Environmental and spatial drivers of taxonomic, functional
... Bats were surveyed using ground-level mist nets during the dry season (January to April) and wet season (May to September) of 2010. These surveys provided information on species composition and abundances that were used to quantify taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic structure. Each site was surv ...
... Bats were surveyed using ground-level mist nets during the dry season (January to April) and wet season (May to September) of 2010. These surveys provided information on species composition and abundances that were used to quantify taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic structure. Each site was surv ...
Resource Depletion and Habitat Segregation by Competitors Under
... which induces a discrete shift to a safer habitat (examples of such shifts, and ways of predicting them, are treated below). A corresponding step function in in dividual growth rate could also be expected, if the habitats differ in resource levels or energetic costs. A discrete habitat shift is dep ...
... which induces a discrete shift to a safer habitat (examples of such shifts, and ways of predicting them, are treated below). A corresponding step function in in dividual growth rate could also be expected, if the habitats differ in resource levels or energetic costs. A discrete habitat shift is dep ...
Movement and Space Use by Coastal Rosy Boas (Lichanura
... the distances moved per day, but only when movement occurred, by excluding distances of zero and asked ‘‘when animals moved, how far did they move?’’ We calculated the proportion of possible fixes resulting in moves (‘‘proportional movement’’) for each individual then used t-tests or ANOVA to test f ...
... the distances moved per day, but only when movement occurred, by excluding distances of zero and asked ‘‘when animals moved, how far did they move?’’ We calculated the proportion of possible fixes resulting in moves (‘‘proportional movement’’) for each individual then used t-tests or ANOVA to test f ...
Definitions of Biodiversity and Measures of Its Value
... surviving representatives and the single surviving species of a particular genus, the latter would trump the former. There is now near-uniform agreement that not all species can be maintained given the many needs of a human population at six billion and growing and the political realities that growt ...
... surviving representatives and the single surviving species of a particular genus, the latter would trump the former. There is now near-uniform agreement that not all species can be maintained given the many needs of a human population at six billion and growing and the political realities that growt ...
How Habitat Edges Change Species Interactions
... gradient-like transitions can also be ecologically important edges (Fig. 1). At larger scales, broad ecotones featuring habitats intermediate to, yet distinct from, surrounding regions can function as edges. But not all species perceive edges visually the way humans do. Edge-like changes in soil che ...
... gradient-like transitions can also be ecologically important edges (Fig. 1). At larger scales, broad ecotones featuring habitats intermediate to, yet distinct from, surrounding regions can function as edges. But not all species perceive edges visually the way humans do. Edge-like changes in soil che ...
C.V. - The Patrick Lab
... *Patrick, C.J. & Brown, B.L. (2014) Disentangling the effect of macroinvertebrate species pool functional diversity from the influence of environmental variation on the β-diversity of watersheds. Chesapeake Bay Modeling Symposium, Annapolis, MD *Patrick, C.J. (2014) Aquatic community ecology at mul ...
... *Patrick, C.J. & Brown, B.L. (2014) Disentangling the effect of macroinvertebrate species pool functional diversity from the influence of environmental variation on the β-diversity of watersheds. Chesapeake Bay Modeling Symposium, Annapolis, MD *Patrick, C.J. (2014) Aquatic community ecology at mul ...
Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in plant populations
... status of the species (i.e. recently rare species are typically threatened or endangered). Once common and now rare species are expected to show stronger effects on genetic diversity than naturally rare species, as the former have suffered recent (i.e. in non-evolutionary time) decreases in regional ...
... status of the species (i.e. recently rare species are typically threatened or endangered). Once common and now rare species are expected to show stronger effects on genetic diversity than naturally rare species, as the former have suffered recent (i.e. in non-evolutionary time) decreases in regional ...
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... superior competitors have time to build up sizes or numbers and to dominate resources. Consequently, the number of species is, again, reduced. Hypotheses derived from this model must be tested by manipulations of the regime of disturbance. No amount of describing patterns of species richness across ...
... superior competitors have time to build up sizes or numbers and to dominate resources. Consequently, the number of species is, again, reduced. Hypotheses derived from this model must be tested by manipulations of the regime of disturbance. No amount of describing patterns of species richness across ...
Predictors of species sensitivity to fragmentation
... et al. 1994), few studies have directly tested this prediction (Table 3). These tests have yielded variable, controversial results. The hypothesis was supported by a study controlling variability experimentally and by a study that measured population variability for the same length of time for extan ...
... et al. 1994), few studies have directly tested this prediction (Table 3). These tests have yielded variable, controversial results. The hypothesis was supported by a study controlling variability experimentally and by a study that measured population variability for the same length of time for extan ...
Issues Ecology in Setting Limits: Using Air
... ore than four decades of research provide unequivocal evidence that sulfur, nitrogen, and mercury pollution have altered, and will continue to alter, our nation’s lands and waters. The emission and deposition of air pollutants harm native plants and animals, degrade water quality, affect forest prod ...
... ore than four decades of research provide unequivocal evidence that sulfur, nitrogen, and mercury pollution have altered, and will continue to alter, our nation’s lands and waters. The emission and deposition of air pollutants harm native plants and animals, degrade water quality, affect forest prod ...
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... “If some mechanism promotes the coexistence of two or more species, each species must be able to increase when it is rare and the others are at their typical abundances; this invasibility criterion is fundamental evidence for species coexistence regardless of the mechanism.” “some subset of the co-o ...
... “If some mechanism promotes the coexistence of two or more species, each species must be able to increase when it is rare and the others are at their typical abundances; this invasibility criterion is fundamental evidence for species coexistence regardless of the mechanism.” “some subset of the co-o ...
