ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS
... activities be maintained, and that the site would benefit from a more coordinated approach to pest management between Bulloo Shire Council and DERM. At the time of the project, surveys were being undertaken by Birds Australia Birdata in the southern part of the South West NRM region. An opportunity ...
... activities be maintained, and that the site would benefit from a more coordinated approach to pest management between Bulloo Shire Council and DERM. At the time of the project, surveys were being undertaken by Birds Australia Birdata in the southern part of the South West NRM region. An opportunity ...
Important Habitats in the Lower Casco Bay Watershed
... by map overlay techniques. These scores were adjusted for relative scarcity of habitats and for the species' rank on the Gulf of Maine Council's list. The final map scores were the products of the scores for habitat quality, habitat abundance, and species rating (see Table 1). Information on habitat ...
... by map overlay techniques. These scores were adjusted for relative scarcity of habitats and for the species' rank on the Gulf of Maine Council's list. The final map scores were the products of the scores for habitat quality, habitat abundance, and species rating (see Table 1). Information on habitat ...
Download technical report #163. Swift, R. and E. Burt-Toland. February 2009. Surveys of procellariiform seabirds at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, 2001-2005
... Seabirds in Hawai`i have suffered drastic declines in numbers as a result of human influence, both historically and prehistorically. The entire avifauna of Hawai`i was much more varied and numerous before the arrival of humans to the Hawaiian Islands (Olson and James 1982a). Endemic avifauna of Hawa ...
... Seabirds in Hawai`i have suffered drastic declines in numbers as a result of human influence, both historically and prehistorically. The entire avifauna of Hawai`i was much more varied and numerous before the arrival of humans to the Hawaiian Islands (Olson and James 1982a). Endemic avifauna of Hawa ...
Intertidal and Nearshore Rocky Reefs
... rock oysters being collected for food as well as income (Denny and Gaines 2007) (Figure 7.6). Spearfishing is also common in rock pools and shallow intertidal lagoons (Msangameno pers.obs.). Collection of certain sponges, echinoderms and molluscs for medicinal and magical treatment has also been rep ...
... rock oysters being collected for food as well as income (Denny and Gaines 2007) (Figure 7.6). Spearfishing is also common in rock pools and shallow intertidal lagoons (Msangameno pers.obs.). Collection of certain sponges, echinoderms and molluscs for medicinal and magical treatment has also been rep ...
Diverse habitat use during two life stages of the critically
... Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States ...
... Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States ...
Metabarcoding dietary analysis of coral dwelling predatory fish
... effects of large herbivores (Kowalczyk et al., 2011) and carnivores (Shehzad et al., 2012). The use of high-throughput sequencing for understanding trophic links in marine systems has been more limited to date (Leray et al., 2013a). On coral reefs, one of the most diverse and threatened of ecosystem ...
... effects of large herbivores (Kowalczyk et al., 2011) and carnivores (Shehzad et al., 2012). The use of high-throughput sequencing for understanding trophic links in marine systems has been more limited to date (Leray et al., 2013a). On coral reefs, one of the most diverse and threatened of ecosystem ...
Town Forest Health
... In the case of forest health, you could try to directly measure the condition of your town forest—conditions like soil and water chemistry, infiltration capacity, biological diversity of flora and fauna, and the degree of carbon storage and cycling. But these direct measures can be very time-consumi ...
... In the case of forest health, you could try to directly measure the condition of your town forest—conditions like soil and water chemistry, infiltration capacity, biological diversity of flora and fauna, and the degree of carbon storage and cycling. But these direct measures can be very time-consumi ...
... always similar (at most 90 m) and that the distance from animals was not confounded across the different burn plots. The timing of surveys was distributed evenly over four threehour time periods spanning the approximate 12 hours of daylight (6:00–9:00, 9:00–12:00, 12:00– 15:00, 15:00–18:00). The den ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in angiosperm
... identity affect ecosystem functioning in terms of processes such as primary production, nutrient availability, epifaunal colonization and properties e.g. stability of Zostera marina subjected to shading. The main work was carried out in the field and ranged temporally from weeklong to 3.5 months-lon ...
