The impacts of an introduced mammalian predator (Mus musculus
... The dispersal of humans has had devastating and widespread effects on biodiversity (Davies et al. 2006). The cultural evolution of humans has seen habitat destruction and pollution reach unprecedented levels. The dispersal of humans across the globe has resulted in the movement of organisms to areas ...
... The dispersal of humans has had devastating and widespread effects on biodiversity (Davies et al. 2006). The cultural evolution of humans has seen habitat destruction and pollution reach unprecedented levels. The dispersal of humans across the globe has resulted in the movement of organisms to areas ...
Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Hawksbill Turtle
... Guam. Furthermore, the amount of jurisdictional overlap between nations, commonwealths, territories and compact-of-free-association-states and their various turtle populations required a broader management perspective than has been attempted previously. Finally, sea turtles have not been studied as ...
... Guam. Furthermore, the amount of jurisdictional overlap between nations, commonwealths, territories and compact-of-free-association-states and their various turtle populations required a broader management perspective than has been attempted previously. Finally, sea turtles have not been studied as ...
IMC 10 - SAREM
... In this overview Nevo, 2009) I describe my interdisciplinary meandering in the science of evolutionary biology focusing on subterranean mole rats, Spalax, and on «Evolution Canyon». Born a naturalist, I enjoyed, loved, admired, and studied nature from childhood. Biology and geology, combined by nece ...
... In this overview Nevo, 2009) I describe my interdisciplinary meandering in the science of evolutionary biology focusing on subterranean mole rats, Spalax, and on «Evolution Canyon». Born a naturalist, I enjoyed, loved, admired, and studied nature from childhood. Biology and geology, combined by nece ...
Topic 1
... The chemical reactions through which an organism build up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes is called: ...
... The chemical reactions through which an organism build up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes is called: ...
Predation by the red fox - NSW threat abatement plan (PDF
... (450-5000g) ground-dwelling and semi-arboreal mammals, ground-nesting birds and chelid tortoises (Dickman 1996a). The most apparent evidence of these impacts is where local and regional extinctions of native fauna coincided with the arrival of foxes. Thus, the spread of foxes across southern Austral ...
... (450-5000g) ground-dwelling and semi-arboreal mammals, ground-nesting birds and chelid tortoises (Dickman 1996a). The most apparent evidence of these impacts is where local and regional extinctions of native fauna coincided with the arrival of foxes. Thus, the spread of foxes across southern Austral ...
Interspecific Competition Between Two Invasive Species of
... a common ancestry in Africa, Brazilian and North American populations of these species have evolved independently (Tabachnick 1991, Lourenço-de-Oliveira et al. 2003). Thus, the nearly simultaneous but independent introductions of A. albopictus in two disjunct localities, United States and Brazil, w ...
... a common ancestry in Africa, Brazilian and North American populations of these species have evolved independently (Tabachnick 1991, Lourenço-de-Oliveira et al. 2003). Thus, the nearly simultaneous but independent introductions of A. albopictus in two disjunct localities, United States and Brazil, w ...
Black hazel dormice? - People`s Trust for Endangered Species
... presence of testes descended in the scrotum. Besides that, torpid male hazel dormice almost always have abdominal testes, even when they have scrotal testes when we find them awake a few hours or a day later or earlier. So torpid males seem to retract their testes, which is why we exclude them from ...
... presence of testes descended in the scrotum. Besides that, torpid male hazel dormice almost always have abdominal testes, even when they have scrotal testes when we find them awake a few hours or a day later or earlier. So torpid males seem to retract their testes, which is why we exclude them from ...
distribution and ecology of the broad
... Establish a baseline and method for long term monitoring to assess the effects of climate change on the abundance and distribution of the species. ...
... Establish a baseline and method for long term monitoring to assess the effects of climate change on the abundance and distribution of the species. ...
Similar biotic factors affect early establishment and abundance of an
... Asia, and is now widespread in old fields, oak savannas and prairie communities (Eddy and Moore 1998). Lespedeza is considered a Rank 1 invasive species in several US states because of its negative effects on community structure and ecosystem function (Price and Weltzin 2003; Brandon et al. 2004; Ga ...
