Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity
... In addition to the consensus statements above, data published in the past few years have revealed four emerging trends that are changing the way we view the functional consequences of biodiversity loss. Emerging trend one The impacts of diversity loss on ecological processes might be sufficiently la ...
... In addition to the consensus statements above, data published in the past few years have revealed four emerging trends that are changing the way we view the functional consequences of biodiversity loss. Emerging trend one The impacts of diversity loss on ecological processes might be sufficiently la ...
Warringah Aquatic Centre
... (DFEC) listed as endangered under the TSC Act. Compared to remnant Duffys Forest the biodiversity values of the highly modified Duffys Forest are low due to poor species diversity and capacity for the vegetation to improve over time due to past disturbance of the soil seedbank and soil structure. Th ...
... (DFEC) listed as endangered under the TSC Act. Compared to remnant Duffys Forest the biodiversity values of the highly modified Duffys Forest are low due to poor species diversity and capacity for the vegetation to improve over time due to past disturbance of the soil seedbank and soil structure. Th ...
independent gradients of producer, consumer
... for species coexistence, the importance of such feedbacks relative to other drivers such as abiotic control is poorly understood in most ecosystems. If trophic level interactions are important for promoting species coexistence, then diversity should be positively correlated across trophic levels. Th ...
... for species coexistence, the importance of such feedbacks relative to other drivers such as abiotic control is poorly understood in most ecosystems. If trophic level interactions are important for promoting species coexistence, then diversity should be positively correlated across trophic levels. Th ...
Part One: Policy - Christchurch City Council
... through Christchurch and Banks Peninsula district on migration. ...
... through Christchurch and Banks Peninsula district on migration. ...
International Organizations and Biodiversity
... interdisciplinary, integrated scientific approaches to global environmental issues, including a number of programs that have made significant contributions to international cooperation in biodiversity research. These include the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE; founded in ...
... interdisciplinary, integrated scientific approaches to global environmental issues, including a number of programs that have made significant contributions to international cooperation in biodiversity research. These include the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE; founded in ...
A New Model for Global Conservation
... scientists together with representatives from local communities, often for the first time, and helps them develop a comprehensive strategy that outlines the necessary actions. With a clear strategy in place, the Fund enables local community associations, NGOs, private businesses and other civil soci ...
... scientists together with representatives from local communities, often for the first time, and helps them develop a comprehensive strategy that outlines the necessary actions. With a clear strategy in place, the Fund enables local community associations, NGOs, private businesses and other civil soci ...
Community Ecology, BIOL 7083 – Fall 2003
... Woodward, F. I., M. R. Lomas & C. K. Kelly. 2004. Global climate and the distribution of plant biomes. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 359:1465-1476. 2. Community-level patterns: species richness; alpha, beta & gamma diversity; some geographic patterns (e.g., species-area curves), the processes that ca ...
... Woodward, F. I., M. R. Lomas & C. K. Kelly. 2004. Global climate and the distribution of plant biomes. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 359:1465-1476. 2. Community-level patterns: species richness; alpha, beta & gamma diversity; some geographic patterns (e.g., species-area curves), the processes that ca ...
Global amphibian declines: sorting the hypotheses - Collins Lab
... distinguish between three alternatives: (1) rate of loss of amphibian populations increased during the end of the 20th century, possibly due to a threshold effect; (2) loss rate was constant and the severity of the declines only became evident in the 1980s and 1990s; or (3) there was a time lag betw ...
... distinguish between three alternatives: (1) rate of loss of amphibian populations increased during the end of the 20th century, possibly due to a threshold effect; (2) loss rate was constant and the severity of the declines only became evident in the 1980s and 1990s; or (3) there was a time lag betw ...
Observations on the diet and habitat of the mountain tapir (Tapirus
... examined as part of a study to determine individual home range, annual migration, habitat use, and social behaviour (Downer, 1996). Mutualistic co-evolution between the mountain tapir and the Andean plant individuals and communities in which it lives was also tested. The abundance of favoured plants ...
