Designing marine reserves for interacting species: Insights
... and the superior colonizer increases until the superior competitor goes extinct, at which point the superior colonizer declines with habitat destruction (Nee and May, 1992). These dynamics lead to the counterintuitive suggestion that conservation efforts may need to focus on more abundant species. C ...
... and the superior colonizer increases until the superior competitor goes extinct, at which point the superior colonizer declines with habitat destruction (Nee and May, 1992). These dynamics lead to the counterintuitive suggestion that conservation efforts may need to focus on more abundant species. C ...
View plan for Waimano Management Unit
... Vegetation Monitoring Protocol Discussion: Vegetation monitoring protocols used by OANRP in other MUs to look at the above objectives are not feasible for use at Waimano due to its small size, steepness and delicate native ecosystem. However, OANRP staff have observed qualitatively that this MU clea ...
... Vegetation Monitoring Protocol Discussion: Vegetation monitoring protocols used by OANRP in other MUs to look at the above objectives are not feasible for use at Waimano due to its small size, steepness and delicate native ecosystem. However, OANRP staff have observed qualitatively that this MU clea ...
2007-2008 - Illinois Natural History Survey
... External support for collection infrastructure and collection-based research at INHS continues to be outstanding. National Science Foundation grants supported computerization of Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps, ) and erythroneurine leafhoppers; both projects were completed during the fiscal year ...
... External support for collection infrastructure and collection-based research at INHS continues to be outstanding. National Science Foundation grants supported computerization of Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps, ) and erythroneurine leafhoppers; both projects were completed during the fiscal year ...
Best LIFE Nature Projects 2013
... y pointing the spotlight on those projects with the best potential for having a long-term positive impact on nature conservation and biodiversity, the LIFE Best Awards represent a valuable way of furthering the good dissemination work that many of the projects themselves have carried out. A total of ...
... y pointing the spotlight on those projects with the best potential for having a long-term positive impact on nature conservation and biodiversity, the LIFE Best Awards represent a valuable way of furthering the good dissemination work that many of the projects themselves have carried out. A total of ...
Managing zone-of-influence effects of oil and gas activities on
... studied, differences in variables such as air temperature, air and soil moisture, and light intensity have been estimated to extend from 30 m to > 240 m of forest edges (Chen et al. 1995), although most studies have reported distances of < 100 m (Murcia 1995, Avon et al. 2010, Thomas et al. 2014). E ...
... studied, differences in variables such as air temperature, air and soil moisture, and light intensity have been estimated to extend from 30 m to > 240 m of forest edges (Chen et al. 1995), although most studies have reported distances of < 100 m (Murcia 1995, Avon et al. 2010, Thomas et al. 2014). E ...
Economic Forest Workforce
... conservation and improved management of private forests. Examples around the country demonstrate that individuals and companies are willing to donate money to conserve forests and the benefits they provide, including carbon sequestration. Existing forest bank models operate in two ways: raising volu ...
... conservation and improved management of private forests. Examples around the country demonstrate that individuals and companies are willing to donate money to conserve forests and the benefits they provide, including carbon sequestration. Existing forest bank models operate in two ways: raising volu ...
Forest edges and habitat selection in birds: a functional approach
... aspects of the environment, e.g., vegetation (Haapenen 1965, Tomialoj_ et al. 1981). Indeed, it is the distinction between the influence of internal and external factors at the edge which provides a useful distinction between ‘edge’ and ‘ecotone’ species. Edge species may be defined as species whic ...
... aspects of the environment, e.g., vegetation (Haapenen 1965, Tomialoj_ et al. 1981). Indeed, it is the distinction between the influence of internal and external factors at the edge which provides a useful distinction between ‘edge’ and ‘ecotone’ species. Edge species may be defined as species whic ...
Progress
... 6 To develop the network of butterfly transects and assess their long-term potential for monitoring butterfly populations in agri-environment schemes. Progress This 3.5 year project began in October 1998. It focuses on an attractive, popular, yet declining group of insects, the butterflies. Butterfl ...
