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. ...
The potential role of large herbivores in nature
... At the turn of the century conservation organizations arose in a number of European countries. Observed habitat loss, combined with significant declines in some species, was the stimulus and nature reserves were created. It is not surprising that the main aim of the early conservationists was to pre ...
... At the turn of the century conservation organizations arose in a number of European countries. Observed habitat loss, combined with significant declines in some species, was the stimulus and nature reserves were created. It is not surprising that the main aim of the early conservationists was to pre ...
scientific information needs
... 4 – If the research question was answered, would it facilitate the GBRMPA to better achieve its objectives? For example, would it lead to improvements in the way the Marine Park is managed, or raise public awareness? Are there likely to be tangible management options to address the issue? This docum ...
... 4 – If the research question was answered, would it facilitate the GBRMPA to better achieve its objectives? For example, would it lead to improvements in the way the Marine Park is managed, or raise public awareness? Are there likely to be tangible management options to address the issue? This docum ...
An Introduction to Marine Biodiversity
... living and non-living things in a particular geographic or ecological region. Ecosystems comprise unique combinations of animals, plants, micro-organisms and physical characteristics that define a location. • Novel marine ecosystems continue to be discovered. In the ocean, hydrothermal vents, extrem ...
... living and non-living things in a particular geographic or ecological region. Ecosystems comprise unique combinations of animals, plants, micro-organisms and physical characteristics that define a location. • Novel marine ecosystems continue to be discovered. In the ocean, hydrothermal vents, extrem ...
Genetic diversity
... per unit area. Includes both the number of species present and their abundance. 4. Habitat diversity = The range of different habitats or number of ecological niches per unit area in an ecosystem, community or biome. Conservation of habitat diversity usually leads to conservation of species and gene ...
... per unit area. Includes both the number of species present and their abundance. 4. Habitat diversity = The range of different habitats or number of ecological niches per unit area in an ecosystem, community or biome. Conservation of habitat diversity usually leads to conservation of species and gene ...
SECTION 2 Forest Biomes
... food they will need during the long, cold winter. In temperate deciduous forests, trees drop their broad, flat leaves each fall. These forests once dominated vast regions of the Earth, including parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. Today, temperate deciduous forests are generally located betwee ...
... food they will need during the long, cold winter. In temperate deciduous forests, trees drop their broad, flat leaves each fall. These forests once dominated vast regions of the Earth, including parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. Today, temperate deciduous forests are generally located betwee ...
SAP4 - Barnsley Biodiversity Trust
... Formerly widespread throughout the country, the Otter underwent a rapid decline from the 1950s to the 1970s, leaving the species absent from most of !ngland. Otters are now returning to many areas through natural re"colonisation, with the expansion of populations from Scotland, Wales, north and west ...
... Formerly widespread throughout the country, the Otter underwent a rapid decline from the 1950s to the 1970s, leaving the species absent from most of !ngland. Otters are now returning to many areas through natural re"colonisation, with the expansion of populations from Scotland, Wales, north and west ...
introduction - Sikkim Forest Gov.
... alpine meadows harbour nearly 550 bird well-drained flanking slopes. Various species of orchids, Rhapidophora, wild banana, species in Sikkim. Pandanus, nettles and giant bamboo are characteristic of the region. In the region of Rangit Valley, Sal Shorea robusta shows an unique association with the ...
... alpine meadows harbour nearly 550 bird well-drained flanking slopes. Various species of orchids, Rhapidophora, wild banana, species in Sikkim. Pandanus, nettles and giant bamboo are characteristic of the region. In the region of Rangit Valley, Sal Shorea robusta shows an unique association with the ...
White-browed Treecreeper
... No accurate estimates are available of the former numbers of White-browed Treecreepers in Victoria, but the number remaining in Victoria is likely to be less than 1000 (Silveira pers. comm.). In its final recommendation, the Scientific Advisory Committee (1994) determined that the White-browed Treec ...
... No accurate estimates are available of the former numbers of White-browed Treecreepers in Victoria, but the number remaining in Victoria is likely to be less than 1000 (Silveira pers. comm.). In its final recommendation, the Scientific Advisory Committee (1994) determined that the White-browed Treec ...
vertical and horizontal habitats of fruit
... Abstract. Continental islands harbor only fractions of mainland biota, which has potentially important consequences for the ecological processes affecting community structure. We assessed for the first time abundance, species richness, and vertical and horizontal niches of fruit-feeding butterflies ...
