Modeling Food-Web Dynamics: Complexity
... persist, even though May himself insisted there was no paradox. As May put it, “In short, there is no comfortable theorem assuring that increasing diversity and complexity beget enhanced community stability; rather, as a mathematical generality, the opposite is true. The task, therefore, is to eluci ...
... persist, even though May himself insisted there was no paradox. As May put it, “In short, there is no comfortable theorem assuring that increasing diversity and complexity beget enhanced community stability; rather, as a mathematical generality, the opposite is true. The task, therefore, is to eluci ...
Ecology Targets
... 29. I can list the 5 types of consumers and list what they eat. 30. I can list the different types of decomposers and explain why they are important to the stability of an ecosystem. 31. I can explain why producers are important to the stability of an ecosystem. 32. I can label the different levels ...
... 29. I can list the 5 types of consumers and list what they eat. 30. I can list the different types of decomposers and explain why they are important to the stability of an ecosystem. 31. I can explain why producers are important to the stability of an ecosystem. 32. I can label the different levels ...
Preston et al. 2012 comm invasions
... Occupancy models.—We used single-season occupancy models (MacKenzie et al. 2002) to examine how the presence of nonnative species influenced the occupancy of four native amphibians (P. regilla, A. boreas, T. torosa, and R. draytonii ). Occupancy models account for imperfect species detection and esti ...
... Occupancy models.—We used single-season occupancy models (MacKenzie et al. 2002) to examine how the presence of nonnative species influenced the occupancy of four native amphibians (P. regilla, A. boreas, T. torosa, and R. draytonii ). Occupancy models account for imperfect species detection and esti ...
(Repco Rally Australia) In The Norther
... proposed, and the placement of floating barriers no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the race event. The sediment fences are likely to be effective in containing sediment runoff during road works. However, it is not apparent from the proposal where the road works will occur and what lengths ...
... proposed, and the placement of floating barriers no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the race event. The sediment fences are likely to be effective in containing sediment runoff during road works. However, it is not apparent from the proposal where the road works will occur and what lengths ...
Eco-evolutionary feedbacks in community and ecosystem ecology
... Eco-evolutionary feedbacks require that populations alter their environment (niche construction) and that those changes in the environment feed back to influence the subsequent evolution of the population. There is strong evidence that organisms influence their environment through predation, nutrien ...
... Eco-evolutionary feedbacks require that populations alter their environment (niche construction) and that those changes in the environment feed back to influence the subsequent evolution of the population. There is strong evidence that organisms influence their environment through predation, nutrien ...
review - Sonoma Valley High School
... 3. Of what importance are lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation to the cells that use these pathways? ___________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. Critical Thinking The vitamin niacin is an essential component of NAD+. Niacin ca ...
... 3. Of what importance are lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation to the cells that use these pathways? ___________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. Critical Thinking The vitamin niacin is an essential component of NAD+. Niacin ca ...
Alaeddin Microbiology lab 11- Four Quadrant straking and Initial
... streaking all the way across the second quadrant, making six to eight strokes. Flame and cool the loop. Streak the third quadrant by touching the loop into the second quadrant and streaking into the third quadrant, making six to eight strokes. Flame and cool the loop. Streak the fourth quadran ...
... streaking all the way across the second quadrant, making six to eight strokes. Flame and cool the loop. Streak the third quadrant by touching the loop into the second quadrant and streaking into the third quadrant, making six to eight strokes. Flame and cool the loop. Streak the fourth quadran ...
SPECIES DIVERSITY
... The index has been used since the 1950s (Good 1953; MacArthur 1955) and became a "magic bullet" among ecologists (Washington 1984). The tenuous theoretical justification for H' came from information theory (Margalef 1958), but the idea that H' is a measure of entropy (reviewed by Goodman 1975) is no ...
... The index has been used since the 1950s (Good 1953; MacArthur 1955) and became a "magic bullet" among ecologists (Washington 1984). The tenuous theoretical justification for H' came from information theory (Margalef 1958), but the idea that H' is a measure of entropy (reviewed by Goodman 1975) is no ...
