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... 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 ...
Rare Plant Communities and Plant Species Report
... Zymoetz and upper Telkwa Rivers and their tributaries. The most extensive known examples are in the midsection of Mulwain Ck. and near the mouth of Red Canyon Creek. These ecosystems are strongly transitional to the SBSmc2 and tend to be dominated by subalpine fir and hybrid white spruce rather than ...
... Zymoetz and upper Telkwa Rivers and their tributaries. The most extensive known examples are in the midsection of Mulwain Ck. and near the mouth of Red Canyon Creek. These ecosystems are strongly transitional to the SBSmc2 and tend to be dominated by subalpine fir and hybrid white spruce rather than ...
Herbivory versus corallivory
... of M. annularis to a highly-grazed forereef at 10 m. At the beginning of the study, all ramets were free of grazing scars. For the following 13 months, a monthly census was undertaken of the extent of parrotfish-induced mortality on colonies, and used to parameterise a transition matrix of four inju ...
... of M. annularis to a highly-grazed forereef at 10 m. At the beginning of the study, all ramets were free of grazing scars. For the following 13 months, a monthly census was undertaken of the extent of parrotfish-induced mortality on colonies, and used to parameterise a transition matrix of four inju ...
Recovery Plan for the Yellow-bellied Glider
... known range in NSW. It identifies the actions to be taken to ensure the long-term viability of the Yellowbellied Glider in nature and the parties who will undertake these actions. The Yellow-bellied Glider is included as Vulnerable under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. The subspeci ...
... known range in NSW. It identifies the actions to be taken to ensure the long-term viability of the Yellowbellied Glider in nature and the parties who will undertake these actions. The Yellow-bellied Glider is included as Vulnerable under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. The subspeci ...
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... “The extraordinary diversity of the terrestrial fauna, which is much greater than that of the marine fauna, is clearly due largely to the diversity provided by terrestrial plants… on the whole the problem still remains, but in the new form: Why are there so many kinds of plants?” Hutchinson (1959) “ ...
... “The extraordinary diversity of the terrestrial fauna, which is much greater than that of the marine fauna, is clearly due largely to the diversity provided by terrestrial plants… on the whole the problem still remains, but in the new form: Why are there so many kinds of plants?” Hutchinson (1959) “ ...
grouse news - Galliformes Specialist Group
... Secretary Jewell joined with USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird and other state and local partners to celebrate an extensive and long-term conservation partnership on behalf of the bi-state greater sagegrouse p ...
... Secretary Jewell joined with USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird and other state and local partners to celebrate an extensive and long-term conservation partnership on behalf of the bi-state greater sagegrouse p ...
The Effects of Coral Bleaching on Coral Reef Fisheries
... species. Fisheries closures did not appear to fair better than fished areas. It was difficult to detect an effect on the fishery as the large-bodied species were not heavily impacted and we expect there will be lag effect that could take more than 10 years before this effect is evident. We found tha ...
... species. Fisheries closures did not appear to fair better than fished areas. It was difficult to detect an effect on the fishery as the large-bodied species were not heavily impacted and we expect there will be lag effect that could take more than 10 years before this effect is evident. We found tha ...
Matrix and Edge Effects on the Maintenance of Ecological Function
... forest edges adjacent to pine plantations and forest edges adjacent to tea plantations; n= total minutes foraging. Number of focal trees per treatment =10 interior, 5 pine, 9 tea………………………………………………………………………………………...59 6. Mean (±SE) number of fruits consumed by birds per tree for each treatment: fores ...
... forest edges adjacent to pine plantations and forest edges adjacent to tea plantations; n= total minutes foraging. Number of focal trees per treatment =10 interior, 5 pine, 9 tea………………………………………………………………………………………...59 6. Mean (±SE) number of fruits consumed by birds per tree for each treatment: fores ...
Interspecific and integroup interactions of mantled
... monkeys. Mantled howling monkeys are the most folivorous of the three species while fruit makes up 12.5% of their diet [Neville et al., 1988]. White-faced capuchins are the most omnivorous of the species with up to 65% of their diet consisting of fruit and including more vertebrate and invertebrate ...
... monkeys. Mantled howling monkeys are the most folivorous of the three species while fruit makes up 12.5% of their diet [Neville et al., 1988]. White-faced capuchins are the most omnivorous of the species with up to 65% of their diet consisting of fruit and including more vertebrate and invertebrate ...
Arthropods
... specific species within a community. Species: Organisms which share characteristics and can breed together. ...
... specific species within a community. Species: Organisms which share characteristics and can breed together. ...
