Factors affecting the relationship between seed removal and seed
... 2005; López-Barrera et al. 2005; Jurado et al. 2006; Salvande et al. 2006; Lopez and Terborgh 2007). If seeds are removed exclusively by animals that are only seed predators (i.e., they provide no dispersal benefit to the plant), then removal rates and mortality rates may be directly related. Howev ...
... 2005; López-Barrera et al. 2005; Jurado et al. 2006; Salvande et al. 2006; Lopez and Terborgh 2007). If seeds are removed exclusively by animals that are only seed predators (i.e., they provide no dispersal benefit to the plant), then removal rates and mortality rates may be directly related. Howev ...
Herbivore and Fungal Pathogen Exclusion Affects the Timothy L. Dickson *
... S. scoparium, or P. pratensis, indicating that the pesticides do not directly affect plant growth [25]. A similar greenhouse test also found no direct effects of mancozeb on 18 wild clover species from California [34]. Following the establishment of plots in July 1996, insecticide and fungicide were ...
... S. scoparium, or P. pratensis, indicating that the pesticides do not directly affect plant growth [25]. A similar greenhouse test also found no direct effects of mancozeb on 18 wild clover species from California [34]. Following the establishment of plots in July 1996, insecticide and fungicide were ...
A Century of Melaleuca Invasion in South Florida
... areas. It has been estimated that reduced ecotourism alone could result in an estimated loss of $168.6 million per year to Florida’s economy. The good news is that something can be and has ...
... areas. It has been estimated that reduced ecotourism alone could result in an estimated loss of $168.6 million per year to Florida’s economy. The good news is that something can be and has ...
Grasshoppers: Life Cycle, Damage Asessment and Management
... primarily by eliminating the green plants on which grasshoppers feed. ...
... primarily by eliminating the green plants on which grasshoppers feed. ...
Native Seed Collection Methods
... There may be many natural, logistical and bureaucratic hurdles to overcome – one could spend a lifetime learning to collect native seed efficiently in one region; only a handful of people can do it for the plants of their whole State, or of Australia. This guideline provides an overview of how to ap ...
... There may be many natural, logistical and bureaucratic hurdles to overcome – one could spend a lifetime learning to collect native seed efficiently in one region; only a handful of people can do it for the plants of their whole State, or of Australia. This guideline provides an overview of how to ap ...
agriculture - the Hawaii Ant Lab
... dogs, cats and birds (Fasi et al. 2009). Cornea trauma inflicted on many village dogs by W. auropunctata is common, and dogs rarely live more than 5 years after being stung (Wetterer 1997). Data for non-domestic vertebrates, however, are scarce, and it is more difficult to directly attribute mortali ...
... dogs, cats and birds (Fasi et al. 2009). Cornea trauma inflicted on many village dogs by W. auropunctata is common, and dogs rarely live more than 5 years after being stung (Wetterer 1997). Data for non-domestic vertebrates, however, are scarce, and it is more difficult to directly attribute mortali ...
Best Management Practices
... Program’s “Conservation and Land Use Program for the Hudson River Estuary Watershed” web page, http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5094.html. It also helps to think about land use and aesthetic goals, which may be informed by what you have learned about the habitats on your land and the species they may sup ...
... Program’s “Conservation and Land Use Program for the Hudson River Estuary Watershed” web page, http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5094.html. It also helps to think about land use and aesthetic goals, which may be informed by what you have learned about the habitats on your land and the species they may sup ...
Hydrilla - Invasive.Org
... stems (stolons) and underground stems (rhizomes) are also produced. Leaves are lanceolate, usually toothed, and arranged in bottlebrush-like whorls. Reproduction can occur sexually (through the production of seeds) or vegetatively. Vegetative reproduction in H. verticillata occurs by fragmentation o ...
... stems (stolons) and underground stems (rhizomes) are also produced. Leaves are lanceolate, usually toothed, and arranged in bottlebrush-like whorls. Reproduction can occur sexually (through the production of seeds) or vegetatively. Vegetative reproduction in H. verticillata occurs by fragmentation o ...
Pest Management Strategy - Office of Environment and Heritage
... the foreseeable future. They occur in most environments and across all land tenures. Pests often spread quickly and have high reproductive rates, allowing them to re-establish rapidly following control. In recognising that eradication of widespread pests across large areas is an unrealistic goal, NP ...
... the foreseeable future. They occur in most environments and across all land tenures. Pests often spread quickly and have high reproductive rates, allowing them to re-establish rapidly following control. In recognising that eradication of widespread pests across large areas is an unrealistic goal, NP ...
