Answers to Coral Reefs are Resilient
... Respiratory Syndrome in East Asia have been directly connected to trade in wildlife for human consumption(Guan et al.2003). Other consequences of biodiversity loss, more subtle but equally damaging, include the deterioration of Earth’s natural capital. Loss of biodiversity on land in the past decade ...
... Respiratory Syndrome in East Asia have been directly connected to trade in wildlife for human consumption(Guan et al.2003). Other consequences of biodiversity loss, more subtle but equally damaging, include the deterioration of Earth’s natural capital. Loss of biodiversity on land in the past decade ...
National Recovery Plan for the Spotted
... The Spotted-tailed Quoll is a primarily forest-dependent species that occupies a wide range of habitat types, although all appear to be characterised by relatively high (> 600 mm/yr) and predictable seasonal rainfall. The northern subspecies, D. m. gracilis, is confined to the relatively cool, wet a ...
... The Spotted-tailed Quoll is a primarily forest-dependent species that occupies a wide range of habitat types, although all appear to be characterised by relatively high (> 600 mm/yr) and predictable seasonal rainfall. The northern subspecies, D. m. gracilis, is confined to the relatively cool, wet a ...
Landscape effects on insect pests of Dracaena marginata
... abundance was more sensitive in terms of their correlations with different land uses and metrics; katydid egg abundance showed only some isolated correlations at specific spatial scales, metrics and land uses. On the other hand, armored scale abundance practically showed no correlation with any land ...
... abundance was more sensitive in terms of their correlations with different land uses and metrics; katydid egg abundance showed only some isolated correlations at specific spatial scales, metrics and land uses. On the other hand, armored scale abundance practically showed no correlation with any land ...
Understanding broad-scale vegetation patterns Abst
... ecology, and the importance of early laboratory experiments with microorganism and small insects should not be underestimated. However, the facts that most of the living biomass on the planet is in the form of plants, and that plants are much easier to capture and measure and re-measure than animals ...
... ecology, and the importance of early laboratory experiments with microorganism and small insects should not be underestimated. However, the facts that most of the living biomass on the planet is in the form of plants, and that plants are much easier to capture and measure and re-measure than animals ...
Identifying potential environmental impacts of large - TSEC
... between compartments within a ecosystem. Understand the rates of these processes is first step in managing ecosystems for maximum benefit for both biodiversity and yield. ...
... between compartments within a ecosystem. Understand the rates of these processes is first step in managing ecosystems for maximum benefit for both biodiversity and yield. ...
Places for Wolves - Defenders of Wildlife
... agreed, and for the 2008 grazing season Defenders hired and trained a field crew to keep sheep and wolves safely apart. The crew worked with sheep herders and used a combination of proactive tools and methods to deter wolves, including livestock guarding dogs, range riders, tracking devices to monit ...
... agreed, and for the 2008 grazing season Defenders hired and trained a field crew to keep sheep and wolves safely apart. The crew worked with sheep herders and used a combination of proactive tools and methods to deter wolves, including livestock guarding dogs, range riders, tracking devices to monit ...
Bison as Keystone Herbivores on the Great Plains
... agencies. Since then, additional groups have become interested in the conservation and management of grassland ecosystems, with principle goals of restoring critical processes and functions. Grazing is critical to restoration of grasslands. Too often, the effects of grazing within an ecosystem are v ...
... agencies. Since then, additional groups have become interested in the conservation and management of grassland ecosystems, with principle goals of restoring critical processes and functions. Grazing is critical to restoration of grasslands. Too often, the effects of grazing within an ecosystem are v ...
Rainforest Regrowth Benefits
... within the forest. By blocking most of the sunlight, this closed canopy prevents the germination and growth of most weeds (which tend to be light-demanding). The moist microclimate beneath the canopy, combined with sparse fine-fuel in the ground layer, also suppresses the ignition and spread of fire ...
... within the forest. By blocking most of the sunlight, this closed canopy prevents the germination and growth of most weeds (which tend to be light-demanding). The moist microclimate beneath the canopy, combined with sparse fine-fuel in the ground layer, also suppresses the ignition and spread of fire ...
Governance for Responsible Fisheries: an Ecosystem
... changes in marine ecosystems. Governance is broader than fisheries management. It consists of formal and informal rules, and understandings or norms that influence behaviour. Responsible fisheries requires self-governance by the scientific community, the fishing industry and the public (including po ...
... changes in marine ecosystems. Governance is broader than fisheries management. It consists of formal and informal rules, and understandings or norms that influence behaviour. Responsible fisheries requires self-governance by the scientific community, the fishing industry and the public (including po ...
Rewilding Europe proceedings
... example: Many large herbivores feed on bark of various trees in winter. The resulting damaged and dying trees is an important habitat for other organisms. Leave such trees in nature! ...
... example: Many large herbivores feed on bark of various trees in winter. The resulting damaged and dying trees is an important habitat for other organisms. Leave such trees in nature! ...
lincoln county sage grouse conservation plan
... imaginative mix of techniques of which mechanical intervention may well play a major role. Following a fire it may take anywhere from 10-30 years for the sagebrush community to recover to the point that it provides high quality Sage Grouse habitat. Our biggest challenge will be to learn how to spee ...
... imaginative mix of techniques of which mechanical intervention may well play a major role. Following a fire it may take anywhere from 10-30 years for the sagebrush community to recover to the point that it provides high quality Sage Grouse habitat. Our biggest challenge will be to learn how to spee ...