Relative availability of natural prey versus livestock predicts landscape Acinonyx jubatus in Botswana
... species means we can ill-afford to wait for detailed scientific information before policy decisions are made. Therefore, an objective, clear system of evaluation, based on the best ...
... species means we can ill-afford to wait for detailed scientific information before policy decisions are made. Therefore, an objective, clear system of evaluation, based on the best ...
on the ecological roles of salamanders
... Burton & Likens (1975a,b) first quantified both density and biomass of a salamander guild at a watershed scale. Working in the Hubbard Brook experimental forest of New Hampshire, they estimated that five salamander species had a combined average density of 2950 salamanders/ha (0.29/m2) and a biomass ...
... Burton & Likens (1975a,b) first quantified both density and biomass of a salamander guild at a watershed scale. Working in the Hubbard Brook experimental forest of New Hampshire, they estimated that five salamander species had a combined average density of 2950 salamanders/ha (0.29/m2) and a biomass ...
Full Program
... Our world is changing fast and in many ways. Whether through rapid evolution of antimicrobial resistance, changing population dynamics among our study species, or threats to biological diversity, our community makes extraordinary contributions to knowledge and, increasingly, to its application in pr ...
... Our world is changing fast and in many ways. Whether through rapid evolution of antimicrobial resistance, changing population dynamics among our study species, or threats to biological diversity, our community makes extraordinary contributions to knowledge and, increasingly, to its application in pr ...
The Vertebrate Fauna of Northern Yengo National Park
... NP supports the fifth highest number of fauna species in the Central Branch Parks and Wildlife Division. This report compiles and reviews background information on the fauna of northern Yengo NP. This has been supplemented by extensive new data generated by surveys conducted during the spring-summer ...
... NP supports the fifth highest number of fauna species in the Central Branch Parks and Wildlife Division. This report compiles and reviews background information on the fauna of northern Yengo NP. This has been supplemented by extensive new data generated by surveys conducted during the spring-summer ...
The Vertebrate Fauna of Northern Yengo National Park
... NP supports the fifth highest number of fauna species in the Central Branch Parks and Wildlife Division. This report compiles and reviews background information on the fauna of northern Yengo NP. This has been supplemented by extensive new data generated by surveys conducted during the spring-summer ...
... NP supports the fifth highest number of fauna species in the Central Branch Parks and Wildlife Division. This report compiles and reviews background information on the fauna of northern Yengo NP. This has been supplemented by extensive new data generated by surveys conducted during the spring-summer ...
Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystem functions
... Alternate stable states: When an ecosystem has more than one stable state (e.g. community structure) for a particular set of environmental conditions. These states can differ in the levels of specific ecosystem functions. ...
... Alternate stable states: When an ecosystem has more than one stable state (e.g. community structure) for a particular set of environmental conditions. These states can differ in the levels of specific ecosystem functions. ...
2015 Program - Western Society of Naturalists
... *California MPAs, Panel Discussion: Becky Ota, Mark Carr, & Will White (moderated by Dina Liebowitz). This panel will discuss evaluating California MPAs as a network, from scientific and State management perspectives. It is an open conversation about current approaches and challenges for network eva ...
... *California MPAs, Panel Discussion: Becky Ota, Mark Carr, & Will White (moderated by Dina Liebowitz). This panel will discuss evaluating California MPAs as a network, from scientific and State management perspectives. It is an open conversation about current approaches and challenges for network eva ...
Marsh Bird Breeding Habitat
... Tables 1.1 through 1.4 within the Schedules provide guidance for SWH designation for the four categories of SWH outlined in the Significant Wildlife Habitat Technical Guide and its Appendices cxlviii, cxlix. Table 1.5 contains and provides descriptions for exceptions criteria for ecoregional SWH whi ...
... Tables 1.1 through 1.4 within the Schedules provide guidance for SWH designation for the four categories of SWH outlined in the Significant Wildlife Habitat Technical Guide and its Appendices cxlviii, cxlix. Table 1.5 contains and provides descriptions for exceptions criteria for ecoregional SWH whi ...
Spot-tailed Quoll Action Statement
... 1996), although 21 Quolls were captured on a total of 100 occasions over 608 trap nights during a survey within the Byadbo Wilderness area of Kosciuszko National Park (Andrew Murray, DSE, pers. comm.). It is still locally common in parts of north-eastern New South Wales; for instance, Körtner and Gr ...
... 1996), although 21 Quolls were captured on a total of 100 occasions over 608 trap nights during a survey within the Byadbo Wilderness area of Kosciuszko National Park (Andrew Murray, DSE, pers. comm.). It is still locally common in parts of north-eastern New South Wales; for instance, Körtner and Gr ...
