Torrington State Conservation Area - plan of management
... • experience arising from planned and unplanned effects which may facilitate the need for changes in management programs; • outcomes from research and monitoring programs that lead to better management practices; or • new legislative or policy requirements. The National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 r ...
... • experience arising from planned and unplanned effects which may facilitate the need for changes in management programs; • outcomes from research and monitoring programs that lead to better management practices; or • new legislative or policy requirements. The National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 r ...
The Impacts of Shoreline Development on Shallow-water Benthic Communities in the Patuxent River, MD
... Coastal habitats worldwide are increasingly threatened with the adverse impacts of factors associated with both natural and anthropogenic global change. In estuaries such as Chesapeake Bay, these include rising temperature and sea levels, changes in the magnitude of nutrient and sediment runoff, ove ...
... Coastal habitats worldwide are increasingly threatened with the adverse impacts of factors associated with both natural and anthropogenic global change. In estuaries such as Chesapeake Bay, these include rising temperature and sea levels, changes in the magnitude of nutrient and sediment runoff, ove ...
The Vertebrate Fauna of Royal and Heathcote National Parks and
... One of the first national parks established in the world, Royal National Park in the south of Sydney is a reserve of outstanding fauna diversity. Together with the adjoining Garawarra and Heathcote reserves, the area currently provides a home or visiting place for 347 native fauna species of which 4 ...
... One of the first national parks established in the world, Royal National Park in the south of Sydney is a reserve of outstanding fauna diversity. Together with the adjoining Garawarra and Heathcote reserves, the area currently provides a home or visiting place for 347 native fauna species of which 4 ...
Kelp Forests in California
... dynamics may differ among regions due to differences in disturbance and recruitment. From their beginning, scuba-enhanced studies of kelp forests pursued a variety of ecological questions including understanding human impacts related to degraded water quality, overfishing, and kelp harvesting. Conc ...
... dynamics may differ among regions due to differences in disturbance and recruitment. From their beginning, scuba-enhanced studies of kelp forests pursued a variety of ecological questions including understanding human impacts related to degraded water quality, overfishing, and kelp harvesting. Conc ...
Manx Uplands Steering Group
... premium was also payable which could increase the payment by another £6/acre. Under the Hill Sheep Subsidy Scheme 1990, higher densities of sheep could be carried-but with no additional payment. In addition a suckler cow premium (£40/cow) was paid on marginal land. In 2008 the Countryside Care Schem ...
... premium was also payable which could increase the payment by another £6/acre. Under the Hill Sheep Subsidy Scheme 1990, higher densities of sheep could be carried-but with no additional payment. In addition a suckler cow premium (£40/cow) was paid on marginal land. In 2008 the Countryside Care Schem ...
The conceptual models and management and community needs for
... i. Workshop 1 (October 11-13, 2011, Hvalsø, Denmark) - Designing an Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan ................................................................................................................................................190 ii. Workshop 2 (May 15-17, 2012, Anc ...
... i. Workshop 1 (October 11-13, 2011, Hvalsø, Denmark) - Designing an Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan ................................................................................................................................................190 ii. Workshop 2 (May 15-17, 2012, Anc ...
Proceedings of the WWF-Australia Quoll Workshop
... spotted-tailed quolls or seen between populations of Northern quoll between WA and QLD). When taxonomically reviewed the bronze quoll may be found to be a remnant outlying population (sub-species) of western quoll. A relict of its former widespread range across arid Australia from when New Guinea an ...
... spotted-tailed quolls or seen between populations of Northern quoll between WA and QLD). When taxonomically reviewed the bronze quoll may be found to be a remnant outlying population (sub-species) of western quoll. A relict of its former widespread range across arid Australia from when New Guinea an ...
Problem Analysis: Effects of Invasive Species on Species at Risk in
... The research topic could focus on a series of priorities building from a basic understanding (invasive pathways) through deeper understanding (ecological interactions) to management recommendations (mitigation measures). Although research should initially focus on Species at Risk as defined within t ...
... The research topic could focus on a series of priorities building from a basic understanding (invasive pathways) through deeper understanding (ecological interactions) to management recommendations (mitigation measures). Although research should initially focus on Species at Risk as defined within t ...
