Population dynamics - The Deer Initiative
... Fig 1. The reservoir and dam represent the habitat in which the deer live. The water level “C” represents the current deer population level. While the inflow and outflow are equal the population will be stable, if the inflow exceeds the outflow, the population will rise, if the outflow exceeds the i ...
... Fig 1. The reservoir and dam represent the habitat in which the deer live. The water level “C” represents the current deer population level. While the inflow and outflow are equal the population will be stable, if the inflow exceeds the outflow, the population will rise, if the outflow exceeds the i ...
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... different species often compete for access to them (interspecific competition) • Competition adversely affects both species ...
... different species often compete for access to them (interspecific competition) • Competition adversely affects both species ...
PCA – A Powerful Method for Analyze Ecological Niches
... it is convenient to replace the term community with a more general one, an assemblage. In practice, habitat and the function of an organism are often discussed as spatial, temporal and trophic niches. The third view is that the niche refers to variables within the whole range of the distribution are ...
... it is convenient to replace the term community with a more general one, an assemblage. In practice, habitat and the function of an organism are often discussed as spatial, temporal and trophic niches. The third view is that the niche refers to variables within the whole range of the distribution are ...
Habitat coupling in lake ecosystems
... Wetzel (1990) presented a global survey of the sizes of bodies of standing water to demonstrate that most of the world’s lakes are small ( B1 km2 surface area) and shallow ( B 10 m mean depth) (Fig. 2). For most lakes of the world, perimeter:area and area:volume ratios are relatively high thus produ ...
... Wetzel (1990) presented a global survey of the sizes of bodies of standing water to demonstrate that most of the world’s lakes are small ( B1 km2 surface area) and shallow ( B 10 m mean depth) (Fig. 2). For most lakes of the world, perimeter:area and area:volume ratios are relatively high thus produ ...
Roadside habitats: effects on diversity and composition of plant
... ecological functioning of these communities. We hypothesize that the compositional differences between the communities found along the road edge compared to those in the nearby natural area will be greater than the average differences found within each of these communities. This investigation will a ...
... ecological functioning of these communities. We hypothesize that the compositional differences between the communities found along the road edge compared to those in the nearby natural area will be greater than the average differences found within each of these communities. This investigation will a ...
Is nest predation on two endangered bird species higher in habitats
... that by studying snakes that are nest predators, we could advance our general understanding of avian nesting ecology and potentially identify management techniques for avian conservation (Weatherhead & Blouin-Demers, 2004). To date, however, no research has directly addressed the question of how hab ...
... that by studying snakes that are nest predators, we could advance our general understanding of avian nesting ecology and potentially identify management techniques for avian conservation (Weatherhead & Blouin-Demers, 2004). To date, however, no research has directly addressed the question of how hab ...
Evolution: the source of Earth`s biodiversity Genetic variation
... - Scale-dependent: from square meters to miles • Habitat use = each organism thrives in certain habitats, but not in others • Habitat selection = the process by which organisms actively select habitats in which to live - Availability and quality of habitat are crucial to an organism’s well-being - H ...
... - Scale-dependent: from square meters to miles • Habitat use = each organism thrives in certain habitats, but not in others • Habitat selection = the process by which organisms actively select habitats in which to live - Availability and quality of habitat are crucial to an organism’s well-being - H ...
Symbiosis Stories!
... Termites live in colonies that have a very structured social organization similar to ant colonies. The main food of these animals is wood and other plant material. The body chemistry of termites is unable to break down cellulose, the major component of plant material. A certain type of protist that ...
... Termites live in colonies that have a very structured social organization similar to ant colonies. The main food of these animals is wood and other plant material. The body chemistry of termites is unable to break down cellulose, the major component of plant material. A certain type of protist that ...
Holocarpha macradenia response to experimental disturbance
... treatments as fixed factors (10 levels; Table 1) and the following life history stages as response variables: predation, germination, seedling survival, recruitment number, and flower head number. Because data on germination and seedling survivorship were expressed as percentages, they were arcsine ...
