The Importance of Long-Distance Dispersal in Biodiversity
... the distances between patches should be compared to the scale of ...
... the distances between patches should be compared to the scale of ...
Cohort Dynamics Give Rise to Alternative Stable Community States.
... competition systems that species that cannot coexist under constant conditions may do so when populations fluctuate (Chesson 1994; Huisman and Weissing 1999; Abrams and Holt 2002). Interestingly, this is valid not only when there are external drivers causing the variability but also when variability ...
... competition systems that species that cannot coexist under constant conditions may do so when populations fluctuate (Chesson 1994; Huisman and Weissing 1999; Abrams and Holt 2002). Interestingly, this is valid not only when there are external drivers causing the variability but also when variability ...
Full Program
... Canadian Section of The Wildlife Society. The conference will take place at the Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas Street in Downtown Victoria, and in the Newcombe Hall of the Royal BC Museum across the street (675 Belleville Street). Sessions will run from 8am to after 5pm Monday, Tuesday, and ...
... Canadian Section of The Wildlife Society. The conference will take place at the Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas Street in Downtown Victoria, and in the Newcombe Hall of the Royal BC Museum across the street (675 Belleville Street). Sessions will run from 8am to after 5pm Monday, Tuesday, and ...
Interrelations between sea urchins and spiny lobsters
... the 2 species are segregated in space then they will have a greater probability of having a conspecific as their nearest neighbour than an individual of the other species. Framed in this way the data may b e analysed using a contingency table, with segregation being synonymous with dependence. Pielo ...
... the 2 species are segregated in space then they will have a greater probability of having a conspecific as their nearest neighbour than an individual of the other species. Framed in this way the data may b e analysed using a contingency table, with segregation being synonymous with dependence. Pielo ...
Spatial Patterns of Species Diversity in Kenya
... directly to three goals common to all branches of science that are interested in improving our understanding of the Earth. These goals are to: (1) better understand the functioning of the Earth as a planetary system; (2) predict global changes resulting from human use of environment; (3) derive prac ...
... directly to three goals common to all branches of science that are interested in improving our understanding of the Earth. These goals are to: (1) better understand the functioning of the Earth as a planetary system; (2) predict global changes resulting from human use of environment; (3) derive prac ...
Love thy neighbor? reciprocal impacts between plant community
... Abstract. Patterns of herbivory may vary with fine-scale plant community structure: the degree of damage plants experience may depend on their neighbors (i.e., associational resistance or susceptibility). Differential herbivory, in turn, may facilitate a shift in plant community structure. We investi ...
... Abstract. Patterns of herbivory may vary with fine-scale plant community structure: the degree of damage plants experience may depend on their neighbors (i.e., associational resistance or susceptibility). Differential herbivory, in turn, may facilitate a shift in plant community structure. We investi ...
Significance of Plankton Community Structure and Nutrient
... boosting dinoflagellate growth rates (bottom-up control) [6], but also by changing the structure and dynamics of plankton communities, including grazers and parasites that are natural enemies of dinoflagellates (top-down control) [7–9]. Amongst the top-down mechanisms influencing dinoflagellate bloo ...
... boosting dinoflagellate growth rates (bottom-up control) [6], but also by changing the structure and dynamics of plankton communities, including grazers and parasites that are natural enemies of dinoflagellates (top-down control) [7–9]. Amongst the top-down mechanisms influencing dinoflagellate bloo ...
40 Anniversary Conference Gesellschaft für Ökologie
... send to us. We are grateful for her thoughtful words and for her compliance to support the many efforts of the ecological community to protect the biological richness of our planet. th ...
... send to us. We are grateful for her thoughtful words and for her compliance to support the many efforts of the ecological community to protect the biological richness of our planet. th ...
weakly density-dependent mortality and the coexistence of species
... Density dependence is ubiquitous in ecological interactions. However, in models it is generally only taken into account if it is sufficiently strong to be directly evident in experiments. This is particularly obvious in the mathematical treatment of mortality. Out of convention, mortality terms in m ...
... Density dependence is ubiquitous in ecological interactions. However, in models it is generally only taken into account if it is sufficiently strong to be directly evident in experiments. This is particularly obvious in the mathematical treatment of mortality. Out of convention, mortality terms in m ...
Functional diversity - Centre d`étude de la forêt
... functional diversity can explain and predict the impact of organisms on ecosystems and thereby provide a mechanistic link between the two. Critical points in developing predictive measures of functional diversity are the choice of functional traits with which organisms are distinguished, how the div ...
... functional diversity can explain and predict the impact of organisms on ecosystems and thereby provide a mechanistic link between the two. Critical points in developing predictive measures of functional diversity are the choice of functional traits with which organisms are distinguished, how the div ...
