FRAMEWORK FOR CHARACTERIZING CONSERVATION UNITS
... managed. Any scheme to compartmentalize biodiversity in Pacific salmon will be, at best, an approximation. In addition to all of the usual difficulties caused by limited and incomplete information, the highly dynamic nature of the interactions between salmon and their diverse habitats means that the ...
... managed. Any scheme to compartmentalize biodiversity in Pacific salmon will be, at best, an approximation. In addition to all of the usual difficulties caused by limited and incomplete information, the highly dynamic nature of the interactions between salmon and their diverse habitats means that the ...
Enhancing species distribution modeling by characterizing predator
... inclusion of species interactions, in addition to environmental conditions, has yet to be widely quantified and included in modern SDM approaches (Sexton et al. 2009, Paine 2010, Zarnetske et al. 2012). Typically, SDM approaches consider species interactions by using the geographic ranges of prey or ...
... inclusion of species interactions, in addition to environmental conditions, has yet to be widely quantified and included in modern SDM approaches (Sexton et al. 2009, Paine 2010, Zarnetske et al. 2012). Typically, SDM approaches consider species interactions by using the geographic ranges of prey or ...
La biodiversité, c`est la vie - doc-developpement
... pressure and in water . It also attempts to create systems to produce hydrogen or electricity imitating the process of photosynthesis . A filter with ultra -pure water could be composed of membranes and doors protein mimicking systems at work in nature . [11] •This list is not exhaustive ... ...
... pressure and in water . It also attempts to create systems to produce hydrogen or electricity imitating the process of photosynthesis . A filter with ultra -pure water could be composed of membranes and doors protein mimicking systems at work in nature . [11] •This list is not exhaustive ... ...
Eightmile Creek Watershed A Project Final Report Prepared for
... Major changes in biota can occur with relatively small amounts of urban land use in a watershed. Research consistently shows a strong negative correlation between the imperviousness of a drainage basin and the health of its receiving stream so that percent of impervious surface within a watershed is ...
... Major changes in biota can occur with relatively small amounts of urban land use in a watershed. Research consistently shows a strong negative correlation between the imperviousness of a drainage basin and the health of its receiving stream so that percent of impervious surface within a watershed is ...
3 inland biodiversity
... The range forms the Clarke Connors Range subregion of the Central Queensland Coast Bioregion, which lies adjacent to the Brigalow Belt Bioregion to the west, north and south, and the Sarina to Proserpine Lowlands subregion of the Central Queensland Coast to the east. In this respect it is an area of ...
... The range forms the Clarke Connors Range subregion of the Central Queensland Coast Bioregion, which lies adjacent to the Brigalow Belt Bioregion to the west, north and south, and the Sarina to Proserpine Lowlands subregion of the Central Queensland Coast to the east. In this respect it is an area of ...
wolf reintro
... Wolf #21 spent a little over two years with his mother (#9) before venturing out to become the alpha male of another pack. He fathered pups every year from 1998–2004, including 20 pups in 2000. #21 became a legend to “wolfwatchers,” not only because of his size, but also because of his calm and gent ...
... Wolf #21 spent a little over two years with his mother (#9) before venturing out to become the alpha male of another pack. He fathered pups every year from 1998–2004, including 20 pups in 2000. #21 became a legend to “wolfwatchers,” not only because of his size, but also because of his calm and gent ...
South Australian Arid Lands Biodiversity Strategy
... what plants and animals can live there. Despite this arid and often harsh and unforgiving landscape, the region is full of plants and wildlife that have adapted remarkably well. Besides the variety of small mammals, such as Hopping Mice, Dunnarts and Mulgaras, Dingoes and Kangaroos are also found. T ...
... what plants and animals can live there. Despite this arid and often harsh and unforgiving landscape, the region is full of plants and wildlife that have adapted remarkably well. Besides the variety of small mammals, such as Hopping Mice, Dunnarts and Mulgaras, Dingoes and Kangaroos are also found. T ...
program and abstracts of the conference here
... with fast-growing exotic species. Such approaches can improve livelihoods in the short-term benefits but do little to conserve biodiversity and there is evidence that they may lower both ecological and economic resilience over the longer term. On the other hand, approaches that simply aim to restore ...
