The DNA of coral reef biodiversity: predicting and protecting genetic
... Known for their stunning arrays of colours, shapes and life forms, coral reefs are captivating examples of extreme biodiversity. Hidden within the taxonomic and life-history diversity found on reefs, but no less important, is the genetic diversity carried within individuals and populations. Genetic ...
... Known for their stunning arrays of colours, shapes and life forms, coral reefs are captivating examples of extreme biodiversity. Hidden within the taxonomic and life-history diversity found on reefs, but no less important, is the genetic diversity carried within individuals and populations. Genetic ...
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... mixing counteracts the emergence of patches. In a well-mixed environment, all organisms potentially interact with each other, much in contrast to terrestrial systems, where many species are either ‘sessile’ (plants) or have very limited range sizes (most small invertebrates except for flying insects ...
... mixing counteracts the emergence of patches. In a well-mixed environment, all organisms potentially interact with each other, much in contrast to terrestrial systems, where many species are either ‘sessile’ (plants) or have very limited range sizes (most small invertebrates except for flying insects ...
Radical American Environmentalism and
... (2) If the above dichotomy is irrelevant, the emphasis on wilderness is positively hannful when applied to the Third World. If in the U.S. the preservationistlutilitarian division is seen as mirroring the conflict between "people" and "interests," in countries such as India the situation is very nea ...
... (2) If the above dichotomy is irrelevant, the emphasis on wilderness is positively hannful when applied to the Third World. If in the U.S. the preservationistlutilitarian division is seen as mirroring the conflict between "people" and "interests," in countries such as India the situation is very nea ...
Chap.19 Extinction, conservation and restoration
... competitors initially. • Species that colonize islands are usually abundant and widespread on the mainland; these qualities make good colonizers. • After an immigrant population becomes established on an island, however, its competitive ability appears to wane; its distribution among habitats become ...
... competitors initially. • Species that colonize islands are usually abundant and widespread on the mainland; these qualities make good colonizers. • After an immigrant population becomes established on an island, however, its competitive ability appears to wane; its distribution among habitats become ...
Changes in plant community composition, not diversity, during a
... than either alone. The changes in the plant community were driven by decreased abundance of C4 grasses, perhaps in response to altered interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, concurrent with increased abundance of non-N-fixing perennial and annual forbs. Surprisingly, this large shift in plant community ...
... than either alone. The changes in the plant community were driven by decreased abundance of C4 grasses, perhaps in response to altered interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, concurrent with increased abundance of non-N-fixing perennial and annual forbs. Surprisingly, this large shift in plant community ...
Alpine Arthropod Diversity
... tendency for alpine insects to have a darker pigmentation (black, brown or dark red) than lowland relatives, commonly refered to as melanism. There are several examples of this. One such example is alpine butterflies of the genus Parnassius in the Himalayans. They have been shown to have strikingly ...
... tendency for alpine insects to have a darker pigmentation (black, brown or dark red) than lowland relatives, commonly refered to as melanism. There are several examples of this. One such example is alpine butterflies of the genus Parnassius in the Himalayans. They have been shown to have strikingly ...
The Nonconcept of Species Diversity: A Critique and Alternative
... such positive correlation is neither a biological nor plants in a community is usually much greater than a mathematical necessity; gradients can exist along the total productivity of all other organisms (as a which increases in species diversity are accompanied result of respiration losses), the mos ...
... such positive correlation is neither a biological nor plants in a community is usually much greater than a mathematical necessity; gradients can exist along the total productivity of all other organisms (as a which increases in species diversity are accompanied result of respiration losses), the mos ...
Effects of disturbance by Siberian marmots (Marmota sibirica) on
... Mongolia (Zahler et al. 2004); however, little is known about some of its ecological roles; in particular in creating spatial heterogeneity at the landscape scale. The types of vegetation that grow on the mounds created by Siberian marmots can differ greatly from that on the surrounding, comparative ...
... Mongolia (Zahler et al. 2004); however, little is known about some of its ecological roles; in particular in creating spatial heterogeneity at the landscape scale. The types of vegetation that grow on the mounds created by Siberian marmots can differ greatly from that on the surrounding, comparative ...
American Journal of Botany
... Over the past several decades, a rapidly expanding field of research known as biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has begun to quantify how the world’s biological diversity can, as an independent variable, control ecological processes that are both essential for, and fundamental to, the functioni ...
... Over the past several decades, a rapidly expanding field of research known as biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has begun to quantify how the world’s biological diversity can, as an independent variable, control ecological processes that are both essential for, and fundamental to, the functioni ...
