Working Together to Recover Boreal Caribou
... Boreal caribou are adapted to an ever-changing forest ecosystem in which forest fires are the main cause of natural disturbance and habitat change. In order to thrive, boreal caribou need: • large areas of suitable habitat; • low levels of human disturbance; and • low numbers of predators, such a ...
... Boreal caribou are adapted to an ever-changing forest ecosystem in which forest fires are the main cause of natural disturbance and habitat change. In order to thrive, boreal caribou need: • large areas of suitable habitat; • low levels of human disturbance; and • low numbers of predators, such a ...
Guidance on selection and designation of Marine Conservation
... and Special Areas of Conservation) together with Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), and marine parts of Ramsar sites and Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The network will include rare, threatened, and representative species and habitats to conserve or enhance biodiversity and ecosystems. The Mar ...
... and Special Areas of Conservation) together with Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), and marine parts of Ramsar sites and Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The network will include rare, threatened, and representative species and habitats to conserve or enhance biodiversity and ecosystems. The Mar ...
Ecological role of vertebrate scavengers in urban ecosystems in the
... mals, plays a key role in ecosystem structure, functioning, and stability. A growing number of studies suggest that vertebrate scavengers also provide key ecosystem services, the benefits humans gain from the natural world, particularly in the removal of carcasses from the environment. An increasing ...
... mals, plays a key role in ecosystem structure, functioning, and stability. A growing number of studies suggest that vertebrate scavengers also provide key ecosystem services, the benefits humans gain from the natural world, particularly in the removal of carcasses from the environment. An increasing ...
Limiting Factors and Threats to the Recovery of Steelhead in the
... This chapter describes one step of an iterative process that Oregon is using to develop information on key and secondary limiting factors and threats impairing the viability of Mid-Columbia steelhead populations. This information is meant to serve as a starting point for the Mid-Columbia Steelhead R ...
... This chapter describes one step of an iterative process that Oregon is using to develop information on key and secondary limiting factors and threats impairing the viability of Mid-Columbia steelhead populations. This information is meant to serve as a starting point for the Mid-Columbia Steelhead R ...
Species: Leopard Tortoise - Tortoise Protection Group
... require for steady healthy growth they may succumb to dietary disorders such as Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD). At this stage in their development hatchlings require exposure to as much UVB light as possible; however they should never be left outdoors to fend for themselves. A hatchling tortoise will ...
... require for steady healthy growth they may succumb to dietary disorders such as Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD). At this stage in their development hatchlings require exposure to as much UVB light as possible; however they should never be left outdoors to fend for themselves. A hatchling tortoise will ...
The iconic keystone predator has a pathogen
... virus in natural settings, we can determine whether it will always be a driver of disease outbreak. The second key aspect of this three-way interaction is whether Pisaster can recover. Some areas of the northeast Pacific are already seeing the recruitment of young Pisaster, suggesting that successf ...
... virus in natural settings, we can determine whether it will always be a driver of disease outbreak. The second key aspect of this three-way interaction is whether Pisaster can recover. Some areas of the northeast Pacific are already seeing the recruitment of young Pisaster, suggesting that successf ...
Conservation and Science Annual Review 2014
... Humans and wild animals are moving ever closer together. In Madagascar, for example, 80% of all remaining forests are now within just 1 km of a non-forest edge, which makes them increasingly vulnerable. More and more species are moving up the ladder of extinction risk into one of the ‘threatened’ ca ...
... Humans and wild animals are moving ever closer together. In Madagascar, for example, 80% of all remaining forests are now within just 1 km of a non-forest edge, which makes them increasingly vulnerable. More and more species are moving up the ladder of extinction risk into one of the ‘threatened’ ca ...
Baynes Sound/ Lambert Channel-Hornby Island Waters Important
... total of nine bird species have reached globally significant levels, three have reached continentally significant levels, and one species has reached nationally significant levels (Table 1). The predominance of this region as a significant area for several species of birds is due largely to the vari ...
... total of nine bird species have reached globally significant levels, three have reached continentally significant levels, and one species has reached nationally significant levels (Table 1). The predominance of this region as a significant area for several species of birds is due largely to the vari ...
