Synthesis of Conservation Plans and Strategies for
... ASSETS: What are we trying to conserve? .................................................. 10 Methodology for Identifying Assets................................................................................................................... 10 ...
... ASSETS: What are we trying to conserve? .................................................. 10 Methodology for Identifying Assets................................................................................................................... 10 ...
Conservation Planning And Research Program Report 2011–13
... Canberra, investigating what vegetation and land use features influence the presence of woodland birds in these areas. The aim is to identify ways to better incorporate woodland bird conservation into urban design early in the planning process. This PhD has been completed and has resulted in a numbe ...
... Canberra, investigating what vegetation and land use features influence the presence of woodland birds in these areas. The aim is to identify ways to better incorporate woodland bird conservation into urban design early in the planning process. This PhD has been completed and has resulted in a numbe ...
Conservation Planning And Research Program Report 2011–13
... Canberra, investigating what vegetation and land use features influence the presence of woodland birds in these areas. The aim is to identify ways to better incorporate woodland bird conservation into urban design early in the planning process. This PhD has been completed and has resulted in a numbe ...
... Canberra, investigating what vegetation and land use features influence the presence of woodland birds in these areas. The aim is to identify ways to better incorporate woodland bird conservation into urban design early in the planning process. This PhD has been completed and has resulted in a numbe ...
Managing Forests for Fish and Wildlife
... Forests in North America provide a wide variety of important natural resource functions. Although commercial forests may be best known for production of pulp, lumber, and other wood products, they also supply valuable fish and wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, water quality protection, a ...
... Forests in North America provide a wide variety of important natural resource functions. Although commercial forests may be best known for production of pulp, lumber, and other wood products, they also supply valuable fish and wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, water quality protection, a ...
habitat and landscape characteristics underlying anuran
... ecological patterns and processes on amphibian populations, little is known about the factors structuring amphibian communities in urban landscapes. We therefore examined amphibian community responses to wetland habitat availability and landscape characteristics along an urban–rural gradient in cent ...
... ecological patterns and processes on amphibian populations, little is known about the factors structuring amphibian communities in urban landscapes. We therefore examined amphibian community responses to wetland habitat availability and landscape characteristics along an urban–rural gradient in cent ...
Limasawa CoT Assessment April 2013
... Coral Cay Conservation Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is a not for profit organisation, founded in 1986 by a British scientist. CCC’s mission is: “Providing resources to help sustain livelihoods & alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration & management of coral reefs & tropical forests.” I ...
... Coral Cay Conservation Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is a not for profit organisation, founded in 1986 by a British scientist. CCC’s mission is: “Providing resources to help sustain livelihoods & alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration & management of coral reefs & tropical forests.” I ...
Biotic Interactions in the Tropics - Assets
... Biotic Interactions in the Tropics Their Role in the Maintenance of Species Diversity Tropical ecosystems house a significant proportion of global biodiversity. To understand how these ecosystems function we need to appreciate not only what plants, animals and microbes they contain, but also how they ...
... Biotic Interactions in the Tropics Their Role in the Maintenance of Species Diversity Tropical ecosystems house a significant proportion of global biodiversity. To understand how these ecosystems function we need to appreciate not only what plants, animals and microbes they contain, but also how they ...
List of accepted events - IUCN World Conservation Congress
... Principles of ecosystem service assessment, methods, tools and integration into policy From the ground to the cloud: Google mapping tools for conservation Funding for Conservation Projects with AFD Species’ Databases: the Potential, the Challenges, and the Processes of Monitoring Species over Time “ ...
... Principles of ecosystem service assessment, methods, tools and integration into policy From the ground to the cloud: Google mapping tools for conservation Funding for Conservation Projects with AFD Species’ Databases: the Potential, the Challenges, and the Processes of Monitoring Species over Time “ ...
Effects of biological invasions on forest carbon
... global change on carbon (C) sequestration, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) enrichment, land use change, nitrogen (N) deposition and climate change. However, remarkably little attention has been given to one major global change driver, namely biological invasions. This is despite growing evidence t ...
... global change on carbon (C) sequestration, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) enrichment, land use change, nitrogen (N) deposition and climate change. However, remarkably little attention has been given to one major global change driver, namely biological invasions. This is despite growing evidence t ...
climate change and connectivity: are corridors the solution?
