The Ecological Basis of Conservation Heterogeneity, Ecosystems
... examples of successful management based on this principle. One is the Clean Water Act, which, among other things, regulates the inputs of nutrients into our nation's waters. Although it is far from perfect, in part because it does not adequately cover diffuse fluxes across ecosystem boundaries (i.e. ...
... examples of successful management based on this principle. One is the Clean Water Act, which, among other things, regulates the inputs of nutrients into our nation's waters. Although it is far from perfect, in part because it does not adequately cover diffuse fluxes across ecosystem boundaries (i.e. ...
Challenges for grassland science: managing research priorities
... imposed by grazing animals. Such an approach is built on process-based research and it cannot take into account all the diversity of management programmes that grassland areas are subjected to. This ‘‘What if. . .’’ approach is not sufficient for conceiving and evaluating new management programmes d ...
... imposed by grazing animals. Such an approach is built on process-based research and it cannot take into account all the diversity of management programmes that grassland areas are subjected to. This ‘‘What if. . .’’ approach is not sufficient for conceiving and evaluating new management programmes d ...
Chapter 50 Conservation Biology
... At its simplest level, biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. – Estimated that between 5 and 15 million species currently exist. Genetic diversity refers to variations among the members of a population. Community diversity increases biodiversity. Landscape diversity involves a group of ...
... At its simplest level, biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. – Estimated that between 5 and 15 million species currently exist. Genetic diversity refers to variations among the members of a population. Community diversity increases biodiversity. Landscape diversity involves a group of ...
Ecosystems - Science EOG
... stability of an ecosystem because there are more types of organisms, each with special adaptations. The more varied the organisms, the more likely it is that some could use their specialized adaptations to survive major changes to the ecosystem. ...
... stability of an ecosystem because there are more types of organisms, each with special adaptations. The more varied the organisms, the more likely it is that some could use their specialized adaptations to survive major changes to the ecosystem. ...
Rodent abundance, stone bund density and its effects on crop
... Division of Soil and Water Management, K.U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, 3001 ...
... Division of Soil and Water Management, K.U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, 3001 ...
Science and Farmers: IPM by Farmers
... fields. All ten fields were planted with the same variety (IR 64) and were planted about the same time. Field practices were similar with the exception of insecticide applications. The farmer group would collect weekly data; record costs and eventually analyses the data. Results would be shared with ...
... fields. All ten fields were planted with the same variety (IR 64) and were planted about the same time. Field practices were similar with the exception of insecticide applications. The farmer group would collect weekly data; record costs and eventually analyses the data. Results would be shared with ...
Sc 10 Ecology Unit Notes ppt
... Nitrogen in these compounds will pass through the plants to the animals then to the soil and water through wastes and dead organisms These compounds can reenter plants before going back to the atmosphere, creating a cycle within a cycle Decomposers (bacteria) will break down the wastes/dead or ...
... Nitrogen in these compounds will pass through the plants to the animals then to the soil and water through wastes and dead organisms These compounds can reenter plants before going back to the atmosphere, creating a cycle within a cycle Decomposers (bacteria) will break down the wastes/dead or ...
Competitive avoidance not edaphic specialization drives vertical
... suggests that vertical partitioning is common in EM fungal communities, but the mechanisms responsible for depth-related variation are not well understood (Dickie & Koide, 2014; Bahram et al., 2015). It is possible that species may have specialized on different forms of nutrients, such as organic or ...
... suggests that vertical partitioning is common in EM fungal communities, but the mechanisms responsible for depth-related variation are not well understood (Dickie & Koide, 2014; Bahram et al., 2015). It is possible that species may have specialized on different forms of nutrients, such as organic or ...
Pigs - Molonglo Catchment Group
... A long time local from the Burra creek area within the Molonglo catchment has been struggling with wild pigs on his property for some years now. In their search for food, the pigs will often root around in the soil, “sometimes it’s so bad it looks like a rotary hoe has been through the place, they c ...