Omnivore Population Dynamics and Trophic Behavior
... Plant traits can mediate the interactions between plant feeding trophic omnivores and their herbivore prey via density effects and by altering the omnivore’s trophic behavior (plant vs. prey feeding). These bottom-up effects can be important for our mechanistic understanding of omnivory as a stabili ...
... Plant traits can mediate the interactions between plant feeding trophic omnivores and their herbivore prey via density effects and by altering the omnivore’s trophic behavior (plant vs. prey feeding). These bottom-up effects can be important for our mechanistic understanding of omnivory as a stabili ...
Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do
... stress, for example drought, and finally death occurring via a contributing factor, for example pathogen. Manion labeled these three factors the predisposing factors, inciting factors, and contributing factors, respectively. Bossel (1986) and Mueller-Dumbois (1987) hypothesized that longer-term stre ...
... stress, for example drought, and finally death occurring via a contributing factor, for example pathogen. Manion labeled these three factors the predisposing factors, inciting factors, and contributing factors, respectively. Bossel (1986) and Mueller-Dumbois (1987) hypothesized that longer-term stre ...
Introduced tree species in European forests: opportunities and
... introduced tree species (e.g. ash-leaved maple – Acer negundo L.; tree of heaven – Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle). In old stands, where black locust dominates, seed germination of shade intolerant species (e.g. oak and silver birch – Betula pendula Roth) and species which are intolerant to hi ...
... introduced tree species (e.g. ash-leaved maple – Acer negundo L.; tree of heaven – Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle). In old stands, where black locust dominates, seed germination of shade intolerant species (e.g. oak and silver birch – Betula pendula Roth) and species which are intolerant to hi ...
- Centre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling
... and energy), external environmental forcing, as well as various physical and chemical interactions that operate within ecosystems. These days, ecologists are increasingly challenged to better understand and predict the impacts of human activities on biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems, su ...
... and energy), external environmental forcing, as well as various physical and chemical interactions that operate within ecosystems. These days, ecologists are increasingly challenged to better understand and predict the impacts of human activities on biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems, su ...
Document
... more evident than on the uniquely evolved and fragile ecosystems of oceanic islands (Whittaker, 1998). Approximately 80% of all known animal extinctions are island species and presently one in three of all known threatened plant species are island endemics (Whittaker, 1998). Islands are reported to ...
... more evident than on the uniquely evolved and fragile ecosystems of oceanic islands (Whittaker, 1998). Approximately 80% of all known animal extinctions are island species and presently one in three of all known threatened plant species are island endemics (Whittaker, 1998). Islands are reported to ...
Translocation Protocol for the Ord`s Kangaroo Rat
... Juvenile kangaroo rats (i.e. young of the year) may also represent a desirable group for translocations for numerous reasons. First, they are already more inclined to disperse from the capture locations than local adults with established territories, and a well-planned translocation may help them re ...
... Juvenile kangaroo rats (i.e. young of the year) may also represent a desirable group for translocations for numerous reasons. First, they are already more inclined to disperse from the capture locations than local adults with established territories, and a well-planned translocation may help them re ...
Pink-footed Shearwater - Registre public des espèces en péril
... birds move north along the western coasts of South America towards North America. The migration is indicated by the increasing numbers of Pink-footed Shearwaters along the continental shelf from the Gulf of California to British Columbia from April to early fall. In late October numbers begin to dec ...
... birds move north along the western coasts of South America towards North America. The migration is indicated by the increasing numbers of Pink-footed Shearwaters along the continental shelf from the Gulf of California to British Columbia from April to early fall. In late October numbers begin to dec ...
The effects of landscape fragmentation on
... particularly pollination. To examine the current knowledge we conducted a search of the ISI Web of Science database. We searched for articles containing ‘‘frag*’’ and ‘‘poll*’’ in the topic field (Topic=[frag* AND poll*], Timespan=19702009, Databases=SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI.) and ‘‘Ecology’’ as a subject ...
... particularly pollination. To examine the current knowledge we conducted a search of the ISI Web of Science database. We searched for articles containing ‘‘frag*’’ and ‘‘poll*’’ in the topic field (Topic=[frag* AND poll*], Timespan=19702009, Databases=SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI.) and ‘‘Ecology’’ as a subject ...
Population structure of the pearly razorfish - Scientia Marina
... Summary: Habitat structure affects the distribution of fishes, particularly across reef-dominated habitats, but few studies have connected patterns in the abundance of soft-bottom fishes with the structure of the habitat. The spatial and temporal patterns of variation in the abundance, biomass and p ...
