Waterbird Conservation Plan - Prairie Habitat Joint Venture
... • An understanding of the relative role of breeding, staging, and wintering grounds on waterbird populations (e.g., knowing where conservation bottlenecks are and who will address them). These issues will need to be addressed at a broader scale than the NP&PR ...
... • An understanding of the relative role of breeding, staging, and wintering grounds on waterbird populations (e.g., knowing where conservation bottlenecks are and who will address them). These issues will need to be addressed at a broader scale than the NP&PR ...
Photosynthesis and productivity in heterogeneous arctic tundra
... How might transition-zone vegetation CO2 fluxes differ from the main vegetation stands? If all plant species are bestsuited to the environmental conditions in the stands in which they are most abundant, and perform poorly elsewhere, then transition zones will have lower net productivity. However, pre ...
... How might transition-zone vegetation CO2 fluxes differ from the main vegetation stands? If all plant species are bestsuited to the environmental conditions in the stands in which they are most abundant, and perform poorly elsewhere, then transition zones will have lower net productivity. However, pre ...
Effects of gypsy moth outbreaks on North American woodpeckers
... in turn how outbreaks influence their predators’ populations. Many gypsy moths in North America pupate in tree litter, presumably as an avoidance response to avian predators in their native habitat. In North America, however, the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) has capitalized on this behav ...
... in turn how outbreaks influence their predators’ populations. Many gypsy moths in North America pupate in tree litter, presumably as an avoidance response to avian predators in their native habitat. In North America, however, the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) has capitalized on this behav ...
effects of gypsy moth outbreaks on north american woodpeckers
... in turn how outbreaks influence their predators’ populations. Many gypsy moths in North America pupate in tree litter, presumably as an avoidance response to avian predators in their native habitat. In North America, however, the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) has capitalized on this behav ...
... in turn how outbreaks influence their predators’ populations. Many gypsy moths in North America pupate in tree litter, presumably as an avoidance response to avian predators in their native habitat. In North America, however, the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) has capitalized on this behav ...
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... 20. Mac Arthur observed that five closely related species of Warblers living on the same tree where able to avoid competition and coexist due to (a) Cooperation in their foraging efforts (b) Behavioural differences in their foraging activities (c) Difference types of insets they eat (d) All of the a ...
... 20. Mac Arthur observed that five closely related species of Warblers living on the same tree where able to avoid competition and coexist due to (a) Cooperation in their foraging efforts (b) Behavioural differences in their foraging activities (c) Difference types of insets they eat (d) All of the a ...
Computational systems biology and in silico modeling of the human
... organizational levels. The assembly, ecology and dynamics of the microbiome and its contribution to the development, physiology and nutrition of the host are clearly affected not only by the set of genes or species in the microbiome but also by the way these genes are linked across numerous pathways ...
... organizational levels. The assembly, ecology and dynamics of the microbiome and its contribution to the development, physiology and nutrition of the host are clearly affected not only by the set of genes or species in the microbiome but also by the way these genes are linked across numerous pathways ...
Population-Wide Changes in Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands Caused by
... Pinyon or juniper species were found on 14,929 plots, measured between 1981 and 2005, in the FIA database. Of the total number of plots, 10,807 were unique plot locations, with the remainder being repeat visits to plots in different inventory cycles. Of the 298,324 trees measured on all plots, 212,1 ...
... Pinyon or juniper species were found on 14,929 plots, measured between 1981 and 2005, in the FIA database. Of the total number of plots, 10,807 were unique plot locations, with the remainder being repeat visits to plots in different inventory cycles. Of the 298,324 trees measured on all plots, 212,1 ...
Ecological Implications of Reptile Mesopredator Release in Arid
... reserve. The ‘‘reintroduced mammals’’ treatment included the Main Exclosure (14 km2) and First Expansion (8 km2) of the reserve, where four native mammals had been successfully reintroduced following removal of feral species (Fig. 1). The ‘‘control’’ treatment was the Second Expansion (8 km2) of the ...
... reserve. The ‘‘reintroduced mammals’’ treatment included the Main Exclosure (14 km2) and First Expansion (8 km2) of the reserve, where four native mammals had been successfully reintroduced following removal of feral species (Fig. 1). The ‘‘control’’ treatment was the Second Expansion (8 km2) of the ...
Methods for Locating African Lion Kills using Global Positioning System
... We uploaded cluster coordinates onto a hand held GPS unit and investigated clusters on foot. We investigated an area of approximately 20-m radius around GPS points (mean GPS error prior to deployment was <20 m for all vegetation types) that encompassed all GPS points for that cluster. Therefore, we ...
