Reptile Habitat Management Handbook
... Reptiles suffered extensive declines in Britain during the twentieth century. There are several reasons for this but major factors were the destruction, degradation and fragmentation of habitats by humans, a fate shared by most British wildlife. Landscapes that once provided habitat for reptiles hav ...
... Reptiles suffered extensive declines in Britain during the twentieth century. There are several reasons for this but major factors were the destruction, degradation and fragmentation of habitats by humans, a fate shared by most British wildlife. Landscapes that once provided habitat for reptiles hav ...
Dissertation - RC Lab - University of California, Santa Cruz
... on the reef, nor of the strength of their interactions. In addition to their more wellknown positive effects, herbivores are also capable of negatively affecting corals through direct removal while grazing (Sammarco 1980, Mumby 2009a), but few studies have investigated the relative importance of pos ...
... on the reef, nor of the strength of their interactions. In addition to their more wellknown positive effects, herbivores are also capable of negatively affecting corals through direct removal while grazing (Sammarco 1980, Mumby 2009a), but few studies have investigated the relative importance of pos ...
Proceedings of the WWF-Australia Quoll Workshop
... A. Our lack of understanding of their ecology, distribution and threats is a key threat itself. Known threats include poisonous cane toads (assumed but not proven) that are 1km away from the TransFly population, feral cats which have recently established in the savannas and increased habitat disturb ...
... A. Our lack of understanding of their ecology, distribution and threats is a key threat itself. Known threats include poisonous cane toads (assumed but not proven) that are 1km away from the TransFly population, feral cats which have recently established in the savannas and increased habitat disturb ...
Torrington State Conservation Area - plan of management
... a national park with declaration of a central wilderness core. However, the recommendation to gazette the Binghi Wilderness Area was not implemented because of the mining potential, rural uses and other economic considerations associated with the area. With such diversity of land use requirements fo ...
... a national park with declaration of a central wilderness core. However, the recommendation to gazette the Binghi Wilderness Area was not implemented because of the mining potential, rural uses and other economic considerations associated with the area. With such diversity of land use requirements fo ...
Ecological Character Description of the Eighty Mile
... Ecosystem Assessment definition of ecosystem services as "the benefits that people receive from ecosystems (Ramsar Convention 2005, Resolution IX.1 Annex A). See also “Ecosystem Services”. a scientifically rigorous determination of regions as established using biological and physical parameters such ...
... Ecosystem Assessment definition of ecosystem services as "the benefits that people receive from ecosystems (Ramsar Convention 2005, Resolution IX.1 Annex A). See also “Ecosystem Services”. a scientifically rigorous determination of regions as established using biological and physical parameters such ...
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... Two years ago NRS explored areas farther north along the Summit Trail with Dr. Hadfield and decided to initiate predator control at the northernmost site north of the old Kahuku Cabin. Snap traps for rats were set out at five stations, bait buckets with diphacinone for rats at three stations, and Eu ...
... Two years ago NRS explored areas farther north along the Summit Trail with Dr. Hadfield and decided to initiate predator control at the northernmost site north of the old Kahuku Cabin. Snap traps for rats were set out at five stations, bait buckets with diphacinone for rats at three stations, and Eu ...
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... Insects have played a key role in the development of the science of conservation biology. Their abundance and diversity in most terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, and the rapidity of their responses to environmental changes make them attractive model organisms for conservation research and monit ...
... Insects have played a key role in the development of the science of conservation biology. Their abundance and diversity in most terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, and the rapidity of their responses to environmental changes make them attractive model organisms for conservation research and monit ...
Coastal Systems - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
... yet highly threatened systems in the world. These ecosystems produce disproportionately more services relating to human well-being than most other systems, even those covering larger total areas. At the same time, these ecosystems are experiencing some of the most rapid environmental change: approxi ...
... yet highly threatened systems in the world. These ecosystems produce disproportionately more services relating to human well-being than most other systems, even those covering larger total areas. At the same time, these ecosystems are experiencing some of the most rapid environmental change: approxi ...
Ola Na Papa i Malama Ia: A Practical Plan for the Technical and
... organizations, including federal, state, and county government, academia, the private sector and not-for-profit organizations including The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i. The Council works through its two committees of local volunteers to help restore and maintain Maui’s marine resources. The Clean ...
