Box-Ironbark Experimental Mosaic Burning Project
... seasonal effect: more weed species were recorded in springburned landscapes than in unburned landscapes, but this was not true for autumn burnt landscapes. Of seven individual plant species modelled, two (Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea and Daphne Heath Brachyloma daphnoides) showed no change in oc ...
... seasonal effect: more weed species were recorded in springburned landscapes than in unburned landscapes, but this was not true for autumn burnt landscapes. Of seven individual plant species modelled, two (Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea and Daphne Heath Brachyloma daphnoides) showed no change in oc ...
Anurag Agrawal - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
... University & Industry Consortium, introductory talk on integrative biology at Cornell (April 17, ...
... University & Industry Consortium, introductory talk on integrative biology at Cornell (April 17, ...
Conserving Biodiversity Through Sustainable Forestry
... includes topics that the Commission members have identified as important elements of forest biodiversity. Some serious gaps in scientific knowledge about many of these topics have been filled by NCSSF-sponsored research projects that produced new scientific findings and practical tools for applying ...
... includes topics that the Commission members have identified as important elements of forest biodiversity. Some serious gaps in scientific knowledge about many of these topics have been filled by NCSSF-sponsored research projects that produced new scientific findings and practical tools for applying ...
When predators go missing – rise of the herbivores
... interactions such as prey switching when a prey species becomes rare. They also assume an unlimited food supply for the prey. The cycle ceases if the predators go missing: the food resource is destroyed by the prey species which then crashes. This is relevant to management. Why herbivores usually do ...
... interactions such as prey switching when a prey species becomes rare. They also assume an unlimited food supply for the prey. The cycle ceases if the predators go missing: the food resource is destroyed by the prey species which then crashes. This is relevant to management. Why herbivores usually do ...
Factors influencing human wildlife conflict
... Human-wildlife conflict, is a growing problem in today‘s crowded world, and can have significant impacts on both human and wildlife populations. Human-wildlife conflict occurs when there is close interaction between wild animals and human beings, resulting to injuries, death, predation, transmission ...
... Human-wildlife conflict, is a growing problem in today‘s crowded world, and can have significant impacts on both human and wildlife populations. Human-wildlife conflict occurs when there is close interaction between wild animals and human beings, resulting to injuries, death, predation, transmission ...
Sustainable Management and conservation of the Mugger Crocodile
... and Baluchestan province. The area is known as the western most global range of the species. The main characteristic of the population is that it has been divided into several sub-populations which are scattered. As a management option, the main areas of crocodile habitats have been designated as "p ...
... and Baluchestan province. The area is known as the western most global range of the species. The main characteristic of the population is that it has been divided into several sub-populations which are scattered. As a management option, the main areas of crocodile habitats have been designated as "p ...
ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE—IN THEORY AND APPLICATION
... describe aspects of change in ecosystems and the degree of that change. But much of the literature over the last 30 years has addressed whether multiple stable states exist in ecosystems, and if so what mediates transition among them. There is a growing body of literature that documents transitions ...
... describe aspects of change in ecosystems and the degree of that change. But much of the literature over the last 30 years has addressed whether multiple stable states exist in ecosystems, and if so what mediates transition among them. There is a growing body of literature that documents transitions ...
Effects of patch attributes, barriers, and distance between patches
... that were not, four were separated from the nearest occupied patch by a river. Two patches (#7 and 22) were incorrectly predicted to be unoccupied by the size and distance model, and both had deep and abundant crevices. The more complex model incorrectly predicted occupancy of three patches. One pat ...
... that were not, four were separated from the nearest occupied patch by a river. Two patches (#7 and 22) were incorrectly predicted to be unoccupied by the size and distance model, and both had deep and abundant crevices. The more complex model incorrectly predicted occupancy of three patches. One pat ...
Environment Plan 2012–2017 - Phillip Island Nature Parks
... The Environment Plan demonstrates the increasingly sophisticated methodologies being adopted by natural resource managers across Australia. In particular, it introduces an ‘Assets Based Framework’: an approach which allows us to capture a vast range of information about the ecological, cultural and ...
... The Environment Plan demonstrates the increasingly sophisticated methodologies being adopted by natural resource managers across Australia. In particular, it introduces an ‘Assets Based Framework’: an approach which allows us to capture a vast range of information about the ecological, cultural and ...
Consumer trophic diversity as a fundamental mechanism linking
... 1. Primary production and decomposition, two fundamental processes determining the functioning of ecosystems, may be sensitive to changes in biodiversity and food web interactions. 2. The impacts of food web interactions on ecosystem functioning are generally quantified by experimentally decoupling t ...
... 1. Primary production and decomposition, two fundamental processes determining the functioning of ecosystems, may be sensitive to changes in biodiversity and food web interactions. 2. The impacts of food web interactions on ecosystem functioning are generally quantified by experimentally decoupling t ...
Long-term Effects of Shifts in Grazing Pressure on
... The alpine vegetation is characterized by low-stature woody species, tussocks of graminoids and rosette-forming, perennial herbs (Körner, 2003). Plants with these traits show varying responses to herbivory depending on their level of grazing resistance, in terms of different avoidance- and tolerance ...
