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Animals, the environment and people
... Due to increased human encroachment into natural habitats, as well as rapid population growth (especially in developing countries) and an ever-greater human ‘footprint’ on the environment, communities find themselves living in close proximity to wildlife – some of which may be threatened species and ...
... Due to increased human encroachment into natural habitats, as well as rapid population growth (especially in developing countries) and an ever-greater human ‘footprint’ on the environment, communities find themselves living in close proximity to wildlife – some of which may be threatened species and ...
Meadow viper Vipera ursinii
... meadow viper as well as its disturbance, in so far as such disturbance could be significant. Member States shall also take positive measures to conserve and restore the species to a favourable conservation status. This means establishing the necessary conservation measures corresponding to the ecolo ...
... meadow viper as well as its disturbance, in so far as such disturbance could be significant. Member States shall also take positive measures to conserve and restore the species to a favourable conservation status. This means establishing the necessary conservation measures corresponding to the ecolo ...
Chapter 266 - Global Declines of Amphibians
... In characterizing the ecology of species that have declined, most attention has focused on high- or mid-altitude species that are associated with streams, have small ranges (implying higher habitat specificity), and low reproductive rates, but there are many exceptions. Species that have aquatic bre ...
... In characterizing the ecology of species that have declined, most attention has focused on high- or mid-altitude species that are associated with streams, have small ranges (implying higher habitat specificity), and low reproductive rates, but there are many exceptions. Species that have aquatic bre ...
Rutgers Model United Nations 4 - Institute for Domestic and
... focuses on implementing multilateral agreements and Memoranda of Understanding regarding conservation of certain species.11 States can use the CMS as a tool to base other treaties or tools that are more regional or state specific. ...
... focuses on implementing multilateral agreements and Memoranda of Understanding regarding conservation of certain species.11 States can use the CMS as a tool to base other treaties or tools that are more regional or state specific. ...
Ecosystems in Action: Lessons from Marine Ecology about Recovery
... growth, and survival increase, the recovery of populations within ecosystems increases. A positive relationship between increased productivity and recovery has been described in many ecosystems, from marine systems to freshwater to grasslands, sometimes with an explicit link between diversity and pr ...
... growth, and survival increase, the recovery of populations within ecosystems increases. A positive relationship between increased productivity and recovery has been described in many ecosystems, from marine systems to freshwater to grasslands, sometimes with an explicit link between diversity and pr ...
our Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard brochure
... Spear Grass as it will not re-grow if the land has been ploughed. Native grasslands in the areas indicated on the map opposite may support Pygmy Bluetongues. These native grasslands are an important ecosystem in the Mid-North of South Australia, but few patches remain. ...
... Spear Grass as it will not re-grow if the land has been ploughed. Native grasslands in the areas indicated on the map opposite may support Pygmy Bluetongues. These native grasslands are an important ecosystem in the Mid-North of South Australia, but few patches remain. ...
Ecology Basics - The Science Spot
... a population to decrease. If bad enough, it can also cause species to go extinct. Clearing large areas of land for housing developments or businesses can cause habitat destruction. Poor fire management, pest and weed invasion, and storm damage can also destroy habitats. National parks, nature reserv ...
... a population to decrease. If bad enough, it can also cause species to go extinct. Clearing large areas of land for housing developments or businesses can cause habitat destruction. Poor fire management, pest and weed invasion, and storm damage can also destroy habitats. National parks, nature reserv ...
Problems with areal definitions of endemism: the effects of spatial
... patterns based on a single areal definition represent simply one point along a spectrum that ranges from single points or minute areas to essentially global distribution. Geographic concentrations of endemism at different points along that spectrum may contrast sharply, making consideration of sever ...
... patterns based on a single areal definition represent simply one point along a spectrum that ranges from single points or minute areas to essentially global distribution. Geographic concentrations of endemism at different points along that spectrum may contrast sharply, making consideration of sever ...
Management Principles and Strategies to Guide
... ecological reserves) through mid-spatial-scale or landscape-level strategies to stand-level silvicultural approaches (e.g. stand structural retention). Forest managers often struggle to deal with the complexity that subsequently results from stand-, landscape- and region-specific solutions to integr ...
