Do Habitat Conservation Plans Deserve Wider Implementation?
... There are now more than 700 HCPs nationwide, with additional plans in preparation. While a number of HCPs have been based on a more conventional model of bilateral, single-project permits that merely seek to mitigate harm to listed species, the more noteworthy HCPs are landscape-wide and focused on ...
... There are now more than 700 HCPs nationwide, with additional plans in preparation. While a number of HCPs have been based on a more conventional model of bilateral, single-project permits that merely seek to mitigate harm to listed species, the more noteworthy HCPs are landscape-wide and focused on ...
Coastal Plain Endemism and its implications for biodiversity
... Stewart, Gordon, Avon Park, etc.) • State conservation lands • Some large private preserves (TNC) ...
... Stewart, Gordon, Avon Park, etc.) • State conservation lands • Some large private preserves (TNC) ...
Temporal change in hard substrate communities 10-250 m, the Bahamas
... Fine-scale change in hard-substrate community structure was determined through repeat photography of'natural substrates and artificial settling panels over a three year period and along a depth gradient of 10-250 m off Lee Stocking Island, the Bahamas. Indices were developed to address temporal chan ...
... Fine-scale change in hard-substrate community structure was determined through repeat photography of'natural substrates and artificial settling panels over a three year period and along a depth gradient of 10-250 m off Lee Stocking Island, the Bahamas. Indices were developed to address temporal chan ...
Threatened Species - Environment, Planning and Sustainable
... short-term a public awareness campaign will be developed to inform residents who live closest or adjacent to Delma impar habitats, of ways in which these potential threats can be reduced. A number of small isolated sub-populations are known to exist in various sites in the ACT. The long-term viabili ...
... short-term a public awareness campaign will be developed to inform residents who live closest or adjacent to Delma impar habitats, of ways in which these potential threats can be reduced. A number of small isolated sub-populations are known to exist in various sites in the ACT. The long-term viabili ...
Biodiversity in intensive grasslands
... The Rio Summit in 1992 and the resulting Convention on Biological Diversity, increased global awareness on the importance of sustainable development for wildlife protection. Agriculture is integral to achieving this goal of sustainability, not only because farming practices have the potential to des ...
... The Rio Summit in 1992 and the resulting Convention on Biological Diversity, increased global awareness on the importance of sustainable development for wildlife protection. Agriculture is integral to achieving this goal of sustainability, not only because farming practices have the potential to des ...
Managing Wildlife Habitat on Public Open Space
... even butterflies will “puddle” in moist or muddy soil. Depending on the type of animal that you wish to attract, you will need water sources of different sizes, shapes, and depths, ranging from simple birdbaths to complex wetland systems. Cover. Cover provides protection both from predators and the w ...
... even butterflies will “puddle” in moist or muddy soil. Depending on the type of animal that you wish to attract, you will need water sources of different sizes, shapes, and depths, ranging from simple birdbaths to complex wetland systems. Cover. Cover provides protection both from predators and the w ...
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
... relative density (landform, landcover type, age class, forest patch size, canopy cover, and connectivity) and two parameters related to productivity (percent forest in the landscape and edge occurrence). The first suitability function combined landform, landcover type, and age class into a single ma ...
... relative density (landform, landcover type, age class, forest patch size, canopy cover, and connectivity) and two parameters related to productivity (percent forest in the landscape and edge occurrence). The first suitability function combined landform, landcover type, and age class into a single ma ...
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... ecosystems. He investigates the ecological forces that drive the rapid spread and persistence of new species using experimental and observational studies. His most famous work focuses on a mini-explosion of new species of threespine sticklebacks in the lakes of British Columbia. However, his lab wor ...
... ecosystems. He investigates the ecological forces that drive the rapid spread and persistence of new species using experimental and observational studies. His most famous work focuses on a mini-explosion of new species of threespine sticklebacks in the lakes of British Columbia. However, his lab wor ...
Conservation of Native Biodiversity in the City
... adverse impacts on such habitats. For example, some predaceous arthropods are less active during the full moon (Skutelsky 1996; Tigar & Osborne 1999); chronic nocturnal illumination of remnant habitats could therefore be expected to reduce long-term viability of these species. A second group of inve ...
