Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus circumcinctus)
... Policy, Plan and Program Proposals. The purpose of a SEA is to incorporate environmental considerations into the development of public policies, plans, and program proposals to support environmentally sound decision-making. Recovery planning is intended to benefit species at risk and biodiversity in ...
... Policy, Plan and Program Proposals. The purpose of a SEA is to incorporate environmental considerations into the development of public policies, plans, and program proposals to support environmentally sound decision-making. Recovery planning is intended to benefit species at risk and biodiversity in ...
do similar communities develop in similar sites? a test
... Scale was important in detecting structure and function differences among zooplankton communities. Species- and taxa-level analyses showed clear differences among communities, but community-level analyses of structure (species richness, total density and biomass) and function (productivity, respirat ...
... Scale was important in detecting structure and function differences among zooplankton communities. Species- and taxa-level analyses showed clear differences among communities, but community-level analyses of structure (species richness, total density and biomass) and function (productivity, respirat ...
CO # 21: Ensure that structural habitat provided by corals on the
... Large Gorgonians and antipatharian corals are most susceptible to trawl damage, followed by small Gorgonians and cup corals. Although sea pens and soft corals are less sensitive to trawl damage, they may still be locally important as fish habitat, either on a functional basis, or as coincidental occ ...
... Large Gorgonians and antipatharian corals are most susceptible to trawl damage, followed by small Gorgonians and cup corals. Although sea pens and soft corals are less sensitive to trawl damage, they may still be locally important as fish habitat, either on a functional basis, or as coincidental occ ...
When predators go missing – rise of the herbivores
... has undergone ecological malfunction. In the widespread modified ecosystems where native ground and arboreal predators are effectively extinct, the novel mesopredators now have a strong stabilising effect. Here they partly replace the original predators, and despite their toll on threatened fauna in ...
... has undergone ecological malfunction. In the widespread modified ecosystems where native ground and arboreal predators are effectively extinct, the novel mesopredators now have a strong stabilising effect. Here they partly replace the original predators, and despite their toll on threatened fauna in ...
Role, importance and vulnerability of top predators on the Great
... charter; - Develop a list of potential no-take species based on the least productive sharks caught by all fisheries. This will help identify where there is not enough knowledge to make a species ‘no-take’ and direct research on particular species. ...
... charter; - Develop a list of potential no-take species based on the least productive sharks caught by all fisheries. This will help identify where there is not enough knowledge to make a species ‘no-take’ and direct research on particular species. ...
Forest genetic resources conservation and management
... on the conservation of forest genetic resources should be made not in isolation but as an integral component of national development plans and national conservation programmes. The key to success therefore lies in the development of programmes that harmonize conservation and sustainable utilization ...
... on the conservation of forest genetic resources should be made not in isolation but as an integral component of national development plans and national conservation programmes. The key to success therefore lies in the development of programmes that harmonize conservation and sustainable utilization ...
Desiccation of Rock Pool Habitats and Its Influence on Population
... thus retrospectively calculated the percentage of the 530 pools that contained water at any day during May to September over the period 1982 to 2006 (Fig. 3). The predictions are on a much more robust level (desiccated or not) than the model’s actual predictions (evaporation rates per day). Also, de ...
... thus retrospectively calculated the percentage of the 530 pools that contained water at any day during May to September over the period 1982 to 2006 (Fig. 3). The predictions are on a much more robust level (desiccated or not) than the model’s actual predictions (evaporation rates per day). Also, de ...
Leopard (Panthera pardus) status, distribution, and the research
... David Roberts Additional Information and Declarations can be found on page 20 DOI 10.7717/peerj.1974 Copyright 2016 Jacobson et al. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 ...
... David Roberts Additional Information and Declarations can be found on page 20 DOI 10.7717/peerj.1974 Copyright 2016 Jacobson et al. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 ...
Leopard (Panthera pardus) status, distribution, and the
... David Roberts Additional Information and Declarations can be found on page 20 DOI 10.7717/peerj.1974 Copyright 2016 Jacobson et al. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 ...
... David Roberts Additional Information and Declarations can be found on page 20 DOI 10.7717/peerj.1974 Copyright 2016 Jacobson et al. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 ...
Recruitment facilitation can promote coexistence and buffer population growth in metacommunities
... 2002; Bruno et al. 2003; but see Klausmeier 2001). To rectify this discrepancy, recent reviews have called for the inclusion of positive interactions into ecological theory (Bertness & Callaway 1994; Hacker & Gaines 1997; Bruno et al. 2003; Brooker et al. 2008). Here, we extend metacommunity theory ...