... A long time local from the Burra creek area within the Molonglo catchment has been struggling with wild pigs on his property for some years now. In their search for food, the pigs will often root around in the soil, “sometimes it’s so bad it looks like a rotary hoe has been through the place, they c ...
Plant–soil feedbacks: connecting ecosystem ecology and evolution
... example, litter decomposability is an important phenotype determining soil nutrient status through plant–litter– nutrient feedbacks (Hobbie 1992, 2015). With the potential for feedback loops to exist between plants, microbial communities and soil environments, understanding the genetic basis of thes ...
... example, litter decomposability is an important phenotype determining soil nutrient status through plant–litter– nutrient feedbacks (Hobbie 1992, 2015). With the potential for feedback loops to exist between plants, microbial communities and soil environments, understanding the genetic basis of thes ...
Impacts of species-led conservation on ecosystem services
... We measured the success of conservation management by assessing whether the population trends of the principal breeding bird species of high conservation value at these sites were favourable, particularly in relation to national population trends. We used annual count data from 1990 to 2009 for the ...
... We measured the success of conservation management by assessing whether the population trends of the principal breeding bird species of high conservation value at these sites were favourable, particularly in relation to national population trends. We used annual count data from 1990 to 2009 for the ...
A Hierarchical Ecological Approach to Conserving Marine
... observe and predict than biotic attributes such as disease. Ecosystem processes such as productivity, however, involve both biotic and abiotic components and therefore have different implications for conservation than strictly abiotic attributes. Water motion for example, is an ecosystem process dri ...
... observe and predict than biotic attributes such as disease. Ecosystem processes such as productivity, however, involve both biotic and abiotic components and therefore have different implications for conservation than strictly abiotic attributes. Water motion for example, is an ecosystem process dri ...
2010 Sekercioglu OUP Conservation Book
... amounts of water that can lead to increased erosion, floods, and deaths if there is little natural forest to absorb the rainfall (Bradshaw et al. 2007). Studies of some watersheds have shown that native forests reduced flood risks only at small scales, leading some hydrologists to question directly co ...
... amounts of water that can lead to increased erosion, floods, and deaths if there is little natural forest to absorb the rainfall (Bradshaw et al. 2007). Studies of some watersheds have shown that native forests reduced flood risks only at small scales, leading some hydrologists to question directly co ...
Standard 7: Select terrestrial, freshwater and marine conservation
... Higgins et al. (2005) developed a framework to classify and map freshwater ecosystems using geology, elevation and hydrography data within a biogeographic context. Freshwater systems are classified into hierarchical units: Aquatic Zoogeographic Units, Ecological Drainage Units, Aquatic Ecological Sy ...
... Higgins et al. (2005) developed a framework to classify and map freshwater ecosystems using geology, elevation and hydrography data within a biogeographic context. Freshwater systems are classified into hierarchical units: Aquatic Zoogeographic Units, Ecological Drainage Units, Aquatic Ecological Sy ...
Ecosystems
... conservation is necessary. The exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen is a process of conservation. What one species discards, means food for another. When food is limited, the conservation processes and the need for recycling become more urgent. If it is not successful, species are endangered and ma ...
... conservation is necessary. The exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen is a process of conservation. What one species discards, means food for another. When food is limited, the conservation processes and the need for recycling become more urgent. If it is not successful, species are endangered and ma ...
Impacts of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Biodiversity
... Neonicotinoid insecticides are a relatively new, but widely-used, c lass of systemic, water-soluble nerve poisons. They are readily incorporated into all plant cells, as well as pollen and nectar. They act by binding to acetylcholine receptors of plant-feeding insects, inducing depolarization of mot ...
... Neonicotinoid insecticides are a relatively new, but widely-used, c lass of systemic, water-soluble nerve poisons. They are readily incorporated into all plant cells, as well as pollen and nectar. They act by binding to acetylcholine receptors of plant-feeding insects, inducing depolarization of mot ...
Impact of farm size and topography on plant and
... transformation of low intensity grassland systems into more intensive systems dominated by a few, large and intensive farms. Several studies have investigated the effects of farm structure on agricultural land-use change dynamics over time (e.g. Mottet et al., 2006). Nevertheless, as far as we are a ...