Soil as a Living System
... in the soil, which depend on a permeable soil crust, stratified soil layers, and appropriate amounts of organic matter. There are up to three thousand arthropods per cubic inch of productive soil. A litter layer of leaves one-and-onehalf inches thick and a yard square might contain five thousand mil ...
... in the soil, which depend on a permeable soil crust, stratified soil layers, and appropriate amounts of organic matter. There are up to three thousand arthropods per cubic inch of productive soil. A litter layer of leaves one-and-onehalf inches thick and a yard square might contain five thousand mil ...
Abstracts - Society For Range Management
... affecting fire intensity on rangelands is the herbaceous fuel load. Alterations in plant community composition and structure in addition to decreased grazing intensities have led to relatively high fuel loads on many western North America caespitose grass rangelands. Increased fuel loads directly in ...
... affecting fire intensity on rangelands is the herbaceous fuel load. Alterations in plant community composition and structure in addition to decreased grazing intensities have led to relatively high fuel loads on many western North America caespitose grass rangelands. Increased fuel loads directly in ...
Seed selection by earthworms: chemical seed properties
... importance of a broad spectrum of different seed traits for ingestion and digestion by earthworms thus far. Anecic and endogeic earthworm species are known to have different feeding behaviors. Anecic species mostly feed on plant litter, whereas endogeic species mostly feed on soil organic matter (Cu ...
... importance of a broad spectrum of different seed traits for ingestion and digestion by earthworms thus far. Anecic and endogeic earthworm species are known to have different feeding behaviors. Anecic species mostly feed on plant litter, whereas endogeic species mostly feed on soil organic matter (Cu ...
effects on plant abundance, distribution and population growth
... of ‘do herbivores influence plant abundance?’ was difficult. Manipulative experiments of consumer effects on plants were rare, and the prevailing sentiment was that herbivores were unlikely to have meaningful effects on plant abundance and dynamics. Over the past 5–10 years, however, there have been ...
... of ‘do herbivores influence plant abundance?’ was difficult. Manipulative experiments of consumer effects on plants were rare, and the prevailing sentiment was that herbivores were unlikely to have meaningful effects on plant abundance and dynamics. Over the past 5–10 years, however, there have been ...
Rodent abundance, stone bund density and its effects on crop
... and around harvest implies the need for management intervention before these crop stages are attained. Key words: rodent dynamics; crop damage; stone bund; pest control; Ethiopian highlands. ...
... and around harvest implies the need for management intervention before these crop stages are attained. Key words: rodent dynamics; crop damage; stone bund; pest control; Ethiopian highlands. ...
51 papers with abstracts
... of reasons, e.g. to decrease indigestible seed load or increase pulp intake per fruit. Olive baboons (Papio anubis, Cercopithecidae) are known to select seed size in unripe and mature pods of Parkia biglobosa (Mimosaceae) differentially, so that pods with small seeds, and an intermediate seed number ...
... of reasons, e.g. to decrease indigestible seed load or increase pulp intake per fruit. Olive baboons (Papio anubis, Cercopithecidae) are known to select seed size in unripe and mature pods of Parkia biglobosa (Mimosaceae) differentially, so that pods with small seeds, and an intermediate seed number ...
Your Indigenous - City of Whittlesea
... tree roots access nutrients. If planting under established native trees, especially eucalypts, you do need to consider a few issues. 1) Take care not to damage the trees surface roots. 2) Eucalypts are water hogs! Select indigenous plants that naturally grow as eucalypt understory. Water during esta ...
... tree roots access nutrients. If planting under established native trees, especially eucalypts, you do need to consider a few issues. 1) Take care not to damage the trees surface roots. 2) Eucalypts are water hogs! Select indigenous plants that naturally grow as eucalypt understory. Water during esta ...
North Carolina`s native plants provide well
... and herbicides can be non-selective, their destructive capacities extend to more plants, animals and insects than we intend. For example, beautiful and increasingly rare butterflies suffer when we spray our yards for ants or mosquitoes. Songbirds – many of which eat insects – can become ill or die w ...
... and herbicides can be non-selective, their destructive capacities extend to more plants, animals and insects than we intend. For example, beautiful and increasingly rare butterflies suffer when we spray our yards for ants or mosquitoes. Songbirds – many of which eat insects – can become ill or die w ...
