Woodland Biodiversity - The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
... planting, it is important to be able to maximise the biodiversity and other benefits and services obtainable from this investment. The chapters presented here span a wide range of ecological levels from the autecology of single woodland species through to community diversity and processes of success ...
... planting, it is important to be able to maximise the biodiversity and other benefits and services obtainable from this investment. The chapters presented here span a wide range of ecological levels from the autecology of single woodland species through to community diversity and processes of success ...
ecology of an invasive predator in hawaii
... islands, including montane and sublapine zones. We studied home range, population genetics, diseases, and diet of feral cats on Hawai`i Island. Feral cats on Mauna Kea live in low densities and exhibit some of the largest reported home ranges. While 95% kernel home range estimates for 4 males ( x = ...
... islands, including montane and sublapine zones. We studied home range, population genetics, diseases, and diet of feral cats on Hawai`i Island. Feral cats on Mauna Kea live in low densities and exhibit some of the largest reported home ranges. While 95% kernel home range estimates for 4 males ( x = ...
EXPLORING LIONS AND THEIR PREY IN KENYA
... KEY FINDINGS: We have been intensively monitoring hartebeest demography with a focus on herds under two different predator scenarios in Ol Pejeta conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya. (OPC); (i.) Lions present, ii.) Lions absent. We are glad that we were able to complete a manuscript on this objective and t ...
... KEY FINDINGS: We have been intensively monitoring hartebeest demography with a focus on herds under two different predator scenarios in Ol Pejeta conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya. (OPC); (i.) Lions present, ii.) Lions absent. We are glad that we were able to complete a manuscript on this objective and t ...
Habitat Loss and Fragmentation - Arkansas Forest Resources Center
... given their small size and generalist habitat requirements (Klein, 1989). Their disappearance may be the result of the drier microclimate or loss of species they depend on (i.e., less mammal dung and fallen fruit on which to reproduce). Another possible reason for their disappearance is that these i ...
... given their small size and generalist habitat requirements (Klein, 1989). Their disappearance may be the result of the drier microclimate or loss of species they depend on (i.e., less mammal dung and fallen fruit on which to reproduce). Another possible reason for their disappearance is that these i ...
Cuon alpinus, Dhole
... "protected animal" in 1974 (A. Poyarkov and N. Ovsyanikov in litt.); however, the poisoning of grey wolves may inadvertently affect any remnant dhole populations (V. Puzanskii pers. comm.). In Viet Nam, the dhole is protected by Decree 18/HDBT (17/01/1992) and the amendment Decree 48/2002/ND-DP (22/ ...
... "protected animal" in 1974 (A. Poyarkov and N. Ovsyanikov in litt.); however, the poisoning of grey wolves may inadvertently affect any remnant dhole populations (V. Puzanskii pers. comm.). In Viet Nam, the dhole is protected by Decree 18/HDBT (17/01/1992) and the amendment Decree 48/2002/ND-DP (22/ ...
Local diversity of arable weeds increases with landscape
... Patterns of plant diversity are often related to local site conditions and to competitive interactions, but landscape context may also be important for local plant species richness. This is shown here by analysing the relationship between landscape complexity and local species richness of arable wee ...
... Patterns of plant diversity are often related to local site conditions and to competitive interactions, but landscape context may also be important for local plant species richness. This is shown here by analysing the relationship between landscape complexity and local species richness of arable wee ...
Vacant niches in nature, ecology, and evolutionary theory: a mini
... ment. The latter is constantly changing, and organisms are forced to adapt to these changes in one way or another. As soon as organisms adapt to altered conditions, new changes take place and this process goes on incessantly. Disturbances, uncertainty and suboptimal states are more likely to be the ...
... ment. The latter is constantly changing, and organisms are forced to adapt to these changes in one way or another. As soon as organisms adapt to altered conditions, new changes take place and this process goes on incessantly. Disturbances, uncertainty and suboptimal states are more likely to be the ...
Ecosystem Responses to Disturbance
... Biodiversity takes various forms in different parts of the Earth because species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecological diversity have evolved over billions of years. ...
... Biodiversity takes various forms in different parts of the Earth because species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecological diversity have evolved over billions of years. ...
Desert rodent populations: factors affecting
... An important question that remains is to determine the relative importance of physiological specialization vs. interspecific interactions leading to habitat specialization. Genetic Structure: Despite a number of studies on desert rodent systeniatics, little is known of the genetic structure of deser ...
... An important question that remains is to determine the relative importance of physiological specialization vs. interspecific interactions leading to habitat specialization. Genetic Structure: Despite a number of studies on desert rodent systeniatics, little is known of the genetic structure of deser ...
