Workpackage 6 Product Exploitation and Dissemination
... Jain (1975) notes that no primary crops or their progenitors are associated with climax vegetation, they are associated with disturbed open habitats (note: unlike forestry GR species) – The implication of this is the genetic reserves will require active management ...
... Jain (1975) notes that no primary crops or their progenitors are associated with climax vegetation, they are associated with disturbed open habitats (note: unlike forestry GR species) – The implication of this is the genetic reserves will require active management ...
The Nitrogen Cycle
... Nitrogen is found naturally in manures and other organic fertilizers Nitrogen is a key nutrient for plant growth Four forms of nitrogen are used as fertilizer: ...
... Nitrogen is found naturally in manures and other organic fertilizers Nitrogen is a key nutrient for plant growth Four forms of nitrogen are used as fertilizer: ...
radiocesium in plants of forest ecosystems
... soils. For example, Niemann et al. (1989) found that in West Germany the deposition of radionuclides was extremely heterogeneous: within one kilometer, variations up to 30-fold occurred. Such as situation is more the rule than the exception, and is evident on different spatial scales. This may be du ...
... soils. For example, Niemann et al. (1989) found that in West Germany the deposition of radionuclides was extremely heterogeneous: within one kilometer, variations up to 30-fold occurred. Such as situation is more the rule than the exception, and is evident on different spatial scales. This may be du ...
The effect of human disturbance on fungal diversity in the tropics
... Tsui, K.M., Fryar, S.c., Hodgkiss, U., Hyde K.D., Poonyth, A.D. and Taylor, lE. (1998) The effect of human disturbance on fungal diversity in the tropics. Fungal Diversity 1: 19-26. An understanding of the effect of human disturbance on fungal diversity in the tropics is of paramount importance if w ...
... Tsui, K.M., Fryar, S.c., Hodgkiss, U., Hyde K.D., Poonyth, A.D. and Taylor, lE. (1998) The effect of human disturbance on fungal diversity in the tropics. Fungal Diversity 1: 19-26. An understanding of the effect of human disturbance on fungal diversity in the tropics is of paramount importance if w ...
Taking fungi into account in biodiversity conservation
... the spotlight on the vast diversity of fungi, their crucial roles in terrestrial ecosystems and the ...
... the spotlight on the vast diversity of fungi, their crucial roles in terrestrial ecosystems and the ...
Protected area
... terrestrial and inland water areas. The marine realm was considerably less well protected with only 1.6% of the global ocean area under protection 3. Aichi Target 11 calls for at least 17% of the world’s terrestrial areas and 10% of coastal and marine areas to be effectively and equitably managed by ...
... terrestrial and inland water areas. The marine realm was considerably less well protected with only 1.6% of the global ocean area under protection 3. Aichi Target 11 calls for at least 17% of the world’s terrestrial areas and 10% of coastal and marine areas to be effectively and equitably managed by ...
Open Access - Ghent University Academic Bibliography
... as the independent factor. Full factorial linear models were used to infer differences in the ...
... as the independent factor. Full factorial linear models were used to infer differences in the ...
international carnivore conservation and management with
... ecological and biological factors such as habitat requirements, social structure, predator-prey dynamics, and inter- and intra-specific competition need to be addressed. Second, the relationship between humans and a species cannot be ignored; social factors such as attitudes and beliefs towards the ...
... ecological and biological factors such as habitat requirements, social structure, predator-prey dynamics, and inter- and intra-specific competition need to be addressed. Second, the relationship between humans and a species cannot be ignored; social factors such as attitudes and beliefs towards the ...
Ecosystem Services and CBD - ALTER-Net
... services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential to people. Take effective and urgent action to halt by 2020 the loss of biodiversity in order to ensure that ecosystems are resilient and continue to provide essential services, thereby securing the planet’s variety of life, and ...
... services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential to people. Take effective and urgent action to halt by 2020 the loss of biodiversity in order to ensure that ecosystems are resilient and continue to provide essential services, thereby securing the planet’s variety of life, and ...
Management of Grazing in Wetlands
... is ~500 mm y–1. Three ecological units can be distinguished on an altitudinal basis: prepuna, dominated by small sparse woods of the column-like cactus cardón (Trichocereus sp.) and the tree churqui (Prosopis ferox); Puna sensu stricto, characterized by steppes of grasses and hard-leaf tola (Parastr ...
