A Strategy for Preserving Native Biodiversity in the Santa Cruz
... informative and enjoyable educational and interpretive programs in schools, parks, and museums, can enhance people’s lives while increasing sandhills awareness and appreciation. Sandhills conservation groups including the Sandhills Alliance for Natural Diversity should work with local educators and ...
... informative and enjoyable educational and interpretive programs in schools, parks, and museums, can enhance people’s lives while increasing sandhills awareness and appreciation. Sandhills conservation groups including the Sandhills Alliance for Natural Diversity should work with local educators and ...
mpa monitoring plan
... which the MPAs (as compared to other factors such as fisheries management measures) may or may not be contributing to any observed increases in fish size or numbers. Rates and magnitudes of population increases are also influenced by the level of compliance with MPA regulations. Noncompliance with M ...
... which the MPAs (as compared to other factors such as fisheries management measures) may or may not be contributing to any observed increases in fish size or numbers. Rates and magnitudes of population increases are also influenced by the level of compliance with MPA regulations. Noncompliance with M ...
Northern Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)
... British Columbia every 3-5 years from 1978 to 2007. Since 1978, abalone densities have declined by 83% on the central coast and by 81% in the Queen Charlotte Islands (approximately 3 generations). The mean total abalone density declined from 2.40 to 0.40 abalone/m2 for the central coast between 1978 ...
... British Columbia every 3-5 years from 1978 to 2007. Since 1978, abalone densities have declined by 83% on the central coast and by 81% in the Queen Charlotte Islands (approximately 3 generations). The mean total abalone density declined from 2.40 to 0.40 abalone/m2 for the central coast between 1978 ...
2008. Scientific Review for the Identification of Critical Habitat
... Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal Population (herein referred to as boreal caribou), are formally listed as Threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). The Act requires the Minister of Environment to prepare a Recovery Strategy for the species that includes, to the ex ...
... Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal Population (herein referred to as boreal caribou), are formally listed as Threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). The Act requires the Minister of Environment to prepare a Recovery Strategy for the species that includes, to the ex ...
Seagrass Literature Review - Department of Environment, Land
... Zostera mulleri and Heterozostera spp. have been the focus of most seagrass research in Victoria. Amphibolis antarctica has received recent attention as a result of the Channel Deepening Project in Port Phillip Bay. Halophila australis, Posidonia australis and Lepilaena marina have been the subject ...
... Zostera mulleri and Heterozostera spp. have been the focus of most seagrass research in Victoria. Amphibolis antarctica has received recent attention as a result of the Channel Deepening Project in Port Phillip Bay. Halophila australis, Posidonia australis and Lepilaena marina have been the subject ...
Competitive Interactions and Resource
... location was within or in close proximity to a core-use area of a barred owl. I used pellet analysis and measures of food niche overlap to examine the potential for dietary competition between spatially associated pairs of spotted owls and barred owls. I identified 1,223 prey items from 15 territori ...
... location was within or in close proximity to a core-use area of a barred owl. I used pellet analysis and measures of food niche overlap to examine the potential for dietary competition between spatially associated pairs of spotted owls and barred owls. I identified 1,223 prey items from 15 territori ...
Diss-Zooplankton-Impakt on phytoplankton
... appendicularians) are restricted to the filtration of generally smaller particles. They are relatively rich in P and, hence, have low body N:P ratios. Based on these findings, the following hypotheses were made: (1) Copepods shift the size structure of phytoplankton assemblages to small particles by ...
... appendicularians) are restricted to the filtration of generally smaller particles. They are relatively rich in P and, hence, have low body N:P ratios. Based on these findings, the following hypotheses were made: (1) Copepods shift the size structure of phytoplankton assemblages to small particles by ...
The eco-geography of the brown shrimp Crangon crangon in Europe
... Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) model has been successfully applied to describe the energy flow through individuals from food assimilation to its use in maintenance, growth, development and reproduction in various marine species (Van der Veer et al. 2001; Cardoso et al. 2006). Though the model involves ...
... Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) model has been successfully applied to describe the energy flow through individuals from food assimilation to its use in maintenance, growth, development and reproduction in various marine species (Van der Veer et al. 2001; Cardoso et al. 2006). Though the model involves ...