Comparative studies of terrestrial vertebrates in urban areas
... Conservation and management questions are at the interface between questions raised by ecologists studying cities and urban residents. Management questions are shaped by the two sometimes conflicting goals for wildlife conservation in cities: to maintain regional biodiversity, and to provide opportu ...
... Conservation and management questions are at the interface between questions raised by ecologists studying cities and urban residents. Management questions are shaped by the two sometimes conflicting goals for wildlife conservation in cities: to maintain regional biodiversity, and to provide opportu ...
Criteria and Indicators for Assessing the Sustainability
... broad concept and, given the huge diversity of life in tropical forests, it is impossible to make rapid direct assessments of biodiversity in forests in anything other than a superficial manner. It is likely that there will be limited skilled human resources and time for biodiversity assessment in a ...
... broad concept and, given the huge diversity of life in tropical forests, it is impossible to make rapid direct assessments of biodiversity in forests in anything other than a superficial manner. It is likely that there will be limited skilled human resources and time for biodiversity assessment in a ...
Potential impacts of ocean acidification on the Puget Sound food web
... Puget Sound food web model The food web model for the central basin of Puget Sound (Harvey et al., 2010, 2012) was developed using the Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) software version 5.1 (Christensen and Walters, 2004). In EwE, species or aggregated functional groups are treated as biomass pools regulate ...
... Puget Sound food web model The food web model for the central basin of Puget Sound (Harvey et al., 2010, 2012) was developed using the Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) software version 5.1 (Christensen and Walters, 2004). In EwE, species or aggregated functional groups are treated as biomass pools regulate ...
pptx
... “If some mechanism promotes the coexistence of two or more species, each species must be able to increase when it is rare and the others are at their typical abundances; this invasibility criterion is fundamental evidence for species coexistence regardless of the mechanism.” “some subset of the co-o ...
... “If some mechanism promotes the coexistence of two or more species, each species must be able to increase when it is rare and the others are at their typical abundances; this invasibility criterion is fundamental evidence for species coexistence regardless of the mechanism.” “some subset of the co-o ...
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... Nevada, USA, where she studies life in natural, but often extreme, habitats found at both poles. Since joining the DRI in 2001, Alison has made significant contributions to molecular and cellular biology, advancing ecological understanding of microbial life with respect to ecosystem variability, fun ...
... Nevada, USA, where she studies life in natural, but often extreme, habitats found at both poles. Since joining the DRI in 2001, Alison has made significant contributions to molecular and cellular biology, advancing ecological understanding of microbial life with respect to ecosystem variability, fun ...
Section 1.1 Silence of the Frogs
... threatening parasitic disease. Cases of malaria have increased in ...
... threatening parasitic disease. Cases of malaria have increased in ...
A Two-day workshop on Conservation of wildlife in Deccan Plateau
... conservation of wildlife in a humandominated landscape. The conservation plan will be applicable to the flora, and fauna found in the proposed plant area, and some part of this was designed in line with management plan of GIB Sanctuary, Solapur. Some activities planned under the ...
... conservation of wildlife in a humandominated landscape. The conservation plan will be applicable to the flora, and fauna found in the proposed plant area, and some part of this was designed in line with management plan of GIB Sanctuary, Solapur. Some activities planned under the ...
Parasites, ecosystems and sustainability: an ecological and complex
... problem in understanding the behaviour of ecosystems is explaining the operation of cross-scale influences. Obviously, highly local and short-term events such as the infection of a single host organism, or base-pair substitution in a single genome resulting in increased infectivity or pathogenicity ...
... problem in understanding the behaviour of ecosystems is explaining the operation of cross-scale influences. Obviously, highly local and short-term events such as the infection of a single host organism, or base-pair substitution in a single genome resulting in increased infectivity or pathogenicity ...
Ecosystem fragmentation drives increased diet variation in an
... relationship among populations; results are qualitatively similar if excluding this interaction). For males, there was no association between body size and growth rate (P = 0.89), and thus, site means were used in analysis. Gut contents and stable isotopes Resource use was quantified as proportions ...
... relationship among populations; results are qualitatively similar if excluding this interaction). For males, there was no association between body size and growth rate (P = 0.89), and thus, site means were used in analysis. Gut contents and stable isotopes Resource use was quantified as proportions ...
Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and
... For example, Walker et al. (1999) found evidence for response diversity in an Australian rangeland by observing that minor plant species took over the functional roles of the dominant species following long-term grazing. Similarly, native bee communities in watermelon fields were shown to harbour el ...
... For example, Walker et al. (1999) found evidence for response diversity in an Australian rangeland by observing that minor plant species took over the functional roles of the dominant species following long-term grazing. Similarly, native bee communities in watermelon fields were shown to harbour el ...
Genetic Biodiversity Recommendations of the European Platform for
... organisms of a given taxon can disperse between habitat patches Connectivity: (n) degree to which disjunct populations function as a meta-population Conservation biology: (np) science whose objective is to provide methods and results that can be used by managers to slow or halt the loss of biologica ...
... organisms of a given taxon can disperse between habitat patches Connectivity: (n) degree to which disjunct populations function as a meta-population Conservation biology: (np) science whose objective is to provide methods and results that can be used by managers to slow or halt the loss of biologica ...
Rangeland degradation in Ordos Plateau, its nature and assessment
... The Ordos Plateau has a markedly higher percentage (more than 70%) of degraded rangelands than the regions in the same latitude, primarily because of the frequent fluctuation of climate and the heavier grazing pressure, combined with the exploring for fuelwood and pharmaceutical plants and the conve ...
... The Ordos Plateau has a markedly higher percentage (more than 70%) of degraded rangelands than the regions in the same latitude, primarily because of the frequent fluctuation of climate and the heavier grazing pressure, combined with the exploring for fuelwood and pharmaceutical plants and the conve ...
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.