stock-flow resources
... When combined together generate ecosystem functions or services Use of a biological stock unsustainably depletes a corresponding fund and the services it provides (?) It is impossible to create something from nothing; production requires inputs of ecosystem structure; requires a flow of natural re ...
... When combined together generate ecosystem functions or services Use of a biological stock unsustainably depletes a corresponding fund and the services it provides (?) It is impossible to create something from nothing; production requires inputs of ecosystem structure; requires a flow of natural re ...
ppt
... Remediation (similar to reclamation) – removes chemical contaminants from polluted areas – by biotic, chemical or physical means – especially to protect human & ecosystem health Re-creation (similar to replacement) – constructs a new biological community on a site in which anthropogenic disturbance ...
... Remediation (similar to reclamation) – removes chemical contaminants from polluted areas – by biotic, chemical or physical means – especially to protect human & ecosystem health Re-creation (similar to replacement) – constructs a new biological community on a site in which anthropogenic disturbance ...
The Geographical Ecology of Mammals
... could have published their contributions here. But to do so would have required an entire issue of the Journal of Mammalogy. We take solace in knowing that the works undoubtedly will appear soon in the world's leading ecological publications. In the first paper, Jim Brown looks at "The Big Picture." ...
... could have published their contributions here. But to do so would have required an entire issue of the Journal of Mammalogy. We take solace in knowing that the works undoubtedly will appear soon in the world's leading ecological publications. In the first paper, Jim Brown looks at "The Big Picture." ...
3.2.1 Fragmentation metrics - Food and Agriculture Organization of
... 2007). A review (Fazey el. 2005) of publications of conservation biologists found that habitat fragmentation was the largest single area of study in conservation biology. Large animals and top carnivores, which are well known to require large areas of habitat, are especially vulnerable to the reduct ...
... 2007). A review (Fazey el. 2005) of publications of conservation biologists found that habitat fragmentation was the largest single area of study in conservation biology. Large animals and top carnivores, which are well known to require large areas of habitat, are especially vulnerable to the reduct ...
PDF file - Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences
... Previous reports have assumed that the species had a southern geographical distribution restricted to the Bahia state in northeastern Brazil (Carpenter 2002). One record of R. bahiensis was reported in 1997 (MZUSP 51758) from Espírito Santo, also in the São Mateus river basin (northern Espírito Sant ...
... Previous reports have assumed that the species had a southern geographical distribution restricted to the Bahia state in northeastern Brazil (Carpenter 2002). One record of R. bahiensis was reported in 1997 (MZUSP 51758) from Espírito Santo, also in the São Mateus river basin (northern Espírito Sant ...
TOWRA POINT NATURE RESERVE PLAN OF MANAGEMENT NSW
... Additional information on Towra Point Nature Reserve can be obtained by contacting: NPWS Sydney South Region Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell ph (02) 9668 9111 fax (02) 9668 9548 ...
... Additional information on Towra Point Nature Reserve can be obtained by contacting: NPWS Sydney South Region Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell ph (02) 9668 9111 fax (02) 9668 9548 ...
Phylogenetic distance can predict susceptibility
... decreasing phylogenetic similarity of focal species to native species (as measured by MIPD) in both sites, although the pattern was significant only for native focal species in the montane community and exotic focal species in the hardwood forest. Similar decreases in herbivory with decreasing relat ...
... decreasing phylogenetic similarity of focal species to native species (as measured by MIPD) in both sites, although the pattern was significant only for native focal species in the montane community and exotic focal species in the hardwood forest. Similar decreases in herbivory with decreasing relat ...
Latitudinal gradients in biotic niche breadth vary
... Figure 1. (a) We show the known scaling relationship between link density (links per species) and species richness. This scaling relationship is a power law and therefore linear in a log – log plot. (b) We show two versions of the latitudinal – niche breadth hypothesis that have been proposed to exp ...
