NB Biodiversity Strategy: Goals and Management Outcomes
... value that is considered acceptable • Targets are statements of desired outcomes related to specific biodiversity values ...
... value that is considered acceptable • Targets are statements of desired outcomes related to specific biodiversity values ...
Big APES Exam review questions for each unit
... 7. List ten non-renewable resources. Describe one use for each resource. 8. Describe five ways to increase our supply of non-fuel resources. 9. Name three commonly used types of fossil fuel. Give three advantages and three disadvantages of using each type of fossil fuel. 10. Explain one mineral or f ...
... 7. List ten non-renewable resources. Describe one use for each resource. 8. Describe five ways to increase our supply of non-fuel resources. 9. Name three commonly used types of fossil fuel. Give three advantages and three disadvantages of using each type of fossil fuel. 10. Explain one mineral or f ...
Definitions, Categories and Criteria for Threatened and Priority
... lakes has occurred due to hydrology being altered to the point that few of the original flora or fauna species are able to tolerate the level of salinity and/or water logging. Modification of structure: The understorey of a plant community may be altered by weed invasion due to nutrient enrichment b ...
... lakes has occurred due to hydrology being altered to the point that few of the original flora or fauna species are able to tolerate the level of salinity and/or water logging. Modification of structure: The understorey of a plant community may be altered by weed invasion due to nutrient enrichment b ...
Elephants in Africa: Big, grey biodiversity thieves?
... knock-on effects for sympatric species10,18,19. The effects of elephants on biological diversity in protected areas are of particular concern in light of how expansion in human populations, and the land-use change that follows, places increasing pressure on reserves to preserve biological diversity. ...
... knock-on effects for sympatric species10,18,19. The effects of elephants on biological diversity in protected areas are of particular concern in light of how expansion in human populations, and the land-use change that follows, places increasing pressure on reserves to preserve biological diversity. ...
Biodiversity Research
... iological diversity is fundamental to our life. Not only does it secure our material needs, it also provides valuable services that humans require from their environment, such as food, clothing, clean drinking water, and medical care. It ensures the stability of our habitats and is an essential basi ...
... iological diversity is fundamental to our life. Not only does it secure our material needs, it also provides valuable services that humans require from their environment, such as food, clothing, clean drinking water, and medical care. It ensures the stability of our habitats and is an essential basi ...
Species functional redundancy, random extinctions and the stability
... Summary 1 The level of functional redundancy in natural communities is likely to modulate how ecosystem stability is affected by local species extinction. Thus, extinction should have no effect if all species have similar functions, but a major effect if each carries different functions. 2 We provid ...
... Summary 1 The level of functional redundancy in natural communities is likely to modulate how ecosystem stability is affected by local species extinction. Thus, extinction should have no effect if all species have similar functions, but a major effect if each carries different functions. 2 We provid ...
House mouse Scientific name: Mus musculus
... The following are predicted impacts of house mice on island communities, particularly those that lack other invasive mammals; the impacts of mice on inland habitats and islands with other invasive mammals and predators are likely to be reduced. Mice could potentially change vegetation communit ...
... The following are predicted impacts of house mice on island communities, particularly those that lack other invasive mammals; the impacts of mice on inland habitats and islands with other invasive mammals and predators are likely to be reduced. Mice could potentially change vegetation communit ...
Marine Invertebrate Conservation: Evaluation of Fisheries Over
... ranging from the perception of overfishing because of competition by user groups for a common property resource to extensive overfishing to near extinction because of poaching by either licensed or unlicensed fishers. As a group, marine invertebrates seem particularly resistant to overfishing, prima ...
... ranging from the perception of overfishing because of competition by user groups for a common property resource to extensive overfishing to near extinction because of poaching by either licensed or unlicensed fishers. As a group, marine invertebrates seem particularly resistant to overfishing, prima ...
in Central Asia - Zoï Environment Network
... nations participate in the main international conventions related to the issue. All Central Asian countries are members of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and most are members of the Convention on Migratory Species, ...
