Biodiversity conservation in Himalayan region
... species upward, soil erosion etc. are also long – term threats. Therefore, conservation of biodiversity has become a growing concern of central significance to all sectors of society. Ensuring conservation of biodiversity is one of humankind’s important global responsibilities. It is important to co ...
... species upward, soil erosion etc. are also long – term threats. Therefore, conservation of biodiversity has become a growing concern of central significance to all sectors of society. Ensuring conservation of biodiversity is one of humankind’s important global responsibilities. It is important to co ...
Grassland Ecosystems - Sala Lab
... photosynthesis optima at higher temperature, have higher water use efficiency, and are better adapted to low water availability conditions (Kemp and Williams, 1980). ...
... photosynthesis optima at higher temperature, have higher water use efficiency, and are better adapted to low water availability conditions (Kemp and Williams, 1980). ...
Butterflies of Sikkim with Reference to Elevational Gradient in
... butterflies and 11% flowering plants that occur in the Indian subcontinent. Total forest cover of Sikkim is 3,357 km which forms around 47% of the total geographical area of the state (FSI, 2009). This breathtaking diversity results from the geographical location of the state, its unique plate tecto ...
... butterflies and 11% flowering plants that occur in the Indian subcontinent. Total forest cover of Sikkim is 3,357 km which forms around 47% of the total geographical area of the state (FSI, 2009). This breathtaking diversity results from the geographical location of the state, its unique plate tecto ...
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... Mitigation of impact on biodiversity Actions of global and strategic scope for biodiversity conservation ...
... Mitigation of impact on biodiversity Actions of global and strategic scope for biodiversity conservation ...
Biodiversity Conservation
... Based on recent scientific knowledge, the effects of climate change is discussed in phenology, natural resources (fisheries), water management, deforestation, habitat use in relation to socio-ecological indicators What is the legal context: national / international? History of the legal framework of ...
... Based on recent scientific knowledge, the effects of climate change is discussed in phenology, natural resources (fisheries), water management, deforestation, habitat use in relation to socio-ecological indicators What is the legal context: national / international? History of the legal framework of ...
Ecology and conservation of small carnivores in tropical rainforests
... During the study, 1,013 scats were collected from the three rainforest sites in KMTR (Sengaltheri n = 559, Kakachi n = 186, and Kannikatti n = 271 scats). While Sengaltheri and Kannikatti were surveyed across all years of the study, Kakachi was surveyed primarily in 1997. Multiple trails were survey ...
... During the study, 1,013 scats were collected from the three rainforest sites in KMTR (Sengaltheri n = 559, Kakachi n = 186, and Kannikatti n = 271 scats). While Sengaltheri and Kannikatti were surveyed across all years of the study, Kakachi was surveyed primarily in 1997. Multiple trails were survey ...
species diversity, floristic composition and physiognomy changes in
... a rainforest remnant in southern Yunnan, China after 48 years. In order to investigate the effects of tropical forest fragmentation, a comparative study on floristic composition, plant life forms and ecological species groups in a 13.9 ha remnant tropical rainforest was conducted over 48 years (1959 ...
... a rainforest remnant in southern Yunnan, China after 48 years. In order to investigate the effects of tropical forest fragmentation, a comparative study on floristic composition, plant life forms and ecological species groups in a 13.9 ha remnant tropical rainforest was conducted over 48 years (1959 ...
Terrestrial Arthropod Assemblages: Their Use in Conservation
... Because an explicit goal in establishing networks of reserves is to maximize protection of biotic diversity,it is logical to utilize the most diverse biotic elements as indicators in the assessment of land areas for their conservation value. Many terrestrialarthropod taxa not only are diverse but in ...
... Because an explicit goal in establishing networks of reserves is to maximize protection of biotic diversity,it is logical to utilize the most diverse biotic elements as indicators in the assessment of land areas for their conservation value. Many terrestrialarthropod taxa not only are diverse but in ...
ACTIVE TECTONIC AND VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN BUILDING AS
... and volcanic mountain building in late Neogene time. Tropical mountain building, in turn, leads to highland “cloud forest” microclimates with increased rainfall, lower diurnal temperatures, and diverse microclimates. I have previously emphasized how the geologically recent growth of mountains has be ...
... and volcanic mountain building in late Neogene time. Tropical mountain building, in turn, leads to highland “cloud forest” microclimates with increased rainfall, lower diurnal temperatures, and diverse microclimates. I have previously emphasized how the geologically recent growth of mountains has be ...