... Figure 1. (a) We show the known scaling relationship between link density (links per species) and species richness. This scaling relationship is a power law and therefore linear in a log – log plot. (b) We show two versions of the latitudinal – niche breadth hypothesis that have been proposed to exp ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... First, rarity could have covaried with some other factor(s) that increased susceptibility of rare species to predators (e.g., size, behavior, or escape ability). An intriguing possibility is that rare species on experimental reefs were common in other habitats and experimental reefs provided those s ...
... First, rarity could have covaried with some other factor(s) that increased susceptibility of rare species to predators (e.g., size, behavior, or escape ability). An intriguing possibility is that rare species on experimental reefs were common in other habitats and experimental reefs provided those s ...
Identifying Critical Areas for Conservation: Biodiversity and Climate
... twenty-five biodiversity hotspots, teeming with globally significant biological diversity. In Mesoamerica alone, nearly 8% of the world’s terrestrial species are found on less than 1% of earth’s landmass (Mauri 2002). Yet, deforestation and uncontrolled human development have resulted in the loss of ...
... twenty-five biodiversity hotspots, teeming with globally significant biological diversity. In Mesoamerica alone, nearly 8% of the world’s terrestrial species are found on less than 1% of earth’s landmass (Mauri 2002). Yet, deforestation and uncontrolled human development have resulted in the loss of ...
Economic Drivers of the α-Index of the Species-Area Curve
... FAO3 data and Species Area Curve estimations for rainforest regions and did not find an EKC relationship. The former also claim, that the marginal impact of income is declining when income rises. So the resulting curve should have an L-shape. A more indirect approach was taken by McPherson and Niesw ...
... FAO3 data and Species Area Curve estimations for rainforest regions and did not find an EKC relationship. The former also claim, that the marginal impact of income is declining when income rises. So the resulting curve should have an L-shape. A more indirect approach was taken by McPherson and Niesw ...
ppt
... growth or J-shaped growth. • First growth phase is slow and called the lag phase • Second growth phase is rapid and called the exponential growth phase • Bacteria can grow at this rate, so why aren’t we up to our ears in bacterial cells? ...
... growth or J-shaped growth. • First growth phase is slow and called the lag phase • Second growth phase is rapid and called the exponential growth phase • Bacteria can grow at this rate, so why aren’t we up to our ears in bacterial cells? ...
Study Guide for Final
... understand the significance of these to demographers. Be able to use age structure diagrams to predict future size of a population. 10. Understand geometric growth curves. Understand and be able to explain exponential and logistic growth curves and the factors that affect each. Understand and be ab ...
... understand the significance of these to demographers. Be able to use age structure diagrams to predict future size of a population. 10. Understand geometric growth curves. Understand and be able to explain exponential and logistic growth curves and the factors that affect each. Understand and be ab ...
Sinclair ARE, Mduma S, Brashares JS. 2003. Patterns of predation
... (top-down) and resource limitation (bottom-up) to act simultaneously to affect herbivore populations. This result may apply generally in systems where there is a diversity of predators and prey. The influence of predation and resource availability on population dynamics has long been a focus of ecol ...
... (top-down) and resource limitation (bottom-up) to act simultaneously to affect herbivore populations. This result may apply generally in systems where there is a diversity of predators and prey. The influence of predation and resource availability on population dynamics has long been a focus of ecol ...
conservation action plan for the russian far east ecoregion complex
... 8. STAKEHOLDERS IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN THE RFE ECOREGION 8.1. Overview of Interest Groups 8.2. Climate for Stakeholder Cooperation ...
... 8. STAKEHOLDERS IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN THE RFE ECOREGION 8.1. Overview of Interest Groups 8.2. Climate for Stakeholder Cooperation ...
Diverse Matter - at www.arxiv.org.
... island effect, i.e., at the extreme of small sampling areas, the exponential form (s logA) [16] seems to account best for data [3,17,18,19]. Despite the nonconformity among the three species-area models, it has been pointed out that they could be approximations of a common but unknown functional f ...
