EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF MUTUALISM: THE ROLE OF
... because you did not make it; you are a success because you tried.” While I managed to evade the ill omen of the cookie, it was due to the good luck of having the guidance and friendship of many people over many years. My advisors, Judie Bronstien and Régis Ferrière, balanced freedom and high expecta ...
... because you did not make it; you are a success because you tried.” While I managed to evade the ill omen of the cookie, it was due to the good luck of having the guidance and friendship of many people over many years. My advisors, Judie Bronstien and Régis Ferrière, balanced freedom and high expecta ...
COMPETITION AND MORPHOLOGICAL SIMILARITY: THE CASE ... THE "SNAKE-LIKE" LIZARDS ANGUIS FRAGILIS (ANGUIDAE) AND
... Evolutionary theory suggests that morphological convergence can occur between phylogenetically unrelated organisms when they occupy the same niche (Williams, 1 966) . There are several spectacular cases of morphological conver gence among reptiles (e.g. see Shine, 1 980), especially among Squamates ...
... Evolutionary theory suggests that morphological convergence can occur between phylogenetically unrelated organisms when they occupy the same niche (Williams, 1 966) . There are several spectacular cases of morphological conver gence among reptiles (e.g. see Shine, 1 980), especially among Squamates ...
white rock wind farm pty limited
... WHITE ROCK WIND FARM PTY LIMITED commissioned Environmental Assessments Pty Limited to undertake a supplementary flora and fauna (ecological) assessment for an alternative 132kV powerline associated with the White Rock Wind Farm proposal. A corridor study area of approximately 13 kilometres by 100 m ...
... WHITE ROCK WIND FARM PTY LIMITED commissioned Environmental Assessments Pty Limited to undertake a supplementary flora and fauna (ecological) assessment for an alternative 132kV powerline associated with the White Rock Wind Farm proposal. A corridor study area of approximately 13 kilometres by 100 m ...
Identifying potential environmental impacts of large - TSEC
... between compartments within a ecosystem. Understand the rates of these processes is first step in managing ecosystems for maximum benefit for both biodiversity and yield. ...
... between compartments within a ecosystem. Understand the rates of these processes is first step in managing ecosystems for maximum benefit for both biodiversity and yield. ...
Lethal interactions among vertebrate top predators
... conservation issues. Research focusing on lethal interactions among vertebrate top predators has used several terms with a broad sense, and also introduced new terminology. We analysed the published literature with reference to the main underlying concepts and the use of terminology and its ecologic ...
... conservation issues. Research focusing on lethal interactions among vertebrate top predators has used several terms with a broad sense, and also introduced new terminology. We analysed the published literature with reference to the main underlying concepts and the use of terminology and its ecologic ...
Mortality rates of juvenile starfish Acanthaster planci and
... on the reef flat. Li mited availability of starfi sh fo r the experiments dictated that contro ls be depl oyed onl y in one hab itat. Physical variables whi ch may vary between habitats are water quality, movement and depth. As factors whi ch may affect mortality were considered to be less important ...
... on the reef flat. Li mited availability of starfi sh fo r the experiments dictated that contro ls be depl oyed onl y in one hab itat. Physical variables whi ch may vary between habitats are water quality, movement and depth. As factors whi ch may affect mortality were considered to be less important ...
PLANT-POLLINATOR NETWORKS: INCORPORATING INDIVIDUAL VARIATION AND FUNCTIONAL INFORMATION
... Outline and publications This thesis is a compendium of publications, organized in four parts: Prologue, Main chapters, Epilogue, and Supplementary Materials and References. The prologue presents an overview of plant-pollinator interaction networks, introduces relevant background information of th ...
... Outline and publications This thesis is a compendium of publications, organized in four parts: Prologue, Main chapters, Epilogue, and Supplementary Materials and References. The prologue presents an overview of plant-pollinator interaction networks, introduces relevant background information of th ...
