Word File - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... The Benguela Current Marine Ecosystem Sites represent a western boundary large marine ecosystem along the coast of south-western Africa, between 34°S and 15°S, from the South African coast equatorwards towards the Namibia-Angola geopolitical boundary. The ecosystem is characterized by high productiv ...
... The Benguela Current Marine Ecosystem Sites represent a western boundary large marine ecosystem along the coast of south-western Africa, between 34°S and 15°S, from the South African coast equatorwards towards the Namibia-Angola geopolitical boundary. The ecosystem is characterized by high productiv ...
Marine Science Training Handbook
... square kilometres, but for its size boasts a wide biodiversity and cross section of habitats. The population is also small at only 300,000 people. However, largely due to immigration, the population is rapidly expanding and with the majority of population centres being on the coast, fast development ...
... square kilometres, but for its size boasts a wide biodiversity and cross section of habitats. The population is also small at only 300,000 people. However, largely due to immigration, the population is rapidly expanding and with the majority of population centres being on the coast, fast development ...
Untitled - Vermont Fish and Wildlife
... is a pattern to their distribution. The assemblages of plants, animals, and other organisms found in natural communities repeat wherever certain environmental conditions (soil, water, and climate) are found. Whereas a natural community refers to an actual occurrence on the ground, a natural communit ...
... is a pattern to their distribution. The assemblages of plants, animals, and other organisms found in natural communities repeat wherever certain environmental conditions (soil, water, and climate) are found. Whereas a natural community refers to an actual occurrence on the ground, a natural communit ...
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF WETLANDS
... Ecosystems are nature’s functional units composed of an interdependent and dynamic community of plants, animals and microorganisms, interacting among themselves and with their non-living environment (energy, water, and gaseous and mineral elements). Humans are just one of millions of kinds of organi ...
... Ecosystems are nature’s functional units composed of an interdependent and dynamic community of plants, animals and microorganisms, interacting among themselves and with their non-living environment (energy, water, and gaseous and mineral elements). Humans are just one of millions of kinds of organi ...
The Story of Forvie National Nature Reserve
... frequent and can last for days. This relatively mild climate makes Forvie a haven for winter feeding when further inland the ground and water bodies are frozen. On average there are fewer than five days per year without wind, and winds in excess of Force 5 (strong enough to make small trees sway and ...
... frequent and can last for days. This relatively mild climate makes Forvie a haven for winter feeding when further inland the ground and water bodies are frozen. On average there are fewer than five days per year without wind, and winds in excess of Force 5 (strong enough to make small trees sway and ...
Restoration ecology and conservation biology
... rooted more in history than in genuine need. Several factors combine to create this bias: decades of wildlife and ®sheries interest in conservation, the early involvement of zoos, and the zoological bias implicit in our own taxonomic position (as expressed in public interest, nature ®lms, endangered ...
... rooted more in history than in genuine need. Several factors combine to create this bias: decades of wildlife and ®sheries interest in conservation, the early involvement of zoos, and the zoological bias implicit in our own taxonomic position (as expressed in public interest, nature ®lms, endangered ...
MPA News report on the Kiribati Project
... branches of a much larger dead colony of Acropora, a short branched, wave-adapted species. We also found a 10cm, bright blue, juvenile coral in the adjacent enclosed bay, again near shore in an area that would be heat stressed during normal years. This coral must have recruited during the mass bleac ...
... branches of a much larger dead colony of Acropora, a short branched, wave-adapted species. We also found a 10cm, bright blue, juvenile coral in the adjacent enclosed bay, again near shore in an area that would be heat stressed during normal years. This coral must have recruited during the mass bleac ...
Animals, the environment and people
... moved to less conflict-prone areas, however it is timeconsuming and expensive and translocated animals often return to their original ranges17. For all translocation, attention should be given to the welfare implications of capture methods and the selection of release sites. Trophy hunting is someti ...
... moved to less conflict-prone areas, however it is timeconsuming and expensive and translocated animals often return to their original ranges17. For all translocation, attention should be given to the welfare implications of capture methods and the selection of release sites. Trophy hunting is someti ...
Greater glider - Brisbane City Council
... In South East Queensland, the abundance of acacia species in the understorey appears to be the most important habitat feature determining the distribution of the species ...
... In South East Queensland, the abundance of acacia species in the understorey appears to be the most important habitat feature determining the distribution of the species ...
