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Evaluating least-cost model predictions with empirical
... persist in human-dominated ecosystems because protected areas constitute a small fraction of the Earth's surface and because anthropogenic habitats may offer more opportunities for conservation than has been previously thought. We investigated how an important functional group, pollinators (bees; Hy ...
... persist in human-dominated ecosystems because protected areas constitute a small fraction of the Earth's surface and because anthropogenic habitats may offer more opportunities for conservation than has been previously thought. We investigated how an important functional group, pollinators (bees; Hy ...
Specially Protected Areas in the Mediterranean
... and considerably influence the Mediterranean singularity and its sub-systems in particular: the enclosed Adriatic with its Apennines and the Dinarides, the Alpine influence on the north-western Mediterranean and that of the Sahara on the southern coasts, the archipelagic physiography of the Aegean s ...
... and considerably influence the Mediterranean singularity and its sub-systems in particular: the enclosed Adriatic with its Apennines and the Dinarides, the Alpine influence on the north-western Mediterranean and that of the Sahara on the southern coasts, the archipelagic physiography of the Aegean s ...
1PBIOL - PP8 (Limiting Factors) - youngs-wiki
... The carrying capacity can be altered through natural or human activity when resources are removed from or added to the ecosystem. A forest fire can increase the number of blueberry bushes since more light/space is available. Irrigation, which increases the productivity and fertility of land, can cha ...
... The carrying capacity can be altered through natural or human activity when resources are removed from or added to the ecosystem. A forest fire can increase the number of blueberry bushes since more light/space is available. Irrigation, which increases the productivity and fertility of land, can cha ...
Lonesome George: The legacy
... our project supported by the BCG is the provision of ambient environmental sensors to enhance the information collected from the tagged tortoises. This project will bring together the Giant Tortoise Monitoring Programme (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology), the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), ...
... our project supported by the BCG is the provision of ambient environmental sensors to enhance the information collected from the tagged tortoises. This project will bring together the Giant Tortoise Monitoring Programme (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology), the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), ...
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... South Island where he was in charge of wildlife management efforts until after Mr. Yawkey’s death in 1976. The property would later become the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve (YWC), and Phil was instrumental in Mr. Yawkey’s decision to leave this property to the state of South Carolina ...
... South Island where he was in charge of wildlife management efforts until after Mr. Yawkey’s death in 1976. The property would later become the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve (YWC), and Phil was instrumental in Mr. Yawkey’s decision to leave this property to the state of South Carolina ...
Management ofremnant lowland grasslands and grassy woodlands
... transformed by human settlement and the concomitant introduction of alien plants. Few other changes in the distribution of the earth's biota since the end of the Pleistocene have been as radical ... or as swift'. Unless remedial action is undertaken promptly, many of the distinctive communities of l ...
... transformed by human settlement and the concomitant introduction of alien plants. Few other changes in the distribution of the earth's biota since the end of the Pleistocene have been as radical ... or as swift'. Unless remedial action is undertaken promptly, many of the distinctive communities of l ...
Chapter 3 - Biodiversity
... The HCC has declared leash free dog exercise areas on the basis that such areas are required for dog owners. These are listed in Appendix F. ‘Climate change’ It has been predicted that in the longer term, the global phenomenon of climate change leading to global warming will have a significant impac ...
... The HCC has declared leash free dog exercise areas on the basis that such areas are required for dog owners. These are listed in Appendix F. ‘Climate change’ It has been predicted that in the longer term, the global phenomenon of climate change leading to global warming will have a significant impac ...
David Brown - Montana State University
... scales, ecological processes, land-use and social factors in governing change in mountain regions. ...
... scales, ecological processes, land-use and social factors in governing change in mountain regions. ...
WILD226756-JuneNewsletter REV - Australian Wildlife Conservancy
... of Australia, the species has disappeared from the mainland and now clings to survival on two islands off the Western Australian coast. AWC is determined to help save the Banded Hare-wallaby from extinction. In late May, AWC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) translocated ...
... of Australia, the species has disappeared from the mainland and now clings to survival on two islands off the Western Australian coast. AWC is determined to help save the Banded Hare-wallaby from extinction. In late May, AWC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) translocated ...