... nations participate in the main international conventions related to the issue. All Central Asian countries are members of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and most are members of the Convention on Migratory Species, ...
Effects of land use on plant diversity
... options on plant diversity and their covariables. We found important covariables of specific land-use classes but little evidence that land-use effects can be generally explained by their environmental and socio-economic context. We also found a strong regional bias in the number of studies (i.e. mo ...
... options on plant diversity and their covariables. We found important covariables of specific land-use classes but little evidence that land-use effects can be generally explained by their environmental and socio-economic context. We also found a strong regional bias in the number of studies (i.e. mo ...
Biodiversity and Plant-Animal Coevolution
... many higher plants for successful fructification, and active seed dispersal by animal vectors is a key demographic stage for maintaining forest regeneration and dynamics. Both processes depend on the provision by plants of some type of food resource that animals can obtain while foraging. These plan ...
... many higher plants for successful fructification, and active seed dispersal by animal vectors is a key demographic stage for maintaining forest regeneration and dynamics. Both processes depend on the provision by plants of some type of food resource that animals can obtain while foraging. These plan ...
Aquatic Insects for Biomonitoring Freshwater Ecosystems: A Report
... Aquatic insects may considered model organisms in analyzing the structure and function of the freshwater ecosystem because of their high abundance, high birth rate with short generation time, large biomass and rapid colonization of freshwater habitats. They play important role in ecosystem functioni ...
... Aquatic insects may considered model organisms in analyzing the structure and function of the freshwater ecosystem because of their high abundance, high birth rate with short generation time, large biomass and rapid colonization of freshwater habitats. They play important role in ecosystem functioni ...
TIDES AND SEASCAPE CONFIGURATION: DETERMINANTS OF
... intertidal and sub tidal areas were established (three transects per zone). To preliminary assess the potential influence that wave exposure and proximity to mangroves and coral reef areas of the park had on these assemblages, two sites were located close to mangrove/coral reefs and in sheltered are ...
... intertidal and sub tidal areas were established (three transects per zone). To preliminary assess the potential influence that wave exposure and proximity to mangroves and coral reef areas of the park had on these assemblages, two sites were located close to mangrove/coral reefs and in sheltered are ...
Learning Expedition Plan Title From Trash to Treasure School
... 7.2b: The environment may be altered through the activities of organisms. Alterations are sometimes abrupt. Some species may replace others over time, resulting in long-term gradual changes (ecological succession). 7.2c: Overpopulation by any species impacts the environment due to the increased use ...
... 7.2b: The environment may be altered through the activities of organisms. Alterations are sometimes abrupt. Some species may replace others over time, resulting in long-term gradual changes (ecological succession). 7.2c: Overpopulation by any species impacts the environment due to the increased use ...
Unit 2 - OpenWetWare
... 15. Explain how organisms interact in a community through competition, predation, and symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism). 16. Explain how the introduction of exotic/invasive species (p153) into an unoccupied habitat can affect that area. 17. Describe the stages of primary succession ...
... 15. Explain how organisms interact in a community through competition, predation, and symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism). 16. Explain how the introduction of exotic/invasive species (p153) into an unoccupied habitat can affect that area. 17. Describe the stages of primary succession ...
Indirect Effects of Introduced Predators on Seabird Islands
... The dynamics of apparent competition on islands have been theoretically studied for the specific case where the primary prey is a native species, and the predator and secondary prey are introduced mammals (Courchamp et al. 1999, Gaucel and Pontier 2005, Zhang et al. 2006). An introduced prey species ...
... The dynamics of apparent competition on islands have been theoretically studied for the specific case where the primary prey is a native species, and the predator and secondary prey are introduced mammals (Courchamp et al. 1999, Gaucel and Pontier 2005, Zhang et al. 2006). An introduced prey species ...
Assembly history dictates ecosystem functioning
... community structure. However, little is known as to how assembly history may affect ecosystem functioning via its effect on community structure. Using wood-decaying fungi as a model system, we provide experimental evidence that large differences in ecosystem functioning can be caused by small differ ...
