Alternative stable states in ecology
... Altering the populations directly is one way to move communities from one state to another. This formulation requires multiple pre-existing stable equilibrium points at fixed locations in the state space existing simultaneously. To move the community from one stable state to another, a perturbation ...
... Altering the populations directly is one way to move communities from one state to another. This formulation requires multiple pre-existing stable equilibrium points at fixed locations in the state space existing simultaneously. To move the community from one stable state to another, a perturbation ...
Ecology and management of oak woodlands and savannahs
... period. Where fuel loading is very high, waiting an additional year, manual fuel reduction, and/or planning for a less intense fire (moister, cooler conditions) may be warranted. However, waiting more than three or four years is not advised because woody regrowth may reach a stage beyond the effecti ...
... period. Where fuel loading is very high, waiting an additional year, manual fuel reduction, and/or planning for a less intense fire (moister, cooler conditions) may be warranted. However, waiting more than three or four years is not advised because woody regrowth may reach a stage beyond the effecti ...
High school lesson plan
... B3.4 Changes in Ecosystems - Although the interrelationships and interdependence of organisms may generate biological communities in ecosystems that are stable for hundreds or thousands of years, ecosystems always change when climate changes or when one or more new species appear as a result of migr ...
... B3.4 Changes in Ecosystems - Although the interrelationships and interdependence of organisms may generate biological communities in ecosystems that are stable for hundreds or thousands of years, ecosystems always change when climate changes or when one or more new species appear as a result of migr ...
Biodiversity
... the diversity of genes, species, and ecosystems in a region. Extinction is the elimination of all the individuals of a particular species. • Extinction is a natural and common event in the history of biological evolution. • It, and the resulting loss of biodiversity, is also a major consequence of ...
... the diversity of genes, species, and ecosystems in a region. Extinction is the elimination of all the individuals of a particular species. • Extinction is a natural and common event in the history of biological evolution. • It, and the resulting loss of biodiversity, is also a major consequence of ...
SVWS work plan 11-00 - Sonoma Valley Knowledge Base
... SEC has organized a collaborative funding strategy to establish an automated station(s) in Sonoma Creek. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and RWQCB have agreed tentatively to fund installation and the critical first few years of operations for the station(s). ...
... SEC has organized a collaborative funding strategy to establish an automated station(s) in Sonoma Creek. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and RWQCB have agreed tentatively to fund installation and the critical first few years of operations for the station(s). ...
Unit 2 Homework Sheet
... 7) Understand the different ways in which populations grow and how this is related to the reproductive characteristics of the organisms that make up the population. 8) Understand succession as a process of ecosystem change. 9) Analyze island biogeography as a model of ecosystem biodiversity 10) Appl ...
... 7) Understand the different ways in which populations grow and how this is related to the reproductive characteristics of the organisms that make up the population. 8) Understand succession as a process of ecosystem change. 9) Analyze island biogeography as a model of ecosystem biodiversity 10) Appl ...
ch16 (1) - Napa Valley College
... Application of conservation principles to manage wild species and their habitats for human benefit or for the welfare of other species Different priorities than conservation biology Wildlife ...
... Application of conservation principles to manage wild species and their habitats for human benefit or for the welfare of other species Different priorities than conservation biology Wildlife ...
hau_vivian_tbio_brief1
... to pests. Without the variety of genes available in wild populations, there may be one gene that could change agriculture as we know it, but would die off with the species due to our current agricultural practices. With the help of biodiversity, we may also be able to reduce the amount of fertilizer ...
... to pests. Without the variety of genes available in wild populations, there may be one gene that could change agriculture as we know it, but would die off with the species due to our current agricultural practices. With the help of biodiversity, we may also be able to reduce the amount of fertilizer ...
Does functional redundancy exist?
... hypothesis of functional redundancy. Not all experiments, however, have been able to reject this null hypothesis (reviewed by Loreau et al. 2002), and rejection of the null hypothesis does not necessarily imply that functional redundancy is not present among some of the species, e.g. within function ...
