DREAMPOND REVISITED
... of speciation, and feed the resulting data about the relationships between species into mathematical models to calculate when they diverged from each other. Such work may help to predict how long it will take for the current radiation to return cichlids to their former diversity in Lake Victoria. “E ...
... of speciation, and feed the resulting data about the relationships between species into mathematical models to calculate when they diverged from each other. Such work may help to predict how long it will take for the current radiation to return cichlids to their former diversity in Lake Victoria. “E ...
Eco Files 3 Bush Encroachment
... reduces their biodiversity further. Here are some facts about them: 1. KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, is classified nationally as an “Endangered” vegetation type and only 0.2% of it has been placed under formal protection within our province’s proclaimed parks. Within the EMA, at least 73% of thi ...
... reduces their biodiversity further. Here are some facts about them: 1. KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, is classified nationally as an “Endangered” vegetation type and only 0.2% of it has been placed under formal protection within our province’s proclaimed parks. Within the EMA, at least 73% of thi ...
A Bulletin Supporting Plant and Animal Conservation in Malaysia
... native (and also accidentally introduced) saprobic and parasitic fungi will interact with introduced alien host plants under long-term stress caused by monoculture and/or climate change. In order to be prepared for any negative impacts, it is imperative to accelerate research in taxonomy and ecology ...
... native (and also accidentally introduced) saprobic and parasitic fungi will interact with introduced alien host plants under long-term stress caused by monoculture and/or climate change. In order to be prepared for any negative impacts, it is imperative to accelerate research in taxonomy and ecology ...
Succession
... A climax community is a stable community that completes the succession process. Ecologists used to think that each region had its own climax community determined by soil conditions. ...
... A climax community is a stable community that completes the succession process. Ecologists used to think that each region had its own climax community determined by soil conditions. ...
DO NOW
... Pioneer species, like lichens and mosses, establish themselves on the rock substrate. ...
... Pioneer species, like lichens and mosses, establish themselves on the rock substrate. ...
Aquatic invasive species
... Aquatic invasive species Non-native animal or plant species are of concern to biologists and environment managers throughout the world including eastern Canada. Invasive species can threaten aquatic ecosystems, occupying habitats or outcompeting native species. These invasive species may show rapid ...
... Aquatic invasive species Non-native animal or plant species are of concern to biologists and environment managers throughout the world including eastern Canada. Invasive species can threaten aquatic ecosystems, occupying habitats or outcompeting native species. These invasive species may show rapid ...
Management of Savannas and Mammalian Populations
... of Vertebrate Zoology and at the Institute Demetra, where he supervises projects concerning the ecology and management of lagomorphs, carnivores, ungulates, and rodents, in both Italy and Africa. He has published many papers on mammals, birds, and reptiles, is a member of various IUCN/SSC groups, an ...
... of Vertebrate Zoology and at the Institute Demetra, where he supervises projects concerning the ecology and management of lagomorphs, carnivores, ungulates, and rodents, in both Italy and Africa. He has published many papers on mammals, birds, and reptiles, is a member of various IUCN/SSC groups, an ...
Ecology: Lecture 1
... And NUH is the letter I use to spell Nutches, Who live in small caves, known as Niches, for hutches. These Nutches have troubles, the biggest of which is The fact there are many more Nutches than Niches. Each Nutch in a Niche knows that some other Nutch Would like to move into his Niche very much. ...
... And NUH is the letter I use to spell Nutches, Who live in small caves, known as Niches, for hutches. These Nutches have troubles, the biggest of which is The fact there are many more Nutches than Niches. Each Nutch in a Niche knows that some other Nutch Would like to move into his Niche very much. ...
Section 1: What Is an Ecosystem? Preview • Bellringer • Key Ideas
... Marine ecosystems are found in the salty waters of the oceans. Kelp forests, seagrass communities, and coral reefs are found near land. The open ocean, far from land, has plankton and large predators, such as dolphins, whales, and sharks. ...
... Marine ecosystems are found in the salty waters of the oceans. Kelp forests, seagrass communities, and coral reefs are found near land. The open ocean, far from land, has plankton and large predators, such as dolphins, whales, and sharks. ...