... island effect, i.e., at the extreme of small sampling areas, the exponential form (s logA) [16] seems to account best for data [3,17,18,19]. Despite the nonconformity among the three species-area models, it has been pointed out that they could be approximations of a common but unknown functional f ...
Streambank Stewardship - South Saskatchewan River Watershed
... lush green ribbon between streams and uplands, is home to diverse communities of plants and animals. It also performs many valuable ecological functions.Although occupying only a small area of the total land base, management of riparian areas influences watershed function and has important economic ...
... lush green ribbon between streams and uplands, is home to diverse communities of plants and animals. It also performs many valuable ecological functions.Although occupying only a small area of the total land base, management of riparian areas influences watershed function and has important economic ...
internal parasites of lizards from taiwan
... Even though under some conditions exotic invasive species can acquire non host-specific parasites from the new locality into which they have been introduced (e.g., Rolbiecki 2006), there may also be an absence of transmission routes that could be specific to native hosts, in which case the invaders ...
... Even though under some conditions exotic invasive species can acquire non host-specific parasites from the new locality into which they have been introduced (e.g., Rolbiecki 2006), there may also be an absence of transmission routes that could be specific to native hosts, in which case the invaders ...
Ugar Island - Torres Strait Regional Authority
... located 160 kilometers north east of Thursday Island. The island is formed on a platform of massively bedded basalt, up to 30m high, that is the result of Pleistocene age volcanic activity, and is part of the Eastern Group of Torres Strait Islands which includes Mer (Murray) and Erub (Darnley) and a ...
... located 160 kilometers north east of Thursday Island. The island is formed on a platform of massively bedded basalt, up to 30m high, that is the result of Pleistocene age volcanic activity, and is part of the Eastern Group of Torres Strait Islands which includes Mer (Murray) and Erub (Darnley) and a ...
New Zealand`s Naturally Uncommon Ecosystems
... Abstract: We provide an overview of naturally uncommon ecosystems in New Zealand. Terrestrial ecosystems that were rare before humans colonised New Zealand often have highly specialised and diverse assemblages of flora and fauna, characterised by endemic and rare species. A national-scale typology p ...
... Abstract: We provide an overview of naturally uncommon ecosystems in New Zealand. Terrestrial ecosystems that were rare before humans colonised New Zealand often have highly specialised and diverse assemblages of flora and fauna, characterised by endemic and rare species. A national-scale typology p ...
Trade-offs in community ecology: linking spatial scales and species
... coexistence at different spatial scales, but without any explicit connection among the scales. As examples, we consider McPeek’s studies of interspecific interactions among larval damselflies living in lakes, and Tilman’s studies on herbaceous plants living in old fields. Among genera of damselflies ...
... coexistence at different spatial scales, but without any explicit connection among the scales. As examples, we consider McPeek’s studies of interspecific interactions among larval damselflies living in lakes, and Tilman’s studies on herbaceous plants living in old fields. Among genera of damselflies ...
Mountain Biodiversity and global change
... years people have modified parts of these natural mountain landscapes and created a multitude of cultural landscapes, especially in mountain regions. Mountain people have adapted and have taken advantage of the different climatic and thus ecological belts. Striving for a secured and better livelihood ...
... years people have modified parts of these natural mountain landscapes and created a multitude of cultural landscapes, especially in mountain regions. Mountain people have adapted and have taken advantage of the different climatic and thus ecological belts. Striving for a secured and better livelihood ...
boughman 2002 tree sensory drive and speciation
... than in aquatic taxa [a], perhaps because the ‘color’ of terrestrial light environments is less distinct or more variable over time [b] unless habitats are quite different (e.g. forest versus desert or night versus day). However, not all three components of sensory drive (habitat transmission, perce ...
... than in aquatic taxa [a], perhaps because the ‘color’ of terrestrial light environments is less distinct or more variable over time [b] unless habitats are quite different (e.g. forest versus desert or night versus day). However, not all three components of sensory drive (habitat transmission, perce ...
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.