Chapter 2: Principles of Ecology
... oceans. This may seem extensive, but if you could shrink Earth to the size of an apple, the biosphere would be thinner than the apple’s peel. Although it is thin, the biosphere supports a diverse group of organisms in a wide range of climates. The climate, soils, plants, and animals in one part of t ...
... oceans. This may seem extensive, but if you could shrink Earth to the size of an apple, the biosphere would be thinner than the apple’s peel. Although it is thin, the biosphere supports a diverse group of organisms in a wide range of climates. The climate, soils, plants, and animals in one part of t ...
Native fauna - Landcare Research
... In the heart of Wellington lies the ZEALANDIA Karori Sanctuary. An 8.6-km predator-proof fence surrounds 225 ha of regenerating lowland forest and wetlands. The goal is to reintroduce native fauna characteristic of the southern lowland North Island, both before human settlement and naturally establi ...
... In the heart of Wellington lies the ZEALANDIA Karori Sanctuary. An 8.6-km predator-proof fence surrounds 225 ha of regenerating lowland forest and wetlands. The goal is to reintroduce native fauna characteristic of the southern lowland North Island, both before human settlement and naturally establi ...
An Ecological Assessment of
... literature on RCG control resides in a diverse range of journals and reports. A search was made in databases relevant to the fields of agriculture, ecology, geography and restoration biology. It uncovered numerous experimental studies that have been conducted over the last ...
... literature on RCG control resides in a diverse range of journals and reports. A search was made in databases relevant to the fields of agriculture, ecology, geography and restoration biology. It uncovered numerous experimental studies that have been conducted over the last ...
Philosophy and Biodiversity - Assets
... motive for categorization might have been practical, it has also served many other purposes, as people distinguish holy or sacred types from profane and beautiful types from ugly, and so on. These categories comprise the cultural dimension of human existence and it is by no means obvious in what way ...
... motive for categorization might have been practical, it has also served many other purposes, as people distinguish holy or sacred types from profane and beautiful types from ugly, and so on. These categories comprise the cultural dimension of human existence and it is by no means obvious in what way ...
Frugivory in Puerto Rican Anolis lizards and its possible effects on
... Losos, J. B. 1990. Notes on the Ecology and Behavior of Anolis cuvieri (Lacertilia: Iguanidae) in Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science, 26 (1-2): 65-66. Morin, P. J., and S. P. Lawler. 1996. Effects of food chain length and omnivory on population dynamics in experimental food webs. Pages 218-23 ...
... Losos, J. B. 1990. Notes on the Ecology and Behavior of Anolis cuvieri (Lacertilia: Iguanidae) in Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science, 26 (1-2): 65-66. Morin, P. J., and S. P. Lawler. 1996. Effects of food chain length and omnivory on population dynamics in experimental food webs. Pages 218-23 ...
First Black-footed Ferret Born in New Mexico in 75 years
... maturity as a teenager. Paleontologists believe the species ranged from Arizona eastward to west Texas during the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago. From a conservation standpoint, having all your tortoise “eggs in one basket” is risky. Hence, establishing a new population, in addition to th ...
... maturity as a teenager. Paleontologists believe the species ranged from Arizona eastward to west Texas during the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago. From a conservation standpoint, having all your tortoise “eggs in one basket” is risky. Hence, establishing a new population, in addition to th ...
Species, Functional Groups, and Thresholds in Ecological Resilience
... which a process occurs. Species can be categorized into functional groups that are a link between ecosystem processes and structures and ecological resilience. We applied the cross-scale resilience model to avian species in a grassland ecosystem. A species’ morphology is shaped in part by its intera ...
... which a process occurs. Species can be categorized into functional groups that are a link between ecosystem processes and structures and ecological resilience. We applied the cross-scale resilience model to avian species in a grassland ecosystem. A species’ morphology is shaped in part by its intera ...
Siberian Tiger By: Irvinder Sohi
... Different species doing different tasks increases the productivity of an ecosystem. Another example is, the tiger keeps the population of its prey such as antelope, deer, boar, and buffalo stable so there isn't a large increase in numbers for those particular species. If predators were removed from ...
... Different species doing different tasks increases the productivity of an ecosystem. Another example is, the tiger keeps the population of its prey such as antelope, deer, boar, and buffalo stable so there isn't a large increase in numbers for those particular species. If predators were removed from ...
Climate change, biodiversity and adaptation
... support societal adaptation. EbA identifies and implements a range of strategies for the management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to provide services that enable people to adapt to the impacts of climate change. It aims to increase resilience and reduce the vulnerability of ecosystems ...
... support societal adaptation. EbA identifies and implements a range of strategies for the management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to provide services that enable people to adapt to the impacts of climate change. It aims to increase resilience and reduce the vulnerability of ecosystems ...
The structure of N eotropical mammal communities: an appraisal of
... theoretical ecology. Indeed, many of the major hypotheses about community structure were developed by ecologists attempting to understand the complexity of tropical systems. Hypotheses espousing the importance of competition, predation, resource allocation, or life history strategies in structuring ...
... theoretical ecology. Indeed, many of the major hypotheses about community structure were developed by ecologists attempting to understand the complexity of tropical systems. Hypotheses espousing the importance of competition, predation, resource allocation, or life history strategies in structuring ...
Applying Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function Theory to Turfgrass
... Raciti et al., 2011b). Additionally, a decrease in plant diversity reduces natural resistance to invasion, increasing management efforts to suppress weeds (Hector et al., 2002). Ecological theory derived from research in native prairie ecosystems can inform the establishment of urban grasslands and ...
