white-tailed deer - managed species
... during the breeding season. Males begin rutting as early as September, and at this time they become entirely preoccupied with locating does for mating. They do not guard harems, as with elk, rather they mark and defend a geographical territory, and challenge other males for opportunities to mate wit ...
... during the breeding season. Males begin rutting as early as September, and at this time they become entirely preoccupied with locating does for mating. They do not guard harems, as with elk, rather they mark and defend a geographical territory, and challenge other males for opportunities to mate wit ...
Ondatra zibethicus
... certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards. In 1995 negotiations began on the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) between the EU, Canada, Russia ...
... certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards. In 1995 negotiations began on the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) between the EU, Canada, Russia ...
table of contents - North American Prairie Conference 2016
... to investigate important factors in determining fire effects. Variations in soils, weather, climate, and plant species (including invasive plants) are hypothesized to be important predictors of fire effects, but the relative importance of different variables across the region has not been quantified ...
... to investigate important factors in determining fire effects. Variations in soils, weather, climate, and plant species (including invasive plants) are hypothesized to be important predictors of fire effects, but the relative importance of different variables across the region has not been quantified ...
Mapping of the Human-Leopard Conflict (HLC) Areas and
... the life of the leopards in their natural habitats forcing them to either migrate to another prey-base rich habitat or compete with the existing degraded habitat by adopting alternate predation on livestock population. On this line of presentation, the participants were encouraged to interact with D ...
... the life of the leopards in their natural habitats forcing them to either migrate to another prey-base rich habitat or compete with the existing degraded habitat by adopting alternate predation on livestock population. On this line of presentation, the participants were encouraged to interact with D ...
2015 Vermont Forest Fragmentation Report
... The Background of Act 118 of 2014 In 2014 the Vermont General Assembly enacted Act 118 (S.100), an act relating to forest integrity, with findings that: The forests of Vermont are a unique resource that provides habitat for wildlife, is a renewable resource for human use, provides jobs for Vermont ...
... The Background of Act 118 of 2014 In 2014 the Vermont General Assembly enacted Act 118 (S.100), an act relating to forest integrity, with findings that: The forests of Vermont are a unique resource that provides habitat for wildlife, is a renewable resource for human use, provides jobs for Vermont ...
MUTUALISM AND CORAL PERSISTENCE: THE ROLE OF
... because they are able to consume lipid-rich coral mucus. This mucus provides a dietary supplement that may help corals attract and retain low-mobility symbionts such as Mithrax, securing for the coral long-term and predictable protection against competitors. Structurally complex but competitively in ...
... because they are able to consume lipid-rich coral mucus. This mucus provides a dietary supplement that may help corals attract and retain low-mobility symbionts such as Mithrax, securing for the coral long-term and predictable protection against competitors. Structurally complex but competitively in ...
secondary succession
... composition, but there may be apparent directional change (e.g. an orderly process of community development that is reasonably directional and somewhat predictable). • Thus succession is a temporal change in community composition ...
... composition, but there may be apparent directional change (e.g. an orderly process of community development that is reasonably directional and somewhat predictable). • Thus succession is a temporal change in community composition ...
Effects of human actions on four ecological systems, Margaret Candace Kosmala
... Figure 3-1: Soybean plant size over time....................................................................................... 49 Figure 3-2: Correlation matrices of measures of soybean plant growth and yield. ....................... 50 Figure 3-3: Soybean yield by plant diversity ................. ...
... Figure 3-1: Soybean plant size over time....................................................................................... 49 Figure 3-2: Correlation matrices of measures of soybean plant growth and yield. ....................... 50 Figure 3-3: Soybean yield by plant diversity ................. ...
report of the first meeting of the ad hoc technical expert group
... New or more vigorous pests, especially those that have adverse effects on human health: (i) the released LM mosquitoes may not function as expected, for example due to gene silencing or undetected failures in the development of self-limiting LM mosquitoes, which could result in the release of sexual ...
... New or more vigorous pests, especially those that have adverse effects on human health: (i) the released LM mosquitoes may not function as expected, for example due to gene silencing or undetected failures in the development of self-limiting LM mosquitoes, which could result in the release of sexual ...
... species that is not dominant in its native range becoming aggressive in its new geographical area. One ecological hypothesis states that introduced species take advantage of a partially or completely vacant niche in the new range (e.g., Cizek et al., 2004). This empty niche often results from human ...
