Exploring Geology: What-To
... Provide an example of a geologic question that can be answered using numeric data and calculations. ...
... Provide an example of a geologic question that can be answered using numeric data and calculations. ...
Amphipod Newsletter 37 (2013) - World Register of Marine Species
... strength in the past 2 years. It’s a new and dynamic way for the amphipod community to communicate with one another. It provides information, news and sometimes debate about the world of amphipods. Always encouraging to see some new and emerging amphipod taxonomists online providing an extra way to ...
... strength in the past 2 years. It’s a new and dynamic way for the amphipod community to communicate with one another. It provides information, news and sometimes debate about the world of amphipods. Always encouraging to see some new and emerging amphipod taxonomists online providing an extra way to ...
Exploring Geology: What-To-Know List
... On a map of the world, identify some features that have interesting tectonic origins. 3.1 What Are the Major Features of Earth? Identify on a world map the named continents and oceans. Identify on a world map the main types of features on the continents and in the oceans. Describe the main c ...
... On a map of the world, identify some features that have interesting tectonic origins. 3.1 What Are the Major Features of Earth? Identify on a world map the named continents and oceans. Identify on a world map the main types of features on the continents and in the oceans. Describe the main c ...
ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE, COMMUNITY
... In the western GOA, the Kodiak Archipelago is surrounded by a bathymetrically and hydrographically complex shelf. The inshore area is influenced primarily by the Alaska Coastal Current (ACC) and local factors such as winds, complex bathymetry, and freshwater inputs (Kendall et al., 1980; Stabeno et ...
... In the western GOA, the Kodiak Archipelago is surrounded by a bathymetrically and hydrographically complex shelf. The inshore area is influenced primarily by the Alaska Coastal Current (ACC) and local factors such as winds, complex bathymetry, and freshwater inputs (Kendall et al., 1980; Stabeno et ...
Assessment of risks to Norwegian biodiversity from the import
... accompanying organisms such as pathogens and parasites, and (4) the likelihood of escape or release of the imported organisms and precautionary measures that could prevent this from happening. The committee was asked to adopt a fifty year perspective in this assessment. Furthermore, any known negati ...
... accompanying organisms such as pathogens and parasites, and (4) the likelihood of escape or release of the imported organisms and precautionary measures that could prevent this from happening. The committee was asked to adopt a fifty year perspective in this assessment. Furthermore, any known negati ...
AP Biology Chapter Objectives
... 1. Distinguish between autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition. 2. Distinguish between photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs. 3. Describe the structure of a chloroplast, listing all membranes and compartments. The Pathways of Photosynthesis 4. Write a summary equation for photosynthesis. 5. In general ...
... 1. Distinguish between autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition. 2. Distinguish between photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs. 3. Describe the structure of a chloroplast, listing all membranes and compartments. The Pathways of Photosynthesis 4. Write a summary equation for photosynthesis. 5. In general ...
2010 7th SER Conference of the Society for Ecological
... Significant projects of restoration are starting. Nevertheless, a considerable amount of work is still needed to integrate them in the life of the local populations and make them sustainable ecologically and economically. The objectives of this conference are thus to multiply the contacts between res ...
... Significant projects of restoration are starting. Nevertheless, a considerable amount of work is still needed to integrate them in the life of the local populations and make them sustainable ecologically and economically. The objectives of this conference are thus to multiply the contacts between res ...
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABLE
... Significant projects of restoration are starting. Nevertheless, a considerable amount of work is still needed to integrate them in the life of the local populations and make them sustainable ecologically and economically. The objectives of this conference are thus to multiply the contacts between res ...
... Significant projects of restoration are starting. Nevertheless, a considerable amount of work is still needed to integrate them in the life of the local populations and make them sustainable ecologically and economically. The objectives of this conference are thus to multiply the contacts between res ...
DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGY OF LOWLAND PINE MARTEN
... The pine marten (Martes martes) has been long considered a prototypical forest-specialist, but recent studies carried out in western Europe have pointed out that the species is more generalist in terms of habitat preferences than previously reported. In the western plain of the River Po residual woo ...
... The pine marten (Martes martes) has been long considered a prototypical forest-specialist, but recent studies carried out in western Europe have pointed out that the species is more generalist in terms of habitat preferences than previously reported. In the western plain of the River Po residual woo ...