... Abstract. Continental islands harbor only fractions of mainland biota, which has potentially important consequences for the ecological processes affecting community structure. We assessed for the first time abundance, species richness, and vertical and horizontal niches of fruit-feeding butterflies ...
A research project from The National Center for Agricultural Law... the University of Arkansas •
... forthcoming series—is about the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches to the conservation of biodiversity in the developed world–or at least in a significant part of it–from the perspective of law and policy. By contrasting efforts in Great Britain and the United States to deal with biodiv ...
... forthcoming series—is about the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches to the conservation of biodiversity in the developed world–or at least in a significant part of it–from the perspective of law and policy. By contrasting efforts in Great Britain and the United States to deal with biodiv ...
marine turtle conservation
... important to encourage the community to report any nests found and to establish a protocol for their protection. There are many different nest protection schemes around the world so it will be necessary to decide which method suits the area best. Some questions to consider: •• Ideally, the nests sho ...
... important to encourage the community to report any nests found and to establish a protocol for their protection. There are many different nest protection schemes around the world so it will be necessary to decide which method suits the area best. Some questions to consider: •• Ideally, the nests sho ...
Augusta-Margaret River Landscape – a conservation action plan
... What we want to conserve Conservation Action Planning* (CAP) methodology was used to identify six key conservation “targets”** as the focus for protection and restoration efforts. If the viability of each of these targets is improved, it is believed that in turn this will improve the ecological con ...
... What we want to conserve Conservation Action Planning* (CAP) methodology was used to identify six key conservation “targets”** as the focus for protection and restoration efforts. If the viability of each of these targets is improved, it is believed that in turn this will improve the ecological con ...
F-81-R-2, Michigan
... A. Problem: To support sport fishery management and conservation planning needs for streams throughout Michigan, a coordinated, systematic approach is needed to conduct stream ecosystem surveys and develop the subsequent database. With more than 36,000 miles of diverse stream ecosystems within the s ...
... A. Problem: To support sport fishery management and conservation planning needs for streams throughout Michigan, a coordinated, systematic approach is needed to conduct stream ecosystem surveys and develop the subsequent database. With more than 36,000 miles of diverse stream ecosystems within the s ...
Interactions of Northwest Forest Canopies and Arboreal Mammals Abstract Washington 98512-9190
... old trees and the diversity of tree and shrub species in old forest provide a more dependable supply of food than the young trees, often of one species, in young forests (Carey 1991). Conifers and Tamiasciurus have coevolved: trees undergo synchronous failures in cone crops, which reduces squirrel p ...
... old trees and the diversity of tree and shrub species in old forest provide a more dependable supply of food than the young trees, often of one species, in young forests (Carey 1991). Conifers and Tamiasciurus have coevolved: trees undergo synchronous failures in cone crops, which reduces squirrel p ...
Elephants and Ecosystems
... 2. They can live to at least 65 years in the wild; there are records of Indian elephants living until 80. 3. Elephants have a very long developmental period with an extended period of social dependency on matriarchal family groups lasting 10 or more years. 4. Elephant social life is complex yet flex ...
... 2. They can live to at least 65 years in the wild; there are records of Indian elephants living until 80. 3. Elephants have a very long developmental period with an extended period of social dependency on matriarchal family groups lasting 10 or more years. 4. Elephant social life is complex yet flex ...
Wood Thrush and Scarlet Tanager
... In mature stands, maintain or create understory structure and horizontal patchiness with single-tree selection, variably sized group selection (up to 0.5 ac), and/or expanding gap group shelterwoods.42,43,46,64,65 Larger group cuts (up to 2 ac) could be used sparingly to meet targets for post-fledgi ...
... In mature stands, maintain or create understory structure and horizontal patchiness with single-tree selection, variably sized group selection (up to 0.5 ac), and/or expanding gap group shelterwoods.42,43,46,64,65 Larger group cuts (up to 2 ac) could be used sparingly to meet targets for post-fledgi ...
The Importance of the Natural Sciences to Conservation
... abstract: The last century has seen enormous environmental degradation: many populations are in drastic decline, and their ecosystems have been vastly altered. There is an urgent need to understand the causes of the decline, how the species interact with other components of the environment, and how ...
