ocean acidification impacts on future phytoplankton communities
... • long term (evolu^on) responses • need experiment over full range of probable pCO2 to obtain beger response func^on • need to understand synergis^c response to mul^ple stressors • Include calcifica^on/N2 fix ...
... • long term (evolu^on) responses • need experiment over full range of probable pCO2 to obtain beger response func^on • need to understand synergis^c response to mul^ple stressors • Include calcifica^on/N2 fix ...
Positive interactions in ecology: filling the fundamental niche
... These examples show that interactions with exotic facilitators can increase the size of the realized niche by increasing the spatial distribution (reducing dispersal limitations), or by modifying the physical and chemical conditions of the habitats. However, whether the new range of conditions exper ...
... These examples show that interactions with exotic facilitators can increase the size of the realized niche by increasing the spatial distribution (reducing dispersal limitations), or by modifying the physical and chemical conditions of the habitats. However, whether the new range of conditions exper ...
Year 7: Where do flying-foxes fit in?
... Kit provides schools of southern Queensland with an opportunity to study flying-foxes in the classroom while achieving outcomes (particularly Biological Sciences) under the Australian Curriculum. The year 7 unit consists of three lessons that contain a variety of activities. Teachers may choose to c ...
... Kit provides schools of southern Queensland with an opportunity to study flying-foxes in the classroom while achieving outcomes (particularly Biological Sciences) under the Australian Curriculum. The year 7 unit consists of three lessons that contain a variety of activities. Teachers may choose to c ...
AP Biology Math Review ppt
... Q11: Even More Population Growth One dandelion plant can produce many seeds, leading to a high growth rate for dandelion populations. A population of dandelions is currently 40 individuals and rmax=80 dandelions/month. Assume these dandelions cannot grow exponentially due to lack of space. The carr ...
... Q11: Even More Population Growth One dandelion plant can produce many seeds, leading to a high growth rate for dandelion populations. A population of dandelions is currently 40 individuals and rmax=80 dandelions/month. Assume these dandelions cannot grow exponentially due to lack of space. The carr ...
A Review of the Studies on the Lizard and Snakes of the Izu Island
... smaller island populations much more vulnerable to extinction (Primack, 1995). Nevertheless, not all species on certain islands would become extinct even if they were exposed to similar environmental changes. Some species would be extirpated, but others would survive the disaster. The same species l ...
... smaller island populations much more vulnerable to extinction (Primack, 1995). Nevertheless, not all species on certain islands would become extinct even if they were exposed to similar environmental changes. Some species would be extirpated, but others would survive the disaster. The same species l ...
the role of competition in structuring ant communities: a review
... distribution of resources, time and sites foraging is made in order to minimize competition. Moreover, Sanders & Gordon (2002) argue that there are several issues at the interface of competition, especially the behavior of the foragers and the use of resources. However, issues related to competition ...
... distribution of resources, time and sites foraging is made in order to minimize competition. Moreover, Sanders & Gordon (2002) argue that there are several issues at the interface of competition, especially the behavior of the foragers and the use of resources. However, issues related to competition ...
stri science symposium - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
... coral reef ecosystem. The best-known relationship involves corals and endosymbiotic algae (zooxanthellae), a mutualism considered fundamental for the persistence of coral reefs in oligotrophic waters. Exosymbiotic crustaceans have recently received more attention because of their potential importanc ...
... coral reef ecosystem. The best-known relationship involves corals and endosymbiotic algae (zooxanthellae), a mutualism considered fundamental for the persistence of coral reefs in oligotrophic waters. Exosymbiotic crustaceans have recently received more attention because of their potential importanc ...
Behavior and conservation: a bridge too far?
... might matter under a set of hypothetical conditions. For example, what might happen to a population if a given fishing net size caught only males; and how might groups hunt or defend themselves if they were each reduced to a handful of individuals? By contrast, wildlife managers trying to save specifi ...
... might matter under a set of hypothetical conditions. For example, what might happen to a population if a given fishing net size caught only males; and how might groups hunt or defend themselves if they were each reduced to a handful of individuals? By contrast, wildlife managers trying to save specifi ...
1 Chapter 6 Multiple Choice Questions Name: 1 1) 1 Zebra mussels
... 25) Environmentally and economically acceptable means of controlling introduced invasive species include ________. A) public education, introduction of suitable predators, examination of imported goods B) application of potent pesticides that kill the introduced species C) banning of all importatio ...
