Nature-based Solutions: New Influence for
... and the delivery of other ES. This may also lead to a poor resistance and resilience to future extreme events, increased management costs, and risk of biological invasions. Furthermore, without a coordinated approach at the city scale, firms would likely design green buildings in a case-by-case appr ...
... and the delivery of other ES. This may also lead to a poor resistance and resilience to future extreme events, increased management costs, and risk of biological invasions. Furthermore, without a coordinated approach at the city scale, firms would likely design green buildings in a case-by-case appr ...
The Importance of Wetlands
... species or families, life-history stages, species interactions and/or populations that are representative of wetland benefits and/or values and thereby contributes to global biological diversity. Important source of food for fishes, spawning ground, nursery and/or migration path on which fish stoc ...
... species or families, life-history stages, species interactions and/or populations that are representative of wetland benefits and/or values and thereby contributes to global biological diversity. Important source of food for fishes, spawning ground, nursery and/or migration path on which fish stoc ...
Challenges and Opportunities for Conserving Some Threatened
... vast majority resides outside parks. The national population is estimated at 1,000 individuals. Wild dogs were widely distributed across Kenya in the past but today occupy just 13% of their historical range. Despite this past decline, wild dog numbers have increased in Kenya in recent years. The lar ...
... vast majority resides outside parks. The national population is estimated at 1,000 individuals. Wild dogs were widely distributed across Kenya in the past but today occupy just 13% of their historical range. Despite this past decline, wild dog numbers have increased in Kenya in recent years. The lar ...
The Global Action Plan for Coral Reefs
... point between 2050 - 2070 the destruction of coral reefs will very likely be irreversible given the current lack of agreement on emissions ...
... point between 2050 - 2070 the destruction of coral reefs will very likely be irreversible given the current lack of agreement on emissions ...
Europe`s biodiversity - biogeographical regions and seas. The
... affecting many mountain areas with generally negative effects on biodiversity. 4) Climate change continues to alter the distribution of species and will affect the species composition in most, if not all, mountain ecosystems. Lowland species are expected to move upwards in altitude. Highland species ...
... affecting many mountain areas with generally negative effects on biodiversity. 4) Climate change continues to alter the distribution of species and will affect the species composition in most, if not all, mountain ecosystems. Lowland species are expected to move upwards in altitude. Highland species ...
natural habitats
... The concept of ‘natural’ is problematic because it often assumes a lack of human influence, and few such areas exist in a settled landscape. A more appropriate approach may be to consider the degree to which an area has remained unaltered or unmanaged over a period of time. Generally, the more prist ...
... The concept of ‘natural’ is problematic because it often assumes a lack of human influence, and few such areas exist in a settled landscape. A more appropriate approach may be to consider the degree to which an area has remained unaltered or unmanaged over a period of time. Generally, the more prist ...
NJ Wildlife Action Plan
... New Jersey’s wildlife and the places that host them are under threat. As development increases fragmentation, invasive plants alter the landscape, and people continue to impact natural systems. As a result, the populations of birds, insects, fish, snakes, turtles, and bats and other mammals that liv ...
... New Jersey’s wildlife and the places that host them are under threat. As development increases fragmentation, invasive plants alter the landscape, and people continue to impact natural systems. As a result, the populations of birds, insects, fish, snakes, turtles, and bats and other mammals that liv ...
Safeguarding Species - a strategy for species recovery
... responsibility to protect birds and the environment. Bird populations reflect the health of the planet on which our future depends. Today, all too many bird species are in serious decline. Globally, in the last 30 years, 21 species have been lost to the world, and right now, 190 more are classified ...
... responsibility to protect birds and the environment. Bird populations reflect the health of the planet on which our future depends. Today, all too many bird species are in serious decline. Globally, in the last 30 years, 21 species have been lost to the world, and right now, 190 more are classified ...
2010 Sekercioglu OUP Conservation Book
... climatic problems, affecting agriculture and communities worldwide. Ecosystems, particularly forests, play major roles in the regulation of the hydrologic cycle and also have the potential to moderate the effects of climate change. Tropical forests act as heat and humidity pumps, transferring heat f ...
... climatic problems, affecting agriculture and communities worldwide. Ecosystems, particularly forests, play major roles in the regulation of the hydrologic cycle and also have the potential to moderate the effects of climate change. Tropical forests act as heat and humidity pumps, transferring heat f ...
Economic and socio-cultural priorities for marine conservation
... fish stocks in question via food chain, habitat and ecosystem perturbations. These concerns have led to increased calls for an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries research and management rather than purely stock-based approaches. However, the understanding of the indirect impacts of fishing on tro ...
... fish stocks in question via food chain, habitat and ecosystem perturbations. These concerns have led to increased calls for an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries research and management rather than purely stock-based approaches. However, the understanding of the indirect impacts of fishing on tro ...
In this Issue The Wildlife Corridor Navy is Enlisted in
... population by boosting local numbers and increasing genetic diversity (leading to increased fitness). This concept only slightly modified island biogeographic theory by altering predictions regarding turnover rate. It was an important addition for corridortheory, however, since many would cite the " ...
... population by boosting local numbers and increasing genetic diversity (leading to increased fitness). This concept only slightly modified island biogeographic theory by altering predictions regarding turnover rate. It was an important addition for corridortheory, however, since many would cite the " ...
Attwater`s Prairie-Chicken Business Plan
... breeding programs far less successful than is necessary to recover this species. Once behavioral and physiological issues have been resolved, one remaining threat needs to be addressed: ●●Low quality habitats that results from fragmentation, spread of invasive plants, and inadequate habitat manageme ...