... with fast-growing exotic species. Such approaches can improve livelihoods in the short-term benefits but do little to conserve biodiversity and there is evidence that they may lower both ecological and economic resilience over the longer term. On the other hand, approaches that simply aim to restore ...
Biology and Ecology of Juvenile Procambarus alleni and
... freshwater aquatic ecosystems in North America, where crayfish often serve as keystone species, and may dominate energy and nutrient flow. Despite the widespread influences that crayfish have on all trophic levels, they are almost completely overlooked in conservation efforts. The roles of crayfish ...
... freshwater aquatic ecosystems in North America, where crayfish often serve as keystone species, and may dominate energy and nutrient flow. Despite the widespread influences that crayfish have on all trophic levels, they are almost completely overlooked in conservation efforts. The roles of crayfish ...
Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems
... shocking was the presence of so many organisms. Here biodiversity is low, meaning only a few species make up the majority of a big population resulting in a large biomass (figure 10) with high productivity. Bacteria are essential for this process as they are food for animals, symbiotic with others a ...
... shocking was the presence of so many organisms. Here biodiversity is low, meaning only a few species make up the majority of a big population resulting in a large biomass (figure 10) with high productivity. Bacteria are essential for this process as they are food for animals, symbiotic with others a ...
The merging of community ecology and phylogenetic biology
... Figure 2 Hypothesized variation in phylogenetic clustering and trait conservatism with phylogenetic scale (a) Phylogenetic conservatism of traits and phylogenetic clustering of species in communities varies as more of the tree of life is encompassed in an analysis. Ecologically relevant traits may b ...
... Figure 2 Hypothesized variation in phylogenetic clustering and trait conservatism with phylogenetic scale (a) Phylogenetic conservatism of traits and phylogenetic clustering of species in communities varies as more of the tree of life is encompassed in an analysis. Ecologically relevant traits may b ...
The merging of community ecology and phylogenetic
... conservatism because traits within clades are less variable than traits among clades. However, conservatism of traits deeper in the phylogeny may diminish due to homoplasy, particularly if lineages in different geographical regions have converged towards similar trait values as a result of similar s ...
... conservatism because traits within clades are less variable than traits among clades. However, conservatism of traits deeper in the phylogeny may diminish due to homoplasy, particularly if lineages in different geographical regions have converged towards similar trait values as a result of similar s ...
Awareness material for the mangroves in Egypt
... Egypt, only small areas are occupied by mangroves. This is a reflection of both natural conditions and human pressures. The presence of mangroves assumes great environmental and ecological significance. The fallen litter, via detrital pathways, often makes appreciable contribution to the coastal foo ...
... Egypt, only small areas are occupied by mangroves. This is a reflection of both natural conditions and human pressures. The presence of mangroves assumes great environmental and ecological significance. The fallen litter, via detrital pathways, often makes appreciable contribution to the coastal foo ...
Do herbivores exert top-down effects in Neotropical savannas
... 1987). Indeed, our estimate of the proportion of foliar productivity consumed is greater than or comparable to the total herbivory observed in many other terrestrial ecosystems (Frank et al. 1998). Additional studies in other locations are clearly needed to establish the generality of our results. N ...
... 1987). Indeed, our estimate of the proportion of foliar productivity consumed is greater than or comparable to the total herbivory observed in many other terrestrial ecosystems (Frank et al. 1998). Additional studies in other locations are clearly needed to establish the generality of our results. N ...
Individual dispersal, landscape connectivity and
... We review whether landscape connectivity estimates could gain in both precision and generality by incorporating three fundamental outcomes of dispersal theory. Firstly, dispersal is a multi-causal process; its restriction to an ‘escape reaction’ to environmental unsuitability is an oversimplificatio ...
... We review whether landscape connectivity estimates could gain in both precision and generality by incorporating three fundamental outcomes of dispersal theory. Firstly, dispersal is a multi-causal process; its restriction to an ‘escape reaction’ to environmental unsuitability is an oversimplificatio ...
Island biology and the consequences of interspecific
... notoriously noxious invasive species that disrupts native communities almost everywhere it has been introduced. 4. The paper is really about inferring process (interspecific competition) from patterns (body sizes among islands). 5. And finally, Barun et al. (2015) stress the necessity of knowing one ...