Lesson Overview
... greenhouse, or carefully alter conditions in selected parts of natural ecosystems. ...
... greenhouse, or carefully alter conditions in selected parts of natural ecosystems. ...
The Influence of Interspecific Competition and Other Factors on the
... The upper species, Chthamalus stellatus, has its center of distribution in the Mediterranean; it reaches its northern limit in the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland. At MIillport, adults of this species occur between the levels of mean high water of neap and spring tides (M.H.W.N. and MI.H.W.S.: s ...
... The upper species, Chthamalus stellatus, has its center of distribution in the Mediterranean; it reaches its northern limit in the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland. At MIillport, adults of this species occur between the levels of mean high water of neap and spring tides (M.H.W.N. and MI.H.W.S.: s ...
Mortality, behavior and the effects of predators on the
... mobile prey, however, a relationship between spatial variation in predation risk and prey distribution does not necessarily imply that low densities of prey are a direct result of high mortality rates. The intertidal distribution of mobile invertebrates can also be influenced by their behavior (Unde ...
... mobile prey, however, a relationship between spatial variation in predation risk and prey distribution does not necessarily imply that low densities of prey are a direct result of high mortality rates. The intertidal distribution of mobile invertebrates can also be influenced by their behavior (Unde ...
BEST PRACTICE IN RESTORATION
... pollination networks characterise the interactions between pollinators and flowers, and seed dispersal networks quantify the interactions between seed dispersers and seeds. These interactions form the basis of many ecological functions and ecosystem services, and they can have a profound impact on a ...
... pollination networks characterise the interactions between pollinators and flowers, and seed dispersal networks quantify the interactions between seed dispersers and seeds. These interactions form the basis of many ecological functions and ecosystem services, and they can have a profound impact on a ...
best practice in restoration
... pollination networks characterise the interactions between pollinators and flowers, and seed dispersal networks quantify the interactions between seed dispersers and seeds. These interactions form the basis of many ecological functions and ecosystem services, and they can have a profound impact on a ...
... pollination networks characterise the interactions between pollinators and flowers, and seed dispersal networks quantify the interactions between seed dispersers and seeds. These interactions form the basis of many ecological functions and ecosystem services, and they can have a profound impact on a ...
Quantifying Terrestrial Habitat Loss and Fragmentation: A Protocol
... fragmentation. In our Primer, we explore habitat fragmentation as a landscape-level process in which a specific habitat is progressively sub-divided into smaller, geometrically altered, and more isolated fragments as a result of both natural and human activities. We describe alternative perspectives ...
... fragmentation. In our Primer, we explore habitat fragmentation as a landscape-level process in which a specific habitat is progressively sub-divided into smaller, geometrically altered, and more isolated fragments as a result of both natural and human activities. We describe alternative perspectives ...
Thresholds in Habitat Supply: A Review of the Literature
... to insufficient amounts of habitat, leading to the concept of minimum thresholds in habitat amount, or the “extinction threshold.” Although thresholds can manifest in many aspects of ecosystem dynamics, the focus of this review was thresholds in the response of species to changes in the amount of ha ...
... to insufficient amounts of habitat, leading to the concept of minimum thresholds in habitat amount, or the “extinction threshold.” Although thresholds can manifest in many aspects of ecosystem dynamics, the focus of this review was thresholds in the response of species to changes in the amount of ha ...
Biological Synopsis
... Africa (Hecht and Heasman 1999), New Zealand (Heasman, pers. comm.), Chile (Uribe and Etchepare 2002) and Scotland (Karayucel 1997). Although reported in Canadian waters prior to 1900 (Stimpson 1852), it is only recently that this cryptogenic species has been observed in high densities. The “invasiv ...
... Africa (Hecht and Heasman 1999), New Zealand (Heasman, pers. comm.), Chile (Uribe and Etchepare 2002) and Scotland (Karayucel 1997). Although reported in Canadian waters prior to 1900 (Stimpson 1852), it is only recently that this cryptogenic species has been observed in high densities. The “invasiv ...
Does multiple seed loading in Blue Jays result in selective dispersal
... not marked and jays returned to the feeder rapidly after caching, it was not possible to follow individuals through the course of an entire experimental trial. During the trials, jays rarely consumed acorns but instead carried them to preferred cache sites used in previous experiments. Jays in this ...
