St Andrews Catchment - Nillumbik Shire Council
... Cemetery as part of the rush to the Caledonian Diggings. Gold was being extracted from One Tree Hill and gullies and creeks in the surrounding area. By 1890, records show that nearly 25,000 ounces of gold had been extracted. The landscape was radically altered, not only by the diggings but by the re ...
... Cemetery as part of the rush to the Caledonian Diggings. Gold was being extracted from One Tree Hill and gullies and creeks in the surrounding area. By 1890, records show that nearly 25,000 ounces of gold had been extracted. The landscape was radically altered, not only by the diggings but by the re ...
Conservation Action Plan for the golden jackal
... the Mediterranean and Black Sea coast of the Balkan Peninsula (Demeter & Spassov 1993, Krystufek et.al. 1997). Most of the jackals were concentrated in the eastern parts of the peninsula mainly in Bulgaria (Krystufek et.al. 1997) and were also widespread in a large part of Greece until recently (Map ...
... the Mediterranean and Black Sea coast of the Balkan Peninsula (Demeter & Spassov 1993, Krystufek et.al. 1997). Most of the jackals were concentrated in the eastern parts of the peninsula mainly in Bulgaria (Krystufek et.al. 1997) and were also widespread in a large part of Greece until recently (Map ...
The invasion and potential impact of the Asian - source url
... which is currently spreading rapidly across Australia. Despite the speed and extent of this spread, and widely documented impacts of this species on gecko fauna in other parts of its introduced range (reviewed herein), very little concern has been shown for its potential impact in Australia. This is ...
... which is currently spreading rapidly across Australia. Despite the speed and extent of this spread, and widely documented impacts of this species on gecko fauna in other parts of its introduced range (reviewed herein), very little concern has been shown for its potential impact in Australia. This is ...
European Black Slug Risk Assessment
... effects on ecosystem functioning by altering assemblages of species-specific traits, which can influence ecosystem processes (Carlsson et al. 2004). Introduced slugs have invaded many parts of the world where they are recognized as important pests of gardens and agriculture, but little is known abou ...
... effects on ecosystem functioning by altering assemblages of species-specific traits, which can influence ecosystem processes (Carlsson et al. 2004). Introduced slugs have invaded many parts of the world where they are recognized as important pests of gardens and agriculture, but little is known abou ...
Mimicry in Butterflies: Microscopic Structure
... Mimicry is an interesting phenomenon in which species that are not closely related nevertheless look alike. This accidental resemblance is found throughout nature, and is selected for because it benefits the mimic. The simple genetic explanation of mimicry is that it is a result of mutations and sel ...
... Mimicry is an interesting phenomenon in which species that are not closely related nevertheless look alike. This accidental resemblance is found throughout nature, and is selected for because it benefits the mimic. The simple genetic explanation of mimicry is that it is a result of mutations and sel ...
Functional diversity - Centre d`étude de la forêt
... Functional diversity is a component of biodiversity that generally concerns the range of things that organisms do in communities and ecosystems. Here, we review how functional diversity can explain and predict the impact of organisms on ecosystems and thereby provide a mechanistic link between the t ...
... Functional diversity is a component of biodiversity that generally concerns the range of things that organisms do in communities and ecosystems. Here, we review how functional diversity can explain and predict the impact of organisms on ecosystems and thereby provide a mechanistic link between the t ...
Christmas Island National Park Draft Management Plan 2012-2022
... This plan encourages and supports visitor use and appreciation of the park that does not impact on the park’s natural environment or visitor safety. Increasing visitor understanding and appreciation of the park’s environment is an important part of improving the visitor experience. Park facilities a ...
... This plan encourages and supports visitor use and appreciation of the park that does not impact on the park’s natural environment or visitor safety. Increasing visitor understanding and appreciation of the park’s environment is an important part of improving the visitor experience. Park facilities a ...
Interspecific and integroup interactions of mantled
... makes up 12.5% of their diet [Neville et al., 1988]. White-faced capuchins are the most omnivorous of the species with up to 65% of their diet consisting of fruit and including more vertebrate and invertebrate prey than either of the other species [Freese & Oppenheimer, 1981]. Black-handed spider mo ...
