Genetic Diversity
... Establishing Protected Areas • Conservation biologists apply understanding of ecological dynamics in establishing protected areas to slow the loss of biodiversity. • Much of their focus has been on hot spots of biological diversity. ...
... Establishing Protected Areas • Conservation biologists apply understanding of ecological dynamics in establishing protected areas to slow the loss of biodiversity. • Much of their focus has been on hot spots of biological diversity. ...
Perry J, Fisher A and Palmer C (2011)
... northern Australia (Schodde 1982). There are 10 recognised species of grasswren in Australia (Christidis and Boles 2008), all of which occupy a narrow range of habitats. This habitat specialisation is thought to be a function of limited dispersal ability, which makes them particularly vulnerable to ...
... northern Australia (Schodde 1982). There are 10 recognised species of grasswren in Australia (Christidis and Boles 2008), all of which occupy a narrow range of habitats. This habitat specialisation is thought to be a function of limited dispersal ability, which makes them particularly vulnerable to ...
Edge effects in a lowland temperate New Zealand rainforest
... DOC Science Internal Series is a published record of scientific research carried out, or advice given, by Department of Conservation staff, or external contractors funded by DOC. It comprises progress reports and short communications that are generally peer-reviewed within DOC, but not always exter ...
... DOC Science Internal Series is a published record of scientific research carried out, or advice given, by Department of Conservation staff, or external contractors funded by DOC. It comprises progress reports and short communications that are generally peer-reviewed within DOC, but not always exter ...
Bioerosion and Coral Reef Growth: A Dynamic Balance
... have so many taxa become bioeroders? By far, the bioeroders hidden within coral skeletons, the cryptic biota, have the greatest taxonomic diversity. It is probable that intense competition and predation have led to the selection and evolution of cryptic life styles. Many of these secretive species a ...
... have so many taxa become bioeroders? By far, the bioeroders hidden within coral skeletons, the cryptic biota, have the greatest taxonomic diversity. It is probable that intense competition and predation have led to the selection and evolution of cryptic life styles. Many of these secretive species a ...
The artificial incubation of kiwi eggs: a conservation tool
... during incubation and malpositioned chicks. The ONE programme buys much needed time, and it has been very important in increasing the profile of kiwi conservation around New Zealand. It has also given us an invaluable opportunity to develop captive rearing techniques, needed as part of an essentia ...
... during incubation and malpositioned chicks. The ONE programme buys much needed time, and it has been very important in increasing the profile of kiwi conservation around New Zealand. It has also given us an invaluable opportunity to develop captive rearing techniques, needed as part of an essentia ...
Benthic Communities and Habitats
... marine ecosystems and the ecological services they supply. There is strong evidence that the presence of benthic communities can be important for the maintenance of biodiversity through provision of structurally complex and diverse habitat, provision of refuge, and increased food supply. Some of the ...
... marine ecosystems and the ecological services they supply. There is strong evidence that the presence of benthic communities can be important for the maintenance of biodiversity through provision of structurally complex and diverse habitat, provision of refuge, and increased food supply. Some of the ...
Reef Habitats in the Middle Atlantic Bight - Mid
... Stumf and Biggs, 1988; Poppe et al., function as seabed structures that de 1994; NOAA National Data Center velop and support diverse and special NGDC, 1999), and glacially exposed biological communities, even if they rock along the southern New England can be patchy in distribution. These coast, t ...
... Stumf and Biggs, 1988; Poppe et al., function as seabed structures that de 1994; NOAA National Data Center velop and support diverse and special NGDC, 1999), and glacially exposed biological communities, even if they rock along the southern New England can be patchy in distribution. These coast, t ...
Tamias sibiricus
... A small, diurnal and omnivorous terrestrial squirrel (≈100g) living exclusively in forests. Its fur is characterised by 5 longitudinal black dorsal stripes. It inhabits and reproduces in a burrow where it hibernates from October-November to March-April. BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY Dispersal mechanisms Young ind ...
... A small, diurnal and omnivorous terrestrial squirrel (≈100g) living exclusively in forests. Its fur is characterised by 5 longitudinal black dorsal stripes. It inhabits and reproduces in a burrow where it hibernates from October-November to March-April. BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY Dispersal mechanisms Young ind ...