... 25) Environmentally and economically acceptable means of controlling introduced invasive species include ________. A) public education, introduction of suitable predators, examination of imported goods B) application of potent pesticides that kill the introduced species C) banning of all importatio ...
A New Mechanism for Recurrent Adaptive Radiations
... the related field of research on ecological character displacement (Brown and Wilson 1956) has been provided by Dayan and Simberloff (2005). The number of studies cited above indicates the extraordinarily wide range of ecological settings for which disruptive frequency-dependent selection may natura ...
... the related field of research on ecological character displacement (Brown and Wilson 1956) has been provided by Dayan and Simberloff (2005). The number of studies cited above indicates the extraordinarily wide range of ecological settings for which disruptive frequency-dependent selection may natura ...
Migratory Animals Couple Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
... traveled, together with their seasonality, which generate pulsed, highly predictable interactions, critically differentiate migration from other types of movement. Moreover, by integrating resource peaks or avoiding periods of heightened mortality risk over time and space, migrants may sustain consi ...
... traveled, together with their seasonality, which generate pulsed, highly predictable interactions, critically differentiate migration from other types of movement. Moreover, by integrating resource peaks or avoiding periods of heightened mortality risk over time and space, migrants may sustain consi ...
Land Use, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Integrity
... So we must ask ourselves: what is the value of protecting GDPs as opposed to "merely" protecting species? The answer is that different genetic combinations, which are critical to species preservation, confer different survival strategies within a species. Consider the salmon in the Pacific Northwest ...
... So we must ask ourselves: what is the value of protecting GDPs as opposed to "merely" protecting species? The answer is that different genetic combinations, which are critical to species preservation, confer different survival strategies within a species. Consider the salmon in the Pacific Northwest ...
Population Dynamics of Pathogens with Multiple Host Species
... would settle to its carrying capacity in the absence of the pathogen (there is no direct competition between the hosts). The contour lines give th ...
... would settle to its carrying capacity in the absence of the pathogen (there is no direct competition between the hosts). The contour lines give th ...
- Wiley Online Library
... Alarm over the prospects for survival of species in a rapidly changing world has encouraged discussion of translocation conservation strategies that move beyond the focus of ‘at-risk’ species. These approaches consider larger spatial and temporal scales than customary, with the aim of recreating fun ...
... Alarm over the prospects for survival of species in a rapidly changing world has encouraged discussion of translocation conservation strategies that move beyond the focus of ‘at-risk’ species. These approaches consider larger spatial and temporal scales than customary, with the aim of recreating fun ...
Biological Goals and Objectives
... among natural communities and improvements within the overall Plan Area to achieve natural community and species-specific goal and objectives. ...
... among natural communities and improvements within the overall Plan Area to achieve natural community and species-specific goal and objectives. ...
Special Feature
... Some food-mixing animals change their food preference in response to parasite attack. The food mixing woolly bear caterpillar, Platyprepia virginalis (Arctiidae) changes its host-plant preference in response to parasitoid infection, thereby increasing its survival (Karban and English-Loeb 1997). In ...
... Some food-mixing animals change their food preference in response to parasite attack. The food mixing woolly bear caterpillar, Platyprepia virginalis (Arctiidae) changes its host-plant preference in response to parasitoid infection, thereby increasing its survival (Karban and English-Loeb 1997). In ...
Prediction of bird community composition based on point
... from results can maximized. Although error in our predictions was non-trivial, additional testing under diverse conditions combined with more robust inventory data may produce a methodology that has the necessary predictive ability. An additional theoretical implication also arises. To the extent th ...
... from results can maximized. Although error in our predictions was non-trivial, additional testing under diverse conditions combined with more robust inventory data may produce a methodology that has the necessary predictive ability. An additional theoretical implication also arises. To the extent th ...
ppt
... outcomes of pairwise competition. The effects are more interesting if the isoclines cross. There is now a point of intersection, where BOTH populations have a nonzero equilibrium. This is competitive coexistence. And it is stable - a departure from this point drives the dynamics back to this point. ...
... outcomes of pairwise competition. The effects are more interesting if the isoclines cross. There is now a point of intersection, where BOTH populations have a nonzero equilibrium. This is competitive coexistence. And it is stable - a departure from this point drives the dynamics back to this point. ...
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.