... breeding programs far less successful than is necessary to recover this species. Once behavioral and physiological issues have been resolved, one remaining threat needs to be addressed: ●●Low quality habitats that results from fragmentation, spread of invasive plants, and inadequate habitat manageme ...
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
... The Bittern is confined almost entirely to wetlands dominated by reeds, where it feeds on fish, amphibians and other small water animals. The bird re-colonised the UK after extinction last century but has declined steadily in the last 30 years due to degradation of its habitat through lack of approp ...
... The Bittern is confined almost entirely to wetlands dominated by reeds, where it feeds on fish, amphibians and other small water animals. The bird re-colonised the UK after extinction last century but has declined steadily in the last 30 years due to degradation of its habitat through lack of approp ...
Northern Basin and Range Ecoregion - Oregon 4-H
... heavily and disproportionately dominated by shrubs (mostly sagebrush), ...
... heavily and disproportionately dominated by shrubs (mostly sagebrush), ...
Seabird Conservation and Management in the Hawaiian Islands
... flocks. Otherwise, the avifauna used a combination of four feeding strategies: 1) association with surface-feeding piscine predators (primarily tuna); 2) nocturnal feeding on diel, vertically migrating mesopelagic prey; 3) scavenging dead cephalopods; and 4) feeding diurnally on noncephalopod invert ...
... flocks. Otherwise, the avifauna used a combination of four feeding strategies: 1) association with surface-feeding piscine predators (primarily tuna); 2) nocturnal feeding on diel, vertically migrating mesopelagic prey; 3) scavenging dead cephalopods; and 4) feeding diurnally on noncephalopod invert ...
Current Normative Concepts in Conservation
... it is now home to 23 (Moyle 1989). Thus its fish fauna is nearly twice as diverse as in its historic condition. The cultural introduction of 16 species has made Clear Lake a more diverse aquatic community than it formerly was, but it is now similar to many other aquatic communities and 5 of its nati ...
... it is now home to 23 (Moyle 1989). Thus its fish fauna is nearly twice as diverse as in its historic condition. The cultural introduction of 16 species has made Clear Lake a more diverse aquatic community than it formerly was, but it is now similar to many other aquatic communities and 5 of its nati ...
figure 3 koala habitat map - Roads and Maritime Services
... The value of watercourses in clear lands and dams with no vegetation cannot be discounted, but at this level of study, there is little to indicate these areas have any particular conservation significance. As such, considering the features that provide the most suitable habitat for threatened specie ...
... The value of watercourses in clear lands and dams with no vegetation cannot be discounted, but at this level of study, there is little to indicate these areas have any particular conservation significance. As such, considering the features that provide the most suitable habitat for threatened specie ...
Andrew D. Barnes , Rowan M. Emberson , Hazel M. Chapman
... Land use has been implicated as the largest global driver of biodiversity loss, largely due to associated habitat loss and fragmentation. The resulting production of habitat edges have pervasive impacts on the distribution and persistence of invertebrates1. Land use change is of particular concern i ...
... Land use has been implicated as the largest global driver of biodiversity loss, largely due to associated habitat loss and fragmentation. The resulting production of habitat edges have pervasive impacts on the distribution and persistence of invertebrates1. Land use change is of particular concern i ...
Advisory Body Evaluation (IUCN)
... have been taken out of Galapagos waters and that long-lining for other finfish has had severe effects on many other species. Moreover, the loosely regulated controls on sea cucumber harvesting have led to a precipitous decline in the population which may never recover to sustainable levels. Despite ...
... have been taken out of Galapagos waters and that long-lining for other finfish has had severe effects on many other species. Moreover, the loosely regulated controls on sea cucumber harvesting have led to a precipitous decline in the population which may never recover to sustainable levels. Despite ...
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF
... grassland, or smaller openings, such as rivers, lakes, swamps, fields, and recently logged areas. These species make only intermittent use of the dense climax forest, remaining there during rest and breeding periods, and retreating there for protection against their enemies. The interrelationship of ...
... grassland, or smaller openings, such as rivers, lakes, swamps, fields, and recently logged areas. These species make only intermittent use of the dense climax forest, remaining there during rest and breeding periods, and retreating there for protection against their enemies. The interrelationship of ...
Trends in the extinction of carnivores in Madagascar B. Cartagena
... 1998; Crooks, 2002; Logan et al., 2015). Moreover, they are top predators, so their extinction can seriously affect food webs and ecosystem dynamics (Crooks, 2002). The effects of anthropogenic activities in Madagascar and their impact on carnivore populations are poorly understood (Gerber et al., 2 ...
... 1998; Crooks, 2002; Logan et al., 2015). Moreover, they are top predators, so their extinction can seriously affect food webs and ecosystem dynamics (Crooks, 2002). The effects of anthropogenic activities in Madagascar and their impact on carnivore populations are poorly understood (Gerber et al., 2 ...
The ecology of inland waters
... speaker and the questioner) and only rarely does a real discussion ensue. In this workshop, where a major theme was the direction in which the subject of freshwater ecology is going and is likely to go, and how to take advantage of such predictions in future collaborations, we felt it useful to devo ...
... speaker and the questioner) and only rarely does a real discussion ensue. In this workshop, where a major theme was the direction in which the subject of freshwater ecology is going and is likely to go, and how to take advantage of such predictions in future collaborations, we felt it useful to devo ...
- New Zealand Ecological Society
... Since then trends for the control of these mammals include moves from pest-by-pest prioritisation towards site-based and multiple-pest management, extension of large-scale aerial control of predators to include beech forests, increasing intensive management of sites by private and non-government age ...
... Since then trends for the control of these mammals include moves from pest-by-pest prioritisation towards site-based and multiple-pest management, extension of large-scale aerial control of predators to include beech forests, increasing intensive management of sites by private and non-government age ...
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).