Word File - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... ranges in elevation from 100m to 1,500 m and is made up of three protected areas: Mae Nam Phachi Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaeng Krachan NP, and Kui Buri NP. Kaeng Krachang is the largest NP in Thailand and is also an ASEAN Heritage Park. It is contiguous with TNP. KKFC is located on the eastern flank of ...
... ranges in elevation from 100m to 1,500 m and is made up of three protected areas: Mae Nam Phachi Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaeng Krachan NP, and Kui Buri NP. Kaeng Krachang is the largest NP in Thailand and is also an ASEAN Heritage Park. It is contiguous with TNP. KKFC is located on the eastern flank of ...
Vaughn.BioScience.2010
... detritivorous fish (Prochilodus) in South American rivers modulates carbon flow and ecosystem metabolism, decreases downstream transport of organic carbon, and raises primary production and respiration (Taylor et al. 2006). Evidence to date suggests that tropical amphibian declines, primarily throug ...
... detritivorous fish (Prochilodus) in South American rivers modulates carbon flow and ecosystem metabolism, decreases downstream transport of organic carbon, and raises primary production and respiration (Taylor et al. 2006). Evidence to date suggests that tropical amphibian declines, primarily throug ...
Ch.2-1 PPT - Nicholas County Schools
... Levels of Organization 4. Ecosystem: a biological community and all of the abiotic factors that affect it 5. Biome: a large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities 6. Biosphere: all of the biomes on earth combined ...
... Levels of Organization 4. Ecosystem: a biological community and all of the abiotic factors that affect it 5. Biome: a large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities 6. Biosphere: all of the biomes on earth combined ...
Conservation Biology
... evolutionary theory with environmental reality to predict how an animal/population/species will react to future/current changes, usually human caused, in its environment/density/ distribution. Most importantly, whether it will survive and what to do to prevent extinction.” - Michael Soule, 1978 ...
... evolutionary theory with environmental reality to predict how an animal/population/species will react to future/current changes, usually human caused, in its environment/density/ distribution. Most importantly, whether it will survive and what to do to prevent extinction.” - Michael Soule, 1978 ...
Everything is connected!
... A biotic factor is any living component that affects another organism, including animals that consume the organism in question, and the living food that the organism consumes. Each biotic factor needs energy to do work and food for proper growth. Biotic factors include human influence. Biot ...
... A biotic factor is any living component that affects another organism, including animals that consume the organism in question, and the living food that the organism consumes. Each biotic factor needs energy to do work and food for proper growth. Biotic factors include human influence. Biot ...
PPT File
... Concept 44.4 Introduced Species Alter Interspecific Interactions Invasive species can harm native species in various ways: Invasive flowering plants can alter relationships between native plants and their pollinators. Purple loosestrife was introduced to North America in the early 1800s and now dom ...
... Concept 44.4 Introduced Species Alter Interspecific Interactions Invasive species can harm native species in various ways: Invasive flowering plants can alter relationships between native plants and their pollinators. Purple loosestrife was introduced to North America in the early 1800s and now dom ...
Conserving European biodiversity in the context of climate
... treeline (known as "spruce krummholz") has grown out into more erect forms with the increase in temperature during the 1990s (Gamache & Payette, 2004) Models used to predict the eventual distribution of communities generally rely on identifying the climate-space occupied by the contemporary communit ...
... treeline (known as "spruce krummholz") has grown out into more erect forms with the increase in temperature during the 1990s (Gamache & Payette, 2004) Models used to predict the eventual distribution of communities generally rely on identifying the climate-space occupied by the contemporary communit ...
Is Facilitation a True Species Interaction?
... representing whether the outcome for each individual is positive (+) or negative (-). Thus predation and parasitism are represented as [+, -], competition as [-, -] and symbiosis and mutualism as [+, +]. More problematic is the definition of interactions that are irrelevant to one of the species inv ...
... representing whether the outcome for each individual is positive (+) or negative (-). Thus predation and parasitism are represented as [+, -], competition as [-, -] and symbiosis and mutualism as [+, +]. More problematic is the definition of interactions that are irrelevant to one of the species inv ...
Mountain Pygmy-possum - Department of Environment, Land, Water
... best-known small mammal population in Australia, as 12 years of ecological data have been collected. Scientifically, this population provides a data base of national importance for studies on the dynamics of small mammal populations, genetic conservation/island biogeography, and the enhanced greenho ...
