A New Kind of Ecology? Thinking of Biology
... dependence of general processes. In the interest of generality, the models are deliberately kept simple and therefore are necessarily not accurate representations of any particular ecological system. Empirical applications: Predictin g dyn amics in specific systems. A second type of CA model involve ...
... dependence of general processes. In the interest of generality, the models are deliberately kept simple and therefore are necessarily not accurate representations of any particular ecological system. Empirical applications: Predictin g dyn amics in specific systems. A second type of CA model involve ...
Kirwan in Ecology
... interactions to the diversity effect, and (3) proposes a range of models with simple patterns among the interspecific interactions. These models can explain most of the diversity effect using a low number of coefficients, which is of particular importance in species-rich systems with many possible int ...
... interactions to the diversity effect, and (3) proposes a range of models with simple patterns among the interspecific interactions. These models can explain most of the diversity effect using a low number of coefficients, which is of particular importance in species-rich systems with many possible int ...
Diversityinteraction modeling: estimating contributions of species
... interactions to the diversity effect, and (3) proposes a range of models with simple patterns among the interspecific interactions. These models can explain most of the diversity effect using a low number of coefficients, which is of particular importance in species-rich systems with many possible int ...
... interactions to the diversity effect, and (3) proposes a range of models with simple patterns among the interspecific interactions. These models can explain most of the diversity effect using a low number of coefficients, which is of particular importance in species-rich systems with many possible int ...
Exam #1 Practice Questions
... D) have seeds that become viable only after a forest fire E) disperse many seeds in close proximity to the parent tree Answer: A ...
... D) have seeds that become viable only after a forest fire E) disperse many seeds in close proximity to the parent tree Answer: A ...
Habitat: Shallow Rocky Reef Species (0
... although we strongly recommend that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game take an ecosystem-based approach to their wildlife conservation plan (WCP), one that encompasses ecological relationships among species, trophic levels and habitats. Traditionally, conservation management has taken a single s ...
... although we strongly recommend that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game take an ecosystem-based approach to their wildlife conservation plan (WCP), one that encompasses ecological relationships among species, trophic levels and habitats. Traditionally, conservation management has taken a single s ...
Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Biodiversity Dynamics
... By the early eighteenth century, the phenomenon of directional change in vegetation composition over the years was raising scientific interest, and in 1806 the term ‘succession’ was introduced in its present meaning. Succession goes along with notable diversity changes and is thus an important natur ...
... By the early eighteenth century, the phenomenon of directional change in vegetation composition over the years was raising scientific interest, and in 1806 the term ‘succession’ was introduced in its present meaning. Succession goes along with notable diversity changes and is thus an important natur ...
Class Examples Habitat Management Prescription
... to maintain and enhance soil productivity, gene conservation, biodiversity, landscape patterns, and the array of ecological processes common to healthy ecosystems (UF SFRC 2009) ...
... to maintain and enhance soil productivity, gene conservation, biodiversity, landscape patterns, and the array of ecological processes common to healthy ecosystems (UF SFRC 2009) ...
Food webs: reconciling the structure and function of biodiversity
... relatively few species. This is consistent with species removal experiments in BEF studies, which have suggested a small sub-group of species disproportionately influences productivity [9]. Incorporating energy flow Weighted networks allow foodweb metrics to include the strength of trophic interacti ...
... relatively few species. This is consistent with species removal experiments in BEF studies, which have suggested a small sub-group of species disproportionately influences productivity [9]. Incorporating energy flow Weighted networks allow foodweb metrics to include the strength of trophic interacti ...
Genetic diversity assessments in the century of genome
... measures of genetic diversity such as within-population heterozygosity (Hs), total heterozygosity (Ht), and genetic differentiation between populations (1 Hs/Ht, called F st or Gst reflecting differences of exact definition) have been determined. But measuring diversity even among populations can be ...
... measures of genetic diversity such as within-population heterozygosity (Hs), total heterozygosity (Ht), and genetic differentiation between populations (1 Hs/Ht, called F st or Gst reflecting differences of exact definition) have been determined. But measuring diversity even among populations can be ...
Balanced harvesting in fisheries: a preliminary analysis of
... Malawi Principles on the Ecosystem Approach, and the growing awareness that fisheries (as well as aquaculture) have a role to play in addressing the increasing concerns about global food security. The paper does not seek to analyse specific management tools (e.g. implications for total allowable cat ...
... Malawi Principles on the Ecosystem Approach, and the growing awareness that fisheries (as well as aquaculture) have a role to play in addressing the increasing concerns about global food security. The paper does not seek to analyse specific management tools (e.g. implications for total allowable cat ...
Using Phylogenetic, Functional and Trait Diversity to
... been predicated on greater functional diversity allowing access to more of the total available resources. Thus, understanding phenotypic attributes that allow species to partition resources is fundamentally important to explaining diversity-productivity relationships. Methodology/Principal Findings: ...