... notoriously noxious invasive species that disrupts native communities almost everywhere it has been introduced. 4. The paper is really about inferring process (interspecific competition) from patterns (body sizes among islands). 5. And finally, Barun et al. (2015) stress the necessity of knowing one ...
Modelling the ecology and evolution of communities
... Understanding how evolution shapes ecological communities is of key importance for the successful conservation of species and ecosystems, for predicting impacts of environmental perturbations, and for understanding the origin and loss of biodiversity in general. The complexity and dynamical nature o ...
... Understanding how evolution shapes ecological communities is of key importance for the successful conservation of species and ecosystems, for predicting impacts of environmental perturbations, and for understanding the origin and loss of biodiversity in general. The complexity and dynamical nature o ...
Functional traits, convergent evolution, and periodic tables of niches
... held belief is that no general rules are possible in community ecology because of inherent complexity, prevalence of historical contingency, and large variation within study units ranging from populations to ecosystems. Given recognition that a strict analogy with chemistry’s two-dimensional periodi ...
... held belief is that no general rules are possible in community ecology because of inherent complexity, prevalence of historical contingency, and large variation within study units ranging from populations to ecosystems. Given recognition that a strict analogy with chemistry’s two-dimensional periodi ...
Ecological monitoring in Cambridge Bay
... location of a sampled microhabitat: where the triangles denote the two dry ecosites and the squares denote the two wet habitats. Points which are located more closely together are more similar than points located further away from one another. In A, the text represents the individual species codes ( ...
... location of a sampled microhabitat: where the triangles denote the two dry ecosites and the squares denote the two wet habitats. Points which are located more closely together are more similar than points located further away from one another. In A, the text represents the individual species codes ( ...
Diversity meets decomposition
... plant litter, microbial and detritivore levels for decomposition in forest floors and streams. Next, we consider the role of interactions across multiple trophic levels and variation in food-web complexity. Finally, we synthesize some general insights from our comparative analysis and highlight chal ...
... plant litter, microbial and detritivore levels for decomposition in forest floors and streams. Next, we consider the role of interactions across multiple trophic levels and variation in food-web complexity. Finally, we synthesize some general insights from our comparative analysis and highlight chal ...
Ecological morphospace of New World ants
... The relationship between form and function is axiomatic in biology, and is often assumed in studies of ecological interactions and community assembly (Miles & Ricklefs, 1984). Morphology, the size and shape of an organism, reflects a combination of the differences in ecology and phylogenetic history ...
... The relationship between form and function is axiomatic in biology, and is often assumed in studies of ecological interactions and community assembly (Miles & Ricklefs, 1984). Morphology, the size and shape of an organism, reflects a combination of the differences in ecology and phylogenetic history ...
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... 22. Jones CG, Lawton JH, Shachak M. (1994). Organisms as ecosystem engineers. Oikos 69: 373–386. 23. Kadalli GG, Devi LS, Siddaramappa R and John E. (2000). Characterization of humic fractions extracted from ...
... 22. Jones CG, Lawton JH, Shachak M. (1994). Organisms as ecosystem engineers. Oikos 69: 373–386. 23. Kadalli GG, Devi LS, Siddaramappa R and John E. (2000). Characterization of humic fractions extracted from ...
Management Principles and Strategies to Guide
... principles and a checklist of strategies for management of private native forests. The checklist is ordered hierarchically from large scale to individual tree based approaches for integrating biodiversity conservation and wood production. The focus is on a set of general principles rather than speci ...
... principles and a checklist of strategies for management of private native forests. The checklist is ordered hierarchically from large scale to individual tree based approaches for integrating biodiversity conservation and wood production. The focus is on a set of general principles rather than speci ...
WABSI Research Plan 2017-2020
... In addition to decisions relating to land allocation and management, the growing number of species at threat of extinction also requires prioritisation of biodiversity management activities to achieve the greatest conservation return from a defined set of resources. A particular priority is how best ...
... In addition to decisions relating to land allocation and management, the growing number of species at threat of extinction also requires prioritisation of biodiversity management activities to achieve the greatest conservation return from a defined set of resources. A particular priority is how best ...
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.