The eco-geography of the brown shrimp Crangon crangon in Europe
... life history parameters are observed, most likely reflecting temperature conditions. Due to its generally high abundance, the common shrimp forms a key component in the functioning of coastal shallow ecosystems; however, it is unclear whether the population dynamics of the species is subject to topd ...
... life history parameters are observed, most likely reflecting temperature conditions. Due to its generally high abundance, the common shrimp forms a key component in the functioning of coastal shallow ecosystems; however, it is unclear whether the population dynamics of the species is subject to topd ...
Seagrass Literature Review - Department of Environment, Land
... tasmanica, see Kuo 2005) Both species have been recorded from Victoria, however, only H. nigricaulis has been confirmed growing in Port Phillip Bay (Kuo 2005). Due to the recent revision of the genus, H. nigricaulis and H. tasmanica will be referred to as Heterozostera in the present review. These t ...
... tasmanica, see Kuo 2005) Both species have been recorded from Victoria, however, only H. nigricaulis has been confirmed growing in Port Phillip Bay (Kuo 2005). Due to the recent revision of the genus, H. nigricaulis and H. tasmanica will be referred to as Heterozostera in the present review. These t ...
A review of the biology of Gambusia affinis and G. holbrooki
... have been difficult or impossible to obtain through available library resources. I have so far been able to view about 700 of the relevant documents in my bibliography and obtain abstracts from about 400 more, but this still leaves about 700 documents for which I know little more than the title. In ad ...
... have been difficult or impossible to obtain through available library resources. I have so far been able to view about 700 of the relevant documents in my bibliography and obtain abstracts from about 400 more, but this still leaves about 700 documents for which I know little more than the title. In ad ...
* RESEARCH REPORT DNR Evaluation of the Reintroduction of the Arctic
... success to physical, chemical, and biotic habitat characteristics of the stocked lakes and streams. The research was intended to determine what Michigan habitats, if any, might be suitable for grayling so that any future stocking attempts could be made into waters where survival, growth, and reprodu ...
... success to physical, chemical, and biotic habitat characteristics of the stocked lakes and streams. The research was intended to determine what Michigan habitats, if any, might be suitable for grayling so that any future stocking attempts could be made into waters where survival, growth, and reprodu ...
POSITIVE INDIRECT EFFECTS OF REEF FISHES ON KELP
... role in giant kelp forest communities by preventing infestations of mesograzers that could severely impact or potentially destroy recovering kelp forests after extreme disturbance events. However, these trophic linkages, specifically the direct and indirect effects of fishes on the biomass of mesograz ...
... role in giant kelp forest communities by preventing infestations of mesograzers that could severely impact or potentially destroy recovering kelp forests after extreme disturbance events. However, these trophic linkages, specifically the direct and indirect effects of fishes on the biomass of mesograz ...
Ecology and Management of the Bull Kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana
... these localized and regional threats, kelp forests are vulnerable to climate change. The existence and tremendous productivity of these forests rely on the upwelling of deep offshore nutrient-rich waters. This upwelling process is driven by coastal winds that move surface waters offshore, driving t ...
... these localized and regional threats, kelp forests are vulnerable to climate change. The existence and tremendous productivity of these forests rely on the upwelling of deep offshore nutrient-rich waters. This upwelling process is driven by coastal winds that move surface waters offshore, driving t ...
predation of juvenile crassostrea virginica by two species of mud
... on the estimated predation rates from the current study, the E. depressus population within a 1-m2 area could have the capacity to consume more than 2,000 spat in 4 days and R. harrisii could have the capacity to consume approximately 500 spat during the same time period. Because restoration efforts ...
... on the estimated predation rates from the current study, the E. depressus population within a 1-m2 area could have the capacity to consume more than 2,000 spat in 4 days and R. harrisii could have the capacity to consume approximately 500 spat during the same time period. Because restoration efforts ...
INTRODUCTION - Wild Utah Project
... The Least chub is endemic to the Bonneville Basin of Utah where it was once widely distributed (Bailey 2006). Over the past 15,000 years, least chub persisted in relict wetlands pockets left by the receding Lake Bonneville and Lake Provo (Fig. 1), where it occupied a variety of habitats including ri ...
... The Least chub is endemic to the Bonneville Basin of Utah where it was once widely distributed (Bailey 2006). Over the past 15,000 years, least chub persisted in relict wetlands pockets left by the receding Lake Bonneville and Lake Provo (Fig. 1), where it occupied a variety of habitats including ri ...
