Using home-range data to optimise the control of invasive animals
... management scenarios with other invasive species where it is not necessary to strive to intersect 100% of the home ranges of the target animal in the management area. The simulation we have described can be used to determine the probability of parallel lines intersecting whatever proportion of home ...
... management scenarios with other invasive species where it is not necessary to strive to intersect 100% of the home ranges of the target animal in the management area. The simulation we have described can be used to determine the probability of parallel lines intersecting whatever proportion of home ...
Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: what`s known and
... biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship. We found that, for response variables related to consumption, a powerfunction best described the relationship, which is also consistent with previous findings. However, we identified a linear relationship between richness and production. Combined, our ...
... biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship. We found that, for response variables related to consumption, a powerfunction best described the relationship, which is also consistent with previous findings. However, we identified a linear relationship between richness and production. Combined, our ...
Dune Ecology: Beaches and Primary Dunes
... favorite foraging area for waders and beach-nesting birds like piping plovers, particularly for unfledged plover chicks that often lack access to their preferred feeding areas (back bay tidal flats) due to human development. In addition, it is common to see swallows swooping low over the strand in s ...
... favorite foraging area for waders and beach-nesting birds like piping plovers, particularly for unfledged plover chicks that often lack access to their preferred feeding areas (back bay tidal flats) due to human development. In addition, it is common to see swallows swooping low over the strand in s ...
In situ conservation (3) Summary.pub
... the conservation of ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings and, in the case of domesticated or cultivated species, in the surroundings where they have developed their distinctive properties’. Further, the CBD’s ...
... the conservation of ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings and, in the case of domesticated or cultivated species, in the surroundings where they have developed their distinctive properties’. Further, the CBD’s ...
Are the ecological impacts of alien species misrepresented? A
... food plants, while more than 40% have no known native hosts for ovipositing in urban and sub-urban environments, such that many species would likely become extirpated in urban environments if alien plants were removed (Shapiro 2002). There is even evidence to suggest that natives sometimes depredate ...
... food plants, while more than 40% have no known native hosts for ovipositing in urban and sub-urban environments, such that many species would likely become extirpated in urban environments if alien plants were removed (Shapiro 2002). There is even evidence to suggest that natives sometimes depredate ...
Lecture 000002 land scape - Lightweight OCW University of
... undesirable views such as industrial structures. Tree canopies in particular provide shade and cooling, while wind rows or hedgerows provide some measure of wind and dust protection. Landscaping also can provide habitat for birds and other wildlife species. Landscaping provides a measure of erosion ...
... undesirable views such as industrial structures. Tree canopies in particular provide shade and cooling, while wind rows or hedgerows provide some measure of wind and dust protection. Landscaping also can provide habitat for birds and other wildlife species. Landscaping provides a measure of erosion ...
The metacommunity concept
... Mouquet & Loreau 2002, 2003). The interactions and demography of local communities could also be influenced by other kinds of spatial dynamics, such as the flow of individuals that create mass effects (Shmida & Wilson 1985) and source–sink dynamics (Holt 1985; Pulliam 1988). These dynamics involve i ...
... Mouquet & Loreau 2002, 2003). The interactions and demography of local communities could also be influenced by other kinds of spatial dynamics, such as the flow of individuals that create mass effects (Shmida & Wilson 1985) and source–sink dynamics (Holt 1985; Pulliam 1988). These dynamics involve i ...
Leibold et al. 2004
... Mouquet & Loreau 2002, 2003). The interactions and demography of local communities could also be influenced by other kinds of spatial dynamics, such as the flow of individuals that create mass effects (Shmida & Wilson 1985) and source–sink dynamics (Holt 1985; Pulliam 1988). These dynamics involve i ...
... Mouquet & Loreau 2002, 2003). The interactions and demography of local communities could also be influenced by other kinds of spatial dynamics, such as the flow of individuals that create mass effects (Shmida & Wilson 1985) and source–sink dynamics (Holt 1985; Pulliam 1988). These dynamics involve i ...
- Wiley Online Library
... mortality during road-crossing attempts [5]. However, the disturbed habitat associated with roads can provide resources and serve as corridors for some species, potentially increasing the rate of encounter between groups of individuals that would otherwise not be connected. For instance, roadside di ...
... mortality during road-crossing attempts [5]. However, the disturbed habitat associated with roads can provide resources and serve as corridors for some species, potentially increasing the rate of encounter between groups of individuals that would otherwise not be connected. For instance, roadside di ...
Chapter 50: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
... 9) Explain how habitat selection may limit distribution of a species within its range of suitable habitats. 10) Describe, with examples, how biotic and abiotic factors may affect the distribution of organisms. 11) List the four abiotic factors that are the most important components of climate. 12) D ...
