Great Sandy Marine Park
... These incredible shorebirds make round trip migrations of up to 26,000 km each year between their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere and their non-breeding areas in the south. During migration, which takes several weeks, shorebirds rely on a chain of highly productive wetlands to rest and f ...
... These incredible shorebirds make round trip migrations of up to 26,000 km each year between their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere and their non-breeding areas in the south. During migration, which takes several weeks, shorebirds rely on a chain of highly productive wetlands to rest and f ...
Biodiversity in tropical agroforests and the ecological role of ants
... intensive systems (i.e. with fewer agrochemicals, less mechanisation, more crop species) such as shaded coffee and cacao agroforests are highlighted for their ability to provide a refuge for biodiversity and may also enhance certain ecosystem functions (i.e. prédation). 2. Ants are an important pred ...
... intensive systems (i.e. with fewer agrochemicals, less mechanisation, more crop species) such as shaded coffee and cacao agroforests are highlighted for their ability to provide a refuge for biodiversity and may also enhance certain ecosystem functions (i.e. prédation). 2. Ants are an important pred ...
Journal of Marine Science - CIEE Research Station Bonaire
... The student research reported herein was conducted within the Bonaire National Marine Park with permission from the park and the Department of Environment and Nature, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. Projects this semester were conducted on the leeward side of Bonaire where most of the population of Bonair ...
... The student research reported herein was conducted within the Bonaire National Marine Park with permission from the park and the Department of Environment and Nature, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. Projects this semester were conducted on the leeward side of Bonaire where most of the population of Bonair ...
Weeping Myall Biodiversity Offset Management Plan
... Weeping myall (Acacia pendula) is an endangered population within the Hunter catchment, listed under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act). Further to this, some stands of the endangered population in the Hunter Valley also form part of the TSC Act endangered ecological communit ...
... Weeping myall (Acacia pendula) is an endangered population within the Hunter catchment, listed under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act). Further to this, some stands of the endangered population in the Hunter Valley also form part of the TSC Act endangered ecological communit ...
Open Lands in a New England Town, Lincoln, MA: History, Ecology
... Homo sapiens have been intentionally and unintentionally caused the transformation of landscapes to various degrees. Humans arrived in North America as the ice sheet retreated, and gradually aggregated influences on the land. Native Americans used fire for facilitating agriculture, horticulture, and ...
... Homo sapiens have been intentionally and unintentionally caused the transformation of landscapes to various degrees. Humans arrived in North America as the ice sheet retreated, and gradually aggregated influences on the land. Native Americans used fire for facilitating agriculture, horticulture, and ...
Why Beech - SUNY-ESF
... forest”. Beech is widespread in all nine forest regions that comprise Lucy Braun’s classic 1950 treatise of the deciduous forests of eastern North America. It is a characteristic species of four of those regions, and is dominant in two northerly regions including the namesake beech-maple and beech-b ...
... forest”. Beech is widespread in all nine forest regions that comprise Lucy Braun’s classic 1950 treatise of the deciduous forests of eastern North America. It is a characteristic species of four of those regions, and is dominant in two northerly regions including the namesake beech-maple and beech-b ...
Fish communities of interacting shallow-water
... attractive habitat for fishes - including species commonly found on reefs - especially for settling postlarvae and developing juveniles. These habitats probably intercept large numbers of recruits, and may offer some advantages over coral reefs for early survival of young juveniles. They may act as ...
... attractive habitat for fishes - including species commonly found on reefs - especially for settling postlarvae and developing juveniles. These habitats probably intercept large numbers of recruits, and may offer some advantages over coral reefs for early survival of young juveniles. They may act as ...
atoll research bulletin no. 583 coral reef framework
... Data was read using LINK software. The sensors were put at the same locations used for measurement of water motion and light intensity and left in situ for 5 days. Readings were calibrated with dilution series using 0.2 µm filtered water. Dilution series were measured with the OBS and water samples ...
... Data was read using LINK software. The sensors were put at the same locations used for measurement of water motion and light intensity and left in situ for 5 days. Readings were calibrated with dilution series using 0.2 µm filtered water. Dilution series were measured with the OBS and water samples ...