... been predicated on greater functional diversity allowing access to more of the total available resources. Thus, understanding phenotypic attributes that allow species to partition resources is fundamentally important to explaining diversity-productivity relationships. Methodology/Principal Findings: ...
Local Ecological Communities
... sense of “stable,” where it means something like “the persistence of community membership.” On this reading, communities are indeed typically stable. The species composition on Black Mountain is similar year by year. But as we shall see, stability in this sense may not require community organization ...
... sense of “stable,” where it means something like “the persistence of community membership.” On this reading, communities are indeed typically stable. The species composition on Black Mountain is similar year by year. But as we shall see, stability in this sense may not require community organization ...
scientific information needs
... scales due to highly connected and interdependent marine and terrestrial ...
... scales due to highly connected and interdependent marine and terrestrial ...
AP Ecology Review Questions 51-56
... biological organization 5. Describe how habitat fragmentation affects population dynamics 6. Define "source habitat" and "sink habitat" and how these concepts relate to conservation habitats 7. Describe how population viability analysis and estimates of minimum viability size and effective populatio ...
... biological organization 5. Describe how habitat fragmentation affects population dynamics 6. Define "source habitat" and "sink habitat" and how these concepts relate to conservation habitats 7. Describe how population viability analysis and estimates of minimum viability size and effective populatio ...
Biology
... An ecosystem is a collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their nonliving, or physical, environment. A biome is a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities. The highest level of organization that ecologists study is the ent ...
... An ecosystem is a collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their nonliving, or physical, environment. A biome is a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities. The highest level of organization that ecologists study is the ent ...
Ecological Applications at the Level of Organisms and Single
... on an ability to predict where species might do well, whether we wish to restore degraded habitats, predict the future distribution of invasive species (and through biosecurity measures prevent their arrival), or conserve endangered species in new reserves. Niche theory therefore provides a vital fo ...
... on an ability to predict where species might do well, whether we wish to restore degraded habitats, predict the future distribution of invasive species (and through biosecurity measures prevent their arrival), or conserve endangered species in new reserves. Niche theory therefore provides a vital fo ...
Ecological and evolutionary implications of food subsidies from
... communities, food webs and ecosystems by altering processes such as competition, predator–prey interactions and nutrient transfer between biotopes and ecosystems. We also show that PAFS decrease temporal population variability, increase resilience of opportunistic species and reduce community divers ...
... communities, food webs and ecosystems by altering processes such as competition, predator–prey interactions and nutrient transfer between biotopes and ecosystems. We also show that PAFS decrease temporal population variability, increase resilience of opportunistic species and reduce community divers ...
a landscape simulation model for understanding animal
... in the habitat (e.g. , for two resources that occur equally in a habitat, each has a resource-proportion of 0.5). • A patch is the area composed of all adjacent cells sharing a habitat type where the local-scale processes take place. Individuals of a species in one patch (population) interact among ...
... in the habitat (e.g. , for two resources that occur equally in a habitat, each has a resource-proportion of 0.5). • A patch is the area composed of all adjacent cells sharing a habitat type where the local-scale processes take place. Individuals of a species in one patch (population) interact among ...
pdf reprint
... recommended increasing the amount of edge habitat to benefit certain wildlife species of interest to hunters (e.g. deer); conservation biologists have then conversely recommended decreasing the amount of edge to protect threatened species (Wilcove 1985); and finally ecologists in recent years have b ...
... recommended increasing the amount of edge habitat to benefit certain wildlife species of interest to hunters (e.g. deer); conservation biologists have then conversely recommended decreasing the amount of edge to protect threatened species (Wilcove 1985); and finally ecologists in recent years have b ...
this resolution - Freshwater Future
... are a vibrant, diverse ecosystem that is critically important to the economic well-being and quality of life of the Canadian and U.S. populations in the region; WHEREAS, over 180 invasive species have entered the Great Lakes and its connecting water ways over the years and caused widespread damage a ...
... are a vibrant, diverse ecosystem that is critically important to the economic well-being and quality of life of the Canadian and U.S. populations in the region; WHEREAS, over 180 invasive species have entered the Great Lakes and its connecting water ways over the years and caused widespread damage a ...
Ecological and evolutionary implications of food subsidies
... communities, food webs and ecosystems by altering processes such as competition, predator–prey interactions and nutrient transfer between biotopes and ecosystems. We also show that PAFS decrease temporal population variability, increase resilience of opportunistic species and reduce community divers ...
... communities, food webs and ecosystems by altering processes such as competition, predator–prey interactions and nutrient transfer between biotopes and ecosystems. We also show that PAFS decrease temporal population variability, increase resilience of opportunistic species and reduce community divers ...
State of Regional Parks: An Ecological Perspective
... Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and includes the city of Victoria. The CRD is experiencing rapid population growth along with its associated land development. The rate of population growth is expected to more than double by the year 2020. Some of the main attractions for people to our region are ...
... Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and includes the city of Victoria. The CRD is experiencing rapid population growth along with its associated land development. The rate of population growth is expected to more than double by the year 2020. Some of the main attractions for people to our region are ...
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.