Coral Bleaching
... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. March 25,2008 http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral11_protecting.html. April 2010. Yii-Siang Hii, Abol Munafi Ambok Bolong, Teng-Teng Yang, and Hock-Chark Liew, “Effect of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Two Scleractinian Corals: Por ...
... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. March 25,2008 http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/coral11_protecting.html. April 2010. Yii-Siang Hii, Abol Munafi Ambok Bolong, Teng-Teng Yang, and Hock-Chark Liew, “Effect of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Two Scleractinian Corals: Por ...
Determination of Primary Placeholder Habitat Associations in a Kelp
... competition, and using the scientific literature to create the context for this question, 2) identifying how this study addresses questions about niche diversification and partitioning, 3) introducing the clear and specific questions this study was designed to address and their associated hypotheses ...
... competition, and using the scientific literature to create the context for this question, 2) identifying how this study addresses questions about niche diversification and partitioning, 3) introducing the clear and specific questions this study was designed to address and their associated hypotheses ...
Effects of Natural Forest Fragmentation on a Hawaiian Spider
... al. 2001, Bruna and Kress 2002). Predictions of longerterm ecological and evolutionary impacts have relied most heavily on theory (Gilpin and Soulé 1986) rather than empirical observations (but see Watson 2003). In addition, because most of the fragmentation under study is human induced, it can be ...
... al. 2001, Bruna and Kress 2002). Predictions of longerterm ecological and evolutionary impacts have relied most heavily on theory (Gilpin and Soulé 1986) rather than empirical observations (but see Watson 2003). In addition, because most of the fragmentation under study is human induced, it can be ...
The Elands River Yellowfish Conservation Area (ERYCA)
... The Elands River as a candidate for the conservation area The Elands River in Mpumalanga is, from an environmental research point of view, a very well documented aquatic system in South Africa. Therefore allot of information exists relating to the ecology of the system, which will facilitate the man ...
... The Elands River as a candidate for the conservation area The Elands River in Mpumalanga is, from an environmental research point of view, a very well documented aquatic system in South Africa. Therefore allot of information exists relating to the ecology of the system, which will facilitate the man ...
Fulltext PDF - Indian Academy of Sciences
... Box 3. Reproduction and Feeding Habits of Coral Reef Fishes Reproduction: Reef fish vary greatly in where, when and how they reproduce. While the majority use a common method (shed sperm and eggs in midwater), some other modes are: scattering the eggs over the substratum; preparing and defending dem ...
... Box 3. Reproduction and Feeding Habits of Coral Reef Fishes Reproduction: Reef fish vary greatly in where, when and how they reproduce. While the majority use a common method (shed sperm and eggs in midwater), some other modes are: scattering the eggs over the substratum; preparing and defending dem ...
The importance of biodiversity and sustainable agricultural practices
... with habitat, help maintain stable water levels, control salinity, and act as filters against contaminants to improve water quality. • Pollution absorption—plants and trees are a source of oxygen, and also absorb carbon dioxide and some pollutants. • Erosion control—trees and other vegetation reduce ...
... with habitat, help maintain stable water levels, control salinity, and act as filters against contaminants to improve water quality. • Pollution absorption—plants and trees are a source of oxygen, and also absorb carbon dioxide and some pollutants. • Erosion control—trees and other vegetation reduce ...
Meadow viper Vipera ursinii
... Loss of habitat is the principal cause of decline. Human persecution and illegal collection are also very important and may now be major threats in areas where at least the habitat is safeguarded. • Habitat destruction: This has been particularly important in lowland populations, where most of the s ...
... Loss of habitat is the principal cause of decline. Human persecution and illegal collection are also very important and may now be major threats in areas where at least the habitat is safeguarded. • Habitat destruction: This has been particularly important in lowland populations, where most of the s ...
Understanding ecosystem dynamics for conservation of
... and indirectly more eagles. The shrimps took nearly two decades to increase, but when they did in 1985, numbers of both salmon and eagles, instead of increasing as predicted, collapsed almost to zero (Fig. 1). It transpired that the shrimp were more successful competitors for the cladoceran food of ...
... and indirectly more eagles. The shrimps took nearly two decades to increase, but when they did in 1985, numbers of both salmon and eagles, instead of increasing as predicted, collapsed almost to zero (Fig. 1). It transpired that the shrimp were more successful competitors for the cladoceran food of ...