... 2002; Bruno et al. 2003; but see Klausmeier 2001). To rectify this discrepancy, recent reviews have called for the inclusion of positive interactions into ecological theory (Bertness & Callaway 1994; Hacker & Gaines 1997; Bruno et al. 2003; Brooker et al. 2008). Here, we extend metacommunity theory ...
Volume 2, Chapter 4-2 - Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech
... Argonemertes dendyi (Figure 12), from Western Australia. Anderson (1980) reported this species from Ireland, where it can be found among a thin layer of mosses on branches. Later, Anderson (1986) reported it from mosses and under bark in Ireland. Ribbon worms are clandestine species that one can rar ...
... Argonemertes dendyi (Figure 12), from Western Australia. Anderson (1980) reported this species from Ireland, where it can be found among a thin layer of mosses on branches. Later, Anderson (1986) reported it from mosses and under bark in Ireland. Ribbon worms are clandestine species that one can rar ...
CORAL REEF AND SEAGRASS ECOSYSTEMS CONSERVATION
... the UN Convention on Biodiversity, the Jakarta Mandate, and the Nairobi Convention amongst others. Regionally, it serves as a template for the Western Indian Ocean, where regional efforts under the Nairobi Convention and WIOMSA are developing a regional coral reef conservation strategy. Nationally, ...
... the UN Convention on Biodiversity, the Jakarta Mandate, and the Nairobi Convention amongst others. Regionally, it serves as a template for the Western Indian Ocean, where regional efforts under the Nairobi Convention and WIOMSA are developing a regional coral reef conservation strategy. Nationally, ...
. American Mink, Neovison vison Overview Overview table Invasion
... The American mink is almost ubiquitous in GB but, except for parts of northern Scotland, Arran, the Outer Hebrides and most offshore islands. The GB population size was estimated at 36,950 in 2004. ...
... The American mink is almost ubiquitous in GB but, except for parts of northern Scotland, Arran, the Outer Hebrides and most offshore islands. The GB population size was estimated at 36,950 in 2004. ...
Fire and the Vegetation of the Lachlan Region
... recommendations, based on the data that is available. Individual species (including threatened species) and identified endangered ecological communities may require specific fire regimes and this cannot be accurately assessed for these entities based on broad observations at the formation and class ...
... recommendations, based on the data that is available. Individual species (including threatened species) and identified endangered ecological communities may require specific fire regimes and this cannot be accurately assessed for these entities based on broad observations at the formation and class ...
Impacts and Management of the Alien Eastern Gray Squirrel in Great
... Pepper (1998), Dagnall et al. (1998) and, more recently, Gurnell (in press). It is not possible to eradicate gray squirrels from Britain, but it is still possible to do so in Italy before their distribution becomes too large. Gray squirrel numbers can be reduced locally and in the short term by targ ...
... Pepper (1998), Dagnall et al. (1998) and, more recently, Gurnell (in press). It is not possible to eradicate gray squirrels from Britain, but it is still possible to do so in Italy before their distribution becomes too large. Gray squirrel numbers can be reduced locally and in the short term by targ ...
the full report here!
... Seagrasses have evolved back into the ocean from land plants millions of years ago (Hemminga & Duarte 2000). As a result of this evolutionary pathway, they have limitations to growing in mar ...
... Seagrasses have evolved back into the ocean from land plants millions of years ago (Hemminga & Duarte 2000). As a result of this evolutionary pathway, they have limitations to growing in mar ...
The impact of nitrogen deposition on acid grasslands in the Atlantic
... 4 are phytotoxic, causing leaf damage and growth reduction (e.g. Pearson and Stewart, 1993; Sheppard and Leith, 2002). Concentrations of ammonia high enough to cause direct toxicity are quite rare in Europe and generally only occur in the immediate vicinity of point sources. However, at lower levels ...
... 4 are phytotoxic, causing leaf damage and growth reduction (e.g. Pearson and Stewart, 1993; Sheppard and Leith, 2002). Concentrations of ammonia high enough to cause direct toxicity are quite rare in Europe and generally only occur in the immediate vicinity of point sources. However, at lower levels ...
Unifying sources and sinks in ecology andEarth sciences
... the multiple pathways through which living and non-living entities transform into each other and move in space. Increasingly the paired concepts of sources and sinks are used in the environmental sciences to describe both the chemical transformations and the spatial displacement of living and non-li ...