... ecological reserves) through mid-spatial-scale or landscape-level strategies to stand-level silvicultural approaches (e.g. stand structural retention). Forest managers often struggle to deal with the complexity that subsequently results from stand-, landscape- and region-specific solutions to integr ...
Chapter 55
... – Recreation based on visiting wild places, or ecotourism, is a major industry internationally and is growing rapidly. – Vegetation on steep slopes and wetlands in low-lying areas dramatically reduces flood damage and the danger posed by ...
... – Recreation based on visiting wild places, or ecotourism, is a major industry internationally and is growing rapidly. – Vegetation on steep slopes and wetlands in low-lying areas dramatically reduces flood damage and the danger posed by ...
Curiosity killed the bird: arbitrary hunting of Harpy Eagles Harpia
... Grosso, Brazil. Both are typical Amazonian frontier towns, characterised by immigration from southern and eastern Brazil, and ongoing fragmentation of the original forest cover. The town of Alta Floresta was founded in 1976, since when the environs have suffered high deforestation rates. By 2003, fo ...
... Grosso, Brazil. Both are typical Amazonian frontier towns, characterised by immigration from southern and eastern Brazil, and ongoing fragmentation of the original forest cover. The town of Alta Floresta was founded in 1976, since when the environs have suffered high deforestation rates. By 2003, fo ...
articolo completo - Società Italiana Scienza della
... by the richness and variety of the surrounding nature (Margalef, 1991); certainly we all have at least an intuitive understanding of it (Gaston, 1996). For that reason, the study of that diversity has been one of the ...
... by the richness and variety of the surrounding nature (Margalef, 1991); certainly we all have at least an intuitive understanding of it (Gaston, 1996). For that reason, the study of that diversity has been one of the ...
KLEE: a long-term multi-species herbivore
... layer vegetation structure and composition, primary productivity, range use by non-excluded large mammals, physical and chemical plant defense, populations of additional animal taxa (rodents, birds, grasshoppers), and the community of acacia ant symbionts. This multi-disciplinary project is one of t ...
... layer vegetation structure and composition, primary productivity, range use by non-excluded large mammals, physical and chemical plant defense, populations of additional animal taxa (rodents, birds, grasshoppers), and the community of acacia ant symbionts. This multi-disciplinary project is one of t ...
some features of ecosystems
... abiotic thresholds that are caused by factors such as deforestation, soil erosion, overgrazing or climate change. Invasive organisms may also create major changes in existing ecosystem while even the removal of target invaders could allow other invaders with new impacts to enter an ecosystem and cre ...
... abiotic thresholds that are caused by factors such as deforestation, soil erosion, overgrazing or climate change. Invasive organisms may also create major changes in existing ecosystem while even the removal of target invaders could allow other invaders with new impacts to enter an ecosystem and cre ...
Andrew Lentini Captive Massasauga Populations
... opportunistically since these snakes received the transmitters in preparation for a 2005 release that was later cancelled. This research project with the captive population will be completed. ...
... opportunistically since these snakes received the transmitters in preparation for a 2005 release that was later cancelled. This research project with the captive population will be completed. ...
Human-Wildlife Conflict worldwide
... unsustainable or too technologically complex and costly for underprivileged rural communities to adopt. However, HWC can be minimized through good management practices and approaches involving low cost technologies. A number of innovative strategies, such as electric fencing, natural resource use co ...
... unsustainable or too technologically complex and costly for underprivileged rural communities to adopt. However, HWC can be minimized through good management practices and approaches involving low cost technologies. A number of innovative strategies, such as electric fencing, natural resource use co ...
Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning: emerging issues and
... and Cabido 2001, Hooper et al. 2002) and several objective approaches have now been developed (Hooper et al. 2002, Petchey and Gaston 2002). It is possible that a more reliable representation of functional roles may be gained by allocating species into groups based on several relevant traits, rather ...
... and Cabido 2001, Hooper et al. 2002) and several objective approaches have now been developed (Hooper et al. 2002, Petchey and Gaston 2002). It is possible that a more reliable representation of functional roles may be gained by allocating species into groups based on several relevant traits, rather ...