Regional recovery plan for threatened species and ecological
... Many species have become extinct in the AMLR region, and a range of threatened species that may still be extant are considered ‘functionally extinct’. The species and subspecies included in this plan are considered threatened and are currently declining or have already declined to critical levels, w ...
... Many species have become extinct in the AMLR region, and a range of threatened species that may still be extant are considered ‘functionally extinct’. The species and subspecies included in this plan are considered threatened and are currently declining or have already declined to critical levels, w ...
The role of earthworms on plant performance and ecosystem function.
... question at a time when human activities accelerated the rate at which species are disappearing (Ehrlich 1988, Soule 1991). Earth’s biota with its extraordinary diversity estimated around 10 million species suffers such high extinction rates that even at the lowest estimated rates about half of the ...
... question at a time when human activities accelerated the rate at which species are disappearing (Ehrlich 1988, Soule 1991). Earth’s biota with its extraordinary diversity estimated around 10 million species suffers such high extinction rates that even at the lowest estimated rates about half of the ...
the global 200
... conserving global biodiversity should strive to save the other 50 percent of the species and the distinctive ecosystems that support them. Tropical dry forests, tundra, temperate grasslands, lakes, polar seas, and mangroves all contain unique expressions of biodiversity with characteristic species, ...
... conserving global biodiversity should strive to save the other 50 percent of the species and the distinctive ecosystems that support them. Tropical dry forests, tundra, temperate grasslands, lakes, polar seas, and mangroves all contain unique expressions of biodiversity with characteristic species, ...
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
... four environmental cycles and at different phases of each cycle, including lunar, tidal amplitude (biweekly cycle of differences between the height of high and low tides that is usually synonymous with the spring-neap cycle), tidal (semidaily or daily cycle of high and low tides), or light-dark cycl ...
... four environmental cycles and at different phases of each cycle, including lunar, tidal amplitude (biweekly cycle of differences between the height of high and low tides that is usually synonymous with the spring-neap cycle), tidal (semidaily or daily cycle of high and low tides), or light-dark cycl ...
Changes in the diet of hake associated with El Niño 1997?1998 in
... of communities (Bax, 1998) and in this sense, hake seems to play such a role considering its opportunistic behaviour predating on several species. The feeding activity (measured by the FI) seemed to be much more variable from one month to another in the period after El Niño 1997–1998, suggesting a ...
... of communities (Bax, 1998) and in this sense, hake seems to play such a role considering its opportunistic behaviour predating on several species. The feeding activity (measured by the FI) seemed to be much more variable from one month to another in the period after El Niño 1997–1998, suggesting a ...
Detection of alternative stable states in marine communities
... habitat would support two or more different assemblages of species and that these assemblages were stable (Peterson, 1984). Moving from theory to practice is, however, not straightforward. While the meaning of stability and equilibrium points are very clearcut in theory, it is not so in nature. Prob ...
... habitat would support two or more different assemblages of species and that these assemblages were stable (Peterson, 1984). Moving from theory to practice is, however, not straightforward. While the meaning of stability and equilibrium points are very clearcut in theory, it is not so in nature. Prob ...
Abstract book of the 12th European Ecological Federation
... take place in Avila (Spain) from 25th to 29th September 2011. The Spanish Association for Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) and the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO) have made a great effort to bring together talented scientists, novel ideas and promising students to tackle ecological issues under the ...
... take place in Avila (Spain) from 25th to 29th September 2011. The Spanish Association for Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) and the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO) have made a great effort to bring together talented scientists, novel ideas and promising students to tackle ecological issues under the ...
Miombo Ecoregion Vision Report - Biodiversity Foundation for Africa
... The mission of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is the conservation of nature and the promotion of sustainable use of natural resources. Historically, the strategy of WWF was largely based on single species, often driven by the need to respond to dramatic poaching levels of wellknown animal spec ...
... The mission of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is the conservation of nature and the promotion of sustainable use of natural resources. Historically, the strategy of WWF was largely based on single species, often driven by the need to respond to dramatic poaching levels of wellknown animal spec ...