... best-known small mammal population in Australia, as 12 years of ecological data have been collected. Scientifically, this population provides a data base of national importance for studies on the dynamics of small mammal populations, genetic conservation/island biogeography, and the enhanced greenho ...
PDF Version - FSU-EOAS - Florida State University
... reminiscent of the pushing foot of Limulus. The species' body lengths were smaller than the median, but not significantly so (0.10 < p < 0.05, Wilcoxon T test, Tate and Clelland, 1957). The species were similar in size (0.27-0.34 mm versus 0.21-0.87 mm median body length for all harpacticoids measur ...
... reminiscent of the pushing foot of Limulus. The species' body lengths were smaller than the median, but not significantly so (0.10 < p < 0.05, Wilcoxon T test, Tate and Clelland, 1957). The species were similar in size (0.27-0.34 mm versus 0.21-0.87 mm median body length for all harpacticoids measur ...
Lichens - Corridor appalachien
... Lichens and Conservation Lichens are an integral part of the ecosystem, making nutrients available to other biota, fixing nitrogen, and providing food and shelter for vertebrates and invertebrates alike. Their diversity can be conserved by protecting their habitats. Lichens can also be excellent ind ...
... Lichens and Conservation Lichens are an integral part of the ecosystem, making nutrients available to other biota, fixing nitrogen, and providing food and shelter for vertebrates and invertebrates alike. Their diversity can be conserved by protecting their habitats. Lichens can also be excellent ind ...
Mammals of West River Memorial Park
... had shifted from the woodland edge to reedgrass. Because of this shift, the greatest level of mammalian activity (all species) for June (Table 1) was in the reedgrass habitat. Combined species capture rates for May and June continued to suggest increased activity along the salt marsh-woodland gradie ...
... had shifted from the woodland edge to reedgrass. Because of this shift, the greatest level of mammalian activity (all species) for June (Table 1) was in the reedgrass habitat. Combined species capture rates for May and June continued to suggest increased activity along the salt marsh-woodland gradie ...
Elmqvist
... (Zimov et al. 1995), and overfishing seems to have had similar effects on coastal ecosystems (Jackson et al. 2001). The loss of specialist species may entail lower rates of ecosystem processes, and some functions performed by specialists may not be carried out at all – for example, the decomposition ...
... (Zimov et al. 1995), and overfishing seems to have had similar effects on coastal ecosystems (Jackson et al. 2001). The loss of specialist species may entail lower rates of ecosystem processes, and some functions performed by specialists may not be carried out at all – for example, the decomposition ...
- Mountain Research Initiative
... and commercial and subsistence land use’. Some countries in Africa have managed to secure large areas of their land surface for conservation (e.g. Cameroon 10.9%, Ethiopia 18.4 %, Namibia 27.9%, South Africa 9.8 %, Tanzania 32 %; Uganda 16.1 % and Zambia 45 %)1 while Lesotho only has 0.4 % of i ...
... and commercial and subsistence land use’. Some countries in Africa have managed to secure large areas of their land surface for conservation (e.g. Cameroon 10.9%, Ethiopia 18.4 %, Namibia 27.9%, South Africa 9.8 %, Tanzania 32 %; Uganda 16.1 % and Zambia 45 %)1 while Lesotho only has 0.4 % of i ...
PDF
... pollination ecology. Several of NAPPC’s partners represent the USDA, and NAPPC encourages and welcomes new partners from the agricultural community who are interested in promoting animal pollinators and pollinated plants. Ecosystem Service of Pollination Pollinating animals include bees (both native ...
... pollination ecology. Several of NAPPC’s partners represent the USDA, and NAPPC encourages and welcomes new partners from the agricultural community who are interested in promoting animal pollinators and pollinated plants. Ecosystem Service of Pollination Pollinating animals include bees (both native ...
KREMEN 2005 Managing Ecosystem Services_What Do We Need
... demand for services, assesses threats to them, and estimates economic values, but does not measure the underlying role of biodiversity in providing services. In contrast, experimental studies of biodiversity–function examine communities whose structures often differ markedly from those providing ser ...
... demand for services, assesses threats to them, and estimates economic values, but does not measure the underlying role of biodiversity in providing services. In contrast, experimental studies of biodiversity–function examine communities whose structures often differ markedly from those providing ser ...
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.