Are the ecological impacts of alien species misrepresented? A
... species introductions to terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems and involving a wide range of taxa (including microorganisms, parasites, plants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, fish and crustacea) showed that, despite limited research into facilitative alien-native interactions ...
... species introductions to terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems and involving a wide range of taxa (including microorganisms, parasites, plants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, fish and crustacea) showed that, despite limited research into facilitative alien-native interactions ...
Do cities export biodiversity? Traffic as dispersal vector
... It is still not entirely understood how mechanisms of homogenization and differentiation of urban floras work in detail, mainly because of the complex interactions of different factors that are hard to separate. Many studies revealed positive correlations between habitat variability in cities and pl ...
... It is still not entirely understood how mechanisms of homogenization and differentiation of urban floras work in detail, mainly because of the complex interactions of different factors that are hard to separate. Many studies revealed positive correlations between habitat variability in cities and pl ...
Long-term dynamics of three benthic Ampelisca (Crustacea
... mathematical expression is provided in the Appendix. The model parameters were estimated by using For high abundances, the competition factor is close to Downhill Simplex optimisation techniques, with a rou0 (low survival) and if there are only few individuals, tine in FORTRAN and the Numerical Reci ...
... mathematical expression is provided in the Appendix. The model parameters were estimated by using For high abundances, the competition factor is close to Downhill Simplex optimisation techniques, with a rou0 (low survival) and if there are only few individuals, tine in FORTRAN and the Numerical Reci ...
Biodiversity and Climate Change: Integrating
... Ecology and evolution have developed as separate fields based on the distinction between “ecological time” and “evolutionary time” made by Slobodkin (1961). Hairston et al. (2005) have proposed that rapid evolution should be defined as genetic changes occurring fast enough to have a measurable impac ...
... Ecology and evolution have developed as separate fields based on the distinction between “ecological time” and “evolutionary time” made by Slobodkin (1961). Hairston et al. (2005) have proposed that rapid evolution should be defined as genetic changes occurring fast enough to have a measurable impac ...
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... 5. How is this pattern of grazin8 beneficial to all three species? (HINT: What might happen if all three grazers where there at the same time) 6. Using the graph, explain why rainfall has such an effect on population size? ...
... 5. How is this pattern of grazin8 beneficial to all three species? (HINT: What might happen if all three grazers where there at the same time) 6. Using the graph, explain why rainfall has such an effect on population size? ...
Chapter 6: Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core Ideas—Life Sciences
... molecular biology and genetics). It describes how variation of genetically determined traits in a population may give some members a reproductive advantage in a given environment. This natural selection can lead to adaptation, that is, to a distribution of traits in the population that is matched to ...
... molecular biology and genetics). It describes how variation of genetically determined traits in a population may give some members a reproductive advantage in a given environment. This natural selection can lead to adaptation, that is, to a distribution of traits in the population that is matched to ...
Biodiversity: Structure and Function
... Concerning the number of extant species, our knowledge of certain taxonomic groups, such as vascular plants and most vertebrate classes, is relatively good. However, this “relatively” is underlined by the fact that even for most of the well-known groups of organisms, such as vascular plants, the num ...
... Concerning the number of extant species, our knowledge of certain taxonomic groups, such as vascular plants and most vertebrate classes, is relatively good. However, this “relatively” is underlined by the fact that even for most of the well-known groups of organisms, such as vascular plants, the num ...
Overview of the Queensland macropod industry
... size and managing the harvest. Three species are currently harvested (Table 1) and the state is divided into four harvest zones one of which is a non-harvested zone. Each year, the Queensland Government’s macropod management unit conducts aerial surveys to estimate the size of the state’s commercial ...
... size and managing the harvest. Three species are currently harvested (Table 1) and the state is divided into four harvest zones one of which is a non-harvested zone. Each year, the Queensland Government’s macropod management unit conducts aerial surveys to estimate the size of the state’s commercial ...
The Ecological Significance of Mycorrhizae
... likewise form arbitrary relationships with a variety of fungi (Smith & Read 1997, as cited in Helgason et al. 2002). However, there is also evidence that although some AM fungi lack specificity, other fungi form mycorrhizal relationships with only a few certain species of plants (Helgason et al. 200 ...
... likewise form arbitrary relationships with a variety of fungi (Smith & Read 1997, as cited in Helgason et al. 2002). However, there is also evidence that although some AM fungi lack specificity, other fungi form mycorrhizal relationships with only a few certain species of plants (Helgason et al. 200 ...
