Common Name (Scientific name)
... densities in shrublands which are only found in areas surrounding the Preserve. These sites could serve as source populations for forest and woodlands in the Preserve, but the lack of integrade areas between these habitat types suggests that Woodrat populations may not be high. Narrow north-facing c ...
... densities in shrublands which are only found in areas surrounding the Preserve. These sites could serve as source populations for forest and woodlands in the Preserve, but the lack of integrade areas between these habitat types suggests that Woodrat populations may not be high. Narrow north-facing c ...
Marine Seaweed Invasions – Fucus Sofia A. Wikström
... invasion of the brown seaweed Fucus evanescens, to investigate the fate and effect of a perennial, habitat-forming seaweed introduced to a coastal ecosystem. A long-term study of the spread of F. evanescens in Öresund (southern Sweden) showed that the species was able to expand its range quickly dur ...
... invasion of the brown seaweed Fucus evanescens, to investigate the fate and effect of a perennial, habitat-forming seaweed introduced to a coastal ecosystem. A long-term study of the spread of F. evanescens in Öresund (southern Sweden) showed that the species was able to expand its range quickly dur ...
Wildlife Management Practices (WMPs)
... Conservation easements are critically important in protecting property that contains or harbors rare vegetation types, habitat features, and endangered species. Examples include longleaf pine savanna, native grasslands, caves, and wetlands that provide habitat for species of conservation concern, su ...
... Conservation easements are critically important in protecting property that contains or harbors rare vegetation types, habitat features, and endangered species. Examples include longleaf pine savanna, native grasslands, caves, and wetlands that provide habitat for species of conservation concern, su ...
Cultural Keystone Species: Implications for Ecological
... ABSTRACT. Ecologists have long recognized that some species, by virtue of the key roles they play in the overall structure and functioning of an ecosystem, are essential to its integrity; these are known as keystone species. Similarly, in human cultures everywhere, there are plants and animals that ...
... ABSTRACT. Ecologists have long recognized that some species, by virtue of the key roles they play in the overall structure and functioning of an ecosystem, are essential to its integrity; these are known as keystone species. Similarly, in human cultures everywhere, there are plants and animals that ...
Ecological Mechanisms Underlying Arthropod Species Further
... Understanding patterns of arthropod species diversity worldwide is a grand challenge. A hierarchical approach is required to determine how ecological processes filter regional species pools, resulting from historical and biogeographic processes, to shape local species composition and diversity (41, 9 ...
... Understanding patterns of arthropod species diversity worldwide is a grand challenge. A hierarchical approach is required to determine how ecological processes filter regional species pools, resulting from historical and biogeographic processes, to shape local species composition and diversity (41, 9 ...
Report_Civet Cat
... Palm civets choose the tallest and largest trees in the immediate area. P. hermaphroditus exhibits considerable overlap of ranges among conspecifics. Social organization and activity patterns of these civets are shaped by the distribution of food resources and the activities of larger mammalian pred ...
... Palm civets choose the tallest and largest trees in the immediate area. P. hermaphroditus exhibits considerable overlap of ranges among conspecifics. Social organization and activity patterns of these civets are shaped by the distribution of food resources and the activities of larger mammalian pred ...
QUALITY WORKSHOP FINDS OUR AVOS IN GOOD SHAPE
... stocking rate, our total deaths were running at less than 1%,” Dr Wallach said. She said most cattle deaths were from husbandry issues, weather events or animals getting stuck in mud while in search of water. There is growing support for Dr Wallach’s work, which has been published in highly regarded ...
... stocking rate, our total deaths were running at less than 1%,” Dr Wallach said. She said most cattle deaths were from husbandry issues, weather events or animals getting stuck in mud while in search of water. There is growing support for Dr Wallach’s work, which has been published in highly regarded ...
Notes and Comments
... to changes in species richness than at the population level. Specifically, they showed that species diversity increased the stability of a community but reduced the stability of individual populations within a community structured by symmetric competition. Another point of contention in the diversit ...
... to changes in species richness than at the population level. Specifically, they showed that species diversity increased the stability of a community but reduced the stability of individual populations within a community structured by symmetric competition. Another point of contention in the diversit ...
