Flora Expert Panel Report - Department of Environment and
... The BAMM is continually being refined and is published on the EHP website at. The
methodology was developed from a similar method initially devised by Chenoweth EPLA (2000), and can be used
by agency staff, other government departments, local governments or members of the commun ...
... The BAMM is continually being refined and is published on the EHP website at
Extending the concept of keystone species to
... This step is much more arduous and has remained controversial in the keystone species literature (Mills et al. 1993; Hurlbert 1997). At least implicitly, one has to propose a reference model, which assigns to each entity an expected impact, given some knowledge of its characteristics. In the context ...
... This step is much more arduous and has remained controversial in the keystone species literature (Mills et al. 1993; Hurlbert 1997). At least implicitly, one has to propose a reference model, which assigns to each entity an expected impact, given some knowledge of its characteristics. In the context ...
Chapter One Targets
... I can explain why burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment. I can draw the general trend in carbon dioxide concentration over time. I can describe how chemicals pollute Earth’s air and water. I can describe the effect increased population growth will have on the environment. ...
... I can explain why burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment. I can draw the general trend in carbon dioxide concentration over time. I can describe how chemicals pollute Earth’s air and water. I can describe the effect increased population growth will have on the environment. ...
Bumblebees
... Bumblebees are vital for pollinating our wildflowers and crops such as apples and raspberries. Unfortunately these popular and hard-working insects are in decline and urgent action is required to save them. Bumblebees have undergone a rapid decline in their range and population. There are 25 species ...
... Bumblebees are vital for pollinating our wildflowers and crops such as apples and raspberries. Unfortunately these popular and hard-working insects are in decline and urgent action is required to save them. Bumblebees have undergone a rapid decline in their range and population. There are 25 species ...
The Conservation Status of Pelagic Sharks and Rays
... This report describes the results of a thematic Red List Workshop held at the University of Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, UK, in 2007, and incorporates seven years (2000–2007) of effort by a large group of Shark Specialist Group members and other experts to evaluate the conservation ...
... This report describes the results of a thematic Red List Workshop held at the University of Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, UK, in 2007, and incorporates seven years (2000–2007) of effort by a large group of Shark Specialist Group members and other experts to evaluate the conservation ...
Environmental Biology
... reproduction, etc.) and what remains is the net primary production (NPP) (Table 1.1.1). It is this net primary production that is available for growth and transference (through the food web) to other, heterotrophic, organisms. One measure of plant production is biomass, the total dry weight of organ ...
... reproduction, etc.) and what remains is the net primary production (NPP) (Table 1.1.1). It is this net primary production that is available for growth and transference (through the food web) to other, heterotrophic, organisms. One measure of plant production is biomass, the total dry weight of organ ...
Grassland species at risk - South Okanagan | Similkameen
... herbaceous plants or 'forbs', and shrubs. Within these ecosystems, plants are adapted to thrive where summers are long and hot, rainfall is often sparse and periods of drought are common, winters are cold, and where wildfires occur. These climatic conditions favour fast-regenerating grasses, forbs, ...
... herbaceous plants or 'forbs', and shrubs. Within these ecosystems, plants are adapted to thrive where summers are long and hot, rainfall is often sparse and periods of drought are common, winters are cold, and where wildfires occur. These climatic conditions favour fast-regenerating grasses, forbs, ...
Ecological Interactions - Teacher Handout An example of a teacher
... M&Ms and was better at collecting food than all three of your species? The invasive species would outcompete us and we’d have to adapt to a new food source or go extinct. g) Which species was a generalist? How do you know? Species C, because it could eat lots of different types of food. h) Which spe ...
... M&Ms and was better at collecting food than all three of your species? The invasive species would outcompete us and we’d have to adapt to a new food source or go extinct. g) Which species was a generalist? How do you know? Species C, because it could eat lots of different types of food. h) Which spe ...
Scientist
... increasing organism size. – Damuth found the population density of herbivorous mammals decreased with increased body size. – Peters and Wassenberg found aquatic invertebrates tend to have higher population densities than terrestrial invertebrates of similar size. • Mammals tend to have higher popula ...
