A conceptual model for conservation planning
... conservation such as the focal species approach (Lambeck, 1997), but it differs in not describing not just how to select species to focus conservation effort, but how actually to focus that effort through a conceptual, spatially explicitly methodology for systematically thinking about conservation l ...
... conservation such as the focal species approach (Lambeck, 1997), but it differs in not describing not just how to select species to focus conservation effort, but how actually to focus that effort through a conceptual, spatially explicitly methodology for systematically thinking about conservation l ...
plant traits that influence ecosystem processes vary independently
... Abstract. Most predictions of plant species effects on ecosystems are based on single traits (e.g., litter chemistry) or suites of related traits (functional groups). However, recent studies demonstrate that predictions of species effects on ecosystems are improved by considering multiple traits. In ...
... Abstract. Most predictions of plant species effects on ecosystems are based on single traits (e.g., litter chemistry) or suites of related traits (functional groups). However, recent studies demonstrate that predictions of species effects on ecosystems are improved by considering multiple traits. In ...
Study Guide
... of coastal tallgrass prairie annually. ABNC is a 501 (c) 3 institution that contains 2500 acres of coastal tallgrass prairie, tidal marsh, and forested ecosystems. The mission of ABNC is to preserve these ecosystems and provide ...
... of coastal tallgrass prairie annually. ABNC is a 501 (c) 3 institution that contains 2500 acres of coastal tallgrass prairie, tidal marsh, and forested ecosystems. The mission of ABNC is to preserve these ecosystems and provide ...
HYBRIDIZATION DYNAMICS OF INVASIVE CATTAIL
... The spread of invasive taxa are of particular interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists because of their ability to alter community structure and ecosystem function (Horvitz et al. 1998). Typha × glauca is considered to be a highly invasive species due to its aggressive range expansion and ...
... The spread of invasive taxa are of particular interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists because of their ability to alter community structure and ecosystem function (Horvitz et al. 1998). Typha × glauca is considered to be a highly invasive species due to its aggressive range expansion and ...
Lesson Plan 2: Current Status and Distribution of Bull
... Exotic species are non-native species from other regions which are introduced either intentionally or unintentionally into new territories. Extirpation is the elimination of a species from a particular local area. This is different from extinction, in which the entire species is eliminated permanent ...
... Exotic species are non-native species from other regions which are introduced either intentionally or unintentionally into new territories. Extirpation is the elimination of a species from a particular local area. This is different from extinction, in which the entire species is eliminated permanent ...
Limnol. Oceanogr., 44(3, part 2), 1999, 950–97
... (e.g., Carpenter and Kitchell 1988; Power 1990). We therefore surmise that analysis of fish and plants provides a view of the best available impact data for Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere and includes taxa that are among the most likely to have significant, detectable impacts. For both analyses, we in ...
... (e.g., Carpenter and Kitchell 1988; Power 1990). We therefore surmise that analysis of fish and plants provides a view of the best available impact data for Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere and includes taxa that are among the most likely to have significant, detectable impacts. For both analyses, we in ...
Comparative Cryptogam Ecology: A Review of Bryophyte and
... traits’ (Hodgson et al., 1999), even though these are on a sliding scale. Soft traits are easy and inexpensive to measure for large numbers of plants and samples and at the same time have reasonable predictive power of other, hard plant traits or even of important ecosystem processes and responses t ...
... traits’ (Hodgson et al., 1999), even though these are on a sliding scale. Soft traits are easy and inexpensive to measure for large numbers of plants and samples and at the same time have reasonable predictive power of other, hard plant traits or even of important ecosystem processes and responses t ...
The coexistence of species - Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
... This paper is a critical literature review on the topic ofthe coexistence of similar species within ecological communities. A conceptual framework is provided for dividing coexistence studies and concepts into three distinct time scales. The first six sections deal primarily with ecological-scale, o ...
... This paper is a critical literature review on the topic ofthe coexistence of similar species within ecological communities. A conceptual framework is provided for dividing coexistence studies and concepts into three distinct time scales. The first six sections deal primarily with ecological-scale, o ...