... treatments as fixed factors (10 levels; Table 1) and the following life history stages as response variables: predation, germination, seedling survival, recruitment number, and flower head number. Because data on germination and seedling survivorship were expressed as percentages, they were arcsine ...
Full text (pdf format) - Boreal Environment Research
... process, images were re-sampled to a 25 ¥ 25-m pixel resolution. The image of 2005 was subjected to a supervised classification (e.g. Franklin and Wulder 2002). For testing the accuracy of classification, 80 randomly located ground reference field plots were used (Table 2). The same classification w ...
... process, images were re-sampled to a 25 ¥ 25-m pixel resolution. The image of 2005 was subjected to a supervised classification (e.g. Franklin and Wulder 2002). For testing the accuracy of classification, 80 randomly located ground reference field plots were used (Table 2). The same classification w ...
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... Loess vegetation in the study area consists of very few fragments of differently degraded seminatural stands of forest-steppe and steppe grasslands, which are also the most southern (southwestern) occurrence of these vegetation types. It is known that species occurring on the very border of their di ...
... Loess vegetation in the study area consists of very few fragments of differently degraded seminatural stands of forest-steppe and steppe grasslands, which are also the most southern (southwestern) occurrence of these vegetation types. It is known that species occurring on the very border of their di ...
The Eco-System and It`s Challenges
... vegetation grows on the African tropical mountains, especially in the Ethiopian and East African highlands. The vegetation contains highland forests and grasslands which can grow well in high mountain climate. For example: - Afromontane forests (up to 3000m in the equatorial zone). - Alpine plants s ...
... vegetation grows on the African tropical mountains, especially in the Ethiopian and East African highlands. The vegetation contains highland forests and grasslands which can grow well in high mountain climate. For example: - Afromontane forests (up to 3000m in the equatorial zone). - Alpine plants s ...
Marzluff__Rodewald_formatted _Nov 18-2
... consequences of the ability of certain species to colonize the habitat as well as the likelihood that populations of various species will persist or go locally extinct. In this respect, urbanization affects animal communities in at least two integrated ways (Fig. 1). First, some populations persist ...
... consequences of the ability of certain species to colonize the habitat as well as the likelihood that populations of various species will persist or go locally extinct. In this respect, urbanization affects animal communities in at least two integrated ways (Fig. 1). First, some populations persist ...
Tundra - Tartu Veeriku Kool
... in their bodies with a chemical called glycerol. It works like an antifreeze and allows them to survive under the snow during the winter. • The marshy tundra is a great place for migratory birds like the harlequin duck, sandpipers and plovers. ...
... in their bodies with a chemical called glycerol. It works like an antifreeze and allows them to survive under the snow during the winter. • The marshy tundra is a great place for migratory birds like the harlequin duck, sandpipers and plovers. ...
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... plant distribution. Plants that persist in any particular site must be in equilibrium with their environment (Burrows 1990). In salt-marsh habitat, the spatial distribution of individual species is usually linked to the concept of succession, i.e. the replacement of plant species in an orderly seque ...
... plant distribution. Plants that persist in any particular site must be in equilibrium with their environment (Burrows 1990). In salt-marsh habitat, the spatial distribution of individual species is usually linked to the concept of succession, i.e. the replacement of plant species in an orderly seque ...
American Scientist A reprint from
... then, to imagine that all cave creatures must be blind and depigmented; after all, what need does an animal have for eyes and pigmentation while living in perpetual darkness? Research in the past few decades strongly indicates that affairs underground are not that simple, that in fact the ecology of ...
... then, to imagine that all cave creatures must be blind and depigmented; after all, what need does an animal have for eyes and pigmentation while living in perpetual darkness? Research in the past few decades strongly indicates that affairs underground are not that simple, that in fact the ecology of ...
A comparative growth analysis between alien invader and native
... shrubs of south-African origin. The former was introduced accidentally in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century (Ernst, 1998). Today, it is widespread throughout Western Europe, where it forms dense populations in recently abandoned fields and in road margins. It also colonizes heavily grazed ...