... Summary: Habitat structure affects the distribution of fishes, particularly across reef-dominated habitats, but few studies have connected patterns in the abundance of soft-bottom fishes with the structure of the habitat. The spatial and temporal patterns of variation in the abundance, biomass and p ...
assessment of finfish cage aquaculture in the
... Finfish cage aquaculture involves holding large numbers of fish in a restricted space. The cages are sites for the introduction of feed, other nutrients and metabolic wastes, and oxygen is removed from the water column directly due to respiration by the fish and indirectly due to breakdown of the fe ...
... Finfish cage aquaculture involves holding large numbers of fish in a restricted space. The cages are sites for the introduction of feed, other nutrients and metabolic wastes, and oxygen is removed from the water column directly due to respiration by the fish and indirectly due to breakdown of the fe ...
An investigation into the effects of tourist related disturbances on
... Along with environmental conventions and the activities of other organisations, more general practises are evolving that aid in parrot conservation, due to the growing international concern over the destruction of the world’s tropical rainforests (Smyth et al 2004). Measures are being taken to reduc ...
... Along with environmental conventions and the activities of other organisations, more general practises are evolving that aid in parrot conservation, due to the growing international concern over the destruction of the world’s tropical rainforests (Smyth et al 2004). Measures are being taken to reduc ...
Grassland Songbird Community Relationships Mediated by Cattle
... therefore of serious conservation concern (Knopf 1994, NABCI 2009). In many areas of remaining grasslands, natural disturbance regimes, primarily landscape patterns of grazing and fire, have been altered (Samson et al. 2004). Grassland birds are adapted to ecosystems with grazing disturbance (Knopf ...
... therefore of serious conservation concern (Knopf 1994, NABCI 2009). In many areas of remaining grasslands, natural disturbance regimes, primarily landscape patterns of grazing and fire, have been altered (Samson et al. 2004). Grassland birds are adapted to ecosystems with grazing disturbance (Knopf ...
Literature review on the American bullfrog
... Important factors for successful acclimatisation of bullfrogs in Europe appear to be presence of several deep ponds or lakes at close distance to each other and nutrient-rich water with some aquatic vegetation. It is also in these kinds of waters that bullfrogs can be found in Belgium. These are mai ...
... Important factors for successful acclimatisation of bullfrogs in Europe appear to be presence of several deep ponds or lakes at close distance to each other and nutrient-rich water with some aquatic vegetation. It is also in these kinds of waters that bullfrogs can be found in Belgium. These are mai ...
CRB_Monit_Frwk_2Nov09-both
... monitoring population productivity and associated habitat conditions. The monitoring sub-framework should ensure that the network of IMWs reflects the variety of habitat action types, ecoregions, species, and life history types. a. One to two studies should be implemented per habitat action type. b. ...
... monitoring population productivity and associated habitat conditions. The monitoring sub-framework should ensure that the network of IMWs reflects the variety of habitat action types, ecoregions, species, and life history types. a. One to two studies should be implemented per habitat action type. b. ...
Repeated evolution of amphibious behavior in fish and its
... phylogenetic review of reports of amphibious behavior in fish, a meta-analysis of ecological variables common to these fish, and the only large-scale empirical and phylogenetic study conducted on amphibious behavior among closely related taxa within any fish group. Our study was conducted in four pa ...
... phylogenetic review of reports of amphibious behavior in fish, a meta-analysis of ecological variables common to these fish, and the only large-scale empirical and phylogenetic study conducted on amphibious behavior among closely related taxa within any fish group. Our study was conducted in four pa ...
WESTERN POND TURTLE (Clemmys marmorata
... average distance of over-wintering sites from the watercourse to be 167 meters. During terrestrial over-wintering, turtles may emerge to bask on sunny days, and may even move to new over-wintering sites (Reese 1996, Goodman 1996). After over-wintering, turtles may congregate in vernal pools before ...
... average distance of over-wintering sites from the watercourse to be 167 meters. During terrestrial over-wintering, turtles may emerge to bask on sunny days, and may even move to new over-wintering sites (Reese 1996, Goodman 1996). After over-wintering, turtles may congregate in vernal pools before ...
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.