... the multiple pathways through which living and non-living entities transform into each other and move in space. Increasingly the paired concepts of sources and sinks are used in the environmental sciences to describe both the chemical transformations and the spatial displacement of living and non-li ...
Ogasawara Islands Ecosystem Conservation Action Plan
... role in inhibiting vegetation recovery on islands where feral goat eradication had been completed. Black rat elimination was initiated on Nishijima in FY 2007. In FY 2008, elimination was also initiated on Mukojima, where vegetation had not recovered satisfactorily even after feral goat eradication, ...
... role in inhibiting vegetation recovery on islands where feral goat eradication had been completed. Black rat elimination was initiated on Nishijima in FY 2007. In FY 2008, elimination was also initiated on Mukojima, where vegetation had not recovered satisfactorily even after feral goat eradication, ...
Biological Control Through Intraguild Predation
... Natural enemies are often employed as biological control predators for pest species, however IGP is common in biological control species interactions (for a review in arthropod and nematode communities, see Rosenheim et al., 1995). There are many examples in agricultural environments (see Table 1). ...
... Natural enemies are often employed as biological control predators for pest species, however IGP is common in biological control species interactions (for a review in arthropod and nematode communities, see Rosenheim et al., 1995). There are many examples in agricultural environments (see Table 1). ...
Resource Use by the Eastern Grey Kangaroo and the Black
... Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Black Wallaby faeces during the sampling periods in the individual communities, to be accumulated. Eastern Grey Kangaroos utilised forage which consisted largely of grass and their diets were similar regardless of their feeding sites or the time of the year. Black Wallaby d ...
... Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Black Wallaby faeces during the sampling periods in the individual communities, to be accumulated. Eastern Grey Kangaroos utilised forage which consisted largely of grass and their diets were similar regardless of their feeding sites or the time of the year. Black Wallaby d ...
PLANT-POLLINATOR NETWORKS: INCORPORATING INDIVIDUAL VARIATION AND FUNCTIONAL INFORMATION
... selected species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 List of plant-pollinator interactions observed in PM site for the 11 selected species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 List of plant species in the study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... selected species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 List of plant-pollinator interactions observed in PM site for the 11 selected species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 List of plant species in the study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
AB 1325 - LegTrack
... It is also important to understand the Delta smelt crisis in the larger context of the overall health of the Delta environment. The Delta smelt has been significant because, as one of the species most sensitive to changes in the Delta, it has served as an indicator species of the overall health of t ...
... It is also important to understand the Delta smelt crisis in the larger context of the overall health of the Delta environment. The Delta smelt has been significant because, as one of the species most sensitive to changes in the Delta, it has served as an indicator species of the overall health of t ...
Below-ground ectomycorrhizal communities: the effect of small scale
... In this article I will focus on the causes of spatial and temporal variation in below-ground ECM communities, and also how this variation affects the realized ECM communities. The sampling methods applied to above-ground (sporocarp) and below-ground (root tip) ECM communities are also briefly review ...
... In this article I will focus on the causes of spatial and temporal variation in below-ground ECM communities, and also how this variation affects the realized ECM communities. The sampling methods applied to above-ground (sporocarp) and below-ground (root tip) ECM communities are also briefly review ...
Monster Listing Petition FINAL
... Utah portion of its range.1 Its Mohave Desert habitat in Utah is being rapidly destroyed by urban sprawl and related effects. The Utah population is isolated from other Gila Monster populations within the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, is ecologically distinct, and is an important, peripheral populat ...
... Utah portion of its range.1 Its Mohave Desert habitat in Utah is being rapidly destroyed by urban sprawl and related effects. The Utah population is isolated from other Gila Monster populations within the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, is ecologically distinct, and is an important, peripheral populat ...
Biodiversity action plan
This article is about a conservation biology topic. For other uses of BAP, see BAP (disambiguation).A biodiversity action plan (BAP) is an internationally recognized program addressing threatened species and habitats and is designed to protect and restore biological systems. The original impetus for these plans derives from the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). As of 2009, 191 countries have ratified the CBD, but only a fraction of these have developed substantive BAP documents.The principal elements of a BAP typically include: (a) preparing inventories of biological information for selected species or habitats; (b) assessing the conservation status of species within specified ecosystems; (c) creation of targets for conservation and restoration; and (d) establishing budgets, timelines and institutional partnerships for implementing the BAP.