PDF - Conservation Evidence
... 3.4 Threat: Agriculture 3.4.1 All farming systems Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Provide (or retain) set-aside areas in farmland Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Increase the proportion of natural/semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Manage ditches ...
... 3.4 Threat: Agriculture 3.4.1 All farming systems Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Provide (or retain) set-aside areas in farmland Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Increase the proportion of natural/semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Manage ditches ...
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... Despite some efforts to limit farmed crawfish populations only to the red swamp crawfish, excluding the white river crawfish from ponds whenever possible, both species are responsive to routine culture practices and often coexist in production ponds. In general, these two species have environmental ...
... Despite some efforts to limit farmed crawfish populations only to the red swamp crawfish, excluding the white river crawfish from ponds whenever possible, both species are responsive to routine culture practices and often coexist in production ponds. In general, these two species have environmental ...
What Works in Conservation
... 1.2 Threat: Agriculture 1.2.1 Engage farmers and other volunteers Engage landowners and other volunteers to manage land for ...
... 1.2 Threat: Agriculture 1.2.1 Engage farmers and other volunteers Engage landowners and other volunteers to manage land for ...
IUCN Securing Protected Areas
... committed cast of characters worldwide, I have had the opportunity to reflect upon the many challenges that face protected areas both then and now. Undoubtedly, much has changed. For those of us who were fortunate enough to have a hand in the early development of protected area systems in various co ...
... committed cast of characters worldwide, I have had the opportunity to reflect upon the many challenges that face protected areas both then and now. Undoubtedly, much has changed. For those of us who were fortunate enough to have a hand in the early development of protected area systems in various co ...
now - Tapir Specialist Group
... Letter From the Chair As reported in the last issue of this newsletter, several committees were created during the First International Tapir Symposium and I am sure you are all curious to hear about their progress. These committees have been working on specific tasks related to the structure of the ...
... Letter From the Chair As reported in the last issue of this newsletter, several committees were created during the First International Tapir Symposium and I am sure you are all curious to hear about their progress. These committees have been working on specific tasks related to the structure of the ...
... In 1999, FAO conducted a series of regional aquaculture development trends reviews and made a comprehensive analysis of the status of the global aquaculture sector as part of the global Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium that was jointly organized by the Network of Aquaculture Centres ...
2. revegetation
... activities being critical. Taking into account the various activities involved in planning and undertaking revegetation, an example timeline for a revegetation project involving plant ...
... activities being critical. Taking into account the various activities involved in planning and undertaking revegetation, an example timeline for a revegetation project involving plant ...
Canterbury Landscape Character and Biodiversity Appraisal
... This document has been prepared by a division, subsidiary or affiliate of Jacobs Engineering U.K. Limited (“Jacobs”) in its professional capacity as consultants in accordance with the terms and conditions of Jacobs’ contract with the commissioning party (the “Client”). Regard should be had to those ...
... This document has been prepared by a division, subsidiary or affiliate of Jacobs Engineering U.K. Limited (“Jacobs”) in its professional capacity as consultants in accordance with the terms and conditions of Jacobs’ contract with the commissioning party (the “Client”). Regard should be had to those ...
Activity patterns and foraging behavior of the endangered Grand Cyclura lewisi R
... observed for 187.3 h. Total observation time per individual averaged 29.7 h (SD = 16.8; range = 8.6-33.9 h). To offset any potential bias in observed activity or location caused by the initial detection of an iguana (presumably more detectable in open areas), each iguana was followed for the remaind ...
... observed for 187.3 h. Total observation time per individual averaged 29.7 h (SD = 16.8; range = 8.6-33.9 h). To offset any potential bias in observed activity or location caused by the initial detection of an iguana (presumably more detectable in open areas), each iguana was followed for the remaind ...
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABLE
... It is a great honour for me to welcome in the name of the organizing committee, at the 7th European Conference in Ecological Restoration, placed under the auspices of the International Society of Ecological Restoration, chapter Europe. It is also a real pride for us to have been chosen to organize t ...