Climate and Species Richness Predict the Phylogenetic Structure of
... requires specific biological traits that are likely to be shared among closely related taxa. In contrast, phylogenetically even communities (i.e. communities with a relatively high proportion of distantly related species) are likely more common in high quality habitats. Overdispersion may be due to ...
... requires specific biological traits that are likely to be shared among closely related taxa. In contrast, phylogenetically even communities (i.e. communities with a relatively high proportion of distantly related species) are likely more common in high quality habitats. Overdispersion may be due to ...
Ecosystem effects of fishing in kelp forest communities
... extremes were uncommon. Storms, interannual variability in ocean climate, other physical factors affecting recruitment and growth of kelp, as well as other seaurchin predators, and echinoid recruitment events and diseases are also important to community structure in California (e.g., Dayton, 1985a; E ...
... extremes were uncommon. Storms, interannual variability in ocean climate, other physical factors affecting recruitment and growth of kelp, as well as other seaurchin predators, and echinoid recruitment events and diseases are also important to community structure in California (e.g., Dayton, 1985a; E ...
Bird Conservation International, page 1 of 9 . © BirdLife International
... The Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi, endemic to the island of Grenada in the Caribbean, was a rare species for most of the 20th century following the clearance of much of its forest habitat for sugarcane production (Devas 1943). It has been classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ since the first introdu ...
... The Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi, endemic to the island of Grenada in the Caribbean, was a rare species for most of the 20th century following the clearance of much of its forest habitat for sugarcane production (Devas 1943). It has been classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ since the first introdu ...
Northern Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis laingi
... Scientific name Accipiter gentilis laingi Status Threatened Reason for designation Over half of the global range of this subspecies occurs in coastal British Columbia, where it favours mature coniferous forest. This non-migratory bird needs a relatively large home range that contains a good food sup ...
... Scientific name Accipiter gentilis laingi Status Threatened Reason for designation Over half of the global range of this subspecies occurs in coastal British Columbia, where it favours mature coniferous forest. This non-migratory bird needs a relatively large home range that contains a good food sup ...
Annual Program Sumary FY 2007
... This Annual Program Summary (APS) is a review of the programs and accomplishments on the Salem District during fiscal year 2007. Programs are implemented under the authority and guidance of the Salem District Resource Management Plan (RMP) which was approved in May 995. The RMP directs that the APS ...
... This Annual Program Summary (APS) is a review of the programs and accomplishments on the Salem District during fiscal year 2007. Programs are implemented under the authority and guidance of the Salem District Resource Management Plan (RMP) which was approved in May 995. The RMP directs that the APS ...
Full text of Management Plan in MS Word format
... intended to clarify aspects of NIRW ecology and habitat restoration that will contribute to the conservation of the species, providing that funds are available. Potential habitat restoration and research activities are detailed in the appendices. The Management Plan sets out short-term (to be accomp ...
... intended to clarify aspects of NIRW ecology and habitat restoration that will contribute to the conservation of the species, providing that funds are available. Potential habitat restoration and research activities are detailed in the appendices. The Management Plan sets out short-term (to be accomp ...
guidelines for urban forest restoration
... lands, NRG and its advisors completed fine-scale inventories that would eventually cover 7,000 acres of natural areas. These inventories included vegetation, wildlife, soil, evidence of human disturbance and, in many cases, hydrologic surveys. An abbreviated version of this process was used to asses ...
... lands, NRG and its advisors completed fine-scale inventories that would eventually cover 7,000 acres of natural areas. These inventories included vegetation, wildlife, soil, evidence of human disturbance and, in many cases, hydrologic surveys. An abbreviated version of this process was used to asses ...
Full-Text PDF
... fodder for livestock, the latter covering the largest area. Moist or wet meadows were generally open, landscapes in southern Sweden has been treated in several studies [32,33]; see also [34] for a European but dry meadows were often wooded and trees used for pollarding, i.e., harvest of leaves and t ...
... fodder for livestock, the latter covering the largest area. Moist or wet meadows were generally open, landscapes in southern Sweden has been treated in several studies [32,33]; see also [34] for a European but dry meadows were often wooded and trees used for pollarding, i.e., harvest of leaves and t ...
