Cats and Wildlife - Central New Mexico Audubon Society
... of particular concern to pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems. As a result of potential human health impacts from cats, the CDC recommends that all cats be kept indoors. ...
... of particular concern to pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems. As a result of potential human health impacts from cats, the CDC recommends that all cats be kept indoors. ...
A Survey and Overview of Habitat Fragmentation Experiments
... Following from the theory of island biogeography (MacArthur & Wilson 1967), species richness in habitat fragments is expected to be a function of island size and degree of isolation. Smaller, more isolated fragments are expected to retain fewer species than larger, less isolated habitat tracts (Diam ...
... Following from the theory of island biogeography (MacArthur & Wilson 1967), species richness in habitat fragments is expected to be a function of island size and degree of isolation. Smaller, more isolated fragments are expected to retain fewer species than larger, less isolated habitat tracts (Diam ...
Phylogenetic diversity of plants alters the effect of species
... Scherber et al., 2010a). Insect herbivore damage is a useful reflection of the activities of insect herbivores in plant communities, as well as a phenomenon of interest in and of itself, with implications for the health of a plant community. There are some clear theoretical predictions about the eff ...
... Scherber et al., 2010a). Insect herbivore damage is a useful reflection of the activities of insect herbivores in plant communities, as well as a phenomenon of interest in and of itself, with implications for the health of a plant community. There are some clear theoretical predictions about the eff ...
Do changes in berry crops drive population fluctuations in small C
... plots were counted while still green, typically in early to midJuly, to minimize the number lost to mammals and birds. Because berry counts within each subplot are higher when cover is higher, we adjusted each berry count for all species to a standard 50% cover for each species. We tested each speci ...
... plots were counted while still green, typically in early to midJuly, to minimize the number lost to mammals and birds. Because berry counts within each subplot are higher when cover is higher, we adjusted each berry count for all species to a standard 50% cover for each species. We tested each speci ...
Habitat selection as a major resource partitioning mechanism
... resources\ this has even led to the claim that partitioning of niche space may be absent[ However\ the paucity of data on resource exploitation per se among bat guilds rarely allows these assertions to be veri_ed[ In particular\ the mechanisms allowing the co! existence of similar species have prove ...
... resources\ this has even led to the claim that partitioning of niche space may be absent[ However\ the paucity of data on resource exploitation per se among bat guilds rarely allows these assertions to be veri_ed[ In particular\ the mechanisms allowing the co! existence of similar species have prove ...
Southern Lessons: Saving Species Through the National Forest
... wildlife is self-evident. Many conservationists and policy makers even have a working knowledge of how the act functions procedurally. Several of the ESA's successes, including the recovery of the American alligator in the southeast and the Kirtland's warbler in Michigan or the reintroduction of wol ...
... wildlife is self-evident. Many conservationists and policy makers even have a working knowledge of how the act functions procedurally. Several of the ESA's successes, including the recovery of the American alligator in the southeast and the Kirtland's warbler in Michigan or the reintroduction of wol ...
BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT REPORT
... areas of grassland and Callitris intratropica. This bioregion includes areas which have been significantly modified since colonisation, with open range grazing by cattle being the major land use. Approximately 8% of the region has been cleared for horticultural production or intensive grazing, with ...
... areas of grassland and Callitris intratropica. This bioregion includes areas which have been significantly modified since colonisation, with open range grazing by cattle being the major land use. Approximately 8% of the region has been cleared for horticultural production or intensive grazing, with ...
Behavioral differences between two ant cricket species in Nansei
... gracilipes colony in Yona Field at the Subtropical Field Science Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa (queens: N = 7, workers N = 90–100, ant larvae: N = 50– 60, M. albicinctus: N = 40, M. formosanus: N = 40). Additionally, workers of Diacamma sp. (N = 10, Ponerinae) and Pheidole megacephala F ...
... gracilipes colony in Yona Field at the Subtropical Field Science Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa (queens: N = 7, workers N = 90–100, ant larvae: N = 50– 60, M. albicinctus: N = 40, M. formosanus: N = 40). Additionally, workers of Diacamma sp. (N = 10, Ponerinae) and Pheidole megacephala F ...
