Read Gil's paper
... Epomis specimens recorded and collected in Israel, and deposited in nature museums and private collections. Coordinates and Geographical regions in Israel are given. BU = Beit Ussishkin Nature Museum; COQ = Private collection of Eylon Orbach (Qiryat Tiv'on); CWB = working collections of David Wrase, ...
... Epomis specimens recorded and collected in Israel, and deposited in nature museums and private collections. Coordinates and Geographical regions in Israel are given. BU = Beit Ussishkin Nature Museum; COQ = Private collection of Eylon Orbach (Qiryat Tiv'on); CWB = working collections of David Wrase, ...
A mechanistic approach to understanding range shifts in a changing
... 0016-6480/Ó 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ...
... 0016-6480/Ó 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ...
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... When you think about any ecosystem, remember its three essential parts: • a living community consisting of various species, some of which are microscopic • the non-living surroundings and their environmental conditions • interactions within the living community and between the community and the n ...
... When you think about any ecosystem, remember its three essential parts: • a living community consisting of various species, some of which are microscopic • the non-living surroundings and their environmental conditions • interactions within the living community and between the community and the n ...
Moose Population Density and Habitat Productivity as Drivers of
... Doctoral dissertation. ISSN 1401 6230, ISBN 91-576-6506-0 ...
... Doctoral dissertation. ISSN 1401 6230, ISBN 91-576-6506-0 ...
grazer diversity, functional redundancy, and productivity in seagrass
... the variable. At a mechanistic level, however, the characteristics of individual species are fundamental to explaining the existence and form of such relationships (Aarssen 1997, Hooper and Vitousek 1997, Huston 1997, Tilman et al. 1997a, Wardle et al. 1997). Specifically, the relationship will depe ...
... the variable. At a mechanistic level, however, the characteristics of individual species are fundamental to explaining the existence and form of such relationships (Aarssen 1997, Hooper and Vitousek 1997, Huston 1997, Tilman et al. 1997a, Wardle et al. 1997). Specifically, the relationship will depe ...
Chapter 1
... Cycles and Flow Essentially all energy is from the sun. Without the sun, there would be no life and no energy. There is a slight exception: geothermal energy. This is created by the Earth itself. That Taiwan has this is demonstrated by Taiwan’s many hot springs. Other than geothermal energy, therefo ...
... Cycles and Flow Essentially all energy is from the sun. Without the sun, there would be no life and no energy. There is a slight exception: geothermal energy. This is created by the Earth itself. That Taiwan has this is demonstrated by Taiwan’s many hot springs. Other than geothermal energy, therefo ...
predation risk affects relative strength of top-down
... al. 1997, Polis et al. 1998, Forkner and Hunter 2000, Denno et al. 2002). Moreover, interactions among species at higher trophic levels such as omnivory, intraguild predation, and predator facilitation can either moderate or enhance top-down impacts (Moran et al. 1996, Fagan 1997, Losey and Denno 19 ...
... al. 1997, Polis et al. 1998, Forkner and Hunter 2000, Denno et al. 2002). Moreover, interactions among species at higher trophic levels such as omnivory, intraguild predation, and predator facilitation can either moderate or enhance top-down impacts (Moran et al. 1996, Fagan 1997, Losey and Denno 19 ...
Body-mass constraints on foraging behaviour determine population
... production reproduction and ingestion (Peters 1983; Brown et al. 2004): ...
... production reproduction and ingestion (Peters 1983; Brown et al. 2004): ...
Phytobenthic communities in the Baltic Sea succession
... vegetative growth from neighbouring areas, propagule dispersal or from the spore bank (Ricklefs and Miller 1999). Most algae colonise new space by generating propagules, reproductive spore bodies of different types that are detached from the adult and have pelagic dispersion (Fletcher and Callow 199 ...