Environmental Science Final Exam Review Sheet
... Describe the different water problems in the eastern and western U.S. What use (irrigation, residences, industry) consumes the most freshwater. In which biome are you likely to find fire adapted species? What are the characteristics of headwater stream in mountains? Define permafrost. Define exponen ...
... Describe the different water problems in the eastern and western U.S. What use (irrigation, residences, industry) consumes the most freshwater. In which biome are you likely to find fire adapted species? What are the characteristics of headwater stream in mountains? Define permafrost. Define exponen ...
A Fruit-Specific Putative Dihydroflavonol 4
... was the DFR from V. vinifera, the fruit of which, like that of strawberry, is considered nonclimacteric. DFR is encoded either by a small multigene family (Beld et al., 1989; Helariutta et al., 1993) or by only one gene (Kristiansen and Rohde, 1991; Bongue-Bartelsman et al., 1994; Sparvoli et al., 1 ...
... was the DFR from V. vinifera, the fruit of which, like that of strawberry, is considered nonclimacteric. DFR is encoded either by a small multigene family (Beld et al., 1989; Helariutta et al., 1993) or by only one gene (Kristiansen and Rohde, 1991; Bongue-Bartelsman et al., 1994; Sparvoli et al., 1 ...
Belgium - Convention on Migratory Species
... Reporting format agreed by the Standing Committee at its 32nd Meeting (Bonn, November 2007) for mandatory use by Parties, for reports submitted to the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) (Norway, 2011). The questions below combine elements of Resolution 4.1 (Party Reports) adopted ...
... Reporting format agreed by the Standing Committee at its 32nd Meeting (Bonn, November 2007) for mandatory use by Parties, for reports submitted to the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) (Norway, 2011). The questions below combine elements of Resolution 4.1 (Party Reports) adopted ...
Assessing the role of sexual selection in adaptive radiation of the
... Whiskered Auklets have the most elaborate ornaments of any auklet species (Fig. 2; Gaston & Jones 1998). The white facial plumes are divided into three distinct bilaterally symmetrical tracts: one tract extends from the base of the bill upward and backward (super-orbital plumes, ca. 31 mm length), ...
... Whiskered Auklets have the most elaborate ornaments of any auklet species (Fig. 2; Gaston & Jones 1998). The white facial plumes are divided into three distinct bilaterally symmetrical tracts: one tract extends from the base of the bill upward and backward (super-orbital plumes, ca. 31 mm length), ...
Ecology and Behavior of Seabirds
... features. However, all seabirds share several life history traits: high adult survival, high mean generation time, progressive access to reproduction at relatively old ages, low reproductive rate and low number of predators. All these traits determine a rather k evolutionary strategy based on the hi ...
... features. However, all seabirds share several life history traits: high adult survival, high mean generation time, progressive access to reproduction at relatively old ages, low reproductive rate and low number of predators. All these traits determine a rather k evolutionary strategy based on the hi ...
Elevated carbon dioxide is predicted to promote model
... and nutrient cycling. Similar frameworks to model competition have been widely used (Miki and Kondoh 2002; Rastetter and Agren 2002; Herbert et al. 2004; Daufresne and Hedin 2005; Ju and DeAngelis 2009). We simulated the effects of eCa on long-term outcomes of interspecific competition using the pla ...
... and nutrient cycling. Similar frameworks to model competition have been widely used (Miki and Kondoh 2002; Rastetter and Agren 2002; Herbert et al. 2004; Daufresne and Hedin 2005; Ju and DeAngelis 2009). We simulated the effects of eCa on long-term outcomes of interspecific competition using the pla ...
Indirect effects of food web diversity and productivity on bacterial
... 0·167 g l−1 soil. Soil came from an organic garden on the Rutgers University campus and was used to supplement the media with trace nutrients and minerals. Highproductivity and low-productivity treatments had total phosphorus concentrations of 145·8 µg l−1 and 25·4 µg l−1 respectively. These concent ...
