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... 1. Wildlife Management Concepts and Terms introduces basic wildlife management principles. These concepts and terms are the basis for the remainder of the manual. Participants should be prepared to use the wildlife management concepts and terms in their written plans and oral presentations as approp ...
... 1. Wildlife Management Concepts and Terms introduces basic wildlife management principles. These concepts and terms are the basis for the remainder of the manual. Participants should be prepared to use the wildlife management concepts and terms in their written plans and oral presentations as approp ...
PETITION TO LIST THE Narrow-foot Hygrotus Diving Beetle
... The Narrow-foot Hygrotus Diving Beetle, Hygrotus diversipes, is about 4.5mm in length, oval in shape, with a pale yellowish color on its back and black on its abdomen. Miller 2002 at 1. The Diving Beetle has some unusual characteristics, which are probably synapomorphies (traits common to two or mor ...
... The Narrow-foot Hygrotus Diving Beetle, Hygrotus diversipes, is about 4.5mm in length, oval in shape, with a pale yellowish color on its back and black on its abdomen. Miller 2002 at 1. The Diving Beetle has some unusual characteristics, which are probably synapomorphies (traits common to two or mor ...
Plant-animal interactions in rainforest
... tropical Australian rainforests - is also an important and wide-ranging seed-disperser. Its local extinction would greatly reduce the dispersal of many large-seeded rainforest plants. However, the cassowary and other fruit-eating birds are also responsible for the spread of many fleshy-fruited weeds ...
... tropical Australian rainforests - is also an important and wide-ranging seed-disperser. Its local extinction would greatly reduce the dispersal of many large-seeded rainforest plants. However, the cassowary and other fruit-eating birds are also responsible for the spread of many fleshy-fruited weeds ...
SOLWAY EUROPEAN MARINE SITE Natural England and Scottish
... The Conservation Objectives (CO) for the SAC that appear in this document in Section 6.1 reflects the CO that apply within England. Reference to the CO that apply in Scotland can be found on SNH’s website www.snh.org.uk at http://gateway.snh.gov.uk/pls/portal/Sitelink.Show_Site_Document?p_pa_code=83 ...
... The Conservation Objectives (CO) for the SAC that appear in this document in Section 6.1 reflects the CO that apply within England. Reference to the CO that apply in Scotland can be found on SNH’s website www.snh.org.uk at http://gateway.snh.gov.uk/pls/portal/Sitelink.Show_Site_Document?p_pa_code=83 ...
montane, heath and bog habitats - Cairngorms National Park Authority
... • Localised disturbance and resultant damage to sensitive species, for example, humans and their dogs may disturb breeding birds away from their nests and chicks making them more vulnerable to predation and inclement weather conditions. • Encroachment by some invasive and virulent species, may lead ...
... • Localised disturbance and resultant damage to sensitive species, for example, humans and their dogs may disturb breeding birds away from their nests and chicks making them more vulnerable to predation and inclement weather conditions. • Encroachment by some invasive and virulent species, may lead ...
Flesh fly myiasis - Phyllomedusa - Journal of Herpetology
... Table 1 for data on body size). No maggot infections have been recorded from any of the smaller sympatric species E. hahneli (maximum SVL = 23.0 mm; Haddad and Martins 1994) and E. pongoensis (max. SVL = 26.0 mm; Schulte 1999). It is unclear if these flies can infect small Epipedobates species. Othe ...
... Table 1 for data on body size). No maggot infections have been recorded from any of the smaller sympatric species E. hahneli (maximum SVL = 23.0 mm; Haddad and Martins 1994) and E. pongoensis (max. SVL = 26.0 mm; Schulte 1999). It is unclear if these flies can infect small Epipedobates species. Othe ...
Best Management Practices
... State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) Hudson River Estuary Program’s “Conservation and Land Use Program for the Hudson River Estuary Watershed” web page, http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5094.html. It also helps to think about land use and aesthetic goals, which may be informed by what ...
... State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) Hudson River Estuary Program’s “Conservation and Land Use Program for the Hudson River Estuary Watershed” web page, http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5094.html. It also helps to think about land use and aesthetic goals, which may be informed by what ...
Identification of Species and Habitats that Support Commercial
... into account managed changes to many populations) over short- and long-term temporal scales. Theoretical and empirical approaches can be used to identify fish that support CRA fisheries by considering the ecological functions that allow CRA fish species to carry out their life cycles. We discuss sup ...