... It is a great honour for me to welcome in the name of the organizing committee, at the 7th European Conference in Ecological Restoration, placed under the auspices of the International Society of Ecological Restoration, chapter Europe. It is also a real pride for us to have been chosen to organize t ...
2010 7th SER Conference of the Society for Ecological
... It is a great honour for me to welcome in the name of the organizing committee, at the 7th European Conference in Ecological Restoration, placed under the auspices of the International Society of Ecological Restoration, chapter Europe. It is also a real pride for us to have been chosen to organize t ...
... It is a great honour for me to welcome in the name of the organizing committee, at the 7th European Conference in Ecological Restoration, placed under the auspices of the International Society of Ecological Restoration, chapter Europe. It is also a real pride for us to have been chosen to organize t ...
Africa`s Giraffe - Giraffe Conservation Foundation
... and horses are odd-toed ungulates. As the world’s tallest animal and largest ruminant (an animal that partly digests its food, then regurgitates it to chew as ‘cud’), it belongs to: Class: Mammalia (mammals) Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Family: Giraffidae Genus: Giraffa Until rec ...
... and horses are odd-toed ungulates. As the world’s tallest animal and largest ruminant (an animal that partly digests its food, then regurgitates it to chew as ‘cud’), it belongs to: Class: Mammalia (mammals) Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Family: Giraffidae Genus: Giraffa Until rec ...
best practice in restoration
... found that natives had a greater amount of temporal niche partitioning, better pollinator habitat, higher species diversity at the alpha and gamma levels, 10 days later green-up and 35 days earlier senescence than exotics. These phenology differences exceeded global warming effects in magnitude. In ...
... found that natives had a greater amount of temporal niche partitioning, better pollinator habitat, higher species diversity at the alpha and gamma levels, 10 days later green-up and 35 days earlier senescence than exotics. These phenology differences exceeded global warming effects in magnitude. In ...
BEST PRACTICE IN RESTORATION
... found that natives had a greater amount of temporal niche partitioning, better pollinator habitat, higher species diversity at the alpha and gamma levels, 10 days later green-up and 35 days earlier senescence than exotics. These phenology differences exceeded global warming effects in magnitude. In ...
... found that natives had a greater amount of temporal niche partitioning, better pollinator habitat, higher species diversity at the alpha and gamma levels, 10 days later green-up and 35 days earlier senescence than exotics. These phenology differences exceeded global warming effects in magnitude. In ...
Enabling the Market: Incentives for Biodiversity in the Rangelands
... landowners more actively in management of their land • invest in specifying priority biodiversity outcomes for the region, in parallel with a concerted program to build landowners’ awareness about what other people value about the biodiversity on their lands and why • direct investment to biodiversi ...
... landowners more actively in management of their land • invest in specifying priority biodiversity outcomes for the region, in parallel with a concerted program to build landowners’ awareness about what other people value about the biodiversity on their lands and why • direct investment to biodiversi ...
Sheep grazing in the North-Atlantic region
... Steinheim, G., and Thórhallsdóttir, A.G. 2008. Sheep grazing in the North-Atlantic region. A long term perspective on management, resource economy and ecology. – NTNU, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology Report Zool. Ser. 2008, 3: 1-82. Sheep husbandry has been an important part of the agricul ...
... Steinheim, G., and Thórhallsdóttir, A.G. 2008. Sheep grazing in the North-Atlantic region. A long term perspective on management, resource economy and ecology. – NTNU, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology Report Zool. Ser. 2008, 3: 1-82. Sheep husbandry has been an important part of the agricul ...
Sheep grazing in the North-Atlantic region – A long term
... Steinheim, G., and Thórhallsdóttir, A.G. 2008. Sheep grazing in the North-Atlantic region. A long term perspective on management, resource economy and ecology. – NTNU, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology Report Zool. Ser. 2008, 3: 1-82. Sheep husbandry has been an important part of the agricul ...
... Steinheim, G., and Thórhallsdóttir, A.G. 2008. Sheep grazing in the North-Atlantic region. A long term perspective on management, resource economy and ecology. – NTNU, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology Report Zool. Ser. 2008, 3: 1-82. Sheep husbandry has been an important part of the agricul ...
