Population ecology of Maasai giraffe - UoN Repository
... gave me the wisdom and energy to undertake the studies. I sincerely thank my supervisors, Professor Nathan Gichuki, Dr. Samuel Kiboi and Dr. Charles Musyoki for guiding me in organizing and executing my research project for this PhD study. Particular thanks goes to Professor Nathan Gichuki for havin ...
... gave me the wisdom and energy to undertake the studies. I sincerely thank my supervisors, Professor Nathan Gichuki, Dr. Samuel Kiboi and Dr. Charles Musyoki for guiding me in organizing and executing my research project for this PhD study. Particular thanks goes to Professor Nathan Gichuki for havin ...
EcologyCP BIO - Appoquinimink High School
... mice, small rabbits, snakes, toads, squirrels, small foxes • Owls generally eat mice and other small nocturnal rodents, but on occasion will eat frogs and snakes. • Foxes are opportunistic. They will eat just about anything. ...
... mice, small rabbits, snakes, toads, squirrels, small foxes • Owls generally eat mice and other small nocturnal rodents, but on occasion will eat frogs and snakes. • Foxes are opportunistic. They will eat just about anything. ...
Marine Ecology Progress Series 282:87
... data were included, and one in which non-independent data and studies with low replication (n = 2) were excluded. In general, results were similar whether or not we restricted the data to a single measure of the response variable or eliminated studies with low replication; we present exceptions in t ...
... data were included, and one in which non-independent data and studies with low replication (n = 2) were excluded. In general, results were similar whether or not we restricted the data to a single measure of the response variable or eliminated studies with low replication; we present exceptions in t ...
Lesson 4 - Frontenac Secondary School
... wolves experienced minimal human contact. Approximately once each week, they were fed road-kills. They were guarded by rangers and other volunteers who minimized the amount of visual contact between wolves and humans. The pen sites and surrounding areas were closed and marked to prevent unauthorized ...
... wolves experienced minimal human contact. Approximately once each week, they were fed road-kills. They were guarded by rangers and other volunteers who minimized the amount of visual contact between wolves and humans. The pen sites and surrounding areas were closed and marked to prevent unauthorized ...
Weather and Camping in Ontario Parks
... showing campers at Pinery to be more sensitive to weather than those at Grundy Lake. Overall, this study suggests that parks which are more beach-oriented, closer to tourism generating areas and are characterised by visitors with shorter than average lengths of stay, are likely to be the most sensit ...
... showing campers at Pinery to be more sensitive to weather than those at Grundy Lake. Overall, this study suggests that parks which are more beach-oriented, closer to tourism generating areas and are characterised by visitors with shorter than average lengths of stay, are likely to be the most sensit ...
Exhibition catalogue coexisting with large carnivores
... Most European wolverines live in areas that hold prey species like semidomestic reindeer or free grazing domestic sheep. Depredation on domestic sheep in Norway and on semi-domestic reindeer in Norway, Sweden and Finland leads to low tolerance for wolverines. ...
... Most European wolverines live in areas that hold prey species like semidomestic reindeer or free grazing domestic sheep. Depredation on domestic sheep in Norway and on semi-domestic reindeer in Norway, Sweden and Finland leads to low tolerance for wolverines. ...
Camels and Climate Resilience: Adaptation in Northern Kenya
... living in settlements, but livestock keeping was still important to their livelihoods and their identity (see also Adano and Witsenburg 2008). Households continued to split their animals into different herds for grazing by species (small stock, cattle and camels) and into a home camp and a more mobi ...
... living in settlements, but livestock keeping was still important to their livelihoods and their identity (see also Adano and Witsenburg 2008). Households continued to split their animals into different herds for grazing by species (small stock, cattle and camels) and into a home camp and a more mobi ...
Moose Listing Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... variation between the moose subspecies, but he did note that the lack of variation may stem from an overall low level of genetic variation of the species (p. 78). This could be supported by the findings of Mikko and Anderson (1995), who found there is very little genetic variation of Swedish and Can ...
... variation between the moose subspecies, but he did note that the lack of variation may stem from an overall low level of genetic variation of the species (p. 78). This could be supported by the findings of Mikko and Anderson (1995), who found there is very little genetic variation of Swedish and Can ...
It has been said that “habitat fragmentation and physical barriers
... livestock and wild ungulates carrying diseases that could threaten livestock, the fences are not selective and create substantial physical barriers for many wildlife species. The ecological cost of these fences is often overlooked, but the evidence from 34 published and unpublished reports amounts t ...
... livestock and wild ungulates carrying diseases that could threaten livestock, the fences are not selective and create substantial physical barriers for many wildlife species. The ecological cost of these fences is often overlooked, but the evidence from 34 published and unpublished reports amounts t ...