... organizations, including federal, state, and county government, academia, the private sector and not-for-profit organizations including The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i. The Council works through its two committees of local volunteers to help restore and maintain Maui’s marine resources. The Clean ...
The Vertebrate Fauna of Southern Yengo National Park and Parr
... Sydney metropolitan area. This report compiles Atlas of NSW Wildlife data on the terrestrial vertebrate fauna of these reserves and documents the extensive systematic surveys undertaken by the Department of Environment and Climate Change between 1997 and 2007. A total of 290 systematic survey sites ...
... Sydney metropolitan area. This report compiles Atlas of NSW Wildlife data on the terrestrial vertebrate fauna of these reserves and documents the extensive systematic surveys undertaken by the Department of Environment and Climate Change between 1997 and 2007. A total of 290 systematic survey sites ...
Mesotrophic Lochs WW1 - Tayside Biodiversity
... to these types of waterbodies. They, therefore, merit inclusion as key species for their nationally important populations. Many of the key species associated with mesotrophic lochs such as the Common scoter Melanitta nigra, Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis and the Osprey Pandion haliaetus are ...
... to these types of waterbodies. They, therefore, merit inclusion as key species for their nationally important populations. Many of the key species associated with mesotrophic lochs such as the Common scoter Melanitta nigra, Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis and the Osprey Pandion haliaetus are ...
report to great lakes council public inquiry into the ecological
... 2. In the event that the area is determined as important for the Koala, what are the core and secondary habitat areas and how should these areas be delineated? 3. The local significance, if any, of the Study Area, or parts of the Study Area, for species listed on Schedule 1 & 2 of the Threatened Spe ...
... 2. In the event that the area is determined as important for the Koala, what are the core and secondary habitat areas and how should these areas be delineated? 3. The local significance, if any, of the Study Area, or parts of the Study Area, for species listed on Schedule 1 & 2 of the Threatened Spe ...
THE AFTERLIFE OF A TREE
... Forests are the most complex and structurally rich as well as the most abundant terrestrial vegetation assemblage on earth in terms of organisms. Of all terrestrial organisms, half of the species are associated with forests and this number is expected to climb as knowledge about organisms found in t ...
... Forests are the most complex and structurally rich as well as the most abundant terrestrial vegetation assemblage on earth in terms of organisms. Of all terrestrial organisms, half of the species are associated with forests and this number is expected to climb as knowledge about organisms found in t ...
Conference program and abstracts. International - CITA-A
... Biogeography, the study of the geography of life, has a long and distinguished history, and one interwoven with that of ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditionally viewed as the study of geographic distributions, modern biogeography now explores a great diversity of patterns in the geographic va ...
... Biogeography, the study of the geography of life, has a long and distinguished history, and one interwoven with that of ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditionally viewed as the study of geographic distributions, modern biogeography now explores a great diversity of patterns in the geographic va ...
King Island Biodiversity Management Plan
... It is important to manage these valuable natural assets that make King Island special to ensure their future. The management of biodiversity, including threatened species, is a crucial part of protecting the environment. This does not necessarily mean dramatically changing existing land use practice ...
... It is important to manage these valuable natural assets that make King Island special to ensure their future. The management of biodiversity, including threatened species, is a crucial part of protecting the environment. This does not necessarily mean dramatically changing existing land use practice ...
Full text - SFU`s Summit
... stack or bottom-heavy. There is 4-5 times more biomass at the largest body-sizes than would be expected given observed PPMR. I hypothesise that the most plausible explanation is energetic subsidies. Using the same fish assemblage I show how two foundational components of habitat complexity (substrat ...
... stack or bottom-heavy. There is 4-5 times more biomass at the largest body-sizes than would be expected given observed PPMR. I hypothesise that the most plausible explanation is energetic subsidies. Using the same fish assemblage I show how two foundational components of habitat complexity (substrat ...
Pest Management Plan - Wellington City Council
... found only in New Zealand. All 60 species of reptiles, all four frogs and both species of bats, are endemic; 90% of insects and marine molluscs, 80% of vascular plants and 25% of all bird species are endemic. This level of endemism is of international significance. The isolation has also resulted in ...
... found only in New Zealand. All 60 species of reptiles, all four frogs and both species of bats, are endemic; 90% of insects and marine molluscs, 80% of vascular plants and 25% of all bird species are endemic. This level of endemism is of international significance. The isolation has also resulted in ...