The amphibian decline crisis: A watershed for conservation
... (Planorbella species) exclusively used as first intermediate hosts by R. ondatraeis. In this case, there is no evidence that amphibian populations with high incidences of parasite-caused deformities are undergoing declines, but such subtle effects might well be important in other host–pathogen and hos ...
... (Planorbella species) exclusively used as first intermediate hosts by R. ondatraeis. In this case, there is no evidence that amphibian populations with high incidences of parasite-caused deformities are undergoing declines, but such subtle effects might well be important in other host–pathogen and hos ...
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority submission on the green
... that biomass were only in no-fishing zones. GBRMPA is strongly supportive of all responsible management interventions that are designed to achieve a biomass of at least 60 per cent of the unfished population. The 2014 Outlook Report identified “very high” and “high” fishing related risks to target s ...
... that biomass were only in no-fishing zones. GBRMPA is strongly supportive of all responsible management interventions that are designed to achieve a biomass of at least 60 per cent of the unfished population. The 2014 Outlook Report identified “very high” and “high” fishing related risks to target s ...
Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
... shallow NWHI reefs near 8 of the 10 islands except Midway (Kure was later transfered to the State of Hawai‘i). In 1988 the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge was established, extending protection to all its reefs. Both refuges are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. President Clinton c ...
... shallow NWHI reefs near 8 of the 10 islands except Midway (Kure was later transfered to the State of Hawai‘i). In 1988 the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge was established, extending protection to all its reefs. Both refuges are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. President Clinton c ...
Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
... shallow NWHI reefs near 8 of the 10 islands except Midway (Kure was later transfered to the State of Hawai‘i). In 1988 the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge was established, extending protection to all its reefs. Both refuges are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. President Clinton c ...
... shallow NWHI reefs near 8 of the 10 islands except Midway (Kure was later transfered to the State of Hawai‘i). In 1988 the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge was established, extending protection to all its reefs. Both refuges are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. President Clinton c ...
Habitat associations of juvenile versus adult butterflyfishes
... habitats, Beck et al. 2001) varies greatly among species within and among families (Lecchini and Galzin 2005), but there is not any general explanation why some fishes utilize distinct juvenile habitats and others do not. Ontogenetic shifts in habitat use by marine fishes have been variously attribu ...
... habitats, Beck et al. 2001) varies greatly among species within and among families (Lecchini and Galzin 2005), but there is not any general explanation why some fishes utilize distinct juvenile habitats and others do not. Ontogenetic shifts in habitat use by marine fishes have been variously attribu ...
Wood Thrush,Hylocichla mustelina - Registre public des espèces en
... Alpha-numeric code: Threatened A2b Reasons for designation: In Canada, this forest-nesting species has shown significant long- and short-term declines in population abundance. The species is threatened by habitat loss on its wintering grounds and habitat fragmentation and degradation on its breeding ...
... Alpha-numeric code: Threatened A2b Reasons for designation: In Canada, this forest-nesting species has shown significant long- and short-term declines in population abundance. The species is threatened by habitat loss on its wintering grounds and habitat fragmentation and degradation on its breeding ...
ecosystem effects of biodiversity manipulations in
... had significant effects through both increased vegetation cover and greater nitrogen retention by plants when this resource was more abundant through N2 fixation by legumes. However, additional positive diversity effects remained even after controlling for differences in vegetation cover and for the ...
... had significant effects through both increased vegetation cover and greater nitrogen retention by plants when this resource was more abundant through N2 fixation by legumes. However, additional positive diversity effects remained even after controlling for differences in vegetation cover and for the ...
values of arctic protected areas
... nutrient deprivation. How they have accomplished this may help us understand whether or how species and ecosystems in other regions can adapt to the pressures of global warming and extreme weather events. This is one of the many areas of research being conducted in Arctic protected areas that may be ...
... nutrient deprivation. How they have accomplished this may help us understand whether or how species and ecosystems in other regions can adapt to the pressures of global warming and extreme weather events. This is one of the many areas of research being conducted in Arctic protected areas that may be ...
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
... nine (69%) are also Party to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. These nine countries have listed 110 Ramsar site of which 45 (41%) are coastal or marine sites (no deeper than 6 metres at low tide). ...
