Contents Organising committee - New Zealand Ecological Society
... lunch, snacks, bottled water are provided. Tea and coffee are also available on the island. Wear strong footwear for walking. Bring a raincoat and warm jacket as well as a sunhat. Footwear, clothing and field gear must be scrupulously clean, and free of all dirt, seeds, insects, pocket fluff. You wi ...
... lunch, snacks, bottled water are provided. Tea and coffee are also available on the island. Wear strong footwear for walking. Bring a raincoat and warm jacket as well as a sunhat. Footwear, clothing and field gear must be scrupulously clean, and free of all dirt, seeds, insects, pocket fluff. You wi ...
stc5_18_review_re_establishment_0
... plans and other conservation initiatives it is vital that their occurrence, progress and outcomes are recorded (1) to inform future re-establishment projects for related species, and (2) to allow the implementation of action plans and other conservation initiatives to be monitored. IUCN defines ‘re- ...
... plans and other conservation initiatives it is vital that their occurrence, progress and outcomes are recorded (1) to inform future re-establishment projects for related species, and (2) to allow the implementation of action plans and other conservation initiatives to be monitored. IUCN defines ‘re- ...
Unifying sources and sinks in ecology andEarth sciences
... deficit. In the case of the bay checkerspot butterfly, the habitat quality of small patches with a southern slope is too low to support local populations in the absence of immigration (Harrison et al., 1988). This scenario is the basis for the distinctions between ‘true sinks’ (first case) and ‘pseu ...
... deficit. In the case of the bay checkerspot butterfly, the habitat quality of small patches with a southern slope is too low to support local populations in the absence of immigration (Harrison et al., 1988). This scenario is the basis for the distinctions between ‘true sinks’ (first case) and ‘pseu ...
Role, importance and vulnerability of top predators on the Great
... risks to apex predators in the Marine Park. However, the need for the research must be considered in the context of existing research ...
... risks to apex predators in the Marine Park. However, the need for the research must be considered in the context of existing research ...
do similar communities develop in similar sites? a test
... sites due to historical factors (colonization, disturbance, etc.). We asked ‘‘Do similar zooplankton communities develop in similar ponds?’’ We compared zooplankton community structure and function in 12 newly constructed experimental ponds during 1 yr of natural colonization and analyzed a suite of ...
... sites due to historical factors (colonization, disturbance, etc.). We asked ‘‘Do similar zooplankton communities develop in similar ponds?’’ We compared zooplankton community structure and function in 12 newly constructed experimental ponds during 1 yr of natural colonization and analyzed a suite of ...
Ocinebrellus inornatus_Duckwall_2009
... shell of their prey. This process is aided by sulfuric acid secretions used to soften the shell and allow the radula to more easily drill through the shell. After the hole is drilled, the oyster ...
... shell of their prey. This process is aided by sulfuric acid secretions used to soften the shell and allow the radula to more easily drill through the shell. After the hole is drilled, the oyster ...
Adaptive resemblance: a unifying concept for
... potential prey fauna at any given time may include as few as two ‘species’ (aspects): one to be eaten, the second to be rejected (see also Janzen, 1988a, b; Chai, 1990). Deception (deceit, failure to discriminate, presumably as a result of successful deception) is obviously involved in the success o ...
... potential prey fauna at any given time may include as few as two ‘species’ (aspects): one to be eaten, the second to be rejected (see also Janzen, 1988a, b; Chai, 1990). Deception (deceit, failure to discriminate, presumably as a result of successful deception) is obviously involved in the success o ...
Competition and locomotion in a free-living
... species. First, they appear to survive storm-generated abrasion better than do cooccurring colonial corals (Jokiel & Cowdin, 1976). Second, members of the more mobile Fungia species also actively locomote (Abe, 1939), and thus could avoid overgrowth by moving away from other corals and into unoccupi ...
... species. First, they appear to survive storm-generated abrasion better than do cooccurring colonial corals (Jokiel & Cowdin, 1976). Second, members of the more mobile Fungia species also actively locomote (Abe, 1939), and thus could avoid overgrowth by moving away from other corals and into unoccupi ...
