
Habitat Use and Community Structure in an Assemblage of Cottid
... or abiotic factor as both vary spatially or temporally. The weakness of the observational approach is the leap from correlation to causation. Several studies have provided examples in which experiments have refuted the importance of processes inferred by observed patterns or found that the effects w ...
... or abiotic factor as both vary spatially or temporally. The weakness of the observational approach is the leap from correlation to causation. Several studies have provided examples in which experiments have refuted the importance of processes inferred by observed patterns or found that the effects w ...
the three phases of land-use change
... patterns of development and land-use change associated with three distinct phases of economic development: agricultural, industrial, and information/communication. Initial landuse patterns, established in response to environmental constraints on agriculture, are selectively amplified based on the su ...
... patterns of development and land-use change associated with three distinct phases of economic development: agricultural, industrial, and information/communication. Initial landuse patterns, established in response to environmental constraints on agriculture, are selectively amplified based on the su ...
a landscape simulation model for understanding animal
... • A species is the sum of all populations in the landscape, that is, a species is a metapopulation. Each species has "body size," "niche position" (defined by habitat and resource utilization axes described below), and "dispersal coefficient." Body size plays an important role in the model. "Birth r ...
... • A species is the sum of all populations in the landscape, that is, a species is a metapopulation. Each species has "body size," "niche position" (defined by habitat and resource utilization axes described below), and "dispersal coefficient." Body size plays an important role in the model. "Birth r ...
project criteria
... Required elements to include in the project: The general climate of the biome Location of biome Topography of biome Major abiotic factors and how they affect biotic factors (also relates to climate) Major adaptations that allow organisms to survive (not just of animals!) Major food chain ...
... Required elements to include in the project: The general climate of the biome Location of biome Topography of biome Major abiotic factors and how they affect biotic factors (also relates to climate) Major adaptations that allow organisms to survive (not just of animals!) Major food chain ...
Global Biodiversity Change Indicators
... at 1km grid resolution. By operating at this spatial resolution the indicators can effectively account for important relationships between species distributions and patterns of habitat loss and protection that play out at scales much finer than those typically addressed by previous global indicators ...
... at 1km grid resolution. By operating at this spatial resolution the indicators can effectively account for important relationships between species distributions and patterns of habitat loss and protection that play out at scales much finer than those typically addressed by previous global indicators ...
Edaphic Factor - Nishanta Rajakaruna`s Site
... The ability of soils to affect ecology or evolution of organisms other than plants is less well known. It is also less likely for many animals, in part because their mobility and aboveground lifestyle render them less influenced by the various properties of soils. One soil feature that in specific c ...
... The ability of soils to affect ecology or evolution of organisms other than plants is less well known. It is also less likely for many animals, in part because their mobility and aboveground lifestyle render them less influenced by the various properties of soils. One soil feature that in specific c ...
16, Biological Resources
... Arctic Snow Geese - increase in population has damaged much of Arctic fragile coastal ecosystem (below) ...
... Arctic Snow Geese - increase in population has damaged much of Arctic fragile coastal ecosystem (below) ...
Invasive Alien Plant Species
... weapons’ hypothesis). It has also been suggested novel interactions between native microbes and alien plant species may be a critical factor in invasions. 27 ...
... weapons’ hypothesis). It has also been suggested novel interactions between native microbes and alien plant species may be a critical factor in invasions. 27 ...
BIOME WORLDS Name Per. PROJECT CRITERIA Today`s Date
... Required elements to include in the project: • The general climate of the biome • Location of biome • Topography of biome • Major abiotic factors and how they affect biotic factors (also relates to climate) • Major adaptations that allow organisms to survive (not just of animals!) • Major food chain ...
... Required elements to include in the project: • The general climate of the biome • Location of biome • Topography of biome • Major abiotic factors and how they affect biotic factors (also relates to climate) • Major adaptations that allow organisms to survive (not just of animals!) • Major food chain ...
Interactions between two endangered butterflies and invasive, exotic
... exotic plants to a native grass height ultimately results in lower butterfly survival. For both Fender’s blue butterfly and Taylor’s checkerspot, it is clear that once a high quality reproductive habitat is found or created, effort must be placed into the maintenance of the habitat condition. Annual ...