... into account managed changes to many populations) over short- and long-term temporal scales. Theoretical and empirical approaches can be used to identify fish that support CRA fisheries by considering the ecological functions that allow CRA fish species to carry out their life cycles. We discuss sup ...
Management Plan for the McCown`s Longspur in Canada
... Approximately 23% of the McCown’s Longspur’s global breeding population occurs in Canada (Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory [RMBO] 2012). The species has been listed since December 2007 as Special Concern under Schedule 1 of the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). It is not listed provincially in eith ...
... Approximately 23% of the McCown’s Longspur’s global breeding population occurs in Canada (Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory [RMBO] 2012). The species has been listed since December 2007 as Special Concern under Schedule 1 of the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). It is not listed provincially in eith ...
Inverse density dependence and the Allee effect
... result, a social group driven below a critical threshold would have a lower chance of recovery and consequently become even smaller, with an increasing risk of extinction. This can be illustrated by the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, which is currently facing the threat of extinction throughout it ...
... result, a social group driven below a critical threshold would have a lower chance of recovery and consequently become even smaller, with an increasing risk of extinction. This can be illustrated by the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, which is currently facing the threat of extinction throughout it ...
How parasites affect interactions between competitors and predators
... predator/prey foraging responses known from the discipline of behavioural ecology. Less work has focused on TMIEs in parasite–host relationships; one reason being that concepts from foraging theory and behavioural ecology have seldom been applied to parasites. For instance, there is no obvious analo ...
... predator/prey foraging responses known from the discipline of behavioural ecology. Less work has focused on TMIEs in parasite–host relationships; one reason being that concepts from foraging theory and behavioural ecology have seldom been applied to parasites. For instance, there is no obvious analo ...
california red-legged frog - Solano County Water Agency
... in northern Santa Cruz County, California, found that adult frogs occupied terrestrial habitats in two distinct ways, as dispersing and non-dispersing individuals. Dispersing individuals were those who made overland movements between two aquatic sites, typically before or after breeding. Non-dispers ...
... in northern Santa Cruz County, California, found that adult frogs occupied terrestrial habitats in two distinct ways, as dispersing and non-dispersing individuals. Dispersing individuals were those who made overland movements between two aquatic sites, typically before or after breeding. Non-dispers ...
Traits fonctionnels des arbres : de la plasticité - Archipel
... Schematic of t he experimental design (replicated four times) . Communit ies are implemented along a gradient of species richness (SR) and functional diversity (FD ). Smaller superposed squares indicate t he replication of different communit ies with similar FD resulting in a total of 14 two-sp ecie ...
... Schematic of t he experimental design (replicated four times) . Communit ies are implemented along a gradient of species richness (SR) and functional diversity (FD ). Smaller superposed squares indicate t he replication of different communit ies with similar FD resulting in a total of 14 two-sp ecie ...
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... Under the now-discredited theory of blending inheritance, the hereditary material was conceived as a fluid that combines the traits from two individuals into phenotypically intermediate offspring. Given observed patterns of resemblance between parents and offspring, blending inheritance may seem int ...
... Under the now-discredited theory of blending inheritance, the hereditary material was conceived as a fluid that combines the traits from two individuals into phenotypically intermediate offspring. Given observed patterns of resemblance between parents and offspring, blending inheritance may seem int ...
barn owl (tyto alba) diet composition on intensively used agricultural
... many others which also have an impact on the diet spectrum, such as vegetation cover (Marti, 1988), the proportion of different agriculture crops (Cook et al., 1996) and agro‑technical interventions, for example the frequency of mowing (Askew et al., 2007). Interesting faunistic information is the d ...
... many others which also have an impact on the diet spectrum, such as vegetation cover (Marti, 1988), the proportion of different agriculture crops (Cook et al., 1996) and agro‑technical interventions, for example the frequency of mowing (Askew et al., 2007). Interesting faunistic information is the d ...
research applied to the conservation of seabirds breeding on
... succession on occupancy of the same breeding sites by different species) are certainly worth being explored in these small islands in the future. Nevertheless, work at the population level was more appropriate to obtain applied conclusions from the information cumulated so far (i.e. mainly data on p ...
... succession on occupancy of the same breeding sites by different species) are certainly worth being explored in these small islands in the future. Nevertheless, work at the population level was more appropriate to obtain applied conclusions from the information cumulated so far (i.e. mainly data on p ...
a chameleon as predator of butterflies and its avoidance of known
... It is obviously dangerous to generalize from six weeks' experience with a single chameleon, but some interesting points do emerge. The wild-caught chameleon had a strong distaste for the main aposematic butterflies in the country, as well as for other toxic insects. Given the wide geographical range ...
