DOC - The Great Trossachs Forest
... Biodiversity & Sustainable Land Management in The Great Trossachs Forest The Great Trossachs Forest (TGTF) lies at the heart of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, and is a landscape scale woodland conservation project covering an area roughly the size of Glasgow. TGTF has a range of ha ...
... Biodiversity & Sustainable Land Management in The Great Trossachs Forest The Great Trossachs Forest (TGTF) lies at the heart of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, and is a landscape scale woodland conservation project covering an area roughly the size of Glasgow. TGTF has a range of ha ...
EPILOGUE
... studies are derived from data originally published for other purposes. An alarming number of studies are based on compilations and catalogs, without direct reference to original sources or specimens. Notwithstanding the emphasis placed on Monte Carlo and statistical methods in most recent discussion ...
... studies are derived from data originally published for other purposes. An alarming number of studies are based on compilations and catalogs, without direct reference to original sources or specimens. Notwithstanding the emphasis placed on Monte Carlo and statistical methods in most recent discussion ...
Evolution in ecological field experiments: implications for effect size
... size owing to other density-dependent factors and costs of adaptation. Regardless, the panels illustrate how evolution can alter the ecological effect size of a treatment over time; effect sizes also change with adaptation when the more complicated processes described above are included in predictio ...
... size owing to other density-dependent factors and costs of adaptation. Regardless, the panels illustrate how evolution can alter the ecological effect size of a treatment over time; effect sizes also change with adaptation when the more complicated processes described above are included in predictio ...
Powerpoints
... The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is a particularly important and controversial piece of legislation directed at the protection of habitat of endangered species. Under this act, it is illegal to use any federal funds in a fashion that might further threaten endangered species. Since federal f ...
... The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is a particularly important and controversial piece of legislation directed at the protection of habitat of endangered species. Under this act, it is illegal to use any federal funds in a fashion that might further threaten endangered species. Since federal f ...
Biology 100 – Introduction to Biology
... d. Renfield and a cat fighting over the last hamburger in the room. e. Renfield and another dog fighting over the last hamburger in the room. ...
... d. Renfield and a cat fighting over the last hamburger in the room. e. Renfield and another dog fighting over the last hamburger in the room. ...
Duties to Ecosystems
... Chokecherries benefit redwing blackbirds, but the fruits are bait and a gamble in reproductive struggle. Neither plants nor animals are moral agents, and to regard carnivore or Salvia behavior as "selfishness" is a mistake, just as much as to expect deliberate cooperation. We are not faulting organi ...
... Chokecherries benefit redwing blackbirds, but the fruits are bait and a gamble in reproductive struggle. Neither plants nor animals are moral agents, and to regard carnivore or Salvia behavior as "selfishness" is a mistake, just as much as to expect deliberate cooperation. We are not faulting organi ...
Vampyrum spectrum (Spectral Bat)
... of the species; the bat can switch between types of prey. They fly low and very slowly and typically cover an area of about 3 hectares of its home range in a single session which can take between 1 – 4 hours to do. The morphology of the bat’s wing allows it to not only lift off with large prey but t ...
... of the species; the bat can switch between types of prey. They fly low and very slowly and typically cover an area of about 3 hectares of its home range in a single session which can take between 1 – 4 hours to do. The morphology of the bat’s wing allows it to not only lift off with large prey but t ...
columbian white-tailed deer - National Wildlife Federation
... will help determine whether this population warrants removal from the endangered species list. ...
... will help determine whether this population warrants removal from the endangered species list. ...
Habitat suitability modelling and niche theory
... Key-words: community ecology, conservation, fundamental and realized niche, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), generalization, niche evolution, Resource Selection Functions (RSF), spatial predictions ...
... Key-words: community ecology, conservation, fundamental and realized niche, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), generalization, niche evolution, Resource Selection Functions (RSF), spatial predictions ...
54LecturePresentation
... Concept 54.5: Community ecology is useful for understanding pathogen life cycles and controlling human disease • Ecological communities are universally affected by pathogens, which include disease-causing microorganisms, viruses, viroids, and prions • Pathogens can alter community structure quickly ...
... Concept 54.5: Community ecology is useful for understanding pathogen life cycles and controlling human disease • Ecological communities are universally affected by pathogens, which include disease-causing microorganisms, viruses, viroids, and prions • Pathogens can alter community structure quickly ...
Analysis of interspecific competition in perennial plants using life table
... Accuracy of the first-order approximation – The contribution of the xk to the observed difference of between the two treatments was assessed by using a first-order Taylor series expansion. The 1st order approximation was quite accurate for the three species as it predicted a difference within 2%, 6% ...
... Accuracy of the first-order approximation – The contribution of the xk to the observed difference of between the two treatments was assessed by using a first-order Taylor series expansion. The 1st order approximation was quite accurate for the three species as it predicted a difference within 2%, 6% ...