Mammals and Seeds - Plymouth State University
... predation by providing cover (Parmenter and MacMahaon, 1983; Kotler et al, 1991, 1994a; Hughes and Ward, 1993, all cited by Taraborelli et al, 2003). Carrying and storing food at sheltered sites not only provides protection while eating, but also shortens time exposed in more open habitats (Vander ...
... predation by providing cover (Parmenter and MacMahaon, 1983; Kotler et al, 1991, 1994a; Hughes and Ward, 1993, all cited by Taraborelli et al, 2003). Carrying and storing food at sheltered sites not only provides protection while eating, but also shortens time exposed in more open habitats (Vander ...
Ecosystem-based management of coral reefs and interconnected
... Every reef is a dynamic equilibrium between accretive and erosional forces. Accretive forces are the active growth of corals, coralline algae, and other taxa that form skeletal structures out of calcium carbonate. These are augmented by physical forces building sand cays and rubble banks, and by che ...
... Every reef is a dynamic equilibrium between accretive and erosional forces. Accretive forces are the active growth of corals, coralline algae, and other taxa that form skeletal structures out of calcium carbonate. These are augmented by physical forces building sand cays and rubble banks, and by che ...
Conservation of Deep Pelagic Biodiversity
... to discover and describe the majority of these species, the threats to their continued existence are numerous and growing. Conserving deep pelagic biodiversity is a problem of global proportions that has never been addressed comprehensively. The potential effects of these threats include the extensi ...
... to discover and describe the majority of these species, the threats to their continued existence are numerous and growing. Conserving deep pelagic biodiversity is a problem of global proportions that has never been addressed comprehensively. The potential effects of these threats include the extensi ...
The biology of coral reefs
... invertebrate sea urchins live on coral, or octopus live inside caves, reef crevices or tube coral during the day, coming out at night to hunt); ...
... invertebrate sea urchins live on coral, or octopus live inside caves, reef crevices or tube coral during the day, coming out at night to hunt); ...
Critically Endangered Fijian Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis
... Clare Morrison,2,4 Gunnar Keppel,4 Nunia Thomas,3 Isaac Rounds,3 and Peter S. Harlow5 Abstract: Tropical dry forests are a unique and threatened ecosystem in the Pacific and globally. In Fiji, the endangered Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) is endemic to tropical dry forests. Yadua Tab ...
... Clare Morrison,2,4 Gunnar Keppel,4 Nunia Thomas,3 Isaac Rounds,3 and Peter S. Harlow5 Abstract: Tropical dry forests are a unique and threatened ecosystem in the Pacific and globally. In Fiji, the endangered Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) is endemic to tropical dry forests. Yadua Tab ...
Mohua / yellowhead - Department of Conservation
... but also incubating females that are sitting in nest holes, high in trees with no escape route. The ship rat population explosion was likely to have been caused by the occurrence of two beech ‘masting’ (high seeding) seasons in a row, along with mild winter temperatures in between. This meant the ra ...
... but also incubating females that are sitting in nest holes, high in trees with no escape route. The ship rat population explosion was likely to have been caused by the occurrence of two beech ‘masting’ (high seeding) seasons in a row, along with mild winter temperatures in between. This meant the ra ...
Human disturbance on Polylepis mountain forests in Peruvian
... living in these areas. In addition, fragmentation of ecosystems, patch size and edge effects can influence species richness and extinction rates. The eastern slopes of the Andes form one of the world’s biodiversity hotspot areas. Polylepis forests that grow on the slopes of Andes form one of the hig ...
... living in these areas. In addition, fragmentation of ecosystems, patch size and edge effects can influence species richness and extinction rates. The eastern slopes of the Andes form one of the world’s biodiversity hotspot areas. Polylepis forests that grow on the slopes of Andes form one of the hig ...
Red-legged Pademelon - Byron Shire Council
... rainforest associated with the hinterland foothills and ranges. The lowland rainforests of the Big Scrub would once have been prime habitat for this species. The fragmented Big Scrub remnants of the Byron Shire do not appear to support this species, however southern Big Scrub reserves at Victoria Pa ...
... rainforest associated with the hinterland foothills and ranges. The lowland rainforests of the Big Scrub would once have been prime habitat for this species. The fragmented Big Scrub remnants of the Byron Shire do not appear to support this species, however southern Big Scrub reserves at Victoria Pa ...