DRAFT Chapter 6 Arctic Tundra and Polar Desert Ecosystems
... geographical barriers. Some changes are occurring now. Some groups such as mosses, lichens, some herbivores and their predators are at risk in some areas, but productivity and number of species is very likely to increase. Biodiversity is more at risk in some subregions than in others: Beringia has a ...
... geographical barriers. Some changes are occurring now. Some groups such as mosses, lichens, some herbivores and their predators are at risk in some areas, but productivity and number of species is very likely to increase. Biodiversity is more at risk in some subregions than in others: Beringia has a ...
Direct and legacy effects of longterm elevated CO2 on fine root
... treatment, depth and date as fixed effects. A three-factor nested ANOVA was run on each individual date to test for CO2 treatment effects; plot was the random effect and treatment and depth were fixed effects. During September 2008, we counted the numbers of leaf mines and chewed leaves per 200 haph ...
... treatment, depth and date as fixed effects. A three-factor nested ANOVA was run on each individual date to test for CO2 treatment effects; plot was the random effect and treatment and depth were fixed effects. During September 2008, we counted the numbers of leaf mines and chewed leaves per 200 haph ...
Projected expansion of the subtropical biome and contraction of the
... The NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) prototype Earth System Model (ESM2.1) is based on the successful CM2.1 coupled climate model used in the IPCC 4th Assessment and is composed of separate atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land models that interact through an online flux coupler (Del ...
... The NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) prototype Earth System Model (ESM2.1) is based on the successful CM2.1 coupled climate model used in the IPCC 4th Assessment and is composed of separate atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land models that interact through an online flux coupler (Del ...
The Influence of Plant and Herbivore
... â and b, the specific (arbitrarily chosen) values are less important than their relative values, with equal values indicating that the maximum induction at one time equals the physiological maximum over time. The value of b was also chosen arbitrarily. Increasing or decreasing b causes linear incre ...
... â and b, the specific (arbitrarily chosen) values are less important than their relative values, with equal values indicating that the maximum induction at one time equals the physiological maximum over time. The value of b was also chosen arbitrarily. Increasing or decreasing b causes linear incre ...
Namadgi National Park Plan of Management 2010
... ISBN 978-0-642-60526-9 Conservation Series: ISSN 1036-0441: 22 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without the written permission of Land Management and Planning Division, Department of Territory and Municipal Services, GPO ...
... ISBN 978-0-642-60526-9 Conservation Series: ISSN 1036-0441: 22 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without the written permission of Land Management and Planning Division, Department of Territory and Municipal Services, GPO ...
Ch7 Pre-Release - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... turn affect plant communities and animal distribution. Topographic differences become more important as latitude increases. Disturbances of ecosystems are characteristic of the Arctic. Mechanical disturbances include thermokarst induced by permafrost thaw (section 6.6.1); freeze–thaw processes; wind ...
... turn affect plant communities and animal distribution. Topographic differences become more important as latitude increases. Disturbances of ecosystems are characteristic of the Arctic. Mechanical disturbances include thermokarst induced by permafrost thaw (section 6.6.1); freeze–thaw processes; wind ...
The Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in Norway: Exploring the
... Byrkjedal & Grønstøl, 2002). Its global breeding range encompasses an area of over 7,000,000 km2 (BirdLife International, 2004), ranging from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean between 35° to 70° northern latitude (European Commission, 2009). The global breeding population is concentrated in Europe, ...
... Byrkjedal & Grønstøl, 2002). Its global breeding range encompasses an area of over 7,000,000 km2 (BirdLife International, 2004), ranging from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean between 35° to 70° northern latitude (European Commission, 2009). The global breeding population is concentrated in Europe, ...
Ecosystem Services: From Biodiversity to Society, Part 1
... with an overview of the major trends in the field and the remaining challenges that need to be addressed since the publication of the MEA in 2005. Although ES had been studied before then, under a variety of different names and from somewhat different perspectives, it was with the MEA that the field ...
... with an overview of the major trends in the field and the remaining challenges that need to be addressed since the publication of the MEA in 2005. Although ES had been studied before then, under a variety of different names and from somewhat different perspectives, it was with the MEA that the field ...
andrés meynard pontificia universidad católica de
... population size (Ne) reconstructions of each of these four clusters (indicated by arrows) using the Beast software program.. .................................................................................................94 Figure 6. Phylogeographic scenarios for S. scurra clusters simulated in DYA ...
... population size (Ne) reconstructions of each of these four clusters (indicated by arrows) using the Beast software program.. .................................................................................................94 Figure 6. Phylogeographic scenarios for S. scurra clusters simulated in DYA ...
the Moose Management Report
... or non-existent in much of the province prior to the late 1800s and have increased significantly since then, moving from northeastern British Columbia, and Alaska southwards in the last 100 years (Peterson 1955 in Kelsall and Telfer 1974; Cowan and Guiget 1978). Shackleton (1999) identifies three su ...
