Effects of Feral Horses on Vegetation of Sable Island, Nova Scotia
... To provide necessary information for the management of biodiversity on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, we studied the effects of feral horses on vegetation using exclosures and ancillary observations. Nine plant communities inside and outside of six exclosures were compared using various vegetation param ...
... To provide necessary information for the management of biodiversity on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, we studied the effects of feral horses on vegetation using exclosures and ancillary observations. Nine plant communities inside and outside of six exclosures were compared using various vegetation param ...
Competition Powerpoint
... Until the 1960-1970s, most ecologists thought in terms of equilibria i.e., focused on predicting what happens at equilibrium ...
... Until the 1960-1970s, most ecologists thought in terms of equilibria i.e., focused on predicting what happens at equilibrium ...
Ogasawara Islands Management Plan
... regions of the nominated property is identified as Important Bird Area. Matsudaira’s storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) breeds only on one island in the world, Minami-iwoto, although it has wide home range from the African coast through Southeast Asia to the western Pacific Ocean. The black-foot ...
... regions of the nominated property is identified as Important Bird Area. Matsudaira’s storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae) breeds only on one island in the world, Minami-iwoto, although it has wide home range from the African coast through Southeast Asia to the western Pacific Ocean. The black-foot ...
The Biogeography of Life - U.W.
... and perhaps 10X more either not named or undescribed • untold millions of species that are now extinct, only a fraction recorded as fossils • organisms found in all environments, yet each extant and extinct species has or had a unique geographic distribution • a few species share with the silvers ...
... and perhaps 10X more either not named or undescribed • untold millions of species that are now extinct, only a fraction recorded as fossils • organisms found in all environments, yet each extant and extinct species has or had a unique geographic distribution • a few species share with the silvers ...
When two invasion hypotheses are better than one
... we highlight three examples of potential synergies between the Enemy Release Hypothesis (ERH), one of the most extensively tested invasion hypotheses, and other invasion mechanisms. 958 New Phytologist (2015) 205: 958–960 www.newphytologist.com ...
... we highlight three examples of potential synergies between the Enemy Release Hypothesis (ERH), one of the most extensively tested invasion hypotheses, and other invasion mechanisms. 958 New Phytologist (2015) 205: 958–960 www.newphytologist.com ...
Fish assemblage structure, habitat and microhabitat preference of
... The total variability of the species is characterised well by the RDA model (Monte-Carlo test, F=5.871, P=0.002) which explains 31.1% of the total variability and 91.1% of the relationship between the variables and species. The character of the substrate was the most important factor influencing the ...
... The total variability of the species is characterised well by the RDA model (Monte-Carlo test, F=5.871, P=0.002) which explains 31.1% of the total variability and 91.1% of the relationship between the variables and species. The character of the substrate was the most important factor influencing the ...
Conference Programme
... was investigated. Kill and census data were used to derive preference indices for prey species and compared with findings from earlier studies. Results suggested that lions are risk-sensitive predators, and largely ignore larger and more risky species such as giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) and buf ...
... was investigated. Kill and census data were used to derive preference indices for prey species and compared with findings from earlier studies. Results suggested that lions are risk-sensitive predators, and largely ignore larger and more risky species such as giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) and buf ...
Positive - Bertness Lab
... for restoration because they can facilitate the colonization of other species by maintaining or providing key Density dependence in population dynamics is typically habitat or promoting community-level recovery from dis- seen as a negative force, as with density-dependent morturbance (eg Brady et al ...
... for restoration because they can facilitate the colonization of other species by maintaining or providing key Density dependence in population dynamics is typically habitat or promoting community-level recovery from dis- seen as a negative force, as with density-dependent morturbance (eg Brady et al ...
Incorporating positive interactions in aquatic restoration and
... for restoration because they can facilitate the colonization of other species by maintaining or providing key Density dependence in population dynamics is typically habitat or promoting community-level recovery from dis- seen as a negative force, as with density-dependent morturbance (eg Brady et al ...
... for restoration because they can facilitate the colonization of other species by maintaining or providing key Density dependence in population dynamics is typically habitat or promoting community-level recovery from dis- seen as a negative force, as with density-dependent morturbance (eg Brady et al ...
1 Invasive plants, insects, and diseases in the forests of the
... ecosystem damage (Aukema et al. 2011). Of those insects that have a significant impact on forested ecosystems, about a third feed on sap, a quarter are wood borers, and the remainder feed on foliage (Aukema et al. 2010). Over the last century, an average of about 2.5 non-native insects were detected ...
... ecosystem damage (Aukema et al. 2011). Of those insects that have a significant impact on forested ecosystems, about a third feed on sap, a quarter are wood borers, and the remainder feed on foliage (Aukema et al. 2010). Over the last century, an average of about 2.5 non-native insects were detected ...
Marbled Murrelet
... However more recent survey protocols have been developed by the Pacific Seabird Group Marbled Murrelet Technical Committee and should be investigated where appropriate. ...
... However more recent survey protocols have been developed by the Pacific Seabird Group Marbled Murrelet Technical Committee and should be investigated where appropriate. ...
