
Downloaded - University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences
... significant impacts on geomorphological processes and landforms, while landforms and surface processes are in turn critical aspects of habitat for organisms. It has long been recognized that landforms and organisms influence each other. However, the rise of biogeomorphology in recent years reflects ...
... significant impacts on geomorphological processes and landforms, while landforms and surface processes are in turn critical aspects of habitat for organisms. It has long been recognized that landforms and organisms influence each other. However, the rise of biogeomorphology in recent years reflects ...
Lesson Overview
... Competition is a density-dependent limiting factor. The more individuals living in an area, the sooner they use up the available resources. Often, space and food are related to one another. Many grazing animals compete for territories in which to breed and raise offspring. Individuals that do not su ...
... Competition is a density-dependent limiting factor. The more individuals living in an area, the sooner they use up the available resources. Often, space and food are related to one another. Many grazing animals compete for territories in which to breed and raise offspring. Individuals that do not su ...
ECOlogical use of native PLANTs for environmental
... European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) Cross-Border Cooperation Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2007-2013: ECOPLANTMED is one of the 95 projects (out of ~2000 proposals) funded under the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme, a multilateral cross-border cooperation initiati ...
... European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) Cross-Border Cooperation Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2007-2013: ECOPLANTMED is one of the 95 projects (out of ~2000 proposals) funded under the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme, a multilateral cross-border cooperation initiati ...
41 Ile Iqk
... (3). Four categories of cocoons were placed in the runways, one to each runwa y , and the runway location for each category was chosen at random for every trial. The categories were: unparasitized cocoons, exposed for feeding; unparasitized cocoons, enclosed in wire containers; cocoons parasitized b ...
... (3). Four categories of cocoons were placed in the runways, one to each runwa y , and the runway location for each category was chosen at random for every trial. The categories were: unparasitized cocoons, exposed for feeding; unparasitized cocoons, enclosed in wire containers; cocoons parasitized b ...
empirical rules and assembly theory
... Townsend, 1991; Lodge, 1993a,b). In this paper, we consider both approaches. After providing a brief introduction to community assembly theory, we present a conceptual model of invasions. We then review a series of case histories of biological invasions for which we have some idea of community-level ...
... Townsend, 1991; Lodge, 1993a,b). In this paper, we consider both approaches. After providing a brief introduction to community assembly theory, we present a conceptual model of invasions. We then review a series of case histories of biological invasions for which we have some idea of community-level ...
predation on young paracentrotus lividus settlers
... undergone a loss of habitat-forming algae. Erect macroalgae canopy can be massively reduced by perturbation (e.g., loss of top-down control of grazers, destructive harvesting) leading to a shift towards an alternative phase dominated by sea urchins and encrusting organisms named barren (Sala et al., ...
... undergone a loss of habitat-forming algae. Erect macroalgae canopy can be massively reduced by perturbation (e.g., loss of top-down control of grazers, destructive harvesting) leading to a shift towards an alternative phase dominated by sea urchins and encrusting organisms named barren (Sala et al., ...
Measuring Biological Diversity
... Evenness increases from Geometric Log Lognormal Broken Stick models Dominance of any one species decreases from Geometric Log Log-normal Broken Stick ...
... Evenness increases from Geometric Log Lognormal Broken Stick models Dominance of any one species decreases from Geometric Log Log-normal Broken Stick ...
HEMIPTERA - Yale University
... ABSTRACT. Ambush bug predation on Lepidoptera represents a unique inverte brate predator/prey relationship. Since its first description more than 100 years ago, it has been infrequently studied and reported. Observations on predator's sex and method of capture are presented along with a summary of l ...
... ABSTRACT. Ambush bug predation on Lepidoptera represents a unique inverte brate predator/prey relationship. Since its first description more than 100 years ago, it has been infrequently studied and reported. Observations on predator's sex and method of capture are presented along with a summary of l ...
Viewpoint: A theoretical basis for planning woody plant control to
... may be lost from the landscape. Further, the vegetation complexity at abrupt edges, such as those created by mechanical woody plant control, attracts passerines but the bids experience greater nest parasitism and predation in edge habitats (Gates and Gysel 1978, Reese and Ratti 1988, Noss and Cooper ...
... may be lost from the landscape. Further, the vegetation complexity at abrupt edges, such as those created by mechanical woody plant control, attracts passerines but the bids experience greater nest parasitism and predation in edge habitats (Gates and Gysel 1978, Reese and Ratti 1988, Noss and Cooper ...
