Marine protected area network planning in the
... At this planning stage, the goal is that all PCAs proposed for the network represent the diversity of habitat types (eco-units) as well as special/unique areas (EBSAs). This is not the same as ultimately achieving a set of protected areas that are truly representative of species and specific habitat ...
... At this planning stage, the goal is that all PCAs proposed for the network represent the diversity of habitat types (eco-units) as well as special/unique areas (EBSAs). This is not the same as ultimately achieving a set of protected areas that are truly representative of species and specific habitat ...
Reddish Egret Plan - Gulf Coast Joint Venture
... distributions; b) stable with known or potential threats and moderate to restricted distributions; or c) relatively small with relatively restricted distributions” (Kushlan et al. 2002). The Southeast United States Regional Waterbird Conservation Plan (SE Waterbird Plan), a stepped-down section of t ...
... distributions; b) stable with known or potential threats and moderate to restricted distributions; or c) relatively small with relatively restricted distributions” (Kushlan et al. 2002). The Southeast United States Regional Waterbird Conservation Plan (SE Waterbird Plan), a stepped-down section of t ...
6 Key Ecological Functions of wildlife Species
... An ecosystem is the set of all its component organisms and populations and their ecological interactions with each other and with the abiotic world. Traditionally, wildlifehabitat relationships (WHR) programs, models, and databases have focused on how the presence of terrestrial vertebrates is influ ...
... An ecosystem is the set of all its component organisms and populations and their ecological interactions with each other and with the abiotic world. Traditionally, wildlifehabitat relationships (WHR) programs, models, and databases have focused on how the presence of terrestrial vertebrates is influ ...
Fauna Management Plan
... For the purpose of this management plan, “conservation significant fauna” is taken to mean those species classified as Threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (C’th), or as Threatened or Priority fauna by the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW). The cla ...
... For the purpose of this management plan, “conservation significant fauna” is taken to mean those species classified as Threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (C’th), or as Threatened or Priority fauna by the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW). The cla ...
Conclusions from the Workshop on
... trade continues until yet another source area has been vacuumed of its turtles. Accuracy of Available Trade Data While some data are available for the numbers or shipment weights of turtles traded, the available data are incomplete, making it difficult to form a precise picture of the trade. Under-r ...
... trade continues until yet another source area has been vacuumed of its turtles. Accuracy of Available Trade Data While some data are available for the numbers or shipment weights of turtles traded, the available data are incomplete, making it difficult to form a precise picture of the trade. Under-r ...
Contributions of a global network of tree diversity
... et al. 2013), significantly affecting wood supply chains with severe economic consequences (Hanewinkel et al. 2012). Forest plantations that are diverse in genotypes, species, structure, and function, should be better able to adapt to changing environmental conditions than monocultures (van Hensberg ...
... et al. 2013), significantly affecting wood supply chains with severe economic consequences (Hanewinkel et al. 2012). Forest plantations that are diverse in genotypes, species, structure, and function, should be better able to adapt to changing environmental conditions than monocultures (van Hensberg ...
Strategic Aciton Plan - Cat Specialist Group
... The Bengal tiger is distributed in the south of Tibet, China. There has been little research and scientific information on the tiger population found there. The snow leopard is distributed in western China - in the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Tibet, Yunnan and Sichuan. The ...
... The Bengal tiger is distributed in the south of Tibet, China. There has been little research and scientific information on the tiger population found there. The snow leopard is distributed in western China - in the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Tibet, Yunnan and Sichuan. The ...
Costs and benefits of biological control of invasive alien
... control, and was obtained from a national estimate made in 1998.15 The time required for each species to completely invade its potential habitat was also estimated using Equation (1) (point 2 in Fig. 1). In the absence of data with which to model the future impacts of biological control, we assumed ...
... control, and was obtained from a national estimate made in 1998.15 The time required for each species to completely invade its potential habitat was also estimated using Equation (1) (point 2 in Fig. 1). In the absence of data with which to model the future impacts of biological control, we assumed ...