... adverse impacts on such habitats. For example, some predaceous arthropods are less active during the full moon (Skutelsky 1996; Tigar & Osborne 1999); chronic nocturnal illumination of remnant habitats could therefore be expected to reduce long-term viability of these species. A second group of inve ...
Abundance and Movements of Terrestrial Salamanders
... A combination of pitfall arrays, single pitfall traps, and cover boards were set up in a grid encompassing an area of approximately 50 X 50 m at each site (Fig. 1). Nine arrays consisting of 4 pitfall traps and drift fences were installed such that 1 trap each was oriented both downslope (trap 1) an ...
... A combination of pitfall arrays, single pitfall traps, and cover boards were set up in a grid encompassing an area of approximately 50 X 50 m at each site (Fig. 1). Nine arrays consisting of 4 pitfall traps and drift fences were installed such that 1 trap each was oriented both downslope (trap 1) an ...
Reef fish ecology, conservation, and fisheries: the scientific legacy of
... Before substantial European contact, many tropical island societies had developed effective means of sustaining reef fisheries (Johannes 1978, 1981). Paramount among these was a local community-based focus where stock monitoring and management feedbacks were rapid, socially enforced, and effective. ...
... Before substantial European contact, many tropical island societies had developed effective means of sustaining reef fisheries (Johannes 1978, 1981). Paramount among these was a local community-based focus where stock monitoring and management feedbacks were rapid, socially enforced, and effective. ...
Monitoring protocol for the temporary pond (3170*) plant communities
... of typical species, removal of aliens, effects of grazing) since it will provide data on the adundance and spatial distribution of the species planted at or removed from each site and on the status of plant communities with or without grazing. The above described monitoring methodology is intense, t ...
... of typical species, removal of aliens, effects of grazing) since it will provide data on the adundance and spatial distribution of the species planted at or removed from each site and on the status of plant communities with or without grazing. The above described monitoring methodology is intense, t ...
Frequent fuel-reduction burning: the role of logs and associated leaf
... of total ant abundance. Every habitat had a group of unique species, which together made up 30% of the total species richness. There was also a distinct group of species that was not found in the leaf litter associated with the burned/open habitat. However, as 45% of all species were found in low ab ...
... of total ant abundance. Every habitat had a group of unique species, which together made up 30% of the total species richness. There was also a distinct group of species that was not found in the leaf litter associated with the burned/open habitat. However, as 45% of all species were found in low ab ...
International Navigation Association
... To fill the information and knowledge gaps about the relationship between dredging and port construction and the well-being of coral reefs, an EnviCom Work Group is established. Coral reefs are one of the richest and yet most sensitive elements of the marine environment. Coral reefs play an importan ...
... To fill the information and knowledge gaps about the relationship between dredging and port construction and the well-being of coral reefs, an EnviCom Work Group is established. Coral reefs are one of the richest and yet most sensitive elements of the marine environment. Coral reefs play an importan ...
Biodiversity, productivity and stability in real food webs
... Biodiversity has two main components at the species level: ‘richness’, or number of species; and ‘composition’, or identity of those species. Among the most stimulating themes developing in ecology over the past decade is the idea that the number of species, irrespective of their identities, can sig ...
... Biodiversity has two main components at the species level: ‘richness’, or number of species; and ‘composition’, or identity of those species. Among the most stimulating themes developing in ecology over the past decade is the idea that the number of species, irrespective of their identities, can sig ...
Alpine and Arctic Ecosystems
... altitudinal advances. Recent climatic changes are considered to be the most likely major driving factor for the changes observed.] Körner C. (1995). Alpine plant diversity: a global survey and functional interpretations. In: “Arctic and alpine biodiversity: Patterns, causes and ecosystem consequence ...
... altitudinal advances. Recent climatic changes are considered to be the most likely major driving factor for the changes observed.] Körner C. (1995). Alpine plant diversity: a global survey and functional interpretations. In: “Arctic and alpine biodiversity: Patterns, causes and ecosystem consequence ...