... makes up 12.5% of their diet [Neville et al., 1988]. White-faced capuchins are the most omnivorous of the species with up to 65% of their diet consisting of fruit and including more vertebrate and invertebrate prey than either of the other species [Freese & Oppenheimer, 1981]. Black-handed spider mo ...
bullfrogs - Endangered Wildlife Trust
... • Report anyone who keeps, breeds and/or sells Giant Bullfrogs, and does not have a provincial permit to do so to your provincial conservation department. You see bullfrogs being persecuted for food or recreation • Take photographs of the incident. Note as much information about the offenders as p ...
... • Report anyone who keeps, breeds and/or sells Giant Bullfrogs, and does not have a provincial permit to do so to your provincial conservation department. You see bullfrogs being persecuted for food or recreation • Take photographs of the incident. Note as much information about the offenders as p ...
LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS OF BIODIVERSITY: Pattern, Process
... of a relationship changes with focus or extent. Studies involving species richness, as well as with most other aspects of biodiversity, are expected to be strongly dependent on spatial scale because of the manner in which species richness increases with area. Larger areas contain more individuals, m ...
... of a relationship changes with focus or extent. Studies involving species richness, as well as with most other aspects of biodiversity, are expected to be strongly dependent on spatial scale because of the manner in which species richness increases with area. Larger areas contain more individuals, m ...
sPeCial issUe FeaTUre - The Oceanography Society
... hyperthermophiles have often been cultured from samples of superheated (> 250°C) hydrothermal fluids or materials (e.g., Takai et al., 2004). It is likely that these organisms are at least exposed to this extreme high temperature, because the most parsimonious explanation for their occurrence in the ...
... hyperthermophiles have often been cultured from samples of superheated (> 250°C) hydrothermal fluids or materials (e.g., Takai et al., 2004). It is likely that these organisms are at least exposed to this extreme high temperature, because the most parsimonious explanation for their occurrence in the ...
The Known and Potential Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity
... between the atmosphere, hydrosphere (oceans and lakes), cryosphere (ice), land, and organisms. Climate is “average weather”, described statistically in terms of the mean and variability of temperature, precipitation, and wind (IPCC 2001a). As the Sun’s rays (short-wave radiation) enter the atmospher ...
... between the atmosphere, hydrosphere (oceans and lakes), cryosphere (ice), land, and organisms. Climate is “average weather”, described statistically in terms of the mean and variability of temperature, precipitation, and wind (IPCC 2001a). As the Sun’s rays (short-wave radiation) enter the atmospher ...
Garry Oak Ecosystems
... fungi, and bacteria use these fuels to drive their life processes, and as the fuels are used up, the carbon they contain is released back into the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide. Rapid and effective carbon cycling may be blocked in some ecosystems, resulting in a buildup of plant litter, w ...
... fungi, and bacteria use these fuels to drive their life processes, and as the fuels are used up, the carbon they contain is released back into the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide. Rapid and effective carbon cycling may be blocked in some ecosystems, resulting in a buildup of plant litter, w ...
old-growth savannahs and tropical ecosystem
... evidence of their antiquity and conservation values, savannahs are commonly mistaken for severely degraded forests. I begin by looking back to the ways savannahs were described in the ecological literature and how ecosystem degradation has been conceptualized in the tropics. Two key themes emerge: ( ...
... evidence of their antiquity and conservation values, savannahs are commonly mistaken for severely degraded forests. I begin by looking back to the ways savannahs were described in the ecological literature and how ecosystem degradation has been conceptualized in the tropics. Two key themes emerge: ( ...
The Known and Potential Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity
... between the atmosphere, hydrosphere (oceans and lakes), cryosphere (ice), land, and organisms. Climate is “average weather”, described statistically in terms of the mean and variability of temperature, precipitation, and wind (IPCC 2001a). As the Sun’s rays (short-wave radiation) enter the atmospher ...
... between the atmosphere, hydrosphere (oceans and lakes), cryosphere (ice), land, and organisms. Climate is “average weather”, described statistically in terms of the mean and variability of temperature, precipitation, and wind (IPCC 2001a). As the Sun’s rays (short-wave radiation) enter the atmospher ...
