Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Agricultural Development
... expansion as the only way to increase agriMarkets for many of the benefits of biodi- cultural production. versity often function poorly or not at all. In many countries, agricultural policies The benefits of biodiversity often do not have explicitly promoted conversion of nataccrue to those deciding ...
... expansion as the only way to increase agriMarkets for many of the benefits of biodi- cultural production. versity often function poorly or not at all. In many countries, agricultural policies The benefits of biodiversity often do not have explicitly promoted conversion of nataccrue to those deciding ...
Measuring Farmland Biodiversity
... Thierry Fabian, an agricultural engineer, is the head of the French Institute for Designations of Origin in Caen. Obtaining the AOC label for cheeses, wine, or cider helps farmers market their products. Fabian wants to evaluate whether the traditional farming practices related to those products yiel ...
... Thierry Fabian, an agricultural engineer, is the head of the French Institute for Designations of Origin in Caen. Obtaining the AOC label for cheeses, wine, or cider helps farmers market their products. Fabian wants to evaluate whether the traditional farming practices related to those products yiel ...
Ecosystems - WordPress.com
... When listening to the presentations, find out; • The temperature and rainfall expected in this ecosystem. • An example of a plant and animal found there. • A human influence affecting that ecosystem. ...
... When listening to the presentations, find out; • The temperature and rainfall expected in this ecosystem. • An example of a plant and animal found there. • A human influence affecting that ecosystem. ...
BIOL 2306 Environmental Biology
... B. Synthetic and Natural Toxicants: carcinogens, mutagens, teratogens, allergens, neurotoxins, ...
... B. Synthetic and Natural Toxicants: carcinogens, mutagens, teratogens, allergens, neurotoxins, ...
Course title - TERI University
... The course starts with the basic concepts of Ecology, populations, ecosystem-its structure, composition, function, productivity and succession, and different types of ecosystems, to help the students understand the basics. As the next step, application of ecological principles to various areas viz. ...
... The course starts with the basic concepts of Ecology, populations, ecosystem-its structure, composition, function, productivity and succession, and different types of ecosystems, to help the students understand the basics. As the next step, application of ecological principles to various areas viz. ...
Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis
... Due to the low population size, few records exist that quantify the threats this species faces at sea. Longline fishing activities around the island during the 1970s and 1980s may well have contributed to the population decline at that time [26]. The foraging range of D. amsterdamensis extends up to ...
... Due to the low population size, few records exist that quantify the threats this species faces at sea. Longline fishing activities around the island during the 1970s and 1980s may well have contributed to the population decline at that time [26]. The foraging range of D. amsterdamensis extends up to ...
Sciurus carolinensis, Eastern Gray Squirrel
... Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information) It is found in large blocks of hardwood or mixed forests, as well as in urban and suburban areas. Prefers mature deciduous and mixed forests with abundant supplies of mast (e.g., acorns, hickory nuts). A diversity of nut trees is needed t ...
... Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information) It is found in large blocks of hardwood or mixed forests, as well as in urban and suburban areas. Prefers mature deciduous and mixed forests with abundant supplies of mast (e.g., acorns, hickory nuts). A diversity of nut trees is needed t ...
Population Dynamics, Carrying Capacity
... high mortality is late in life; • constant loss (such as songbirds), in which mortality is about the same for any age; • early loss (usually r– strategists), in which high mortality is early in life. ...
... high mortality is late in life; • constant loss (such as songbirds), in which mortality is about the same for any age; • early loss (usually r– strategists), in which high mortality is early in life. ...
Marker, L. (2005). Cheetah conservation in Namibia. Animal
... southern Africa. According to many Namibian farmers, maintaining a substantial population of wild game is the most important feature in reducing livestock predation. Therefore mixed farms with both livestock and wildlife should be encouraged. The relationship between prey availability, livestock pre ...