... shrubs of south-African origin. The former was introduced accidentally in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century (Ernst, 1998). Today, it is widespread throughout Western Europe, where it forms dense populations in recently abandoned fields and in road margins. It also colonizes heavily grazed ...
Modeling the potential area of occupancy at fine resolution may
... scale of reference (i.e. 2 km 2 km). However, the lack of studies comparing species ranges based on recorded presences at coarse resolution and model-based estimates at fine scales makes difficult to explore new measures of AOO. Model-based estimates of AOO primarily depend on the robustness of dist ...
... scale of reference (i.e. 2 km 2 km). However, the lack of studies comparing species ranges based on recorded presences at coarse resolution and model-based estimates at fine scales makes difficult to explore new measures of AOO. Model-based estimates of AOO primarily depend on the robustness of dist ...
C. E. Timothy Paine – Curriculum Vitae
... abstract. Aim: Community assembly theory predicts that niche differentiation promotes the spatial clustering of functionally dissimilar species, whereas habitat filtering has the converse effect. We used these predictions to assess the relative effects of habitat filtering and niche differentiation ...
... abstract. Aim: Community assembly theory predicts that niche differentiation promotes the spatial clustering of functionally dissimilar species, whereas habitat filtering has the converse effect. We used these predictions to assess the relative effects of habitat filtering and niche differentiation ...
Using change trajectories to study the impacts of multi-annual
... habitat cover varied significantly between the nest box sites at both scales. This was evident by the significant variances for the corresponding latent intercepts at both scales (Table 1). There was also a statistically significant average decrease in habitat cover at both spatial scales. Habitat w ...
... habitat cover varied significantly between the nest box sites at both scales. This was evident by the significant variances for the corresponding latent intercepts at both scales (Table 1). There was also a statistically significant average decrease in habitat cover at both spatial scales. Habitat w ...
invasive species - the National Sea Grant Library
... more energy and other resources than they import (Box 3). Invasive plants demonstrate these threats best. Typically, invasive plants change ecosystems by using significant amounts of water, occupying space and shading natives, providing poor habitat and forage for native animals, or altering fire re ...
... more energy and other resources than they import (Box 3). Invasive plants demonstrate these threats best. Typically, invasive plants change ecosystems by using significant amounts of water, occupying space and shading natives, providing poor habitat and forage for native animals, or altering fire re ...
Leibold et al. 2004
... Clusters of oceanic islands exemplify the first category, with oceans providing barriers to dispersal to different degrees depending on the taxa considered (Mehranvar & Jackson 2001). The vast literature on island biogeography is a starting point for finding many potential examples of communities wh ...
... Clusters of oceanic islands exemplify the first category, with oceans providing barriers to dispersal to different degrees depending on the taxa considered (Mehranvar & Jackson 2001). The vast literature on island biogeography is a starting point for finding many potential examples of communities wh ...
The metacommunity concept
... Clusters of oceanic islands exemplify the first category, with oceans providing barriers to dispersal to different degrees depending on the taxa considered (Mehranvar & Jackson 2001). The vast literature on island biogeography is a starting point for finding many potential examples of communities wh ...
... Clusters of oceanic islands exemplify the first category, with oceans providing barriers to dispersal to different degrees depending on the taxa considered (Mehranvar & Jackson 2001). The vast literature on island biogeography is a starting point for finding many potential examples of communities wh ...
Community monopolization: local adaptation enhances priority
... by either the first or second species, followed by the other species with some time lag from 0 to 200 time steps or depending on dispersal probability. (b) Population dynamics are determined by (i) mortality selection, (ii) reproduction, and (iii) immigration into empty microsites by offspring. Duri ...
... by either the first or second species, followed by the other species with some time lag from 0 to 200 time steps or depending on dispersal probability. (b) Population dynamics are determined by (i) mortality selection, (ii) reproduction, and (iii) immigration into empty microsites by offspring. Duri ...
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.