The Influence of Interspecific Competition and Other Factors on the
... Other factors which may have inifluencedthe distribution were also studied. The study was made at Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland. I would like to thank Prof. C. M. Yonge and the staff of the Marine Station, Millport, for their help, discussions and encouragement during the course of this work. ...
... Other factors which may have inifluencedthe distribution were also studied. The study was made at Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland. I would like to thank Prof. C. M. Yonge and the staff of the Marine Station, Millport, for their help, discussions and encouragement during the course of this work. ...
Review of techniques and practices in controlling tilapia populations
... of the island country in terms of geography, topography, climate, educational status of the citizens, aquatic environment, governance and economy. The Republic of Nauru was described by Wetland International (1990) as comprising a single raised coral limestone island with a total land area of about ...
... of the island country in terms of geography, topography, climate, educational status of the citizens, aquatic environment, governance and economy. The Republic of Nauru was described by Wetland International (1990) as comprising a single raised coral limestone island with a total land area of about ...
Conservation Management of the White
... eggs to the abdominal limbs as they are laid. The reproductive rate is relatively low (an average of 60-80 eggs per year). Fecundity increases with size, but very large females may have few eggs and egg sizes may be variable (Woodlock and Reynolds, 1988; Reynolds et al., 1992). For the next 8 to 10 ...
... eggs to the abdominal limbs as they are laid. The reproductive rate is relatively low (an average of 60-80 eggs per year). Fecundity increases with size, but very large females may have few eggs and egg sizes may be variable (Woodlock and Reynolds, 1988; Reynolds et al., 1992). For the next 8 to 10 ...
Lesson Overview
... energy through the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis captures light energy and uses it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates. This process adds oxygen to the atmosphere and removes carbon dioxide. Plants are the main photo ...
... energy through the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis captures light energy and uses it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates. This process adds oxygen to the atmosphere and removes carbon dioxide. Plants are the main photo ...
Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Limiting Factors Report for the CEDAR
... “…salmon are among the oldest natives of the Pacific Northwest, and over millions of years they learned to inhabit and use nearly all the region’s freshwater, estuarine and marine habitats. …From a mountaintop where an eagle carries a salmon carcass to feed its young, out to the distant oceanic wat ...
... “…salmon are among the oldest natives of the Pacific Northwest, and over millions of years they learned to inhabit and use nearly all the region’s freshwater, estuarine and marine habitats. …From a mountaintop where an eagle carries a salmon carcass to feed its young, out to the distant oceanic wat ...
Infralittoral biotopes - The Marine Life Information Network
... The most likely smothering event in this habitat is by other species, for instance, a dense settlement of a colonial ascidian over other species. Some existing species such as sponges are likely to be killed as access to food and oxygen will be denied. Others, such as Alcyonium digitatum and sea ane ...
... The most likely smothering event in this habitat is by other species, for instance, a dense settlement of a colonial ascidian over other species. Some existing species such as sponges are likely to be killed as access to food and oxygen will be denied. Others, such as Alcyonium digitatum and sea ane ...
Orconectes rusticus The goals of this document are to: State of Michigan’s
... Rotenone. Pyblast in particular is cost effective and methodically simple to apply; it also brakes down quickly, has low toxicity to mammals and birds, has no toxic residues, and produces high mortality rates (Gherardi et al. 2011). However, Pyblast is toxic to fish and other crustacean, making isol ...
... Rotenone. Pyblast in particular is cost effective and methodically simple to apply; it also brakes down quickly, has low toxicity to mammals and birds, has no toxic residues, and produces high mortality rates (Gherardi et al. 2011). However, Pyblast is toxic to fish and other crustacean, making isol ...
Habitat-Based Intraguild Predation By Caribbean Reef Octopus
... sites; the sizes of tethered lobsters were the same on all sites. Lobsters were tethered 2 m apart in a line through the center of the array of artificial shelters. Lobsters were tethered close enough to natural structures so that they could be next to one in order to minimize the stress of being in ...
... sites; the sizes of tethered lobsters were the same on all sites. Lobsters were tethered 2 m apart in a line through the center of the array of artificial shelters. Lobsters were tethered close enough to natural structures so that they could be next to one in order to minimize the stress of being in ...
Habitat Stewardship Series
... these habitats and their associated wildlife. Development, road-building and re-grading of land can fill and destroy vernal pools, causing immediate loss of habitat and (for some species) permanent loss of populations. Many amphibians breed in the pools where they hatched, returning to the same pool ...
... these habitats and their associated wildlife. Development, road-building and re-grading of land can fill and destroy vernal pools, causing immediate loss of habitat and (for some species) permanent loss of populations. Many amphibians breed in the pools where they hatched, returning to the same pool ...