Dibang Valley Tiger reserve
... to the border of the sanctuary. Whilst there is no habitation inside the sanctuary, here the Mishmi have hunting and fishing grounds, and ancestral lands where they collect forest produce. While information at the local level was far from clear, online newspapers and NGO websites carried the news of ...
... to the border of the sanctuary. Whilst there is no habitation inside the sanctuary, here the Mishmi have hunting and fishing grounds, and ancestral lands where they collect forest produce. While information at the local level was far from clear, online newspapers and NGO websites carried the news of ...
Biodiversity for kids - Teacher`s Guide
... nowhere else in the world. What makes this even more amazing is the fact that the vast majority of our native animals are relatively unknown, partly due to their small size and nocturnal habits. A native plant or animal is generally defined as one that is found naturally in an area or country. Most ...
... nowhere else in the world. What makes this even more amazing is the fact that the vast majority of our native animals are relatively unknown, partly due to their small size and nocturnal habits. A native plant or animal is generally defined as one that is found naturally in an area or country. Most ...
leaves - The Holden Arboretum
... erosion and have a positive affect on both the mental and physical health of the people living in the area.” said David Burke, Holden scientist. “But forests are different, they are more than trees.” “The effect of any one tree by itself is less than a group of trees together. While trees in any loc ...
... erosion and have a positive affect on both the mental and physical health of the people living in the area.” said David Burke, Holden scientist. “But forests are different, they are more than trees.” “The effect of any one tree by itself is less than a group of trees together. While trees in any loc ...
Seedling emergence and survival in Cinnamomum tamala under
... differences in the densities of shrubs and herbaceous plants between the two types of forest (Table 1). The ground flora and frequent trampling on the forest floor (disturbance) may have significant impact on seedling emergence. Moisture availability is regarded as one of the important determinants ...
... differences in the densities of shrubs and herbaceous plants between the two types of forest (Table 1). The ground flora and frequent trampling on the forest floor (disturbance) may have significant impact on seedling emergence. Moisture availability is regarded as one of the important determinants ...
Diversity of Interactions: A Metric for Studies of Biodiversity
... feasible and well-tested hypotheses for why there is such a strong latitudinal gradient in diversity for most taxa (Willig et al. 2003, Mittelbach et al. 2007, Arita & Vazquez-Dominguez 2008). Nevertheless, there are important unanswered questions about how patterns of diversity should be measured, ...
... feasible and well-tested hypotheses for why there is such a strong latitudinal gradient in diversity for most taxa (Willig et al. 2003, Mittelbach et al. 2007, Arita & Vazquez-Dominguez 2008). Nevertheless, there are important unanswered questions about how patterns of diversity should be measured, ...
Bahamas report card 2016
... Large grouper species are among the most important fishery species on reefs and play an important ecological role as predators, controlling populations of species that harm corals. Healthy grouper populations include fish across all size ranges, but they must have large adults (> 40 cm) that reprodu ...
... Large grouper species are among the most important fishery species on reefs and play an important ecological role as predators, controlling populations of species that harm corals. Healthy grouper populations include fish across all size ranges, but they must have large adults (> 40 cm) that reprodu ...
Link - University of Minnesota Duluth
... 1975; Morin et al. 2007; Runkle 2007), respectively, is particularly well documented. By inducing the decline and mortality of host trees, alien herbivorous insects cause the formation of canopy gaps (Rabenold et al. 1998; Runkle 2005), with their size and frequency being dependent upon host dominan ...
... 1975; Morin et al. 2007; Runkle 2007), respectively, is particularly well documented. By inducing the decline and mortality of host trees, alien herbivorous insects cause the formation of canopy gaps (Rabenold et al. 1998; Runkle 2005), with their size and frequency being dependent upon host dominan ...
current research, monitoring, and education
... Investigators at three U.S. east coast sites where ichthyoplankton (larval fish) have been regularly collected for at least 25 years are working together with state and regional fishery management groups to make those long-term data available for use in managing fisheries species stocks. The North I ...