Analysis of spatial and temporal variability in interactions among
... clearings may decrease with time, possibly as a consequence of increased competition for space with macroalgae (e.g. Underwood & Jernakoff 1981). These effects, however, have been deduced mostly from inspection of graphs or analyses on data which were not independent through time (but see Sousa 1979 ...
... clearings may decrease with time, possibly as a consequence of increased competition for space with macroalgae (e.g. Underwood & Jernakoff 1981). These effects, however, have been deduced mostly from inspection of graphs or analyses on data which were not independent through time (but see Sousa 1979 ...
RvK-diss digi - Waddenacademie
... and barrier islands in the temperate zone. Their area has declined worldwide through human influence, in particular by embankments, to which 25-50% was lost in the 20th century alone (Kirwan and Megonigal 2013). The coastal salt marshes of Western Europe are typically productive grasslands subject t ...
... and barrier islands in the temperate zone. Their area has declined worldwide through human influence, in particular by embankments, to which 25-50% was lost in the 20th century alone (Kirwan and Megonigal 2013). The coastal salt marshes of Western Europe are typically productive grasslands subject t ...
Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Yukon
... large, strong-flying insects with large eyes, strong mandibles, and spiny legs. The larvae are also predaceous, and are armed with an enormously enlarged, hinged labium which is used as an extendible, grasping organ for prey capture. The order is divided into three suborders, the Zygoptera (damselfl ...
... large, strong-flying insects with large eyes, strong mandibles, and spiny legs. The larvae are also predaceous, and are armed with an enormously enlarged, hinged labium which is used as an extendible, grasping organ for prey capture. The order is divided into three suborders, the Zygoptera (damselfl ...
The Vertebrate Fauna of South-eastern Wollemi National Park
... terrestrial vertebrate fauna of this area and documents the extensive systematic surveys undertaken by the Department of Environment and Climate Change in 1997-98 and 2007-08. A total of 164 systematic survey sites have sampled birds, frogs, reptiles and mammals. This is the first time that a thorou ...
... terrestrial vertebrate fauna of this area and documents the extensive systematic surveys undertaken by the Department of Environment and Climate Change in 1997-98 and 2007-08. A total of 164 systematic survey sites have sampled birds, frogs, reptiles and mammals. This is the first time that a thorou ...
Ecosystem context and historical contingency in apex predator
... of recovery times for overexploited fisheries suggests that highertrophic level species are likely to exhibit the slowest recovery rates (17). Indeed, this finding almost certainly generalizes that apex predator recoveries often will be slower than those of lower-trophic level species simply because ...
... of recovery times for overexploited fisheries suggests that highertrophic level species are likely to exhibit the slowest recovery rates (17). Indeed, this finding almost certainly generalizes that apex predator recoveries often will be slower than those of lower-trophic level species simply because ...
Recovery plan for the brush-tailed rock
... The brush-tailed rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata is a distinctively marked mediumsized wallaby and one of the larger rock-wallabies. It is listed in Schedule 1 of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 as endangered. This document, which constitutes the formal NSW recovery plan for the ...
... The brush-tailed rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata is a distinctively marked mediumsized wallaby and one of the larger rock-wallabies. It is listed in Schedule 1 of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 as endangered. This document, which constitutes the formal NSW recovery plan for the ...
Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
... 20 years and, as such, represent a greater conservation value for the species. An additional 134 element occurrences (currently considered to be either extant or historical) are not included in the management objective at this time; due to the difficulty in determining Five-lined Skink abundance, it ...
... 20 years and, as such, represent a greater conservation value for the species. An additional 134 element occurrences (currently considered to be either extant or historical) are not included in the management objective at this time; due to the difficulty in determining Five-lined Skink abundance, it ...
Frass drop for monitoring relative abundance of large arboreal
... residual errors and a notional site effect, which was set to give a 50% or 100% increase in the raw response (weight or number or frass pellets), were together used to generate multiple sets (n = 1000) of new simulated data (using simulate.merMod in the lme4 package). A mixed effects model with the ...
... residual errors and a notional site effect, which was set to give a 50% or 100% increase in the raw response (weight or number or frass pellets), were together used to generate multiple sets (n = 1000) of new simulated data (using simulate.merMod in the lme4 package). A mixed effects model with the ...
significant habitats - the Town of Poughkeepsie
... For purposes of this project, a “habitat” is simply the place where an organism or population lives or where a biological community occurs, and is defined according to both its biological and non-biological components. Individual species will be protected for the long term only if their habitats rem ...
