Review of non-native species policy: report of the Working
... When non-native species become invasive they can transform ecosystems, and threaten native and endangered species. All terrestrial and marine natural and semi-natural habitats are affected. Invasive non-native species also damage economic interests, such as agriculture, forestry and infrastructure, ...
... When non-native species become invasive they can transform ecosystems, and threaten native and endangered species. All terrestrial and marine natural and semi-natural habitats are affected. Invasive non-native species also damage economic interests, such as agriculture, forestry and infrastructure, ...
Ecological opportunity and the adaptive
... existence. . ., but also on its being open to other occupants (i.e., empty) or so sparsely or marginally occupied that it involves no great competition.” Lack (1947), perhaps without having yet read Simpson’s book, inferred of the Galapagos’ radiation of finches that “ancestors of Darwin’s finches e ...
... existence. . ., but also on its being open to other occupants (i.e., empty) or so sparsely or marginally occupied that it involves no great competition.” Lack (1947), perhaps without having yet read Simpson’s book, inferred of the Galapagos’ radiation of finches that “ancestors of Darwin’s finches e ...
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... coastal salt marshes (Boorman 1999). Tidal salt marshes export organic energy to coastal ecosystems and provide food and protection for a wide variety of animals including birds, fish, crustaceans, and mammals (Mitsch & Gosselink 2000, Cain et al. 2008). Ecological integrity of these systems is impo ...
... coastal salt marshes (Boorman 1999). Tidal salt marshes export organic energy to coastal ecosystems and provide food and protection for a wide variety of animals including birds, fish, crustaceans, and mammals (Mitsch & Gosselink 2000, Cain et al. 2008). Ecological integrity of these systems is impo ...
Grassland Songbird Community Relationships Mediated by Cattle
... America are no exception, as over 50% of the biome has been converted to other land uses (Hoekstra et al. 2005). Mixed-grass prairie has been reduced to only 29% of its original range (Samson et al. 2004). Grassland birds in North America have been declining significantly due to loss, degradation, a ...
... America are no exception, as over 50% of the biome has been converted to other land uses (Hoekstra et al. 2005). Mixed-grass prairie has been reduced to only 29% of its original range (Samson et al. 2004). Grassland birds in North America have been declining significantly due to loss, degradation, a ...
Key Role of European Rabbits in the Conservation of the Western
... relationships of the system. We reviewed the role of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as a keystone species in the Iberian Peninsula portion of the Mediterranean hotspot. Rabbits conspicuously alter plant species composition and vegetation structure through grazing and seed dispersal, which ...
... relationships of the system. We reviewed the role of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as a keystone species in the Iberian Peninsula portion of the Mediterranean hotspot. Rabbits conspicuously alter plant species composition and vegetation structure through grazing and seed dispersal, which ...
in northwestern Madagascar
... spiny forest. Furthermore, other factors such as altitude and seasonal rainfall contribute to the complex biome distribution on the island (e.g. de Wit 2003). Madagascar’s extant fauna and flora demonstrate a clear signature of evolution in isolation; they show very high levels of diversity within l ...
... spiny forest. Furthermore, other factors such as altitude and seasonal rainfall contribute to the complex biome distribution on the island (e.g. de Wit 2003). Madagascar’s extant fauna and flora demonstrate a clear signature of evolution in isolation; they show very high levels of diversity within l ...
Zootaxa,Order Trichoptera Kirby, 1813 (Insecta), Caddisflies
... Plicipennes Latreille, and variations of Phryganea, such as Phryganides Latreille and Phryganina Newman (see Fischer 1960 for other early names). Since Linnaeus’s original description, the order has grown to include about 13,000 extant species described from all faunal regions, making it the 7th lar ...
... Plicipennes Latreille, and variations of Phryganea, such as Phryganides Latreille and Phryganina Newman (see Fischer 1960 for other early names). Since Linnaeus’s original description, the order has grown to include about 13,000 extant species described from all faunal regions, making it the 7th lar ...
5-2 - ICFCST
... suggestions as to SPs of PPs will be accompanied by propositions of measures to overcome their SPs, i.e. how to protect ecosystems against PPs. It will be considered a diversity of traits of groups of herbivores or separate taxa with the aim to characterize these traits as to either category of SS, ...
... suggestions as to SPs of PPs will be accompanied by propositions of measures to overcome their SPs, i.e. how to protect ecosystems against PPs. It will be considered a diversity of traits of groups of herbivores or separate taxa with the aim to characterize these traits as to either category of SS, ...
Verween et al. 2006
... cuneata and the co-occurring M. leucophaeata (Verween et al. in press) may occur in large numbers (Cain 1975). The species may have been misidentified in the past. Harbours are often difficult to sample biologically and infected industries mainly focus on destroying the species without fully identif ...
... cuneata and the co-occurring M. leucophaeata (Verween et al. in press) may occur in large numbers (Cain 1975). The species may have been misidentified in the past. Harbours are often difficult to sample biologically and infected industries mainly focus on destroying the species without fully identif ...
MS Word Document - 2.1 MB - Department of Environment, Land
... when determining the spatial arrangement of burns. It may be more cost-effective if the fox control program is linked to a number of proposed planned burns, even if the burns have not been scheduled for the same year. An understanding of the following factors would help guide management decisions re ...
... when determining the spatial arrangement of burns. It may be more cost-effective if the fox control program is linked to a number of proposed planned burns, even if the burns have not been scheduled for the same year. An understanding of the following factors would help guide management decisions re ...
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 339:65
... aboveground biomass and leaf surface area were higher within cages, suggesting that although herbivory influenced both seagrass species, T. testudinum was more resistant to herbivory pressure than H. wrightii. Nutrient addition did not alter herbivory rates or the biomass of either species over the ...