The role of fungal secondary metabolites in Collembola
... development and growth of organisms would not be possible. It is also a vital part of the terrestrial biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus (Wardle 2002) and hence for plant growth and community structure (Hättenschwiler et al. 2005). Consequently, it determines plant growth and c ...
... development and growth of organisms would not be possible. It is also a vital part of the terrestrial biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus (Wardle 2002) and hence for plant growth and community structure (Hättenschwiler et al. 2005). Consequently, it determines plant growth and c ...
Conservation Biology for All - Society for Conservation Biology
... Sodhi and Ehrlich: Conservation Biology for All. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199554249.do ...
... Sodhi and Ehrlich: Conservation Biology for All. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199554249.do ...
Ecology of salt marshes
... On the barrier islands, small sections of salt marshes were embanked from 1300 AD onwards. From 1500 onwards, attempts were made to protect dune belts. Exten sive livestock grazing prevented a closed vegetation cover and resulted in sand drifts. Later, extensive sand-drift dikes were built and main ...
... On the barrier islands, small sections of salt marshes were embanked from 1300 AD onwards. From 1500 onwards, attempts were made to protect dune belts. Exten sive livestock grazing prevented a closed vegetation cover and resulted in sand drifts. Later, extensive sand-drift dikes were built and main ...
Effects of stock grazing on biodiversity values in Temperate Native
... This review considers the impacts of stock grazing on biodiversity values in temperate grassy ecosystems in southern Australia. Its aim is to assist grazing management of temperate lowland native grasslands and grassy woodlands in areas of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) where conservation is ...
... This review considers the impacts of stock grazing on biodiversity values in temperate grassy ecosystems in southern Australia. Its aim is to assist grazing management of temperate lowland native grasslands and grassy woodlands in areas of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) where conservation is ...
Conservation Biology for All
... Summary Suggested reading Relevant websites 5: Habitat fragmentation and landscape change Andrew F. Bennett and Denis A. Saunders 5.1 Understanding the effects of landscape change 5.2 Biophysical aspects of landscape change 5.3 Effects of landscape change on species Box 5.1: Time lags and extinction ...
... Summary Suggested reading Relevant websites 5: Habitat fragmentation and landscape change Andrew F. Bennett and Denis A. Saunders 5.1 Understanding the effects of landscape change 5.2 Biophysical aspects of landscape change 5.3 Effects of landscape change on species Box 5.1: Time lags and extinction ...
Namoi Catchment Action Plan 2010–2020
... systems; that is, it assumes that people, wherever they live, are dependent on ecosystems. Social-ecological systems are complex adaptive systems that change in ways that may not be predictable, linear or incremental. These systems can also change state in response to either a shock or a slow patter ...
... systems; that is, it assumes that people, wherever they live, are dependent on ecosystems. Social-ecological systems are complex adaptive systems that change in ways that may not be predictable, linear or incremental. These systems can also change state in response to either a shock or a slow patter ...
Heathland conservation and management
... The population of Dorset is expected to grow by 10% between 2001 and 2026 – over 40,000 new homes may be needed. What effect might the predicted increase in population (and housing have on Dorset’s heathland? How could you minimise/manage the impact the increase in population might have on Dorset’s ...
... The population of Dorset is expected to grow by 10% between 2001 and 2026 – over 40,000 new homes may be needed. What effect might the predicted increase in population (and housing have on Dorset’s heathland? How could you minimise/manage the impact the increase in population might have on Dorset’s ...
Exploring the causes of and mitigation options for human
... ii) this thesis is my own unaided work, both in concept and execution, and that apart from the normal guidance from my supervisor; I have received no assistance except as stated below: Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) is responsible for the conception of the predator densities (Chapter 5), prey a ...
... ii) this thesis is my own unaided work, both in concept and execution, and that apart from the normal guidance from my supervisor; I have received no assistance except as stated below: Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) is responsible for the conception of the predator densities (Chapter 5), prey a ...