... or non-existent in much of the province prior to the late 1800s and have increased significantly since then, moving from northeastern British Columbia, and Alaska southwards in the last 100 years (Peterson 1955 in Kelsall and Telfer 1974; Cowan and Guiget 1978). Shackleton (1999) identifies three su ...
To feed or not to feed?
... costs. Supplementary or diversionary feeding may potentially mitigate conflicts while maintaining harvest yields but can have conservation implications. We quantified the empirical evidence for whether the intended effects, and hence management goals, of feeding are met. We also examined whether any ...
... costs. Supplementary or diversionary feeding may potentially mitigate conflicts while maintaining harvest yields but can have conservation implications. We quantified the empirical evidence for whether the intended effects, and hence management goals, of feeding are met. We also examined whether any ...
The effect of vegetation on the behaviour and movements of
... sample plot were captured in the vegetation database TURBOVEG. The database was exported into the working directory JUICE. The results indicate no difference between feeding rates of the habitat types. Mares spent most time feeding, then stallions followed by foals, all of which were highest during ...
... sample plot were captured in the vegetation database TURBOVEG. The database was exported into the working directory JUICE. The results indicate no difference between feeding rates of the habitat types. Mares spent most time feeding, then stallions followed by foals, all of which were highest during ...
Effects of productivity, disturbance, and ecosystem size on food
... factor intrinsic to the community module itself—the topdown force of IGP. Note that our assumption about extinctions differs from many metapopulation scenarios, where extinctions arise in small populations due to demographic stochasticity, even in constant environments. When disturbance hits a local ...
... factor intrinsic to the community module itself—the topdown force of IGP. Note that our assumption about extinctions differs from many metapopulation scenarios, where extinctions arise in small populations due to demographic stochasticity, even in constant environments. When disturbance hits a local ...
Inger Johansson - Rovdjursskolan
... Kill and consumption rates have been found to vary in time and between locations due to differences in wolf and prey densities (Messier and Crete 1985; Ballard et al. 1987), prey species composition (Kolenosky 1972; Messier and Crete 1985; Bjorge and Gunson 1989), snow conditions (Peterson et al. 19 ...
... Kill and consumption rates have been found to vary in time and between locations due to differences in wolf and prey densities (Messier and Crete 1985; Ballard et al. 1987), prey species composition (Kolenosky 1972; Messier and Crete 1985; Bjorge and Gunson 1989), snow conditions (Peterson et al. 19 ...
Kenya`s Giraffe - Giraffe Conservation Foundation
... (Meru), and iment (Samburu). Historically, giraffe roamed throughout most parts of Kenya, and they played an important cultural role in indigenous communities. Apart from their meat for sustenance, their hides and tails were prized for their strong leather and used as bridal gifts. Rapid expansion o ...
... (Meru), and iment (Samburu). Historically, giraffe roamed throughout most parts of Kenya, and they played an important cultural role in indigenous communities. Apart from their meat for sustenance, their hides and tails were prized for their strong leather and used as bridal gifts. Rapid expansion o ...
Giraffe in Kenya Range and habitat Where do you find giraffe in
... (Meru), and iment (Samburu). Historically, giraffe roamed throughout most parts of Kenya, and they played an important cultural role in indigenous communities. Apart from their meat for sustenance, their hides and tails were prized for their strong leather and used as bridal gifts. Rapid expansion o ...
... (Meru), and iment (Samburu). Historically, giraffe roamed throughout most parts of Kenya, and they played an important cultural role in indigenous communities. Apart from their meat for sustenance, their hides and tails were prized for their strong leather and used as bridal gifts. Rapid expansion o ...
Pleistocene Park
Pleistocene Park (Russian: Плейстоценовый парк) is a nature reserve on the Kolyma River south of Chersky in the Sakha Republic, Russia, in northeastern Siberia, where an attempt is being made to recreate the northern subarctic steppe grassland ecosystem that flourished in the area during the last glacial period.The project is being led by Russian researcher Sergey Zimov, with hopes to back the hypothesis that overhunting, and not climate change, was primarily responsible for the extinction of wildlife and the disappearance of the grasslands at the end of the Pleistocene epoch.A further aim is to research the climatic effects of the expected changes in the ecosystem. Here the hypothesis is that the change from tundra to grassland will result in a raised ratio of energy emission to energy absorption of the area, leading to less thawing of permafrost and thereby less emission of greenhouse gases.To study this, large herbivores have been released, and their effect on the local fauna is being monitored. Preliminary results point at the ecologically low-grade tundra biome being converted into a productive grassland biome, and at the energy emission of the area being raised.A documentary is being produced about the park by an American journalist and filmmaker.