The Lowland Grassy Woodland Mosaic
... that together comprise the ecological community (Prober 1996). However, available evidence suggests the floristic composition was influenced by climate, soil type, topography, hydrology, biotic interactions such as grazing, and large-scale disturbances such as fire, windstorms, floods and droughts ( ...
... that together comprise the ecological community (Prober 1996). However, available evidence suggests the floristic composition was influenced by climate, soil type, topography, hydrology, biotic interactions such as grazing, and large-scale disturbances such as fire, windstorms, floods and droughts ( ...
Landscape Patterns Environmental Quality Analysis
... The relationships between human patterns on the landscape and resulting environmental quality have been well documented in the disciplines of landscape planning, environmental planning, and landscape architecture. Landscape pattern analysis is based on the premise that there are indispensible patter ...
... The relationships between human patterns on the landscape and resulting environmental quality have been well documented in the disciplines of landscape planning, environmental planning, and landscape architecture. Landscape pattern analysis is based on the premise that there are indispensible patter ...
Do Eco-Evo Feedbacks Help Us Understand Nature? Answers From
... mesocosms, common garden laboratory experiments and replicated introduction experiments. The latter were designed as perturbations to the natural steady state that allow us to follow the joint ecological and evolutionary dynamics of guppies and their ecosystem. In each approach, we replicated experi ...
... mesocosms, common garden laboratory experiments and replicated introduction experiments. The latter were designed as perturbations to the natural steady state that allow us to follow the joint ecological and evolutionary dynamics of guppies and their ecosystem. In each approach, we replicated experi ...
Standardized industry management practices
... harvesting, and tourism and recreation, recognizing that it is the combination of many human activities that contribute to impacts on habitat and SPNC ecology. 2. Adaptive Management – The SIMPs have been developed using the best available information, but as new information becomes available, will ...
... harvesting, and tourism and recreation, recognizing that it is the combination of many human activities that contribute to impacts on habitat and SPNC ecology. 2. Adaptive Management – The SIMPs have been developed using the best available information, but as new information becomes available, will ...
Behavioural ecology of the black-flanked rock
... behavioural elements are rarely incorporated into marsupial studies. For the success of any current and future reintroductions of rock- wallaby populations into new areas, we needed to understand the relationships between the landscape and climatic elements and the behavioural patterns and populatio ...
... behavioural elements are rarely incorporated into marsupial studies. For the success of any current and future reintroductions of rock- wallaby populations into new areas, we needed to understand the relationships between the landscape and climatic elements and the behavioural patterns and populatio ...
Ecological Dynamics on Yellowstone`s Northern Range
... Park (YNP) has undergone major changes since Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, was established in 1872. These changes, from little emphasis on wildlife at the time of establishment to a major focus on wildlife today, have accompanied an evolving interest in wildlife by the visiting publi ...
... Park (YNP) has undergone major changes since Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, was established in 1872. These changes, from little emphasis on wildlife at the time of establishment to a major focus on wildlife today, have accompanied an evolving interest in wildlife by the visiting publi ...
Coastal Systems - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
... increased sediment flows in rivers by about 20%, but reservoirs and water diversions prevent about 30% of sediments from reaching the oceans, resulting in a net reduction of sediment delivery to coasts of roughly 10% (high certainty). The global average for nitrogen loading has doubled within the la ...
... increased sediment flows in rivers by about 20%, but reservoirs and water diversions prevent about 30% of sediments from reaching the oceans, resulting in a net reduction of sediment delivery to coasts of roughly 10% (high certainty). The global average for nitrogen loading has doubled within the la ...
Informing Biodiversity Conservation for the Adelaide and Mount
... settlement. Vegetation clearance in the region has been extensive and only approximately 13% of the original native vegetation of the region remains, based on current mapping. The AMLR represents a highly fragmented landscape, with isolated remnants of native vegetation embedded in a matrix of urban ...
... settlement. Vegetation clearance in the region has been extensive and only approximately 13% of the original native vegetation of the region remains, based on current mapping. The AMLR represents a highly fragmented landscape, with isolated remnants of native vegetation embedded in a matrix of urban ...
Functional niche partitioning in herbivorous coral reef fishes
... Abstract Ecological niche theory predicts that the diversity of life hinges on differences in the ways in which species exploit available resources, i.e. their ecological niche. An organism’s niche can be divided into the fundamental and the realized niche. The fundamental niche refers to a species ...
... Abstract Ecological niche theory predicts that the diversity of life hinges on differences in the ways in which species exploit available resources, i.e. their ecological niche. An organism’s niche can be divided into the fundamental and the realized niche. The fundamental niche refers to a species ...
Skeena River Estuary Juvenile Salmon Habitat
... List of Tables Table 1. Definitions of the key habitat factors for the model. ........................................................ 23 Table 2. Life history of Chinook salmon in the Skeena River watershed (Williams 1989; Gottesfeld and Rabnett 2008). ............................................ ...
... List of Tables Table 1. Definitions of the key habitat factors for the model. ........................................................ 23 Table 2. Life history of Chinook salmon in the Skeena River watershed (Williams 1989; Gottesfeld and Rabnett 2008). ............................................ ...
ITTO guidelines for the restoration, management and rehabilitation of
... Such large areas of damaged forest and land are cause for concern, but they also represent a potential resource of immense value. The ITTO guidelines for the restoration, management and rehabilitation of degraded and secondary forests have been formulated to help communities realize that potential. ...
... Such large areas of damaged forest and land are cause for concern, but they also represent a potential resource of immense value. The ITTO guidelines for the restoration, management and rehabilitation of degraded and secondary forests have been formulated to help communities realize that potential. ...
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.