Mechanisms and mitigation of food web change in stream ecosystems
... Angus, thank you for giving me the opportunity to come to New Zealand, for always pushing me to try one more analysis and think deeper about my results, and for your patience through many many dras of these chapters. I have learned so much! Jon, thank you for the fun times in the field (especially a ...
... Angus, thank you for giving me the opportunity to come to New Zealand, for always pushing me to try one more analysis and think deeper about my results, and for your patience through many many dras of these chapters. I have learned so much! Jon, thank you for the fun times in the field (especially a ...
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF FORAGING AGGRESSION IN TWO
... space is affected by extrinsic and intrinsic factors. The distribution of resources in the environment must be defensible, and the decision to fight for access must yield a greater fitness than alternative tactics such as scrambling (Brown 1964). The defense of space can lead to the emergence of se ...
... space is affected by extrinsic and intrinsic factors. The distribution of resources in the environment must be defensible, and the decision to fight for access must yield a greater fitness than alternative tactics such as scrambling (Brown 1964). The defense of space can lead to the emergence of se ...
Caulerpa - Oregon State University
... competition and habitat modification. Caulerpa competes with other species for space and light, grows rapidly, and emits toxins into the water column. These characteristics result in the displacement of native communities and the creation of dense, uniform mats that persist throughout the year. Cons ...
... competition and habitat modification. Caulerpa competes with other species for space and light, grows rapidly, and emits toxins into the water column. These characteristics result in the displacement of native communities and the creation of dense, uniform mats that persist throughout the year. Cons ...
Predicting species` maximum dispersal distances from simple plant
... Engler (2007) did the same on the basis of a larger sample, but included mainly species from Central Europe, and created a more complex system of categories where dispersal syndromes were integrated with other plant traits. In the most recent study, Thomson et al. (2011) included the largest data se ...
... Engler (2007) did the same on the basis of a larger sample, but included mainly species from Central Europe, and created a more complex system of categories where dispersal syndromes were integrated with other plant traits. In the most recent study, Thomson et al. (2011) included the largest data se ...
Temporal dynamics in non-additive responses of arthropods to host
... patches with more plant genotypes are more likely to contain genotypes that have strong effects on the arthropod community than do patches with fewer genotypes (i.e. sampling effects; Huston 1997, Loreau and Hector 2001, Hooper et al. 2005). By contrast, numerous direct and indirect interactions amo ...
... patches with more plant genotypes are more likely to contain genotypes that have strong effects on the arthropod community than do patches with fewer genotypes (i.e. sampling effects; Huston 1997, Loreau and Hector 2001, Hooper et al. 2005). By contrast, numerous direct and indirect interactions amo ...
Pest Management Plan - Wellington City Council
... Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, also refers to the need for the control of weeds and pest animals in its guiding principles, of which the following are relevant to this policy: • Enhancing natural succession Areas of open space around Wellington will eventually revert from pasture to gorse and scru ...
... Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, also refers to the need for the control of weeds and pest animals in its guiding principles, of which the following are relevant to this policy: • Enhancing natural succession Areas of open space around Wellington will eventually revert from pasture to gorse and scru ...
Ecological Functions of Nearshore Hardbottom Habitats in East
... be very abundant along the mid- to north sections of the project area and is a habitat engineer that creates structure supporting high diversities of many other invertebrates. The most diverse and generally abundant motile invertebrates are arthropods and polychaetes, which represent 47% and 28%, r ...
... be very abundant along the mid- to north sections of the project area and is a habitat engineer that creates structure supporting high diversities of many other invertebrates. The most diverse and generally abundant motile invertebrates are arthropods and polychaetes, which represent 47% and 28%, r ...
Climate Change and Queensland Biodiversity
... rising temperatures, on their own, will not harm most plants (3.1). But high temperatures, because water in most ecosystems is limiting, will increase water stress by increasing evapotranspiration, and it will change competitive relationships, and often increase fire risk (3.1). Major shifts in plan ...
... rising temperatures, on their own, will not harm most plants (3.1). But high temperatures, because water in most ecosystems is limiting, will increase water stress by increasing evapotranspiration, and it will change competitive relationships, and often increase fire risk (3.1). Major shifts in plan ...
Squirrel Glider Conservation Management Plan
... Victoria to the base of Cape York (see Figure 1). In Victoria it is confined to dry forests and woodlands below 250 m altitude inland from the Great Divide. In NSW it occurs on western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and on the foot slopes and coastal plains of the east coast north of Sydney. Pri ...