... southern Africa. According to many Namibian farmers, maintaining a substantial population of wild game is the most important feature in reducing livestock predation. Therefore mixed farms with both livestock and wildlife should be encouraged. The relationship between prey availability, livestock pre ...
2015 Annual Report - Colorado Natural Heritage Program
... 1. identify top priority species and habitats across Colorado that are in need of conservation efforts; 2. provide details on the threats each species and habitat face; 3. identify conservation actions necessary to reduce or eliminate these threats. ...
... 1. identify top priority species and habitats across Colorado that are in need of conservation efforts; 2. provide details on the threats each species and habitat face; 3. identify conservation actions necessary to reduce or eliminate these threats. ...
Scientific name
... Distribution: Occurs in the Iberian Peninsula with a very fragmented distribution Conservation status: Vulnerable in the Portuguese Vertebrate Red Book and Near ...
... Distribution: Occurs in the Iberian Peninsula with a very fragmented distribution Conservation status: Vulnerable in the Portuguese Vertebrate Red Book and Near ...
Rewilding Abandoned Landscapes in Europe | SpringerLink
... particularly through agriculture. In Europe, the age-old interaction between humans and ecosystems strongly influenced the cultural heritage. Yet European farmland is now being abandoned, especially in remote areas. The loss of the traditional agricultural landscapes and its consequences for biodive ...
... particularly through agriculture. In Europe, the age-old interaction between humans and ecosystems strongly influenced the cultural heritage. Yet European farmland is now being abandoned, especially in remote areas. The loss of the traditional agricultural landscapes and its consequences for biodive ...
Understand inter and intraspecific competition, mutualism and
... growth rate of the global population has slowed in the last 40 years or so. Know the components of soil – humus, parent material, etc. Understand that humans, for a long time in our history, were hunter gatherers. Understand what is meant by subsistence farming Know the terms Pangaea, leaching, dese ...
... growth rate of the global population has slowed in the last 40 years or so. Know the components of soil – humus, parent material, etc. Understand that humans, for a long time in our history, were hunter gatherers. Understand what is meant by subsistence farming Know the terms Pangaea, leaching, dese ...
threatened plants of canterbury including a revised species list
... tedious task checking the accuracy of these names and I have not been absolutely thorough in doing this. I have detected some errors, but stress that it is the responsibility of authors to carefully check that their species lists are accurate. Authors also vary in their use or acceptance of recent n ...
... tedious task checking the accuracy of these names and I have not been absolutely thorough in doing this. I have detected some errors, but stress that it is the responsibility of authors to carefully check that their species lists are accurate. Authors also vary in their use or acceptance of recent n ...
Insects and the city: what island biogeography tells us about insect
... A number of urban studies found support for ETIB predictions, but results varied considerably according to the study systems. Moreover, available research is mostly limited to pattern description (Predictions 1–6), whereas studies on extinction rates are virtually lacking, probably because of diffic ...
... A number of urban studies found support for ETIB predictions, but results varied considerably according to the study systems. Moreover, available research is mostly limited to pattern description (Predictions 1–6), whereas studies on extinction rates are virtually lacking, probably because of diffic ...
Practical implementation of species` recovery plans
... species requires not only safeguarding individuals, but maintaining viable populations (Hanski 1998, Fahrig 2003, Traill et al. 2010). This often involves large scale activities aiming at maintenance or restoration of habitats of suitable quality and size, which are functionally connected within a l ...
... species requires not only safeguarding individuals, but maintaining viable populations (Hanski 1998, Fahrig 2003, Traill et al. 2010). This often involves large scale activities aiming at maintenance or restoration of habitats of suitable quality and size, which are functionally connected within a l ...
A General Approach to the Modelling of Trophic Chains
... systems is that there may exist internal states of the systems which we cannot measure (Arditi and Ginzburg, 1989). There is a systematic way of eliminating these variables from the system description, if their dynamics occur at faster time scales than the time scale of population dynamics. In physi ...