Theme 2 – Scientific Highlight
... A Beesley, DM Lowe, C Pascoe & S Widdicombe. In press. Impact of CO2 induced seawater acidification on the health of Mytilus edulis. Climate Change R Bibby, S Widdicombe, H Parry, JI Spicer & R Pipe. 2008. Impact of ocean acidification on the immune response of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Aquati ...
... A Beesley, DM Lowe, C Pascoe & S Widdicombe. In press. Impact of CO2 induced seawater acidification on the health of Mytilus edulis. Climate Change R Bibby, S Widdicombe, H Parry, JI Spicer & R Pipe. 2008. Impact of ocean acidification on the immune response of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Aquati ...
Bild 1 - lansstyrelsen.se
... - Loss of mechanisms driving ecosystems (pacific salmon as a “nutrient carrier”) - Loss of biodiversity and genetic diversity Are traditional “ecological variables” (eg extinction rates, levels of pollutions, diversity index) - powerful enough for changing the negative trends (human behavior)? In ca ...
... - Loss of mechanisms driving ecosystems (pacific salmon as a “nutrient carrier”) - Loss of biodiversity and genetic diversity Are traditional “ecological variables” (eg extinction rates, levels of pollutions, diversity index) - powerful enough for changing the negative trends (human behavior)? In ca ...
What do we mean when we talk about ecological restoration?
... about critical population sizes of the species concerned; the dispersal ability of organisms; the role of isolation and connectivity of ecosystems in landscapes; the importance of fertility in determining community diversity; and the relevance of gap size and disturbance in maintaining species-rich ...
... about critical population sizes of the species concerned; the dispersal ability of organisms; the role of isolation and connectivity of ecosystems in landscapes; the importance of fertility in determining community diversity; and the relevance of gap size and disturbance in maintaining species-rich ...
FRAMEWORK FOR CHARACTERIZING CONSERVATION UNITS
... following six years of discussion, consultation, review, and revision (DFO 2005). The WSP is one of several policies whose provenance was the New Directions discussion paper (DFO 1998). The goal of the WSP is to “restore and maintain healthy and diverse salmon populations and their habitats for the ...
... following six years of discussion, consultation, review, and revision (DFO 2005). The WSP is one of several policies whose provenance was the New Directions discussion paper (DFO 1998). The goal of the WSP is to “restore and maintain healthy and diverse salmon populations and their habitats for the ...
Attwater`s Prairie-Chicken Business Plan
... get there. The plan helps keep the business from drifting away from its goals and key actions through careful articulation of a strategy. In the context of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s conservation efforts, business plans represent the strategies necessary to meet the conservation goa ...
... get there. The plan helps keep the business from drifting away from its goals and key actions through careful articulation of a strategy. In the context of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s conservation efforts, business plans represent the strategies necessary to meet the conservation goa ...
Saving our Species - Australian Policy Online
... effective management in need of protection of the extensive and pervasive threats impacting the viability of native animals, plants and ecosystems. Since 1991, Bush Heritage Australia has applied a proven, practical approach to conserving Australia’s environment and unique biodiversity. We carefully ...
... effective management in need of protection of the extensive and pervasive threats impacting the viability of native animals, plants and ecosystems. Since 1991, Bush Heritage Australia has applied a proven, practical approach to conserving Australia’s environment and unique biodiversity. We carefully ...
biod10
... that we don’t recognize and fail to preserve. “Manage over periods of time long enough to maintain the evolutionary potential of species and ecosystems.” This could be done, but it is ironic to preserve evolutionary potential while stopping evolution. In addition if ecosystems are limited to fragmen ...
... that we don’t recognize and fail to preserve. “Manage over periods of time long enough to maintain the evolutionary potential of species and ecosystems.” This could be done, but it is ironic to preserve evolutionary potential while stopping evolution. In addition if ecosystems are limited to fragmen ...
Seabird Conservation and Management in the Hawaiian Islands
... During a nine-year period, 1983 - 1991, we studied the diet and feeding ecology of the marine avifauna of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP), defined here as pelagic waters from the coast of the Americas to 170o W and within 20o of the Equator. This is one of the first studies of the diet of a ...
... During a nine-year period, 1983 - 1991, we studied the diet and feeding ecology of the marine avifauna of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP), defined here as pelagic waters from the coast of the Americas to 170o W and within 20o of the Equator. This is one of the first studies of the diet of a ...
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.