On the evolutionary ecology of species` ranges - People
... a species’ range. As an introduced species invades into favourable terrain, it is likely to experience selection favouring dispersal, thus accelerating the rate of invasion. Given genetic variation in dispersal rates, individuals with higher dispersal rates will tend to be found in increasing freque ...
... a species’ range. As an introduced species invades into favourable terrain, it is likely to experience selection favouring dispersal, thus accelerating the rate of invasion. Given genetic variation in dispersal rates, individuals with higher dispersal rates will tend to be found in increasing freque ...
260 KB - Hawaii Biological Survey
... Hawaiian streams directly influence mechanistic factors impacting stream biota. Not the least of these factors include nutrient regimes, flow regimes, and residence time. The minimized hyporheic zone is a result of the islands’ volcanic origins and the limited amount of sediment covering this volcan ...
... Hawaiian streams directly influence mechanistic factors impacting stream biota. Not the least of these factors include nutrient regimes, flow regimes, and residence time. The minimized hyporheic zone is a result of the islands’ volcanic origins and the limited amount of sediment covering this volcan ...
Monitoring data from citizen-science programs
... many other species, thereby increasing biodiversity and habitat heterogeneity across the landscape. They also help maintain grassland presence and serve as important prey for many predators. However, these burrowing mammals are facing myriad threats, which have caused marked decreases in populations ...
... many other species, thereby increasing biodiversity and habitat heterogeneity across the landscape. They also help maintain grassland presence and serve as important prey for many predators. However, these burrowing mammals are facing myriad threats, which have caused marked decreases in populations ...
Christchurch - New Zealand Ecological Society
... issues within the normal two-issue per year publication of the Journal, but that any future thematic special issues should be extra and so require their own funding base. An alternative that the Society experimented with is to publish workshop proceedings in special publications. The first of these ...
... issues within the normal two-issue per year publication of the Journal, but that any future thematic special issues should be extra and so require their own funding base. An alternative that the Society experimented with is to publish workshop proceedings in special publications. The first of these ...
Ecological Integrity in British Columbia`s Parks and Protected Areas
... important concept that drives management direction in many protected areas to ensure natural areas are well managed into the future. It provides strong justification for such actions as adapting to climate change, or dealing aggressively with invasive species. However, the system is comprised of are ...
... important concept that drives management direction in many protected areas to ensure natural areas are well managed into the future. It provides strong justification for such actions as adapting to climate change, or dealing aggressively with invasive species. However, the system is comprised of are ...
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Agroecosystems
... will be able to perform critical functions, even in the event of disturbance or species loss (e.g., natural disaster and humaninduced land use change) (Naeem and Li, 1997). Agroecosystems both provide and rely on ecosystem services to sustain production of food, fiber, and other ...
... will be able to perform critical functions, even in the event of disturbance or species loss (e.g., natural disaster and humaninduced land use change) (Naeem and Li, 1997). Agroecosystems both provide and rely on ecosystem services to sustain production of food, fiber, and other ...
Freese Scale for Grassland Biodiversity
... (APR) is to restore and conserve the biodiversity—species, habitats and ecological processes—that was native to this region for the past several thousand years. In doing so, we recognize that the prairie ecosystem is a highly dynamic place and that species, habitats and ecological processes vary and ...
... (APR) is to restore and conserve the biodiversity—species, habitats and ecological processes—that was native to this region for the past several thousand years. In doing so, we recognize that the prairie ecosystem is a highly dynamic place and that species, habitats and ecological processes vary and ...
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Levin, S.A. (editor). Encyclopedia
... fire and grazing) that create and maintain grassland habitats (Askins et al., 2007). Landscape-level analyses have revealed the specific habitat features required for foraging and nesting by these birds (Ribic and Sample, 2001; Veech, 2006). These species are sensitive to the fragmentation of their ...
... fire and grazing) that create and maintain grassland habitats (Askins et al., 2007). Landscape-level analyses have revealed the specific habitat features required for foraging and nesting by these birds (Ribic and Sample, 2001; Veech, 2006). These species are sensitive to the fragmentation of their ...
Comparative ecology of desert small mammals: a
... have been the subject of much interesting work in recent years. To make this review as generally informative as possible, and to provide structure to the wealth of available literature, I focus my efforts on 4 themes: competition compared with predation; the influence of biotic and abiotic factors; ...
... have been the subject of much interesting work in recent years. To make this review as generally informative as possible, and to provide structure to the wealth of available literature, I focus my efforts on 4 themes: competition compared with predation; the influence of biotic and abiotic factors; ...
CNPS policy on mitigation guidelines regarding impacts to rare
... mitigation, should be placed in writing to prevent later confusion or disagreement. The DFG Plant Conservation Program has prepared a mitigation plan annotated outline that includes the basic information needed to develop a mitigation plan for State-listed plant species that would be acceptable to t ...
... mitigation, should be placed in writing to prevent later confusion or disagreement. The DFG Plant Conservation Program has prepared a mitigation plan annotated outline that includes the basic information needed to develop a mitigation plan for State-listed plant species that would be acceptable to t ...
Heathlands confronting global change: drivers of biodiversity loss
... species considered as to be restricted to heathland habitats (e.g. Kleijn et al., 2008; Tsaliki and Diekmann, 2011). Different physiological variables have also been measured as direct indicators of plant response to drivers, such as photosynthesis and respiration rates (e.g. Albert et al., 2011a, b ...