... The alpine vegetation is characterized by low-stature woody species, tussocks of graminoids and rosette-forming, perennial herbs (Körner, 2003). Plants with these traits show varying responses to herbivory depending on their level of grazing resistance, in terms of different avoidance- and tolerance ...
Managing Wetland Habitats for Waterbirds: An International
... decrease human disturbance, which often occurs in artificial wetlands, at both roosting and nesting sites (Hattori and Mae 2001). In addition, tree islands benefit colonial waterbirds by providing colony sites in open wetlands (Hoffman et al. 1994). Dense vegetation also provides habitat and food re ...
... decrease human disturbance, which often occurs in artificial wetlands, at both roosting and nesting sites (Hattori and Mae 2001). In addition, tree islands benefit colonial waterbirds by providing colony sites in open wetlands (Hoffman et al. 1994). Dense vegetation also provides habitat and food re ...
Important Bird Areas of the Caribbean Netherlands
... nesting colony of the Caribbean Flamingo, and nesting colonies of various tern species. The construction of isolated islands that will not be subject to industrial traffic along the dikes of the managed ponds should provide suitable nesting habitat for recovery of tern nesting in this area of the is ...
... nesting colony of the Caribbean Flamingo, and nesting colonies of various tern species. The construction of isolated islands that will not be subject to industrial traffic along the dikes of the managed ponds should provide suitable nesting habitat for recovery of tern nesting in this area of the is ...
Ch 6 Humans in the Biosphere power points
... Land provides space for human communities and raw materials for industry. Land also includes the soils in which crops are grown. ...
... Land provides space for human communities and raw materials for industry. Land also includes the soils in which crops are grown. ...
stc5_12_ssap_btg_0
... The Black-tailed Godwit has a widespread but disjunct distribution in the Western Palearctic. Two subspecies occur in this area; islandica which breeds mainly in Iceland and limosa with a main breeding range from The Netherlands to Russia. The populations of both subspecies are migratory and have se ...
... The Black-tailed Godwit has a widespread but disjunct distribution in the Western Palearctic. Two subspecies occur in this area; islandica which breeds mainly in Iceland and limosa with a main breeding range from The Netherlands to Russia. The populations of both subspecies are migratory and have se ...
Southeast United States Regional Waterbird Conservation Plan
... state wildlife agencies. Out of this early effort came an increased awareness of waterbirds and an improved understanding of their value to society. There also came important legislation for the protection of birds, such as the Lacey Act of 1900 and Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Equally import ...
... state wildlife agencies. Out of this early effort came an increased awareness of waterbirds and an improved understanding of their value to society. There also came important legislation for the protection of birds, such as the Lacey Act of 1900 and Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Equally import ...
Article
... Furthermore, little is known about how each prey-predator relationship differs between areas with contrasting landscapes, including heterogeneous landscapes offering a variety of refuges and foraging sites of different quality and homogenous areas consisting of a single habitat type. The consequence ...
... Furthermore, little is known about how each prey-predator relationship differs between areas with contrasting landscapes, including heterogeneous landscapes offering a variety of refuges and foraging sites of different quality and homogenous areas consisting of a single habitat type. The consequence ...
THE ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND DIVERSIFICATION OF THE
... distribution and abundance of plant diversity in California’s vernal pool habitats. The goldfield genus Lasthenia is a particularly compelling system for exploring niche evolution in vernal pool plants because it contains some of the most locally abundant plant species in vernal pools and has been t ...
... distribution and abundance of plant diversity in California’s vernal pool habitats. The goldfield genus Lasthenia is a particularly compelling system for exploring niche evolution in vernal pool plants because it contains some of the most locally abundant plant species in vernal pools and has been t ...
Caulerpa taxifolia, a Growing Menace for the Temperate Marine
... A number of eradication methods have been tested: manual removal of the plants, suction pump, hot water, electrolysis with copper electrodes, copper ions through an ionic selective membrane, and the use of chlorine. The biological control by molluscs and nudibranchs is in an experimental phase, but ...
... A number of eradication methods have been tested: manual removal of the plants, suction pump, hot water, electrolysis with copper electrodes, copper ions through an ionic selective membrane, and the use of chlorine. The biological control by molluscs and nudibranchs is in an experimental phase, but ...
Observations on the diet and habitat of the mountain tapir (Tapirus
... ®nal decomposition, thus helping to build soil structure. The mountain tapir may have co-evolved and become co-adapted with many Andean plants through the formation of mutualistic relationships, such as occurs between pollinating birds, bats, and insects, in which plants provide animals with nectar ...
... ®nal decomposition, thus helping to build soil structure. The mountain tapir may have co-evolved and become co-adapted with many Andean plants through the formation of mutualistic relationships, such as occurs between pollinating birds, bats, and insects, in which plants provide animals with nectar ...
Proceedings - World Lagomorph Society
... The success of the society depends on your participation. Therefore, we ask that you join the WLS and make our dream real. Paulo C. Alves President of the World Lagomorph Society ...
... The success of the society depends on your participation. Therefore, we ask that you join the WLS and make our dream real. Paulo C. Alves President of the World Lagomorph Society ...
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.