... 9) Explain how habitat selection may limit distribution of a species within its range of suitable habitats. 10) Describe, with examples, how biotic and abiotic factors may affect the distribution of organisms. 11) List the four abiotic factors that are the most important components of climate. 12) D ...
Community Ecology
... where dN/dt = rate of change in pop. size over time, r = population growth rate, N = pop. size, K = constant (carrying capacity), and is a measure of the effect of one individual of species 2 on the growth of species 1. If then individuals of the 2 species are interchangeable. If > 1, int ...
... where dN/dt = rate of change in pop. size over time, r = population growth rate, N = pop. size, K = constant (carrying capacity), and is a measure of the effect of one individual of species 2 on the growth of species 1. If then individuals of the 2 species are interchangeable. If > 1, int ...
Behavioral Resource Partitioning among Rana Species in
... area. A thorough understanding of the means through which closely related species partition limited resources in their ecosystem is therefore essential to conservation ecology. In this study, we examined sympatric species within the genus Rana, the true frogs, to test the hypothesis that adults of d ...
... area. A thorough understanding of the means through which closely related species partition limited resources in their ecosystem is therefore essential to conservation ecology. In this study, we examined sympatric species within the genus Rana, the true frogs, to test the hypothesis that adults of d ...
The Significance of Coarse Woody Debris for the Diversity of Soil
... materials; more species are fungivores. Others are predators on other small arthropods or their eggs, nematodes, or other small fauna. Many species appear to be omnivorous, or at least to have the capacity to switch food sources, depending upon availability. A large diversity of mite species is char ...
... materials; more species are fungivores. Others are predators on other small arthropods or their eggs, nematodes, or other small fauna. Many species appear to be omnivorous, or at least to have the capacity to switch food sources, depending upon availability. A large diversity of mite species is char ...
A Proposal to Create a Registry of Sites of International Importance
... benefit more than just the designated sites. The network linking Shorebird Reserves is really too new to evaluate, but participation in that programme was one factor in persuading the State of New Jersey to apply over one million dollars in mitigation money from a utility company toward acquisition ...
... benefit more than just the designated sites. The network linking Shorebird Reserves is really too new to evaluate, but participation in that programme was one factor in persuading the State of New Jersey to apply over one million dollars in mitigation money from a utility company toward acquisition ...
New England Cottontail
... include Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia counties (Whittaker and Hamilton 1998). The species is more likely to occur along the New England border in the study area. ...
... include Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia counties (Whittaker and Hamilton 1998). The species is more likely to occur along the New England border in the study area. ...
How geographic distance and depth drive ecological variability and
... likely to occur between neighboring populations (Planes & Fauvelot 2002). In parallel, the vertical dimension associated with bathymetry plays a varied and complex role in ecosystem fragmentation through its interaction with hydrodynamic processes such as wind-driven circulation, turbulent mixing pr ...
... likely to occur between neighboring populations (Planes & Fauvelot 2002). In parallel, the vertical dimension associated with bathymetry plays a varied and complex role in ecosystem fragmentation through its interaction with hydrodynamic processes such as wind-driven circulation, turbulent mixing pr ...
Viewpoint: A theoretical basis for planning woody plant control to
... control employed. Conner (1985) provided a hypothetical example wherein roller chopping followed by maintenance burning in south Texas was projected to earn a 9.4% rate of return from livestock grazing. The long-term effect of repeated cuhural inputs on diversity are not well documented, but they ma ...
... control employed. Conner (1985) provided a hypothetical example wherein roller chopping followed by maintenance burning in south Texas was projected to earn a 9.4% rate of return from livestock grazing. The long-term effect of repeated cuhural inputs on diversity are not well documented, but they ma ...
Wetlands of the Southern Interior Valleys
... from agricultural fields that includes herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers can collect in these depressions, poisoning some of their inhabitants. In addition, wetlands are underlain by thick, loose soil parent materials, which influence the loss of water from the wetland through subsurface flow ...
... from agricultural fields that includes herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers can collect in these depressions, poisoning some of their inhabitants. In addition, wetlands are underlain by thick, loose soil parent materials, which influence the loss of water from the wetland through subsurface flow ...
Progress in wetland restoration ecology
... In constructed salt marshes of both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, vegetation rapidly achieves 100% cover, although soil nitrogen (N) and organic matter (OM) are slow to accumulate10. Salt marshes constructed in North Carolina 25 years ago have lower soil organic carbon (C) and total N reservoirs ...
... In constructed salt marshes of both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, vegetation rapidly achieves 100% cover, although soil nitrogen (N) and organic matter (OM) are slow to accumulate10. Salt marshes constructed in North Carolina 25 years ago have lower soil organic carbon (C) and total N reservoirs ...
Ch. 5 Review PP
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... Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
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.