... not marked and jays returned to the feeder rapidly after caching, it was not possible to follow individuals through the course of an entire experimental trial. During the trials, jays rarely consumed acorns but instead carried them to preferred cache sites used in previous experiments. Jays in this ...
aggregation
... 1) describes the basic ideas of the aggregation theory of species coexistence 2) indicates the two different questions that ecologists ask 3) summarizes the support for the aggregation theory in respect of these questions 4) considers the mechanisms, or the lack of them, that allow the conditions re ...
... 1) describes the basic ideas of the aggregation theory of species coexistence 2) indicates the two different questions that ecologists ask 3) summarizes the support for the aggregation theory in respect of these questions 4) considers the mechanisms, or the lack of them, that allow the conditions re ...
EFFECTS OF HABITAT FRAGMENTATION ON
... habitat removal: “fragmentation . . . not only causes loss of the amount of habitat, but by creating small, isolated patches it also changes the properties of the remaining habitat” (van den Berg et al. 2001). Habitat can be removed from a landscape in many different ways, resulting in many differen ...
... habitat removal: “fragmentation . . . not only causes loss of the amount of habitat, but by creating small, isolated patches it also changes the properties of the remaining habitat” (van den Berg et al. 2001). Habitat can be removed from a landscape in many different ways, resulting in many differen ...
Spatial Pattern Analysis in Plant Ecology MARK R.T. DALE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
... Keddy 1987; Lepš 1990a). Because spatial pattern is the result of past process, however, it can be used to test some hypotheses about process, even if it does not provide complete knowledge. For example, a change in the arrangement of individual plants over time that includes an increase in the dis ...
... Keddy 1987; Lepš 1990a). Because spatial pattern is the result of past process, however, it can be used to test some hypotheses about process, even if it does not provide complete knowledge. For example, a change in the arrangement of individual plants over time that includes an increase in the dis ...
SPATIAL SYNCHRONY IN POPULATION DYNAMICS∗ Andrew
... Because of the difficulty in determining the importance of specific ecological processes, many recent studies have attempted to infer mechanisms indirectly via the analysis of population time series (Kendall et al. 1999, Royama 1981, Turchin 1990). These studies characterize temporal patterns (measu ...
... Because of the difficulty in determining the importance of specific ecological processes, many recent studies have attempted to infer mechanisms indirectly via the analysis of population time series (Kendall et al. 1999, Royama 1981, Turchin 1990). These studies characterize temporal patterns (measu ...
SPATIAL SYNCHRONY IN POPULATION DYNAMICS ∗ Andrew
... Because of the difficulty in determining the importance of specific ecological processes, many recent studies have attempted to infer mechanisms indirectly via the analysis of population time series (Kendall et al. 1999, Royama 1981, Turchin 1990). These studies characterize temporal patterns (measu ...
... Because of the difficulty in determining the importance of specific ecological processes, many recent studies have attempted to infer mechanisms indirectly via the analysis of population time series (Kendall et al. 1999, Royama 1981, Turchin 1990). These studies characterize temporal patterns (measu ...
Trophic effects through herbivory at Ningaloo Reef
... showed a high degree of variability in grazing rates among regions separated by 100s km in the marine park, with different species responsible for macroalgal removal among those regions. Either N. unicornis or Kyphosus spp. were responsible for the majority of the grazing. Thirdly, we showed variabi ...
... showed a high degree of variability in grazing rates among regions separated by 100s km in the marine park, with different species responsible for macroalgal removal among those regions. Either N. unicornis or Kyphosus spp. were responsible for the majority of the grazing. Thirdly, we showed variabi ...
Crayfish Identification, Distribution and Legislation
... White-clawed crayfish populations are found in fragmented patches across England and Wales. The White-clawed crayfish has been declining rapidly across its range since the 1970s due to habitat loss, pollution, crayfish plague and competition from invasive crayfish species such as the North American ...
... White-clawed crayfish populations are found in fragmented patches across England and Wales. The White-clawed crayfish has been declining rapidly across its range since the 1970s due to habitat loss, pollution, crayfish plague and competition from invasive crayfish species such as the North American ...
Biogeography
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.