Long-Term and Large-Scale Perspectives on the Relationship between Biodiversity and Ecosystem
... component of an ecosystem can be investigated and, consequently, how the results are interpreted. No single experiment can manipulate all components of biological diversity and measure the reactions of all aspects of functioning in a single ecosystem, let alone across different ecosystems. However, ...
... component of an ecosystem can be investigated and, consequently, how the results are interpreted. No single experiment can manipulate all components of biological diversity and measure the reactions of all aspects of functioning in a single ecosystem, let alone across different ecosystems. However, ...
The Atlantic Region - European Environment Agency
... the Irish coasts (basaltic pillar areas), while the central mountains are of crystalline rocks including granite. The substrate of the plains and low-lying hills in the rest of the region are of sedimentary origin (limestone, sandstone, chalk, etc.). On top are considerable deposits of sand, clay, g ...
... the Irish coasts (basaltic pillar areas), while the central mountains are of crystalline rocks including granite. The substrate of the plains and low-lying hills in the rest of the region are of sedimentary origin (limestone, sandstone, chalk, etc.). On top are considerable deposits of sand, clay, g ...
Eco Science COS 2011-2012
... Explain how science influences decision-making processes. Explore how other fields of science, such as biology and geology, are important to environmental science. Differentiate between biotic and abiotic factors. Describe what an ecologist does. ...
... Explain how science influences decision-making processes. Explore how other fields of science, such as biology and geology, are important to environmental science. Differentiate between biotic and abiotic factors. Describe what an ecologist does. ...
Seafarers or castaways: ecological traits associated with rafting
... We did not consider species that were only recorded in association with oilrigs as rafters because these large structures essentially represent small permanent reefs, with fully developed communities of benthic marine organisms. Consequently, oilrigs can support substantial numbers of reef fish spec ...
... We did not consider species that were only recorded in association with oilrigs as rafters because these large structures essentially represent small permanent reefs, with fully developed communities of benthic marine organisms. Consequently, oilrigs can support substantial numbers of reef fish spec ...
Plant coexistence and the niche
... How large numbers of competing plant species manage to coexist is a major unresolved question in community ecology. The classical explanation, that each species occupies its own niche, seems at first unlikely because most plants require the same set of resources and acquire these in a limited number ...
... How large numbers of competing plant species manage to coexist is a major unresolved question in community ecology. The classical explanation, that each species occupies its own niche, seems at first unlikely because most plants require the same set of resources and acquire these in a limited number ...
Vegetational changes over an eleven-year period in
... some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extinction with typically 5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining individuals (<1,000) or acres (<2,000) or linear miles (<10)” (NatureServe 2016). In order to assess long-term vegetational changes in Lone Oak Prairie as a result of management a ...
... some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extinction with typically 5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining individuals (<1,000) or acres (<2,000) or linear miles (<10)” (NatureServe 2016). In order to assess long-term vegetational changes in Lone Oak Prairie as a result of management a ...
Management Plan for Yukon Amphibians
... 33% of amphibian species worldwide are threatened with 7% of these 33% on the brink of extinction (Stuart et al. 2004). They are regarded as good indicators of local environmental health as they are sensitive to small changes in local conditions (Stuart el al. 2004). In Yukon, amphibians garner a gr ...
... 33% of amphibian species worldwide are threatened with 7% of these 33% on the brink of extinction (Stuart et al. 2004). They are regarded as good indicators of local environmental health as they are sensitive to small changes in local conditions (Stuart el al. 2004). In Yukon, amphibians garner a gr ...
Wildlife Management Course Outline
... 1. Explain the role of hunting as a management tool 2. Summarize the role of harvest regulations in managing wildlife populations 3. Compare and contrast the official position of various groups and organizations on regulated hunting as a wildlife management tool 4. Discuss the role of hunting as a r ...
... 1. Explain the role of hunting as a management tool 2. Summarize the role of harvest regulations in managing wildlife populations 3. Compare and contrast the official position of various groups and organizations on regulated hunting as a wildlife management tool 4. Discuss the role of hunting as a r ...
A Consumer-Resource Approach to Community Structure1 The
... species consumes are called its resources. That the consumer-resource interaction is the central biotic interaction is illustrated by any diagram of a food web. In a food web, there are two distinct types of links: consumer-resource interactions and the various processes that supply the abiotic reso ...