Southern Seabird Solutions - Southern Seabirds Solutions
... Solutions The Southern Seabird Solutions Trust fact sheets offer students an opportunity to explore the lives of seabirds. The lesson plans were created to assist teachers in helping students investigate and learn about seabirds, the important role seabirds play in their environment, and what impact ...
... Solutions The Southern Seabird Solutions Trust fact sheets offer students an opportunity to explore the lives of seabirds. The lesson plans were created to assist teachers in helping students investigate and learn about seabirds, the important role seabirds play in their environment, and what impact ...
ecosystem effects of biodiversity manipulations in
... For the most recent literature surveys on observational studies see Grace (1999) and Mittelbach et al. (2001). For further discussion see Hector et al. (2000b, 2001a, b) and Schmid et al. (2002a). One of the main aims of the present study is to present a comprehensive analysis of biodiversity–ecosys ...
... For the most recent literature surveys on observational studies see Grace (1999) and Mittelbach et al. (2001). For further discussion see Hector et al. (2000b, 2001a, b) and Schmid et al. (2002a). One of the main aims of the present study is to present a comprehensive analysis of biodiversity–ecosys ...
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... $8 billion per year to USA agriculture, and enhancing native flowering plants increases restoration of local biodiversity [82]. Climate change impacts on natural and agro-ecosystems have been reviewed recently [83±88] and the importance of all trophic levels (not a single species or crop alone) emer ...
... $8 billion per year to USA agriculture, and enhancing native flowering plants increases restoration of local biodiversity [82]. Climate change impacts on natural and agro-ecosystems have been reviewed recently [83±88] and the importance of all trophic levels (not a single species or crop alone) emer ...
the extent and significance of gungahlin`s biodiversity values
... The Gungahlin area occupies the north-eastern part of the ACT, bounded by the Federal and Barton highways and the ACT/NSW border. Gungahlin retains relatively large native grassland and lowland woodland remnants. These are vegetation types that have been extensively cleared in the ACT and more so in ...
... The Gungahlin area occupies the north-eastern part of the ACT, bounded by the Federal and Barton highways and the ACT/NSW border. Gungahlin retains relatively large native grassland and lowland woodland remnants. These are vegetation types that have been extensively cleared in the ACT and more so in ...
The ITS region as a target for characterization of fungal communities
... of organisms – are studied in their natural environment. With read lengths of some few hundred base pairs, massively parallel sequencing (pyrosequencing) stands out among the new technologies as the most apt for large-scale species identification in environmental samples. Although parallel pyroseque ...
... of organisms – are studied in their natural environment. With read lengths of some few hundred base pairs, massively parallel sequencing (pyrosequencing) stands out among the new technologies as the most apt for large-scale species identification in environmental samples. Although parallel pyroseque ...
File - Science with mrs. munoz
... species including marine iguanas and sea lions, thus I did not observe any marine iguanas. In the afternoon we also visited Post Office Bay to play soccer, drop off letters and climb down a lava tube; however, I did not find any iguanas on that beach either. August 20, 2009: We had a dry landing in ...
... species including marine iguanas and sea lions, thus I did not observe any marine iguanas. In the afternoon we also visited Post Office Bay to play soccer, drop off letters and climb down a lava tube; however, I did not find any iguanas on that beach either. August 20, 2009: We had a dry landing in ...
TAKE A LOOK at the Grayling Complaint filed by WWP ()
... Because this is the last remaining fluvial Arctic grayling population in the ...
... Because this is the last remaining fluvial Arctic grayling population in the ...
Solomon et al. 2010
... function of its range, abundance, and per-capita effects, and may be manifested at levels of biological ...
... function of its range, abundance, and per-capita effects, and may be manifested at levels of biological ...
Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species (3rd Edition)
... climates, it can act as an annual at colder latitudes, its seeds overwintering and germinating when temperatures warm2. Native Range: Australia and Pacific Islands, Africa, Asia, South and Central America, West Indies, Mexico and, according to some sources, the southeast United States (Florida, Loui ...
... climates, it can act as an annual at colder latitudes, its seeds overwintering and germinating when temperatures warm2. Native Range: Australia and Pacific Islands, Africa, Asia, South and Central America, West Indies, Mexico and, according to some sources, the southeast United States (Florida, Loui ...