... aboveground biomass and leaf surface area were higher within cages, suggesting that although herbivory influenced both seagrass species, T. testudinum was more resistant to herbivory pressure than H. wrightii. Nutrient addition did not alter herbivory rates or the biomass of either species over the ...
Direct and indirect consequences of dominant plants in arid
... indirect interactions in terrestrial plant communities; (2) that the positive effects of dominant plants on understory communities are spatiotemporally scale dependent, from micro- to broad-scale spatial effects, and from within-seasonal to among-year temporal effects; (3) that dominant plants via t ...
... indirect interactions in terrestrial plant communities; (2) that the positive effects of dominant plants on understory communities are spatiotemporally scale dependent, from micro- to broad-scale spatial effects, and from within-seasonal to among-year temporal effects; (3) that dominant plants via t ...
Tidally oriented vertical migration and ... temperate estuary
... were in the upper or lower 10% of the range of distance, insuring against the procedure failing because of errors introduced by a few, low values at intermediate stations. A robust smoothing technique (the lowess procedure in S-PLUS; Venables and Ripley 1994) was fitted using a span parameter equal ...
... were in the upper or lower 10% of the range of distance, insuring against the procedure failing because of errors introduced by a few, low values at intermediate stations. A robust smoothing technique (the lowess procedure in S-PLUS; Venables and Ripley 1994) was fitted using a span parameter equal ...
Do species and functional groups differ in acquisition
... Although there are an increasing number of tests of the CO2 × N interaction hypothesis in general and of the functional group-related hypotheses raised above, few have been done in field settings where both root and shoot processes can be quantified for more than a small number of species. To help f ...
... Although there are an increasing number of tests of the CO2 × N interaction hypothesis in general and of the functional group-related hypotheses raised above, few have been done in field settings where both root and shoot processes can be quantified for more than a small number of species. To help f ...
Co-declining mammals and dung beetles: an impending ecological
... for adult and larval food resources. Through a close evolutionary association, mammal assemblages have played a fundamental role in structuring extant dung beetle communities. Today many game mammal species’ populations are severely depleted by subsistence or commercial hunting, especially in tropic ...
... for adult and larval food resources. Through a close evolutionary association, mammal assemblages have played a fundamental role in structuring extant dung beetle communities. Today many game mammal species’ populations are severely depleted by subsistence or commercial hunting, especially in tropic ...
Co-declining mammals and dung beetles: an impending ecological
... for adult and larval food resources. Through a close evolutionary association, mammal assemblages have played a fundamental role in structuring extant dung beetle communities. Today many game mammal species’ populations are severely depleted by subsistence or commercial hunting, especially in tropic ...
... for adult and larval food resources. Through a close evolutionary association, mammal assemblages have played a fundamental role in structuring extant dung beetle communities. Today many game mammal species’ populations are severely depleted by subsistence or commercial hunting, especially in tropic ...
Invasive alien species in Switzerland. Factsheets
... Dispersal can be extensive during spawning migration. ...
... Dispersal can be extensive during spawning migration. ...
Species coexistence and the superior ability of an invasive species
... utilization of the facilitation cascade habitat would spill over by affecting their relative abundance in the adjacent habitat, and that such a difference would be a mechanism of species coexistence that could allow the emergent pattern of a positive relationship between species diversity and invasi ...
... utilization of the facilitation cascade habitat would spill over by affecting their relative abundance in the adjacent habitat, and that such a difference would be a mechanism of species coexistence that could allow the emergent pattern of a positive relationship between species diversity and invasi ...
Root–root interactions: extending our perspective
... communities (Grace and Tilman, 1990) over much of the history of ecology (defined as the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment). This is especially true in population ecology (Harper, 1977) even though, in community ecology, theories of succession have long considered ...
... communities (Grace and Tilman, 1990) over much of the history of ecology (defined as the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment). This is especially true in population ecology (Harper, 1977) even though, in community ecology, theories of succession have long considered ...
Active Nematocyst Isolation Via Nudibranchs
... Furthermore, applications of cnidarian nematocysts as devices for delivering therapeutic, diagnostic, or cosmetic agents into a tissue are already being commercialized by at least one biotechnology company (Lotan and Eckhouse 2008; Lotan et al. 2008). Accurate identification of the cnidome (the nema ...
... Furthermore, applications of cnidarian nematocysts as devices for delivering therapeutic, diagnostic, or cosmetic agents into a tissue are already being commercialized by at least one biotechnology company (Lotan and Eckhouse 2008; Lotan et al. 2008). Accurate identification of the cnidome (the nema ...
Causes and Consequences of Plant Spatial Patterns in Natural and
... There are many ways to describe plant communities and the different plant species of which they are comprised. One approach is to study the spatial patterns of plants; that is, the physical arrangement or distribution of plants within the community. Plant spatial patterns are often described in term ...
... There are many ways to describe plant communities and the different plant species of which they are comprised. One approach is to study the spatial patterns of plants; that is, the physical arrangement or distribution of plants within the community. Plant spatial patterns are often described in term ...
Invisible invaders: non-pathogenic invasive microbes in aquatic and
... microorganismsÕ traits and the community and ecosystem properties is a key unanswered question (Box 1). Microorganisms, due to their small sizes, fast growth and large populations, are thought to disperse faster and over longer distances than most macroorganisms (Shurin et al. 2009); however, direct ...
... microorganismsÕ traits and the community and ecosystem properties is a key unanswered question (Box 1). Microorganisms, due to their small sizes, fast growth and large populations, are thought to disperse faster and over longer distances than most macroorganisms (Shurin et al. 2009); however, direct ...