Oxleyan Pygmy Perch – Nannoperca oxleyana
... • Rehabilitate creek habitats, for example through replanting native riparian vegetation. • Ensure that all fish stocking activities within the natural distribution of Oxleyan Pygmy Perch comply with the NSW Fish Stocking Fisheries Management Strategy. • Conduct intensive surveys in drainage areas i ...
... • Rehabilitate creek habitats, for example through replanting native riparian vegetation. • Ensure that all fish stocking activities within the natural distribution of Oxleyan Pygmy Perch comply with the NSW Fish Stocking Fisheries Management Strategy. • Conduct intensive surveys in drainage areas i ...
Eco-evolutionary responses of biodiversity to climate change
... dynamics occur frequently in nature13 and may largely constrain future climate-change responses. However, these eco-evolutionary responses have rarely been explored14,17 . Here we evaluate how genetic variance and dispersal jointly influence the relative effects of ecological and evolutionary proces ...
... dynamics occur frequently in nature13 and may largely constrain future climate-change responses. However, these eco-evolutionary responses have rarely been explored14,17 . Here we evaluate how genetic variance and dispersal jointly influence the relative effects of ecological and evolutionary proces ...
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... perpetual competition with other species for space, food, and other resources, their survival often depends on specialization to minimize this competition. [[you need ot describe this broad ecological context more and provide more references]] For example Patiria Miniata and Pisaster Giganteus are b ...
... perpetual competition with other species for space, food, and other resources, their survival often depends on specialization to minimize this competition. [[you need ot describe this broad ecological context more and provide more references]] For example Patiria Miniata and Pisaster Giganteus are b ...
Waterbirds of Baie de Baly, Madagascar
... mainland African wetlands. Only one species, the Crab Plover Dromas ardeola, occurred in numbers over their 1% population threshold. The Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva is considered as a vagrant species in Madagascar (Goodman & Benstead 2004) but was seen regularly in low numbers, two to six ...
... mainland African wetlands. Only one species, the Crab Plover Dromas ardeola, occurred in numbers over their 1% population threshold. The Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva is considered as a vagrant species in Madagascar (Goodman & Benstead 2004) but was seen regularly in low numbers, two to six ...
Response of endemic and exotic earthworm communities to
... sites were Quail Island (Banks Peninsula), which has been undergoing native plant restoration for more than 30 years, and the Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project (West Coast) where 130,000 ...
... sites were Quail Island (Banks Peninsula), which has been undergoing native plant restoration for more than 30 years, and the Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project (West Coast) where 130,000 ...
FISH SPECIES COMPOSITION IN SEAGRASS BEDS OF TANJUNG
... study, however only 15 families had very significant individual number. We ranked and scored the dominant families (in terms of individual numbers), and only five families: Apogonidae, Labridae, Syngnathidae, Pomacentridae and Serranidae were similar in relative and total abundance (Table 2). It ind ...
... study, however only 15 families had very significant individual number. We ranked and scored the dominant families (in terms of individual numbers), and only five families: Apogonidae, Labridae, Syngnathidae, Pomacentridae and Serranidae were similar in relative and total abundance (Table 2). It ind ...
Potamopyrgus antipodarum(Mollusca
... great variation in salinity), the ‘White’ marsh lakes of Mont-Dol (ancient polders), the ‘Black’ marsh lakes (old peat cuttings) and coppiced woodland and pasture (Costil et al., 2001). The four study-sites distributed in ditches and canals were visited monthly from January to June 1999. They were s ...
... great variation in salinity), the ‘White’ marsh lakes of Mont-Dol (ancient polders), the ‘Black’ marsh lakes (old peat cuttings) and coppiced woodland and pasture (Costil et al., 2001). The four study-sites distributed in ditches and canals were visited monthly from January to June 1999. They were s ...
Biological Resources - City of Laguna Niguel
... Wildlife corridors link together areas of suitable habitat that are otherwise separated by rugged terrain, changes in vegetation, or human disturbance. Corridors allow animals to move between remaining habitats. This mobility allows depleted animal populations to be replenished and promotes genetic ...
... Wildlife corridors link together areas of suitable habitat that are otherwise separated by rugged terrain, changes in vegetation, or human disturbance. Corridors allow animals to move between remaining habitats. This mobility allows depleted animal populations to be replenished and promotes genetic ...
Spotted-tailed quolls - WWF
... hectares. There are few areas where such territories can exist without quolls encountering the effects of humans. Habitat loss Loss and fragmentation of habitat is one of the main threats to this Australian marsupial carnivore, especially areas of suitable forest with sufficient numbers of den sites ...
... hectares. There are few areas where such territories can exist without quolls encountering the effects of humans. Habitat loss Loss and fragmentation of habitat is one of the main threats to this Australian marsupial carnivore, especially areas of suitable forest with sufficient numbers of den sites ...
Understanding and confronting species uncertainty in biology and
... species taxa that have been identified traditionally on the basis of distinctive characteristics. On the other hand, we have an idea of a species as a kind of entity in nature, an evolutionary unit made up of related organisms that are evolving together. Over the years, various authors have recogniz ...
... species taxa that have been identified traditionally on the basis of distinctive characteristics. On the other hand, we have an idea of a species as a kind of entity in nature, an evolutionary unit made up of related organisms that are evolving together. Over the years, various authors have recogniz ...
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.