Problem-Based Learning in Ecological Economics
... Today’s problems come from yesterday’s “solutions”. The harder you push, the harder a system pushes back. Behavior grows better before it grows worse. The easy way out usually leads back in. The cure can be worse than the disease. Faster is slower. Cause and effect are not closely related in time an ...
... Today’s problems come from yesterday’s “solutions”. The harder you push, the harder a system pushes back. Behavior grows better before it grows worse. The easy way out usually leads back in. The cure can be worse than the disease. Faster is slower. Cause and effect are not closely related in time an ...
Human altruism could have evolved by group selection Samuel
... culture coevolution thus provides another example of niche construction Bowles (2000), OdlingSmee, Laland, and Feldman (2003) Among the distinctive human characteristics which may enhance group selection effects on genetic variation is our capacity for the suppression of within-group phenotypic diff ...
... culture coevolution thus provides another example of niche construction Bowles (2000), OdlingSmee, Laland, and Feldman (2003) Among the distinctive human characteristics which may enhance group selection effects on genetic variation is our capacity for the suppression of within-group phenotypic diff ...
Sustaining Fisheries Yields Over Evolutionary Time Scales
... force of fishing mortality. Large-harvested populations initially produced the highest catch but quickly evolved a lower yield than controls. Small-harvested populations did the reverse. These shifts were caused by selection of genotypes with slower or faster rates of growth. Management tools that pr ...
... force of fishing mortality. Large-harvested populations initially produced the highest catch but quickly evolved a lower yield than controls. Small-harvested populations did the reverse. These shifts were caused by selection of genotypes with slower or faster rates of growth. Management tools that pr ...
It*s the Final Countdown!!!
... d. An allele is the primary protein made by a gene found in a developing embryo. ...
... d. An allele is the primary protein made by a gene found in a developing embryo. ...
Quantifying predator dependence in the functional
... Corresponding author: [email protected]; 3029 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331 Current address: School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine ...
... Corresponding author: [email protected]; 3029 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331 Current address: School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine ...
Revisiting Kermack and McKendrick 1 Kermack`s and McKendrick`s
... have been so far referred by many authors again and again as an important origin of idea. Nevertheless, in my opinion, possibility and implications of their epidemic models have been so far not necessarily fully examined. The first paper published in 1927 was especially famous among researchers, in ...
... have been so far referred by many authors again and again as an important origin of idea. Nevertheless, in my opinion, possibility and implications of their epidemic models have been so far not necessarily fully examined. The first paper published in 1927 was especially famous among researchers, in ...
Conservation of species interaction networks
... et al., 2005). However, stability is a multi-faceted concept in ecology (Grimm and Wissel, 1997) and defining which particular facets of stability are relevant to a given situation is critical (Ives and Carpenter, 2007). The definition of stability is not merely a question of semantics; rather, it may ...
... et al., 2005). However, stability is a multi-faceted concept in ecology (Grimm and Wissel, 1997) and defining which particular facets of stability are relevant to a given situation is critical (Ives and Carpenter, 2007). The definition of stability is not merely a question of semantics; rather, it may ...
yellow perch in lake winnipeg - WW-P K
... migrate to find new food sources or to mate. Some organisms create societies or feeding territories. For instance, white bass live in schools and work together to drive emerald shiners to the surface for feeding. Some species may have mating or courtship behaviors that affect their population. DENSI ...
... migrate to find new food sources or to mate. Some organisms create societies or feeding territories. For instance, white bass live in schools and work together to drive emerald shiners to the surface for feeding. Some species may have mating or courtship behaviors that affect their population. DENSI ...
Goals of Program - The Scripps Center for Marine
... use DNA sequencing to estimate populations of great whales before they were killed off by commercial whaling; • Brian Wysor and Dr. Suzanne Fredericq - University of Louisiana at Lafayette, to apply DNA sequencing techniques to determine whether seaweed species off Panama are natives or recent invad ...
... use DNA sequencing to estimate populations of great whales before they were killed off by commercial whaling; • Brian Wysor and Dr. Suzanne Fredericq - University of Louisiana at Lafayette, to apply DNA sequencing techniques to determine whether seaweed species off Panama are natives or recent invad ...
Planet Earth
... • Plants are the producers in an ecosystem – because they produce their own food via photosynthesis • Plants use energy from the sun to convert CO2 and H2O into sugars, starches and carbohydrates • Oxygen is a by product of photosynthesis ...
... • Plants are the producers in an ecosystem – because they produce their own food via photosynthesis • Plants use energy from the sun to convert CO2 and H2O into sugars, starches and carbohydrates • Oxygen is a by product of photosynthesis ...
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.