... Raciti et al., 2011b). Additionally, a decrease in plant diversity reduces natural resistance to invasion, increasing management efforts to suppress weeds (Hector et al., 2002). Ecological theory derived from research in native prairie ecosystems can inform the establishment of urban grasslands and ...
SHALOM: a landscape simulation model for understanding animal
... in the model. ‘‘Birth rate,’’ ‘‘death rate,’’ and ‘‘metabolic rate’’ can be body-size dependent (Y ¼ aM b , where Y is a rate, M is body size, and a and b are coefficients; Calder 1996). Habitat utilization and resource utilization usually play important roles in a species’ niche position. These utili ...
... in the model. ‘‘Birth rate,’’ ‘‘death rate,’’ and ‘‘metabolic rate’’ can be body-size dependent (Y ¼ aM b , where Y is a rate, M is body size, and a and b are coefficients; Calder 1996). Habitat utilization and resource utilization usually play important roles in a species’ niche position. These utili ...
Topic:
... Essential Question: What do organisms depend on and compete for in an ecosystem? Competition occurs whenever more than one individual or population tries to make use of the same resource ...
... Essential Question: What do organisms depend on and compete for in an ecosystem? Competition occurs whenever more than one individual or population tries to make use of the same resource ...
Nearshore soft-bottom Sensitivity
... Habitat resistance to the impacts of stressors/maladaptive human responses: Moderate-High • Confidence of workshop participants: High Ability of habitat to recover from stressor/maladaptive human response impacts: no answer provided Supporting literature No rating for recovery from disturbance and i ...
... Habitat resistance to the impacts of stressors/maladaptive human responses: Moderate-High • Confidence of workshop participants: High Ability of habitat to recover from stressor/maladaptive human response impacts: no answer provided Supporting literature No rating for recovery from disturbance and i ...
ecosystem pres
... classification system for at risk species: – Vulnerable: species at risk because of low or declining numbers at the fringe of its area. – Threatened: species that is likely to become endangered if factors that make it vulnerable are not reversed. – Extirpated: species that no longer exists in one pa ...
... classification system for at risk species: – Vulnerable: species at risk because of low or declining numbers at the fringe of its area. – Threatened: species that is likely to become endangered if factors that make it vulnerable are not reversed. – Extirpated: species that no longer exists in one pa ...
ORGANISATIONAL ECOLOGY AND DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES
... community level but essentially misses out the mechanics at the intra firm level. The resource based view looks at the intrafirm level processes but does not explore processes at the population and community level. Organizational ecology theory has its strengths in using dynamic models and strong em ...
... community level but essentially misses out the mechanics at the intra firm level. The resource based view looks at the intrafirm level processes but does not explore processes at the population and community level. Organizational ecology theory has its strengths in using dynamic models and strong em ...
Anthropogenic impacts on tropical forest biodiversity
... Huge areas of diverse tropical forest are lost or degraded every year with dramatic consequences for biodiversity. Deforestation and fragmentation, over-exploitation, invasive species and climate change are the main drivers of tropical forest biodiversity loss. Most studies investigating these threa ...
... Huge areas of diverse tropical forest are lost or degraded every year with dramatic consequences for biodiversity. Deforestation and fragmentation, over-exploitation, invasive species and climate change are the main drivers of tropical forest biodiversity loss. Most studies investigating these threa ...
An experimental framework to identify community functional
... (Laughlin 2011; Mouillot et al. 2011). Alternatively, it is possible to choose one single trait that best correlates with the ecosystem process or that has better documented mechanisms explaining such effects. In the second scenario, when two uncorrelated traits are equally important on determining ...
... (Laughlin 2011; Mouillot et al. 2011). Alternatively, it is possible to choose one single trait that best correlates with the ecosystem process or that has better documented mechanisms explaining such effects. In the second scenario, when two uncorrelated traits are equally important on determining ...
Macroecology: more than the division of food and
... Despite the enthusiasm for, and widespread use of, experimental approaches in ecology, there are limits to the types of questions that can be addressed. Physical, logistical and financial constraints on experimental design and implementation severely restrict both the spatial and temporal scales tha ...
... Despite the enthusiasm for, and widespread use of, experimental approaches in ecology, there are limits to the types of questions that can be addressed. Physical, logistical and financial constraints on experimental design and implementation severely restrict both the spatial and temporal scales tha ...
Reptile assemblages across agricultural landscapes
... to the reduction and fragmentation of natural habitats and to the consequent loss of biodiversity. Herpetofauna is seriously threatened by agriculture intensification worldwide, but less is known about its distribution in agro–ecosystems, especially at field scale. We analysed reptile abundance and ...
... to the reduction and fragmentation of natural habitats and to the consequent loss of biodiversity. Herpetofauna is seriously threatened by agriculture intensification worldwide, but less is known about its distribution in agro–ecosystems, especially at field scale. We analysed reptile abundance and ...
Draft Shoreline Armoring Recommendations
... Substantial Development permit, the proposal must still comply with the requirements of the SMA and the local SMP, which may include provisions for technical studies to evaluate the need for the proposal, soft armoring alternatives to the proposal, and mitigation of environmental impacts under the S ...
... Substantial Development permit, the proposal must still comply with the requirements of the SMA and the local SMP, which may include provisions for technical studies to evaluate the need for the proposal, soft armoring alternatives to the proposal, and mitigation of environmental impacts under the S ...
Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010
... this development, working with several other organisations who have alreday been active in biodiversity or biodiversity related indicators for some time (EEA) ...
... this development, working with several other organisations who have alreday been active in biodiversity or biodiversity related indicators for some time (EEA) ...
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.