that species performance does not change across clusters, and that community-level growth or mortality is determined only ...
... through different combinations of species and spatial effects on demographic performance. We distinguish four cases, depicted conceptually in Fig. 2. In the first case, we expect that species performance does not change across clusters, and that community-level growth or mortality is determined only ...
Observed Instances of Speciation
... organisms that are more closely related to each other than to any other organisms. These distinctions are discussed in Baum 1992 and de Queiroz and Donoghue 1990. A recently offered hypothesis suggests that phylogenetic species concepts and the biological species concept may be highly, if not comple ...
... organisms that are more closely related to each other than to any other organisms. These distinctions are discussed in Baum 1992 and de Queiroz and Donoghue 1990. A recently offered hypothesis suggests that phylogenetic species concepts and the biological species concept may be highly, if not comple ...
The Nonliving Environment
... Populations living in one place form a community. The community and the physical factors with which it interacts compose an ecosystem. 7.1b: Given adequate resources and no disease or predators, populations (including humans) increase. Lack of resources, habitat destruction, and other factors such a ...
... Populations living in one place form a community. The community and the physical factors with which it interacts compose an ecosystem. 7.1b: Given adequate resources and no disease or predators, populations (including humans) increase. Lack of resources, habitat destruction, and other factors such a ...
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... Losos (1996) “If species adapted rapidly and without constraint, and if any lineage could occur in any community, then we would expect differences in community structure to be indicative of environmental differences. Because lineages differ in their evolutionary potential and are geographically rest ...
... Losos (1996) “If species adapted rapidly and without constraint, and if any lineage could occur in any community, then we would expect differences in community structure to be indicative of environmental differences. Because lineages differ in their evolutionary potential and are geographically rest ...
Microscale Insight into Microbial Seed Banks
... fine-scale complexity into empirical studies, microorganisms are often investigated at spatial scales that exceed the scales of their individual interactions (Fierer and Lennon, 2011; Vos et al., 2013). For this reason, microorganisms may be nutrient- or ...
... fine-scale complexity into empirical studies, microorganisms are often investigated at spatial scales that exceed the scales of their individual interactions (Fierer and Lennon, 2011; Vos et al., 2013). For this reason, microorganisms may be nutrient- or ...
Critique of herbivore-driven “rewilding” - Self
... - preventive measures would be culling for population control and supplementary feeding in bad weather - culling would also be required if an animal suffers or threatens to get in a hopeless situation - carcasses left to rot - recognised limits to carrying capacity at OVP because it did not allow na ...
... - preventive measures would be culling for population control and supplementary feeding in bad weather - culling would also be required if an animal suffers or threatens to get in a hopeless situation - carcasses left to rot - recognised limits to carrying capacity at OVP because it did not allow na ...
Resource pulses, species interactions, and diversity maintenance in
... 1994), although there is every reason to believe that other forms of density dependence have important roles. In this article, we primarily consider competition between plants for resources in arid ecosystems. We do not consider neutral coexistence (Hubbell 2001), which we argue elsewhere is unlikel ...
... 1994), although there is every reason to believe that other forms of density dependence have important roles. In this article, we primarily consider competition between plants for resources in arid ecosystems. We do not consider neutral coexistence (Hubbell 2001), which we argue elsewhere is unlikel ...
Chauvet
... Includes major atmospheric pool - N2. Only nitrogen fixers can use atmospheric supply directly. Energy-demanding process. N2 reduced to ammonia (NH3). Once N is fixed it is available to organisms. Upon death of an organism, N can be released by fungi and bacteria during decomposition. ...
... Includes major atmospheric pool - N2. Only nitrogen fixers can use atmospheric supply directly. Energy-demanding process. N2 reduced to ammonia (NH3). Once N is fixed it is available to organisms. Upon death of an organism, N can be released by fungi and bacteria during decomposition. ...
Ecology of Native Animals in California Grasslands
... historical perspective as well as within the context of our modern-day understanding of grasslands in California. Emphasis is given to the ecological relations of small mammals, particularly burrowing rodents, because a large amount of natural history information on them exists and they have been st ...
