South Australian Arid Lands Biodiversity Strategy
... in the Sandy Deserts and how they will be managed. Monitoring and evaluating progress against the identified performance criteria will contribute to regional reporting on biodiversity conservation efforts. The five-year actions provide specific direction for targeting investment. In most instances, ...
... in the Sandy Deserts and how they will be managed. Monitoring and evaluating progress against the identified performance criteria will contribute to regional reporting on biodiversity conservation efforts. The five-year actions provide specific direction for targeting investment. In most instances, ...
A STATUS REPORT ON THE CORAL REEF AT PULAU DURAI
... marine landscape has significant potential to harbor a high diversity of reef building corals and associated marine life. However, like all areas within the South China Sea, these reefs face a myriad of challenges from developing nations such as overharvesting of resources, destructive fishing pract ...
... marine landscape has significant potential to harbor a high diversity of reef building corals and associated marine life. However, like all areas within the South China Sea, these reefs face a myriad of challenges from developing nations such as overharvesting of resources, destructive fishing pract ...
Pigmy Bluetongue Lizard Factsheet
... because the lizards can successfully hunt for insects. In contrast, grasslands with a thick layer of thatch are not suitable. Pygmy Bluetongue Lizards cannot exist in areas that have been ploughed. This species is very wary and can sense danger from a long way off. At the first sign of danger they w ...
... because the lizards can successfully hunt for insects. In contrast, grasslands with a thick layer of thatch are not suitable. Pygmy Bluetongue Lizards cannot exist in areas that have been ploughed. This species is very wary and can sense danger from a long way off. At the first sign of danger they w ...
Functional Diversity of Small and Large Trees along Secondary
... change of structural and functional traits during secondary succession in TDF, only few have measured some of the environmental gradients involved [11–13]. In particular, soil water availability [11] and air temperature [14] have been described among the main filters limiting plant establishment and ...
... change of structural and functional traits during secondary succession in TDF, only few have measured some of the environmental gradients involved [11–13]. In particular, soil water availability [11] and air temperature [14] have been described among the main filters limiting plant establishment and ...
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... Shirley, Ludwig Siege and Meseret Adamasu is an excellent update. The potential for conservation to be enhanced by the ongoing sustainable use programs is great, and what is really needed now is some industry input from CSG members skilled in these matters. Copies of the report have been widely dist ...
... Shirley, Ludwig Siege and Meseret Adamasu is an excellent update. The potential for conservation to be enhanced by the ongoing sustainable use programs is great, and what is really needed now is some industry input from CSG members skilled in these matters. Copies of the report have been widely dist ...
Environmental Factors Shaping the Littoral Biodiversity in the
... partly due to changes in land-use management and practices, but more importantly due to eutrophication. Therefore it has been a common “silent” understanding that nature protection measures, e.g. foundation of nature protection areas and biosphere reserves should be done predominantly in areas least ...
... partly due to changes in land-use management and practices, but more importantly due to eutrophication. Therefore it has been a common “silent” understanding that nature protection measures, e.g. foundation of nature protection areas and biosphere reserves should be done predominantly in areas least ...
Evaluating effects of large-scale salvage logging for
... Under the proposed salvage operations about 4.9 million m of timber will be removed more quickly than was originally planned. This represents increases in the AAC within the study area ranging from 20% to over 60%, most of the increase to allow for salvage logging. In the Lakes TSA, about 28-36% of ...
... Under the proposed salvage operations about 4.9 million m of timber will be removed more quickly than was originally planned. This represents increases in the AAC within the study area ranging from 20% to over 60%, most of the increase to allow for salvage logging. In the Lakes TSA, about 28-36% of ...
McField M
... associated habitats–extensive seagrass beds, lush mangrove forests, rich estuaries, and over 1000 islands or cayes (McField, Wells, & Gibson, 1996). The country is home to the longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, extending approximately 280 km along its Caribbean coast and covering approx ...
... associated habitats–extensive seagrass beds, lush mangrove forests, rich estuaries, and over 1000 islands or cayes (McField, Wells, & Gibson, 1996). The country is home to the longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, extending approximately 280 km along its Caribbean coast and covering approx ...