American Journal of Botany
... Over the past several decades, a rapidly expanding field of research known as biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has begun to quantify how the world’s biological diversity can, as an independent variable, control ecological processes that are both essential for, and fundamental to, the functioni ...
... Over the past several decades, a rapidly expanding field of research known as biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has begun to quantify how the world’s biological diversity can, as an independent variable, control ecological processes that are both essential for, and fundamental to, the functioni ...
Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal Minnesota Conservation
... Broad habitat strategies are listed in the Long Range Duck Plan that, when implemented, will help increase American Black Duck populations in Minnesota. From WBCI Species Profile: Management efforts should focus on protecting remaining grasslands, particularly in those areas where numerous wetla ...
... Broad habitat strategies are listed in the Long Range Duck Plan that, when implemented, will help increase American Black Duck populations in Minnesota. From WBCI Species Profile: Management efforts should focus on protecting remaining grasslands, particularly in those areas where numerous wetla ...
A FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM GENETICS
... Gehring, C.A., R.C. Mueller, and T.G. Whitham. 2006. Environmental and genetic effects on the formation of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in cottonwoods. OECOLOGIA (in press). Gitlin, A., C.M. Stultz, M.A. Bowker, S. Stumpf, K. Ecton, K. Kennedy, A. Munoz, J.K. Bailey, and T ...
... Gehring, C.A., R.C. Mueller, and T.G. Whitham. 2006. Environmental and genetic effects on the formation of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in cottonwoods. OECOLOGIA (in press). Gitlin, A., C.M. Stultz, M.A. Bowker, S. Stumpf, K. Ecton, K. Kennedy, A. Munoz, J.K. Bailey, and T ...
Inferring species interactions in ecological communities
... microbial communities (Vandermeer 1969; McGrady-Steed, Harris & Morin 1997) have not only been giving contrasting results on the relationship between diversity and stability in biological communities (McCann 2000; Ives & Carpenter 2007), but were also based on different approaches on how to quantify ...
... microbial communities (Vandermeer 1969; McGrady-Steed, Harris & Morin 1997) have not only been giving contrasting results on the relationship between diversity and stability in biological communities (McCann 2000; Ives & Carpenter 2007), but were also based on different approaches on how to quantify ...
- New Zealand Ecological Society
... avian herbivores, the majority of which are now extinct. However, introduced birds are increasing in wetlands. We sought to understand the role of grazing birds in the maintenance of local turf communities in a lacustrine environment in Otago, New Zealand. To determine the causes of the vegetation p ...
... avian herbivores, the majority of which are now extinct. However, introduced birds are increasing in wetlands. We sought to understand the role of grazing birds in the maintenance of local turf communities in a lacustrine environment in Otago, New Zealand. To determine the causes of the vegetation p ...
Sequentially assembled food webs and extremum principles in
... communities of eight species were constructed from each species pool. Using the same number of species throughout facilitates comparison of the communities. The number of species was chosen to be eight on the grounds that this was near the median size of assembled communities, and not too big to pro ...
... communities of eight species were constructed from each species pool. Using the same number of species throughout facilitates comparison of the communities. The number of species was chosen to be eight on the grounds that this was near the median size of assembled communities, and not too big to pro ...
ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS
... damage by feral pigs, competition between introduced Gambusia fish and native aquatic fauna, and habitat degradation by weeds. CURRENT MANAGEMENT: None. RECOMMENDATIONS: It is acknowledged that all springs are not the same, and best practice management may vary from spring to spring. It must also be ...
... damage by feral pigs, competition between introduced Gambusia fish and native aquatic fauna, and habitat degradation by weeds. CURRENT MANAGEMENT: None. RECOMMENDATIONS: It is acknowledged that all springs are not the same, and best practice management may vary from spring to spring. It must also be ...
Forest-Rangeland Ecotones in the Highlands of Balochistan, Pakistan
... pastoralists, including changes in the length and timing of the plant growing season and changes in the amount and seasonal pattern of precipitation. Rangeland-based adaptation strategies, such as seasonal grassland reserves, revival of traditional grazing systems, and development of forage reserves ...
... pastoralists, including changes in the length and timing of the plant growing season and changes in the amount and seasonal pattern of precipitation. Rangeland-based adaptation strategies, such as seasonal grassland reserves, revival of traditional grazing systems, and development of forage reserves ...