... abstract: The last century has seen enormous environmental degradation: many populations are in drastic decline, and their ecosystems have been vastly altered. There is an urgent need to understand the causes of the decline, how the species interact with other components of the environment, and how ...
Will an unrestricted increase in the Goliath Grouper population
... Previous research shows, within Special Protection Areas (SPA), an ever increasing number of predatory species has had dramatic effects on herbivorous species populations causing dominance shifts on the reef community. Herbivorous fish are an important mechanism in controlling macroalgae growth afte ...
... Previous research shows, within Special Protection Areas (SPA), an ever increasing number of predatory species has had dramatic effects on herbivorous species populations causing dominance shifts on the reef community. Herbivorous fish are an important mechanism in controlling macroalgae growth afte ...
Pre-settlement/Past Vegetation Types
... oak, red maple, and paper birch, and thus fewer hemlock and white pine. Past and present timber harvest methods have increased aspen coverage from 100,000 acres originally to more than 1.5 million acres today. Large amounts of conifer swamps that once held cedar, tamarack, and spruce have converted ...
... oak, red maple, and paper birch, and thus fewer hemlock and white pine. Past and present timber harvest methods have increased aspen coverage from 100,000 acres originally to more than 1.5 million acres today. Large amounts of conifer swamps that once held cedar, tamarack, and spruce have converted ...
Shoreline Forests - Wildlands League
... greater number of plant and animal species than in the neighbouring upland forest. 1 This unique zone of interaction between land and water can extend beyond the immediate shoreline, reaching as much as 80 metres inland from the water’s edge. ...
... greater number of plant and animal species than in the neighbouring upland forest. 1 This unique zone of interaction between land and water can extend beyond the immediate shoreline, reaching as much as 80 metres inland from the water’s edge. ...
Some Principles of Conservation Biology, as They Apply
... and therefore warrants protection. In practice, if not in intent, the burden of proof in the ESA and National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") is already on those who wish to protect the species or the environment. In NEPA decisions, a dam, highway, or other project is considered benign unless an e ...
... and therefore warrants protection. In practice, if not in intent, the burden of proof in the ESA and National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") is already on those who wish to protect the species or the environment. In NEPA decisions, a dam, highway, or other project is considered benign unless an e ...
LIDAR REFERENCES Antonarakis A.L.S., Saatchi S.S., Chazdon
... Asner G.P. (2013) Geography of forest disturbance. PNAS, 110, 3711–3712. Asner G.P., Kellner J.R., Kennedy-bowdoin T., Knapp D.E., Anderson C., & Martin R.E. (2013a) Forest Canopy Gap Distributions in the Southern Peruvian Amazon. PLoS ONE, 8, e60875. Asner G.P., Mascaro J., Anderson C., Knapp D.E., ...
... Asner G.P. (2013) Geography of forest disturbance. PNAS, 110, 3711–3712. Asner G.P., Kellner J.R., Kennedy-bowdoin T., Knapp D.E., Anderson C., & Martin R.E. (2013a) Forest Canopy Gap Distributions in the Southern Peruvian Amazon. PLoS ONE, 8, e60875. Asner G.P., Mascaro J., Anderson C., Knapp D.E., ...
2015 Annual Report - Colorado Natural Heritage Program
... most comprehensive statewide ecological vulnerability assessment to date. Nearly all plant species of concern were ranked extremely vulnerable, generally due to their highly restricted distributions, natural barriers to movement and relatively limited dispersal ability, and/or pollinator specificity ...
... most comprehensive statewide ecological vulnerability assessment to date. Nearly all plant species of concern were ranked extremely vulnerable, generally due to their highly restricted distributions, natural barriers to movement and relatively limited dispersal ability, and/or pollinator specificity ...
ex-situ and in-situ conservation of wildlife with
... genetic events. Among these, impacts caused by human activities are also to be considered. By that time many plant and animal species had become extinct or on the way of extinction. National Parks, Sanctuaries and other Protected Areas had been established to conserve the bio-diversity of the locali ...
... genetic events. Among these, impacts caused by human activities are also to be considered. By that time many plant and animal species had become extinct or on the way of extinction. National Parks, Sanctuaries and other Protected Areas had been established to conserve the bio-diversity of the locali ...
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).