... vegetative growth from neighbouring areas, propagule dispersal or from the spore bank (Ricklefs and Miller 1999). Most algae colonise new space by generating propagules, reproductive spore bodies of different types that are detached from the adult and have pelagic dispersion (Fletcher and Callow 199 ...
montane, heath and bog habitats - Cairngorms National Park Authority
... muirburn can have profound negative biodiversity implications on habitats and their associated species, e.g. inappropriate grazing levels changing moorland into species poor grassland as well as causing localised soil erosion. Localised and incremental damage to vegetation and soils from other landu ...
... muirburn can have profound negative biodiversity implications on habitats and their associated species, e.g. inappropriate grazing levels changing moorland into species poor grassland as well as causing localised soil erosion. Localised and incremental damage to vegetation and soils from other landu ...
By Krystle White A Thesis
... Grassland songbird populations in North America are declining rapidly. The descending population trends have paralleled the loss of grassland habitat, which is in part due to habitat degradation from altered ecological processes such as fire suppression. On the remaining tracts of native grassland, ...
... Grassland songbird populations in North America are declining rapidly. The descending population trends have paralleled the loss of grassland habitat, which is in part due to habitat degradation from altered ecological processes such as fire suppression. On the remaining tracts of native grassland, ...
Volume 8, Fall 2009 - Stanford University
... worlds. Since gestures and body motions are an important part of human communication, Sergey felt it was vital to include these interactions in the virtual environment as well. The result is that avatar interactions would be closer to the actual interactions that go on between human beings. As is ex ...
... worlds. Since gestures and body motions are an important part of human communication, Sergey felt it was vital to include these interactions in the virtual environment as well. The result is that avatar interactions would be closer to the actual interactions that go on between human beings. As is ex ...
measuring habitat quality: a review
... managers, but few papers have explored the advantages and disadvantages of different ways to measure it. In this review I clarify terminology and distinguish habitat quality from related terms, differentiate habitat quality at the levels of individual birds and populations, and describe different fi ...
... managers, but few papers have explored the advantages and disadvantages of different ways to measure it. In this review I clarify terminology and distinguish habitat quality from related terms, differentiate habitat quality at the levels of individual birds and populations, and describe different fi ...
Lecture 4: Wilderness Ecosystems
... Sensitive management of human use to minimise disturbance of natural ecosystems – e.g. limiting use within carry capacities Understanding of basic ecology is essential “The ecosystem is the basic fundamental unit in ecology, because it includes both organisms... and abiotic environments, each in ...
... Sensitive management of human use to minimise disturbance of natural ecosystems – e.g. limiting use within carry capacities Understanding of basic ecology is essential “The ecosystem is the basic fundamental unit in ecology, because it includes both organisms... and abiotic environments, each in ...
Effects of elevated CO2, nitrogen deposition, and decreased species
... the community. Because species differ in traits that may influence disease severity across the plant community (community pathogen load, Mitchell et al., 2002), altered species composition may influence community pathogen load. One species trait that may cause changes in species composition to influ ...
... the community. Because species differ in traits that may influence disease severity across the plant community (community pathogen load, Mitchell et al., 2002), altered species composition may influence community pathogen load. One species trait that may cause changes in species composition to influ ...
Perth 2015 - Australasian Wildlife Management Society
... Welcome to the 2015 AWMS conference. It is the 28th consecutive year that AWMS has met to discuss the issues and practice of wildlife management in Australia. As AWMS has grown and matured, so too has the praxis of wildlife management in our region and AWMS can be justifiably proud of the role it ha ...
... Welcome to the 2015 AWMS conference. It is the 28th consecutive year that AWMS has met to discuss the issues and practice of wildlife management in Australia. As AWMS has grown and matured, so too has the praxis of wildlife management in our region and AWMS can be justifiably proud of the role it ha ...
pond permanence and the effects of exotic vertebrates on - Gt-ibma
... absence of direct effects by exotics. The presence of fish in enclosures reduced survival to near zero for both native species. An effect of bullfrog larvae on Pacific treefrog larval survival was not detected, but effects on red-legged frog larvae were mixed. A hypothesis that food limitation is re ...