... exotic plants to a native grass height ultimately results in lower butterfly survival. For both Fender’s blue butterfly and Taylor’s checkerspot, it is clear that once a high quality reproductive habitat is found or created, effort must be placed into the maintenance of the habitat condition. Annual ...
Biodiversity: Concepts, Patterns, and Measurement
... level of biological populations, genetic variation among individual organisms and among lineages contributes ...
... level of biological populations, genetic variation among individual organisms and among lineages contributes ...
Sweden
... and predatory mites are most commonly used especially in ecological cultivation. The risk for establishment and spread in the environment are considerably greater in cultivation tunnels than greenhouses. The organisms used in biological control in cultivation tunnels must be hardier, the number of o ...
... and predatory mites are most commonly used especially in ecological cultivation. The risk for establishment and spread in the environment are considerably greater in cultivation tunnels than greenhouses. The organisms used in biological control in cultivation tunnels must be hardier, the number of o ...
PowerPoint Poster Template
... Refuge is the largest wetland complex on the Great Salt Lake and an important stopping and resting area for migratory birds on the North American Pacific and Central Flyway (Fig. 9). The Refuge covers 118.4 km2 and includes 25 wetland units maintained through a series of canals, gates, and dikes. ...
... Refuge is the largest wetland complex on the Great Salt Lake and an important stopping and resting area for migratory birds on the North American Pacific and Central Flyway (Fig. 9). The Refuge covers 118.4 km2 and includes 25 wetland units maintained through a series of canals, gates, and dikes. ...
Species-specific positive effects in an annual plant
... et al. 1999), and this is more tractable in certain life-forms. Furthermore, it has been argued that removal experiments are superior to additions since communities are formed by many processes, not just simple addition, removals inform on the importance of non-random species loss within systems, an ...
... et al. 1999), and this is more tractable in certain life-forms. Furthermore, it has been argued that removal experiments are superior to additions since communities are formed by many processes, not just simple addition, removals inform on the importance of non-random species loss within systems, an ...
Final dissertation Final FInal
... There are several examples of competition that have been identified in work performed in previous years within Pacaya Samiria. One of these relationships is that of the Woolly (Lagothrix Poeppigii) and Red Howler monkey (Alouatta Seiculus) which display a negative correlation in association i.e. whe ...
... There are several examples of competition that have been identified in work performed in previous years within Pacaya Samiria. One of these relationships is that of the Woolly (Lagothrix Poeppigii) and Red Howler monkey (Alouatta Seiculus) which display a negative correlation in association i.e. whe ...
Geologic Setting - cuyamacageography
... mudflats, and salt marshes north and central San Diego Bay, the new South Bay refuge preserved and continues to restore the remaining wetlands, mudflats and eel grass beds to ensure that the bay's thousands of migrating and resident shorebirds and waterfowl will continue to have habitat into the fut ...
... mudflats, and salt marshes north and central San Diego Bay, the new South Bay refuge preserved and continues to restore the remaining wetlands, mudflats and eel grass beds to ensure that the bay's thousands of migrating and resident shorebirds and waterfowl will continue to have habitat into the fut ...
Ecosystems and the Biosphere as Complex Adaptive Systems
... actually exists, and in particularof how evolutionary forces operating at the level of the individual components should be expected to affect such system-level properties.The generation and maintenance of diversityis fundamentalto adaptiveevolution, whether this means evolution via natural selection ...
... actually exists, and in particularof how evolutionary forces operating at the level of the individual components should be expected to affect such system-level properties.The generation and maintenance of diversityis fundamentalto adaptiveevolution, whether this means evolution via natural selection ...
overview - Santa Fe Institute
... equilibrium state keep the system within a configuration of states. Examination of a variety of systems (eg Gunderson and Holling 2002) extended the threshold concept to the notion that the system learns from disturbances, and self-organises. Only by periodically being subjected to the range of dist ...