Wetland paradise lost: Miocene community dynamics in large
... time intervals in our basic dataset (see online appendix at http://evolutionary-ecology.com/ data/1941App.pdf). We calculated the NISP for each locality in the subset and plotted this against the number of species. For the NISP calculation we omitted the excessively rich locality of Sandelzhausen, b ...
... time intervals in our basic dataset (see online appendix at http://evolutionary-ecology.com/ data/1941App.pdf). We calculated the NISP for each locality in the subset and plotted this against the number of species. For the NISP calculation we omitted the excessively rich locality of Sandelzhausen, b ...
Invasive Alien Species: A Toolkit of Best Prevention and
... Containment of the Spread of Chromolaena Weed in Australia Containment vs. Eradication: Miconia calvescens in Hawaii Seed Movement on Vehicles: a Study from Kakadu National Park, Australia Reptile Recovery on Round Island Conservation Management Areas in Mauritius Mechanical and Chemical Control of ...
... Containment of the Spread of Chromolaena Weed in Australia Containment vs. Eradication: Miconia calvescens in Hawaii Seed Movement on Vehicles: a Study from Kakadu National Park, Australia Reptile Recovery on Round Island Conservation Management Areas in Mauritius Mechanical and Chemical Control of ...
DYNAMICS OF DRUPELLA CORNUS POPULATIONS ON KENYAN
... (Blac_ and Johnson 1994). D. cornus feeds exclusively on corals and although it is often associated with Acropora, Montipora, Seriatopora, and Pocillopora (Moyer et al. 1982; Turner 1994; Cumming personal communication) this would seem to be more of a preference for branching coral forms than a diet ...
... (Blac_ and Johnson 1994). D. cornus feeds exclusively on corals and although it is often associated with Acropora, Montipora, Seriatopora, and Pocillopora (Moyer et al. 1982; Turner 1994; Cumming personal communication) this would seem to be more of a preference for branching coral forms than a diet ...
The Canadian Seal Hunt: No Management and
... At the same time, the likely short and long-term consequences for seal populations of climate change, including the increased frequency of “bad ice years” already recorded, simply cannot be captured within the management models used. Inevitably, the population projections used are based upon assumpt ...
... At the same time, the likely short and long-term consequences for seal populations of climate change, including the increased frequency of “bad ice years” already recorded, simply cannot be captured within the management models used. Inevitably, the population projections used are based upon assumpt ...
Bringing the Hutchinsonian niche into the 21st century
... one could characterize the ecological niche of a species as an abstract mapping of population dynamics onto an environmental space, the axes of which are abiotic and biotic factors that influence birth and death rates. If a habitat has conditions within a species’ niche, a population should persist ...
... one could characterize the ecological niche of a species as an abstract mapping of population dynamics onto an environmental space, the axes of which are abiotic and biotic factors that influence birth and death rates. If a habitat has conditions within a species’ niche, a population should persist ...
Chapter 7 - Ecology, Social Behavior, and Conservation in Zebras
... assemblages can also transform landscapes in ways that influence each other’s foraging behavior, nutritional state, and population processes. As large-bodied hindgut fermenting zebras consume less digestible forage, they increase the availability of more digestible forage required for foregut fermen ...
... assemblages can also transform landscapes in ways that influence each other’s foraging behavior, nutritional state, and population processes. As large-bodied hindgut fermenting zebras consume less digestible forage, they increase the availability of more digestible forage required for foregut fermen ...
Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic
... superior (Darwin, 1859; Sax & Brown, 2000; Van Kleunen et al., 2011), and recent work has shown that a single suite of European species dominates many invaded grasslands worldwide (Firn et al., 2011). Conversely, some ecosystems may be particularly vulnerable to invasion, such as those with low dive ...
... superior (Darwin, 1859; Sax & Brown, 2000; Van Kleunen et al., 2011), and recent work has shown that a single suite of European species dominates many invaded grasslands worldwide (Firn et al., 2011). Conversely, some ecosystems may be particularly vulnerable to invasion, such as those with low dive ...
view / - Mesoamerican Herpetology
... The SVL of the female was 48.8 mm, and its body mass was 10.45 g. The female contained 116 eggs in the ovaries, with an egg mass of 6.72 g and a mean diameter of 2.59 ± 0.40 (range 1.07–3.73). These data are similar to those reported by Lang (1995). This information is important because it adds to o ...