Community Ecology
... – Each population in community is there because its own particular abiotic requirements are met by a particular habitat. Clements - Interactive Model – Community is the highest level of organization. Dependent on biotic interactions. Mader: Biology 8th Ed. ...
... – Each population in community is there because its own particular abiotic requirements are met by a particular habitat. Clements - Interactive Model – Community is the highest level of organization. Dependent on biotic interactions. Mader: Biology 8th Ed. ...
a.16 western spadefoot toad - Butte Regional Conservation Plan
... presence of an aquatic habitat for breeding and a terrestrial habitat for feeding and aestivation. Western spadefoot toads are mostly terrestrial using upland habitats to feed and burrow in for their long dry-season dormancy. Further research is needed to determine the distance this species may trav ...
... presence of an aquatic habitat for breeding and a terrestrial habitat for feeding and aestivation. Western spadefoot toads are mostly terrestrial using upland habitats to feed and burrow in for their long dry-season dormancy. Further research is needed to determine the distance this species may trav ...
Effective Landscape Restoration for Native Biodiversity in Northern
... It is now widely accepted that current and past land-use practices on a global scale have caused massive biodiversity loss and damaged na tural systems, including the provision of ecosystem services (Tilman et al. 2001, Foley e t al. 2005). Biodiversity loss is most readily expressed in ter ms of sp ...
... It is now widely accepted that current and past land-use practices on a global scale have caused massive biodiversity loss and damaged na tural systems, including the provision of ecosystem services (Tilman et al. 2001, Foley e t al. 2005). Biodiversity loss is most readily expressed in ter ms of sp ...
Distribution and abundance of lions in northwest Tete Province
... natural areas smaller than a few square kilometers. Areas affected by trophy hunting, poaching, or pollution could not be visually identified in Google Earth and were not included. Another important qualification of this product is the temporal aspect of the images Google Earth displays. Dates vary ...
... natural areas smaller than a few square kilometers. Areas affected by trophy hunting, poaching, or pollution could not be visually identified in Google Earth and were not included. Another important qualification of this product is the temporal aspect of the images Google Earth displays. Dates vary ...
Coexistence, niches and biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning
... productive species will come at a direct cost to their weaker opponents. Furthermore, if the productive species are competitively superior, then as they become dominant the mixture will tend to have similar characteristics to these high-yielding species. Highdiversity mixtures that contain lots of s ...
... productive species will come at a direct cost to their weaker opponents. Furthermore, if the productive species are competitively superior, then as they become dominant the mixture will tend to have similar characteristics to these high-yielding species. Highdiversity mixtures that contain lots of s ...
The relationships between net primary productivity, human
... population density that are species rich and productive, or selection of complementary sites across a region may capture the majority of regional species richness while avoiding conflict even if each individual site is not particularly species rich. For example, using a complementarity approach base ...
... population density that are species rich and productive, or selection of complementary sites across a region may capture the majority of regional species richness while avoiding conflict even if each individual site is not particularly species rich. For example, using a complementarity approach base ...
British Antarctic Territory
... measures of the Antarctic Treaty System, activities in Antarctica are also subject to a variety of legal obligations that stem from treaties that are more broadly applicable, such as the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. ...
... measures of the Antarctic Treaty System, activities in Antarctica are also subject to a variety of legal obligations that stem from treaties that are more broadly applicable, such as the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. ...
Habitat Fragmentation Effects on Trophic Processes of
... rearing of leafmining larvae yielded 9,944 adult leafminers (49 species of Diptera, 50 Lepidoptera, and 3 Coleoptera) and 7,515 parasitoids (more than 200 species of Hymenoptera so far identified) from which parasitism rates were calculated. There were no significant interactions between edge or int ...
... rearing of leafmining larvae yielded 9,944 adult leafminers (49 species of Diptera, 50 Lepidoptera, and 3 Coleoptera) and 7,515 parasitoids (more than 200 species of Hymenoptera so far identified) from which parasitism rates were calculated. There were no significant interactions between edge or int ...
