Willoughby Habitat Status Report - Langley Environmental Partners
... However, this greenspace is threatened by increasing development as sixty thousand more people are expected to move into the region in the next twenty years. ...
... However, this greenspace is threatened by increasing development as sixty thousand more people are expected to move into the region in the next twenty years. ...
Red-legged Pademelon - Byron Shire Council
... but patchily distributed through the eastern fall of the Great Dividing Range from the upper Hunter Valley north to the Qld Border, extending west to the edge of the Northern Tablelands mainly in the north of NE NSW. It is mostly absent from the coastal plain but extends to low elevation, near-coast ...
... but patchily distributed through the eastern fall of the Great Dividing Range from the upper Hunter Valley north to the Qld Border, extending west to the edge of the Northern Tablelands mainly in the north of NE NSW. It is mostly absent from the coastal plain but extends to low elevation, near-coast ...
Population Ecology
... per year. Draw and label the most likely survivorship curve for this species, and explain your choice. • 3) As noted in Figure 53.2 (pp. 1175), an important assumption of the mark-recapture method is that marked individuals have the same probability of being recaptured as unmarked individuals. Descr ...
... per year. Draw and label the most likely survivorship curve for this species, and explain your choice. • 3) As noted in Figure 53.2 (pp. 1175), an important assumption of the mark-recapture method is that marked individuals have the same probability of being recaptured as unmarked individuals. Descr ...
Net Primary Productivity - Sonoma Valley High School
... • Growth slows and finally levels out. • Known as “S” curve. ...
... • Growth slows and finally levels out. • Known as “S” curve. ...
Greater glider - Brisbane City Council
... of natural nesting hollows may limit the population. Strategic placements include ecological corridors (linking bushland remnants), areas of wildlife-human conflict, away from high traffic areas to limit road kill, areas with surrounding vegetation, priority areas (areas that are known to have less ...
... of natural nesting hollows may limit the population. Strategic placements include ecological corridors (linking bushland remnants), areas of wildlife-human conflict, away from high traffic areas to limit road kill, areas with surrounding vegetation, priority areas (areas that are known to have less ...
Reproductive Success of Migratory Birds in Habitat Sources and Sinks
... (Faaborg et al., in press) and may result in lower recruitm e n t of individuals into the breeding population. This lower recruitment may negatively influence future demographic trends at the local scale (Sherry & Holmes 1992) and may explain w h y most long-term declines of forest-nesting migrants ...
... (Faaborg et al., in press) and may result in lower recruitm e n t of individuals into the breeding population. This lower recruitment may negatively influence future demographic trends at the local scale (Sherry & Holmes 1992) and may explain w h y most long-term declines of forest-nesting migrants ...
Dangerous liaisons: the ecology of private interest and common good
... combining mutualistic and antagonistic aspects. Starting point of our analysis is a model that was proposed as early as 1934. In this model, partners have to form a complex (either temporary or long lasting) in order to interact. Using this model framework we then set out to define and tease apart p ...
... combining mutualistic and antagonistic aspects. Starting point of our analysis is a model that was proposed as early as 1934. In this model, partners have to form a complex (either temporary or long lasting) in order to interact. Using this model framework we then set out to define and tease apart p ...
Part 5:Regional Shorebird Conservation Goals and Strategies
... development, limiting disturbance on coastal beaches and promoting the management and conservation of agricultural lands for shorebirds. Specific topics where research would facilitate effective shorebird conservation include improving our understanding of the extent and reasons for shorebird moveme ...
... development, limiting disturbance on coastal beaches and promoting the management and conservation of agricultural lands for shorebirds. Specific topics where research would facilitate effective shorebird conservation include improving our understanding of the extent and reasons for shorebird moveme ...
Mesopredator Release and Prey Abundance: Reply to Litvaitis
... and raccoons because wolves were extirpated nearly two centuries ago. However, decline or extinction of other potential intraguild predators of foxes and raccoons should also have been considered before speculating on the subject. For example, foxes and raccoons could be killed by coyotes (RaIls & ...
... and raccoons because wolves were extirpated nearly two centuries ago. However, decline or extinction of other potential intraguild predators of foxes and raccoons should also have been considered before speculating on the subject. For example, foxes and raccoons could be killed by coyotes (RaIls & ...
Recent advances in ecological stoichiometry: insights for population
... new questions and hypotheses that could be empirically tested. . suggest promising directions for new research by recommending potential study systems to improve our understanding of populations and communities. ...
... new questions and hypotheses that could be empirically tested. . suggest promising directions for new research by recommending potential study systems to improve our understanding of populations and communities. ...
New Hampshire Snowshoe Hare Assessment 2015
... populations across northern Canada and Alaska fluctuate with peaks occurring every 8 to 11 years in much of the boreal forest of North America. However, population trends in southern Canada and the contiguous United States are either weakly cyclic, irruptive or largely stable (Murray 2000). The appa ...
... populations across northern Canada and Alaska fluctuate with peaks occurring every 8 to 11 years in much of the boreal forest of North America. However, population trends in southern Canada and the contiguous United States are either weakly cyclic, irruptive or largely stable (Murray 2000). The appa ...
Recent advances in ecological stoichiometry: insights for population
... new questions and hypotheses that could be empirically tested. . suggest promising directions for new research by recommending potential study systems to improve our understanding of populations and communities. ...
... new questions and hypotheses that could be empirically tested. . suggest promising directions for new research by recommending potential study systems to improve our understanding of populations and communities. ...
Crossing habitat boundaries: coupling dynamics of ecosystems
... (CLC), in which different life stages inhabit different ecosystems. Using a structured consumer resource model that accounts for the independent effects of two resources on consumer growth and reproductive rates, we show that such indirect connections between ecosystems can result in alternative sta ...