Collaborative Adaptive Management in Practice: Case
... CAM theory proposes 1) that treating management interventions as experiments will help people improve their understanding of ecosystem functions and their impact on them, 2) by adjusting decisions based on what is learned, policies can change and improve in response to new information, and 3) by inv ...
... CAM theory proposes 1) that treating management interventions as experiments will help people improve their understanding of ecosystem functions and their impact on them, 2) by adjusting decisions based on what is learned, policies can change and improve in response to new information, and 3) by inv ...
4010 Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix
... arrested succession to woodland once the areas were cleared. Without traditional forms of management some areas would no doubt have succeeded to scrub and then back to open woodland. However, the reduction of soil nutrient levels through removal of any former canopy, coupled with leaching of nutrien ...
... arrested succession to woodland once the areas were cleared. Without traditional forms of management some areas would no doubt have succeeded to scrub and then back to open woodland. However, the reduction of soil nutrient levels through removal of any former canopy, coupled with leaching of nutrien ...
Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Georgia
... pine ecosystem that come from active management, such as the use of prescribed fire, you will garner supporters and defenders of sustainable forestry. Ensuring that your family understands your management goals and desires is also important, as the most common reason given for owning forestland in G ...
... pine ecosystem that come from active management, such as the use of prescribed fire, you will garner supporters and defenders of sustainable forestry. Ensuring that your family understands your management goals and desires is also important, as the most common reason given for owning forestland in G ...
DISTRIBUTION, PERSISTENCE, AND GROWTH OF GROUPERS
... substrate, and were of the same size and dimensions (ca. I m3), which is the size of small patch reefs in this area. The experimental design ultimately included five treatments of various hole sizes and numbers: (I) controls with no holes, (2) ]2 small holes (4 X 6 cm), (3) 24 small holes, (4) 12 la ...
... substrate, and were of the same size and dimensions (ca. I m3), which is the size of small patch reefs in this area. The experimental design ultimately included five treatments of various hole sizes and numbers: (I) controls with no holes, (2) ]2 small holes (4 X 6 cm), (3) 24 small holes, (4) 12 la ...
Read More - SANParks
... change species composition. Structural changes are usually caused in the lower height strata (<3 m), resulting in individual plants having to regrow from ground level. Different landscapes or vegetation types respond differently to varying fire intensity and frequency. High-intensity fires have resu ...
... change species composition. Structural changes are usually caused in the lower height strata (<3 m), resulting in individual plants having to regrow from ground level. Different landscapes or vegetation types respond differently to varying fire intensity and frequency. High-intensity fires have resu ...
scale-dependent responses of plant biodiversity to nitrogen
... Abstract. Experimental studies demonstrating that nitrogen (N) enrichment reduces plant diversity within individual plots have led to the conclusion that anthropogenic N enrichment is a threat to global biodiversity. These conclusions overlook the influence of spatial scale, however, as N enrichment ...
... Abstract. Experimental studies demonstrating that nitrogen (N) enrichment reduces plant diversity within individual plots have led to the conclusion that anthropogenic N enrichment is a threat to global biodiversity. These conclusions overlook the influence of spatial scale, however, as N enrichment ...
Regional Conservation Strategy
... Why a Regional Conservation Strategy?...................................................................................................... 1 Understanding Biodiversity........................................................................................................................... 3 ...
... Why a Regional Conservation Strategy?...................................................................................................... 1 Understanding Biodiversity........................................................................................................................... 3 ...
Regional Conservation Strategy
... Where Do You Find Biodiversity and How Do You Conserve It? ........................................................... 4 What the Strategy Is and How It Can Be Used ........................................................................................... 5 A Collaborative Approach ................ ...
... Where Do You Find Biodiversity and How Do You Conserve It? ........................................................... 4 What the Strategy Is and How It Can Be Used ........................................................................................... 5 A Collaborative Approach ................ ...
Invasion of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and the rise of the boreal
... BP. Its spread is the most recent and best constrained invasion of a main tree species in northern Europe and allows an assessment of colonization patterns and associated competitive replacement processes. 2. We analysed five selected high-resolution pollen accumulation rate (PAR) -records along a 7 ...
... BP. Its spread is the most recent and best constrained invasion of a main tree species in northern Europe and allows an assessment of colonization patterns and associated competitive replacement processes. 2. We analysed five selected high-resolution pollen accumulation rate (PAR) -records along a 7 ...
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).