... examined as part of a study to determine individual home range, annual migration, habitat use, and social behaviour (Downer, 1996). Mutualistic co-evolution between the mountain tapir and the Andean plant individuals and communities in which it lives was also tested. The abundance of favoured plants ...
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... ecosystem composition, structure and function. ............................................................................... 35 Resource frontiers and justice. ........................................................................................................... 36 Future Earth, international ...
... ecosystem composition, structure and function. ............................................................................... 35 Resource frontiers and justice. ........................................................................................................... 36 Future Earth, international ...
Rapid Tropical Forest Inventory: a Comparison of Techniques Based
... Abstract: Floristic inventory is critical for conservation planning in tropical forests. Tropical forest inventory is hampered by large numbers of species, however, and is usually abbreviated by sampling only the tallest trees in the forest, an approach that remains time-consuming. In a systematic e ...
... Abstract: Floristic inventory is critical for conservation planning in tropical forests. Tropical forest inventory is hampered by large numbers of species, however, and is usually abbreviated by sampling only the tallest trees in the forest, an approach that remains time-consuming. In a systematic e ...
Open Access
... farmland biodiversity has declined. Previous studies have shown that the continuity of grazing management can have a significant influence on the environmental conditions and the levels of plant species diversity in grassland habitats. The preservation of species-rich grasslands has become a high co ...
... farmland biodiversity has declined. Previous studies have shown that the continuity of grazing management can have a significant influence on the environmental conditions and the levels of plant species diversity in grassland habitats. The preservation of species-rich grasslands has become a high co ...
IDB BAP Template - Association of Drainage Authorities
... The UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) is the UK commitment to Article 6A of the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity. It describes the UK's priority species and habitats, and seeks to benefit 65 priority habitats and 1149 species in total. It identifies other key areas for action such as the bu ...
... The UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) is the UK commitment to Article 6A of the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity. It describes the UK's priority species and habitats, and seeks to benefit 65 priority habitats and 1149 species in total. It identifies other key areas for action such as the bu ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services
... element of observational and sampling-based approaches, fostering collaboration with Themes Current Baselines and Understanding Change. 2) Major questions to be addressed We will investigate how marine biodiversity (genetic, species, habitat, and ecosystems) relates to major functions of marine ecos ...
... element of observational and sampling-based approaches, fostering collaboration with Themes Current Baselines and Understanding Change. 2) Major questions to be addressed We will investigate how marine biodiversity (genetic, species, habitat, and ecosystems) relates to major functions of marine ecos ...
Herbivore damage along a latitudinal gradient: relative
... for both young (Aide 1993, Jackson and Bach 1999) and mature leaves (Coley 1983, Lowman 1984). Rates of herbivory are affected by leaf age (Landsberg 1988, Coley and Aide 1991, Landsberg and Cork 1997, Jackson et al. 1999, Moles and Westoby 2000). Among latitudes, young tropical leaves are expected ...
... for both young (Aide 1993, Jackson and Bach 1999) and mature leaves (Coley 1983, Lowman 1984). Rates of herbivory are affected by leaf age (Landsberg 1988, Coley and Aide 1991, Landsberg and Cork 1997, Jackson et al. 1999, Moles and Westoby 2000). Among latitudes, young tropical leaves are expected ...
aboveground biomass and tree diversity of riparian zones in
... of riparian forests in a landscape can help in biodiversity conservation (Pardini et al. 2005, Lees & Peres 2008, Sekercioglu 2009). However, little has been done on AGB storage dynamics of riparian vegetation zones and how these dynamics function across a range of disturbance gradients. An evaluati ...
... of riparian forests in a landscape can help in biodiversity conservation (Pardini et al. 2005, Lees & Peres 2008, Sekercioglu 2009). However, little has been done on AGB storage dynamics of riparian vegetation zones and how these dynamics function across a range of disturbance gradients. An evaluati ...
Biodiversity and the functioning of seagrass ecosystems
... ecosystems. Several themes emerge from a review of the mostly indirect evidence and the few experiments that explicitly manipulated diversity in seagrass systems. First, because many seagrass communities are dominated by 1 or a few plant species, genetic and phenotypic diversity within such foundati ...