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... predator control to improve sage-grouse populations over broad geographic or temporal scales. The limited information available suggests predator management may provide short-term relief for a sage-grouse population sink in the few cases where this situation has been documented (Hagen, this volume, ...
... predator control to improve sage-grouse populations over broad geographic or temporal scales. The limited information available suggests predator management may provide short-term relief for a sage-grouse population sink in the few cases where this situation has been documented (Hagen, this volume, ...
National Recovery Plan for the Spotted
... in the Wet Tropics bioregion of north-eastern Queensland (Burnett 2001). Vegetation types typical of this habitat are simple and complex notophyll vine forest, simple microphyll vine-fern forest and simple microphyll vine-fern thicket. The southern subspecies, D. m. maculatus, has been recorded from ...
... in the Wet Tropics bioregion of north-eastern Queensland (Burnett 2001). Vegetation types typical of this habitat are simple and complex notophyll vine forest, simple microphyll vine-fern forest and simple microphyll vine-fern thicket. The southern subspecies, D. m. maculatus, has been recorded from ...
Marine Ecology Progress Series 367:73
... force, however, has been underestimated. Corallivores, or consumers of live coral tissue, employ a wide variety of feeding strategies and can be obligate or facultative coral feeders. Our literature review reveals a complex array of corallivores across the globe, represented by 11 families of fishes ...
... force, however, has been underestimated. Corallivores, or consumers of live coral tissue, employ a wide variety of feeding strategies and can be obligate or facultative coral feeders. Our literature review reveals a complex array of corallivores across the globe, represented by 11 families of fishes ...
History and Impact of Gypsy Moth in North America and Comparison
... appropriated money to prevent the spread of the insect because it was recognized that egg masses and other life stages were being carried on commodities along major roadways. This eventually led to the enactment of a Domestic Federal Quarantine against the insect in 1912 which is still in effect tod ...
... appropriated money to prevent the spread of the insect because it was recognized that egg masses and other life stages were being carried on commodities along major roadways. This eventually led to the enactment of a Domestic Federal Quarantine against the insect in 1912 which is still in effect tod ...
4. Legislation relevant to the proposed actions at Seal Bay
... public lands that have been protected have resulted in the preservation of many of the island’s natural ecosystems, some of which contain endemic flora and fauna that are threatened with extinction (Tyler et al. 1979). Compared with the flora and fauna of mainland Australia, that of Kangaroo Island ...
... public lands that have been protected have resulted in the preservation of many of the island’s natural ecosystems, some of which contain endemic flora and fauna that are threatened with extinction (Tyler et al. 1979). Compared with the flora and fauna of mainland Australia, that of Kangaroo Island ...
Marine Ecology Progress Series 273:251
... to assess whether there is a marine latitudinal diversity gradient of similar average strength and slope as that for terrestrial organisms. Using meta-analysis techniques, I also tested which characteristics of organisms or habitats affected gradient strength and slope. The overall strength and slop ...
... to assess whether there is a marine latitudinal diversity gradient of similar average strength and slope as that for terrestrial organisms. Using meta-analysis techniques, I also tested which characteristics of organisms or habitats affected gradient strength and slope. The overall strength and slop ...
Reversing the habitat fragmentation of British
... Britain’s native woodland is rightly described as a fragmented habitat. Originally, natural forests covered perhaps 85-90 per cent of the land, but by the 11th century, clearance had reduced them to 15 per cent in England. Today, the remnants – the ancient woods – cover no more than 1.4 per cent of ...
... Britain’s native woodland is rightly described as a fragmented habitat. Originally, natural forests covered perhaps 85-90 per cent of the land, but by the 11th century, clearance had reduced them to 15 per cent in England. Today, the remnants – the ancient woods – cover no more than 1.4 per cent of ...
Crown-of-thorns starfish
... (coralline) algae which are common among rocks and rubble on the reef. At about six months of age, they start to eat coral and begin to grow more rapidly. During the next two years, the starfish grow from about 1 cm to about 25 cm in diameter. Crown-of-thorns starfish spend about half their time fee ...
... (coralline) algae which are common among rocks and rubble on the reef. At about six months of age, they start to eat coral and begin to grow more rapidly. During the next two years, the starfish grow from about 1 cm to about 25 cm in diameter. Crown-of-thorns starfish spend about half their time fee ...
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).