The Decline of Caribbean Coral Reefs
... Photographic Tracking From 1972 to 2013 Reveals Ecological Crisis By Dr. Phillip Dustan ...
... Photographic Tracking From 1972 to 2013 Reveals Ecological Crisis By Dr. Phillip Dustan ...
Brown AmphConsEd
... First detected in an African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis in 1938 African Clawed Frogs were transported all over the world for use in human pregnancy testing Fungus attacks the skin and affects amphibians ability to “breathe” through their skin ...
... First detected in an African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis in 1938 African Clawed Frogs were transported all over the world for use in human pregnancy testing Fungus attacks the skin and affects amphibians ability to “breathe” through their skin ...
Ecological Decay on Isolated Forest Fragments
... be particularly interested in viewing the highly diverse flora and fauna at the site. Large mammals (e.g. capuchin and howler monkeys, deer), reptiles (iguana), birds (macaws) and invertebrates (leaf-cutter ants) could be potentially attractive to ecotourists. Simultaneously, the DENR feels that the ...
... be particularly interested in viewing the highly diverse flora and fauna at the site. Large mammals (e.g. capuchin and howler monkeys, deer), reptiles (iguana), birds (macaws) and invertebrates (leaf-cutter ants) could be potentially attractive to ecotourists. Simultaneously, the DENR feels that the ...
Change over Time
... certain point, it may not be able to recover One way that this can happen is if a species becomes isolated, cut off geographically from others of its species Another way is habitat loss, when land area available for a species to live decreases due to human activity ...
... certain point, it may not be able to recover One way that this can happen is if a species becomes isolated, cut off geographically from others of its species Another way is habitat loss, when land area available for a species to live decreases due to human activity ...
Biodiversity for kids - Teacher`s Guide (Part 3 of 3)
... 7. Where are the humpback whales heading? Antarctica 8. Biodiversity is short for? Biological diversity 9. What does biodiversity mean? The variety of plant and animal species. 10. How many species of plants and animals can you find in Australia? More than one million 11. Why is Australia called ‘me ...
... 7. Where are the humpback whales heading? Antarctica 8. Biodiversity is short for? Biological diversity 9. What does biodiversity mean? The variety of plant and animal species. 10. How many species of plants and animals can you find in Australia? More than one million 11. Why is Australia called ‘me ...
A. cervicornis restoration Presented at Coastal Zone 05
... As A. cervicornis is such an important habitat forming species for juvenile commercial fish, and serves as vital bedrooms for grazing fish so important to reef functionality, having a unique and special ecological role as well as great natural beauty, its restoration to reef systems where it has bec ...
... As A. cervicornis is such an important habitat forming species for juvenile commercial fish, and serves as vital bedrooms for grazing fish so important to reef functionality, having a unique and special ecological role as well as great natural beauty, its restoration to reef systems where it has bec ...
avian extinctions in an isolated tropical wet
... is well isolated (more than 50 km from another large forested area) and that there are only small forest patcheswidely scatteredalong this westernbottom edge of the Andes. The lower slopesof the Andean foothills provide somenearby (20 kin) forests,but it is unclear if theseare secondaryhabitats or r ...
... is well isolated (more than 50 km from another large forested area) and that there are only small forest patcheswidely scatteredalong this westernbottom edge of the Andes. The lower slopesof the Andean foothills provide somenearby (20 kin) forests,but it is unclear if theseare secondaryhabitats or r ...
The Menjangan Island Reef Project, Bali, Indonesia
... the hypothesis that digital rugosity, a new method for estimating coral reef structural complexity, could be used as estimator of ecological integrity. We found that while digital rugosity does provide an estimate of structural complexity, the biological diversity of corals themselves is also an imp ...
... the hypothesis that digital rugosity, a new method for estimating coral reef structural complexity, could be used as estimator of ecological integrity. We found that while digital rugosity does provide an estimate of structural complexity, the biological diversity of corals themselves is also an imp ...
mb3ech15 - Chaparral Star Academy
... • Problem: nearly morphologically identical species • Species now identified more with DNA sequencing ...