... community structure. However, little is known as to how assembly history may affect ecosystem functioning via its effect on community structure. Using wood-decaying fungi as a model system, we provide experimental evidence that large differences in ecosystem functioning can be caused by small differ ...
What is Biodiversity
... living in a particular area. If we consider this area at its largest scale - the entire world - then biodiversity can be summarized as "life on earth." However, scientists use a broader de nition of biodiversity, designed to include not only living organisms and their complex interactions, but also ...
... living in a particular area. If we consider this area at its largest scale - the entire world - then biodiversity can be summarized as "life on earth." However, scientists use a broader de nition of biodiversity, designed to include not only living organisms and their complex interactions, but also ...
Where Is the World`s Biological Diversity Found?
... Species richness can be greater where complex topography and great geological age provide more environmental variation, which allows genetic isolation, local adaptation, and speciation to occur. For example, a species able to colonize a series of isolated mountain peaks in the Andes during a period ...
... Species richness can be greater where complex topography and great geological age provide more environmental variation, which allows genetic isolation, local adaptation, and speciation to occur. For example, a species able to colonize a series of isolated mountain peaks in the Andes during a period ...
Layman report - European Commission
... Mediterranean Shags and Audouin’s Gulls are significantly affected by rats which predate on their eggs and chicks. Therefore, in order to improve the breeding success of these two species, a series of rat eradication operations was carried out after the initial assessment and prioritization of 83 di ...
... Mediterranean Shags and Audouin’s Gulls are significantly affected by rats which predate on their eggs and chicks. Therefore, in order to improve the breeding success of these two species, a series of rat eradication operations was carried out after the initial assessment and prioritization of 83 di ...
Cultural Keystone Species: Implications for Ecological
... keystone species and cultural keystone species is in the defining influence a species exerts within its respective “sphere.” Unlike ecological keystones, whose identity hinges on the expected ecological influence of a species relative to its biomass, the main criterion for a cultural keystone specie ...
... keystone species and cultural keystone species is in the defining influence a species exerts within its respective “sphere.” Unlike ecological keystones, whose identity hinges on the expected ecological influence of a species relative to its biomass, the main criterion for a cultural keystone specie ...
Biodiversity Distribution - Waveney District Council
... local or national importance. These sites do not receive statutory protection, although they may carry other designations that are statutorily protected. ...
... local or national importance. These sites do not receive statutory protection, although they may carry other designations that are statutorily protected. ...
New York City, the Lower Hudson River, and Jamaica Bay.
... production ranges from 700 to 1,500 g/m2 in Jamaica Bay marshes.274 This primary production is essential for the larger estuarine food web, including the production of commercially and recreationally valuable fish species that use marshes as nursery areas.275 Kneib (2003) developed models of marsh n ...
... production ranges from 700 to 1,500 g/m2 in Jamaica Bay marshes.274 This primary production is essential for the larger estuarine food web, including the production of commercially and recreationally valuable fish species that use marshes as nursery areas.275 Kneib (2003) developed models of marsh n ...
Petition to list the Giant Palouse Earthworm
... E other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence. Factors A, B, C, D, and E play a significant role in endangering the continued existence of the Giant Palouse Earthworm. The most immediate threat to this species is the loss of native habitat from agriculture and development. Thi ...
... E other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence. Factors A, B, C, D, and E play a significant role in endangering the continued existence of the Giant Palouse Earthworm. The most immediate threat to this species is the loss of native habitat from agriculture and development. Thi ...
View/Open
... Valuing the nonmarket impacts can be challenging. In this regard, economists are employing such tools as dynamic optimization and ex ante simulation analyses to assist decision makers (Evans, Spreen, & Knapp, 2002). Use is also being made of methods such as “contingent valuation” and “willingness-to ...
... Valuing the nonmarket impacts can be challenging. In this regard, economists are employing such tools as dynamic optimization and ex ante simulation analyses to assist decision makers (Evans, Spreen, & Knapp, 2002). Use is also being made of methods such as “contingent valuation” and “willingness-to ...
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.