... systems is that there may exist internal states of the systems which we cannot measure (Arditi and Ginzburg, 1989). There is a systematic way of eliminating these variables from the system description, if their dynamics occur at faster time scales than the time scale of population dynamics. In physi ...
2013-2023 Strategic Plan
... distinguishes us from other environmental/conservation organizations? First, with our emphasis on “imperiled species”—our most vulnerable plants and animals— and their habitat, we are focused on biodiversity conservation, a focus abandoned in some measure by other conservation organizations. At a ti ...
... distinguishes us from other environmental/conservation organizations? First, with our emphasis on “imperiled species”—our most vulnerable plants and animals— and their habitat, we are focused on biodiversity conservation, a focus abandoned in some measure by other conservation organizations. At a ti ...
Landscape constraints on functional diversity of birds and insects in
... Population and community responses to ecological changes may be more easily detected in managed systems, allowing the identification of species traits associated with landscape changes. In this article, we identify two key landscape effects on functional biodiversity where research in tropical agricu ...
... Population and community responses to ecological changes may be more easily detected in managed systems, allowing the identification of species traits associated with landscape changes. In this article, we identify two key landscape effects on functional biodiversity where research in tropical agricu ...
pdf - New Zealand Ecological Society
... Endler 1986; Thompson 1998; Hendry & Kinnison 1999, 2001; Ashley et al. 2003; Stockwell et al. 2003; Ferrière et al. 2004; Carroll et al. 2007). Microevolutionary processes have been documented in many different functional groups, such as birds (Table 1). The rate of evolution in these cases may be ...
... Endler 1986; Thompson 1998; Hendry & Kinnison 1999, 2001; Ashley et al. 2003; Stockwell et al. 2003; Ferrière et al. 2004; Carroll et al. 2007). Microevolutionary processes have been documented in many different functional groups, such as birds (Table 1). The rate of evolution in these cases may be ...
Conservation and Subsistence in Small
... that those rights will ultimately be undercut by naive or mistaken views on indigenous conservation (Hames 1991, Stearman 1994, Vickers 1994, Hill 1996). For these and other reasons, the literature on conservation in small-scale societies is often polarized into dichotomous viewpoints, with such peo ...
... that those rights will ultimately be undercut by naive or mistaken views on indigenous conservation (Hames 1991, Stearman 1994, Vickers 1994, Hill 1996). For these and other reasons, the literature on conservation in small-scale societies is often polarized into dichotomous viewpoints, with such peo ...
Threatened Species - Environment, Planning and Sustainable
... populations of Delma impar as a component of the indigenous biological resources of the ACT and as a contribution to regional and national conservation of the species (ACT Government 1994). This is interpreted to include the maintenance of the species' potential for evolutionary development in the w ...
... populations of Delma impar as a component of the indigenous biological resources of the ACT and as a contribution to regional and national conservation of the species (ACT Government 1994). This is interpreted to include the maintenance of the species' potential for evolutionary development in the w ...
Freshwater Ecosystems and Biodiversity
... environmental factors affect biota. We first describe each factor, and then return to these factors when examining the major types of freshwater ecosystem. Although each factor is presented separately, interactions among Another useful biodiversity measure is the idea of factors are important and co ...
... environmental factors affect biota. We first describe each factor, and then return to these factors when examining the major types of freshwater ecosystem. Although each factor is presented separately, interactions among Another useful biodiversity measure is the idea of factors are important and co ...
DOC. SC37-29 - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
... Conservation Plan for the Americas. Despite more than a century of conservation efforts in North America and emergence of a shared vision for biologically-based, landscape orientated partnerships, it is clear that international cooperation amongst Pan-American countries sharing migratory birds shoul ...
... Conservation Plan for the Americas. Despite more than a century of conservation efforts in North America and emergence of a shared vision for biologically-based, landscape orientated partnerships, it is clear that international cooperation amongst Pan-American countries sharing migratory birds shoul ...
Conservation biology
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.