the three phases of land-use change
... patterns of development and land-use change associated with three distinct phases of economic development: agricultural, industrial, and information/communication. Initial landuse patterns, established in response to environmental constraints on agriculture, are selectively amplified based on the su ...
... patterns of development and land-use change associated with three distinct phases of economic development: agricultural, industrial, and information/communication. Initial landuse patterns, established in response to environmental constraints on agriculture, are selectively amplified based on the su ...
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
... should list each reason they think is important and write a short defense of each. 2. Students will then apply the criteria they developed. Students should “adopt” an endangered species in Florida. Florida’s endangered and threatened species can be found at http://myfwc.com/media/1515251/threatened- ...
... should list each reason they think is important and write a short defense of each. 2. Students will then apply the criteria they developed. Students should “adopt” an endangered species in Florida. Florida’s endangered and threatened species can be found at http://myfwc.com/media/1515251/threatened- ...
CD accompanying Saltwater Wetlands Rehabilitation Manual
... Estuaries are complex systems where communities have to cope with a variety of stresses. Rainfall reduces salinity by dilution and leaching, while evaporation concentrates salt to high levels in the surface soil, leading to increasing variability in salinity at the higher tidal elevations. A number ...
... Estuaries are complex systems where communities have to cope with a variety of stresses. Rainfall reduces salinity by dilution and leaching, while evaporation concentrates salt to high levels in the surface soil, leading to increasing variability in salinity at the higher tidal elevations. A number ...
This article discusses the various hypotheses proposed to explain
... Researchers today have an interest in the same topics of disturbance and diversity explained by Connell’s classic paper. Like Connell, Adjeroud and his colleagues have studied coral reefs, but instead of asking how the diversity is maintained, they study the general effects of disturbance with the c ...
... Researchers today have an interest in the same topics of disturbance and diversity explained by Connell’s classic paper. Like Connell, Adjeroud and his colleagues have studied coral reefs, but instead of asking how the diversity is maintained, they study the general effects of disturbance with the c ...
Chesson, P., Pacala, S., Neuhauser, C. 2001. Environmental niches
... challenges and opportunities for the organisms in any ecosystem. At first thought, such temporal and spatial variation might be expected to be disruptive to the provision of ecosystem services. However, the extent to which this is so must depend on the structure of the ecosystem. At the ecosystem le ...
... challenges and opportunities for the organisms in any ecosystem. At first thought, such temporal and spatial variation might be expected to be disruptive to the provision of ecosystem services. However, the extent to which this is so must depend on the structure of the ecosystem. At the ecosystem le ...
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... connection with a specific area. Finally, ecosystem-based management makes it easier to assess and manage the cumulative impacts of many different activities. For example, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ wetlands permitting program has been criticized for not evaluating cumulative impacts in its r ...
... connection with a specific area. Finally, ecosystem-based management makes it easier to assess and manage the cumulative impacts of many different activities. For example, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ wetlands permitting program has been criticized for not evaluating cumulative impacts in its r ...
Richness and species composition of arboreal arthropods affected
... Theory and empirical evidence demonstrate that both resources (‘bottom-up’) and predators (‘top-down’) can influence species richness and community composition. For instance, increasing productivity from low levels is expected to increase diversity by allowing rare species to colonize new resources ( ...
... Theory and empirical evidence demonstrate that both resources (‘bottom-up’) and predators (‘top-down’) can influence species richness and community composition. For instance, increasing productivity from low levels is expected to increase diversity by allowing rare species to colonize new resources ( ...
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur Fast Facts
... Black-and-white ruffed lemurs are one of two species of ruffed lemurs, separated from each other by the Antainambalana River in eastern Madagascar. Nearly identical to each other aside from coloration, black-and-white and red ruffed lemurs are named for the tufts of hair lining their ears and faces. ...
... Black-and-white ruffed lemurs are one of two species of ruffed lemurs, separated from each other by the Antainambalana River in eastern Madagascar. Nearly identical to each other aside from coloration, black-and-white and red ruffed lemurs are named for the tufts of hair lining their ears and faces. ...
Taking fungi into account in biodiversity conservation
... the spotlight on the vast diversity of fungi, their crucial roles in terrestrial ecosystems and the ...
... the spotlight on the vast diversity of fungi, their crucial roles in terrestrial ecosystems and the ...
Proc for pdf making - Invasive Species Specialist Group
... introduced deliberately as useful plants, most of the species that are problematic in the National Park are also causing problems for farmers, and this includes cultivated species as well as accidental introductions. To a large extent, therefore, there is little conflict regarding priorities for con ...
... introduced deliberately as useful plants, most of the species that are problematic in the National Park are also causing problems for farmers, and this includes cultivated species as well as accidental introductions. To a large extent, therefore, there is little conflict regarding priorities for con ...
A trait database for Guianan rain forest trees permits intra
... 3.1. Examples of intraspecific analyses In its current state, the database allows analyses within species for variation between environmental conditions, or between ontogenetic stages (see examples suggested in Tab. III). Current collections for trait screening are following halfsibling cohorts with ...
... 3.1. Examples of intraspecific analyses In its current state, the database allows analyses within species for variation between environmental conditions, or between ontogenetic stages (see examples suggested in Tab. III). Current collections for trait screening are following halfsibling cohorts with ...
by Non-native Insect Pests
... valued for fruit and beauty arrived in the U.S., they brought with them small, cryptic, sucking insects, particularly armored scales (Diaspididae), mealy bugs (Pseudococcidae), and soft scales (Coccidae) that escaped detection when they entered the country. Because many of these had broad host range ...
... valued for fruit and beauty arrived in the U.S., they brought with them small, cryptic, sucking insects, particularly armored scales (Diaspididae), mealy bugs (Pseudococcidae), and soft scales (Coccidae) that escaped detection when they entered the country. Because many of these had broad host range ...