... historical perspective as well as within the context of our modern-day understanding of grasslands in California. Emphasis is given to the ecological relations of small mammals, particularly burrowing rodents, because a large amount of natural history information on them exists and they have been st ...
ecological community - Department of the Environment
... “The extent in nature in the Australian jurisdiction of an assemblage of native species that inhabits a particular area in nature” Ecological communities are complex and dynamic natural systems. They can be modified by human activities. They can be challenging to describe. Of particular concern is c ...
... “The extent in nature in the Australian jurisdiction of an assemblage of native species that inhabits a particular area in nature” Ecological communities are complex and dynamic natural systems. They can be modified by human activities. They can be challenging to describe. Of particular concern is c ...
Links between Biodiversity and Ecosystem
... Luck et al., 2009), BESAFE (www.besafe-project.eu; see Harrison et al., 2014). Despite all the valuable results, but many questions remain, hence and now OpenNESS (www.openness-project.eu) continues to address this topic. There is also an on-going discussion as to whether biodiversity is (or should ...
... Luck et al., 2009), BESAFE (www.besafe-project.eu; see Harrison et al., 2014). Despite all the valuable results, but many questions remain, hence and now OpenNESS (www.openness-project.eu) continues to address this topic. There is also an on-going discussion as to whether biodiversity is (or should ...
Natural prey of the jumping spider Heliophanus dunini (Araneae
... NENTWIG, W. & WISSEL, C. 1986: A comparison of prey lengths among spiders. Oecologia 68: 595–600. NYFFELER, M., BREENE, R. G. & DEAN, D. A. 1990: Facultative monophagy in the jumping spider, Plexippus paykulli (Audouin) (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 2: 92–96. NYFFELER, M., STERLING, W. L. & DEAN, ...
... NENTWIG, W. & WISSEL, C. 1986: A comparison of prey lengths among spiders. Oecologia 68: 595–600. NYFFELER, M., BREENE, R. G. & DEAN, D. A. 1990: Facultative monophagy in the jumping spider, Plexippus paykulli (Audouin) (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 2: 92–96. NYFFELER, M., STERLING, W. L. & DEAN, ...
Species diversity patterns derived from species
... One of the most successful predictions in community ecology is that the number of species increases with sampling area. This species–area relationship is one of the most robust generalizations in ecology (Holt et al. 1999) and has been considered for a long time to be a ‘‘genuine law’’ of ecology (S ...
... One of the most successful predictions in community ecology is that the number of species increases with sampling area. This species–area relationship is one of the most robust generalizations in ecology (Holt et al. 1999) and has been considered for a long time to be a ‘‘genuine law’’ of ecology (S ...
Desert rodent populations: factors affecting
... Abstract.— Literature concerning North American nocturnal desert rodents is reviewed to delimit current knowledge of the importance of various factors to abundance, distribution, and genetic structure. In addition, strategies for further study are suggested. Abundance: That increased rodent abundanc ...
... Abstract.— Literature concerning North American nocturnal desert rodents is reviewed to delimit current knowledge of the importance of various factors to abundance, distribution, and genetic structure. In addition, strategies for further study are suggested. Abundance: That increased rodent abundanc ...
Economic order quantity model for deteriorating items with planned
... and Erdem [1] and Cárdenas-Barrón [2] were among the first researchers to derive EOQ and EPQ with backorders without derivatives, respectively. Later, Yang and Wee [3] and Cárdenas-Barrón et al. [4] developed a method without derivatives to solve an integrated vendor–buyer inventory system. EOQ prob ...
... and Erdem [1] and Cárdenas-Barrón [2] were among the first researchers to derive EOQ and EPQ with backorders without derivatives, respectively. Later, Yang and Wee [3] and Cárdenas-Barrón et al. [4] developed a method without derivatives to solve an integrated vendor–buyer inventory system. EOQ prob ...
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.