CTFS Proceedings 2007 - Center for Tropical Forest Science
... The previous course was held at the Sinharaja World Heritage site in Sri Lanka and the 2008 course will be held at Pasoh Forest Reserve in Malaysia. The aim of these courses is to provide high-level training in the biology of forests in South and Southeast Asia. The courses are aimed at upper-level ...
... The previous course was held at the Sinharaja World Heritage site in Sri Lanka and the 2008 course will be held at Pasoh Forest Reserve in Malaysia. The aim of these courses is to provide high-level training in the biology of forests in South and Southeast Asia. The courses are aimed at upper-level ...
Facilitation in the conceptual melting pot
... us to think carefully about ideas that have developed concerning any ecological process. Several papers in the Special Feature take the opportunity to consider facilitation beyond the direct – or well-known indirect (e.g. grazer-mediated) – facilitative interactions in plant communities. The paper b ...
... us to think carefully about ideas that have developed concerning any ecological process. Several papers in the Special Feature take the opportunity to consider facilitation beyond the direct – or well-known indirect (e.g. grazer-mediated) – facilitative interactions in plant communities. The paper b ...
Nuttall`s Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii nuttallii)
... and the Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) were sister taxa forming an unresolved clade (Ruedas 1998). But, Halanych and Robinson (1997) using mitochondrial DNA (12S rRNA gene) demonstrated that S. nuttallii was most closely related to the Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) with a sequ ...
... and the Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) were sister taxa forming an unresolved clade (Ruedas 1998). But, Halanych and Robinson (1997) using mitochondrial DNA (12S rRNA gene) demonstrated that S. nuttallii was most closely related to the Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) with a sequ ...
Garry Oak Ecosystems - Province of British Columbia
... deer to mice are abundant, although the number of mammal species is lower than expected because many mainland species have not managed to colonize the islands. Sunny rock outcrops are a favoured basking place for garter snakes and alligator lizards, and a great variety of insects and spiders apprec ...
... deer to mice are abundant, although the number of mammal species is lower than expected because many mainland species have not managed to colonize the islands. Sunny rock outcrops are a favoured basking place for garter snakes and alligator lizards, and a great variety of insects and spiders apprec ...
Succession
... For example, as lichens add organic matter and form soil, mosses and other plants can colonize and grow. As organic matter continues to accumulate, other species move in and change the environment further. Over time, more and more species can find suitable niches and survive. ...
... For example, as lichens add organic matter and form soil, mosses and other plants can colonize and grow. As organic matter continues to accumulate, other species move in and change the environment further. Over time, more and more species can find suitable niches and survive. ...
4.2 Aquatic Communities - North Carolina Wildlife Resources
... the aquatic system (Schindler and Scheuerell 2002). Another method organizes streams into hydrologic units representing a drainage network comprised of a stream and all of its tributaries (Benke and Cushing 2005; Wagener et al. 2007; Sawicz et al. 2011). These drainage networks are referred to as dr ...
... the aquatic system (Schindler and Scheuerell 2002). Another method organizes streams into hydrologic units representing a drainage network comprised of a stream and all of its tributaries (Benke and Cushing 2005; Wagener et al. 2007; Sawicz et al. 2011). These drainage networks are referred to as dr ...
American Woodcock: Habitat Best Management
... The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, politic ...
... The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, politic ...
Influence of migratory ungulate management on competitive
... Protected areas are often seen as unaffected islands of high conservation value in humandominated landscapes. However, through borderless ecological processes (Bauer and Hoye 2014), management measures outside protected areas can influence organisms that are resident within them. For instance, a spe ...
... Protected areas are often seen as unaffected islands of high conservation value in humandominated landscapes. However, through borderless ecological processes (Bauer and Hoye 2014), management measures outside protected areas can influence organisms that are resident within them. For instance, a spe ...
Saltcedar Integrated Weed Management and the Endangered
... Fish and Wildlife Service issued a biological and conference opinion on the Bureau of Reclamation’s routine operation and maintenance of the Lower Colorado River from Lake Mead to the U.S. and Mexico boundary (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1997). The opinion said that Reclamation’s proposed action ...
... Fish and Wildlife Service issued a biological and conference opinion on the Bureau of Reclamation’s routine operation and maintenance of the Lower Colorado River from Lake Mead to the U.S. and Mexico boundary (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1997). The opinion said that Reclamation’s proposed action ...
Thesis - Rufford Small Grants
... disappearance some 40 years ago, in response to the increasing population of Himalayan tahr. Himalayan tahr vigilance behavior correlates tightly with the abundance and distribution of snow leopard signs. I suggest behavioral indicators provided by prey offer a valuable tool for studying and monitor ...
... disappearance some 40 years ago, in response to the increasing population of Himalayan tahr. Himalayan tahr vigilance behavior correlates tightly with the abundance and distribution of snow leopard signs. I suggest behavioral indicators provided by prey offer a valuable tool for studying and monitor ...
Passerine Relationships with Habitat Heterogeneity and Grazing at Multiple Scales
... Limited information exists on the relationships among grazing, scale, and patterns of heterogeneity in grassland communities and few studies have explored how grazing and habitat heterogeneity together influence grassland bird communities. I used mixed models to analyze the influence of cattle grazi ...
... Limited information exists on the relationships among grazing, scale, and patterns of heterogeneity in grassland communities and few studies have explored how grazing and habitat heterogeneity together influence grassland bird communities. I used mixed models to analyze the influence of cattle grazi ...
Best Management Practices for Species of Significance in Stanley
... in conjunction with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) to prioritize identified options for action on short-term restoration and enhancement activities to benefit the ecological health and biodiversity of Stanley Park’s ecosystems. On January 17, 2011, VPB subsequently approved a series of reco ...
