stewardship of longleaf pine forests
... once part of the single largest forest area dominated by a single tree species in North America, covering as much as 90 million acres. Today, about 4 million acres remain and much of the ecosystem associated with the longleaf forest is in poor condition. The future of longleaf as a viable economic a ...
... once part of the single largest forest area dominated by a single tree species in North America, covering as much as 90 million acres. Today, about 4 million acres remain and much of the ecosystem associated with the longleaf forest is in poor condition. The future of longleaf as a viable economic a ...
factsheet snowshoe hare en
... diet consists of small twigs, buds, and bark from many coniferous and deciduous species. Their geographic range is so large that snowshoe hares in different regions may have completely different diets, depending entirely on the local forest type. The hares often stand to clip shrubs up to 45 cm from ...
... diet consists of small twigs, buds, and bark from many coniferous and deciduous species. Their geographic range is so large that snowshoe hares in different regions may have completely different diets, depending entirely on the local forest type. The hares often stand to clip shrubs up to 45 cm from ...
Turbinaria ornata as an herbivory refuge for associate
... This mechanical refuge from herbivory is similar to the refuge created for Wsh by the spines of urchins (Townsend and Bologna 2007) and the crown of thorns seastar Acanthaster planci (Stier et al. 2008). Similarly, the morphology of the soft coral Sinluaria sp. protects the green alga Halimeda from ...
... This mechanical refuge from herbivory is similar to the refuge created for Wsh by the spines of urchins (Townsend and Bologna 2007) and the crown of thorns seastar Acanthaster planci (Stier et al. 2008). Similarly, the morphology of the soft coral Sinluaria sp. protects the green alga Halimeda from ...
TB970 Forest Herbicide Effects on Pacific Northwest
... effects of herbicides on non-target biota are generally well understood and documented, comparatively little information is available on indirect and long-term (more than five years) effects. This review summarizes extant scientific literature by providing brief synopses of the direct effects of for ...
... effects of herbicides on non-target biota are generally well understood and documented, comparatively little information is available on indirect and long-term (more than five years) effects. This review summarizes extant scientific literature by providing brief synopses of the direct effects of for ...
Wolverine foraging strategies in a multiple-use landscape
... The principal objective of the research project Wolverines in a Changing World was to gain better insights into the role wolverines have in ecosystem dynamics, their adaptation to ecosystem change, and its implications for sustainable management of the natural environment. The aim of this thesis, wi ...
... The principal objective of the research project Wolverines in a Changing World was to gain better insights into the role wolverines have in ecosystem dynamics, their adaptation to ecosystem change, and its implications for sustainable management of the natural environment. The aim of this thesis, wi ...
R_M_annual_report_20.. - Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
... Finally, special thanks to the security personnel who gather basic wildlife monitoring data in the field together with other staff who offer logistical support to the department. Without all your contributions, the specific details described in this report would not have been completed. ...
... Finally, special thanks to the security personnel who gather basic wildlife monitoring data in the field together with other staff who offer logistical support to the department. Without all your contributions, the specific details described in this report would not have been completed. ...
Mangrove Workshop Manual - Smithsonian Environmental
... and stored in leaves of mangrove trees. As a detritus-based ecosystem, leaf litter from these trees provides the basis for adjacent aquatic and terrestrial food webs. Because most energy and nutrients are biotically stored rather than free in the water or substrate, species diversity of these swamps ...
... and stored in leaves of mangrove trees. As a detritus-based ecosystem, leaf litter from these trees provides the basis for adjacent aquatic and terrestrial food webs. Because most energy and nutrients are biotically stored rather than free in the water or substrate, species diversity of these swamps ...
ISSAP Bewick`s Swan
... or by mitigating any potential negative impacts in the absence of alternative locations; (d) developing and (where necessary) implementing emergency plans by companies involved into exploitation and transporting petrochemicas on the Bewick’s Swan’s flyway to reduce mortality in case of accidents; an ...
... or by mitigating any potential negative impacts in the absence of alternative locations; (d) developing and (where necessary) implementing emergency plans by companies involved into exploitation and transporting petrochemicas on the Bewick’s Swan’s flyway to reduce mortality in case of accidents; an ...
Conservation review of the dama gazelle
... total less than 300 (Figure 1). The main threats include unsustainable hunting and loss and degradation of habitat due to competition with and overgrazing by domestic livestock. Prolonged droughts in the Sahel have also had an adverse impact on rangeland quality, while the lack of security across mu ...