... increasing organism size. – Damuth found the population density of herbivorous mammals decreased with increased body size. – Peters and Wassenberg found aquatic invertebrates tend to have higher population densities than terrestrial invertebrates of similar size. • Mammals tend to have higher popula ...
1 - NSW Department of Education
... weed control and bush regeneration, greatly exceeding the $8000 allocated in the recovery plan. The remainder of the money was spent on production of the information brochure and Teachers Kit, which received National Parks Foundation funding of $4000. The recovery plan stipulated that implementation ...
... weed control and bush regeneration, greatly exceeding the $8000 allocated in the recovery plan. The remainder of the money was spent on production of the information brochure and Teachers Kit, which received National Parks Foundation funding of $4000. The recovery plan stipulated that implementation ...
2.4 Ecosystem Services
... of this water escapes through the stomata, adding water vapour to the atmosphere. This helps to reduce temperatures and form rain clouds, as shown in Figure 2.20. More than half of the moisture above tropical forests comes from the trees. When large forested areas are cleared, the local annual preci ...
... of this water escapes through the stomata, adding water vapour to the atmosphere. This helps to reduce temperatures and form rain clouds, as shown in Figure 2.20. More than half of the moisture above tropical forests comes from the trees. When large forested areas are cleared, the local annual preci ...
99. Woodruff, D.S. The problems of conserving genes and species
... genetic manipulations require urgent development (Varvio et a!. 1986). Former levels of gene flow, patch size, and turnover rate can, however, be estimated and used to guide management practice (Gould and Woodruff 1986; Slatkin 1987; Woodruff and Gould 1987). Although genetic aspects of population m ...
... genetic manipulations require urgent development (Varvio et a!. 1986). Former levels of gene flow, patch size, and turnover rate can, however, be estimated and used to guide management practice (Gould and Woodruff 1986; Slatkin 1987; Woodruff and Gould 1987). Although genetic aspects of population m ...
ecosystem
... Species: A species is a population of all the organisms potentially capable of reproducing naturally among themselves and having offspring that also reproduce. ...
... Species: A species is a population of all the organisms potentially capable of reproducing naturally among themselves and having offspring that also reproduce. ...
Estuarine Habitats
... Ecology is the study of the relationships between plants and animals and the environment in which they live. The estuary, with its mixture of fresh and salt waters, is one of particular interest to students of ecology. A number of factors limit the type of organism that can be found in each part of ...
... Ecology is the study of the relationships between plants and animals and the environment in which they live. The estuary, with its mixture of fresh and salt waters, is one of particular interest to students of ecology. A number of factors limit the type of organism that can be found in each part of ...
Maritime cliffs and slopes
... Seepages, springs and pools are a feature of many soft cliff sites and these provide the wet muds required by many species of solitary bees and wasps for nest building. They also support rich assemblages of other invertebrates including many rare species confined to this habitat. These include the c ...
... Seepages, springs and pools are a feature of many soft cliff sites and these provide the wet muds required by many species of solitary bees and wasps for nest building. They also support rich assemblages of other invertebrates including many rare species confined to this habitat. These include the c ...
54_DetailLectOut w Pictures
... Ecologists can identify a species’ fundamental niche by testing the range of conditions in which it grows and reproduces in the absence of competition. Ecologists can test whether a potential competitor limits a species’ realized niche by removing the competitor and seeing whether the first species ...
... Ecologists can identify a species’ fundamental niche by testing the range of conditions in which it grows and reproduces in the absence of competition. Ecologists can test whether a potential competitor limits a species’ realized niche by removing the competitor and seeing whether the first species ...
adaptation, speciation, and convergence: a hierarchical analysis of
... Figure 1. Island-by-island examination of the evolution of habitat specialization in the Greater Antilles. Anole phylogeny from Nicholson et al. (2005); branch lengths made ultrametric using penalized likelihood (Sanderson, 2002). Penalized likelihood was implemented using the program r8s (Sanderson ...