... hypothesis of functional redundancy. Not all experiments, however, have been able to reject this null hypothesis (reviewed by Loreau et al. 2002), and rejection of the null hypothesis does not necessarily imply that functional redundancy is not present among some of the species, e.g. within function ...
Rangeland CEAP Findings.
... Wildlife Habitat Findings Both CPS and science are poorly developed Insufficient information to make generalizations for most species groups Species show negative, positive or no response Vegetation structure is a key habitat variable Implications Science and CPS require greater emphasis ...
... Wildlife Habitat Findings Both CPS and science are poorly developed Insufficient information to make generalizations for most species groups Species show negative, positive or no response Vegetation structure is a key habitat variable Implications Science and CPS require greater emphasis ...
The Gray Zone: Relationships between habitat loss and marine
... interactions and impacts to marine biodiversity and worked successfully in the gray zone between science and management to bring observational and experimental approaches to this interface. He was a champion of conservation, but in a sensible way that recognized there were other management objective ...
... interactions and impacts to marine biodiversity and worked successfully in the gray zone between science and management to bring observational and experimental approaches to this interface. He was a champion of conservation, but in a sensible way that recognized there were other management objective ...
The role of habitat connectivity and landscape geometry in
... on both local (alpha) and regional (gamma) species diversity, most experimental studies have ignored the effects of heterogeneity in patch quality. For example, in an experimental investigation of arthropod communities inhabiting mosses with different degrees of fragmentation, Gilbert et al. (1998; ...
... on both local (alpha) and regional (gamma) species diversity, most experimental studies have ignored the effects of heterogeneity in patch quality. For example, in an experimental investigation of arthropod communities inhabiting mosses with different degrees of fragmentation, Gilbert et al. (1998; ...
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arXiv:q-bio/0504020v1 [q-bio.PE] 16 Apr 2005
... [42], that have been observed in real ecosystems has been captured by extending the Lotka-Volterra systems on discrete lattices where each of the lattice sites represents different spatial patches or habitats of the ecosystem ...
... [42], that have been observed in real ecosystems has been captured by extending the Lotka-Volterra systems on discrete lattices where each of the lattice sites represents different spatial patches or habitats of the ecosystem ...
6 Succession and Change in Ecosystems
... Habitat loss is not the only cause of species extinction, however. Some biologists think that the problem of introduced species is so serious that it will one day replace habitat loss as the main cause of extinction. Plant and animal species can also be “overused.” For example, passenger pigeons wer ...
... Habitat loss is not the only cause of species extinction, however. Some biologists think that the problem of introduced species is so serious that it will one day replace habitat loss as the main cause of extinction. Plant and animal species can also be “overused.” For example, passenger pigeons wer ...
Linking Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Current Uncertainties and the Necessary Next Steps Forum
... salmon fishery over the last 50 years and an estimated 90% fewer fishery closures. However, to date, only a few observational studies have confirmed this pattern in other fisheries (Cardinale et al. 2012). A similar pattern emerges at global scales, at which the variability in total fishery catch in ...
... salmon fishery over the last 50 years and an estimated 90% fewer fishery closures. However, to date, only a few observational studies have confirmed this pattern in other fisheries (Cardinale et al. 2012). A similar pattern emerges at global scales, at which the variability in total fishery catch in ...
Habitat suitability modelling and niche theory
... (e.g. Connell 1983; Schoener 1983) can test the existence of a causal link. However, the spatial scales involved generally prevent experimentation. Some particular situations may offer a near-experimental design to HSM-based studies if they meet these three conditions: (i) the species occupy mostly ...
... (e.g. Connell 1983; Schoener 1983) can test the existence of a causal link. However, the spatial scales involved generally prevent experimentation. Some particular situations may offer a near-experimental design to HSM-based studies if they meet these three conditions: (i) the species occupy mostly ...
