Livestock predation by lions, leopards, spotted hyenas
... dogs (Sachedina, 2006). Other ethnic groups are Waarusha and Barbaig. While Barbaig have been in the Maasai steppe for many decades, most Waarusha have immigrated into the area from nearby towns, and they mostly engage in smallscale agriculture and livestock keeping. An estimated 350 000 pastoralist ...
... dogs (Sachedina, 2006). Other ethnic groups are Waarusha and Barbaig. While Barbaig have been in the Maasai steppe for many decades, most Waarusha have immigrated into the area from nearby towns, and they mostly engage in smallscale agriculture and livestock keeping. An estimated 350 000 pastoralist ...
Native Bunchgrass and Invasive Weed Establishment in Low
... play in regulating and facilitating plant growth and plant-plant interactions, be it at the individual, population, or community level. Some aspects of this role can be generalized, while others appear to vary based on individual circumstances, results of mechanisms we do not yet fully grasp. Much o ...
... play in regulating and facilitating plant growth and plant-plant interactions, be it at the individual, population, or community level. Some aspects of this role can be generalized, while others appear to vary based on individual circumstances, results of mechanisms we do not yet fully grasp. Much o ...
Southern Yorke Peninsula CAP Summary
... Kurnara in the north of the peninsula, Windera in the east, Wari in the west and Dilpa in the south. The Narungga managed and preserved their lands. They used fire to clear old grasses and promote fresh plant growth. Fresh water rockholes were covered with slabs of stone or brushwood to keep the wat ...
... Kurnara in the north of the peninsula, Windera in the east, Wari in the west and Dilpa in the south. The Narungga managed and preserved their lands. They used fire to clear old grasses and promote fresh plant growth. Fresh water rockholes were covered with slabs of stone or brushwood to keep the wat ...
Habitat Management Plan for the endangered Forty
... It is well established that the presence of E. viminalis is an essential habitat requirement for the Forty-Spotted Pardalote (Woinarski and Rounsevell 1983, Woinarski and Bulman 1985, Brereton et al. 1997, Bryant 2010). Compared to other pardalotes, the Forty-Spotted Pardalote is highly restricted t ...
... It is well established that the presence of E. viminalis is an essential habitat requirement for the Forty-Spotted Pardalote (Woinarski and Rounsevell 1983, Woinarski and Bulman 1985, Brereton et al. 1997, Bryant 2010). Compared to other pardalotes, the Forty-Spotted Pardalote is highly restricted t ...
UNIT 2 Practice TEST
... a. sharing resources by hunting at different times. b. sharing resources by looking for food in different places. c. parasitism. d. mutualism. e. commensalism. Which of the following statements about primary succession is false? a. It is initiated by pioneer species. b. It often involves species cha ...
... a. sharing resources by hunting at different times. b. sharing resources by looking for food in different places. c. parasitism. d. mutualism. e. commensalism. Which of the following statements about primary succession is false? a. It is initiated by pioneer species. b. It often involves species cha ...
Impacts of Insect Herbivory and Nitrogen Eutrophication on
... species. They compete with one another for resources, eat (or try to avoid being eaten by) one another, and indirectly influence one another by altering the environment. In recent decades, this profoundly complex global interaction network has been put under increasing pressure from various human-re ...
... species. They compete with one another for resources, eat (or try to avoid being eaten by) one another, and indirectly influence one another by altering the environment. In recent decades, this profoundly complex global interaction network has been put under increasing pressure from various human-re ...
Relative availability of natural prey versus livestock predicts landscape Acinonyx jubatus in Botswana
... broad landscape suitability stratification for large carnivores in Botswana from Winterbach, Winterbach & Somers (2014), and refined the agricultural zones to identify homogeneous strata based on the distribution of cheetah prey biomass, small stock biomass, and percentage cheetah prey biomass. We t ...
... broad landscape suitability stratification for large carnivores in Botswana from Winterbach, Winterbach & Somers (2014), and refined the agricultural zones to identify homogeneous strata based on the distribution of cheetah prey biomass, small stock biomass, and percentage cheetah prey biomass. We t ...
Human-wildlife conflict in Africa - Library
... defined as problem-causing animals and are responsible for most of the human-wildlife conflicts. This could be due to the fact that farmers often feel that the large wild animals are the property of the government, as was the case under previous colonial legislation, and therefore local communities ...