... Investigators at three U.S. east coast sites where ichthyoplankton (larval fish) have been regularly collected for at least 25 years are working together with state and regional fishery management groups to make those long-term data available for use in managing fisheries species stocks. The North I ...
lesson 1: explore the ecosystem
... Study more about trophic levels and energy movement throughout an ecosystem. Do a food web activity where each student is a species. Have students stand in a circle. Give a ball of yarn to one student. Have the student hold on to one end and pass the yarn to another student who is directly connecte ...
... Study more about trophic levels and energy movement throughout an ecosystem. Do a food web activity where each student is a species. Have students stand in a circle. Give a ball of yarn to one student. Have the student hold on to one end and pass the yarn to another student who is directly connecte ...
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... Our simulation supposed 100 species were present in a sampled environment. We let the probability of detecting each of those 100 species vary among species and among each of 5 genetic loci (labeled loci A–E), drawing the values of truepositive detection rates (p11, i ) for each locus i at random fro ...
... Our simulation supposed 100 species were present in a sampled environment. We let the probability of detecting each of those 100 species vary among species and among each of 5 genetic loci (labeled loci A–E), drawing the values of truepositive detection rates (p11, i ) for each locus i at random fro ...
Groote Eylandt group - Anindilyakwa Land Council
... recognised, and the size, environmental diversity and low level of most threatening processes on Groote Eylandt makes it outstanding in this respect. Fifty seven species recorded from this site are listed under international conventions or bilateral agreements protecting migratory animals. The unnam ...
... recognised, and the size, environmental diversity and low level of most threatening processes on Groote Eylandt makes it outstanding in this respect. Fifty seven species recorded from this site are listed under international conventions or bilateral agreements protecting migratory animals. The unnam ...
Saba Brochure History.indd - Naar Nationale Parken van
... Wild Begonia and (20) Wild Raspberry are also common along the rainforest trails. Reptiles and Amphibians The island’s small lizards seen along footpaths from sea level up to the top of Mt. Scenery are a species of (21) Anolis lizard found only on Saba. The color differences between males and female ...
... Wild Begonia and (20) Wild Raspberry are also common along the rainforest trails. Reptiles and Amphibians The island’s small lizards seen along footpaths from sea level up to the top of Mt. Scenery are a species of (21) Anolis lizard found only on Saba. The color differences between males and female ...
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... [1, 9]. Until recently, land-based pollution and overfishing were considered to be the major threats to coral reefs. Today, reefs face additional pressure from thermal stress and emergent diseases that are closely linked to global warming [1–8]. In the most damaging case to date, 16% of the world’s ...
... [1, 9]. Until recently, land-based pollution and overfishing were considered to be the major threats to coral reefs. Today, reefs face additional pressure from thermal stress and emergent diseases that are closely linked to global warming [1–8]. In the most damaging case to date, 16% of the world’s ...
A directory of wetlands in New Zealand
... and the relatively unmodified environment. The swamp contains a range of habitats, and supports a number of rare or unique species and communities. It is also an important site for breeding and roosting waterbirds. Physical features: The swamp is an infilled harbour on the eastern side of Great Barr ...
... and the relatively unmodified environment. The swamp contains a range of habitats, and supports a number of rare or unique species and communities. It is also an important site for breeding and roosting waterbirds. Physical features: The swamp is an infilled harbour on the eastern side of Great Barr ...
research highlights - Edith Cowan University
... group for many reef habitats. Despite their importance as algal consumers and their wide distribution, basic ecological information about the diet, abundance, and distribution of Kyphosids is scarce. PhD student Aldo Turco is exploring the main habitat features and species morphology of the Kyphosid ...
... group for many reef habitats. Despite their importance as algal consumers and their wide distribution, basic ecological information about the diet, abundance, and distribution of Kyphosids is scarce. PhD student Aldo Turco is exploring the main habitat features and species morphology of the Kyphosid ...
Online Resource Title: Supporting conservation with biodiversity
... population declines due to intensification of agriculture so re-creation of a habitat mosaic with lots of edge habitat necessary cover and diversity high in riparian small-holder farms may be compatible woodlands, moderate in smallwith conservation, but riparian holder and wooded grasslands, and woo ...
... population declines due to intensification of agriculture so re-creation of a habitat mosaic with lots of edge habitat necessary cover and diversity high in riparian small-holder farms may be compatible woodlands, moderate in smallwith conservation, but riparian holder and wooded grasslands, and woo ...
