Curriculum Vitae: - San Francisco National Parks Science and
... Pp. 242-248. in Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds in Mexico (Proceedings of a symposium in Veracruz, Mexico. November 1993) M. Wilson and S. Sader (Eds.), Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station ...
... Pp. 242-248. in Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds in Mexico (Proceedings of a symposium in Veracruz, Mexico. November 1993) M. Wilson and S. Sader (Eds.), Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station ...
Progress in wetland restoration ecology
... Also unknown is the degree to which other aspects of the natural hydrological regimes must be mimicked to restore biodiversity and wetland functioning at the local scale. Hydrological regimes differ not only in the frequency and magnitude of high water, but also the duration, timing and temporal seq ...
... Also unknown is the degree to which other aspects of the natural hydrological regimes must be mimicked to restore biodiversity and wetland functioning at the local scale. Hydrological regimes differ not only in the frequency and magnitude of high water, but also the duration, timing and temporal seq ...
The silviculture of conifers in Great Britain
... species stimulated a series of autecological studies with particular attention paid to soil chemical and physical faaors. These studies depended on the availability of multivariate statistical analyses, such as multiple regression or principal component analysis and required appropriate computing po ...
... species stimulated a series of autecological studies with particular attention paid to soil chemical and physical faaors. These studies depended on the availability of multivariate statistical analyses, such as multiple regression or principal component analysis and required appropriate computing po ...
feeding ecology of the maned wolf, chrysocyon
... home ranges, as indicated by sightings and indirect evidence such as faeces and tracks during fieldwork. A total of 325 faeces were collected (193 and 132 from the dry and wet seasons, respectively), yielding 1,054 occurrences of 68 identified prey and fruit items (see Appendix). We believe our samp ...
... home ranges, as indicated by sightings and indirect evidence such as faeces and tracks during fieldwork. A total of 325 faeces were collected (193 and 132 from the dry and wet seasons, respectively), yielding 1,054 occurrences of 68 identified prey and fruit items (see Appendix). We believe our samp ...
Species-species association strengths
... be very challenging in comparison with terrestrial studies. However, understanding how resource partitioning influences community structure and function in a marine ecosystem is essential for the management of resources, such as food and recreation, associated with such important ecosystems. Further ...
... be very challenging in comparison with terrestrial studies. However, understanding how resource partitioning influences community structure and function in a marine ecosystem is essential for the management of resources, such as food and recreation, associated with such important ecosystems. Further ...
Game theory and plant ecology
... commonly modelled as density-independent adaptations to its environment. However, plant strategies may also represent density- or frequency-dependent adaptations to the strategies used by neighbours. Game theory provides the tools to characterise such density- and frequency-dependent interactions. H ...
... commonly modelled as density-independent adaptations to its environment. However, plant strategies may also represent density- or frequency-dependent adaptations to the strategies used by neighbours. Game theory provides the tools to characterise such density- and frequency-dependent interactions. H ...
Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and
... The Broad leaf tea-tree (Melaleuca viridiflora) woodlands in high rainfall coastal north Queensland ecological community represents occurrences of woodland where M. viridiflora is dominant in the canopy and a diversity of grasses, sedges and forbs occupy the ground layer. The ecological community is ...
... The Broad leaf tea-tree (Melaleuca viridiflora) woodlands in high rainfall coastal north Queensland ecological community represents occurrences of woodland where M. viridiflora is dominant in the canopy and a diversity of grasses, sedges and forbs occupy the ground layer. The ecological community is ...
Genetic diversity assessments in the century of genome
... to numerous questions having relevance to the analysis of biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function. Both approaches provide the foundation for developing tools to assess and monitor genetic diversity, from populations to ecosystems. Whole-genome sequencing techniques provide us with an extr ...
... to numerous questions having relevance to the analysis of biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function. Both approaches provide the foundation for developing tools to assess and monitor genetic diversity, from populations to ecosystems. Whole-genome sequencing techniques provide us with an extr ...
Biodiversity of Rangelands - Society For Range Management
... Community Diversity is the variety found in groupings of species (communities). This diversity includes how many species and which ones are in a ...
... Community Diversity is the variety found in groupings of species (communities). This diversity includes how many species and which ones are in a ...
Macrotis lagotis, Bilby
... 1997) and the subspecies are unlikely to be valid. As the former distribution was more or less continuous, extinct subspecies are equally unlikely to be valid. No subspecies are recognised in the 2012 Action Plan. ...
... 1997) and the subspecies are unlikely to be valid. As the former distribution was more or less continuous, extinct subspecies are equally unlikely to be valid. No subspecies are recognised in the 2012 Action Plan. ...
Food Webs, Risks of Alien Enemies and Reform of Biological Control
... species (Karban and Baldwin, 1997) can be considered a functional indirect interaction. Janssen et al. (1998) argue that mite food webs illustrate well the issues of numerical and functional indirect interactions and that the more complex functional indirect interactions are important for biological ...
... species (Karban and Baldwin, 1997) can be considered a functional indirect interaction. Janssen et al. (1998) argue that mite food webs illustrate well the issues of numerical and functional indirect interactions and that the more complex functional indirect interactions are important for biological ...
Chapter-9-Wildlife-Biology-and-Management
... • All organisms have a home range – Area within which they live and obtain resources – Size of home range varies – Tolerance of others’ presence varies ...