... in conjunction with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) to prioritize identified options for action on short-term restoration and enhancement activities to benefit the ecological health and biodiversity of Stanley Park’s ecosystems. On January 17, 2011, VPB subsequently approved a series of reco ...
Slide 1
... For example, as lichens add organic matter and form soil, mosses and other plants can colonize and grow. As organic matter continues to accumulate, other species move in and change the environment further. Over time, more and more species can find suitable niches and survive. ...
... For example, as lichens add organic matter and form soil, mosses and other plants can colonize and grow. As organic matter continues to accumulate, other species move in and change the environment further. Over time, more and more species can find suitable niches and survive. ...
The consequences of scale: assessing the distribution of benthic
... Evidence suggests that patterns of benthic community structure are functionally linked to estuarine processes and physical characteristics of the benthos. To assess these linkages for coarse-sediment shorelines, we used a spatially nested sampling design to quantify patterns of distribution and abun ...
... Evidence suggests that patterns of benthic community structure are functionally linked to estuarine processes and physical characteristics of the benthos. To assess these linkages for coarse-sediment shorelines, we used a spatially nested sampling design to quantify patterns of distribution and abun ...
When is a trophic cascade a trophic cascade?
... beetles and Bacillus thuringiensis) reduce plant damage12. In the past century, millions of dollars were spent in an effort to develop and promote this type of trophic cascade, which has had a significant impact on many crops, as well as some disastrous results13. As a rule, agrosystems tend to be h ...
... beetles and Bacillus thuringiensis) reduce plant damage12. In the past century, millions of dollars were spent in an effort to develop and promote this type of trophic cascade, which has had a significant impact on many crops, as well as some disastrous results13. As a rule, agrosystems tend to be h ...
11: Impacts on GBR WHA
... seabirds and marine turtles, and Raine Island is the world’s largest green turtle breeding area. and Other superlative natural phenomena include the annual coral spawning, migrating whales, nesting turtles, and significant spawning aggregations of many fish species. (UNESCO June 2012a) While turtles ...
... seabirds and marine turtles, and Raine Island is the world’s largest green turtle breeding area. and Other superlative natural phenomena include the annual coral spawning, migrating whales, nesting turtles, and significant spawning aggregations of many fish species. (UNESCO June 2012a) While turtles ...
Wood Thrush,Hylocichla mustelina - Registre public des espèces en
... Alpha-numeric code: Threatened A2b Reasons for designation: In Canada, this forest-nesting species has shown significant long- and short-term declines in population abundance. The species is threatened by habitat loss on its wintering grounds and habitat fragmentation and degradation on its breeding ...
... Alpha-numeric code: Threatened A2b Reasons for designation: In Canada, this forest-nesting species has shown significant long- and short-term declines in population abundance. The species is threatened by habitat loss on its wintering grounds and habitat fragmentation and degradation on its breeding ...
Late Quaternary Extinctions: State of the Debate
... 25 years to explain the LQE. Here, we offer a continent-by-continent summary of the LQE, focusing mostly on mammals. We do not discuss Holocene island extinctions in any detail because most researchers accept that anthropogenic factors were pivotal. We evaluate the main hypotheses proposed to explai ...
... 25 years to explain the LQE. Here, we offer a continent-by-continent summary of the LQE, focusing mostly on mammals. We do not discuss Holocene island extinctions in any detail because most researchers accept that anthropogenic factors were pivotal. We evaluate the main hypotheses proposed to explai ...
Grades 9-12 Teacher Guide
... help high school students understand how all the pieces of their science knowledge are inter-related and to demonstrate how to connect those pieces to solve the puzzle of the natural world around them. This teacher guide includes activities that have been designed to be incorporated into and to sa ...
... help high school students understand how all the pieces of their science knowledge are inter-related and to demonstrate how to connect those pieces to solve the puzzle of the natural world around them. This teacher guide includes activities that have been designed to be incorporated into and to sa ...
2014, vol 24 - Department of Biological Sciences
... Dartmouth College runs an annual 9-10 week ecological field research program in Costa Rica and the Caribbean. Manuscripts from the research projects in this program have been published in the annual volume “Dartmouth Studies in Tropical Ecology” since 1989. Copies are held in the Dartmouth library a ...
... Dartmouth College runs an annual 9-10 week ecological field research program in Costa Rica and the Caribbean. Manuscripts from the research projects in this program have been published in the annual volume “Dartmouth Studies in Tropical Ecology” since 1989. Copies are held in the Dartmouth library a ...
Full Program
... resistance, changing population dynamics among our study species, or threats to biological diversity, our community makes extraordinary contributions to knowledge and, increasingly, to its application in practical terms. This latter point is worth emphasizing: the coin of the realm for researchers i ...
... resistance, changing population dynamics among our study species, or threats to biological diversity, our community makes extraordinary contributions to knowledge and, increasingly, to its application in practical terms. This latter point is worth emphasizing: the coin of the realm for researchers i ...
Modeling nutrient transport and transformation by pool
... entering the pool were gravid (Berven, 1981). We determined clutch size by pairing females (average of 40 females each year; range 13–79) with a male in a pan of water and allowing them to deposit their eggs. After egg deposition, we counted the number of eggs in each clutch. We then used the relati ...
... entering the pool were gravid (Berven, 1981). We determined clutch size by pairing females (average of 40 females each year; range 13–79) with a male in a pan of water and allowing them to deposit their eggs. After egg deposition, we counted the number of eggs in each clutch. We then used the relati ...
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.