... For purposes of this project, a “habitat” is simply the place where an organism or population lives or where a biological community occurs, and is defined according to both its biological and non-biological components. Individual species will be protected for the long term only if their habitats rem ...
Kearney2011 - Association of Field Ornithologists
... The arrival of the Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River -and the millions of waterfowl that also visit each spring -- is one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the world. For untold centuries, the majority of the world’s population of Sandhill Cranes has come to the Platte River and Rainwater Bas ...
... The arrival of the Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River -and the millions of waterfowl that also visit each spring -- is one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the world. For untold centuries, the majority of the world’s population of Sandhill Cranes has come to the Platte River and Rainwater Bas ...
Raskoff, K.A., Robison, B.H. (2005) A novel mutualistic relationship between a doliolid and a cnidarian, Bythotiara dolioeques sp. nov. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom .
... benthic substrates may be physiologically challenging because of depth related factors. Cnidarian polyps must compete with many other organisms for these limited resources. Algae, sponges, other cnidarians, polychaetes, bryozoans, ascidians, and others all compete with polyps for space in benthic ha ...
... benthic substrates may be physiologically challenging because of depth related factors. Cnidarian polyps must compete with many other organisms for these limited resources. Algae, sponges, other cnidarians, polychaetes, bryozoans, ascidians, and others all compete with polyps for space in benthic ha ...
NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL NETWORK NO. 3.
... usually wet in the beginning of vegetation period and they occur mainly in lowlands and at the feet of hills. There is no doubt that they are the most beautiful mires and the majority of mire dweller plant species are restricted to this type. There are smaller of medium sized Sedge species like Larg ...
... usually wet in the beginning of vegetation period and they occur mainly in lowlands and at the feet of hills. There is no doubt that they are the most beautiful mires and the majority of mire dweller plant species are restricted to this type. There are smaller of medium sized Sedge species like Larg ...
CONSUMPTIVE AND NONCONSUMPTIVE EFFECTS OF PREDATORS ON METACOMMUNITIES OF COMPETING PREY J
... models suggest that predator-mediated changes in prey migration can alter prey dynamics, and predators can alter the outcome of interactions among indirectly competing prey. Given the theoretical importance of predator-mediated shifts in colonization for single prey species dynamics, and the prevale ...
... models suggest that predator-mediated changes in prey migration can alter prey dynamics, and predators can alter the outcome of interactions among indirectly competing prey. Given the theoretical importance of predator-mediated shifts in colonization for single prey species dynamics, and the prevale ...
Do species and functional groups differ in acquisition
... elevated CO2 more than in nonfixers ( H2), because the former should be less N-limited. It has long been known that elevated CO2 stimulates legume growth and N2 fixation (Finn & Brun, 1982; Zanetti et al., 1996). N-fixing species have often shown a stronger biomass response to elevated CO2 than nonf ...
... elevated CO2 more than in nonfixers ( H2), because the former should be less N-limited. It has long been known that elevated CO2 stimulates legume growth and N2 fixation (Finn & Brun, 1982; Zanetti et al., 1996). N-fixing species have often shown a stronger biomass response to elevated CO2 than nonf ...
Stability
... ecological system is its inherent stability • Understanding the stability properties of any system, and the characteristics of structure and dynamics which enhance or jeopardize that stability, is fundamental to our comprehension of natural systems ...
... ecological system is its inherent stability • Understanding the stability properties of any system, and the characteristics of structure and dynamics which enhance or jeopardize that stability, is fundamental to our comprehension of natural systems ...
LOCAL DISTURBANCE CYCLES AND THE MAINTENANCE OF
... the effects of habitat fragmentation on the structure of competitive communities (Roy et al. 2004). It has further been shown to generate landscape-level patchiness and disturbance cycles in model systems that are suggested to explain strong temporal fluctuations in some natural mussel populations (G ...
... the effects of habitat fragmentation on the structure of competitive communities (Roy et al. 2004). It has further been shown to generate landscape-level patchiness and disturbance cycles in model systems that are suggested to explain strong temporal fluctuations in some natural mussel populations (G ...