... defined as problem-causing animals and are responsible for most of the human-wildlife conflicts. This could be due to the fact that farmers often feel that the large wild animals are the property of the government, as was the case under previous colonial legislation, and therefore local communities ...
Basic and Applied Ecology
... A current goal in ecology is to elucidate the relative roles of primary and secondary consumers versus plant resources in determining community structure and dynamics. The complexity and diversity of terrestrial communities has been hypothesized to strongly influence the strength of these topdown an ...
... A current goal in ecology is to elucidate the relative roles of primary and secondary consumers versus plant resources in determining community structure and dynamics. The complexity and diversity of terrestrial communities has been hypothesized to strongly influence the strength of these topdown an ...
Conservation on lowland farms
... Field margins can also be established through natural regeneration. If soil fertility is relatively low, and the soil seed bank and local flora relatively rich, these swards may have a higher conservation value than sown ones, making this method of establishment the most beneficial option. The decli ...
... Field margins can also be established through natural regeneration. If soil fertility is relatively low, and the soil seed bank and local flora relatively rich, these swards may have a higher conservation value than sown ones, making this method of establishment the most beneficial option. The decli ...
Rangelands and Pasturelands - Manitoba Forestry Association
... exploration and recreational uses such as; access to fishing, bird-watching, hiking, snowmobiling, crosscountry skiing, trail bike/ATV riding. Today, management methodologies vary greatly while attempting to balance rangeland uses that result in maximized benefits to all. Rangeland has seen major ch ...
... exploration and recreational uses such as; access to fishing, bird-watching, hiking, snowmobiling, crosscountry skiing, trail bike/ATV riding. Today, management methodologies vary greatly while attempting to balance rangeland uses that result in maximized benefits to all. Rangeland has seen major ch ...
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... throughout the Eastern U.S. have found various negative ecological effects of buckthorn (e.g., increased nest predation in songbirds, Schmidt & Whelan 1999; increased soil nitrogen content, Heneghan et al. 2004; decreased herbaceous groundcover, Boudreau & Wilson 1992; decreased juvenile recruitment ...
... throughout the Eastern U.S. have found various negative ecological effects of buckthorn (e.g., increased nest predation in songbirds, Schmidt & Whelan 1999; increased soil nitrogen content, Heneghan et al. 2004; decreased herbaceous groundcover, Boudreau & Wilson 1992; decreased juvenile recruitment ...
Small Wild Cat Conservation News - Small Cat Conservation Alliance
... There are several ways to arrange the cats. One way is to place morphologically similar cats together. Another way is to group closely related cats. Linnaeus first proposed organizing the plants, animals, and minerals in a hierarchical way. In 1758 he formally described the first cat, the lion, to s ...
... There are several ways to arrange the cats. One way is to place morphologically similar cats together. Another way is to group closely related cats. Linnaeus first proposed organizing the plants, animals, and minerals in a hierarchical way. In 1758 he formally described the first cat, the lion, to s ...
what do we mean by biodiversity?
... highlight the broad character of the concept: they cover at once all of life units and processes (table 1). Nevertheless, these definitions cannot be used in scientific practice, because by attempting to be comprehensive they end describing vague relationships (variability, variety or interrelatedne ...
... highlight the broad character of the concept: they cover at once all of life units and processes (table 1). Nevertheless, these definitions cannot be used in scientific practice, because by attempting to be comprehensive they end describing vague relationships (variability, variety or interrelatedne ...
Herbivores, resources and risks: alternating regulation along
... location of protected areas and a species’ preferred niche. Here, we investigate how ...
... location of protected areas and a species’ preferred niche. Here, we investigate how ...
4010 Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix
... Main habitat features, ecology and variability North Atlantic wet heath is dominated by dwarf shrub species and usually occurs on acidic, nutrient-poor substrates, such as shallow peats (<0.5m) or sandy soils with impeded drainage. The community includes mixtures of Erica tetralix (cross-leaved heat ...
... Main habitat features, ecology and variability North Atlantic wet heath is dominated by dwarf shrub species and usually occurs on acidic, nutrient-poor substrates, such as shallow peats (<0.5m) or sandy soils with impeded drainage. The community includes mixtures of Erica tetralix (cross-leaved heat ...