... 6 To develop the network of butterfly transects and assess their long-term potential for monitoring butterfly populations in agri-environment schemes. Progress This 3.5 year project began in October 1998. It focuses on an attractive, popular, yet declining group of insects, the butterflies. Butterfl ...
Broadleaved Trees - Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural
... cascara bark was collected for medicinal purposes, which caused it to decline in the province. Cascara is currently protected. ...
... cascara bark was collected for medicinal purposes, which caused it to decline in the province. Cascara is currently protected. ...
Forest Fragmentation Study
... benefits to people. While normally the overall loss of forest area is the focus of concern, the threats from forest fragmentation can be just as devastating. There is no shortage of evidence showing that important habitats are lost and ecosystems are disrupted by the fragmentation of forests and inc ...
... benefits to people. While normally the overall loss of forest area is the focus of concern, the threats from forest fragmentation can be just as devastating. There is no shortage of evidence showing that important habitats are lost and ecosystems are disrupted by the fragmentation of forests and inc ...
56_Lecture_Presentation
... Preserving Biodiversity Hot Spots • A biodiversity hot spot is a relatively small area with a great concentration of endemic species and many endangered and threatened species • Biodiversity hot spots are good choices for nature reserves, but identifying them is not ...
... Preserving Biodiversity Hot Spots • A biodiversity hot spot is a relatively small area with a great concentration of endemic species and many endangered and threatened species • Biodiversity hot spots are good choices for nature reserves, but identifying them is not ...
The Association and Diversification of Trapezia Crabs with their
... Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 USA Abstract. Natural and anthropogenic disturbances are changing coral reef systems at local and global scales. In Mo’orea, French Polynesia, it is unsure whether a Pocilloporidand Poritid-dominant ree ...
... Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 USA Abstract. Natural and anthropogenic disturbances are changing coral reef systems at local and global scales. In Mo’orea, French Polynesia, it is unsure whether a Pocilloporidand Poritid-dominant ree ...
WWF Mediterrâneo (Portugal)
... Desertification is a growing problem in the world, and fighting it is a global mission. The main consequences of desertification on the environment are the decrease of biodiversity and the increase of gas emissions that cause the greenhouse effect. It is estimated that 20% of gas emissions responsib ...
... Desertification is a growing problem in the world, and fighting it is a global mission. The main consequences of desertification on the environment are the decrease of biodiversity and the increase of gas emissions that cause the greenhouse effect. It is estimated that 20% of gas emissions responsib ...
Espana Article - International Journal of Philippine Science and
... rest of the 14 stations had moderate resilience (see Fig. 1). High resilience is attributed to high coral cover, abundance of bleaching resistant corals such as Fungia spp. (e.g., station 12), close proximity to deeper, cooler water (e.g., station 18) where nutrient levels are low and benthic qualit ...
... rest of the 14 stations had moderate resilience (see Fig. 1). High resilience is attributed to high coral cover, abundance of bleaching resistant corals such as Fungia spp. (e.g., station 12), close proximity to deeper, cooler water (e.g., station 18) where nutrient levels are low and benthic qualit ...
Document
... Preserving Biodiversity Hot Spots • A biodiversity hot spot is a relatively small area with a great concentration of endemic species and many endangered and threatened species • Biodiversity hot spots are good choices for nature reserves, but identifying them is not ...
... Preserving Biodiversity Hot Spots • A biodiversity hot spot is a relatively small area with a great concentration of endemic species and many endangered and threatened species • Biodiversity hot spots are good choices for nature reserves, but identifying them is not ...
Summary of Seahorse Population and Distribution Report on seahorse demographics and habitats
... diverse range of habitats. As part of an ongoing, long term survey of the seahorses in southern Cambodia a site was chosen within a specific area off the small island of Koh Rong Samloem Island, due south west of the port of Sihanoukville. The chosen site is known locally as the Corral and the surve ...