Friend or foe? The relative role of earwigs as in citrus canopies
... orchards because they have been proven effective predators of several pests such as aphids, leafrollers and psyllids. However, as omnivores, earwigs can also have negative effects on plants by feeding on leaves, flowers and soft fruits. In this context, the main objective of this thesis was to study ...
... orchards because they have been proven effective predators of several pests such as aphids, leafrollers and psyllids. However, as omnivores, earwigs can also have negative effects on plants by feeding on leaves, flowers and soft fruits. In this context, the main objective of this thesis was to study ...
Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
... first few years of rearing, but undertakes lengthy feeding migrations in the North Atlantic Ocean as older juveniles and adults. This population breeds in rivers from the southeast tip of the Avalon Peninsula, Mistaken Point, westward along the south coast of Newfoundland to Cape Ray. The numbers of ...
... first few years of rearing, but undertakes lengthy feeding migrations in the North Atlantic Ocean as older juveniles and adults. This population breeds in rivers from the southeast tip of the Avalon Peninsula, Mistaken Point, westward along the south coast of Newfoundland to Cape Ray. The numbers of ...
Feral cat control research: Western Shield review
... 90% of medium size mammals (35–5500 g adult body weight range) have either suffered dramatic range contractions or are extinct (Burbidge and McKenzie 1989). Many of these species are now restricted to several offshore islands and due to small population sizes and restricted geographic ranges, are vu ...
... 90% of medium size mammals (35–5500 g adult body weight range) have either suffered dramatic range contractions or are extinct (Burbidge and McKenzie 1989). Many of these species are now restricted to several offshore islands and due to small population sizes and restricted geographic ranges, are vu ...
Feral cat control research: Western Shield review
... 90% of medium size mammals (35–5500 g adult body weight range) have either suffered dramatic range contractions or are extinct (Burbidge and McKenzie 1989). Many of these species are now restricted to several offshore islands and due to small population sizes and restricted geographic ranges, are vu ...
... 90% of medium size mammals (35–5500 g adult body weight range) have either suffered dramatic range contractions or are extinct (Burbidge and McKenzie 1989). Many of these species are now restricted to several offshore islands and due to small population sizes and restricted geographic ranges, are vu ...
Thesis in pdf
... effect on ecological communities. In contrast to descriptions encompassing a range of different processes (c.f. Pickett and White 1985). According to Pain and Levin (1981), “Patch birth rate, and mean and maximum size at birth” can be used as “adequate indices of disturbance.” The definition of a ‘p ...
... effect on ecological communities. In contrast to descriptions encompassing a range of different processes (c.f. Pickett and White 1985). According to Pain and Levin (1981), “Patch birth rate, and mean and maximum size at birth” can be used as “adequate indices of disturbance.” The definition of a ‘p ...
Research Information Needs
... viability of native fish in the CRE? What is an acceptable probability of extinction over what management time period for HBC throughout the CRE? RIN 2.2.2 - Determine if a population dynamics model can effectively predict response of native fish under different flow regimes and environmental condit ...
... viability of native fish in the CRE? What is an acceptable probability of extinction over what management time period for HBC throughout the CRE? RIN 2.2.2 - Determine if a population dynamics model can effectively predict response of native fish under different flow regimes and environmental condit ...
Recovery plans for Powelliphanta land snails, 2003-2013
... Before such surveys are undertaken, the people who previously found shells in these sites should be sought out to obtain more detailed site descriptions if possible. ...
... Before such surveys are undertaken, the people who previously found shells in these sites should be sought out to obtain more detailed site descriptions if possible. ...
Microtus pinetorum
... monogamous, and the father helps rear the young while sharing the same nest and home range with the mother. There is a common assumption among mammalogists that M. pinetorum is a cooperative breeder that lives in extended families (Marfori et al. 1997, Solomon 1994). Solomon and Vandenbergh found th ...
... monogamous, and the father helps rear the young while sharing the same nest and home range with the mother. There is a common assumption among mammalogists that M. pinetorum is a cooperative breeder that lives in extended families (Marfori et al. 1997, Solomon 1994). Solomon and Vandenbergh found th ...