Coastal Ecosystems - Intertidal Zones, Beaches, Kelp and Seaweed
... high salinity from spray and constant pounding by waves. Organisms in this zone have adaptations for retaining moisture, obtaining oxygen from air and structures and attachment systems that withstand wave action. Other littoral ecosystems face similar challenges, but do not have the challenges that ...
... high salinity from spray and constant pounding by waves. Organisms in this zone have adaptations for retaining moisture, obtaining oxygen from air and structures and attachment systems that withstand wave action. Other littoral ecosystems face similar challenges, but do not have the challenges that ...
AP Biology
... 2. the Hardy-Weinberg equation and its use in determining the frequency of alleles in a population, and 3. the effects on allelic frequencies of selection against the homozygous recessive or other genotypes. After doing this lab you should be able to: 1. calculate the frequencies of alleles and geno ...
... 2. the Hardy-Weinberg equation and its use in determining the frequency of alleles in a population, and 3. the effects on allelic frequencies of selection against the homozygous recessive or other genotypes. After doing this lab you should be able to: 1. calculate the frequencies of alleles and geno ...
AP Calculus
... 20. Find a) a right end behavior model and b) a left end behavior model for the function f ( x) x e x . ...
... 20. Find a) a right end behavior model and b) a left end behavior model for the function f ( x) x e x . ...
Full text in pdf format
... temporal (seasonal) changes. A total of 60 species of macroinvertebrates representing 9 phyla were found in the 133 (0.25 m2) disruptive benthic samplings obtained by SCUBA between August 1984 and October 1986. Crustaceans, mollusks and polychaetes were best represented accounting for ca 77 % of the ...
... temporal (seasonal) changes. A total of 60 species of macroinvertebrates representing 9 phyla were found in the 133 (0.25 m2) disruptive benthic samplings obtained by SCUBA between August 1984 and October 1986. Crustaceans, mollusks and polychaetes were best represented accounting for ca 77 % of the ...
Lecture Notes for ecological_structure
... by ventilating more rapidly in order to decrease the diffusion distance and offset the gradient decline. ...
... by ventilating more rapidly in order to decrease the diffusion distance and offset the gradient decline. ...
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE SYLLABUS FOR ENVR 1401
... G. Instructor Discretion: The instructor reserves the right of final decision in course requirements. H. Courtesy: Students are expected to discuss any course-related issue or problem with their instructor first. If the problem has not been resolved at that level, students may contact the Head of th ...
... G. Instructor Discretion: The instructor reserves the right of final decision in course requirements. H. Courtesy: Students are expected to discuss any course-related issue or problem with their instructor first. If the problem has not been resolved at that level, students may contact the Head of th ...
Species Introduction
... Rainbow smelt may also compete for food with the larvae of some fish. Adult rainbow smelt compete for the same food as larval cisco. Both of these species feed on plankton and smelt may reduce the number of larger plankton species found in Lake Winnipeg (Wain, D., 1993). And while some potential may ...
... Rainbow smelt may also compete for food with the larvae of some fish. Adult rainbow smelt compete for the same food as larval cisco. Both of these species feed on plankton and smelt may reduce the number of larger plankton species found in Lake Winnipeg (Wain, D., 1993). And while some potential may ...
Species Recognition, Dewlap Function and Faunal Size In Rand
... in these respects as much as do the two most different species living together on a large multispecies island, but they do differ very much more in these characters than do the most similar species on such an island. The Lesser Antillean species pairs differ in at least the three ways mentioned abov ...
... in these respects as much as do the two most different species living together on a large multispecies island, but they do differ very much more in these characters than do the most similar species on such an island. The Lesser Antillean species pairs differ in at least the three ways mentioned abov ...
How trophic interaction strength depends on traits
... 1978; Allesina et al. 2008) or rather high-dimensional (Rossberg et al. 2006a; Rossberg 2008) niche spaces, without consensus as to when one of these interpretations is more appropriate. A second fundamental question concerns the empirical identification of trophic traits. How are trophic traits rel ...
... 1978; Allesina et al. 2008) or rather high-dimensional (Rossberg et al. 2006a; Rossberg 2008) niche spaces, without consensus as to when one of these interpretations is more appropriate. A second fundamental question concerns the empirical identification of trophic traits. How are trophic traits rel ...
Myristica beddomei - Tropical Conservation Science
... beddomei (Myristicaceae) in the Western Ghats, India. Tropical Conservation Science. Vol. 6(5):663-673. Available online: ...
... beddomei (Myristicaceae) in the Western Ghats, India. Tropical Conservation Science. Vol. 6(5):663-673. Available online: ...
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.