... diverse range of habitats. As part of an ongoing, long term survey of the seahorses in southern Cambodia a site was chosen within a specific area off the small island of Koh Rong Samloem Island, due south west of the port of Sihanoukville. The chosen site is known locally as the Corral and the surve ...
Lack of natural control mechanisms increases wildlife–forestry
... conflict with wildlife. As in practice, population control seems unable to counteract the strong increases in ungulate populations (Milner et al. 2006), a better understanding of the factors that shape the effects that ungulates have in forest systems could help to mitigate problems in alternative w ...
... conflict with wildlife. As in practice, population control seems unable to counteract the strong increases in ungulate populations (Milner et al. 2006), a better understanding of the factors that shape the effects that ungulates have in forest systems could help to mitigate problems in alternative w ...
TEAM 2 QUEST 06 PAPER
... During the Quantitative Underwater Ecological Survey Techniques (QUEST) field school offered through the University of Hawaii at Hilo held at Ke’ei, we found the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (Hughes and Connell 1999) to be supported through the analysis of coral and algal species composition. ...
... During the Quantitative Underwater Ecological Survey Techniques (QUEST) field school offered through the University of Hawaii at Hilo held at Ke’ei, we found the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (Hughes and Connell 1999) to be supported through the analysis of coral and algal species composition. ...
Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan Pima County, Arizona
... county assembled the STAT they will benefit from habitat protection. with input from its chair, Dr. William Shaw, professor of wildlife and fisheries resources at the University of Arizona. The STAT includes representatives of most of the major land management agencies in the area. That they were al ...
... county assembled the STAT they will benefit from habitat protection. with input from its chair, Dr. William Shaw, professor of wildlife and fisheries resources at the University of Arizona. The STAT includes representatives of most of the major land management agencies in the area. That they were al ...
Restoring Dipterocarp Rainforest Diversity
... trees ha–1; since species richness was highest at an intermediate level of extraction, after which it started to decline. Also the broadest range of traits was achieved at intermediate levels of disturbance. Tree species richness influence on the diversity of foliar lichens and canopy arthropods was ...
... trees ha–1; since species richness was highest at an intermediate level of extraction, after which it started to decline. Also the broadest range of traits was achieved at intermediate levels of disturbance. Tree species richness influence on the diversity of foliar lichens and canopy arthropods was ...
marine turtle conservation in the asia pacific region
... life-cycles, and in every critical habitat- stretching across the Pacific Ocean, and covering both national and international waters. WWF is developing a Pan-Pacific Initiative that will scale-up its existing work, forge new partnerships and build comprehensive conservation solutions to protect thes ...
... life-cycles, and in every critical habitat- stretching across the Pacific Ocean, and covering both national and international waters. WWF is developing a Pan-Pacific Initiative that will scale-up its existing work, forge new partnerships and build comprehensive conservation solutions to protect thes ...
2007-08 Revision
... shared Lake Erie fishery resources, and future changes in Michigan’s sport fish regulations will be based on it. E. Background: This is a proposal to extend walleye and yellow perch monitoring with surveys that have been carried out since 1978. A number of studies have been published on various aspe ...
... shared Lake Erie fishery resources, and future changes in Michigan’s sport fish regulations will be based on it. E. Background: This is a proposal to extend walleye and yellow perch monitoring with surveys that have been carried out since 1978. A number of studies have been published on various aspe ...
-portal.org Ecology and Evolution
... the least-cost distance the vole moves between stone fields and forest patches. The aim of this study is to explore the dependence of occurrence and density of M. rufocanus on habitat properties at different spatial scales: Firstly, we investigate whether habitat properties at the microhabitat scale ...
... the least-cost distance the vole moves between stone fields and forest patches. The aim of this study is to explore the dependence of occurrence and density of M. rufocanus on habitat properties at different spatial scales: Firstly, we investigate whether habitat properties at the microhabitat scale ...
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).