... Asia, and is now widespread in old fields, oak savannas and prairie communities (Eddy and Moore 1998). Lespedeza is considered a Rank 1 invasive species in several US states because of its negative effects on community structure and ecosystem function (Price and Weltzin 2003; Brandon et al. 2004; Ga ...
Similar biotic factors affect early establishment and abundance of an
... Asia, and is now widespread in old fields, oak savannas and prairie communities (Eddy and Moore 1998). Lespedeza is considered a Rank 1 invasive species in several US states because of its negative effects on community structure and ecosystem function (Price and Weltzin 2003; Brandon et al. 2004; Ga ...
... Asia, and is now widespread in old fields, oak savannas and prairie communities (Eddy and Moore 1998). Lespedeza is considered a Rank 1 invasive species in several US states because of its negative effects on community structure and ecosystem function (Price and Weltzin 2003; Brandon et al. 2004; Ga ...
Activity time budget patterns of sheep and goats co
... plant functional types. The animals showed a positive trend in response of total daylight grazing time to grass available biomass and a negative response of total daylight grazing time to herbaceous biomass for both sheep and goats. The total daylight grazing time was independent of availability of ...
... plant functional types. The animals showed a positive trend in response of total daylight grazing time to grass available biomass and a negative response of total daylight grazing time to herbaceous biomass for both sheep and goats. The total daylight grazing time was independent of availability of ...
Direct and indirect consequences of dominant plants in arid
... In arid environments, dominant woody plants such as shrubs or trees, usually facilitate a high density of species in their understories. This phenomemon is composed by a series of direct and indirect effects from the dominant plant to the understory species, and among understory species. The aim of ...
... In arid environments, dominant woody plants such as shrubs or trees, usually facilitate a high density of species in their understories. This phenomemon is composed by a series of direct and indirect effects from the dominant plant to the understory species, and among understory species. The aim of ...
BEST PRACTICE IN RESTORATION
... heathlands, often require very infertile soils in order to maintain themselves. This is pretty well established and it is also well known that such elevated increase in fertility can be brought about through a range of mechanisms, successional processes, atmospheric pollution and of course added as ...
... heathlands, often require very infertile soils in order to maintain themselves. This is pretty well established and it is also well known that such elevated increase in fertility can be brought about through a range of mechanisms, successional processes, atmospheric pollution and of course added as ...
Community structure and organization of tidepools
... resulting in large spatial variability in bdepool community structure. For this reason, replication in tidepool stuhes should be carefully selected. Because of their variable characteristics, well-defined boundaries and tidepools of manageable size can serve as experimental mesocosms to test general ...
... resulting in large spatial variability in bdepool community structure. For this reason, replication in tidepool stuhes should be carefully selected. Because of their variable characteristics, well-defined boundaries and tidepools of manageable size can serve as experimental mesocosms to test general ...
ecological community - Department of the Environment
... can be defined for national listing. Whilst national listing of ecological communities is often at a broad landscape/seascape scale it is recognised that TECs with smaller extents are also important national assets (particularly very distinctive or unique communities). Ecological communities can als ...
... can be defined for national listing. Whilst national listing of ecological communities is often at a broad landscape/seascape scale it is recognised that TECs with smaller extents are also important national assets (particularly very distinctive or unique communities). Ecological communities can als ...
do similar communities develop in similar sites? a test
... DAVID G. JENKINS AND ARTHUR L. BUIKEMA, JR. ...
... DAVID G. JENKINS AND ARTHUR L. BUIKEMA, JR. ...
Weed Management Strategy 2007 - 2012 1
... crops, pasture or ornamental plants around dwellings. Weeds have also been carried, externally or internally, by stock, vermin and native animals. Along with the fragmentation of habitat there has been a modification of ecological processes such as the loss of native pollinators and seed vectors for ...
... crops, pasture or ornamental plants around dwellings. Weeds have also been carried, externally or internally, by stock, vermin and native animals. Along with the fragmentation of habitat there has been a modification of ecological processes such as the loss of native pollinators and seed vectors for ...