... Figure 1. Island-by-island examination of the evolution of habitat specialization in the Greater Antilles. Anole phylogeny from Nicholson et al. (2005); branch lengths made ultrametric using penalized likelihood (Sanderson, 2002). Penalized likelihood was implemented using the program r8s (Sanderson ...
1 - Shepway District Council
... from further decline through policies in local development documents. Planning authorities should ensure that these species are protected from the adverse effects of development, where appropriate, by using planning conditions or obligations. Planning authorities should refuse permission where harm ...
... from further decline through policies in local development documents. Planning authorities should ensure that these species are protected from the adverse effects of development, where appropriate, by using planning conditions or obligations. Planning authorities should refuse permission where harm ...
PROTECTED AREAS OF INDIA VIS A VIS THE SIX
... Category V Protected Landscape / seascape are generally not wilderness area. It aims at protection of overall landscape / seascape and the biodiversity associated with it. This category acts as a buffer zone and also acts as linking habitat between several other protected areas. A closer look at the ...
... Category V Protected Landscape / seascape are generally not wilderness area. It aims at protection of overall landscape / seascape and the biodiversity associated with it. This category acts as a buffer zone and also acts as linking habitat between several other protected areas. A closer look at the ...
Background Information on Cay Creek Ecology
... What is a habitat? A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives. It must provide all of the necessary resources to sustain an organism’s life. For plants these include: water, sunlight, space, air. For animals these include: water, food, and shelter. Plants get their food using their green l ...
... What is a habitat? A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives. It must provide all of the necessary resources to sustain an organism’s life. For plants these include: water, sunlight, space, air. For animals these include: water, food, and shelter. Plants get their food using their green l ...
The Origin of Diversity
... When numerically simulated we find no systems with coexistence for any alpha and beta combination (figure 2b). These simple simulations show that diseases can function as a density dependent population regulator assuming the disease is specific enough to only target single species and can therefore ...
... When numerically simulated we find no systems with coexistence for any alpha and beta combination (figure 2b). These simple simulations show that diseases can function as a density dependent population regulator assuming the disease is specific enough to only target single species and can therefore ...
The Wolf in its Environment - The UK Wolf Conservation Trust
... contribute to variances/ differences in habitat features such as vegetation cover and type across the ecosystem. Large predators influence habitat diversity through carcass distribution and are thereby linked to the maintenance of biodiversity. In many areas, and to many interest groups large carniv ...
... contribute to variances/ differences in habitat features such as vegetation cover and type across the ecosystem. Large predators influence habitat diversity through carcass distribution and are thereby linked to the maintenance of biodiversity. In many areas, and to many interest groups large carniv ...
Behavioral Resource Partitioning among Rana Species in
... day. While no differences in daily temporal distribution were found between these two species, the possibility of long-term temporal distributions among the six Rana species of the area needs further investigation. The bullfrog—Rana catesbeiana—for example, is known to breed primarily in June and J ...
... day. While no differences in daily temporal distribution were found between these two species, the possibility of long-term temporal distributions among the six Rana species of the area needs further investigation. The bullfrog—Rana catesbeiana—for example, is known to breed primarily in June and J ...
The Species Problem - OpenSIUC
... Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 1940. "Biol. A category of classifcation lower than a genus or subgenus and above a subspecies or variety, a group of animals or plants which possess in common one or more distinctive characters, and do or may interbreed and reproduce their characters in their offspr ...
... Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 1940. "Biol. A category of classifcation lower than a genus or subgenus and above a subspecies or variety, a group of animals or plants which possess in common one or more distinctive characters, and do or may interbreed and reproduce their characters in their offspr ...
Two Decades of Homage to Santa Rosalia: Toward a General
... one trophic level to the next. He points out that body size and life history characteristics limit the trophic roles that certain species can play. He notes that the enormous diversity of terrestrial animals, which is much greater than that of aquatic ones, can probably be attributed not only to the ...
... one trophic level to the next. He points out that body size and life history characteristics limit the trophic roles that certain species can play. He notes that the enormous diversity of terrestrial animals, which is much greater than that of aquatic ones, can probably be attributed not only to the ...
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.