... It is obviously dangerous to generalize from six weeks' experience with a single chameleon, but some interesting points do emerge. The wild-caught chameleon had a strong distaste for the main aposematic butterflies in the country, as well as for other toxic insects. Given the wide geographical range ...
Teacher`s Resource Guide
... defensive adaptations make them easy targets for hunters and introduced species like pigs, dogs, cats and rats. Sadly, this has caused the recent extinction of many island giants. Island Dwarfs Island isolation can also lead to “island dwarfism.” Madagascar’s Madame Berthe mouse lemur (the world’s s ...
... defensive adaptations make them easy targets for hunters and introduced species like pigs, dogs, cats and rats. Sadly, this has caused the recent extinction of many island giants. Island Dwarfs Island isolation can also lead to “island dwarfism.” Madagascar’s Madame Berthe mouse lemur (the world’s s ...
Western green lizard (Lacerta bilineata) - GB non
... could do it again at any time, and indeed could already have done so. The chances of other as-yet-undiscovered L. bilineata populations existing are probably quite high. It would probably take at least several years to discover any newly-established population, even with a well-developed herpetologi ...
... could do it again at any time, and indeed could already have done so. The chances of other as-yet-undiscovered L. bilineata populations existing are probably quite high. It would probably take at least several years to discover any newly-established population, even with a well-developed herpetologi ...
Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: what`s known and
... average component species in monoculture, but have no effect or a negative effect on functioning relative to the ‘highestperforming’ species. These results are largely consistent with those from other syntheses, and extend conclusions to ecological functions that are commonly measured in the marine ...
... average component species in monoculture, but have no effect or a negative effect on functioning relative to the ‘highestperforming’ species. These results are largely consistent with those from other syntheses, and extend conclusions to ecological functions that are commonly measured in the marine ...
Heathlands confronting global change: drivers of biodiversity loss
... Britton and Fisher, 2007), while increasing CO2 concentrations and climate change have shown a high variability whenever measured across Europe, with several experimental studies performed during the last decade (e.g. Peñuelas et al., 2004; Albert et al., 2011a, b). As heathlands are not particular ...
... Britton and Fisher, 2007), while increasing CO2 concentrations and climate change have shown a high variability whenever measured across Europe, with several experimental studies performed during the last decade (e.g. Peñuelas et al., 2004; Albert et al., 2011a, b). As heathlands are not particular ...
Distribution of Exotic Freshwater Fishes in the Wet
... This species was recently (Oct 2008) the subject of a rotenone (a fish poison) control exercise in Eureka Creek a tributary of the Walsh River (Mitchell River catchment). The success of this control effort is still being monitored (ACTFR and QDPIF unpub. data). Gambusia (or mosquitofish) – Gambusia ...
... This species was recently (Oct 2008) the subject of a rotenone (a fish poison) control exercise in Eureka Creek a tributary of the Walsh River (Mitchell River catchment). The success of this control effort is still being monitored (ACTFR and QDPIF unpub. data). Gambusia (or mosquitofish) – Gambusia ...
Stachowicz Annual Reviews - Virginia Institute of Marine Science
... in experiments that include diverse mixtures of species as well as each of the component species in monoculture. When the response of the species mixture is greater than the highest performing monoculture (transgressive overyielding), this can be taken as clear evidence that the richness effect is n ...
... in experiments that include diverse mixtures of species as well as each of the component species in monoculture. When the response of the species mixture is greater than the highest performing monoculture (transgressive overyielding), this can be taken as clear evidence that the richness effect is n ...
Influence of tree shape and evolutionary time‐scale on phylogenetic
... During the last decades, describing, analysing and understanding the phylogenetic structure of species assemblages has been a central theme in both community ecology and macro-ecology. Among the wide variety of phylogenetic structure metrics, three have been predominant in the literature: Faith’s ph ...
... During the last decades, describing, analysing and understanding the phylogenetic structure of species assemblages has been a central theme in both community ecology and macro-ecology. Among the wide variety of phylogenetic structure metrics, three have been predominant in the literature: Faith’s ph ...
Oral Presentations - Alaska Bird Conference
... findings show that females of higher quality and reproductive experience drive double brooding in this population, and that these individuals are especially able to adopt a more flexible breeding regime in years characterized by high marine productivity. ...
... findings show that females of higher quality and reproductive experience drive double brooding in this population, and that these individuals are especially able to adopt a more flexible breeding regime in years characterized by high marine productivity. ...
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.