FINANCING PLAN (IN US$): - Global Environment Facility
... ranges, northern Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) administrative units) is rich in global biodiversity. These mountain complexes provide connectivity for high altitude fauna, acting as a bridge for the biota of Afghanistan, China, and India. ...
... ranges, northern Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) administrative units) is rich in global biodiversity. These mountain complexes provide connectivity for high altitude fauna, acting as a bridge for the biota of Afghanistan, China, and India. ...
Draft National Forestry Policy, 2016
... Restore and conserve the country’s environmentalintegrity,climate change resilience and food security,by addressing biodiversity conservation through sustainably managed forestsand other related ecosystems. Enhance climate resilience of existing forest ecosystems by strictly controlling conversion o ...
... Restore and conserve the country’s environmentalintegrity,climate change resilience and food security,by addressing biodiversity conservation through sustainably managed forestsand other related ecosystems. Enhance climate resilience of existing forest ecosystems by strictly controlling conversion o ...
Frequently Asked Questions About Ecological - CLU-IN
... goal of remediation is to protect human health and the environment. Therefore, if the potential for an attractive nuisance exists, an ecological risk assessment could be conducted to demonstrate that contaminants of concern are not present or will not accumulate to levels that might be toxic to wild ...
... goal of remediation is to protect human health and the environment. Therefore, if the potential for an attractive nuisance exists, an ecological risk assessment could be conducted to demonstrate that contaminants of concern are not present or will not accumulate to levels that might be toxic to wild ...
Control of plant species diversity and community invasibility by
... of ecosystems to species invasion. For a given community, however, immigration processes may impact diversity by means of two separable components: the number of species represented in seed inputs and the density of seed per species. The independent effects of these components on plant species diver ...
... of ecosystems to species invasion. For a given community, however, immigration processes may impact diversity by means of two separable components: the number of species represented in seed inputs and the density of seed per species. The independent effects of these components on plant species diver ...
SIZE RATIOS
... The analysis of size ratios of coexisting species has been a major focus in evolutionary ecology for more than three decades. The idea that body size differences follow empirical "rules" and may reflect resource partitioning has arisen several times in the ecological literature. Dyar (1890) describe ...
... The analysis of size ratios of coexisting species has been a major focus in evolutionary ecology for more than three decades. The idea that body size differences follow empirical "rules" and may reflect resource partitioning has arisen several times in the ecological literature. Dyar (1890) describe ...
Published Version - CSIRO Research Publications Repository
... from environmental changes. The direct flow of impacts is represented by large arrows. Important indirect flow is shown as feedback. Changes in the environment trigger many biological and societal changes which feed back to the environment ............................................................ ...
... from environmental changes. The direct flow of impacts is represented by large arrows. Important indirect flow is shown as feedback. Changes in the environment trigger many biological and societal changes which feed back to the environment ............................................................ ...
Impacts of environmental variability in open populations and
... These spatial fluxes are not constant through time, nor do they occur in a world that is otherwise fixed. Ecologists have long recognized the potential importance of temporal variation in the maintenance of species diversity (Chesson and Huntly, 1993). Despite an appreciation of the significance of spa ...
... These spatial fluxes are not constant through time, nor do they occur in a world that is otherwise fixed. Ecologists have long recognized the potential importance of temporal variation in the maintenance of species diversity (Chesson and Huntly, 1993). Despite an appreciation of the significance of spa ...
CO2, nitrogen, and diversity differentially affect seed production of
... would lend insight into the factors that constrain seed production, and may simplify efforts to forecast population or community dynamics under global change scenarios. For example, if species within functional groups respond similarly, or if seed production responses to global change correlate with ...
... would lend insight into the factors that constrain seed production, and may simplify efforts to forecast population or community dynamics under global change scenarios. For example, if species within functional groups respond similarly, or if seed production responses to global change correlate with ...
Spatial discordance in fish, coral, and sponge assemblages across
... lack fundamental insight into how assemblages vary across spatially heterogeneous reef systems. We compared fish, coral, and sponge assemblages across a symmetrical physiographical gradient (windward forereef, lagoon patch reef, leeward forereef) of the Glover’s Reef atoll, Belize. Species richness ...