... All research was supported by a thorough literature review of peer-reviewed scientific articles and books. The majority of the literature used in this paper was published within the last ten years, ensuring that the most recent findings were reported. This project’s scope was limited to the availabl ...
... All research was supported by a thorough literature review of peer-reviewed scientific articles and books. The majority of the literature used in this paper was published within the last ten years, ensuring that the most recent findings were reported. This project’s scope was limited to the availabl ...
Comments - Forest Isbell
... and quantify species interactions may have resulted from ambiguous usage of the term ‘‘mechanism’’ in the BEF literature as well as in other areas of ecology. A ‘‘mechanism’’ denotes any lower-level process that contributes to generating a higher-level ‘‘phenomenon’’ of interest. In this sense, alth ...
... and quantify species interactions may have resulted from ambiguous usage of the term ‘‘mechanism’’ in the BEF literature as well as in other areas of ecology. A ‘‘mechanism’’ denotes any lower-level process that contributes to generating a higher-level ‘‘phenomenon’’ of interest. In this sense, alth ...
Reef fish community structure in the Tropical Eastern Pacific
... rich reef fish community has evolved. Since this and other regions of the TEP have been subjected to a massive decrease in coral diversity due to geological changes, we suspect that reef fish may have evolved and diversified on the available rocky substrates with high benthic diversity and complexit ...
... rich reef fish community has evolved. Since this and other regions of the TEP have been subjected to a massive decrease in coral diversity due to geological changes, we suspect that reef fish may have evolved and diversified on the available rocky substrates with high benthic diversity and complexit ...
The influence of multiple factors upon reef fish abundance and
... significant, and these differences are reflected in the relative importance of certain trophic guilds at each site. At Site 1, roving herbivores (30 % of total community), such as parrotfishes (Sparisoma spp.) and surgeonfishes (Acanthurus spp.), were most abundant. At Site 2, however, territorial h ...
... significant, and these differences are reflected in the relative importance of certain trophic guilds at each site. At Site 1, roving herbivores (30 % of total community), such as parrotfishes (Sparisoma spp.) and surgeonfishes (Acanthurus spp.), were most abundant. At Site 2, however, territorial h ...
Tips for Writing First-Year Biology Labs
... The title may be derived from the x and y-axis of the main figure Example: The distribution and effects of invasive earthworm populations in an eastern Ontario temperate forest Do include detail so the title is not too short or too vague. Don’t exceed approximately 15 words. Abstract The basics: a b ...
... The title may be derived from the x and y-axis of the main figure Example: The distribution and effects of invasive earthworm populations in an eastern Ontario temperate forest Do include detail so the title is not too short or too vague. Don’t exceed approximately 15 words. Abstract The basics: a b ...
Missouri Forest Management Guidelines Unit 1
... natural disturbances determine the types of wildlife habitats found across the state. Groups of plants and animals that occur repeatedly in time and space within specific locations are defined as natural communities. Land is classified by natural community type to help guide management decisions. In ...
... natural disturbances determine the types of wildlife habitats found across the state. Groups of plants and animals that occur repeatedly in time and space within specific locations are defined as natural communities. Land is classified by natural community type to help guide management decisions. In ...
How Communities Evolve - New England Complex Systems Institute
... 1.2. Trophic Organization of Mammals Communities To analyze the trophic organization of mammal communities, the faunal list of more than a hundred protected areas from Africa, such as national parks, sanctuaries, forest reserves, etc. were collected. All of them were classified into one of three gen ...
... 1.2. Trophic Organization of Mammals Communities To analyze the trophic organization of mammal communities, the faunal list of more than a hundred protected areas from Africa, such as national parks, sanctuaries, forest reserves, etc. were collected. All of them were classified into one of three gen ...
Woylie declines: what are the causes?
... losses within two to five years with few or no signs of a subsequent recovery. There are now less than 2000 individuals estimated remaining within the last four indigenous populations (Perup, Greater Kingston, Dryandra and Tutanning), which despite the low numbers still support high levels of geneti ...
... losses within two to five years with few or no signs of a subsequent recovery. There are now less than 2000 individuals estimated remaining within the last four indigenous populations (Perup, Greater Kingston, Dryandra and Tutanning), which despite the low numbers still support high levels of geneti ...