... Victoria to the base of Cape York (see Figure 1). In Victoria it is confined to dry forests and woodlands below 250 m altitude inland from the Great Divide. In NSW it occurs on western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and on the foot slopes and coastal plains of the east coast north of Sydney. Pri ...
Mapping of the Human-Leopard Conflict (HLC) Areas and
... All the participants agreed to this notion with little apprehension over the community-based approach to safeguard the leopard habitats. According to them, the hill communities in Kinnaur follow traditional rules as determined and regulated by their local deities. So any scientific planning of habit ...
... All the participants agreed to this notion with little apprehension over the community-based approach to safeguard the leopard habitats. According to them, the hill communities in Kinnaur follow traditional rules as determined and regulated by their local deities. So any scientific planning of habit ...
Global quantification of contrasting leaf life span strategies for deciduous and
... Bivariate and multivariate analyses of LLS versus temperature, water and nutrient variables, or their combinations, were quantified for deciduous and evergreen species separately. For this we used linear mixed models with maximum likelihood (ML) methods, available in spss v.15.0 (Bolker et al., 2009 ...
... Bivariate and multivariate analyses of LLS versus temperature, water and nutrient variables, or their combinations, were quantified for deciduous and evergreen species separately. For this we used linear mixed models with maximum likelihood (ML) methods, available in spss v.15.0 (Bolker et al., 2009 ...
Ecosystem services provided by bats
... referred to as ecosystem services 2,3 and have been duly recognized by the United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.4,5 Ecosystem services vary depending on the ecosystems and the organisms that they constitute. In this paper, we consider the role of bats in providing ecosystem services, focus ...
... referred to as ecosystem services 2,3 and have been duly recognized by the United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.4,5 Ecosystem services vary depending on the ecosystems and the organisms that they constitute. In this paper, we consider the role of bats in providing ecosystem services, focus ...
Mpala Memos January 2014
... From January 10 to January 12, the Northern Kenya Conservation Clubs hosted their second annual teacher’s workshop for the teachers (‘walimu’ in Kiswahili) of the Laikipia clubs. 21 teachers attended the workshop, which was co-hosted by Education Beyond Borders and the Laikipia Wildlife Forum. Toget ...
... From January 10 to January 12, the Northern Kenya Conservation Clubs hosted their second annual teacher’s workshop for the teachers (‘walimu’ in Kiswahili) of the Laikipia clubs. 21 teachers attended the workshop, which was co-hosted by Education Beyond Borders and the Laikipia Wildlife Forum. Toget ...
Herbivory, seed production and seed predation in forest herbs along
... effectively than communities of the same species. (2) Species-rich communities are more likely to contain species with particularly important traits that contribute disproportionally to ecosystem processes (sampling or selection effect). While this effect was first considered as an artefact in biodi ...
... effectively than communities of the same species. (2) Species-rich communities are more likely to contain species with particularly important traits that contribute disproportionally to ecosystem processes (sampling or selection effect). While this effect was first considered as an artefact in biodi ...
TEMG_plan_draft_semifinal_2013_02_15
... NOTE FOR REVIEWERS: The TEMG Team wishes to thank you for your time and contributions to improve the working draft of the Terrestrial Plan. We would be pleased to acknowledge your contributions. Please write your NAME here if you wish to be named; otherwise we will only thank you as ‘Anonymous Revie ...
... NOTE FOR REVIEWERS: The TEMG Team wishes to thank you for your time and contributions to improve the working draft of the Terrestrial Plan. We would be pleased to acknowledge your contributions. Please write your NAME here if you wish to be named; otherwise we will only thank you as ‘Anonymous Revie ...
The Vertebrate Fauna of Southern Yengo National Park and Parr
... Pest species are widespread across the southern Yengo and Parr reserves, with the Fox and Wild Dog being the most commonly recorded. Foxes were more frequently recorded in Parr SCA, with records from southern Yengo concentrated towards the perimeters of the park. Importantly, Foxes have not been rec ...
... Pest species are widespread across the southern Yengo and Parr reserves, with the Fox and Wild Dog being the most commonly recorded. Foxes were more frequently recorded in Parr SCA, with records from southern Yengo concentrated towards the perimeters of the park. Importantly, Foxes have not been rec ...
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.