... lack fundamental insight into how assemblages vary across spatially heterogeneous reef systems. We compared fish, coral, and sponge assemblages across a symmetrical physiographical gradient (windward forereef, lagoon patch reef, leeward forereef) of the Glover’s Reef atoll, Belize. Species richness ...
FORAMINIFERANS AS FOOD FOR CEPHALASPIDEANS
... methods of sampling and sieving commonly used. The secondary test does not hamper the feeding activity of those foraminiferans that are capable of extrathalamous or extracellular digestion, i.e., in those species whose pseudopodia gather and digest food particles outside the test or cell membrane (s ...
... methods of sampling and sieving commonly used. The secondary test does not hamper the feeding activity of those foraminiferans that are capable of extrathalamous or extracellular digestion, i.e., in those species whose pseudopodia gather and digest food particles outside the test or cell membrane (s ...
Great Sandy Marine Park
... These incredible shorebirds make round trip migrations of up to 26,000 km each year between their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere and their non-breeding areas in the south. During migration, which takes several weeks, shorebirds rely on a chain of highly productive wetlands to rest and f ...
... These incredible shorebirds make round trip migrations of up to 26,000 km each year between their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere and their non-breeding areas in the south. During migration, which takes several weeks, shorebirds rely on a chain of highly productive wetlands to rest and f ...
Significant Wildlife Habitat Criteria Schedules For Ecoregion 3E
... radius buffer dependant on local site conditions and adjacent land use is the significant wildlife habitat cxlviii. • Annual use of habitat is documented from information sources or field studies (annual use can be based on studies or determined by past surveys with species numbers and dates). • SWH ...
... radius buffer dependant on local site conditions and adjacent land use is the significant wildlife habitat cxlviii. • Annual use of habitat is documented from information sources or field studies (annual use can be based on studies or determined by past surveys with species numbers and dates). • SWH ...
Coprophilic dipteran community associated with horse
... Blood-sucking flies are known as vectors of pathogens to farm animals worldwide. However, little is known about dipteran biodiversity associated with horse dung in Malaysia which could serve as vectors. Thus, a field trip to a horse farm located in Tanjung Rambutan, Perak, peninsular Malaysia was co ...
... Blood-sucking flies are known as vectors of pathogens to farm animals worldwide. However, little is known about dipteran biodiversity associated with horse dung in Malaysia which could serve as vectors. Thus, a field trip to a horse farm located in Tanjung Rambutan, Perak, peninsular Malaysia was co ...
2009 Ripples continental shelf
... sampling, relative to the distributional pattern of organisms, can influence both the precision and interpretation of data (Thrush et al., 1994). Studies of population and community patterns within the context of defined habitats occurring at repeated intervals in space, have been more common in terre ...
... sampling, relative to the distributional pattern of organisms, can influence both the precision and interpretation of data (Thrush et al., 1994). Studies of population and community patterns within the context of defined habitats occurring at repeated intervals in space, have been more common in terre ...
doc - ChinCare.com
... up that space. A violent fight broke out. The intruding chinchilla eventually died from wounds inflicted during this fight. Chinchilla pet owners may notice a frisky hop form of locomotion. This we see and interpret as the animal being really excited and happy. According to Dr. Kleinman, this rapid ...
... up that space. A violent fight broke out. The intruding chinchilla eventually died from wounds inflicted during this fight. Chinchilla pet owners may notice a frisky hop form of locomotion. This we see and interpret as the animal being really excited and happy. According to Dr. Kleinman, this rapid ...
Selection of a marker gene to construct a reference library
... frequently considered to play one of the most important roles (Wang et al., 2013). However, recently suitable food resources have tended to decrease or even disappear due to deterioration and loss of natural wetlands (Fox et al., 2011). As a result, waterbirds are forced to discard previous habitats ...
... frequently considered to play one of the most important roles (Wang et al., 2013). However, recently suitable food resources have tended to decrease or even disappear due to deterioration and loss of natural wetlands (Fox et al., 2011). As a result, waterbirds are forced to discard previous habitats ...
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.