Ecological Integrity in British Columbia`s Parks and Protected Areas
... BC Parks is committed to the proactive stewardship of ecological integrity (EI). EI is an important concept that drives management direction in many protected areas to ensure natural areas are well managed into the future. It provides strong justification for such actions as adapting to climate chan ...
... BC Parks is committed to the proactive stewardship of ecological integrity (EI). EI is an important concept that drives management direction in many protected areas to ensure natural areas are well managed into the future. It provides strong justification for such actions as adapting to climate chan ...
Feral cats and the fitoaty: first population assessment of the black
... To date, both domestic (i.e., those belonging to a local household and largely constrained to villages) and feral (i.e., those without owners that forage on their own within or nearby forested areas) cats Felis spp. have been documented in numerous ecosystems throughout Madagascar (Goodman 2012). ...
... To date, both domestic (i.e., those belonging to a local household and largely constrained to villages) and feral (i.e., those without owners that forage on their own within or nearby forested areas) cats Felis spp. have been documented in numerous ecosystems throughout Madagascar (Goodman 2012). ...
... Oceans cover approximately 70 % of our planet. Under the water surface, lies the sea floor, mainly in the form of soft-bottom sediments. This constitutes, by area, the largest ecosystem on Earth in terms of spatial coverage (Snelgrove, 1997), and a wide range of ecological processes is taking place ...
Critically Endangered Fijian Crested Iguana (Brachylophus
... Clare Morrison,2,4 Gunnar Keppel,4 Nunia Thomas,3 Isaac Rounds,3 and Peter S. Harlow5 Abstract: Tropical dry forests are a unique and threatened ecosystem in the Pacific and globally. In Fiji, the endangered Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) is endemic to tropical dry forests. Yadua Tab ...
... Clare Morrison,2,4 Gunnar Keppel,4 Nunia Thomas,3 Isaac Rounds,3 and Peter S. Harlow5 Abstract: Tropical dry forests are a unique and threatened ecosystem in the Pacific and globally. In Fiji, the endangered Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) is endemic to tropical dry forests. Yadua Tab ...
Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning: emerging issues and
... and Cabido 2001, Hooper et al. 2002) and several objective approaches have now been developed (Hooper et al. 2002, Petchey and Gaston 2002). It is possible that a more reliable representation of functional roles may be gained by allocating species into groups based on several relevant traits, rather ...
... and Cabido 2001, Hooper et al. 2002) and several objective approaches have now been developed (Hooper et al. 2002, Petchey and Gaston 2002). It is possible that a more reliable representation of functional roles may be gained by allocating species into groups based on several relevant traits, rather ...
Spatial discordance in fish, coral, and sponge assemblages across
... lack fundamental insight into how assemblages vary across spatially heterogeneous reef systems. We compared fish, coral, and sponge assemblages across a symmetrical physiographical gradient (windward forereef, lagoon patch reef, leeward forereef) of the Glover’s Reef atoll, Belize. Species richness ...
... lack fundamental insight into how assemblages vary across spatially heterogeneous reef systems. We compared fish, coral, and sponge assemblages across a symmetrical physiographical gradient (windward forereef, lagoon patch reef, leeward forereef) of the Glover’s Reef atoll, Belize. Species richness ...
Non volant mammals of Dawesville-Binningup
... fauna of the northern Swan Coastal Plain between the Swan and Moore Rivers and evaluated the impact of the first 150 years of European settlement on the indigenous fauna. That study concluded that the impact of settlement had been most pronounced on the mammalian fauna. Reviewing all available data, ...
... fauna of the northern Swan Coastal Plain between the Swan and Moore Rivers and evaluated the impact of the first 150 years of European settlement on the indigenous fauna. That study concluded that the impact of settlement had been most pronounced on the mammalian fauna. Reviewing all available data, ...
Collapse of the world`s largest herbivores
... game species in wealthy countries, includcontaining at least five threatened large herbivore species (table S2). ing red deer (Cervus elephus), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), and moose/ These ecoregions fall mostly within the tropical and subtropical moist Eurasian elk (A. alces) (fig. S2). In contra ...
... game species in wealthy countries, includcontaining at least five threatened large herbivore species (table S2). ing red deer (Cervus elephus), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), and moose/ These ecoregions fall mostly within the tropical and subtropical moist Eurasian elk (A. alces) (fig. S2). In contra ...
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).