bird species richness in relation to isolation of aspen habitats
... richness may be more influenced by vegetation structure than by isolation, and/or (4) isolation does not influence bird species richness in aspen communities because this habitat is intrinsically highly fragmented. Previous studies of isolation effects on bird species richness produced varying resul ...
... richness may be more influenced by vegetation structure than by isolation, and/or (4) isolation does not influence bird species richness in aspen communities because this habitat is intrinsically highly fragmented. Previous studies of isolation effects on bird species richness produced varying resul ...
PATTERNS OF OTTER (Lutra lutra L)
... 25% of bankside vegetation cover, unpolluted, with low or very low human disturbance and surrounded by forests or dehesas (Figure 2) (2 analysis, P<0.0001). On the contrary, otters signs were not usually found in shallow narrow streams (less than 0.5 m deep and less than 1 m wide), polluted, with i ...
... 25% of bankside vegetation cover, unpolluted, with low or very low human disturbance and surrounded by forests or dehesas (Figure 2) (2 analysis, P<0.0001). On the contrary, otters signs were not usually found in shallow narrow streams (less than 0.5 m deep and less than 1 m wide), polluted, with i ...
The Green and Golden Bell Frog Key Populations in the Lower Hunter
... any to the north in the Tomago wetlands. Furthermore, given the small size and poor measures of viability of the other remnant populations in the Hunter catchment, the GGBF population on Kooragang Island by comparison is much larger and more robust and so of major conservation significance to the sp ...
... any to the north in the Tomago wetlands. Furthermore, given the small size and poor measures of viability of the other remnant populations in the Hunter catchment, the GGBF population on Kooragang Island by comparison is much larger and more robust and so of major conservation significance to the sp ...
Guide to Good Practices for Sustainable Tourism in Marine
... Up until the eighties, oceans were seen by many as an unlimited resource that could feed the world’s growing population. It was also seen as a system where household and industrial waste could be dumped. While the last few years have witnessed a major change in this view, human action pressure on oc ...
... Up until the eighties, oceans were seen by many as an unlimited resource that could feed the world’s growing population. It was also seen as a system where household and industrial waste could be dumped. While the last few years have witnessed a major change in this view, human action pressure on oc ...
Ecology and evolution
... (1) The hookworm latches on the walls of the colon with its sharp teeth where it feeds on blood. (2) The tapeworm is the longest parasite. A mature adult can lay a million eggs a day. (3) Tapeworm eggs embedded in the colon. (4) The roundworm can grow to be 20 inches (50 cm) long and lay 200,000 egg ...
... (1) The hookworm latches on the walls of the colon with its sharp teeth where it feeds on blood. (2) The tapeworm is the longest parasite. A mature adult can lay a million eggs a day. (3) Tapeworm eggs embedded in the colon. (4) The roundworm can grow to be 20 inches (50 cm) long and lay 200,000 egg ...
Factors Affecting Stream Fish Community Composition and Habitat
... and thermal regime, and changes in biological characteristics such as species diversity, trophic structure, and community composition [37,38]. Likewise, fish communities can have a high degree of variability because of geographic distribution of species, human modifications of streams and the surrou ...
... and thermal regime, and changes in biological characteristics such as species diversity, trophic structure, and community composition [37,38]. Likewise, fish communities can have a high degree of variability because of geographic distribution of species, human modifications of streams and the surrou ...
Ecosystems in Action: Lessons from Marine Ecology about Recovery
... on coral reefs, sea-grass beds, kelp forests, and other marine systems emphasizes that in some cases, partial recovery is the most natural community state. Recovery rate. Because marine ecosystems can be space limited, when physical disturbance removes organisms, it frees up a limiting resource and ...
... on coral reefs, sea-grass beds, kelp forests, and other marine systems emphasizes that in some cases, partial recovery is the most natural community state. Recovery rate. Because marine ecosystems can be space limited, when physical disturbance removes organisms, it frees up a limiting resource and ...
Esquimalt Lagoon -Terrestrial Ecology 2013
... ecosystems of Esquimalt Lagoon. Invasive species are a problem because they can create dense monocultures that take over the space and out compete native species (Capital Regional District, 2013). Often invasive species do not provide habitat for many of the wildlife that exists in traditional dunes ...
