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Rapid Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring Method
... Citation: Kipson S, Fourt M, Teixidó N, Cebrian E, Casas E, et al. (2011) Rapid Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring Method for Highly Diverse Benthic Communities: A Case Study of Mediterranean Coralligenous Outcrops. PLoS ONE 6(11): e27103. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027103 Editor: Simon Thrush, ...
... Citation: Kipson S, Fourt M, Teixidó N, Cebrian E, Casas E, et al. (2011) Rapid Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring Method for Highly Diverse Benthic Communities: A Case Study of Mediterranean Coralligenous Outcrops. PLoS ONE 6(11): e27103. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027103 Editor: Simon Thrush, ...
Effects of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, and isolation on the
... (Roslin, 2000; Fahrig, 2001). On the other hand, species richness might be higher in landscapes with more distant fragments, if each fragment experiences independent colonisation events by different species compared with a group of fragments that are closer. Greater isolation of fragments may also m ...
... (Roslin, 2000; Fahrig, 2001). On the other hand, species richness might be higher in landscapes with more distant fragments, if each fragment experiences independent colonisation events by different species compared with a group of fragments that are closer. Greater isolation of fragments may also m ...
Instructions for the Preparation of COSEWIC Status
... COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) bases its status assessments primarily on status reports. A status report is a comprehensive technical report that compiles and analyzes the best available information on a wildlife species’ status in Canada and indicates the threats ...
... COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) bases its status assessments primarily on status reports. A status report is a comprehensive technical report that compiles and analyzes the best available information on a wildlife species’ status in Canada and indicates the threats ...
Hydrography shapes bacterial biogeography of the deep
... phylogenetic diversity and metabolisms, but their role in the oceans remains poorly understood. Deep bacterial communities remain less studied than surface communities, and to our knowledge, in the Arctic Ocean, the composition of deep bacteria communities has never been described. The oceans are no ...
... phylogenetic diversity and metabolisms, but their role in the oceans remains poorly understood. Deep bacterial communities remain less studied than surface communities, and to our knowledge, in the Arctic Ocean, the composition of deep bacteria communities has never been described. The oceans are no ...
Tropical Forest
... Concept 52.1: Earth’s climate varies by latitude and season and is changing rapidly • The long-term prevailing weather conditions in an area constitute its climate • Four major abiotic components of climate are temperature, precipitation, sunlight, and wind • Macroclimate consists of patterns on th ...
... Concept 52.1: Earth’s climate varies by latitude and season and is changing rapidly • The long-term prevailing weather conditions in an area constitute its climate • Four major abiotic components of climate are temperature, precipitation, sunlight, and wind • Macroclimate consists of patterns on th ...
Spatial pattern in Anthyllis cytisoides shrubland on abandoned land
... Determination of the demography and patterns of sparse vegetation and the prediction of their development and possible change can therefore improve estimates of the hydrological balance of ecosystems (Wallace et al. 1990). In practice, however, such changes in the vegetative cover are rarely conside ...
... Determination of the demography and patterns of sparse vegetation and the prediction of their development and possible change can therefore improve estimates of the hydrological balance of ecosystems (Wallace et al. 1990). In practice, however, such changes in the vegetative cover are rarely conside ...
Terrestrial Habitat, Ecosystem and Plants Technical Report
... Ecological land classification: A process of delineating and classifying ecologically distinctive areas of the earth’s surface based on surficial geology, landforms, soils, vegetation, climate, wildlife, water and human features. The dominance of any one or more of these factors varies with the give ...
... Ecological land classification: A process of delineating and classifying ecologically distinctive areas of the earth’s surface based on surficial geology, landforms, soils, vegetation, climate, wildlife, water and human features. The dominance of any one or more of these factors varies with the give ...
The interplay of physical and biotic factors in
... type (e.g. herbivore, carnivore, parasite). The variation of these factors even among closely related species helps explain why higher taxa such as families, orders and classes are generally poor analytical units for studying evolutionary rate differences, even for groups noted for their high averag ...
... type (e.g. herbivore, carnivore, parasite). The variation of these factors even among closely related species helps explain why higher taxa such as families, orders and classes are generally poor analytical units for studying evolutionary rate differences, even for groups noted for their high averag ...
A generic approach to integrate biodiversity considerations in
... Projects can also carry out social2 interventions that lead to social change processes being defined as changes in the characteristics of social components (individuals, families, functional groups, or a society as a whole); the nature of these characteristics can be demographic, economic, socio-cul ...
... Projects can also carry out social2 interventions that lead to social change processes being defined as changes in the characteristics of social components (individuals, families, functional groups, or a society as a whole); the nature of these characteristics can be demographic, economic, socio-cul ...