Final Report - European Commission
... important for human wellbeing?............................................................................... 136 4.10.2 What are the overall trends in the production of wild timber, plant fibres and fuelwood?........................................................................................... ...
... important for human wellbeing?............................................................................... 136 4.10.2 What are the overall trends in the production of wild timber, plant fibres and fuelwood?........................................................................................... ...
Exploring indirect effects of biological invasions on native ecosystems
... native plants and could cause their eventual extirpation while providing the invasive species with an opportunity for range expansion (Meiners 2007). Apparent competition can vary in its effects on plant communities, and the effects can change over space. In one case involving a weevil introduced fo ...
... native plants and could cause their eventual extirpation while providing the invasive species with an opportunity for range expansion (Meiners 2007). Apparent competition can vary in its effects on plant communities, and the effects can change over space. In one case involving a weevil introduced fo ...
Part 3 Designing and Implementing Ecosystem Connectivity in the
... an excellent strategy to support a variety of values and needs, including those of ecosystems and the species they support, including people. The building blocks of a connectivity strategy include ecosystem patches linked by connective elements such as landscape corridors or linear corridors. Buffer ...
... an excellent strategy to support a variety of values and needs, including those of ecosystems and the species they support, including people. The building blocks of a connectivity strategy include ecosystem patches linked by connective elements such as landscape corridors or linear corridors. Buffer ...
Predicted and Observed Feeding Rates of the Spinose Planktonic
... (Anderson et a1., 1979), have shown that zooplankton is a conspicuous component of the diet of planktonic foraminifera, in contrast to earlier reports which suggested that they are primarily microherbivores (Lipps and Valentine, 1970). Approximately one-half of the species of planktonic foraminifera ...
... (Anderson et a1., 1979), have shown that zooplankton is a conspicuous component of the diet of planktonic foraminifera, in contrast to earlier reports which suggested that they are primarily microherbivores (Lipps and Valentine, 1970). Approximately one-half of the species of planktonic foraminifera ...
Direct inhibition of leaf dark respiration by elevated CO is
... 700 µmol mol−1) fails to account for the 15–20% inhibition of rates of respiration observed with a doubling of CO2 concentration in many studies (Gonzàlez-Meler & Siedow, 1999). By comparison, the direct inhibitory effect of CO2 concentration on leaf respiration in nine temperate deciduous tree spec ...
... 700 µmol mol−1) fails to account for the 15–20% inhibition of rates of respiration observed with a doubling of CO2 concentration in many studies (Gonzàlez-Meler & Siedow, 1999). By comparison, the direct inhibitory effect of CO2 concentration on leaf respiration in nine temperate deciduous tree spec ...
Predation, Size, and Composition of Planktons
... communities. To find results, they introduced Alosa pseudoharengus into the diversified New England lakes in 1942. After ten years, the Alosa pseudoharengus became dominant and greatly reduced the population sizes of the zooplankton Daphnia and other large planktons while smaller-sized planktons lik ...
... communities. To find results, they introduced Alosa pseudoharengus into the diversified New England lakes in 1942. After ten years, the Alosa pseudoharengus became dominant and greatly reduced the population sizes of the zooplankton Daphnia and other large planktons while smaller-sized planktons lik ...
Colonization of artificial seagrass versus time and distance from
... which are at times very abundant in the study area (Virnstein & Carbonara 1985), was also compared to that of ASG. Individual plants of a red alga (Gracilaria tikvahiae) grown in culture were defaunated by dipping in freshwater and shaking vigorously (>g5 % removal efficiency), trimmed to uniform we ...
... which are at times very abundant in the study area (Virnstein & Carbonara 1985), was also compared to that of ASG. Individual plants of a red alga (Gracilaria tikvahiae) grown in culture were defaunated by dipping in freshwater and shaking vigorously (>g5 % removal efficiency), trimmed to uniform we ...