... equilibrium state keep the system within a configuration of states. Examination of a variety of systems (eg Gunderson and Holling 2002) extended the threshold concept to the notion that the system learns from disturbances, and self-organises. Only by periodically being subjected to the range of dist ...
guyana- the mysterious land of giants
... habitat fragmentation throughout its range, and human predation (usually to defend domestic animals), the bird is now an endangered species. It is listed as "Near Threatened" by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and appears on the "Red List" of threatened species ma ...
... habitat fragmentation throughout its range, and human predation (usually to defend domestic animals), the bird is now an endangered species. It is listed as "Near Threatened" by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and appears on the "Red List" of threatened species ma ...
CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES BIOLOGICAL
... The purpose of this Biological Assessment (BA) is to assess the effects of the City of Arcata’s Rails with Trails Connectivity project on special-status plant and animal species that are listed, proposed or candidate species in the state of California. This BA is needed to meet the requirements of t ...
... The purpose of this Biological Assessment (BA) is to assess the effects of the City of Arcata’s Rails with Trails Connectivity project on special-status plant and animal species that are listed, proposed or candidate species in the state of California. This BA is needed to meet the requirements of t ...
Effects of Urbanization on Avian Community Organization
... census counts indicate, no single technique alone is adequate and the use of different census methods (hence, lack of strict comparability) may be an inevitable cost of obtaining accurate bird population measurements in both urban and natural study areas. Despite censusdata that are not completely c ...
... census counts indicate, no single technique alone is adequate and the use of different census methods (hence, lack of strict comparability) may be an inevitable cost of obtaining accurate bird population measurements in both urban and natural study areas. Despite censusdata that are not completely c ...
esrm100s04 - University of Washington
... why the ecosystem is the basic system that supports life and ...
... why the ecosystem is the basic system that supports life and ...
Cuon alpinus, Dhole
... Threats (see Appendix for additional information) Depletion of prey base: Across almost all of Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam, as well as within protected areas, ungulates occur at levels well below natural. All species of ungulate except muntjacs (Muntiacus spp.), pigs (Sus spp.) and in some areas ...
... Threats (see Appendix for additional information) Depletion of prey base: Across almost all of Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam, as well as within protected areas, ungulates occur at levels well below natural. All species of ungulate except muntjacs (Muntiacus spp.), pigs (Sus spp.) and in some areas ...
Chapter 42 book - Castle High School
... He suggested that the deep channel between the islands would have remained full of water (and a barrier to movement of terrestrial animals) during the Pleistocene glaciations when sea level dropped. Thus, the faunas on either side of the channel evolved mostly in isolation over a long period of time ...
... He suggested that the deep channel between the islands would have remained full of water (and a barrier to movement of terrestrial animals) during the Pleistocene glaciations when sea level dropped. Thus, the faunas on either side of the channel evolved mostly in isolation over a long period of time ...
Howard sand plains - Territory Stories
... with monsoon rainforests, wetlands, and riparian vegetation, which are all restricted vegetation types in the Northern Territory, and hotspots for biodiversity. Management Issues Land clearing for mineral extraction and rural and agricultural expansion is currently the most significant ...
... with monsoon rainforests, wetlands, and riparian vegetation, which are all restricted vegetation types in the Northern Territory, and hotspots for biodiversity. Management Issues Land clearing for mineral extraction and rural and agricultural expansion is currently the most significant ...
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project

The Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, originally called the Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Project is a large-scale ecological experiment looking at the effects of habitat fragmentation on tropical rainforest; it is one of the most expensive biology experiments ever run. The experiment, which was established in 1979 is located near Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon. The project is jointly managed by the Smithsonian Institution and INPA, the Brazilian Institute for Research in the Amazon.The project was initiated in 1979 by Thomas Lovejoy to investigate the SLOSS debate. Initially named the Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Project, the project created forest fragments of sizes 1 hectare (2 acres), 10 hectares (25 acres), and 100 hectares (247 acres). Data were collected prior to the creation of the fragments and studies of the effects of fragmentation now exceed 25 years.As of October 2010 562 publications and 143 graduate dissertations and theses had emerged from the project.