Western Quail Plan-111009
... shrublands of northwestern United States to the deserts of the Southwest. Throughout the ranges of the various species, quail abundance is a product of habitat availability and quality, and by extension, patterns and timing of rainfall. Habitat conditions and population densities were based on avail ...
... shrublands of northwestern United States to the deserts of the Southwest. Throughout the ranges of the various species, quail abundance is a product of habitat availability and quality, and by extension, patterns and timing of rainfall. Habitat conditions and population densities were based on avail ...
Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Savanna
... of all publications assembled, ranging from less than five papers in 1990 to about 35 papers per year in the late 1990s (see fig. 1.2A). This burst of biological research on the cerrados results from the founding of the first ecologically oriented graduate programs in Brazil in the 1970s. Some of th ...
... of all publications assembled, ranging from less than five papers in 1990 to about 35 papers per year in the late 1990s (see fig. 1.2A). This burst of biological research on the cerrados results from the founding of the first ecologically oriented graduate programs in Brazil in the 1970s. Some of th ...
Biotic vs Abiotic.notebook
... Affects of Abiotic Fluctuations What do you think would happen in the following situations ...
... Affects of Abiotic Fluctuations What do you think would happen in the following situations ...
long term study of competition between two co
... SAVOLAINEN and PURSIAINEN, 1995). The main reason is that P. leniusculus has either been introduced into plague-waters or the stocked specimens have been carriers of the plague. The shortage of long-term monitoring studies is particulary regrettable, as these are essential when new species are intro ...
... SAVOLAINEN and PURSIAINEN, 1995). The main reason is that P. leniusculus has either been introduced into plague-waters or the stocked specimens have been carriers of the plague. The shortage of long-term monitoring studies is particulary regrettable, as these are essential when new species are intro ...
Africa`s Giraffe - Giraffe Conservation Foundation
... and tan coloured, and are broadly surrounded by a creamy-colour. There are no markings on their lower legs. ...
... and tan coloured, and are broadly surrounded by a creamy-colour. There are no markings on their lower legs. ...
Foraging ecology and habitat use of the northern diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) in southern Chesapeake Bay
... Endowment award, the Diamondback Terrapin Working Group, funding through grants and contracts awarded to Dr. Lipcius, and Dean Well’s office and Jennifer Latour, plus graduate student equipment and travel awards through the office of the Associate Dean of Academic Studies. Many parts of a graduate e ...
... Endowment award, the Diamondback Terrapin Working Group, funding through grants and contracts awarded to Dr. Lipcius, and Dean Well’s office and Jennifer Latour, plus graduate student equipment and travel awards through the office of the Associate Dean of Academic Studies. Many parts of a graduate e ...
Greater Sage-Grouse Response to Sagebrush Reduction
... physiological and behavioral displays, have made it a symbol of the American west. Many early explorers and settlers documented the presence of sage-grouse in large numbers. Sage-grouse populations have declined since their historical highs, largely due to changes in land management. These changes h ...
... physiological and behavioral displays, have made it a symbol of the American west. Many early explorers and settlers documented the presence of sage-grouse in large numbers. Sage-grouse populations have declined since their historical highs, largely due to changes in land management. These changes h ...
Dakota skipper - The Xerces Society
... such a proposal is being considered (Delphey 2003). Furthermore, the USFWS is not even obligated to issue a proposal to list the Dakota skipper as there is “no specific time frame during which the Secretary must act on the substantive or procedural provisions of the [Endangered Species] Act…” 50 CFR ...
... such a proposal is being considered (Delphey 2003). Furthermore, the USFWS is not even obligated to issue a proposal to list the Dakota skipper as there is “no specific time frame during which the Secretary must act on the substantive or procedural provisions of the [Endangered Species] Act…” 50 CFR ...
Pappus Structure in the Family Compositae
... pappus bristles varies from taxon to taxon and within taxa, and also within a single floret.So, in general, this feature is less important, but may sometimes be employed for separation of taxa (e.g., Arctotis, Berkheya, etc.). Structure and arrangement of pappus elements in a particular species are ...
... pappus bristles varies from taxon to taxon and within taxa, and also within a single floret.So, in general, this feature is less important, but may sometimes be employed for separation of taxa (e.g., Arctotis, Berkheya, etc.). Structure and arrangement of pappus elements in a particular species are ...