... We uploaded cluster coordinates onto a hand held GPS unit and investigated clusters on foot. We investigated an area of approximately 20-m radius around GPS points (mean GPS error prior to deployment was <20 m for all vegetation types) that encompassed all GPS points for that cluster. Therefore, we ...
Competition, predation and environmental factors as structuring
... 1989; Tonn et al. 1990; Persson et al. 1991). An unusual exception to this rule is a study of Finnish lakes carried out by Sumari (1971). In this study, absolute estimates of fish biomasses of different species were obtained for 32 lakes. Additionally, a number of environmental variables were measur ...
... 1989; Tonn et al. 1990; Persson et al. 1991). An unusual exception to this rule is a study of Finnish lakes carried out by Sumari (1971). In this study, absolute estimates of fish biomasses of different species were obtained for 32 lakes. Additionally, a number of environmental variables were measur ...
The spatial scaling of habitat selection by African elephants
... into the ENFA and tested whether the explicit consideration of environmental context at appropriate scales regarding food and water resources increased the quantified level of habitat selectivity. Lastly, we predicted habitat suitability (HS) within the available area using a MADIFA on all environmen ...
... into the ENFA and tested whether the explicit consideration of environmental context at appropriate scales regarding food and water resources increased the quantified level of habitat selectivity. Lastly, we predicted habitat suitability (HS) within the available area using a MADIFA on all environmen ...
4.3.4.1 Smalltooth sawfish - South Atlantic Fishery Management
... Encounter data have also demonstrated that smaller smalltooth sawfish occur in shallower water and larger sawfish occur regularly at depths greater than 10 meters. Poulakis and Seitz (2004) reported that almost half of all sawfish < 3 meters in length were found in water less than 10 meters deep and ...
... Encounter data have also demonstrated that smaller smalltooth sawfish occur in shallower water and larger sawfish occur regularly at depths greater than 10 meters. Poulakis and Seitz (2004) reported that almost half of all sawfish < 3 meters in length were found in water less than 10 meters deep and ...
Evolution of hematophagous habit in Triatominae
... and Auchenorrhyncha) and Heteroptera, which includes the triatomines (Dolling 1991; Gillot 2005). With nearly 40,000 known species, Heteroptera is sometimes accepted as a complete order and as a monophyletic taxon (Dolling 1991; Forero 2008; Weirauch and Schuh 2011). This group is recognized princip ...
... and Auchenorrhyncha) and Heteroptera, which includes the triatomines (Dolling 1991; Gillot 2005). With nearly 40,000 known species, Heteroptera is sometimes accepted as a complete order and as a monophyletic taxon (Dolling 1991; Forero 2008; Weirauch and Schuh 2011). This group is recognized princip ...
First genomic insights into members of a candidate bacterial
... issues have emerged such as the sudden washout of granular sludge biomass due to overgrowth of filamentous bacteria (bulking), which can lead to complete loss of performance. Bulking of anaerobic digestion systems can be caused by a variety of filamentous microorganisms (Hulshoff Pol et al., 2004; ...
... issues have emerged such as the sudden washout of granular sludge biomass due to overgrowth of filamentous bacteria (bulking), which can lead to complete loss of performance. Bulking of anaerobic digestion systems can be caused by a variety of filamentous microorganisms (Hulshoff Pol et al., 2004; ...
grazer diversity, functional redundancy, and productivity in seagrass
... thus important to distinguishing among alternative hypotheses for the effects of diversity on ecosystem processes. Although a growing number of studies have reported relationships between plant diversity and ecosystem processes, few have explicitly addressed how functional diversity at higher trophi ...
... thus important to distinguishing among alternative hypotheses for the effects of diversity on ecosystem processes. Although a growing number of studies have reported relationships between plant diversity and ecosystem processes, few have explicitly addressed how functional diversity at higher trophi ...
A Simple Introduction to NCBI BLAST
... sequence (Figure 6a). Looking at the descriptions, it appears that our unknown D. yakuba genomic DNA has sequence homology to the gene legless in D. melanogaster. Comparing the descriptions for the top eight hits, we noticed that only the D. melanogaster hit has an accession number that begins with ...
... sequence (Figure 6a). Looking at the descriptions, it appears that our unknown D. yakuba genomic DNA has sequence homology to the gene legless in D. melanogaster. Comparing the descriptions for the top eight hits, we noticed that only the D. melanogaster hit has an accession number that begins with ...