CF Kimberly-Clark
... West Fraser tries to improve its public image and mask its destructive logging practices by obtaining certification from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Whilst this certification body may sound good on paper it receives a majority of their funding from forest industry associations.18 In ad ...
... West Fraser tries to improve its public image and mask its destructive logging practices by obtaining certification from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Whilst this certification body may sound good on paper it receives a majority of their funding from forest industry associations.18 In ad ...
Biodiversity and aquatic ecosystem functioning
... 2002). This paper will not attempt to tackle this important but very wide question, but will instead focus on what we know about the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. For the past fifteen years, an increasing number of studies have focused and been published on biodiversi ...
... 2002). This paper will not attempt to tackle this important but very wide question, but will instead focus on what we know about the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. For the past fifteen years, an increasing number of studies have focused and been published on biodiversi ...
Summary version - OnlyOnePlanet Australia
... Australian biodiversity protection programs. Yet are freshwater systems receiving this protection in Australia? The importance of protected areas. Protected areas are places where some major threats can be effectively managed. Freshwater protected areas must recognise the critical importance of conn ...
... Australian biodiversity protection programs. Yet are freshwater systems receiving this protection in Australia? The importance of protected areas. Protected areas are places where some major threats can be effectively managed. Freshwater protected areas must recognise the critical importance of conn ...
Primates of the Río Curaray
... the creation of a protected area contiguous with the Yasuní National Park in Ecuador. Key Words: Western Amazonia, primate diversity, population density, habitat ...
... the creation of a protected area contiguous with the Yasuní National Park in Ecuador. Key Words: Western Amazonia, primate diversity, population density, habitat ...
Land Use, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Integrity
... To insure the protection of the species, we must protect a variety of distinct populations. What about the dependence of taxonomic diversity on habitat diversity? Here, too, the ESA is explicit- the Act states that its goal is to protect not only organisms but also the ecosystems upon which they dep ...
... To insure the protection of the species, we must protect a variety of distinct populations. What about the dependence of taxonomic diversity on habitat diversity? Here, too, the ESA is explicit- the Act states that its goal is to protect not only organisms but also the ecosystems upon which they dep ...
Abstract, 1. Introduction, 2. Methodology and 3. Ecological character
... soils provides habitat for several species of native ground orchids. These areas, as with many sites for which there is little information, require further detailed survey. It is highly likely that further sites containing threatened species or species of limited distribution or other scientific int ...
... soils provides habitat for several species of native ground orchids. These areas, as with many sites for which there is little information, require further detailed survey. It is highly likely that further sites containing threatened species or species of limited distribution or other scientific int ...
Shrublands habitat profile in the NH Wildlife Action Plan
... structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land (NRCS 2005b). An EQIP Technical Committee in each state sets eligible habitat improvement practices. There are nearly 70 eligible practices in New Hampshire. These include such things and nutrient management and the installation of ma ...
... structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land (NRCS 2005b). An EQIP Technical Committee in each state sets eligible habitat improvement practices. There are nearly 70 eligible practices in New Hampshire. These include such things and nutrient management and the installation of ma ...
N°3 September 2000 - University of Florida Listserv
... raise conservation awareness among coastal villagers. Due to a lack of funds, most efforts are at the moment concentrated at a study site east of Accra, where an excellent pilot project is implementing several conservation strategies, including environmental education; employing locals as turtle war ...
... raise conservation awareness among coastal villagers. Due to a lack of funds, most efforts are at the moment concentrated at a study site east of Accra, where an excellent pilot project is implementing several conservation strategies, including environmental education; employing locals as turtle war ...
Letter to the Bureau of Land Management
... the USA. Among PSG's members are biologists and scientists who have research interests in Pacific seabirds, government officials who manage seabird refuges and populations, and individuals who are interested in marine conservation. For two decades, PSG has taken an active lead in resolving many scie ...
... the USA. Among PSG's members are biologists and scientists who have research interests in Pacific seabirds, government officials who manage seabird refuges and populations, and individuals who are interested in marine conservation. For two decades, PSG has taken an active lead in resolving many scie ...
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).