Patch Disturbance and the Human Niche by John M - Zoe-s-wiki
... the problem is! Everyone has the solution! Unfortunately, everybody's solution is different. Why should ecologists be any different? We also have a perspective. And of course we also have a solution. The difference is that we have been trained to study exactly these problems in other species. How ca ...
... the problem is! Everyone has the solution! Unfortunately, everybody's solution is different. Why should ecologists be any different? We also have a perspective. And of course we also have a solution. The difference is that we have been trained to study exactly these problems in other species. How ca ...
Untitled
... the extent that much of the current interest in them is focused on damage they cause to native populations, communities, and ecosystems, it is somewhat misaimed and constitutes wasted conservation effort. Rather, according to this line of reasoning, our concern should be aimed at species that cause ...
... the extent that much of the current interest in them is focused on damage they cause to native populations, communities, and ecosystems, it is somewhat misaimed and constitutes wasted conservation effort. Rather, according to this line of reasoning, our concern should be aimed at species that cause ...
Nariva Swamp - Institute of Marine Affairs
... sections of upland forest within its boundary. Flora and fauna is high in diversity within the ecosystem, making it one of the most unique wetlands in the Caribbean. The diversity of this swamp, along with its size, is of great economic and ecological importance because it facilitates agriculture an ...
... sections of upland forest within its boundary. Flora and fauna is high in diversity within the ecosystem, making it one of the most unique wetlands in the Caribbean. The diversity of this swamp, along with its size, is of great economic and ecological importance because it facilitates agriculture an ...
as a PDF
... Dickerson and Robinson 1985). The sequence and timing of species colonization attempts (successful or not) in real communities have been demonstrated to lead either to recurrent turnover in species composition or to invasion resistant states (Robinson and Dickerson 1984, 1987; Hengeveld 1986; Drake ...
... Dickerson and Robinson 1985). The sequence and timing of species colonization attempts (successful or not) in real communities have been demonstrated to lead either to recurrent turnover in species composition or to invasion resistant states (Robinson and Dickerson 1984, 1987; Hengeveld 1986; Drake ...
Modern lessons from ancient food webs
... fall of animal communities over the last 540 million years of multicellular life on Earth. As with the analysis of ancient Egyptian ecosystems, a central goal in ecology is to understand how animal and plant communities arise, change, and respond to disturbances both large and small. To that end, ec ...
... fall of animal communities over the last 540 million years of multicellular life on Earth. As with the analysis of ancient Egyptian ecosystems, a central goal in ecology is to understand how animal and plant communities arise, change, and respond to disturbances both large and small. To that end, ec ...
biodiversity education factsheet
... biodiversity and ecoschools There are many ways that schools, students, and teachers can incorporate biodiversity into their emerging or existing Ontario EcoSchools program. Below are examples of opportunities that link to the Ontario EcoSchools program. Below are some examples that link biodiversi ...
... biodiversity and ecoschools There are many ways that schools, students, and teachers can incorporate biodiversity into their emerging or existing Ontario EcoSchools program. Below are examples of opportunities that link to the Ontario EcoSchools program. Below are some examples that link biodiversi ...
HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR ECOSYSTEM? (2 Hours)
... • When the environment changes in ways that affect a place’s physical characteristics, temperature, or availability of resources, some organisms survive and reproduce, others move to new locations, yet others move into the transformed environment, and some die. (secondary to 3-LS4-4) • Biodiversity ...
... • When the environment changes in ways that affect a place’s physical characteristics, temperature, or availability of resources, some organisms survive and reproduce, others move to new locations, yet others move into the transformed environment, and some die. (secondary to 3-LS4-4) • Biodiversity ...
Restoration ecology
Restoration ecology emerged as a separate field in ecology in the 1980s. It is the scientific study supporting the practice of ecological restoration, which is the practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention and action. The term ""restoration ecology"" is therefore commonly used for the academic study of the process, whereas the term ""ecological restoration"" is commonly used for the actual project or process by restoration practitioners.