Fens and floodplains of the temperate zone
... grazing. The same was true in North America, except that grazing was much more common there than it was in Europe. These activities declined in the second half of the 20th century, and the effects were the same in both continents: shrubs and large helophytes started to invade the sites and gradually ...
... grazing. The same was true in North America, except that grazing was much more common there than it was in Europe. These activities declined in the second half of the 20th century, and the effects were the same in both continents: shrubs and large helophytes started to invade the sites and gradually ...
How Habitat Edges Change Species Interactions
... movement (technically the "flux") of the species across the edge tends to zero. As an example, edges between old growth forests and clearcuts are reflecting boundaries for red-backed voles, which shun the clearcuts because of the absence of the fungal sporocarps on which they feed (Mills 1995). In c ...
... movement (technically the "flux") of the species across the edge tends to zero. As an example, edges between old growth forests and clearcuts are reflecting boundaries for red-backed voles, which shun the clearcuts because of the absence of the fungal sporocarps on which they feed (Mills 1995). In c ...
Practical implementation of species` recovery plans
... Successful long-term conservation of threatened species requires not only safeguarding individuals, but maintaining viable populations (Hanski 1998, Fahrig 2003, Traill et al. 2010). This often involves large scale activities aiming at maintenance or restoration of habitats of suitable quality and s ...
... Successful long-term conservation of threatened species requires not only safeguarding individuals, but maintaining viable populations (Hanski 1998, Fahrig 2003, Traill et al. 2010). This often involves large scale activities aiming at maintenance or restoration of habitats of suitable quality and s ...
HOMOGENIZATION OF FRESHWATER FAUNAS Frank J. Rahel
... generally are not vulnerable to extinction. However, at a local scale, it is possible for two water bodies to lose some species they originally had in common and thus experience a decrease in their similarity. This scenario might be important for rehabilitation efforts involving degraded urban water ...
... generally are not vulnerable to extinction. However, at a local scale, it is possible for two water bodies to lose some species they originally had in common and thus experience a decrease in their similarity. This scenario might be important for rehabilitation efforts involving degraded urban water ...
Genes to ecosystems: exploring the frontiers of
... and a disease, we propose four community genetics postulates that provide a framework for the development of a causal relationship between gene(s) and their ecosystem consequences (Table 1). Postulate 1 argues that for a genes-to-ecosystem effect to be detected, the target organism must affect other ...
... and a disease, we propose four community genetics postulates that provide a framework for the development of a causal relationship between gene(s) and their ecosystem consequences (Table 1). Postulate 1 argues that for a genes-to-ecosystem effect to be detected, the target organism must affect other ...
An experimental framework to identify community functional
... traits, CWM can only be calculated for a single trait. If more than one trait is important for the ecosystem process of interest, we envisage two possible scenarios. First, when the effect traits considered are correlated to each other (Díaz et al. 2004; Wright et al. 2004), reduction of dimensional ...
... traits, CWM can only be calculated for a single trait. If more than one trait is important for the ecosystem process of interest, we envisage two possible scenarios. First, when the effect traits considered are correlated to each other (Díaz et al. 2004; Wright et al. 2004), reduction of dimensional ...
COTSWOLDS CONSERVATION BOARD
... woundwort which occurs only on road verges and hedge banks in parts of the Cotswolds. Other notable more common species include cowslip, primrose and red campion. Verges are also important wildlife corridors, particularly in areas of intensive agriculture such as the Cotswold plateau, providing good ...
... woundwort which occurs only on road verges and hedge banks in parts of the Cotswolds. Other notable more common species include cowslip, primrose and red campion. Verges are also important wildlife corridors, particularly in areas of intensive agriculture such as the Cotswold plateau, providing good ...
Changes in the flora of Thoreau`s Concord
... carried out the work in part out of admiration for Thoreau. Hosmer, and to some extent Thoreau, made only limited observations of plants with inconspicuous flowers, such as grasses, sedges, rushes, many wind-pollinated trees, and many aquatic plants. As a result, we excluded these groups, including ...