Table of Contents - Cheetah Conservation Fund
... changes or adapt quickly enough in response. Large predators, like the cheetah, need large areas in which to roam; they usually are not found close together in great numbers. Loss of habitat and a limited geographical range (a reduced area in which to live) threaten the cheetah's survival. Low survi ...
... changes or adapt quickly enough in response. Large predators, like the cheetah, need large areas in which to roam; they usually are not found close together in great numbers. Loss of habitat and a limited geographical range (a reduced area in which to live) threaten the cheetah's survival. Low survi ...
programmatic biological assessment, conference report, and
... habitat loss as the most important potential impact, they concurred that any construction project resulting in permanent loss should be mitigated (Grunau and Lavender 2002). CNHP calculated the maximum potential impact for each species, and then eliminated overlap among species to arrive at the tot ...
... habitat loss as the most important potential impact, they concurred that any construction project resulting in permanent loss should be mitigated (Grunau and Lavender 2002). CNHP calculated the maximum potential impact for each species, and then eliminated overlap among species to arrive at the tot ...
Kearney2011 - Association of Field Ornithologists
... the Scientific Program will be 15 January 2011. Students We understand that other responsibilities and and post-docs applying for travel or presentation personal obligations may prevent you from attending awards must submit all of their application materials Kearney2011 after you have already regist ...
... the Scientific Program will be 15 January 2011. Students We understand that other responsibilities and and post-docs applying for travel or presentation personal obligations may prevent you from attending awards must submit all of their application materials Kearney2011 after you have already regist ...
best practice in restoration
... heathlands, often require very infertile soils in order to maintain themselves. This is pretty well established and it is also well known that such elevated increase in fertility can be brought about through a range of mechanisms, successional processes, atmospheric pollution and of course added as ...
... heathlands, often require very infertile soils in order to maintain themselves. This is pretty well established and it is also well known that such elevated increase in fertility can be brought about through a range of mechanisms, successional processes, atmospheric pollution and of course added as ...
Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
... Juveniles and some adults can be readily identified by five cream-coloured stripes that extend down the length of their green-black bodies. This species becomes more uniformly bronze with age, though hatchlings and juveniles have bright blue tails. The Five-lined Skink is found across much of easter ...
... Juveniles and some adults can be readily identified by five cream-coloured stripes that extend down the length of their green-black bodies. This species becomes more uniformly bronze with age, though hatchlings and juveniles have bright blue tails. The Five-lined Skink is found across much of easter ...
Abundance matters: a Weld experiment testing the more individuals
... stored them dry at room temperature, and then cut them into approximately 1.25-cm2 pieces after the petioles had been removed. Decorated crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus) were obtained from colonies within the Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University. Whenever possible, the mass of ...
... stored them dry at room temperature, and then cut them into approximately 1.25-cm2 pieces after the petioles had been removed. Decorated crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus) were obtained from colonies within the Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University. Whenever possible, the mass of ...
changes in patterns of marine-resource
... habitat use over time – from Shoreline Sandy/Muddy species to Intertidal/Coral Reef species. Other shellfish species like Tridacna gigas and Hippopus hippopus were present during Lapita times but are now extirpated in Fiji. The sustained predation on the shellfish population at Bourewa also resulted ...
... habitat use over time – from Shoreline Sandy/Muddy species to Intertidal/Coral Reef species. Other shellfish species like Tridacna gigas and Hippopus hippopus were present during Lapita times but are now extirpated in Fiji. The sustained predation on the shellfish population at Bourewa also resulted ...
Island restoration
The ecological restoration of islands, or island restoration, is the application of the principles of ecological restoration to islands and island groups. Islands, due to their isolation, are home to many of the world's endemic species, as well as important breeding grounds for seabirds and some marine mammals. Their ecosystems are also very vulnerable to human disturbance and particularly to introduced species, due to their small size. Island groups such as New Zealand and Hawaii have undergone substantial extinctions and losses of habitat. Since the 1950s several organisations and government agencies around the world have worked to restore islands to their original states; New Zealand has used them to hold natural populations of species that would otherwise be unable to survive in the wild. The principal components of island restoration are the removal of introduced species and the reintroduction of native species.