Biogeographic Crossroads as Priority Areas for Biodiversity
... area will benefit multiple taxa, not just the focal or indicator taxon (or taxa) used to assign conservation priority. Prendergast (1997 ) and others ( Pearson & Cassola 1992; Oliver et al. 1998) have shown that, locally, the patterns of richness and rarity across taxa often do not covary. Although ...
... area will benefit multiple taxa, not just the focal or indicator taxon (or taxa) used to assign conservation priority. Prendergast (1997 ) and others ( Pearson & Cassola 1992; Oliver et al. 1998) have shown that, locally, the patterns of richness and rarity across taxa often do not covary. Although ...
Duffy 2003 Ecol Let - Virginia Institute of Marine Science
... habitat destruction. These threats are non-selective in the sense that extinction is a consequence of reducing the habitat as a whole, rather than of activities directly targeted at the plants themselves (selective logging being a possible exception), and potentially affects all species present. All ...
... habitat destruction. These threats are non-selective in the sense that extinction is a consequence of reducing the habitat as a whole, rather than of activities directly targeted at the plants themselves (selective logging being a possible exception), and potentially affects all species present. All ...
Ch. 10 Notes-Biodiversity
... • The most threatened areas of high species diversity on Earth have been labeled biodiversity hotspots and include mostly tropical rainforests, coastal areas, and islands. – have high numbers of endemic species but that are also threatened by human activities. – have lost at least 70 percent of thei ...
... • The most threatened areas of high species diversity on Earth have been labeled biodiversity hotspots and include mostly tropical rainforests, coastal areas, and islands. – have high numbers of endemic species but that are also threatened by human activities. – have lost at least 70 percent of thei ...
here - Azuero Earth Project
... Redford (1992) created the image of an ‘empty forest’, where mammals and birds were entirely extirpated and their ecological roles went unfilled, to emphasize the threat to biodiversity posed by hunters in tropical forests. Are there ‘empty’ tropical forests? And, if so, where and under what circums ...
... Redford (1992) created the image of an ‘empty forest’, where mammals and birds were entirely extirpated and their ecological roles went unfilled, to emphasize the threat to biodiversity posed by hunters in tropical forests. Are there ‘empty’ tropical forests? And, if so, where and under what circums ...
The myriad consequences of hunting for vertebrates and plants in
... Redford (1992) created the image of an ‘empty forest’, where mammals and birds were entirely extirpated and their ecological roles went unfilled, to emphasize the threat to biodiversity posed by hunters in tropical forests. Are there ‘empty’ tropical forests? And, if so, where and under what circums ...
... Redford (1992) created the image of an ‘empty forest’, where mammals and birds were entirely extirpated and their ecological roles went unfilled, to emphasize the threat to biodiversity posed by hunters in tropical forests. Are there ‘empty’ tropical forests? And, if so, where and under what circums ...
Natural Capital
... Eroding biodiversity The world’s biodiversity erosion is accelerating at a dramatic pace. As a matter of fact, on 58% of the world’s land surface - where more than 70% of human population lives - the Biodiversity Intactness Index has moved beyond the planetary boundaries.3 Due to human activities, u ...
... Eroding biodiversity The world’s biodiversity erosion is accelerating at a dramatic pace. As a matter of fact, on 58% of the world’s land surface - where more than 70% of human population lives - the Biodiversity Intactness Index has moved beyond the planetary boundaries.3 Due to human activities, u ...
The Biogeography of Life - U.W.
... and perhaps 10X more either not named or undescribed • untold millions of species that are now extinct, only a fraction recorded as fossils • organisms found in all environments, yet each extant and extinct species has or had a unique geographic distribution • a few species share with the silvers ...
... and perhaps 10X more either not named or undescribed • untold millions of species that are now extinct, only a fraction recorded as fossils • organisms found in all environments, yet each extant and extinct species has or had a unique geographic distribution • a few species share with the silvers ...
- Journal of Rangeland Science
... reached to the highest (>4) in the long-term exclosure area. The evenness of this site, however, will be increased, as well. It is because of longevity of the exclosure which can provide a circumstance that plants arise to climax or subclimax positions and these stages will have less diversity and r ...
... reached to the highest (>4) in the long-term exclosure area. The evenness of this site, however, will be increased, as well. It is because of longevity of the exclosure which can provide a circumstance that plants arise to climax or subclimax positions and these stages will have less diversity and r ...