Reports
... vegetation in the field. The mesocosms were arranged in seven replicate blocks with five treatments (different combinations of the predator species) randomly assigned to mesocosms within each block. The first year of the study (2005) was devoted to assigning plots for mesocosm placement and measurin ...
... vegetation in the field. The mesocosms were arranged in seven replicate blocks with five treatments (different combinations of the predator species) randomly assigned to mesocosms within each block. The first year of the study (2005) was devoted to assigning plots for mesocosm placement and measurin ...
Tilman et al. Science 2001
... We tested the sampling hypothesis that the most productive species determined the effects of diversity (6, 9, 17) by retaining in analyses of year 2000 results only plots containing at least one of the nine species with the highest monoculture total biomass in 2000. Total biomass remained significan ...
... We tested the sampling hypothesis that the most productive species determined the effects of diversity (6, 9, 17) by retaining in analyses of year 2000 results only plots containing at least one of the nine species with the highest monoculture total biomass in 2000. Total biomass remained significan ...
BISC530: Biology Conservation Kedong Yin
... of island biogeography were: 1) Arriving at two most robust empirical generalizations of biology and ecology (1) Extinction rates decline with population size (2) Immigration and recolonization rates decline with ...
... of island biogeography were: 1) Arriving at two most robust empirical generalizations of biology and ecology (1) Extinction rates decline with population size (2) Immigration and recolonization rates decline with ...
habitat and landscape characteristics underlying anuran
... Abstract. Urbanization has been cited as an important factor in worldwide amphibian declines, and although recent work has illustrated the important influence of broad-scale ecological patterns and processes on amphibian populations, little is known about the factors structuring amphibian communities ...
... Abstract. Urbanization has been cited as an important factor in worldwide amphibian declines, and although recent work has illustrated the important influence of broad-scale ecological patterns and processes on amphibian populations, little is known about the factors structuring amphibian communities ...
Swedish efforts concerning marine protected areas and effective
... Swedish efforts concerning marine protected areas and effective management plans Introduction Marine protected areas can be a powerful tool to contribute to a good environmental status of the world’s oceans. Recent efforts worldwide have increased the proportion of protected marine ecosystems, thro ...
... Swedish efforts concerning marine protected areas and effective management plans Introduction Marine protected areas can be a powerful tool to contribute to a good environmental status of the world’s oceans. Recent efforts worldwide have increased the proportion of protected marine ecosystems, thro ...
Assessing the Impacts of Invasive Amphibians
... are known, there is currently no way to compare them between species, or for that matter between a potentially invasive frog and a mammal or bird. But we need to make informed decisions as soon as possible, preferably before the aliens become well established. For example, if an alien toad is introd ...
... are known, there is currently no way to compare them between species, or for that matter between a potentially invasive frog and a mammal or bird. But we need to make informed decisions as soon as possible, preferably before the aliens become well established. For example, if an alien toad is introd ...
Water Life of the River Suir Kids Brochure
... enough to meet their needs. They can grow to approximately 15cm in length and live up to 10years old. They are omnivorous creatures feeding on both plant (algae and leaf litter) and animals (worms, small fish and invertebrates) depending on how old they are. They are important food for Grey Herons a ...
... enough to meet their needs. They can grow to approximately 15cm in length and live up to 10years old. They are omnivorous creatures feeding on both plant (algae and leaf litter) and animals (worms, small fish and invertebrates) depending on how old they are. They are important food for Grey Herons a ...
15 Competition 2010
... 3. Make notes as to which category you exceed average (e.g. food, transportation) Learn the concepts in bold below; LOTS of vocabulary may be new! MAJOR CONCEPTS 1) Facilitation is the alternative to competition; it is understudied. 2) Consumers compete by using a resource that reduces availability ...
... 3. Make notes as to which category you exceed average (e.g. food, transportation) Learn the concepts in bold below; LOTS of vocabulary may be new! MAJOR CONCEPTS 1) Facilitation is the alternative to competition; it is understudied. 2) Consumers compete by using a resource that reduces availability ...
The paradox of enrichment in phytoplankton by induced competitive
... two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist if all ecological factors remained constant20,26,27. This proposition is supported by several experimental studies using chemostat16,28,29. Many mathematical studies also demonstrate that the coexistence of many species is extremely unlikel ...
... two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist if all ecological factors remained constant20,26,27. This proposition is supported by several experimental studies using chemostat16,28,29. Many mathematical studies also demonstrate that the coexistence of many species is extremely unlikel ...
Ecosystem engineering and biodiversity in coastal sediments
... reworking by infauna may facilitate other infauna and inhibits epibenthos. On a larger scale, these antagonistic processes generate patchiness and habitat diversity. Due to such interaction, anthropogenic inXuences can strongly modify the engineering community by removing autogenic ecosystem enginee ...
... reworking by infauna may facilitate other infauna and inhibits epibenthos. On a larger scale, these antagonistic processes generate patchiness and habitat diversity. Due to such interaction, anthropogenic inXuences can strongly modify the engineering community by removing autogenic ecosystem enginee ...
comparing species diversity and evenness indices
... evolution. Although this rather overwhelming amount of possible relations seems somehow too much of a good thing, the importance of diversity remains well established in current ecological theory. One of the most important applications of diversity indices is their usage in the biological assessment ...
... evolution. Although this rather overwhelming amount of possible relations seems somehow too much of a good thing, the importance of diversity remains well established in current ecological theory. One of the most important applications of diversity indices is their usage in the biological assessment ...
mitigating the impacts of human land
... accepted for inclusion in Biology ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact ...
... accepted for inclusion in Biology ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact ...
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.