... (CLC), in which different life stages inhabit different ecosystems. Using a structured consumer resource model that accounts for the independent effects of two resources on consumer growth and reproductive rates, we show that such indirect connections between ecosystems can result in alternative sta ...
Confounding factors in the detection of species responses to habitat
... We show that confounding factors can mask many fragmentation effects. For instance, there are multiple ways in which species traits like trophic level, dispersal ability and degree of habitat specialisation influence specieslevel responses. The temporal scale of investigation may have a strong influenc ...
... We show that confounding factors can mask many fragmentation effects. For instance, there are multiple ways in which species traits like trophic level, dispersal ability and degree of habitat specialisation influence specieslevel responses. The temporal scale of investigation may have a strong influenc ...
Reprint
... from a new angle. Speciation and the functional divergence of species may occur due to random processes alone, but selection on ecological traits and functions in most cases seems to be a dominant driver [24]. This suggests that looking at the plausibility of coexistence mechanisms from an evolution ...
... from a new angle. Speciation and the functional divergence of species may occur due to random processes alone, but selection on ecological traits and functions in most cases seems to be a dominant driver [24]. This suggests that looking at the plausibility of coexistence mechanisms from an evolution ...
(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 ...
The Effects of Spatial Scale on Trophic Interactions
... The above examples are by no means comprehensive. Many more deviations from the configuration of Figure 2A are possible. For instance, most sessile bivalves are filter feeders that consume algae from the water. Flow and wave energy result in significant movement and mixing of algae in the water, and ...
... The above examples are by no means comprehensive. Many more deviations from the configuration of Figure 2A are possible. For instance, most sessile bivalves are filter feeders that consume algae from the water. Flow and wave energy result in significant movement and mixing of algae in the water, and ...
tests for similarity and convergence of finch
... for the nonbreeding season, because finches are generally most granivorous then, and natural selection on beak and body size is most frequent in the non breeding season (Boag and Grant 1981, Price eta!. 1984, Schluter and Smith 1986). This choice of season affects lists primarily for the north-tempe ...
... for the nonbreeding season, because finches are generally most granivorous then, and natural selection on beak and body size is most frequent in the non breeding season (Boag and Grant 1981, Price eta!. 1984, Schluter and Smith 1986). This choice of season affects lists primarily for the north-tempe ...
TOXIC HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND DARK CAVES: PHENOTYPIC
... Divergent natural selection drives evolutionary diversification. It creates phenotypic diversity by favoring developmental plasticity within populations or genetic differentiation and local adaptation among populations. We investigated phenotypic and genetic divergence in the livebearing fish Poecil ...
... Divergent natural selection drives evolutionary diversification. It creates phenotypic diversity by favoring developmental plasticity within populations or genetic differentiation and local adaptation among populations. We investigated phenotypic and genetic divergence in the livebearing fish Poecil ...
fulltext
... Species are embedded in communities in which they interact in complex ways with other species. Complexity increases even further because population structure is not only determined by intraspecific interactions but also by interspecific interactions that all change as individuals grow. Which stages ...
... Species are embedded in communities in which they interact in complex ways with other species. Complexity increases even further because population structure is not only determined by intraspecific interactions but also by interspecific interactions that all change as individuals grow. Which stages ...
The Community Builder: Beaver`s Role in the Ecological Community
... through the woods to the creek. Hard working and dedicated, the beaver gets no praise from humankind. The wildlife, they are wiser than those humans. They watch the beaver work. They follow the beaver to this wonderful creation. Not just the wonderful creation of the dam. The creation of a deeper an ...
... through the woods to the creek. Hard working and dedicated, the beaver gets no praise from humankind. The wildlife, they are wiser than those humans. They watch the beaver work. They follow the beaver to this wonderful creation. Not just the wonderful creation of the dam. The creation of a deeper an ...
reproductive success responses to habitat fragmentation in
... (Valdés & Garcia 2011), although most studies have been conducted with birds (Fahrig 2003). However, there is increasing recognition that the conceptual foundations of habitat fragmentation research are lagging behind empirical and theoretical advances in habitat ...
... (Valdés & Garcia 2011), although most studies have been conducted with birds (Fahrig 2003). However, there is increasing recognition that the conceptual foundations of habitat fragmentation research are lagging behind empirical and theoretical advances in habitat ...
ppt檔案
... indirectly by influencing whether the father will be present when his daughters are old enough to breed ...
... indirectly by influencing whether the father will be present when his daughters are old enough to breed ...
Use of Riparian Corridors and Vineyards by Mammalian Predators
... may ultimately depend on their ability to move among patches to access necessary resources, retain genetic diversity, and maintain reproductive capacity within populations (Petit et al. 1995; Buza et al. 2000). Previous studies suggest that even extremely mobile animals may avoid passing through alt ...
... may ultimately depend on their ability to move among patches to access necessary resources, retain genetic diversity, and maintain reproductive capacity within populations (Petit et al. 1995; Buza et al. 2000). Previous studies suggest that even extremely mobile animals may avoid passing through alt ...
concepts-of-biology
... down. Eventually, the growth rate will plateau or level off (Figure 19.5b). This population size, which is determined by the maximum population size that a particular environment can sustain, is called the carrying capacity, or K. In real populations, a growing population often overshoots its carryi ...
... down. Eventually, the growth rate will plateau or level off (Figure 19.5b). This population size, which is determined by the maximum population size that a particular environment can sustain, is called the carrying capacity, or K. In real populations, a growing population often overshoots its carryi ...