... 0·167 g l−1 soil. Soil came from an organic garden on the Rutgers University campus and was used to supplement the media with trace nutrients and minerals. Highproductivity and low-productivity treatments had total phosphorus concentrations of 145·8 µg l−1 and 25·4 µg l−1 respectively. These concent ...
Indirect effects of food web diversity and productivity
... 0·167 g l−1 soil. Soil came from an organic garden on the Rutgers University campus and was used to supplement the media with trace nutrients and minerals. Highproductivity and low-productivity treatments had total phosphorus concentrations of 145·8 µg l−1 and 25·4 µg l−1 respectively. These concent ...
... 0·167 g l−1 soil. Soil came from an organic garden on the Rutgers University campus and was used to supplement the media with trace nutrients and minerals. Highproductivity and low-productivity treatments had total phosphorus concentrations of 145·8 µg l−1 and 25·4 µg l−1 respectively. These concent ...
Hillebrand et al. 2008 Ecology - NCEAS
... also alter dominance structure of the natural assemblage, as exotic species often show an initial dominance (Seabloom et al. 2003, Guo et al. 2006). While the results of observational studies of evenness–invasibility relationships have not been consistent, demonstrating both positive (Robinson et al ...
... also alter dominance structure of the natural assemblage, as exotic species often show an initial dominance (Seabloom et al. 2003, Guo et al. 2006). While the results of observational studies of evenness–invasibility relationships have not been consistent, demonstrating both positive (Robinson et al ...
Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal Minnesota Conservation
... Management practices that enhance production need further study along with whether dense cover actually improves nesting success. Current research in Wisconsin is attempting to elucidate the causal factors of this species’ decline in the state and concomitant increase in Mallard populations. Fro ...
... Management practices that enhance production need further study along with whether dense cover actually improves nesting success. Current research in Wisconsin is attempting to elucidate the causal factors of this species’ decline in the state and concomitant increase in Mallard populations. Fro ...
A Case Study in Concept Determination: Ecological Diversity.
... Some biological communities are more complicated than others. For example, tropical communities usually contain more species [Pianka, 1966; Willig et al., 2003], there is evidence their species interact more intensely [Janzen, 1970; Møller, 1998], these interactions are more variegated in form [Dyer ...
... Some biological communities are more complicated than others. For example, tropical communities usually contain more species [Pianka, 1966; Willig et al., 2003], there is evidence their species interact more intensely [Janzen, 1970; Møller, 1998], these interactions are more variegated in form [Dyer ...
The masquerade game: marine mimicry adaptation between
... an adaptive challenge for their associated fauna, since most crustaceans and cowries seen on Pacifigorgia spp. match their colors (JA Sánchez, pers. obs., 2007–2012). In this research, we studied the association between Simnia/Simnialena and octocorals in a system that includes three octocorals (two ...
... an adaptive challenge for their associated fauna, since most crustaceans and cowries seen on Pacifigorgia spp. match their colors (JA Sánchez, pers. obs., 2007–2012). In this research, we studied the association between Simnia/Simnialena and octocorals in a system that includes three octocorals (two ...
use intensity affects orthopteran communities
... we employed a new approach termed “niche model,” coupled with a randomization procedure, which is sensitive even for rare species for which trends may otherwise be difficult to detect. Based on abundance- weighted means for each species, we quantified the species’ occurrence along land-use gradien ...
... we employed a new approach termed “niche model,” coupled with a randomization procedure, which is sensitive even for rare species for which trends may otherwise be difficult to detect. Based on abundance- weighted means for each species, we quantified the species’ occurrence along land-use gradien ...
Life Science - Standards Aligned System
... the species involved in these competitive, predatory, and mutually beneficial interactions vary across ecosystems, the patterns of interactions of organisms with their environments, both living and nonliving, are shared. Food webs are models that demonstrate how matter and energy is transferred betw ...
... the species involved in these competitive, predatory, and mutually beneficial interactions vary across ecosystems, the patterns of interactions of organisms with their environments, both living and nonliving, are shared. Food webs are models that demonstrate how matter and energy is transferred betw ...