Early post-settlement mortality and the structure of coral assemblages
... at Moorea (17° 30’ S, 149° 50’ W), in the Society Archipelago, French Polynesia. Sampling was undertaken on the outer reef slope in 3 water depths (6, 12 and 18 m) at each of 3 locations (Vaipahu, Tiahura and Haapiti), giving a total of 9 stations. Haapiti is located on the western shore and is dire ...
... at Moorea (17° 30’ S, 149° 50’ W), in the Society Archipelago, French Polynesia. Sampling was undertaken on the outer reef slope in 3 water depths (6, 12 and 18 m) at each of 3 locations (Vaipahu, Tiahura and Haapiti), giving a total of 9 stations. Haapiti is located on the western shore and is dire ...
The Cascading Effects of Invasive Grasses in North American Deserts
... the Great Basin in 2012, yet a year later when small mammal abundance was reduced, no small mammal effect was observed. In the Mojave, persistence was reduced for the majority of species both years of the study. Small mammals did not appear to avoid seed of invasive plant species as we had predicted ...
... the Great Basin in 2012, yet a year later when small mammal abundance was reduced, no small mammal effect was observed. In the Mojave, persistence was reduced for the majority of species both years of the study. Small mammals did not appear to avoid seed of invasive plant species as we had predicted ...
Stochasticity, predator-prey dynamics, and trigger - Sabo Lab
... FIG. 1. Increased prey extinction mediated by environmentally driven stochasticity, or ‘‘process noise’’ in the predator population growth rate. Top: Analytical deterministic model dynamics. (a) Stability conditions for the deterministic predator prey model (Eqs. 1 and 2) in terms of prey carrying c ...
... FIG. 1. Increased prey extinction mediated by environmentally driven stochasticity, or ‘‘process noise’’ in the predator population growth rate. Top: Analytical deterministic model dynamics. (a) Stability conditions for the deterministic predator prey model (Eqs. 1 and 2) in terms of prey carrying c ...
Epipelagic and mesopelagic fishes in the southern California
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... 0924-7963/$ – see front matter © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. ...
Linking modern coexistence theory and contemporary niche theory
... an empirical perspective, we recommend a hierarchical approach, in which quantification of the strength of stabilizing mechanisms is used to guide more focused investigation into the underlying niche factors determining species coexistence. Future research that considers alternative assumptions, inc ...
... an empirical perspective, we recommend a hierarchical approach, in which quantification of the strength of stabilizing mechanisms is used to guide more focused investigation into the underlying niche factors determining species coexistence. Future research that considers alternative assumptions, inc ...
Significance of Plankton Community Structure and Nutrient
... boosting dinoflagellate growth rates (bottom-up control) [6], but also by changing the structure and dynamics of plankton communities, including grazers and parasites that are natural enemies of dinoflagellates (top-down control) [7–9]. Amongst the top-down mechanisms influencing dinoflagellate bloo ...
... boosting dinoflagellate growth rates (bottom-up control) [6], but also by changing the structure and dynamics of plankton communities, including grazers and parasites that are natural enemies of dinoflagellates (top-down control) [7–9]. Amongst the top-down mechanisms influencing dinoflagellate bloo ...
LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS OF BIODIVERSITY: Pattern, Process
... versus semilogarithmic function) of the species area curves differ at different latitudes, then scale dependence in the latitudinal gradient will be pervasive and difficult to control in comparative analyses. Thus, differences among studies in the form or parameterization of the latitudinal gradient ...
... versus semilogarithmic function) of the species area curves differ at different latitudes, then scale dependence in the latitudinal gradient will be pervasive and difficult to control in comparative analyses. Thus, differences among studies in the form or parameterization of the latitudinal gradient ...
Investigation of sympatric speciation as the outcome of competition
... Figure 2.2. The initial Prey FCM including concepts and edges for the dual resource version of the EcoSim. The width of each edge shows its influence value. The color of an edge shows inhibitory (red) or excitatory (blue) effects............................................................. 35 Figure ...
... Figure 2.2. The initial Prey FCM including concepts and edges for the dual resource version of the EcoSim. The width of each edge shows its influence value. The color of an edge shows inhibitory (red) or excitatory (blue) effects............................................................. 35 Figure ...
The influence of landscape heterogeneity on amphibian
... Toxopeus, for mentoring me through my research work and appreciating how spatial information can be used as a tool to understand nature. I would also like to thank my lectures in NRM department for teaching me various GIS and Remote sensing skills and techniques that are of importance in conserving ...
... Toxopeus, for mentoring me through my research work and appreciating how spatial information can be used as a tool to understand nature. I would also like to thank my lectures in NRM department for teaching me various GIS and Remote sensing skills and techniques that are of importance in conserving ...