Newton`s Laws of Motion - Augusta Independent Schools
... are called renewable resources. Resources that are found on Earth in limited amounts or those that are replaced by natural processes over extremely long periods of time are called nonrenewable resources. ...
... are called renewable resources. Resources that are found on Earth in limited amounts or those that are replaced by natural processes over extremely long periods of time are called nonrenewable resources. ...
High School Science
... point in history. 7 – W1.2.1 Explain the importance of the natural environment in the development of agricultural settlements in different locations (e.g., available water for irrigation, adequate precipitation, and suitable growth season). 7 – W1.2.2 Explain the impact of the Agricultural Revolutio ...
... point in history. 7 – W1.2.1 Explain the importance of the natural environment in the development of agricultural settlements in different locations (e.g., available water for irrigation, adequate precipitation, and suitable growth season). 7 – W1.2.2 Explain the impact of the Agricultural Revolutio ...
Scaling environmental change through the community
... morphology, and behavior of individual organisms, the structure of populations, and the composition of communities. While our understanding of how some of these pathways influence ecosystem function is strong, other pathways are less well understood. For example, some physiological processes at the ...
... morphology, and behavior of individual organisms, the structure of populations, and the composition of communities. While our understanding of how some of these pathways influence ecosystem function is strong, other pathways are less well understood. For example, some physiological processes at the ...
Special Feature
... is a community?’’ They also raise the more recent question, ‘‘Should we expect selection to act often at levels above the individual, including the community?’’ Both papers led me to ask: ‘‘What can these studies in community genetics tell us about how we do ecology?’’ WHY COMMUNITY GENETICS? Neuhau ...
... is a community?’’ They also raise the more recent question, ‘‘Should we expect selection to act often at levels above the individual, including the community?’’ Both papers led me to ask: ‘‘What can these studies in community genetics tell us about how we do ecology?’’ WHY COMMUNITY GENETICS? Neuhau ...
2007-2008 - Illinois Natural History Survey
... both reflect and support the active roles that our scientists continue to play in efforts to improve knowledge of Earth’s biological diversity. The INHS biological collections, assembled by Survey scientists and others over the past 150 years, and in many cases worldwide in scope, are a unique and i ...
... both reflect and support the active roles that our scientists continue to play in efforts to improve knowledge of Earth’s biological diversity. The INHS biological collections, assembled by Survey scientists and others over the past 150 years, and in many cases worldwide in scope, are a unique and i ...
مملكة البدائيات (Kingdom Monera)
... Two groups were included in Kingdom Monera: Eubacteria (true bacteria) and Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Some texts consider these groups as subkingdoms and others consider them as divisions of Kingdom Monera. Bacteria are unicellular organisms which lack chlorophyll. They possess certain biolog ...
... Two groups were included in Kingdom Monera: Eubacteria (true bacteria) and Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Some texts consider these groups as subkingdoms and others consider them as divisions of Kingdom Monera. Bacteria are unicellular organisms which lack chlorophyll. They possess certain biolog ...
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... – Perceived that changes in Earth’s surface can result from slow continuous actions still operating today – Exerted a strong influence on Darwin’s thinking ...
... – Perceived that changes in Earth’s surface can result from slow continuous actions still operating today – Exerted a strong influence on Darwin’s thinking ...
Types of Mutualisms
... strongly mutualistic C. mimosae, which is consistent with the hypothesis that plant exudates fuel dominance of canopy ant species that are specialized users of these abundant resources (28). In the absence of large herbivores, reduction in host-tree rewards to ant associates results in a breakdown i ...
... strongly mutualistic C. mimosae, which is consistent with the hypothesis that plant exudates fuel dominance of canopy ant species that are specialized users of these abundant resources (28). In the absence of large herbivores, reduction in host-tree rewards to ant associates results in a breakdown i ...
Factors Influencing Woodlands of Southwestern North Dakota
... may have had a great impact on the vegetation of the wooded draws. Freeroaming bison herds in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, restricted their use primarily to paths through wooded draws and areas near water, and a few of the trees were used for rubbing (Norland and Marlow 1984). Ver ...
... may have had a great impact on the vegetation of the wooded draws. Freeroaming bison herds in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, restricted their use primarily to paths through wooded draws and areas near water, and a few of the trees were used for rubbing (Norland and Marlow 1984). Ver ...
Historical biogeography of the Isthmus of Panama
... divergent environmental change off its two coasts—creating contrasting ecosystems through differential extinction and diversification. Approximately 65 Ma invading marsupials and ungulates of North American ancestry, and xenarthrans of uncertain provenance replaced nearly all South America’s non-vol ...
... divergent environmental change off its two coasts—creating contrasting ecosystems through differential extinction and diversification. Approximately 65 Ma invading marsupials and ungulates of North American ancestry, and xenarthrans of uncertain provenance replaced nearly all South America’s non-vol ...
