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Undetected Species Losses, Food Webs, and
... National Park, both relatively small fenced areas managed for high ungulate biomass where lagomorphs are rare (Byers, 1997; Sievers, 2004; J. Berger, unpubl. data) and coincident grazing impacts on vegetation large. While the loss of L. townsendii from Grand Teton and Yellowstone, and reductions els ...
... National Park, both relatively small fenced areas managed for high ungulate biomass where lagomorphs are rare (Byers, 1997; Sievers, 2004; J. Berger, unpubl. data) and coincident grazing impacts on vegetation large. While the loss of L. townsendii from Grand Teton and Yellowstone, and reductions els ...
Marine Protected Areas: Can They Revitalize Our Nation`s Fisheries?
... result, understanding these human-use values, designated as such to ensure its confundamental processes is critiand economic linkages between servation and management. In general, MPAs by definition cal to determining the net the refuge and fishery areas. Sitconsist of well-delineated areas that eit ...
... result, understanding these human-use values, designated as such to ensure its confundamental processes is critiand economic linkages between servation and management. In general, MPAs by definition cal to determining the net the refuge and fishery areas. Sitconsist of well-delineated areas that eit ...
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Coastal Zone in an
... postulating through modeling that the Americas were colonized some 13.5 thousand years ago, initially by rapid expansion along the coasts into both hemispheres. Amos and Manica (2006) provide evidence to suggest that “most early humans lived near large bodies of water”; we are indeed predominantly a ...
... postulating through modeling that the Americas were colonized some 13.5 thousand years ago, initially by rapid expansion along the coasts into both hemispheres. Amos and Manica (2006) provide evidence to suggest that “most early humans lived near large bodies of water”; we are indeed predominantly a ...
Forest Restoration Ecology - College of Tropical Agriculture and
... often be dependent upon, [long-term] participation of ...
... often be dependent upon, [long-term] participation of ...
Restoration Ecology: Interventionist Approaches for - LERF
... commonly used terms include: rehabilitation, reclamation, recreation, remediation, revegetation, and reconstruction. Allied terms also include ecological engineering (9). Traditionally, restoration has been viewed primarily as a means to reset the ecological clock and return an ecosystem back to som ...
... commonly used terms include: rehabilitation, reclamation, recreation, remediation, revegetation, and reconstruction. Allied terms also include ecological engineering (9). Traditionally, restoration has been viewed primarily as a means to reset the ecological clock and return an ecosystem back to som ...
uncorrected page proofs - Oxford University Press
... bushfires and droughts. Other changes are caused by human intervention. Any change to the conditions of an ecosystem will impact on the communities that live there. The study of population in an ecosystem is called population dynamics. ...
... bushfires and droughts. Other changes are caused by human intervention. Any change to the conditions of an ecosystem will impact on the communities that live there. The study of population in an ecosystem is called population dynamics. ...
Biodiversity and Management of Natural Resources
... salmon, steelhead, and sea-run cutthroat at risk in Oregon, California, Washington, and Idaho. They also listed 106 major West Coast salmon and steelhead stocks that have become extinct. The authors attribute the stock declines to habitat loss, inadequate water flow and passage opportunities resulti ...
... salmon, steelhead, and sea-run cutthroat at risk in Oregon, California, Washington, and Idaho. They also listed 106 major West Coast salmon and steelhead stocks that have become extinct. The authors attribute the stock declines to habitat loss, inadequate water flow and passage opportunities resulti ...
Does eutrophication-driven evolution change aquatic ecosystems?
... and coastal ecosystems of the world to some extent [3] and is generally caused by urban and industrial sewage, erosional run-off and leaching from agricultural areas and cleared land [4]. While the amount of nutrients entering aquatic ecosystems has probably been gradually increasing since humans fi ...
... and coastal ecosystems of the world to some extent [3] and is generally caused by urban and industrial sewage, erosional run-off and leaching from agricultural areas and cleared land [4]. While the amount of nutrients entering aquatic ecosystems has probably been gradually increasing since humans fi ...
What Makes an Ecological Icon? Symposia
... 2005), many of these may be in foreign languages, the reading of which poses a problem for students who no longer have to master a second language as part of their graduate education. These can be translated using Google Translate ‹http://translate.google.com›, and if they are in the public domain ( ...
... 2005), many of these may be in foreign languages, the reading of which poses a problem for students who no longer have to master a second language as part of their graduate education. These can be translated using Google Translate ‹http://translate.google.com›, and if they are in the public domain ( ...
2015. Adapting to change in the Crown of the Continent
... seven Tribal Nations in the region. But challenges within Nations are also significant. In the U.S., not only are there differing management priorities within the U.S. federal land management agencies, there are different state and local land management agencies to consider as well. Private landowne ...
... seven Tribal Nations in the region. But challenges within Nations are also significant. In the U.S., not only are there differing management priorities within the U.S. federal land management agencies, there are different state and local land management agencies to consider as well. Private landowne ...
Transfer of fixed nitrogen to bacteria associated with filamentous
... zooplankton induces the diatom Skeletonema marinoi to adjusts its chain length to reduce the grazer’s capacity to feed on the algae. These changes were triggered without physical contact between the grazer ...
... zooplankton induces the diatom Skeletonema marinoi to adjusts its chain length to reduce the grazer’s capacity to feed on the algae. These changes were triggered without physical contact between the grazer ...
Effects of biological invasions on forest carbon
... There has been a rapidly developing literature on the effects of some of the major drivers of global change on carbon (C) sequestration, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) enrichment, land use change, nitrogen (N) deposition and climate change. However, remarkably little attention has been given to o ...