... ecosystems of Esquimalt Lagoon. Invasive species are a problem because they can create dense monocultures that take over the space and out compete native species (Capital Regional District, 2013). Often invasive species do not provide habitat for many of the wildlife that exists in traditional dunes ...
chapter one: introduction
... following the evening portion of the program unless your Assistant Coordinator has authorized you to do so. 3) You are required to sign out /sign in any gear bags, radios, flashlights, and keys you use. You are responsible for replacing any misplaced items, or those damaged due to personal negligenc ...
... following the evening portion of the program unless your Assistant Coordinator has authorized you to do so. 3) You are required to sign out /sign in any gear bags, radios, flashlights, and keys you use. You are responsible for replacing any misplaced items, or those damaged due to personal negligenc ...
NCCMA 6956 - Algae Fact Sheet
... etc). Algae have a wide ranging classification, falling within several groups from plants through to protists (single celled organisms) and even bacteria (blue-green algae). They can commonly be found in aquatic—both freshwater and marine—environments, but can be found in damp terrestrial environmen ...
... etc). Algae have a wide ranging classification, falling within several groups from plants through to protists (single celled organisms) and even bacteria (blue-green algae). They can commonly be found in aquatic—both freshwater and marine—environments, but can be found in damp terrestrial environmen ...
Herbivory in arid and semi-arid regions of Argentina
... & Stiles 1980). The ants attack specific trees for generally very short periods of time with the distribution of the attacks being highly skewed toward few foraging episodes; plants flushing new leaves, or flowering being those at higher risk (Cherret 1972, Lewis 1975, Rockwood 1976). This may indic ...
... & Stiles 1980). The ants attack specific trees for generally very short periods of time with the distribution of the attacks being highly skewed toward few foraging episodes; plants flushing new leaves, or flowering being those at higher risk (Cherret 1972, Lewis 1975, Rockwood 1976). This may indic ...
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... predators. To estimate the probability that predators did not detect an exclosure (that it was located in a safe site), we used the experimental block as sampling unit. We consider that predators detected a block if at least one seed of any of the three species in the block had disappeared. The use ...
... predators. To estimate the probability that predators did not detect an exclosure (that it was located in a safe site), we used the experimental block as sampling unit. We consider that predators detected a block if at least one seed of any of the three species in the block had disappeared. The use ...
Species Action Plan - Butterfly Conservation
... often dies back in high summer before larvae are fully developed. The exception to this is in a few deeper soiled sites with naturally taller, damper vegetation and scrub. In scrub invaded grassland the eggs tend to be laid on larger plants of P. veris. On some sites favoured plants are partly shade ...
... often dies back in high summer before larvae are fully developed. The exception to this is in a few deeper soiled sites with naturally taller, damper vegetation and scrub. In scrub invaded grassland the eggs tend to be laid on larger plants of P. veris. On some sites favoured plants are partly shade ...
ABSTRACTS - POPBIO is a conference
... loral traits are adaptations regulating the interactions between plants and pollinating insects. an increase of flower size in Campanula species with elevation has been confirmed repeatedly. it has been suggested that changing pollinators and visiting rates might be responsible for the increase. how ...
... loral traits are adaptations regulating the interactions between plants and pollinating insects. an increase of flower size in Campanula species with elevation has been confirmed repeatedly. it has been suggested that changing pollinators and visiting rates might be responsible for the increase. how ...
P M E S
... Over the past several decades, populations of wild salmon and steelhead throughout the West Coast have declined to dangerously low levels.8 There is no single factor responsible for this decline, and it is even difficult to quantify the relative contributions of different factors. Salmon population ...
... Over the past several decades, populations of wild salmon and steelhead throughout the West Coast have declined to dangerously low levels.8 There is no single factor responsible for this decline, and it is even difficult to quantify the relative contributions of different factors. Salmon population ...
Sink habitats can alter ecological outcomes for competing species
... return to the source habitat (B. Kotler, personal communication). While ideal free populations in which individuals move freely to maximize their per-capita fitness do not occupy sink habitats under equilibrium conditions (Holt 1985), they may occupy sink habitats under non-equilibrium conditions (H ...