Seasonality of a Diverse Beetle Assemblage Inhabiting Lowland
... Stork 2007a) through key studies of tropical insect host-specificity, and beta-diversity (Novotný et al. 2002b, 2007; Dyer et al. 2007). One of the less well-studied areas is the temporal dynamics of insects in tropical forests (Wolda 1988). Such studies documenting intra- and interannual populatio ...
... Stork 2007a) through key studies of tropical insect host-specificity, and beta-diversity (Novotný et al. 2002b, 2007; Dyer et al. 2007). One of the less well-studied areas is the temporal dynamics of insects in tropical forests (Wolda 1988). Such studies documenting intra- and interannual populatio ...
Oct 2013 - Las Gralarias Foundation
... explore the Amazon River headwaters —all the while being immersed in the South American, Incan and Amazonian indigenous cultures in and around the Quito region. Students will work in three river systems at the research reserve, Reserva Las Gralarias, located in the Parish of Mindo along the Western ...
... explore the Amazon River headwaters —all the while being immersed in the South American, Incan and Amazonian indigenous cultures in and around the Quito region. Students will work in three river systems at the research reserve, Reserva Las Gralarias, located in the Parish of Mindo along the Western ...
Ch 2: Status of the South Florida Flora
... was mistaken for a non-native vine by a restoration crew. Two (Brassia caudata, Macradenia lutescens) were extirpated primarily by poaching. Fifteen of the historical taxa were recorded at least one time after the site was designated for conservation (Appendix ...
... was mistaken for a non-native vine by a restoration crew. Two (Brassia caudata, Macradenia lutescens) were extirpated primarily by poaching. Fifteen of the historical taxa were recorded at least one time after the site was designated for conservation (Appendix ...
conservation of biodiversity
... being will be threatened. So, it is our moral duty to conserve Biodiversity as well our Environment. Longterm maintenance of species and their management ...
... being will be threatened. So, it is our moral duty to conserve Biodiversity as well our Environment. Longterm maintenance of species and their management ...
Re-assessing current extinction rates
... forests—see also Chazdon et al. 2009 for discussion of regrowth forests). Hubbell et al. (2008) estimated the number, relative abundance and range size of tree species in the Brazilian Amazon using Hubbell’s neutral theory (Hubbell 2001) and then examined the optimistic and pessimistic scenarios of ...
... forests—see also Chazdon et al. 2009 for discussion of regrowth forests). Hubbell et al. (2008) estimated the number, relative abundance and range size of tree species in the Brazilian Amazon using Hubbell’s neutral theory (Hubbell 2001) and then examined the optimistic and pessimistic scenarios of ...
Diversity and distribution of small mammals in the South American
... species–energy relationship (Wright 1983) and middomain effect (Colwell & Hurtt 1994). Previous studies regarding small mammal diversity at smaller scales along the Andes, such as the Puna and Atacama Desert, have found a positive relationship between elevation, area and species richness (Pearson & ...
... species–energy relationship (Wright 1983) and middomain effect (Colwell & Hurtt 1994). Previous studies regarding small mammal diversity at smaller scales along the Andes, such as the Puna and Atacama Desert, have found a positive relationship between elevation, area and species richness (Pearson & ...
Steinberg conducts zooplankton census
... To reveal trends, a census needs to continue through time. “By describing and understanding how patterns of zooplankton distribution and abundance change from day-to-day, season-toseason, or year-to-year,” says Steinberg, “we can dissect the difference between natural variability and real ‘change’ i ...
... To reveal trends, a census needs to continue through time. “By describing and understanding how patterns of zooplankton distribution and abundance change from day-to-day, season-toseason, or year-to-year,” says Steinberg, “we can dissect the difference between natural variability and real ‘change’ i ...
DIVERSITY MEASURES
... Global climate change is increasingly making migration a necessity for long-term persistence of many species. Increasing temperatures and shifting rainfall regimes are leading to a growing mismatch between species’ current distributions and the climates to which they are best suited. This places a p ...
... Global climate change is increasingly making migration a necessity for long-term persistence of many species. Increasing temperatures and shifting rainfall regimes are leading to a growing mismatch between species’ current distributions and the climates to which they are best suited. This places a p ...
Tropical Andes
The Tropical Andes is a subregion of the Andes spanning all of the Andes except the southern mediterranean and temperate zones. The Tropical Andes area spans 1,542,644 km2.