... There has been a rapidly developing literature on the effects of some of the major drivers of global change on carbon (C) sequestration, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) enrichment, land use change, nitrogen (N) deposition and climate change. However, remarkably little attention has been given to o ...
a framework of values: reasons for conserving biodiversity and
... such as development, economic growth, welfare and quality of life of human beings and other sentient creatures, etc. In order to analyze and disentangle these conflicts, we need a clear, well-articulated, and comprehensive map of the values involved. The second important practical function is relate ...
... such as development, economic growth, welfare and quality of life of human beings and other sentient creatures, etc. In order to analyze and disentangle these conflicts, we need a clear, well-articulated, and comprehensive map of the values involved. The second important practical function is relate ...
DESIGNING MARINE PROTECTED AREA NETWORKS TO
... Tropical marine ecosystems are threatened globally by a combination of local and global threats.14 In many countries, coral reefs and associated habitats have been lost or seriously degraded by a combination of overfishing, destructive fishing, coastal development, watershed and marine-based polluti ...
... Tropical marine ecosystems are threatened globally by a combination of local and global threats.14 In many countries, coral reefs and associated habitats have been lost or seriously degraded by a combination of overfishing, destructive fishing, coastal development, watershed and marine-based polluti ...
Ecology 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 Slides
... When organisms live together in ecological communities, they interact constantly. Community interactions, such as competition, predation, and various forms of symbiosis, can affect an ecosystem. ...
... When organisms live together in ecological communities, they interact constantly. Community interactions, such as competition, predation, and various forms of symbiosis, can affect an ecosystem. ...
Ecometrics: The traits that bind the past and present together
... SCALING AND DATA QUALITY Rapid ecological processes, such as the ones related to anthropogenic environmental change, include changes in community composition and structure. These rapid changes will influence interactions within populations, the “natural cooperation” that is often considered the thir ...
... SCALING AND DATA QUALITY Rapid ecological processes, such as the ones related to anthropogenic environmental change, include changes in community composition and structure. These rapid changes will influence interactions within populations, the “natural cooperation” that is often considered the thir ...
Interactions of Life
... shown in Figure 4 sometimes live in meadows or grasslands, but these birds have found a habitat under the eaves of a building. Crickets live in damp, dark places with plenty of plant material and fungi to eat. Skunks live in areas where they can find food such as mice, insects, eggs, and fruit. Duri ...
... shown in Figure 4 sometimes live in meadows or grasslands, but these birds have found a habitat under the eaves of a building. Crickets live in damp, dark places with plenty of plant material and fungi to eat. Skunks live in areas where they can find food such as mice, insects, eggs, and fruit. Duri ...
trophic roles and ecological functions provided by a
... biodiversity is critical to sustain vital ecological functions, such as biofiltration, that promote clean water. In addition to clean water, functionally intact and biologically complex freshwater ecosystems also provide many other economically valuable services and long-term benefits to human socie ...
... biodiversity is critical to sustain vital ecological functions, such as biofiltration, that promote clean water. In addition to clean water, functionally intact and biologically complex freshwater ecosystems also provide many other economically valuable services and long-term benefits to human socie ...
Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning: emerging issues and
... variables, primarily centred on plant productivity. This approach can be misleading if the indicators are not appropriately chosen and the risk is especially pronounced when the number of indicators is small and strong interactions exist among key processes or properties. It is this recognition that ...
... variables, primarily centred on plant productivity. This approach can be misleading if the indicators are not appropriately chosen and the risk is especially pronounced when the number of indicators is small and strong interactions exist among key processes or properties. It is this recognition that ...
Parasites, ecosystems and sustainability: an ecological and complex
... pathogenicity may ultimately transform a Host–parasite system on a regional or even global scale, with compounding ecosystem consequences. Similarly, relatively gradual events or changes such as climate shifts or human transformations of a river catchment, river basin, on a regional or even global s ...
... pathogenicity may ultimately transform a Host–parasite system on a regional or even global scale, with compounding ecosystem consequences. Similarly, relatively gradual events or changes such as climate shifts or human transformations of a river catchment, river basin, on a regional or even global s ...
Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research in Chinese subtropical
... Worldwide, forests provide habitat for a large diversity of plants, animals and microbes. At the same time, forest ecosystems are essential providers of multiple ecosystem services important for human well-being. However, the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has only been ...
... Worldwide, forests provide habitat for a large diversity of plants, animals and microbes. At the same time, forest ecosystems are essential providers of multiple ecosystem services important for human well-being. However, the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has only been ...
Ecological resilience
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In ecology, resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly. Such perturbations and disturbances can include stochastic events such as fires, flooding, windstorms, insect population explosions, and human activities such as deforestation, fracking of the ground for oil extraction, pesticide sprayed in soil, and the introduction of exotic plant or animal species. Disturbances of sufficient magnitude or duration can profoundly affect an ecosystem and may force an ecosystem to reach a threshold beyond which a different regime of processes and structures predominates. Human activities that adversely affect ecosystem resilience such as reduction of biodiversity, exploitation of natural resources, pollution, land-use, and anthropogenic climate change are increasingly causing regime shifts in ecosystems, often to less desirable and degraded conditions. Interdisciplinary discourse on resilience now includes consideration of the interactions of humans and ecosystems via socio-ecological systems, and the need for shift from the maximum sustainable yield paradigm to environmental resource management which aims to build ecological resilience through ""resilience analysis, adaptive resource management, and adaptive governance"".