1 Research paper Native grass establishment in grassy woodlands
... Facelli 2006), and while fertility remains high annual grasses may be more competitive than native grasses (Groves et al. 2003). Replacement of tall C4 perennial grasses with short C3 perennial and annual grasses is likely to alter the spatial structure of the grassy layer. Canopy gaps in grasslands ...
... Facelli 2006), and while fertility remains high annual grasses may be more competitive than native grasses (Groves et al. 2003). Replacement of tall C4 perennial grasses with short C3 perennial and annual grasses is likely to alter the spatial structure of the grassy layer. Canopy gaps in grasslands ...
Protection by association: evidence for aposematic commensalism
... the remaining seeds were counted and recorded. To ensure that missing seeds could be considered to be eaten and not just displaced, searching continued for 5 min after the last seed had been found. Seeds recovered were also examined to see if they had been ‘discreetly’ eaten (where the kernel had be ...
... the remaining seeds were counted and recorded. To ensure that missing seeds could be considered to be eaten and not just displaced, searching continued for 5 min after the last seed had been found. Seeds recovered were also examined to see if they had been ‘discreetly’ eaten (where the kernel had be ...
Biodiversity Plan - Banyule City Council
... Many of the older River Red Gums that characterise this vegetation type contain natural hollows which provide habitat for a range of birds and other animals that rely on them for shelter and nesting sites. Some of the oldest trees are considered to be over 600 years old. The River Red Gums provide f ...
... Many of the older River Red Gums that characterise this vegetation type contain natural hollows which provide habitat for a range of birds and other animals that rely on them for shelter and nesting sites. Some of the oldest trees are considered to be over 600 years old. The River Red Gums provide f ...
Management Plan for Prickly Acacia
... prickly acacia policy NSW, is suitable for prickly acacia; the pastoral zone of SA is regarded as marginal habitat for this species. Risk assessment at the State level indicates a management action of containment, with prickly acacia treated as an alert species to prevent its spread into rangelands ...
... prickly acacia policy NSW, is suitable for prickly acacia; the pastoral zone of SA is regarded as marginal habitat for this species. Risk assessment at the State level indicates a management action of containment, with prickly acacia treated as an alert species to prevent its spread into rangelands ...
Declared Plant Policy prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica subsp. indica)
... prickly acacia policy NSW, is suitable for prickly acacia; the pastoral zone of SA is regarded as marginal habitat for this species. Risk assessment at the State level indicates a management action of containment, with prickly acacia treated as an alert species to prevent its spread into rangelands ...
... prickly acacia policy NSW, is suitable for prickly acacia; the pastoral zone of SA is regarded as marginal habitat for this species. Risk assessment at the State level indicates a management action of containment, with prickly acacia treated as an alert species to prevent its spread into rangelands ...
Banks of algal microscopic forms: hypotheses on
... (Table 1 ) . These gametophytes are mainly of the creeping, filamentous type. However, experimental data are lacking to interpret the survival value of the different morphologic types of microscopic stages. In many forest trees, seeds do not enter seed banks and germinate soon after seed-drop, altho ...
... (Table 1 ) . These gametophytes are mainly of the creeping, filamentous type. However, experimental data are lacking to interpret the survival value of the different morphologic types of microscopic stages. In many forest trees, seeds do not enter seed banks and germinate soon after seed-drop, altho ...
Planting Hardwood Seedlings in the Central
... hardwood tree seedlings, but on large-scale plantings this may not be feasible. Weed control for the first three to four growing seasons will greatly increase seedling survival and growth. The minimum weed-free area around a seedling should be a three to four foot diameter square or circle. On small ...
... hardwood tree seedlings, but on large-scale plantings this may not be feasible. Weed control for the first three to four growing seasons will greatly increase seedling survival and growth. The minimum weed-free area around a seedling should be a three to four foot diameter square or circle. On small ...
Owl Clover Leads a Complex Life - Habeck
... The Owl Clover collected by Lewis and Clark is named Orthocarpus tenuifolius, and is the pinkish-purple one. The yellow one is Orthocarpus luteus. “Orthocarpus” comes from Greek meaning, “straight fruit.” The species name, “tenuifolius”, refers to the narrow, elongated leaves; “luteus” is Latin for ...
... The Owl Clover collected by Lewis and Clark is named Orthocarpus tenuifolius, and is the pinkish-purple one. The yellow one is Orthocarpus luteus. “Orthocarpus” comes from Greek meaning, “straight fruit.” The species name, “tenuifolius”, refers to the narrow, elongated leaves; “luteus” is Latin for ...