... The SVL of the female was 48.8 mm, and its body mass was 10.45 g. The female contained 116 eggs in the ovaries, with an egg mass of 6.72 g and a mean diameter of 2.59 ± 0.40 (range 1.07–3.73). These data are similar to those reported by Lang (1995). This information is important because it adds to o ...
Babcock RCW Plan - Florida Department of Environmental Protection
... Goal 4. Assure an optimum boundary for BRP by continuing to identify and pursue acquisition needs. The objectives of this goal include the maintenance and restoration of habitat connectivity. Babcock Ranch Inc. is a not-for-profit, state-appointed corporation established by the BRP Act to advise Bab ...
... Goal 4. Assure an optimum boundary for BRP by continuing to identify and pursue acquisition needs. The objectives of this goal include the maintenance and restoration of habitat connectivity. Babcock Ranch Inc. is a not-for-profit, state-appointed corporation established by the BRP Act to advise Bab ...
Influence of prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) on habitat
... al., 1994). What are the ecological consequences of the prairie dogs’ disappearance? There is evidence that grasslands occupied by prairie dogs have been negatively impacted, from the landscape level to the species level. Unfortunately the reduced abundance and range of prairie dogs makes it difficu ...
... al., 1994). What are the ecological consequences of the prairie dogs’ disappearance? There is evidence that grasslands occupied by prairie dogs have been negatively impacted, from the landscape level to the species level. Unfortunately the reduced abundance and range of prairie dogs makes it difficu ...
definitions of harmful alteration, disruption or destruction (hadd)
... are associated with sedimentation, turbidity / shading, nutrients, flow patterns, and physical damage or removal. Previously, it was determined that eelgrass in eastern Canada has characteristics which meet the criteria of an Ecologically Significant Species because if the species were to be perturb ...
... are associated with sedimentation, turbidity / shading, nutrients, flow patterns, and physical damage or removal. Previously, it was determined that eelgrass in eastern Canada has characteristics which meet the criteria of an Ecologically Significant Species because if the species were to be perturb ...
Volume 2, Chapter 7-4 Arthropods: Spiders and Peatlands
... harvestmen among any moss collections. Perhaps I simply was not observant at the right times. Biström and Pajunen identified three moisture content levels (dry, moist, and wet) among these Finnish mosses and estimated the number of individuals per sample in each of these three conditions. They then ...
... harvestmen among any moss collections. Perhaps I simply was not observant at the right times. Biström and Pajunen identified three moisture content levels (dry, moist, and wet) among these Finnish mosses and estimated the number of individuals per sample in each of these three conditions. They then ...
UMARP_Report_02-21-2010_Submit_Science_Prog
... and processes, including viable populations of Delta fisheries and other aquatic organisms; (b) The reliability of California water supply imported from the Sacramento River or the San Joaquin River watershed.“ Targets and performance measures also require a strategy for collecting data. The UMARP s ...
... and processes, including viable populations of Delta fisheries and other aquatic organisms; (b) The reliability of California water supply imported from the Sacramento River or the San Joaquin River watershed.“ Targets and performance measures also require a strategy for collecting data. The UMARP s ...
J Appl Ecol ST2 - Monitoring Matters Network
... We divided the environmental monitoring schemes into three categories defined by their degree of local participation: 1) Scientist-executed monitoring schemes; which did not involve local stakeholders; 2) Monitoring where local stakeholders are involved in data collection (and sometimes also in deci ...
... We divided the environmental monitoring schemes into three categories defined by their degree of local participation: 1) Scientist-executed monitoring schemes; which did not involve local stakeholders; 2) Monitoring where local stakeholders are involved in data collection (and sometimes also in deci ...
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias fannini)
... some foraging locations currently may be limited by the amount of suitable nesting habitat that remains undeveloped. Suitable tall trees as nesting habitat near foraging areas have declined in some parts of British Columbia over the past century due to increases in the size of human populations and ...
... some foraging locations currently may be limited by the amount of suitable nesting habitat that remains undeveloped. Suitable tall trees as nesting habitat near foraging areas have declined in some parts of British Columbia over the past century due to increases in the size of human populations and ...
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.