... identity affect ecosystem functioning in terms of processes such as primary production, nutrient availability, epifaunal colonization and properties e.g. stability of Zostera marina subjected to shading. The main work was carried out in the field and ranged temporally from weeklong to 3.5 months-lon ...
Shorebird Projects in Coastal Oregon and Washington
... implementation of the regional shorebird conservation plan. The projects identified in this report were identified by working group members or other partners. Each project description related to one of four of the five overall goals described in the Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Manageme ...
... implementation of the regional shorebird conservation plan. The projects identified in this report were identified by working group members or other partners. Each project description related to one of four of the five overall goals described in the Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Manageme ...
Ronald H. Karlson - MISE@University of the Ryukyus
... cm) at the EBR, WBR, and CPC sites were used to estimate sedimentation rates from January through June. These traps were tied to stakes with the top opening of each being 0.55-0.65 cm above the coral rubble and 0.95-1.20 cm above the nearby sedimentary bottom. These samples were treated with dilute ...
... cm) at the EBR, WBR, and CPC sites were used to estimate sedimentation rates from January through June. These traps were tied to stakes with the top opening of each being 0.55-0.65 cm above the coral rubble and 0.95-1.20 cm above the nearby sedimentary bottom. These samples were treated with dilute ...
Waterbird Conservation Plan - Prairie Habitat Joint Venture
... The Northern Prairie and Parkland Region (NP&PR) contains millions of wetland basins that harbor large proportions of the populations of many North American waterbird species. However, knowledge of waterbirds in the NP&PR is limited, and there has been little direction for waterbird conservation pla ...
... The Northern Prairie and Parkland Region (NP&PR) contains millions of wetland basins that harbor large proportions of the populations of many North American waterbird species. However, knowledge of waterbirds in the NP&PR is limited, and there has been little direction for waterbird conservation pla ...
2007-02 Marine Riparian Vegetation Communities of Puget Sound
... with the project managers and other reviewers, and for providing sound advice and guidance. Additional reviews were provided by Phoebe Drinker, University of Washington; Hugh Shipman, Washington Department of Ecology; Tom Mumford, Washington Department of Natural Resources; and James Agee, Universit ...
... with the project managers and other reviewers, and for providing sound advice and guidance. Additional reviews were provided by Phoebe Drinker, University of Washington; Hugh Shipman, Washington Department of Ecology; Tom Mumford, Washington Department of Natural Resources; and James Agee, Universit ...
Determining ancient woodland indicator plants for practical use: A
... Recent woodland (younger than ca. 200 years) Ancient woodland (older than ca. 200 years) Deciduous ancient woodland Mixed ancient woodland Coniferous ancient woodland ...
... Recent woodland (younger than ca. 200 years) Ancient woodland (older than ca. 200 years) Deciduous ancient woodland Mixed ancient woodland Coniferous ancient woodland ...
Title Regeneration Processes and Coexistence Mechanisms of Two
... In the first category, many mechanisms maintaining tree species richness have been proposed. I do not review all of them here, but will mention some examples. Ashton (e.g. 1964, 1969, 1976) reponed that species-specific requirements for soil properties are related to tree richness. Connell (1971, 19 ...
... In the first category, many mechanisms maintaining tree species richness have been proposed. I do not review all of them here, but will mention some examples. Ashton (e.g. 1964, 1969, 1976) reponed that species-specific requirements for soil properties are related to tree richness. Connell (1971, 19 ...
Ogasawara Islands Management Plan
... actions such as the removal of the impacts of alien species need to be taken. Because most of these actions must be implemented integrally without distinction between the nominated property and its surroundings, this Management Plan covers the entire Ogasawara Islands including the nominated propert ...
... actions such as the removal of the impacts of alien species need to be taken. Because most of these actions must be implemented integrally without distinction between the nominated property and its surroundings, this Management Plan covers the entire Ogasawara Islands including the nominated propert ...
Biodiversity Guide Farmers and Certifiers - WFA - NOFA-NY
... allergies in adolescents has also been found to decrease significantly with an increasing amount of forest and agricultural land around their homes.24 Farmers’ Decisions Can Make a Difference Biological diversity requires habitat to exist. Organic operations can provide that. Where a large proportio ...