... species considered as to be restricted to heathland habitats (e.g. Kleijn et al., 2008; Tsaliki and Diekmann, 2011). Different physiological variables have also been measured as direct indicators of plant response to drivers, such as photosynthesis and respiration rates (e.g. Albert et al., 2011a, b ...
Not seeing the ocean for the islands
... physical factors (e.g. Cadenasso et al., 1997) rather than discrete forest communities. It is also important to note that edge effects, while related to the effects of reduced forest area through the ratio of edge:interior habitat, are a function of spatial configuration independent of habitat amoun ...
... physical factors (e.g. Cadenasso et al., 1997) rather than discrete forest communities. It is also important to note that edge effects, while related to the effects of reduced forest area through the ratio of edge:interior habitat, are a function of spatial configuration independent of habitat amoun ...
American Journal of Botany
... and corresponding changes in species composition, could alter important services that ecosystems provide to humanity (e.g., food production, pest/disease control, water purification). Here we review over two decades of experiments that have examined how species richness of primary producers influenc ...
... and corresponding changes in species composition, could alter important services that ecosystems provide to humanity (e.g., food production, pest/disease control, water purification). Here we review over two decades of experiments that have examined how species richness of primary producers influenc ...
Biodiversity and Climate Change: Integrating Evolutionary and
... that the selective process of evolution can significantly affect population dynamics (Hanski & Saccheri 2006, Pelletier et al. 2007; see also reviews by Kokko & López-Sepulcre 2007 and Saccheri & Hanski 2006). This is the case for many introduced species, for which selection-driven phenotypic change ...
... that the selective process of evolution can significantly affect population dynamics (Hanski & Saccheri 2006, Pelletier et al. 2007; see also reviews by Kokko & López-Sepulcre 2007 and Saccheri & Hanski 2006). This is the case for many introduced species, for which selection-driven phenotypic change ...
American Journal of Botany
... and corresponding changes in species composition, could alter important services that ecosystems provide to humanity (e.g., food production, pest/disease control, water purification). Here we review over two decades of experiments that have examined how species richness of primary producers influenc ...
... and corresponding changes in species composition, could alter important services that ecosystems provide to humanity (e.g., food production, pest/disease control, water purification). Here we review over two decades of experiments that have examined how species richness of primary producers influenc ...
Simulation of potential habitat overlap between red deer (Cervus
... (Bonnot et al., 2013; Couturier et al., 2014; Jorge et al., 2013; Menard et al., 2014). Many traditional conservation measures target endemic or threatened species, such as the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) and giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), which coexist in similar habitats with s ...
... (Bonnot et al., 2013; Couturier et al., 2014; Jorge et al., 2013; Menard et al., 2014). Many traditional conservation measures target endemic or threatened species, such as the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) and giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), which coexist in similar habitats with s ...
session3-b1 (p 21-60).qxp - Winemiller Aquatic Ecology Lab
... biodiversity and provide important goods and ecological services to society, including fisheries. Riverine ecosystems and fisheries are subject to intense pressure from a wide range of anthropogenic disturbances, the main ones being impacts from altered land use, modifications to river flow regimes, ...
... biodiversity and provide important goods and ecological services to society, including fisheries. Riverine ecosystems and fisheries are subject to intense pressure from a wide range of anthropogenic disturbances, the main ones being impacts from altered land use, modifications to river flow regimes, ...
GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
... appear to generalize well across broad geographic regions. For example, the zonation patterns of dominant salt marsh plants are created by trade-offs between stress tolerance and competitive ability in marshes in a wide variety of geographic locations, although the details of the trade-offs may diff ...
... appear to generalize well across broad geographic regions. For example, the zonation patterns of dominant salt marsh plants are created by trade-offs between stress tolerance and competitive ability in marshes in a wide variety of geographic locations, although the details of the trade-offs may diff ...
April cover.qxd
... an important determinant of vegetation composition. This has important implications for the decomposer subsystem, since those plant species that have the most palatable foliage are generally the ones that produce the most readily decomposable litter (Grime et al. 1996). Earlier successional plant sp ...
... an important determinant of vegetation composition. This has important implications for the decomposer subsystem, since those plant species that have the most palatable foliage are generally the ones that produce the most readily decomposable litter (Grime et al. 1996). Earlier successional plant sp ...
Characterizing and predicting species distributions across
... (ENMs) are a useful and rapidly proliferating tool in ecology and global change biology. ENMs attempt to capture associations between a species and its environment and are often used to draw biological inferences, to predict potential occurrences in unoccupied regions and to forecast future distribu ...
... (ENMs) are a useful and rapidly proliferating tool in ecology and global change biology. ENMs attempt to capture associations between a species and its environment and are often used to draw biological inferences, to predict potential occurrences in unoccupied regions and to forecast future distribu ...
Taking fungi into account in biodiversity conservation
... services. Like other multicellular organisms, fungi provide all of these (Pringle et al. 2011), ...
... services. Like other multicellular organisms, fungi provide all of these (Pringle et al. 2011), ...
Relative importance of endogenous and exogenous mechanisms in
... Such a framework was most recently proposed by Chesson (2000b), who showed that mechanisms maintaining coexistence can work in 2 distinct ways: either they minimize fitness differences between species (these are equalizing mechanisms) or they increase the relative strength of intraspecific limitatio ...
... Such a framework was most recently proposed by Chesson (2000b), who showed that mechanisms maintaining coexistence can work in 2 distinct ways: either they minimize fitness differences between species (these are equalizing mechanisms) or they increase the relative strength of intraspecific limitatio ...
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.