Tanager - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
... sustain healthy bird populations. This guide is for the Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), a brilliant denizen of many mature eastern forests. Providing well-managed habitat for this Neotropical migrant songbird also will benefit a wide variety of other birds that use mature forest. We first offer ...
... sustain healthy bird populations. This guide is for the Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), a brilliant denizen of many mature eastern forests. Providing well-managed habitat for this Neotropical migrant songbird also will benefit a wide variety of other birds that use mature forest. We first offer ...
Early Successional Habitat - America`s Longleaf Restoration Initiative
... • Use multiple techniques together to provide greater benefits. Clearcutting Clearcutting implies removing all woody species from a given area of forest. While generally thought of as a negative approach to forest management, clearcutting in moderation, in fact, allows for the creation of new habit ...
... • Use multiple techniques together to provide greater benefits. Clearcutting Clearcutting implies removing all woody species from a given area of forest. While generally thought of as a negative approach to forest management, clearcutting in moderation, in fact, allows for the creation of new habit ...
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Basic
... species within one group have a similar function in the system. For the maintenance of ecosystem functioning, a minimal set of functional groups is essential, but species within a group are at least partially substitutable and thus ‘redundant’ (Lawton and Brown, chapter 12 in Schulze and Mooney 1993 ...
... species within one group have a similar function in the system. For the maintenance of ecosystem functioning, a minimal set of functional groups is essential, but species within a group are at least partially substitutable and thus ‘redundant’ (Lawton and Brown, chapter 12 in Schulze and Mooney 1993 ...
Designating Marine Reserves Is not Just an Ecological Process
... designating a marine reserve is a biological process. However, it is also related to the economic, environmental and social aspects, so designating marine reserves is a complex synthesis process. 3.1 Designating Marine Reserves Is a Biological Process and a Environmental Protecting Process Preserve ...
... designating a marine reserve is a biological process. However, it is also related to the economic, environmental and social aspects, so designating marine reserves is a complex synthesis process. 3.1 Designating Marine Reserves Is a Biological Process and a Environmental Protecting Process Preserve ...
Vegetation Cover Changes in Ngorongoro Conservation Area from
... on European model of a protected landscape, in which human habitation and activities have been permitted throughout an entire area. However, from its inception the multiple land use approach has been contested between conservationists and social welfare lobbies. For these reasons, the NCA has been s ...
... on European model of a protected landscape, in which human habitation and activities have been permitted throughout an entire area. However, from its inception the multiple land use approach has been contested between conservationists and social welfare lobbies. For these reasons, the NCA has been s ...
Improving Earth Systems Models through research in the Tropics
... Forests of the Amazon and in tropical systems around the globe cycle more carbon than any other ecosystem on Earth. Tropical forests play a critical role in determining much of the Earth’s energy balance. Furthermore, it is estimated that forests of the tropics are the Earth’s largest carbon sink. H ...
... Forests of the Amazon and in tropical systems around the globe cycle more carbon than any other ecosystem on Earth. Tropical forests play a critical role in determining much of the Earth’s energy balance. Furthermore, it is estimated that forests of the tropics are the Earth’s largest carbon sink. H ...
habitat in agricultural landscapes: how much is enough?
... Achieving these changes and monitoring to make sure they are effective will require substantial societal will, public education and involvement. There are many unknowns. The scale, complexity, and unpredictability of ecological systems continue to elude scientific understanding. Although there are m ...
... Achieving these changes and monitoring to make sure they are effective will require substantial societal will, public education and involvement. There are many unknowns. The scale, complexity, and unpredictability of ecological systems continue to elude scientific understanding. Although there are m ...
conservation-outside-nature-reserves-9
... example Mills et a[. (1989) showed that more than hyothirds of the region exhibited evidence of landdegradation in the form of soil erosion, increase in abundance of unpalatable shrubs and decrease in abundance of palatable perennial grasses. Other studies have pointed to the strong link between lan ...
... example Mills et a[. (1989) showed that more than hyothirds of the region exhibited evidence of landdegradation in the form of soil erosion, increase in abundance of unpalatable shrubs and decrease in abundance of palatable perennial grasses. Other studies have pointed to the strong link between lan ...
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).