... • Problem: nearly morphologically identical species • Species now identified more with DNA sequencing ...
Wider Caribbean Region Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
... sampling intervals increase (i.e., with increased sampling through time). As such, these considerations of statistical power should be viewed as a guide for selection of sampling effort rather than as a strict statement of statistical results that are to be expected from a real, longterm monitoring ...
... sampling intervals increase (i.e., with increased sampling through time). As such, these considerations of statistical power should be viewed as a guide for selection of sampling effort rather than as a strict statement of statistical results that are to be expected from a real, longterm monitoring ...
Anthropogenic Disturbance and Edge Effects on
... disturbance, and their relationships with eight environmental variables. On each landscape we set up 12 permanent transects (two per habitat type: streams in pastures, pastures, the outer limit of the pastures with the forest, the internal edge of the forest, the forest interior and streams inside t ...
... disturbance, and their relationships with eight environmental variables. On each landscape we set up 12 permanent transects (two per habitat type: streams in pastures, pastures, the outer limit of the pastures with the forest, the internal edge of the forest, the forest interior and streams inside t ...
Managing for ocean biodiversity to sustain marine ecosystem services.
... (Tilman et al. 2006). Invasive species add complexity to these Figure 2. A schematic view of the benefits of biodiversity. Diversity (red ring) issues. Although they nominally add to enhances a variety of ecological processes (blue ring). These enhanced processes biodiversity by increasing the numbe ...
... (Tilman et al. 2006). Invasive species add complexity to these Figure 2. A schematic view of the benefits of biodiversity. Diversity (red ring) issues. Although they nominally add to enhances a variety of ecological processes (blue ring). These enhanced processes biodiversity by increasing the numbe ...
bf_fichierjoint_MZS.SAGITER_knowledge
... – a cumulative body of knowledge and practices anchored within specific worldviews, – handed down by generations through cultural processes, – adapted and re-appropriated by each generation/individual, – about the relationship of living beings (including humans) with one another and with their envir ...
... – a cumulative body of knowledge and practices anchored within specific worldviews, – handed down by generations through cultural processes, – adapted and re-appropriated by each generation/individual, – about the relationship of living beings (including humans) with one another and with their envir ...
Tourism Native pest species Introduced pest species Introduction of
... starfish (COTS) is native to the Great Barrier Reef. It feeds on live coral. COTS population explosions, called outbreaks, can destroy whole reefs. Scientists think that human activities are a factor in causing outbreaks, which have only been observed for the past 40 years. ...
... starfish (COTS) is native to the Great Barrier Reef. It feeds on live coral. COTS population explosions, called outbreaks, can destroy whole reefs. Scientists think that human activities are a factor in causing outbreaks, which have only been observed for the past 40 years. ...
Plant species richness increases the spatial stability of litter mass in
... Biodiversity affects ecosystem function mainly through complementarity (niche differentiation and/ or facilitation among species) and selection mechanisms (for review, see Caliman et al. 2010). Studies suggest that these mechanisms can work as stabilizing factors in a changing world - the insurance ...
... Biodiversity affects ecosystem function mainly through complementarity (niche differentiation and/ or facilitation among species) and selection mechanisms (for review, see Caliman et al. 2010). Studies suggest that these mechanisms can work as stabilizing factors in a changing world - the insurance ...
Gambia - BirdLife Data Zone
... attract large numbers of Palearctic and inter-African migrant waterbirds. Indeed, one third of the national avifauna are waterbirds and a number occur in congregations of global importance. The avifauna of The Gambia can be described in terms of five major habitat-types—(1) coast and inshore waters; ...
... attract large numbers of Palearctic and inter-African migrant waterbirds. Indeed, one third of the national avifauna are waterbirds and a number occur in congregations of global importance. The avifauna of The Gambia can be described in terms of five major habitat-types—(1) coast and inshore waters; ...