... nine (69%) are also Party to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. These nine countries have listed 110 Ramsar site of which 45 (41%) are coastal or marine sites (no deeper than 6 metres at low tide). ...
Volume 8, Fall 2009 - Stanford University
... cause, he has used past summers to extend his research work outside of the academic school year. Jonathan pushes the limits of the research frontier with his work on microfluidic chips. Initially, Jonathan was intrigued by the subject of astrochemistry. Through his Program in Writing and Rhetoric (P ...
... cause, he has used past summers to extend his research work outside of the academic school year. Jonathan pushes the limits of the research frontier with his work on microfluidic chips. Initially, Jonathan was intrigued by the subject of astrochemistry. Through his Program in Writing and Rhetoric (P ...
Status of coral reef health in the northern Red Sea, Egypt
... and Richardson 1996). BBD has also been recorded in other areas of the Red Sea (Antonius 1988 a, b; Green and Bruckner 2000; Al-Moghrabi 2001). The relatively high levels of BBD in the study were observed at sites nearby large cities including: Dahab, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Hurghada. This may be attri ...
... and Richardson 1996). BBD has also been recorded in other areas of the Red Sea (Antonius 1988 a, b; Green and Bruckner 2000; Al-Moghrabi 2001). The relatively high levels of BBD in the study were observed at sites nearby large cities including: Dahab, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Hurghada. This may be attri ...
Aims and actions
... A broad range of agreements, legislation, Government strategies and DCE policies and plans control or influence management. International agreements Barmah Forest has been declared a wetland of international significance under the Ramsar convention (UNESCO 1971), to which Australia is a signatory. T ...
... A broad range of agreements, legislation, Government strategies and DCE policies and plans control or influence management. International agreements Barmah Forest has been declared a wetland of international significance under the Ramsar convention (UNESCO 1971), to which Australia is a signatory. T ...
Guidelines for managing the endangered Growling Grass Frog in
... management, and outline protocols for surveys aimed at determining wetland occupancy by the frog. The former is crucial for the planning of conservation reserves, because it can inform decisions about the prioritisation of wetlands to be protected, enable identification of enhancement opportunities ...
... management, and outline protocols for surveys aimed at determining wetland occupancy by the frog. The former is crucial for the planning of conservation reserves, because it can inform decisions about the prioritisation of wetlands to be protected, enable identification of enhancement opportunities ...
American Journal of Botany
... Although by no means exhaustive, the eight questions and corresponding hypotheses we address have played a central role in the BEF literature and driven a considerable amount of research over the past 10 years. Yet, the questions and hypotheses have received variable degrees of direct testing. Our p ...
... Although by no means exhaustive, the eight questions and corresponding hypotheses we address have played a central role in the BEF literature and driven a considerable amount of research over the past 10 years. Yet, the questions and hypotheses have received variable degrees of direct testing. Our p ...
Conservation Ecology: Human-caused disturbance stimuli as a form
... only herbivory (Hatcher and Larkum 1983, McCook 1999) but also physical disturbances, such as water movement and the saltation of sediments along the sea ...
... only herbivory (Hatcher and Larkum 1983, McCook 1999) but also physical disturbances, such as water movement and the saltation of sediments along the sea ...
American Journal of Botany
... Although by no means exhaustive, the eight questions and corresponding hypotheses we address have played a central role in the BEF literature and driven a considerable amount of research over the past 10 years. Yet, the questions and hypotheses have received variable degrees of direct testing. Our p ...
... Although by no means exhaustive, the eight questions and corresponding hypotheses we address have played a central role in the BEF literature and driven a considerable amount of research over the past 10 years. Yet, the questions and hypotheses have received variable degrees of direct testing. Our p ...
The role of metapopulations in conservation
... compositional, structural and functional attributes at four levels of ecosystem organization: landscapes, communities, species and genes (Noss 1990). A biodiversity objective for wild dogs that may be especially difficult to achieve in a small reserve is to restore their ecological role as predator. ...
... compositional, structural and functional attributes at four levels of ecosystem organization: landscapes, communities, species and genes (Noss 1990). A biodiversity objective for wild dogs that may be especially difficult to achieve in a small reserve is to restore their ecological role as predator. ...
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).