... return to the source habitat (B. Kotler, personal communication). While ideal free populations in which individuals move freely to maximize their per-capita fitness do not occupy sink habitats under equilibrium conditions (Holt 1985), they may occupy sink habitats under non-equilibrium conditions (H ...
Orchard Grass
... Orchard Grass prefers well-drained soils, but tolerates moderately poor drainage as well as drought conditions, persisting in areas with as little as 250 mm of annual rainfall. Its ability to withstand drought is a result of its extensive root system. In dry areas, it may lay dormant during the summ ...
... Orchard Grass prefers well-drained soils, but tolerates moderately poor drainage as well as drought conditions, persisting in areas with as little as 250 mm of annual rainfall. Its ability to withstand drought is a result of its extensive root system. In dry areas, it may lay dormant during the summ ...
Marine Ecology Progress Series 341:303
... phytoplankton blooms; this is inaccurate (cf. NRC 2004). The potential benefits of filtration by oysters as stated in the popular press1 ignore the realities of the scale of restoration required to achieve such benefits, and we concur with Pomeroy et al. (2006) that using this position to support th ...
... phytoplankton blooms; this is inaccurate (cf. NRC 2004). The potential benefits of filtration by oysters as stated in the popular press1 ignore the realities of the scale of restoration required to achieve such benefits, and we concur with Pomeroy et al. (2006) that using this position to support th ...
Plants and insects in early oldfield succession
... Plant couer and species richness Differences in temporal patterns of change in cover at the two sites was evident in the first season (Table 1). I n May of the first year at the Iowa site, the cover was only 10% and reflected the fact that plants were exclusively seedlings, most of which were still ...
... Plant couer and species richness Differences in temporal patterns of change in cover at the two sites was evident in the first season (Table 1). I n May of the first year at the Iowa site, the cover was only 10% and reflected the fact that plants were exclusively seedlings, most of which were still ...
The influence of connectivity on richness and temporal variation of
... the arrival of species and their extinction (MacArthur and Wilson 1967). The theory predicts richness to be highest on large continuous habitats (‘‘mainland’’) and decrease with increased isolation due to decreased immigration rates (although reduce rescue effects may also raise extinctions and furt ...
... the arrival of species and their extinction (MacArthur and Wilson 1967). The theory predicts richness to be highest on large continuous habitats (‘‘mainland’’) and decrease with increased isolation due to decreased immigration rates (although reduce rescue effects may also raise extinctions and furt ...
Review Functional morphology as an aid in determining trophic
... of broken bamboo stems, inflated leaf axils of plants such as bromeliads and palms, modified leaves of pitcher plants, water-collecting flowers such as Heliconia and the water-collecting depressions on trees (treeholes) (Fish, 1983). In recent years phytotelmata have been lauded as excellent subject ...
... of broken bamboo stems, inflated leaf axils of plants such as bromeliads and palms, modified leaves of pitcher plants, water-collecting flowers such as Heliconia and the water-collecting depressions on trees (treeholes) (Fish, 1983). In recent years phytotelmata have been lauded as excellent subject ...
Foliicolous lichens as model organisms to study tropical rainforest
... forest understory, in natural Clearings caused by fallen trees, and in the canopy is indicated in several papers on the subject (N O W A K & W IN K LER 1970, 1975; LÜCKING 1995b, 1998c, 1999a, c; CÄCERES et al. 2000). These results seem to be surprising, sińce they contradict the distinct-preference ...
... forest understory, in natural Clearings caused by fallen trees, and in the canopy is indicated in several papers on the subject (N O W A K & W IN K LER 1970, 1975; LÜCKING 1995b, 1998c, 1999a, c; CÄCERES et al. 2000). These results seem to be surprising, sińce they contradict the distinct-preference ...
The Endangered Species Act Under Attack
... ASSAULT ON WILDLIFE: The Endangered Species Act Under Attack ...
... ASSAULT ON WILDLIFE: The Endangered Species Act Under Attack ...
Habitat
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A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by human, a particular species of animal, plant, or other type of organism.A place where a living thing lives is its habitat. It is a place where it can find food, shelter, protection and mates for reproduction. It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment that surrounds a species population.A habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil, moisture, range of temperature, and availability of light as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence of predators. A habitat is not necessarily a geographic area—for a parasitic organism it is the body of its host, part of the host's body such as the digestive tract, or a cell within the host's body.