... • All organisms have a home range – Area within which they live and obtain resources – Size of home range varies – Tolerance of others’ presence varies ...
21 | CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY
... in human agriculture and migration. For example, international seed companies produce only a very few varieties of a given crop and provide incentives around the world for farmers to buy these few varieties while abandoning their traditional varieties, which are far more diverse. The human populatio ...
... in human agriculture and migration. For example, international seed companies produce only a very few varieties of a given crop and provide incentives around the world for farmers to buy these few varieties while abandoning their traditional varieties, which are far more diverse. The human populatio ...
Weeds and the monitoring of biodiversity in Australian rangelands
... mosambicensis (Hackel) Dandy and the legumes Stylosanthes hamata (L) Taub. and S. scabra Vogel, was associated with reduced numbers of native species at plot and quadrat scales. This is also a case in which the exotic species were deliberately sown and the effects of their presence cannot be separat ...
... mosambicensis (Hackel) Dandy and the legumes Stylosanthes hamata (L) Taub. and S. scabra Vogel, was associated with reduced numbers of native species at plot and quadrat scales. This is also a case in which the exotic species were deliberately sown and the effects of their presence cannot be separat ...
Parasite host-switching from the invasive American red
... The red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans, is among the most over-exploited animals and is still exported annually from the USA all over the world. Once introduced into its new environment, feral populations may arise and pose threats to local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In ...
... The red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans, is among the most over-exploited animals and is still exported annually from the USA all over the world. Once introduced into its new environment, feral populations may arise and pose threats to local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In ...
Biosphere (all living organisms)
... Ideally, project sites should be located in areas with a high number of recruits entering the system (connectivity) and with suitable substrata available (see substratum habitat requirement below). The recruitment rates can be monitored to ensure sufficient new individuals enter the location to form ...
... Ideally, project sites should be located in areas with a high number of recruits entering the system (connectivity) and with suitable substrata available (see substratum habitat requirement below). The recruitment rates can be monitored to ensure sufficient new individuals enter the location to form ...
Littoral - pelagic zone food web interactions in fishless, highly humic
... are common, are often overlooked. General lack of examination of the role of microorganisms and the microbial loop in affecting the cycling of nutrients at primary levels in food webs brings new problems to model food webs. Conceptualization of niche as an n-dimensional hypervolume (Hutchinson, 1957 ...
... are common, are often overlooked. General lack of examination of the role of microorganisms and the microbial loop in affecting the cycling of nutrients at primary levels in food webs brings new problems to model food webs. Conceptualization of niche as an n-dimensional hypervolume (Hutchinson, 1957 ...
Seafarers or castaways: ecological traits associated with rafting
... even if the flotsam itself provides no resources. The ‘indicator-log’ hypothesis, for example, proposes that fishes are attracted to rafts because they originate in and remain within resource-rich areas (i.e. river mouth, mangrove swamps) or aggregate in frontal zones and convergences where plankton ...
... even if the flotsam itself provides no resources. The ‘indicator-log’ hypothesis, for example, proposes that fishes are attracted to rafts because they originate in and remain within resource-rich areas (i.e. river mouth, mangrove swamps) or aggregate in frontal zones and convergences where plankton ...
Coupled Relationships between Humans and other Organisms in
... Humans are known to have large evolutionary influences on other species in urban environments (Palumbi 2001) but we know less about how urban animals influence humans. Interactions between humans and animals in urban areas have the potential for forming feedback loops and leading to coevolution of b ...
... Humans are known to have large evolutionary influences on other species in urban environments (Palumbi 2001) but we know less about how urban animals influence humans. Interactions between humans and animals in urban areas have the potential for forming feedback loops and leading to coevolution of b ...
ORN_chap3
... • gap areas containing no suitable habitat in the past; habitat only developed recently, giving insufficient time for colonization (as in glacial refuge explanation) • interspecific competition preventing species from persisting in gap area • human persecution or an unknown pathogen or predator prev ...
... • gap areas containing no suitable habitat in the past; habitat only developed recently, giving insufficient time for colonization (as in glacial refuge explanation) • interspecific competition preventing species from persisting in gap area • human persecution or an unknown pathogen or predator prev ...
MOOREA`S NEWEST INVASIVE SPECIES: THE DISTRIBUTION
... without early intervention can do irreparable damage to the ecosystems they invade. Oceanic islands have native flora and fauna that develop without much competition for resources, niches or habitats. As a result, invasive species often can outcompete natives. The recent introduction of Phelsuma lat ...
... without early intervention can do irreparable damage to the ecosystems they invade. Oceanic islands have native flora and fauna that develop without much competition for resources, niches or habitats. As a result, invasive species often can outcompete natives. The recent introduction of Phelsuma lat ...
Plant genotype and nitrogen loading influence seagrass productivity
... and extreme levels of nitrogen loading on traits that affect ecological processes (at the population, community, and ecosystem levels) for Zostera marina, a widespread marine angiosperm that forms monospecific meadows throughout coastal areas in the Northern Hemisphere. We found effects of both genot ...
... and extreme levels of nitrogen loading on traits that affect ecological processes (at the population, community, and ecosystem levels) for Zostera marina, a widespread marine angiosperm that forms monospecific meadows throughout coastal areas in the Northern Hemisphere. We found effects of both genot ...
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.