Conservation Through Management – Cut Wood as Substrate for
... initiated in 1995. The stumps were divided into two similarly composed cohorts. In order to target only insect individuals directly associated with the substrate, the stumps of one cohort were enclosed in large, fine-meshed nylon net sacks during the flight season of most species. Enclosed and open ...
... initiated in 1995. The stumps were divided into two similarly composed cohorts. In order to target only insect individuals directly associated with the substrate, the stumps of one cohort were enclosed in large, fine-meshed nylon net sacks during the flight season of most species. Enclosed and open ...
... debate concerns whether plant community diversity depends on productivity (e.g., Grime 1979, Huston 1979, 1997, Tilman 1982, 1988), or productivity depends on diversity (e.g., McNaughton 1993, Vitousek and Hooper 1993, Naeem et al. 1994, Tilman et al. 1996, 1997a, b), or whether causation goes in bo ...
On the Links Between Managerial Actions, Keystone Species
... freezes, influence the health of the two keystone species and hence the health of our ecologicaleconomic system. Naturally, inordinate levels of such economic activities and/or unusually extreme environmental occurrences can endanger the lives of these keystone species. Therefore, when the ...
... freezes, influence the health of the two keystone species and hence the health of our ecologicaleconomic system. Naturally, inordinate levels of such economic activities and/or unusually extreme environmental occurrences can endanger the lives of these keystone species. Therefore, when the ...
Designing suburban greenways to provide habitat for
... Appropriately designed, greenways may provide habitat for neotropical migrants, insectivores, and forest-interior specialist birds that decrease in diversity and abundance as a result of suburban development. We investigated the effects of width of the forested corridor containing a greenway, adjace ...
... Appropriately designed, greenways may provide habitat for neotropical migrants, insectivores, and forest-interior specialist birds that decrease in diversity and abundance as a result of suburban development. We investigated the effects of width of the forested corridor containing a greenway, adjace ...
108790 No Species Text Q6 - Department of Environment, Water
... South Australia's native plants and animals are in decline and will continue on that path unless we act now No Species Loss promotes strategic and creative thinking. No Species Loss aims to promote strategic and creative thinking by government, industry and urban, rural and Indigenous communities ab ...
... South Australia's native plants and animals are in decline and will continue on that path unless we act now No Species Loss promotes strategic and creative thinking. No Species Loss aims to promote strategic and creative thinking by government, industry and urban, rural and Indigenous communities ab ...
how do different measures of functional diversity perform?
... matrix of candidate traits was compiled (candidate traits sensu the candidate function groups of Vitousek and Hooper [1993]). (B) Each possible combination of candidate traits was used to calculate a candidate measure of FAD and FD of each experimental plot in the analysis. (C) The amount of varianc ...
... matrix of candidate traits was compiled (candidate traits sensu the candidate function groups of Vitousek and Hooper [1993]). (B) Each possible combination of candidate traits was used to calculate a candidate measure of FAD and FD of each experimental plot in the analysis. (C) The amount of varianc ...
APPENDIX C: The Conservation and Reservation status of
... indication of the health of the population, its extent, the nature of its distribution at a locale (eg. patchy, contiguous or isolated individuals) or the impact of land use. ...
... indication of the health of the population, its extent, the nature of its distribution at a locale (eg. patchy, contiguous or isolated individuals) or the impact of land use. ...
Kildare`s Hedgerows
... better for wildlife than short, narrow ones, especially if there are hedgerow trees. Kildare’s hedgerows were found to contain a high proportion of trees and lots of young trees which is good news for the sustainability of the resource. Occasional saplings of all species, should be selected and allo ...
... better for wildlife than short, narrow ones, especially if there are hedgerow trees. Kildare’s hedgerows were found to contain a high proportion of trees and lots of young trees which is good news for the sustainability of the resource. Occasional saplings of all species, should be selected and allo ...
Reconciliation ecology
Reconciliation ecology is the branch of ecology which studies ways to encourage biodiversity in human-dominated ecosystems. Michael Rosenzweig first articulated the concept in his book Win-Win Ecology, based on the theory that there is not enough area for all of earth’s biodiversity to be saved within designated nature preserves. Therefore, humans should increase biodiversity in human-dominated landscapes. By managing for biodiversity in ways that do not decrease human utility of the system, it is a ""win-win"" situation for both human use and native biodiversity. The science is based in the ecological foundation of human land-use trends and species-area relationships. It has many benefits beyond protection of biodiversity, and there are numerous examples of it around the globe. Aspects of reconciliation ecology can already be found in management legislation, but there are challenges in both public acceptance and ecological success of reconciliation attempts.