Human-carnivore coexistence in Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) Nature
... A total of 26,975 livestock mortalities (9193 incidents) were documented from 2011 through 2013. Of these, 10,157 (37.7%) livestock were killed by wolves, 9326 (34.6%) by lynx, and 5877 (21.8%) by snow leopards. The rest (1615 kills, 6.0%) were attributed to other species such as leopard, brown bear ...
... A total of 26,975 livestock mortalities (9193 incidents) were documented from 2011 through 2013. Of these, 10,157 (37.7%) livestock were killed by wolves, 9326 (34.6%) by lynx, and 5877 (21.8%) by snow leopards. The rest (1615 kills, 6.0%) were attributed to other species such as leopard, brown bear ...
University of Groningen Ecology of Estuarine Macrobenthos
... production and returns nutrients to the deeper water layers. It may take years before these nutrients can be utilized by photoautotrophs again. In estuarine systems, however, pelagic-benthic links are not only quantitatively more important, but also qualitatively different, since the benthos can be ...
... production and returns nutrients to the deeper water layers. It may take years before these nutrients can be utilized by photoautotrophs again. In estuarine systems, however, pelagic-benthic links are not only quantitatively more important, but also qualitatively different, since the benthos can be ...
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... Xanthium strumarium L.) or relying on passage through the digestive tract as is the case for many fruit bearing shrubs and trees, or shake off the mother plant as it is blown away from its point of origin by wind (e.g., Kochiascoparia L.). Aerial seed banks tend to be of greater importance in pastur ...
... Xanthium strumarium L.) or relying on passage through the digestive tract as is the case for many fruit bearing shrubs and trees, or shake off the mother plant as it is blown away from its point of origin by wind (e.g., Kochiascoparia L.). Aerial seed banks tend to be of greater importance in pastur ...
The Millennium Development Goals and Conservation
... and ecosystem services – such as the provision of clean water, the maintenance of soil fertility, protection from floods, and the regulation of disease – are essential to the well-being and livelihoods of the poor. The poor, with the greatest direct dependence on the natural world, bear the brunt of ...
... and ecosystem services – such as the provision of clean water, the maintenance of soil fertility, protection from floods, and the regulation of disease – are essential to the well-being and livelihoods of the poor. The poor, with the greatest direct dependence on the natural world, bear the brunt of ...
Addendum To General Technical Report SE
... the coexistence of three common, co-occurring tree species. We measured survival and height growth of 1080 seedlings of Acer rubrum (red maple), Liriodendron tulipifera (yellow poplar), and Quercus rubra (red oak) that were planted in one of five understory treatments: removal of understory vegetati ...
... the coexistence of three common, co-occurring tree species. We measured survival and height growth of 1080 seedlings of Acer rubrum (red maple), Liriodendron tulipifera (yellow poplar), and Quercus rubra (red oak) that were planted in one of five understory treatments: removal of understory vegetati ...
Bap Twite - Peak District National Park
... The twite is arguably the bird of highest conservation priority within the Peak District owing to its rarity and recent severe population decline. Dependent on moorland for nesting and moorland fringe habitats for feeding, the twite is very vulnerable to habitat change. In England, the twite is rest ...
... The twite is arguably the bird of highest conservation priority within the Peak District owing to its rarity and recent severe population decline. Dependent on moorland for nesting and moorland fringe habitats for feeding, the twite is very vulnerable to habitat change. In England, the twite is rest ...
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Conservation Guidelines
... meetings between a Conservancy coordinator and representatives of each of the city and regional council partners in the Conservancy, and a meeting with a Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) representative. Council representatives involved in these meetings included st ...
... meetings between a Conservancy coordinator and representatives of each of the city and regional council partners in the Conservancy, and a meeting with a Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) representative. Council representatives involved in these meetings included st ...
Availability and characterization of cavities used by pacas
... and habitat requirements, conservation and management plans to develop effective policies (Caughley, 1994). Availability is a key governing aspect in resource selection studies. When a resource, such as a cavity, is used proportionally more than expected based on its overall availability, its use is ...
... and habitat requirements, conservation and management plans to develop effective policies (Caughley, 1994). Availability is a key governing aspect in resource selection studies. When a resource, such as a cavity, is used proportionally more than expected based on its overall availability, its use is ...