How important are mangroves and seagrass beds for coral
... mangrove and seagrass dominated bays, but were largely absent in bays lacking these nursery habitats (Nagelkerken et al. 2001). Furthermore, the juveniles of these reef-fish species almost exclusively occur in bays with mangroves and seagrass beds and are seldom found on the coral reef, as shown by ...
... mangrove and seagrass dominated bays, but were largely absent in bays lacking these nursery habitats (Nagelkerken et al. 2001). Furthermore, the juveniles of these reef-fish species almost exclusively occur in bays with mangroves and seagrass beds and are seldom found on the coral reef, as shown by ...
Functional and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants drive
... that not only the traits of a focal plant species, but also community properties, play an important role in determining herbivore damage levels (Loranger et al., 2013). Accounting for the functional and phylogenetic diversity of plant communities may thus be key to explaining the variation in herbiv ...
... that not only the traits of a focal plant species, but also community properties, play an important role in determining herbivore damage levels (Loranger et al., 2013). Accounting for the functional and phylogenetic diversity of plant communities may thus be key to explaining the variation in herbiv ...
Distribution, historical development and ecophysiological
... throughout much of the eastern biome. Major oak replacement species include Acer rubrum, A saccharum, Prunus serotina and others. Logging of oak forests that have understories dominated by later successional species often accelerates the oak replacement process. Relative to other hardwood tree speci ...
... throughout much of the eastern biome. Major oak replacement species include Acer rubrum, A saccharum, Prunus serotina and others. Logging of oak forests that have understories dominated by later successional species often accelerates the oak replacement process. Relative to other hardwood tree speci ...
changing competitive advantage Lethal effects of habitat
... change as the quality of a habitat degrades. Species and life stages differ in their strength of association with particular habitats, and how they respond to changes in the characteristics of these habitats will be determined by the ability of the changed habitat to meet the inhabitant’s resource r ...
... change as the quality of a habitat degrades. Species and life stages differ in their strength of association with particular habitats, and how they respond to changes in the characteristics of these habitats will be determined by the ability of the changed habitat to meet the inhabitant’s resource r ...
Edge Effects on Ranging and Foraging Behaviour of L`hoest`s Monkey
... forest microhabitats of Bwindi and assessing how the ranging and foraging behaviour of l’hoest’s monkeys was influenced by the vegetation. To examine differences in the abundance of terrestrial herbaceous vegetation (THV), four1m2 quadrats were established at every 90o from the north of each circul ...
... forest microhabitats of Bwindi and assessing how the ranging and foraging behaviour of l’hoest’s monkeys was influenced by the vegetation. To examine differences in the abundance of terrestrial herbaceous vegetation (THV), four1m2 quadrats were established at every 90o from the north of each circul ...
Rapid diversity and abundance decline in a Caribbean coral reef
... Five complete censuses of 16 1 m2 quadrats in a coral reef sponge community, over a 14-year period, are reported on here. A large number of sponge individuals (1395) were tracked, with volume and signs of damage recorded at each census. High diversity of species (39), representing nine orders of dem ...
... Five complete censuses of 16 1 m2 quadrats in a coral reef sponge community, over a 14-year period, are reported on here. A large number of sponge individuals (1395) were tracked, with volume and signs of damage recorded at each census. High diversity of species (39), representing nine orders of dem ...
Applying Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function Theory to Turfgrass
... turfgrass management practices that protect community and environmental health. The proportion of the developed landscape in the United States covered by turfgrass is significant and, at present, covers at least 1.9% of the total land area and comprises 60% in parts of the country. As urbanization p ...
... turfgrass management practices that protect community and environmental health. The proportion of the developed landscape in the United States covered by turfgrass is significant and, at present, covers at least 1.9% of the total land area and comprises 60% in parts of the country. As urbanization p ...
wieteke a - Wieteke Holthuijzen
... Assisted in completing an assessment to help inform and provide a framework for prioritizing the goals (including biological and ecological objectives, financial scenarios, opportunities for constituency building, as well as increasing relevancy among the public) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic ...
... Assisted in completing an assessment to help inform and provide a framework for prioritizing the goals (including biological and ecological objectives, financial scenarios, opportunities for constituency building, as well as increasing relevancy among the public) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic ...