... species consumes are called its resources. That the consumer-resource interaction is the central biotic interaction is illustrated by any diagram of a food web. In a food web, there are two distinct types of links: consumer-resource interactions and the various processes that supply the abiotic reso ...
Australian Society for Kangaroos - Commissioner for Sustainability
... All these impacts and potential contaminants must have impacted upon the survival and existence of all native species, and are an indication of the complexities and ambiguities that can influence the biodiversity and health of any habitat. So this highlights the fact that there are a multitude of de ...
... All these impacts and potential contaminants must have impacted upon the survival and existence of all native species, and are an indication of the complexities and ambiguities that can influence the biodiversity and health of any habitat. So this highlights the fact that there are a multitude of de ...
Comparative Analysis of Diversity and Similarity Indices with Special
... observed values can be related at any combination of sample sizes at the experimental sites. This paper examines the effects of sample size and diversity on the expected values of diversity indices and similarity indices, using various formulae. It has been shown that all indices are strongly affect ...
... observed values can be related at any combination of sample sizes at the experimental sites. This paper examines the effects of sample size and diversity on the expected values of diversity indices and similarity indices, using various formulae. It has been shown that all indices are strongly affect ...
The Nonconcept of Species Diversity: A Critique and Alternative
... (Dickman 1968). A species' importance is not neces- has to the individuals and populations in a commusarily reflected by its relative contribution to the H' nity. It has not been shown that information theovalue for the community. Despite its past use in more retic indices have any greater biologica ...
... (Dickman 1968). A species' importance is not neces- has to the individuals and populations in a commusarily reflected by its relative contribution to the H' nity. It has not been shown that information theovalue for the community. Despite its past use in more retic indices have any greater biologica ...
Tenacity and the Wave-Exposure Gradient
... orientation of the shell (Denny, 2000). Nonetheless, the forces imposed on wave-swept snails are expected to be roughly proportional to the square of shell height. Here, tenacity increased slower than the square of shell height in both species:-The ratio of tenacity to drag and lift forces thus decr ...
... orientation of the shell (Denny, 2000). Nonetheless, the forces imposed on wave-swept snails are expected to be roughly proportional to the square of shell height. Here, tenacity increased slower than the square of shell height in both species:-The ratio of tenacity to drag and lift forces thus decr ...
Wildlife - Manitoba Forestry Association
... Wildlife is defined as animals that are undomesticated and most commonly free-living. They include more than just the mammals and birds living in a wilderness area. Every form of virus, soil organisms, insect, no matter where it lives, is a wild species. The basic habitat needs of food, water, cover ...
... Wildlife is defined as animals that are undomesticated and most commonly free-living. They include more than just the mammals and birds living in a wilderness area. Every form of virus, soil organisms, insect, no matter where it lives, is a wild species. The basic habitat needs of food, water, cover ...
Impact of Alien Plants on Hawaii`s Native Biota
... proDiois (Norton and coiway 1377), in tills paper it is used solely in the context of a weed's disruptive impact on the natural processes of native ecosystems. Species that prevent the reestablishment of native communities are included, along with those which invade disturbed or undisturbed native ...
... proDiois (Norton and coiway 1377), in tills paper it is used solely in the context of a weed's disruptive impact on the natural processes of native ecosystems. Species that prevent the reestablishment of native communities are included, along with those which invade disturbed or undisturbed native ...
Assignment 4 - Does biodiversity matter?
... To many people, “global change” implies climate change. Many of the biological aspects of change (like biodiversity losses) are rarely considered as part of the public discussions of global change, even though many biologists believe we are causing unprecedented levels of extinction. Historically, s ...
... To many people, “global change” implies climate change. Many of the biological aspects of change (like biodiversity losses) are rarely considered as part of the public discussions of global change, even though many biologists believe we are causing unprecedented levels of extinction. Historically, s ...
Habitat conservation
Habitat conservation is a land management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore habitat areas for wild plants and animals, especially conservation reliant species, and prevent their extinction, fragmentation or reduction in range. It is a priority of many groups that cannot be easily characterized in terms of any one ideology.