Stable isotopes as trophic tracers: combining field sampling and
... application of the labelling technique to benthic systems has been limited (e.g. Blair et al. 1996, Levin et al. 1999, Moodley et al. 2000) and focused on the fate of sedimenting phytodetritus in sediments without in situ primary production. Herman et al. (1999) have argued that food availability is ...
... application of the labelling technique to benthic systems has been limited (e.g. Blair et al. 1996, Levin et al. 1999, Moodley et al. 2000) and focused on the fate of sedimenting phytodetritus in sediments without in situ primary production. Herman et al. (1999) have argued that food availability is ...
RSPCA Australia Research Report
... sterilising and returning them to the place where they were found (occasionally they are released elsewhere.) Longcore et al. (2009) claim that 71-94% of a colony must be desexed and no new cats join the colony for the population to decline. Other treatments may be performed at the same time such as ...
... sterilising and returning them to the place where they were found (occasionally they are released elsewhere.) Longcore et al. (2009) claim that 71-94% of a colony must be desexed and no new cats join the colony for the population to decline. Other treatments may be performed at the same time such as ...
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... Pigs would have been able to get into Makua this way but the fence prevented that and they stayed along the fence. Pig control proved ineffective and a new exclosure fence was put in around the Cyanea to stop ingress into this fragile area. ...
... Pigs would have been able to get into Makua this way but the fence prevented that and they stayed along the fence. Pig control proved ineffective and a new exclosure fence was put in around the Cyanea to stop ingress into this fragile area. ...
Competition and intraguild predation among three sympatric
... than the other two carnivores. We evaluated our hypotheses by quantifying their diets, food overlap, habitatspecific abundances, as well as their overall relative abundance at the three study sites. We identified behavioral dominance of coyotes over foxes and bobcats in Santa Monica because 7 of 12 ...
... than the other two carnivores. We evaluated our hypotheses by quantifying their diets, food overlap, habitatspecific abundances, as well as their overall relative abundance at the three study sites. We identified behavioral dominance of coyotes over foxes and bobcats in Santa Monica because 7 of 12 ...
Adaptive Radiation, Ecological Opportunity, and Evolutionary
... of one microbial species create a food source that is then utilized by a second type that is derived from the first (reviewed in Kassen 2009). In summary, ecological opportunity does seem to usually be a prerequisite for adaptive radiation. Clades may create their own opportunity in several differen ...
... of one microbial species create a food source that is then utilized by a second type that is derived from the first (reviewed in Kassen 2009). In summary, ecological opportunity does seem to usually be a prerequisite for adaptive radiation. Clades may create their own opportunity in several differen ...
Phytosociological study of the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
... within the South African borders. Their mission is: “To acquire and manage a system of national parks that represents the indigenous wildlife, vegetation, landscape and associated cultural assets of South Africa for the pride and benefit of the nation”. The Kruger National Park provides various oppo ...
... within the South African borders. Their mission is: “To acquire and manage a system of national parks that represents the indigenous wildlife, vegetation, landscape and associated cultural assets of South Africa for the pride and benefit of the nation”. The Kruger National Park provides various oppo ...
Scarab Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
... and the low presence of large rollers (Gymnopleurus) in pitfall traps and succession studies indicated the dominance of smaller rollers in elephant dung of the region(Sabu et al 2006). In conclusion, dung beetles have an important function in farmland ecosystems. Their role in dung breakdown and as ...
... and the low presence of large rollers (Gymnopleurus) in pitfall traps and succession studies indicated the dominance of smaller rollers in elephant dung of the region(Sabu et al 2006). In conclusion, dung beetles have an important function in farmland ecosystems. Their role in dung breakdown and as ...
Adaptive Radiation, Ecological Opportunity, and
... of one microbial species create a food source that is then utilized by a second type that is derived from the first (reviewed in Kassen 2009). In summary, ecological opportunity does seem to usually be a prerequisite for adaptive radiation. Clades may create their own opportunity in several differen ...
... of one microbial species create a food source that is then utilized by a second type that is derived from the first (reviewed in Kassen 2009). In summary, ecological opportunity does seem to usually be a prerequisite for adaptive radiation. Clades may create their own opportunity in several differen ...
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.