Behavioural biology: an effective and relevant conservation tool
... owing to the atmospheric retention of heat energy from anthropogenic ‘greenhouse gas’ production. How animals might react to climate change is one of the many ‘behavioural unknowns’ caused by environmental degradation [13] that is being investigated using Tinbergen’s four questions. Mechanisms Cactu ...
... owing to the atmospheric retention of heat energy from anthropogenic ‘greenhouse gas’ production. How animals might react to climate change is one of the many ‘behavioural unknowns’ caused by environmental degradation [13] that is being investigated using Tinbergen’s four questions. Mechanisms Cactu ...
Extent and ecological consequences of hunting in
... dwindling. Almost all Central Africa’s forests are now accessible to hunters. Drastic declines of large mammals have been caused in the past 20 years by the commercial trade for meat or ivory. We review a growing body of empirical data which shows that trophic webs are significantly disrupted in the ...
... dwindling. Almost all Central Africa’s forests are now accessible to hunters. Drastic declines of large mammals have been caused in the past 20 years by the commercial trade for meat or ivory. We review a growing body of empirical data which shows that trophic webs are significantly disrupted in the ...
The state forest satisfies many uses for the people of... 3 - CURRENT FOREST CONDITIONS AND TRENDS 3.1 Introduction
... This section describes the current conditions and trends for the eastern Upper Peninsula from the perspective of the state forest resources, forest health concerns, wildlife habitat, fisheries and aquatic communities and socio-economic conditions within the region. 3.2 Climate Change Impacts Climate ...
... This section describes the current conditions and trends for the eastern Upper Peninsula from the perspective of the state forest resources, forest health concerns, wildlife habitat, fisheries and aquatic communities and socio-economic conditions within the region. 3.2 Climate Change Impacts Climate ...
draft species conservation plan
... erosion in some areas of Mt Caroline indicate that grazing by herbivores is having an adverse impact on the ecological health of the reserve. This has lead to an increase of weeds that herbivores including BFRW find unpalatable such as Cape Weed (Arctotheca calendula). Other factors that may be affe ...
... erosion in some areas of Mt Caroline indicate that grazing by herbivores is having an adverse impact on the ecological health of the reserve. This has lead to an increase of weeds that herbivores including BFRW find unpalatable such as Cape Weed (Arctotheca calendula). Other factors that may be affe ...
1 - Black Rock Forest Consortium
... Studies generally agree that a single salamander species tends to dominate local terrestrial salamander guilds (Davic and Welsh 2004). In Northeastern deciduous forests, the Northern redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is the most abundant salamander species (Shelford 1913). It is unknown whethe ...
... Studies generally agree that a single salamander species tends to dominate local terrestrial salamander guilds (Davic and Welsh 2004). In Northeastern deciduous forests, the Northern redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is the most abundant salamander species (Shelford 1913). It is unknown whethe ...
Lethal effects of habitat degradation on fishes through changing
... change as the quality of a habitat degrades. Species and life stages differ in their strength of association with particular habitats, and how they respond to changes in the characteristics of these habitats will be determined by the ability of the changed habitat to meet the inhabitant’s resource r ...
... change as the quality of a habitat degrades. Species and life stages differ in their strength of association with particular habitats, and how they respond to changes in the characteristics of these habitats will be determined by the ability of the changed habitat to meet the inhabitant’s resource r ...
ESA16 Program
... Keynote Address: The application of ecology in an age of extinction, Professor John Woinarski, Deputy Director, Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Programme, Charles Darwin University, NT ...
... Keynote Address: The application of ecology in an age of extinction, Professor John Woinarski, Deputy Director, Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Programme, Charles Darwin University, NT ...
Island Research Newsletter
... space and lecture theatres, boating facilities and a fabulous location attract visiting scientists and academics from around the world each year. The permanent staff of five are available to assist with planning your visit and provide scientific and boating support as required. ...
... space and lecture theatres, boating facilities and a fabulous location attract visiting scientists and academics from around the world each year. The permanent staff of five are available to assist with planning your visit and provide scientific and boating support as required. ...
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).