... transformation of low intensity grassland systems into more intensive systems dominated by a few, large and intensive farms. Several studies have investigated the effects of farm structure on agricultural land-use change dynamics over time (e.g. Mottet et al., 2006). Nevertheless, as far as we are a ...
SOC - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... livestock and population growth. This alone was not a serious threat. What has become a serious threat is the commercial farming introduced by immigrant farmers, and this is what needs to be addressed ...
... livestock and population growth. This alone was not a serious threat. What has become a serious threat is the commercial farming introduced by immigrant farmers, and this is what needs to be addressed ...
Integrating Biosystematic Data into Conservation Planning
... Abstract.—In this paper we explore the role that biosystematists can play in conservation planning. Conservation planning concerns the location and design of reserves that both represent the biodiversity of a region and enable the persistence of that biodiversity by maintaining key ecological and ev ...
... Abstract.—In this paper we explore the role that biosystematists can play in conservation planning. Conservation planning concerns the location and design of reserves that both represent the biodiversity of a region and enable the persistence of that biodiversity by maintaining key ecological and ev ...
Ant-mediated seed dispersal does not facilitate niche expansion
... 4. Ant-mediated dispersal services decrease significantly with increasing soil moisture and ultimately fail at levels that are demonstratively within the plant’s niche optima; further, the decline in dispersal services is correlated with increasing plant aggregation, suggesting that enemy escape also ...
... 4. Ant-mediated dispersal services decrease significantly with increasing soil moisture and ultimately fail at levels that are demonstratively within the plant’s niche optima; further, the decline in dispersal services is correlated with increasing plant aggregation, suggesting that enemy escape also ...
section 4: environmental inventory and analysis
... moderately well drained soils formed in loamy glacial till; on uplands (United States Department 1989 p.175). One additional soil association is present in Holland. A narrow band of the Scituate-MontaukCharlton soil association is present on the western border of the town. The USDA Soil Conservation ...
... moderately well drained soils formed in loamy glacial till; on uplands (United States Department 1989 p.175). One additional soil association is present in Holland. A narrow band of the Scituate-MontaukCharlton soil association is present on the western border of the town. The USDA Soil Conservation ...
The tree behind the forest: ecological and economic importance of
... downstream commanded plains (the Cauvery watershed area, for example). This is why a “Doubly Green Revolution” is now proposed by scientists to define new environment-friendly technical and policy models where agroforestry appears to be a major avenue of reconciling agricultural productivity and sus ...
... downstream commanded plains (the Cauvery watershed area, for example). This is why a “Doubly Green Revolution” is now proposed by scientists to define new environment-friendly technical and policy models where agroforestry appears to be a major avenue of reconciling agricultural productivity and sus ...
An Ecological Assessment of Insect Diversity at Organic Central
... agriculture practices would be disastrous for our planet’s agroecosystems and the services they provide. According to Altieri (2002), “agroecosystems” are communities of plants, ...
... agriculture practices would be disastrous for our planet’s agroecosystems and the services they provide. According to Altieri (2002), “agroecosystems” are communities of plants, ...
Grassland Bird Monitoring
... 4. Mapping grasslands (and successive models) is really difficult, bordering on worthless at local scales, and makes all of this even more challenging. 5. There is a high risk that any one manager can be implementing habitat that isn't "working" to create source populations. This is a scary premise ...
... 4. Mapping grasslands (and successive models) is really difficult, bordering on worthless at local scales, and makes all of this even more challenging. 5. There is a high risk that any one manager can be implementing habitat that isn't "working" to create source populations. This is a scary premise ...
national task force formed to spearhead conservation of primates
... primates and management of relatively abundant primate species that are sometimes problem animals. The guidelines will define the role of government, conservation partners and other stakeholders whilst raising awareness about the plight of primates and the (generally declining) population and distri ...
... primates and management of relatively abundant primate species that are sometimes problem animals. The guidelines will define the role of government, conservation partners and other stakeholders whilst raising awareness about the plight of primates and the (generally declining) population and distri ...