... carried out the work in part out of admiration for Thoreau. Hosmer, and to some extent Thoreau, made only limited observations of plants with inconspicuous flowers, such as grasses, sedges, rushes, many wind-pollinated trees, and many aquatic plants. As a result, we excluded these groups, including ...
CNPS policy on mitigation guidelines regarding impacts to rare
... the habitat area to prevent accidental intrusion into the site. Monitoring rare plants and habitats during all phases of a project will help ensure that construction and operation activities do not encroach on protected habitat. When project actions have ended, restraints may or may not be removed d ...
... the habitat area to prevent accidental intrusion into the site. Monitoring rare plants and habitats during all phases of a project will help ensure that construction and operation activities do not encroach on protected habitat. When project actions have ended, restraints may or may not be removed d ...
New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae)
... Flora Reserve and also from public land leased to Alcoa (Australia) and set aside for mining operations. The longterm mining strategy of Alcoa appears unlikely to have an impact on the existing sites where the New Holland Mouse has been recorded (Wilson 1991, Wilson et al. 1990). At the present rate ...
... Flora Reserve and also from public land leased to Alcoa (Australia) and set aside for mining operations. The longterm mining strategy of Alcoa appears unlikely to have an impact on the existing sites where the New Holland Mouse has been recorded (Wilson 1991, Wilson et al. 1990). At the present rate ...
Comparative ecology of desert small mammals: a
... What follows is by necessity a selective survey of themes that I believe have greatly improved our understanding of desert small mammal ecology and of ecology in general. Thus, other than tangential consideration as they pertain to the topics I have selected, I will not address in depth several them ...
... What follows is by necessity a selective survey of themes that I believe have greatly improved our understanding of desert small mammal ecology and of ecology in general. Thus, other than tangential consideration as they pertain to the topics I have selected, I will not address in depth several them ...
When natural habitat fails to enhance biological pest control
... scales, not just the amount of natural habitat, is a major determinant of biodiversity in agriculture (Benton et al., 2003; Schellhorn et al., 2015; but see Batáry et al., 2011). Heterogeneous landscapes with a diversity of, often intermingled, habitat types generally increase biodiversity and the s ...
... scales, not just the amount of natural habitat, is a major determinant of biodiversity in agriculture (Benton et al., 2003; Schellhorn et al., 2015; but see Batáry et al., 2011). Heterogeneous landscapes with a diversity of, often intermingled, habitat types generally increase biodiversity and the s ...
2/8/11 For the Zoology major, you will take a series of... Zoology Majors (BA and BS)
... geared toward those involving animal biology that would be expected for the Zoology major. Why is the ALLOWED list more extensive? For example, why are all the 200-level Plant Biology courses on the list? A Zoology major may be interested in grazing animals and thus want to take a course in systemat ...
... geared toward those involving animal biology that would be expected for the Zoology major. Why is the ALLOWED list more extensive? For example, why are all the 200-level Plant Biology courses on the list? A Zoology major may be interested in grazing animals and thus want to take a course in systemat ...
1 BAP Intro 2 AW.fh11
... report, Biodiversity: the UK Action Plan (1994). This document outlined plans to conserve biodiversity and provided a framework to protect and enhance biological diversity throughout the UK, listing species and habitats considered to be threatened nationally. Updates of this national document have l ...
... report, Biodiversity: the UK Action Plan (1994). This document outlined plans to conserve biodiversity and provided a framework to protect and enhance biological diversity throughout the UK, listing species and habitats considered to be threatened nationally. Updates of this national document have l ...
Greater bilby - WWF
... greater bilby’s diet appears to rely heavily on the incidence of fire to regenerate. Large uncontrolled fires may eventually reduce the type and abundance of food plants available to the bilby. Drought & climate change The greater bilby is only partly adapted to arid environments and thus could be a ...
... greater bilby’s diet appears to rely heavily on the incidence of fire to regenerate. Large uncontrolled fires may eventually reduce the type and abundance of food plants available to the bilby. Drought & climate change The greater bilby is only partly adapted to arid environments and thus could be a ...
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.