Goliath grouper issues in Florida: fact or fiction. Christopher C
... millions of years. It is a natural and integral component of Florida’s reef ecology and thus is not disruptive to the reef community. Truly disruptive species include such non-native species as the Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans), a species introduced to western Atlantic in the early 1990s. ...
... millions of years. It is a natural and integral component of Florida’s reef ecology and thus is not disruptive to the reef community. Truly disruptive species include such non-native species as the Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans), a species introduced to western Atlantic in the early 1990s. ...
Thesis - Rufford Small Grants
... Foraging theory, the confluence of the ecology and evolution embedded within Darwin’s theory of natural selection, strives to understand patterns and processes in individuals, populations and communities, through behavioral decisions of individual animals. I use tools and concepts of foraging theory ...
... Foraging theory, the confluence of the ecology and evolution embedded within Darwin’s theory of natural selection, strives to understand patterns and processes in individuals, populations and communities, through behavioral decisions of individual animals. I use tools and concepts of foraging theory ...
Small Game Management in Georgia - Georgia DNR
... either the hunting season or the breeding season. If habitat conditions on an area are good and hunter harvest is low, spring and summer mortality will equal or exceed that of winter. The quality of available habitat controls the size of a quail population. Summer quail production usually exceeds th ...
... either the hunting season or the breeding season. If habitat conditions on an area are good and hunter harvest is low, spring and summer mortality will equal or exceed that of winter. The quality of available habitat controls the size of a quail population. Summer quail production usually exceeds th ...
MS Word Document - 2.1 MB - Department of Environment, Land
... The effects of the interaction between predation and the reduction in habitat complexity (resulting from the fuel management strategy) led to a decline in Southern Brown Bandicoot occurrence and the complete loss of Long-nosed Potoroos at the burn sites. The fuel management strategy also resulted in ...
... The effects of the interaction between predation and the reduction in habitat complexity (resulting from the fuel management strategy) led to a decline in Southern Brown Bandicoot occurrence and the complete loss of Long-nosed Potoroos at the burn sites. The fuel management strategy also resulted in ...
View/Open - Smithsonian Institution
... et al. 2004). Some forms of camouXage are innate, in which an organism has genetically Wxed patterns or colors (Cott 1940; Ruxton et al. 2004). Innate camouXage may incur opportunity costs, since organisms with Wxed appearances are limited to habitats where they are eVectively camouXaged (Ruxton et ...
... et al. 2004). Some forms of camouXage are innate, in which an organism has genetically Wxed patterns or colors (Cott 1940; Ruxton et al. 2004). Innate camouXage may incur opportunity costs, since organisms with Wxed appearances are limited to habitats where they are eVectively camouXaged (Ruxton et ...
Review of non-native species policy: report of the Working
... biodiversity loss worldwide. This includes the loss of the distinctive local biodiversity that makes each area special. With increasing global trade and world travel, these problems are likely to continue to grow. The United Kingdom has international obligations to address invasive non-native specie ...
... biodiversity loss worldwide. This includes the loss of the distinctive local biodiversity that makes each area special. With increasing global trade and world travel, these problems are likely to continue to grow. The United Kingdom has international obligations to address invasive non-native specie ...
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus): A Technical
... monitoring programs such as the Breeding Bird Survey. Nevertheless, historic and recent evidence suggest that the number of breeding harriers has declined across the species’ range. USDA Forest Service Region 2 represents a segment of the core of this species’ breeding range, and Breeding Bird Surve ...
... monitoring programs such as the Breeding Bird Survey. Nevertheless, historic and recent evidence suggest that the number of breeding harriers has declined across the species’ range. USDA Forest Service Region 2 represents a segment of the core of this species’ breeding range, and Breeding Bird Surve ...
Optimization of supplementary feeding programs for European
... maintaining scavenger feeding patterns based primarily on natural prey sources, human-mediated feeding remains a widely used management tool for threatened wildlife. Thus, it is important to understand the key factors favoring certain species and age-groups at supplementary feeding sites. Through a ...
... maintaining scavenger feeding patterns based primarily on natural prey sources, human-mediated feeding remains a widely used management tool for threatened wildlife. Thus, it is important to understand the key factors favoring certain species and age-groups at supplementary feeding sites. Through a ...
Changing Seascapes, Stochastic Connectivity, and Marine
... Urban et al. 2009) to advection/diffusion approaches (e.g., Okubo and Levin 1989; Largier 2003). However, most analyses of potential connectivity assume that landscape features are static, not changing over ecological timescales. This results in a deterministic view of potential connectivity, which ...
... Urban et al. 2009) to advection/diffusion approaches (e.g., Okubo and Levin 1989; Largier 2003). However, most analyses of potential connectivity assume that landscape features are static, not changing over ecological timescales. This results in a deterministic view of potential connectivity, which ...
Programme and Abstracts - ta
... the disturbance while collecting. You will have a permit to collect arachnids but not to collect other organisms. The permit is only valid on the day of the excursion. You can collect arachnids only by hand (using pooter, pincer, etc.). Other methods of collection are not allowed. A condition of the ...
... the disturbance while collecting. You will have a permit to collect arachnids but not to collect other organisms. The permit is only valid on the day of the excursion. You can collect arachnids only by hand (using pooter, pincer, etc.). Other methods of collection are not allowed. A condition of the ...
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... Insects have played a key role in the development of the science of conservation biology. Their abundance and diversity in most terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, and the rapidity of their responses to environmental changes make them attractive model organisms for conservation research and monit ...
... Insects have played a key role in the development of the science of conservation biology. Their abundance and diversity in most terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, and the rapidity of their responses to environmental changes make them attractive model organisms for conservation research and monit ...
The Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Is Not Yet Recovered
... ecosystems upon which endangered species... depend may be conserved.” The success of NRM wolf reintroduction to date is a triumph and a credit to USFWS and state and National Park Service biologists, but the serious compromises to the initial recovery plan and goals, including liberal lethal control ...
... ecosystems upon which endangered species... depend may be conserved.” The success of NRM wolf reintroduction to date is a triumph and a credit to USFWS and state and National Park Service biologists, but the serious compromises to the initial recovery plan and goals, including liberal lethal control ...
Passerine Relationships with Habitat Heterogeneity and Grazing at Multiple Scales
... Limited information exists on the relationships among grazing, scale, and patterns of heterogeneity in grassland communities and few studies have explored how grazing and habitat heterogeneity together influence grassland bird communities. I used mixed models to analyze the influence of cattle grazi ...
... Limited information exists on the relationships among grazing, scale, and patterns of heterogeneity in grassland communities and few studies have explored how grazing and habitat heterogeneity together influence grassland bird communities. I used mixed models to analyze the influence of cattle grazi ...
Evaluating the role of the dingo as a trophic
... the dingo (Canis lupus dingo) as a strongly interactive species that has profound effects on ecosystem function. Through predatory and competitive effects, dingoes can alter the abundance and function of mesopredators including the introduced red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and feral cat (Felis catus), and ...
... the dingo (Canis lupus dingo) as a strongly interactive species that has profound effects on ecosystem function. Through predatory and competitive effects, dingoes can alter the abundance and function of mesopredators including the introduced red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and feral cat (Felis catus), and ...
The Relative Importance of Abiotic and Biotic Factors for Seedling
... Given these results, seed germination is not strongly regulated by abiotic or biotic factors; however, shrub canopies may be important for seedling growth and survival. If seedling persistence responds to nitrogen resources, A. dumosa may be instrumental in facilitating the establishment of perennia ...
... Given these results, seed germination is not strongly regulated by abiotic or biotic factors; however, shrub canopies may be important for seedling growth and survival. If seedling persistence responds to nitrogen resources, A. dumosa may be instrumental in facilitating the establishment of perennia ...
West Indian Manatee Carrying Capacity
... warm water capacity, SAV, and available fresh water. For the manatee, these are the only naturally occurring and constantly present limitations to population – or in other words the elements defining CC. The greatest danger of continued mis-classification of the manatee is the inability to actually ...
... warm water capacity, SAV, and available fresh water. For the manatee, these are the only naturally occurring and constantly present limitations to population – or in other words the elements defining CC. The greatest danger of continued mis-classification of the manatee is the inability to actually ...
Trophic polymorphism in a terrestrial salamander John C. Maerz,
... negative density dependence creates frequency-dependent selection to specialize on those resource niches, resulting in adaptive diversification among individuals within a population (Wilson, 1998; Bolnick et al., 2003). Many animal populations are distributed among various habitats where resource av ...
... negative density dependence creates frequency-dependent selection to specialize on those resource niches, resulting in adaptive diversification among individuals within a population (Wilson, 1998; Bolnick et al., 2003). Many animal populations are distributed among various habitats where resource av ...
Inglés
... waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. ...
... waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. ...
Biological structure of nearshore rocky subtidal habitats in southern
... described from different areas of the world, few general patterns of community structure hold over wide geographic scales. Consequently, it is unlikely that there are universally important structuring processes except in the broadest sense. In nearshore reef communities dominated by large brown alga ...
... described from different areas of the world, few general patterns of community structure hold over wide geographic scales. Consequently, it is unlikely that there are universally important structuring processes except in the broadest sense. In nearshore reef communities dominated by large brown alga ...
East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot
... A fundamental purpose of CEPF is to engage civil society, such as community groups, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academic institutions and private enterprises, in biodiversity conservation in the hotspots. To guarantee their success, these efforts must complement existing strategies and pro ...
... A fundamental purpose of CEPF is to engage civil society, such as community groups, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academic institutions and private enterprises, in biodiversity conservation in the hotspots. To guarantee their success, these efforts must complement existing strategies and pro ...
here - Convention on Migratory Species
... The Numeniini comprise 13 species in total; 8 curlews, 4 godwits, and the Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda. For many of these 13 species, there are various subspecies and/ or biogeographic populations, owing to highly disjunct breeding areas and migratory patterns. The basis for populations ass ...
... The Numeniini comprise 13 species in total; 8 curlews, 4 godwits, and the Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda. For many of these 13 species, there are various subspecies and/ or biogeographic populations, owing to highly disjunct breeding areas and migratory patterns. The basis for populations ass ...
Basic and Applied Ecology
... A current goal in ecology is to elucidate the relative roles of primary and secondary consumers versus plant resources in determining community structure and dynamics. The complexity and diversity of terrestrial communities has been hypothesized to strongly influence the strength of these topdown an ...
... A current goal in ecology is to elucidate the relative roles of primary and secondary consumers versus plant resources in determining community structure and dynamics. The complexity and diversity of terrestrial communities has been hypothesized to strongly influence the strength of these topdown an ...
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
... insects (e.g. emerald ash borer) that have potential to create serious habitat disturbances; invasive plants (e.g. common reed and European black alder) that render ...
... insects (e.g. emerald ash borer) that have potential to create serious habitat disturbances; invasive plants (e.g. common reed and European black alder) that render ...
King Island Biodiversity Management Plan
... It is important to manage these valuable natural assets that make King Island special to ensure their future. The management of biodiversity, including threatened species, is a crucial part of protecting the environment. This does not necessarily mean dramatically changing existing land use practice ...
... It is important to manage these valuable natural assets that make King Island special to ensure their future. The management of biodiversity, including threatened species, is a crucial part of protecting the environment. This does not necessarily mean dramatically changing existing land use practice ...
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.