TIDES AND SEASCAPE CONFIGURATION: DETERMINANTS OF
... authorities. Throughout the project I had the assistance of a young biologist of the area (Angel Villa), who gained expertise on reef fish monitoring. Additionally, four fishermen joined permanently sampling activities at the four study areas. This interaction led to the identification of common nam ...
... authorities. Throughout the project I had the assistance of a young biologist of the area (Angel Villa), who gained expertise on reef fish monitoring. Additionally, four fishermen joined permanently sampling activities at the four study areas. This interaction led to the identification of common nam ...
Bats Come Home to Roost
... the type of roosts they inhabit bats can be classified into two types: sylvan bats (which almost exclusively inhabit natural roosts) and synanthropic bats (which predominantly live in man-made shelters). The former group is more interesting in scientific terms, because it can be seen as a kind of li ...
... the type of roosts they inhabit bats can be classified into two types: sylvan bats (which almost exclusively inhabit natural roosts) and synanthropic bats (which predominantly live in man-made shelters). The former group is more interesting in scientific terms, because it can be seen as a kind of li ...
c. The 2012 Regulations
... determined to be the best available scientific information, explain the basis for that determination, and explain how the information was applied to the issues considered. ...
... determined to be the best available scientific information, explain the basis for that determination, and explain how the information was applied to the issues considered. ...
1 Invasive plants, insects, and diseases in the forests of the
... There are some 455 invasive insects in U.S. forests, though only about 62 cause significant ecosystem damage (Aukema et al. 2011). Of those insects that have a significant impact on forested ecosystems, about a third feed on sap, a quarter are wood borers, and the remainder feed on foliage (Aukema e ...
... There are some 455 invasive insects in U.S. forests, though only about 62 cause significant ecosystem damage (Aukema et al. 2011). Of those insects that have a significant impact on forested ecosystems, about a third feed on sap, a quarter are wood borers, and the remainder feed on foliage (Aukema e ...
Biotic or Living components - Info by Kiruba (SKN)
... Energy is the capacity to do work. Solar energy is transformed into chemical energy by the process of photosynthesis, and is stored in plant tissue and then transformed into mechanical and heat forms during metabolic activities. The energy, in the biological world, flows from the sun to plants and t ...
... Energy is the capacity to do work. Solar energy is transformed into chemical energy by the process of photosynthesis, and is stored in plant tissue and then transformed into mechanical and heat forms during metabolic activities. The energy, in the biological world, flows from the sun to plants and t ...
Conservation status of Powerful Owl in New South Wales
... vulpes’, and ‘High frequency fire resulting in the disruption of life cycle processes in plants and animals and loss of vegetation structure and composition’ are listed as Key Threatening Processes under the TSC Act in NSW. Extreme fluctuations: There is no evidence of extreme fluctuations in popula ...
... vulpes’, and ‘High frequency fire resulting in the disruption of life cycle processes in plants and animals and loss of vegetation structure and composition’ are listed as Key Threatening Processes under the TSC Act in NSW. Extreme fluctuations: There is no evidence of extreme fluctuations in popula ...
For the Birds - University of Victoria
... candidate list awaiting assessments. By contrast, the Conservation Data Centre, which takes into account status within BC, red-lists 44 species and subspecies of birds as extirpated, endangered, or threatened. It blue-lists an additional 49 species of special concern. Interestingly, as the Birds of ...
... candidate list awaiting assessments. By contrast, the Conservation Data Centre, which takes into account status within BC, red-lists 44 species and subspecies of birds as extirpated, endangered, or threatened. It blue-lists an additional 49 species of special concern. Interestingly, as the Birds of ...
The phrase symbiotic relationship simply refers to a close ecological
... to reach out and capture small plankton and fish. Once a potential threat swims by, the coral retreat into their protective skeleton. Coral animals live in communities, and once old coral animals die off and new ones settle on top of the dead skeletons, the coral reef structures will build up substa ...
... to reach out and capture small plankton and fish. Once a potential threat swims by, the coral retreat into their protective skeleton. Coral animals live in communities, and once old coral animals die off and new ones settle on top of the dead skeletons, the coral reef structures will build up substa ...
(2015). Sustainable Oceans Lab
... How can we work together to enhance the sustainable management of our marine ecosystems globally? The Lab is built on the idea that just as we have scientific and technical labs to address our scientific and technical challenges, we need social labs to address our socio-economic and political challe ...
... How can we work together to enhance the sustainable management of our marine ecosystems globally? The Lab is built on the idea that just as we have scientific and technical labs to address our scientific and technical challenges, we need social labs to address our socio-economic and political challe ...