Plant-animal interactions in rainforest
... local extinction would greatly reduce the dispersal of many large-seeded rainforest plants. However, the cassowary and other fruit-eating birds are also responsible for the spread of many fleshy-fruited weeds, such as pond apple Annona glabra. Another example of the complex influence that disruption ...
... local extinction would greatly reduce the dispersal of many large-seeded rainforest plants. However, the cassowary and other fruit-eating birds are also responsible for the spread of many fleshy-fruited weeds, such as pond apple Annona glabra. Another example of the complex influence that disruption ...
West Indian Manatee Carrying Capacity
... manatee should be reclassified as Recovered as soon as possible. We at CCFW are not cognizant that an accepted value for overall CC has been calculated. There has been some research as it relates to CC. All of the research found by CFFW has been more specifically targeted a top-down statewide or hab ...
... manatee should be reclassified as Recovered as soon as possible. We at CCFW are not cognizant that an accepted value for overall CC has been calculated. There has been some research as it relates to CC. All of the research found by CFFW has been more specifically targeted a top-down statewide or hab ...
Southeast United States Regional Waterbird Conservation Plan
... Scenes of Brown Pelicans flying in formation just over the waves, or of egrets standing alone in an estuary, or of an anhinga perched, wings spread, on a piling are quintessential images of the Southeast U.S. Less often seen, but similarly representative of the region’s importance to waterbirds, are ...
... Scenes of Brown Pelicans flying in formation just over the waves, or of egrets standing alone in an estuary, or of an anhinga perched, wings spread, on a piling are quintessential images of the Southeast U.S. Less often seen, but similarly representative of the region’s importance to waterbirds, are ...
shifts in community leaf functional traits are
... LNC) were found to strongly covary with site conditions. For such more variable traits over-all species mean values may be less representative, and thus, the use of site-specific mean values for every species has been suggested to take intraspecific trait variability into account (de Bello et al. 20 ...
... LNC) were found to strongly covary with site conditions. For such more variable traits over-all species mean values may be less representative, and thus, the use of site-specific mean values for every species has been suggested to take intraspecific trait variability into account (de Bello et al. 20 ...
COEVOLUTION DRIVES TEMPORAL CHANGES IN FITNESS AND
... Productivity (the rate of energy flow in an ecological system) has been shown to be a fundamental driver of diversity, and a number of models predict a unimodal relationship between diversity and productivity (Tilman 1982; Abrams 1995; Rosenzweig 1995; Bohannan and Lenski 2000). This pattern has bee ...
... Productivity (the rate of energy flow in an ecological system) has been shown to be a fundamental driver of diversity, and a number of models predict a unimodal relationship between diversity and productivity (Tilman 1982; Abrams 1995; Rosenzweig 1995; Bohannan and Lenski 2000). This pattern has bee ...
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
... The PCR-amplified genes of the isolates were subjected to further characterization by restriction enzyme digestion (Table 1). The predicted restriction sites for the gene of B. cereus DSM 3101T were confirmed. The specific restriction sites for EcoRI, HindIII, and PstI were present in most of the ba ...
... The PCR-amplified genes of the isolates were subjected to further characterization by restriction enzyme digestion (Table 1). The predicted restriction sites for the gene of B. cereus DSM 3101T were confirmed. The specific restriction sites for EcoRI, HindIII, and PstI were present in most of the ba ...
Survey - University of Washington
... Summary of BLAST • Dynamic programming is O(nm), where n is the length of the query and m is the size of the database. • BLAST is O(m). • BLAST produces an index of the query sequence that allows fast matching to the database. • Relative to Smith-Waterman, BLAST can produce false negatives; i.e., h ...
... Summary of BLAST • Dynamic programming is O(nm), where n is the length of the query and m is the size of the database. • BLAST is O(m). • BLAST produces an index of the query sequence that allows fast matching to the database. • Relative to Smith-Waterman, BLAST can produce false negatives; i.e., h ...
Effects of disturbance and habitat loss on papyrus
... instances where activities have been carried out for long periods and are similar in nature to natural disturbances (Bengtsson et al., 2000). In nearly all cases, evidence of these benefits of human activity comes from temperate regions with long histories of landscape alteration. Often, the species ...
... instances where activities have been carried out for long periods and are similar in nature to natural disturbances (Bengtsson et al., 2000). In nearly all cases, evidence of these benefits of human activity comes from temperate regions with long histories of landscape alteration. Often, the species ...