... total less than 300 (Figure 1). The main threats include unsustainable hunting and loss and degradation of habitat due to competition with and overgrazing by domestic livestock. Prolonged droughts in the Sahel have also had an adverse impact on rangeland quality, while the lack of security across mu ...
11 Impact of weeds on threatened biodiversity in New South Wales
... Wales (NSW) and the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) for allowing access to internal data sets, listings of NSW threatened species and to the determinations of the NSW Scientific Committee. The authors also thank: Shaan Gresser (DEC) for compiling the initial data set and for ent ...
... Wales (NSW) and the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) for allowing access to internal data sets, listings of NSW threatened species and to the determinations of the NSW Scientific Committee. The authors also thank: Shaan Gresser (DEC) for compiling the initial data set and for ent ...
Rewilding Europe proceedings
... opportunities for rewilding have been proposed where rural land is being abandoned or in the low human density regions such as the extensive forests of Scandinavia as discussed by Mats Niklasson. Difficulties finding enough space for rewilding and curbing our eagerness to manage nature must also be ...
... opportunities for rewilding have been proposed where rural land is being abandoned or in the low human density regions such as the extensive forests of Scandinavia as discussed by Mats Niklasson. Difficulties finding enough space for rewilding and curbing our eagerness to manage nature must also be ...
wildlife management practices
... potential roles in driving ecosystem functions, serving as indicators of ecosystem condition, their sensitivity or regulatory protections; or having relatively high harvest levels. The information developed in these assessments is provided in the 15 species-specific chapters of this report. The foll ...
... potential roles in driving ecosystem functions, serving as indicators of ecosystem condition, their sensitivity or regulatory protections; or having relatively high harvest levels. The information developed in these assessments is provided in the 15 species-specific chapters of this report. The foll ...
Feasibility Assessment for Reinforcing Pine Martens in England and
... Reinforcement of pine marten populations in England and Wales was assessed against criteria for conservation translocations published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The work that has been carried out so far satisfies the criteria in annexes one to six. Detailed proposa ...
... Reinforcement of pine marten populations in England and Wales was assessed against criteria for conservation translocations published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The work that has been carried out so far satisfies the criteria in annexes one to six. Detailed proposa ...
Ogasawara Islands Ecosystem Conservation Action Plan
... rat is the major food source for feral cats, the exclusion of feral cats will be carried out simultaneously with the elimination of black rats on Anijima and Ototojima, to prevent birds such as the endemic subspecies of Japanese wood-pigeon becoming the next predation target of feral cats once black ...
... rat is the major food source for feral cats, the exclusion of feral cats will be carried out simultaneously with the elimination of black rats on Anijima and Ototojima, to prevent birds such as the endemic subspecies of Japanese wood-pigeon becoming the next predation target of feral cats once black ...
Coqui frog invasions change invertebrate communities in Hawaii
... invertebrate abundances. More specifically, to investigate the relationship between coqui abundance and differences in invertebrates across invasion fronts, we assumed that the non-coqui sites represented invertebrate communities pre-invasion and analyzed relationships between site-specific coqui de ...
... invertebrate abundances. More specifically, to investigate the relationship between coqui abundance and differences in invertebrates across invasion fronts, we assumed that the non-coqui sites represented invertebrate communities pre-invasion and analyzed relationships between site-specific coqui de ...
Trophic effects through herbivory at Ningaloo Reef
... approximately 263,343 ha along the Pilbarra coast of Western Australia. It was gazetted in 1987 and a revised Management Plan was approved in 2005. The management plan identified the diversity of fish found within the Ningaloo Marine Park as a key ecological value, and fishing (particularly recreati ...
... approximately 263,343 ha along the Pilbarra coast of Western Australia. It was gazetted in 1987 and a revised Management Plan was approved in 2005. The management plan identified the diversity of fish found within the Ningaloo Marine Park as a key ecological value, and fishing (particularly recreati ...
Herbivory, seed production and seed predation in forest herbs along
... differentiation). Therefore, combinations of species can exploit the resource space more effectively than communities of the same species. (2) Species-rich communities are more likely to contain species with particularly important traits that contribute disproportionally to ecosystem processes (samp ...
... differentiation). Therefore, combinations of species can exploit the resource space more effectively than communities of the same species. (2) Species-rich communities are more likely to contain species with particularly important traits that contribute disproportionally to ecosystem processes (samp ...