... ecosystems. Several themes emerge from a review of the mostly indirect evidence and the few experiments that explicitly manipulated diversity in seagrass systems. First, because many seagrass communities are dominated by 1 or a few plant species, genetic and phenotypic diversity within such foundati ...
Biogeography and Primates: A Review - Anthropology
... There are approximately 348 exant primate species in the world (Appendix 1), although this number varies depending on which taxonomy is used (e.g., Rylands et al., 2000; Groves, 2001; Grubb et al., 2003; Brandon-Jones et al., 2004; Isaac et al., 2004). Morever, there have been at least 46 new specie ...
... There are approximately 348 exant primate species in the world (Appendix 1), although this number varies depending on which taxonomy is used (e.g., Rylands et al., 2000; Groves, 2001; Grubb et al., 2003; Brandon-Jones et al., 2004; Isaac et al., 2004). Morever, there have been at least 46 new specie ...
`sky islands` of eastern Africa
... alpine habitat exists on punctuated volcanic uplifts. It is, therefore, possible that the alpine zone of most of the high Ethiopian mountains became interconnected and formed one continuous habitat, at least on each side of the Rift Valley under colder climates. The possibility for gradual migration ...
... alpine habitat exists on punctuated volcanic uplifts. It is, therefore, possible that the alpine zone of most of the high Ethiopian mountains became interconnected and formed one continuous habitat, at least on each side of the Rift Valley under colder climates. The possibility for gradual migration ...
The functional role of biodiversity in ecosystems
... extirpation of numerous other species that depend on kelp for habitat, as well as increased coastal erosion and storm damage since kelp was a primary buffer from wave action. Similar cascading effects of predator removal have ...
... extirpation of numerous other species that depend on kelp for habitat, as well as increased coastal erosion and storm damage since kelp was a primary buffer from wave action. Similar cascading effects of predator removal have ...
American Journal of Botan
... complexes in which they occur, and the ways in which they interact with each other and the environment (Groves et al., 2002). The impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation are commonly expressed through changes in species richness and the relative abundance of ecological communities. But biodiversit ...
... complexes in which they occur, and the ways in which they interact with each other and the environment (Groves et al., 2002). The impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation are commonly expressed through changes in species richness and the relative abundance of ecological communities. But biodiversit ...
monitoring the impact of eu biodiversity policy
... Since 1990, grassland butterflies have declined by almost 70 % (population index 1990 = 100) ...
... Since 1990, grassland butterflies have declined by almost 70 % (population index 1990 = 100) ...
Galliform conservation in Nepal
... Abstract Pheasants are familiar to and valued in Nepal's culture. Between 2004 and 2007, a number of research projects have investigated the globally threatened cheer pheasant and swamp francolin. The long-running World Pheasant Association project at Pipar and Santel has been resurveyed and new stu ...
... Abstract Pheasants are familiar to and valued in Nepal's culture. Between 2004 and 2007, a number of research projects have investigated the globally threatened cheer pheasant and swamp francolin. The long-running World Pheasant Association project at Pipar and Santel has been resurveyed and new stu ...
Word - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
... Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and the World Heritage Convention — have biodiversity or some of its particular components as their primary concern. Each of the biodiversity-related convention works to implement actions at the national, regional and int ...
... Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and the World Heritage Convention — have biodiversity or some of its particular components as their primary concern. Each of the biodiversity-related convention works to implement actions at the national, regional and int ...
European species and habitat monitoring: where
... proportionally higher numbers of restricted species, widespread species make a greater contribution to overall richness patterns. Hence, their Wndings highlight the importance of widespread species as biodiversity indicators. Finally, a study from Namibia details methodological aspects and problems ...
... proportionally higher numbers of restricted species, widespread species make a greater contribution to overall richness patterns. Hence, their Wndings highlight the importance of widespread species as biodiversity indicators. Finally, a study from Namibia details methodological aspects and problems ...
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.