Strasbourg, 22 May 2002
... 2. INVERTEBRATE RESPONSES TO RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE Biological systems respond to a wide range of environmental drivers, and current declines in the global distributions, population sizes and genetic diversity of species are associated with anthropogenic processes such as habitat loss and fragmentati ...
... 2. INVERTEBRATE RESPONSES TO RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE Biological systems respond to a wide range of environmental drivers, and current declines in the global distributions, population sizes and genetic diversity of species are associated with anthropogenic processes such as habitat loss and fragmentati ...
"Ecosystem Engineers". - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
... changes then affect abiotic resources and abiotic environmental conditions that may be critical for other organisms and even themselves (Figure 1). Such organisms were called physical ecosystem engineers by Jones et al. (1994, 1997). They originally defined ecosystem engineers as organisms that direct ...
... changes then affect abiotic resources and abiotic environmental conditions that may be critical for other organisms and even themselves (Figure 1). Such organisms were called physical ecosystem engineers by Jones et al. (1994, 1997). They originally defined ecosystem engineers as organisms that direct ...
Effect of abiotic factors on reproduction in the centre and periphery
... are in the centre of their breeding range and those that are near the edge. We tested this hypothesis on two sympatric ground-nesting raptors, the hen harrier Circus cyaneus and the Montagu’s harrier Circus pygargus in Madrid, central Spain, where the hen harrier is at the southern edge of its breed ...
... are in the centre of their breeding range and those that are near the edge. We tested this hypothesis on two sympatric ground-nesting raptors, the hen harrier Circus cyaneus and the Montagu’s harrier Circus pygargus in Madrid, central Spain, where the hen harrier is at the southern edge of its breed ...
Forest Restoration Ecology - College of Tropical Agriculture and
... Forest Restoration Ecology • Restoration planning steps (SER) 1) Clear rationale as to why restoration is needed 2) Ecological description of the site to be restored 3) Statement of goals & objectives of the restoration project 4) Designation & description of the reference system 5) Explanation of ...
... Forest Restoration Ecology • Restoration planning steps (SER) 1) Clear rationale as to why restoration is needed 2) Ecological description of the site to be restored 3) Statement of goals & objectives of the restoration project 4) Designation & description of the reference system 5) Explanation of ...
Part 2 - Management Plan Rev S - clean version
... maintenance of populations of the species (eg potential habitat for breeding, roosting, foraging, shelter, for either migratory or non-migratory species). ‘Essential habitat’ is defined from known records and/or expert advice (including the findings of pre-clearance surveys). KP0 to KP30 For the Nor ...
... maintenance of populations of the species (eg potential habitat for breeding, roosting, foraging, shelter, for either migratory or non-migratory species). ‘Essential habitat’ is defined from known records and/or expert advice (including the findings of pre-clearance surveys). KP0 to KP30 For the Nor ...
appendix w5 - Department of Water Affairs
... where 0 indicates no importance and 4 indicates very high importance (please refer to the rating guidelines for each separate determinant as discussed in W5.3 below). The median of the determinants is used to assign the Ecological Management Class (EMC) for a floodplain (see Table W5-2). The method ...
... where 0 indicates no importance and 4 indicates very high importance (please refer to the rating guidelines for each separate determinant as discussed in W5.3 below). The median of the determinants is used to assign the Ecological Management Class (EMC) for a floodplain (see Table W5-2). The method ...
Biogeography
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Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time. Organisms and biological communities often vary in a regular fashion along geographic gradients of latitude, elevation, isolation and habitat area. Phytogeography is the branch of biogeography that studies the distribution of plants. Zoogeography is the branch that studies distribution of animals.Knowledge of spatial variation in the numbers and types of organisms is as vital to us today as it was to our early human ancestors, as we adapt to heterogeneous but geographically predictable environments. Biogeography is an integrative field of inquiry that unites concepts and information from ecology, evolutionary biology, geology, and physical geography.Modern biogeographic research combines information and ideas from many fields, from the physiological and ecological constraints on organismal dispersal to geological and climatological phenomena operating at global spatial scales and evolutionary time frames.The short-term interactions within a habitat and species of organisms describe the ecological application of biogeography. Historical biogeography describes the long-term, evolutionary periods of time for broader classifications of organisms. Early scientists, beginning with Carl Linnaeus, contributed theories to the contributions of the development of biogeography as a science. Beginning in the mid-18th century, Europeans explored the world and discovered the biodiversity of life. Linnaeus initiated the ways to classify organisms through his exploration of undiscovered territories.The scientific theory of biogeography grows out of the work of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Hewett Cottrell Watson (1804–1881), Alphonse de Candolle (1806–1893), Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), Philip Lutley Sclater (1829–1913) and other biologists and explorers.