Appendix Cairngorm Plan - Aberdeenshire Council
... due to the lateral spreading of some footpaths and general trampling of some sensitive habitats. The number and distribution of mountaineers/climbers and walkers using the high tops in the Cairngorms have caused this. There is increasing concern that mountaineers/climbers ‘gardening’ and removing tu ...
... due to the lateral spreading of some footpaths and general trampling of some sensitive habitats. The number and distribution of mountaineers/climbers and walkers using the high tops in the Cairngorms have caused this. There is increasing concern that mountaineers/climbers ‘gardening’ and removing tu ...
Saving the World`s Terrestrial Megafauna
... equest the help of individuals, governments, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations to stop practices that are harmful to these species and to actively engage in helping to reverse declines in megafauna. 8. S trive for increased awareness among the global public of the current megafauna ...
... equest the help of individuals, governments, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations to stop practices that are harmful to these species and to actively engage in helping to reverse declines in megafauna. 8. S trive for increased awareness among the global public of the current megafauna ...
Landscape net Ecological Potential - Eionet Projects
... 2. Discussion of results and quality assessment a. What does NLEP tell and doesn’t tell? An overview of the distribution over Europe of ecological potentials is presented on figures 5 & 6.. Values are displayed by cells of the standard European1 km² grid or by regions. Looking at figures 7 & 8, we ...
... 2. Discussion of results and quality assessment a. What does NLEP tell and doesn’t tell? An overview of the distribution over Europe of ecological potentials is presented on figures 5 & 6.. Values are displayed by cells of the standard European1 km² grid or by regions. Looking at figures 7 & 8, we ...
Patterns of herbivory on Macaranga peltata, a pioneer species in the
... greater herbivory despite having a higher diversity of tree species, while even the higher density of host plants observed in secondary forests did not result in higher herbivory. However, there seems to be a dampening effect in herbivory in M. peltata with the increase in M. tetracoccus, which is r ...
... greater herbivory despite having a higher diversity of tree species, while even the higher density of host plants observed in secondary forests did not result in higher herbivory. However, there seems to be a dampening effect in herbivory in M. peltata with the increase in M. tetracoccus, which is r ...
Community structure of reef fishes on a remote oceanic
... islands are still very scarce. Such bias is not surprising given that logistical constraints imposed by remoteness often limit fieldwork time and raise research costs. As a consequence, we still have a poor understanding of the factors driving the community structure of reef fishes on remote islands ...
... islands are still very scarce. Such bias is not surprising given that logistical constraints imposed by remoteness often limit fieldwork time and raise research costs. As a consequence, we still have a poor understanding of the factors driving the community structure of reef fishes on remote islands ...
Forests - Woodland Park Zoo
... material on the temperate forest floor that is slowly releasing nutrients into the soil. In lowland areas, the leaf litter might be a foot deep with seven feet (2.13 meters) of top soil below. Often called “air plants,” epiphytes exist in temperate forests in the form of mosses, liverworts, lichen ...
... material on the temperate forest floor that is slowly releasing nutrients into the soil. In lowland areas, the leaf litter might be a foot deep with seven feet (2.13 meters) of top soil below. Often called “air plants,” epiphytes exist in temperate forests in the form of mosses, liverworts, lichen ...
The Significance of Coarse Woody Debris for the Diversity of Soil
... materials; more species are fungivores. Others are predators on other small arthropods or their eggs, nematodes, or other small fauna. Many species appear to be omnivorous, or at least to have the capacity to switch food sources, depending upon availability. A large diversity of mite species is char ...
... materials; more species are fungivores. Others are predators on other small arthropods or their eggs, nematodes, or other small fauna. Many species appear to be omnivorous, or at least to have the capacity to switch food sources, depending upon availability. A large diversity of mite species is char ...
Maintaining biological diversity in ocean areas outside
... the ecosystem. Irresponsible waste distribution contributes to environmental destruction, and coastal ecosystems are destroyed to create space for fish farms. The intensely concentrated species also allows for rapid spread of diseases and parasites. Biodiversity Biodiversity refers to the abundance ...
... the ecosystem. Irresponsible waste distribution contributes to environmental destruction, and coastal ecosystems are destroyed to create space for fish farms. The intensely concentrated species also allows for rapid spread of diseases and parasites. Biodiversity Biodiversity refers to the abundance ...
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).