A test of alternative models of diversification in tropical rainforests
... size does not differ significantly within habitats on either side of the BMC (F1, 47 ⫽ 0.27, P ⫽ 0.606 for females; and F1, 45 ⫽ 0.91, P ⫽ 0.346 for males). The second PC explains 5.4% and 3.6% of the variation in females and males, respectively, and is largely a shape axis, with negative loadings f ...
... size does not differ significantly within habitats on either side of the BMC (F1, 47 ⫽ 0.27, P ⫽ 0.606 for females; and F1, 45 ⫽ 0.91, P ⫽ 0.346 for males). The second PC explains 5.4% and 3.6% of the variation in females and males, respectively, and is largely a shape axis, with negative loadings f ...
F O R U M N E W... UK Government’s proposed U-turn over Ascension worries Islanders and conservationists
... the island. HMG commissioned a study of options. The excellent and clearly written report of this study was produced in March 2000 by the University of Portsmouth: Report on Ascension by John Christensen, Dr Mark Hampton & Dr Stephen Royle. The consultants identified two options for the future of As ...
... the island. HMG commissioned a study of options. The excellent and clearly written report of this study was produced in March 2000 by the University of Portsmouth: Report on Ascension by John Christensen, Dr Mark Hampton & Dr Stephen Royle. The consultants identified two options for the future of As ...
Sekisei lagoon - International Coral Reef Initiative
... Support to sugarcane stump shooting by Sekisei Lagoon-syouko Coral Reef Fund ...
... Support to sugarcane stump shooting by Sekisei Lagoon-syouko Coral Reef Fund ...
Ecology of wild boar, Sus scrofa, in the Monte Desert Reserve (MaB
... ecosystems contain many endemic species and have played an important role in the evolution of the South American biota. However, a large number of protected areas have been impacted by biological invasions, threatening their diversity, performance and structure of ecosystems (MacDonald et al., 1989; ...
... ecosystems contain many endemic species and have played an important role in the evolution of the South American biota. However, a large number of protected areas have been impacted by biological invasions, threatening their diversity, performance and structure of ecosystems (MacDonald et al., 1989; ...
Information Fact Sheet on Coral Reef
... sites. Among groupers (family: Serranidae), in particular, spawning sites are strongly localized (a few thousand m2 of reef edge) and are predictably occupied for short periods at the same time each year (5- 15 days). The spawning aggregations are dense with fish that have migrated from tens of kilo ...
... sites. Among groupers (family: Serranidae), in particular, spawning sites are strongly localized (a few thousand m2 of reef edge) and are predictably occupied for short periods at the same time each year (5- 15 days). The spawning aggregations are dense with fish that have migrated from tens of kilo ...
Microsoft PowerPoint format - The Macaulay Land Use Research
... The effects of history Ivory hunting – affected the vegetation in Protected areas such as Tsavo (Kenya) and Chobe (Botswana), and altered the long-term course of conservation in Africa. It also decimated human populations and prevented human advancement ...
... The effects of history Ivory hunting – affected the vegetation in Protected areas such as Tsavo (Kenya) and Chobe (Botswana), and altered the long-term course of conservation in Africa. It also decimated human populations and prevented human advancement ...
Attach 2 – Environmental Assessment
... the dogs…Unless cats are neutered they have great potential for rapid increase in population numbers. Cats can have three litters a year, with an average of five kittens per litter. The rapid reproduction of cats in urban areas contributes to the large numbers of stray cats that are put down by anim ...
... the dogs…Unless cats are neutered they have great potential for rapid increase in population numbers. Cats can have three litters a year, with an average of five kittens per litter. The rapid reproduction of cats in urban areas contributes to the large numbers of stray cats that are put down by anim ...
Biomes Section 2 - Manhasset Schools
... of rare and valuable plant and animal species only found there. • Habitat destruction occurs when land inhabited by an organism is destroyed or altered. • If the habitat that an organism depends on is destroyed, the organism is at risk of disappearing. ...
... of rare and valuable plant and animal species only found there. • Habitat destruction occurs when land inhabited by an organism is destroyed or altered. • If the habitat that an organism depends on is destroyed, the organism is at risk of disappearing. ...
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).