... is ~500 mm y–1. Three ecological units can be distinguished on an altitudinal basis: prepuna, dominated by small sparse woods of the column-like cactus cardón (Trichocereus sp.) and the tree churqui (Prosopis ferox); Puna sensu stricto, characterized by steppes of grasses and hard-leaf tola (Parastr ...
this PDF file - Journal of Pollination Ecology
... that the benefits of pollination services could be supplanted by changes to cultivation techniques or additional inputs (Melathopolous et al. 2014). A significant fraction of the mistletoe and holly that is produced in Britain is traded through an annual set of auctions in Tenbury Wells, Worcestersh ...
... that the benefits of pollination services could be supplanted by changes to cultivation techniques or additional inputs (Melathopolous et al. 2014). A significant fraction of the mistletoe and holly that is produced in Britain is traded through an annual set of auctions in Tenbury Wells, Worcestersh ...
THE NITROGEN CYCLE Terms List
... Atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is changed into ammonia (NH3) by nitrogen-fixing bacteria (like Rhizobium) found in the soil and in root nodules of certain plants, like legumes (peanuts, alfalfa). This process is called nitrogen fixation. Some plants can take up ammonia directly and use it to make amino a ...
... Atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is changed into ammonia (NH3) by nitrogen-fixing bacteria (like Rhizobium) found in the soil and in root nodules of certain plants, like legumes (peanuts, alfalfa). This process is called nitrogen fixation. Some plants can take up ammonia directly and use it to make amino a ...
THE NITROGEN CYCLE Terms List
... Nitrogen Fixation: In order for organisms to use atmospheric nitrogen (N2), it must be “fixed” or converted into ammonia (NH3) and ammonium (NH4+). This can happen occasionally through a lightning strike, but the bulk of nitrogen fixation is done by free living or symbiotic bacteria. These bacteria ...
... Nitrogen Fixation: In order for organisms to use atmospheric nitrogen (N2), it must be “fixed” or converted into ammonia (NH3) and ammonium (NH4+). This can happen occasionally through a lightning strike, but the bulk of nitrogen fixation is done by free living or symbiotic bacteria. These bacteria ...
conservation-outside-nature-reserves-9
... specific enough to be implemented at an operational level. This requires the development of strategies that are relevant at scales at which land management occurs, such as on a property or land type basis. In addition while strategies which aim to improve the sustainability of production values are ...
... specific enough to be implemented at an operational level. This requires the development of strategies that are relevant at scales at which land management occurs, such as on a property or land type basis. In addition while strategies which aim to improve the sustainability of production values are ...
Biodiversity and Management of Natural Resources
... They also listed 106 major West Coast salmon and steelhead stocks that have become extinct. The authors attribute the stock declines to habitat loss, inadequate water flow and passage opportunities resulting from hydropower and other developments, overfishing, and harmful interactions with hatchery ...
... They also listed 106 major West Coast salmon and steelhead stocks that have become extinct. The authors attribute the stock declines to habitat loss, inadequate water flow and passage opportunities resulting from hydropower and other developments, overfishing, and harmful interactions with hatchery ...
Insect population dynamics meets ecosystem ecology: effects of
... wound-induced increases in foliar phenolics (Findlay et al., 1996), root mortality (Ruess et al., 1998) and community-wide changes in the relative abundance of plant species or genotypes that vary in their litter quality (Pastor et al., 1993; Kielland et al., 1997; Uriarte, 2000). Fifth, herbivore-m ...
... wound-induced increases in foliar phenolics (Findlay et al., 1996), root mortality (Ruess et al., 1998) and community-wide changes in the relative abundance of plant species or genotypes that vary in their litter quality (Pastor et al., 1993; Kielland et al., 1997; Uriarte, 2000). Fifth, herbivore-m ...
environmental filtering of enzymatic activities
... Symbiotic structure linking soil filamentous fungi to short roots of most trees, including oaks, and involving diverse Basidiomycota and Ascomycota (Courty et al. 2010; van der Heijden et al. 2015). Their morpho-anatomy is variable, especially in the extension of the hyphal network surrounding root t ...