The Functional Value of Caribbean Coral Reef
... Furthermore, greater understanding of processes would enable the eVects of potential management options, perhaps aimed at enhancing coral reef resilience, to be mapped, modelled and compared. Understanding processes at the scale of seascapes is limited by the disparate nature of tropical marine rese ...
... Furthermore, greater understanding of processes would enable the eVects of potential management options, perhaps aimed at enhancing coral reef resilience, to be mapped, modelled and compared. Understanding processes at the scale of seascapes is limited by the disparate nature of tropical marine rese ...
cougars - Raincoast Conservation Foundation
... Accordingly, we offer this report in the context of the ever-growing carnivore conservation movement and, broadly, the global extinction crisis. We consider our efforts as a race against time. Clearly, the best time for ensuring the conservation of cougars is while viable populations and connected h ...
... Accordingly, we offer this report in the context of the ever-growing carnivore conservation movement and, broadly, the global extinction crisis. We consider our efforts as a race against time. Clearly, the best time for ensuring the conservation of cougars is while viable populations and connected h ...
monitoring and control of mustelids on conservation lands
... This is the first part of a two-part guide for Department of Conservation (DoC) staff concerned about protecting native species against predation by mustelids. Control operations against mustelids can, in certain circumstances, be fully justified and cost-effective, but must be carefully planned and ...
... This is the first part of a two-part guide for Department of Conservation (DoC) staff concerned about protecting native species against predation by mustelids. Control operations against mustelids can, in certain circumstances, be fully justified and cost-effective, but must be carefully planned and ...
Word - 1.1 MB - Department of the Environment
... Development programs in high growth areas, including the Lower Hunter. The Lower Hunter region covers 429,741 ha and encompasses five Local Government Areas (LGAs) (Cessnock, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie and Maitland), and is located within the broader Hunter Valley region, approximately ...
... Development programs in high growth areas, including the Lower Hunter. The Lower Hunter region covers 429,741 ha and encompasses five Local Government Areas (LGAs) (Cessnock, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie and Maitland), and is located within the broader Hunter Valley region, approximately ...
Moths and Mountains: Diversity, Altitude and Latitude
... (b) Lamington National Park, West Canungra Creek catchment, Qld and (c) Mt Lewis National Park, Wet Tropics WHA, north Qld. ............................................ 129 Figure 4.2 The relative overall contribuitons of the major moth families for two combined seasons at (a) Border Ranges, (b) Lam ...
... (b) Lamington National Park, West Canungra Creek catchment, Qld and (c) Mt Lewis National Park, Wet Tropics WHA, north Qld. ............................................ 129 Figure 4.2 The relative overall contribuitons of the major moth families for two combined seasons at (a) Border Ranges, (b) Lam ...
Abstract book of the 12th European Ecological Federation
... scientific program. We are very grateful to the many ecological associations and academic institutions that supported this event and that has profoundly contributed to it. Our venue, Avila, a quiet, small town of medieval feel, was chosen in order to promote scientific discussions in an inspiring an ...
... scientific program. We are very grateful to the many ecological associations and academic institutions that supported this event and that has profoundly contributed to it. Our venue, Avila, a quiet, small town of medieval feel, was chosen in order to promote scientific discussions in an inspiring an ...
Gucinski, H., M.J. Furniss, R.R. Ziemer, M.H. Brookes
... natural and modified ecosystems. Roads have well-documented, short- and long-term effects on the environment that have become highly controversial, because of the value society now places on unroaded wildlands and because of wilderness conflicts with resource extraction. The approach taken in this r ...
... natural and modified ecosystems. Roads have well-documented, short- and long-term effects on the environment that have become highly controversial, because of the value society now places on unroaded wildlands and because of wilderness conflicts with resource extraction. The approach taken in this r ...
The Ecology and Silviculture of Bigleaf Maple
... the growing season, seeds that are viable germinate in the first year on either mineral or organic seedbeds. The most successful establishment of bigleaf maple seedlings is following canopy thinning and prior to herb and shrub establishment. As a result, naturally regenerated seedlings tend to be ab ...
... the growing season, seeds that are viable germinate in the first year on either mineral or organic seedbeds. The most successful establishment of bigleaf maple seedlings is following canopy thinning and prior to herb and shrub establishment. As a result, naturally regenerated seedlings tend to be ab ...
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).