Pages 239–248682.15 KB - Department of Parks and Wildlife
... species may have been killed and eaten by foxes but differentiating their consumption from that of adults was beyond the scope, and was not the focus, of this study. The field abundances of woylies, rabbits and brushtail possums were crudely estimated by calculating the proportion of sand-plots visi ...
... species may have been killed and eaten by foxes but differentiating their consumption from that of adults was beyond the scope, and was not the focus, of this study. The field abundances of woylies, rabbits and brushtail possums were crudely estimated by calculating the proportion of sand-plots visi ...
Frontiers Ecology Environment in
... faced a similar dilemma with coral bleaching; yet, over principles could also be applied to address ocean acidificathe past decade, conservation planning and management tion, given that reefs impacted by this stressor are expected guidance has largely been developed to address the prob- to be more v ...
... faced a similar dilemma with coral bleaching; yet, over principles could also be applied to address ocean acidificathe past decade, conservation planning and management tion, given that reefs impacted by this stressor are expected guidance has largely been developed to address the prob- to be more v ...
PROCEEDINGS STREAKED HORNED LARK WORKSHOP 2007
... restoration efforts they identified the need to learn the effects of management strategies and to take a broad-scale, long-term view. The Valley refuges could serve as core area of restoration work because the Larks are already present. Finally, the native prairie Washington group focused their disc ...
... restoration efforts they identified the need to learn the effects of management strategies and to take a broad-scale, long-term view. The Valley refuges could serve as core area of restoration work because the Larks are already present. Finally, the native prairie Washington group focused their disc ...
Chapter 20 Succession and Stability In 1794, Captain George
... Mechanisms that drive ecological succession include facilitation, tolerance, and inhibition. Community stability may be due to lack of disturbance or community resistance or resilience in the face of disturbance. CAST HISTORIES: community change during succession. Community changes during succession ...
... Mechanisms that drive ecological succession include facilitation, tolerance, and inhibition. Community stability may be due to lack of disturbance or community resistance or resilience in the face of disturbance. CAST HISTORIES: community change during succession. Community changes during succession ...
Forests Too Deer: Edge Effects in Northern Wisconsin
... of ostensibly unfavorable habitat, such edge effects penetrate much farther than those previously reported for the region. This raises the important policy question of how plant species diversity is to be retained in areas subject to regional management for high deer densities. For concreteness and ...
... of ostensibly unfavorable habitat, such edge effects penetrate much farther than those previously reported for the region. This raises the important policy question of how plant species diversity is to be retained in areas subject to regional management for high deer densities. For concreteness and ...
2016 Education and Training Opportunities
... David Keiter, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC; Michael Cherry, University of Georgia, Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA; James Beasley, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC; Michael Conner, University of Georgia, ...
... David Keiter, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC; Michael Cherry, University of Georgia, Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA; James Beasley, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC; Michael Conner, University of Georgia, ...
Eelgrass Conservation for the BC Coast
... Although schemes for mapping of ecosystems at functional scales have been reviewed nationally, the micro and mesoscale concepts proposed for areas such as the Georgia Basin have received little attention. Differences in goals, approaches and principles between agencies in the government and the scie ...
... Although schemes for mapping of ecosystems at functional scales have been reviewed nationally, the micro and mesoscale concepts proposed for areas such as the Georgia Basin have received little attention. Differences in goals, approaches and principles between agencies in the government and the scie ...
Landscape size affects the relative importance of habitat amount
... importance may change with the size of the landscape considered because the multiple (and potentially conflicting) ecological processes that are influenced by landscape structure occur at different spatial scales (e.g. dispersal, predation, foraging). We estimated the relative effects of habitat los ...
... importance may change with the size of the landscape considered because the multiple (and potentially conflicting) ecological processes that are influenced by landscape structure occur at different spatial scales (e.g. dispersal, predation, foraging). We estimated the relative effects of habitat los ...
Slide 1
... fish, plants and animals in the Lake Winnipeg ecosystem, the more biodiversity. • Higher biodiversity will increase the ecosystem’s sustainability • Why is this important? ...
... fish, plants and animals in the Lake Winnipeg ecosystem, the more biodiversity. • Higher biodiversity will increase the ecosystem’s sustainability • Why is this important? ...
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).