Invasive alien species: priorities for international research
... Research to support IAS initiatives in islands, especially the UK’s Overseas Territories (and Crown Dependencies). Islands have a very rich biodiversity, with a high degree of endemism, some components of which are severely threatened by IAS. The MA identified IAS as the most significant driver of b ...
... Research to support IAS initiatives in islands, especially the UK’s Overseas Territories (and Crown Dependencies). Islands have a very rich biodiversity, with a high degree of endemism, some components of which are severely threatened by IAS. The MA identified IAS as the most significant driver of b ...
Nature Conservation Service: Biodiversity Conservation Appraisal
... The challenge of demonstrating achievements is made more complex by insufficient knowledge of ecosystems, taxa and related processes, and how systems respond to disturbances. In conventional conservation and land management practices, and in the absence of appropriate knowledge and management tools, ...
... The challenge of demonstrating achievements is made more complex by insufficient knowledge of ecosystems, taxa and related processes, and how systems respond to disturbances. In conventional conservation and land management practices, and in the absence of appropriate knowledge and management tools, ...
INDECO: Results of the investigation of modelling methods and
... based indicators such as the River Invertebrate Prediction and Classification System (RIVPACS) used in England (Wright et al. 2000) , the Australian River Assessment System (AusRivAS) (Simpson and Norris 2000) and the Benthic Assessment of Sediment (BEAST) used in Canada have proven useful in freshw ...
... based indicators such as the River Invertebrate Prediction and Classification System (RIVPACS) used in England (Wright et al. 2000) , the Australian River Assessment System (AusRivAS) (Simpson and Norris 2000) and the Benthic Assessment of Sediment (BEAST) used in Canada have proven useful in freshw ...
Shrublands habitat profile in the NH Wildlife Action Plan
... Shrublands and other woody early-successional habitats are declining in New Hampshire and throughout the Northeast (Trani et al. 2001, Brooks 2003), as are the associated wildlife species (Hunter et al. 2001, Litvaitis 2001, Dettmers 2003, Wagner et al. 2003). For example, nearly half of the 33 shru ...
... Shrublands and other woody early-successional habitats are declining in New Hampshire and throughout the Northeast (Trani et al. 2001, Brooks 2003), as are the associated wildlife species (Hunter et al. 2001, Litvaitis 2001, Dettmers 2003, Wagner et al. 2003). For example, nearly half of the 33 shru ...
UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/7
... McGinnis 2011) have analyzed case studies from around the world and shown that long-term effective and robust resource management systems at the local level share several key characteristics, or so-called ‘design principles’. These design principles correspond to the conditions under which human-env ...
... McGinnis 2011) have analyzed case studies from around the world and shown that long-term effective and robust resource management systems at the local level share several key characteristics, or so-called ‘design principles’. These design principles correspond to the conditions under which human-env ...
this PDF file - Journal of Tropical Life Science
... as a way to conserve Banteng as well as other wildlife in the national park. The key issues and strategy to meet economic development and biodiversity conservation in balance should be developed, and wildlife tourism seems become one of the ways to achieve its objectives. Wildlife tourism is tourism ...
... as a way to conserve Banteng as well as other wildlife in the national park. The key issues and strategy to meet economic development and biodiversity conservation in balance should be developed, and wildlife tourism seems become one of the ways to achieve its objectives. Wildlife tourism is tourism ...
Great Sandy Desert 2 (GSD2 – Mackay subregion)
... Known special values in relation to landscape, ecosystem, species and genetic values Western Australia: Rudall River Draining into Lake Dora: The only example of an arid zone river, with near permanent wetlands along its course, flowing from uplands across the desert and into a major salt lake withi ...
... Known special values in relation to landscape, ecosystem, species and genetic values Western Australia: Rudall River Draining into Lake Dora: The only example of an arid zone river, with near permanent wetlands along its course, flowing from uplands across the desert and into a major salt lake withi ...
Conservation biology
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Conservation biology is the scientific study of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an interdisciplinary subject drawing on natural and social sciences, and the practice of natural resource management.The conservation ethic is based on the findings of conservation biology.