... allergies in adolescents has also been found to decrease significantly with an increasing amount of forest and agricultural land around their homes.24 Farmers’ Decisions Can Make a Difference Biological diversity requires habitat to exist. Organic operations can provide that. Where a large proportio ...
New Hampshire Snowshoe Hare Assessment 2015
... The annual Small Game Survey data provide an observation rate of hunters that allows us to compare small game species between years. Observation rates are expressed in terms of animals seen per 100 hunter hours and this method is viewed as a reliable index to species abundance. The long term trend ( ...
... The annual Small Game Survey data provide an observation rate of hunters that allows us to compare small game species between years. Observation rates are expressed in terms of animals seen per 100 hunter hours and this method is viewed as a reliable index to species abundance. The long term trend ( ...
Co-existence of wildlife and pastoralism on extensive rangelands
... lands. Low land use pressure under pastoralism has allowed higher densities and diversities of wildlife, enabled to share the same areas as people and their livestock, as compared to other major land uses such as cropping and urbanization. As global incomes rise, demand is accelerating for livestock ...
... lands. Low land use pressure under pastoralism has allowed higher densities and diversities of wildlife, enabled to share the same areas as people and their livestock, as compared to other major land uses such as cropping and urbanization. As global incomes rise, demand is accelerating for livestock ...
Coral Zonation Article - People Server at UNCW
... inability of some species to live in close proximity to others. One result of this interaction between organisms and environment is zonation of corals and associated communities. A zonation pattern may be unique to a particular reef slope, or may be characteristic of entire reef systems. It is impor ...
... inability of some species to live in close proximity to others. One result of this interaction between organisms and environment is zonation of corals and associated communities. A zonation pattern may be unique to a particular reef slope, or may be characteristic of entire reef systems. It is impor ...
Effects of small-scale isolation and predation on fish diversity on
... this study at the Inter-University Institute for Marine Science (IUI) at the Israeli coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (29° 30’ N, 34° 56’ E). We placed the artificialreef experimental setup at the location where the seafloor drops sharply from a depth of 12 m to a depth of 40 m. Up to this drop, ...
... this study at the Inter-University Institute for Marine Science (IUI) at the Israeli coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (29° 30’ N, 34° 56’ E). We placed the artificialreef experimental setup at the location where the seafloor drops sharply from a depth of 12 m to a depth of 40 m. Up to this drop, ...
Willoughby Habitat Status Report - Langley Environmental Partners
... However, this greenspace is threatened by increasing development as sixty thousand more people are expected to move into the region in the next twenty years. ...
... However, this greenspace is threatened by increasing development as sixty thousand more people are expected to move into the region in the next twenty years. ...
Bild 1 - Ymparisto
... At the same time the sites that are monitored do not cover all biological quality elements or all supporting quality elements, e.g. there are only 3 sites that cover at least 3 biological quality elements (all except phytoplankton) but all others cover less. Hydromorphological supporting elements ar ...
... At the same time the sites that are monitored do not cover all biological quality elements or all supporting quality elements, e.g. there are only 3 sites that cover at least 3 biological quality elements (all except phytoplankton) but all others cover less. Hydromorphological supporting elements ar ...
pdf - New Zealand Ecological Society
... of the proportion of the patches occupied and biased estimates of patch colonisation and extinction rates. Thus reliance on simple presence/absence survey data may bias both IFM and LRM approaches since it is impossible to exclude the possibility that recorded colonisations arise through the misclas ...
... of the proportion of the patches occupied and biased estimates of patch colonisation and extinction rates. Thus reliance on simple presence/absence survey data may bias both IFM and LRM approaches since it is impossible to exclude the possibility that recorded colonisations arise through the misclas ...
2008 ICTWS Meeting Program - Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society
... Interior in Washington, D.C. as an Honor's Program Attorney. He subsequently worked in the Lands and Minerals Division where his responsibilities included sagebrush rebellion litigation, wilderness, land-use planning, and wild and scenic river issues. He has been at the College of Law since 1982. Pr ...
... Interior in Washington, D.C. as an Honor's Program Attorney. He subsequently worked in the Lands and Minerals Division where his responsibilities included sagebrush rebellion litigation, wilderness, land-use planning, and wild and scenic river issues. He has been at the College of Law since 1982. Pr ...
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).