Factors in Long-Term Algal Composition of Cayman Reefs
... turf and macroalgae bloom and dominate coral reefs leading to decreased health of the reef as a whole. Unfortunately, few studies have been done showing the long-term changes in algae composition on reefs. In order to find the significant factors in the long-term composition of algae on reefs, algae ...
... turf and macroalgae bloom and dominate coral reefs leading to decreased health of the reef as a whole. Unfortunately, few studies have been done showing the long-term changes in algae composition on reefs. In order to find the significant factors in the long-term composition of algae on reefs, algae ...
11: Impacts on GBR WHA
... change to the scenic preference rating for the “after” scenario is 8.0. The calculation undertaken by Cardno Chenoweth (Appendix F) indicated that the “after” scenic preference rating was 8.6. This is well within the acceptable level of change defined in the now suspended State Planning Policy 3/11. ...
... change to the scenic preference rating for the “after” scenario is 8.0. The calculation undertaken by Cardno Chenoweth (Appendix F) indicated that the “after” scenic preference rating was 8.6. This is well within the acceptable level of change defined in the now suspended State Planning Policy 3/11. ...
ITTO guidelines for the restoration, management and rehabilitation of
... in collaboration with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International ITTO is an intergovernmental organization promoting sustainable ...
... in collaboration with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International ITTO is an intergovernmental organization promoting sustainable ...
The War on Pests: Dealing to Key Pest Plants and Animals That
... introduced pests are the single biggest threat to our native heritage, and without intervention many vulnerable species of plants, insects, lizards, and birds will simply continue to disappear. However, pest control is complex. To be effective it requires careful planning, coordination, vision and e ...
... introduced pests are the single biggest threat to our native heritage, and without intervention many vulnerable species of plants, insects, lizards, and birds will simply continue to disappear. However, pest control is complex. To be effective it requires careful planning, coordination, vision and e ...
The War on Pests - Environment Canterbury
... introduced pests are the single biggest threat to our native heritage, and without intervention many vulnerable species of plants, insects, lizards, and birds will simply continue to disappear. However, pest control is complex. To be effective it requires careful planning, coordination, vision and e ...
... introduced pests are the single biggest threat to our native heritage, and without intervention many vulnerable species of plants, insects, lizards, and birds will simply continue to disappear. However, pest control is complex. To be effective it requires careful planning, coordination, vision and e ...
Making Space for Nature: Network
... needs to be done? These are the questions that we aim to answer in this report. We first consider why these questions are important in the context of past, current and future pressures on the environment, and describe what ecological networks are and the benefits they bring. We go on to consider the ...
... needs to be done? These are the questions that we aim to answer in this report. We first consider why these questions are important in the context of past, current and future pressures on the environment, and describe what ecological networks are and the benefits they bring. We go on to consider the ...
Operation Wallacea
Operation Wallacea (known as Opwall) is an organisation funded by tuition fees that runs a series of biological and conservation management research programmes operating in remote locations across the world. These expeditions are designed with specific wildlife conservation aims in mind - from identifying areas needing protection, through to implementing and assessing conservation management programmes. What is different about Operation Wallacea is that large teams of university academics, who are specialists in various aspects of biodiversity or social and economic studies, are concentrated at the target study sites giving volunteers the opportunity to work on a range of projects. The surveys result in a large number of publications in peer-reviewed journals each year, have resulted in 30 vertebrate species new to science being discovered, 4 'extinct' species being re-discovered and $2 million levered from funding agencies to set up best practice management examples at the study sites.These large survey teams of academics and volunteers that are funded independently of normal academic sources have enabled large temporal and spatial biodiversity and socio-economic data sets to be produced and provide information to help with organising effective conservation management programmes. Depending on the country, Opwall normally operates both marine and terrestrially based research expeditions, with a variety of research themes, whether they be biological, geological, geographic or social science projects.In 2012/13, the expeditions are operating in 11 countries: Indonesia, Honduras, Cuba, South Africa, Peru, Madagascar, Guyana, Mexico and Romania. In each country, a long-term agreement is signed with a partner organisation (e.g. ICF in Honduras, Fund Amazonia in Peru, Wildlife Ecological Investments in South Africa, Fundatia ADEPT in Romania) and, over the course of this agreement, it is hoped to achieve a survey and management development programme at each of the sites. Occasionally, a competent local partner organisation is not available. In these cases, Operation Wallacea mentors the formation of a new NGO comprising local staff who have provided successful input to the expedition surveys (e.g. Lawane Ecotone for the Indonesian forest, Lembaga Alam for the Indonesian marine sites and Expediciones y Servicios Ambientales de Cusuco for the Honduran cloud forests).