... absence of direct effects by exotics. The presence of fish in enclosures reduced survival to near zero for both native species. An effect of bullfrog larvae on Pacific treefrog larval survival was not detected, but effects on red-legged frog larvae were mixed. A hypothesis that food limitation is re ...
Photosynthesis and productivity in heterogeneous arctic tundra
... proportion of the landscape consists of mixed vegetation in the transition zones between stands, and (ii) C dynamics differ in these transition zones compared with the main stands around them, then transition zones must be quantified and integrated into upscaled (e.g. landscape) carbon flux estimates. ...
... proportion of the landscape consists of mixed vegetation in the transition zones between stands, and (ii) C dynamics differ in these transition zones compared with the main stands around them, then transition zones must be quantified and integrated into upscaled (e.g. landscape) carbon flux estimates. ...
Integrating ecosystem engineering and food webs
... as a resource vs flooding stress). Many engineers affect communities via more than one pathway. For example, trees provide habitat structure, a non-trophic resource; change abiotic conditions such as temperature and humidity; and reduce light availability as a consumable resource for other plants. I ...
... as a resource vs flooding stress). Many engineers affect communities via more than one pathway. For example, trees provide habitat structure, a non-trophic resource; change abiotic conditions such as temperature and humidity; and reduce light availability as a consumable resource for other plants. I ...
Integrating ecosystem engineering and food webs
... as a resource vs flooding stress). Many engineers affect communities via more than one pathway. For example, trees provide habitat structure, a non-trophic resource; change abiotic conditions such as temperature and humidity; and reduce light availability as a consumable resource for other plants. I ...
... as a resource vs flooding stress). Many engineers affect communities via more than one pathway. For example, trees provide habitat structure, a non-trophic resource; change abiotic conditions such as temperature and humidity; and reduce light availability as a consumable resource for other plants. I ...
Final Report - The Rufford Foundation
... Troop was under human habitation and included agricultural fields. The greater presence and activity of people around the village may have reduced the presence of predators. With greater predation risks, it may be expected that allogrooming would decrease. The High-altitude Troop spent less time on ...
... Troop was under human habitation and included agricultural fields. The greater presence and activity of people around the village may have reduced the presence of predators. With greater predation risks, it may be expected that allogrooming would decrease. The High-altitude Troop spent less time on ...
Loggerhead Shrike Prairie subspecies
... The federal, provincial, and territorial government signatories under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk (1996) 2 agreed to establish complementary legislation and programs that provide for effective protection of species at risk throughout Canada. Under the Species at Risk Act (S.C. 2 ...
... The federal, provincial, and territorial government signatories under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk (1996) 2 agreed to establish complementary legislation and programs that provide for effective protection of species at risk throughout Canada. Under the Species at Risk Act (S.C. 2 ...
Volume 22
... traps individually based on the coat colour. We then used spatially explicit capturerecapture models to estimate cat density for Corvo. Cat density in the uninhabited upland part of Corvo, which is dominated by cow pastures, was 0.036 (95% CI 0.025 – 0.054) cats/ha. The lowland part of Corvo, which ...
... traps individually based on the coat colour. We then used spatially explicit capturerecapture models to estimate cat density for Corvo. Cat density in the uninhabited upland part of Corvo, which is dominated by cow pastures, was 0.036 (95% CI 0.025 – 0.054) cats/ha. The lowland part of Corvo, which ...
THE ROLE OF INTRODUCED SPECIES IN THE DEGRADATION OF
... However, the hypothesis that shrews were involved is supported by this test (i.e. shrews colonized Guam, Saipan, and Tinian but not Rota). 9. Did experimental removal of the putative predator result in a population rebound by the proposed prey species? This type of data is available only for the int ...
... However, the hypothesis that shrews were involved is supported by this test (i.e. shrews colonized Guam, Saipan, and Tinian but not Rota). 9. Did experimental removal of the putative predator result in a population rebound by the proposed prey species? This type of data is available only for the int ...
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.