... Symbiotic structure linking soil filamentous fungi to short roots of most trees, including oaks, and involving diverse Basidiomycota and Ascomycota (Courty et al. 2010; van der Heijden et al. 2015). Their morpho-anatomy is variable, especially in the extension of the hyphal network surrounding root t ...
Practical implementation of species` recovery plans
... the WBW-AP measures included a captive breeding and release program, annual monitoring and targeted information to landowners and other concerned stakeholders. The planned levels of conservation measures in different regions are presented in Table 1. There were differences between regions both in te ...
... the WBW-AP measures included a captive breeding and release program, annual monitoring and targeted information to landowners and other concerned stakeholders. The planned levels of conservation measures in different regions are presented in Table 1. There were differences between regions both in te ...
Use of unfertilised margins on intensively managed grassland by
... to mid-June) in which chicks can feed and find cover (Schekkerman & Beintema 2007, Schekkerman & Müskens 2000, Oosterveld unpubl. data). Redshanks will also benefit from this, because their chicks also make frequent use of tall grass. However, in modern dairy farming it is a problem to ensure that t ...
... to mid-June) in which chicks can feed and find cover (Schekkerman & Beintema 2007, Schekkerman & Müskens 2000, Oosterveld unpubl. data). Redshanks will also benefit from this, because their chicks also make frequent use of tall grass. However, in modern dairy farming it is a problem to ensure that t ...
World Conservation Strategy
... to sustain development and to support all life. Two features characterize our time. The first is the almost limitless capacity of human beings for building and creation, matched by equally great powers of destruction and annihilation. The escalating needs of soaring numbers have often driven people ...
... to sustain development and to support all life. Two features characterize our time. The first is the almost limitless capacity of human beings for building and creation, matched by equally great powers of destruction and annihilation. The escalating needs of soaring numbers have often driven people ...
Chap.19 Extinction, conservation and restoration
... 19.1Extinction is a natural process that expresses the failure of species to adapt. • Extinction is a natural process that expresses the failure of species to adapt. • In 1810, the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson observed an immense flock of passenger pigeons in the Ohio river Valley. • Wil ...
... 19.1Extinction is a natural process that expresses the failure of species to adapt. • Extinction is a natural process that expresses the failure of species to adapt. • In 1810, the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson observed an immense flock of passenger pigeons in the Ohio river Valley. • Wil ...
Organic Farming and Marketing in the Region Brandenburg/Berlin
... • successor to the initiatives for sustainable developement in Zempow • main objective: Conservate natural resources by fostering organic agriculture contribute to the ecological evolution of the municipality • projects up to date: workshop together with German institute for urban affairs in De ...
... • successor to the initiatives for sustainable developement in Zempow • main objective: Conservate natural resources by fostering organic agriculture contribute to the ecological evolution of the municipality • projects up to date: workshop together with German institute for urban affairs in De ...
Woylie declines: what are the causes?
... losses within two to five years with few or no signs of a subsequent recovery. There are now less than 2000 individuals estimated remaining within the last four indigenous populations (Perup, Greater Kingston, Dryandra and Tutanning), which despite the low numbers still support high levels of geneti ...
... losses within two to five years with few or no signs of a subsequent recovery. There are now less than 2000 individuals estimated remaining within the last four indigenous populations (Perup, Greater Kingston, Dryandra and Tutanning), which despite the low numbers still support high levels of geneti ...
ecological sanitation in malawi
... commonly practiced in Malawi in both rural and peri-urban areas. This simple yet effective method is now used in low cost ecological sanitation programmes. ...
... commonly practiced in Malawi in both rural and peri-urban areas. This simple yet effective method is now used in low cost ecological sanitation programmes. ...
in Ecos with links
... on the environment from an increasingly consumerist society, divorced from where their food comes from, yet seeking succour from experiencing nature and getting rewards from leisure. While there are various takes on rewilding (some based on single issue proposals), the range of public benefits can b ...
... on the environment from an increasingly consumerist society, divorced from where their food comes from, yet seeking succour from experiencing nature and getting rewards from leisure. While there are various takes on rewilding (some based on single issue proposals), the range of public benefits can b ...