Effects of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
... All study lakes exist within the North and South Thompson River watersheds in British Columbia’s south-central interior where the climate is dry, with warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters. The landscape ranges from arid valley river basins dominated by grasslands and open forests to forested ...
... All study lakes exist within the North and South Thompson River watersheds in British Columbia’s south-central interior where the climate is dry, with warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters. The landscape ranges from arid valley river basins dominated by grasslands and open forests to forested ...
5-2 - ICFCST
... Link. It was supposed to be that Dendroctonus micans was brought into the Borzhomi Valley with mass transportation of unbarked spruce logs from northern areas of Soviet Union. The species was firstly found out in the Borzhomi in 1956, and during ten years spread on the area of 120 thousand hectares ...
... Link. It was supposed to be that Dendroctonus micans was brought into the Borzhomi Valley with mass transportation of unbarked spruce logs from northern areas of Soviet Union. The species was firstly found out in the Borzhomi in 1956, and during ten years spread on the area of 120 thousand hectares ...
scale-dependent responses of plant biodiversity to nitrogen
... within localities translate to changes in diversity at larger scales that are relevant to policy and management. Currently, it is unclear how N enrichment affects biodiversity at scales larger than a small plot. We synthesized data from 18 N-enrichment experiments across North America to examine the ...
... within localities translate to changes in diversity at larger scales that are relevant to policy and management. Currently, it is unclear how N enrichment affects biodiversity at scales larger than a small plot. We synthesized data from 18 N-enrichment experiments across North America to examine the ...
Coral Stress Response Plan for the Coral and Marine Aquarium Fish
... the GBR highlights such issues as rises in sea level and sea temperature, changes to ocean chemistry, increased storm prevalence and intensity, altered rainfall patterns and resulting effects on water salinity. These changes have been shown to act as stressors on corals, which can cause widespread b ...
... the GBR highlights such issues as rises in sea level and sea temperature, changes to ocean chemistry, increased storm prevalence and intensity, altered rainfall patterns and resulting effects on water salinity. These changes have been shown to act as stressors on corals, which can cause widespread b ...
A review of the ecological implications of mariculture and
... basis. The report will be limited to marine species currently cultivated/harvested, and methods currently practised in Ireland, and will include those likely to be adopted by the year 2001. In addition, this report will recommend management measures to counteract any negative ecological effects. Thi ...
... basis. The report will be limited to marine species currently cultivated/harvested, and methods currently practised in Ireland, and will include those likely to be adopted by the year 2001. In addition, this report will recommend management measures to counteract any negative ecological effects. Thi ...
The Role of Economic and Social Factors Driving Predator Control
... also admittedly used for carnivores. Most managers considered that efficacy of legal methods for control of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) was very limited. Overall, nonselective methods, such as some types of snares, were more frequently employed in commercial than in noncommercial estates. Most managers be ...
... also admittedly used for carnivores. Most managers considered that efficacy of legal methods for control of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) was very limited. Overall, nonselective methods, such as some types of snares, were more frequently employed in commercial than in noncommercial estates. Most managers be ...
ERP Conservation Strategy - Data Portal
... Regions. It responds to analysis of Stage 1 research, restoration, and monitoring activities that determined the CALFED through-Delta conveyance alternative, as it had been implemented, did not achieve sufficient progress in sustaining viable populations of endangered and threatened aquatic species. ...
... Regions. It responds to analysis of Stage 1 research, restoration, and monitoring activities that determined the CALFED through-Delta conveyance alternative, as it had been implemented, did not achieve sufficient progress in sustaining viable populations of endangered and threatened aquatic species. ...
Effects of predatory ants on lower trophic levels across a gradient of
... and structure, and affects predator communities. Theory predicts that strong top-down cascades are less likely to occur as habitat and food web complexity decrease. 2. To examine relationships between habitat complexity and predator effects, we excluded ants from coffee plants in coffee agroecosyste ...
... and structure, and affects predator communities. Theory predicts that strong top-down cascades are less likely to occur as habitat and food web complexity decrease. 2. To examine relationships between habitat complexity and predator effects, we excluded ants from coffee plants in coffee agroecosyste ...
potential mechanisms underlying the displacement of native red
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... Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., 25 Science Park, Suite 360, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 USA ...
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.