Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook
... They inhabit a range of terrestrial habitat types, requiring cover to retain moisture and provide habitat for their invertebrate prey. Management of terrestrial habitat is usually required, especially to prevent the shading of ponds by scrub and trees. Hibernation sites can be constructed, although ...
... They inhabit a range of terrestrial habitat types, requiring cover to retain moisture and provide habitat for their invertebrate prey. Management of terrestrial habitat is usually required, especially to prevent the shading of ponds by scrub and trees. Hibernation sites can be constructed, although ...
The Sustainable Biosphere Initiative: An Ecological Research
... biotically significant sites. These important efforts lay the groundwork for the research proposed here and must be continued, but two vitally important topics must also be addressed. First, it will be necessary to discover to what extent patterns of biological diversity are important in determining ...
... biotically significant sites. These important efforts lay the groundwork for the research proposed here and must be continued, but two vitally important topics must also be addressed. First, it will be necessary to discover to what extent patterns of biological diversity are important in determining ...
Spot-tailed Quoll Action Statement
... East Gippsland, of the 1.1 million ha of public land, approximately 440 000 ha (40%) is in parks and reserves, 231 000 ha (21%) is protected through exclusions and 110 000 ha (10%) is considered unproductive for timber harvesting, totalling about 781 000 ha of protected habitat (71% of East Gippsla ...
... East Gippsland, of the 1.1 million ha of public land, approximately 440 000 ha (40%) is in parks and reserves, 231 000 ha (21%) is protected through exclusions and 110 000 ha (10%) is considered unproductive for timber harvesting, totalling about 781 000 ha of protected habitat (71% of East Gippsla ...
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... be additional to the scenario that would have occurred in the absence of the PES project. To lack additionality means that PES programmes are paying for something that would have been adopted anyway, which results in poor financial efficiency. Therefore, projects must demonstrate actions over and ab ...
... be additional to the scenario that would have occurred in the absence of the PES project. To lack additionality means that PES programmes are paying for something that would have been adopted anyway, which results in poor financial efficiency. Therefore, projects must demonstrate actions over and ab ...
Existing and proposed PAS recovery and threat abatement
... shelter trees for catchment management authorities, local government areas and other local/regional koala plans that deal with specific issues and/or locations. Consideration will be given to having a single definition of koala habitat, instead of 'core' and 'potential' habitat and to expanding the ...
... shelter trees for catchment management authorities, local government areas and other local/regional koala plans that deal with specific issues and/or locations. Consideration will be given to having a single definition of koala habitat, instead of 'core' and 'potential' habitat and to expanding the ...
Proceedings of the Sonoma-Marin Coastal Prairie Workshop
... In Sonoma and Marin counties, observations on the decline of coastal prairie habitats have prompted concern from a broad array of professionals and laypersons. On November 6, 2006, 69 participants representing 24 agencies, academic institutions, land managers, land planners, conservation organizatio ...
... In Sonoma and Marin counties, observations on the decline of coastal prairie habitats have prompted concern from a broad array of professionals and laypersons. On November 6, 2006, 69 participants representing 24 agencies, academic institutions, land managers, land planners, conservation organizatio ...
comparative evaluation of experimental
... simple questions. For example, what are the relationships among patch area, patch shape, patch isolation, edge, the interaction of these factors, and various population (e.g., predation, reproduction, dispersal) and ecosystem (e.g., energy and nutrient flow, disturbance) processes? How do various la ...
... simple questions. For example, what are the relationships among patch area, patch shape, patch isolation, edge, the interaction of these factors, and various population (e.g., predation, reproduction, dispersal) and ecosystem (e.g., energy and nutrient flow, disturbance) processes? How do various la ...
environmental science and engineering
... continuously and are inexhaustible. They can be used again and again. Eg: solar energy, wind energy etc. Non-renewable energy resources are energy resource that is not replaced or is replaced only very slowly by natural processes. Eg: fossil fuels--oil, natural gas, and coal. 40. Write briefly about ...
... continuously and are inexhaustible. They can be used again and again. Eg: solar energy, wind energy etc. Non-renewable energy resources are energy resource that is not replaced or is replaced only very slowly by natural processes. Eg: fossil fuels--oil, natural gas, and coal. 40. Write briefly about ...
Report on the conservation status and threats for wolf (Canis lupus
... Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE) Core Group. The information compiled was made available by experts on wolf conservation directly contacted in each country. Without their input and their willingness to contribute to wolf conservation, the work would have not been possible. All of them be ...
... Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE) Core Group. The information compiled was made available by experts on wolf conservation directly contacted in each country. Without their input and their willingness to contribute to wolf conservation, the work would have not been possible. All of them be ...
Social and Ecological Benefits of Restored Wolf Populations
... Northern Rocky Mountains. When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho, economic projections were a part of the initial environmental impact statement prepared for Congress for the proposed reintroduction. A survey of a national, random sample of households, as well a ...
... Northern Rocky Mountains. When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho, economic projections were a part of the initial environmental impact statement prepared for Congress for the proposed reintroduction. A survey of a national, random sample of households, as well a ...
Psy 120 - Academics
... Catalog Description: Introduction to the fundamental principles of psychology, covering particularly the topics of personality, intelligence, emotion, abnormal behavior, attention, perception, learning, memory, and thinking. Course Description and Goal: This course surveys the science of psychology. ...
... Catalog Description: Introduction to the fundamental principles of psychology, covering particularly the topics of personality, intelligence, emotion, abnormal behavior, attention, perception, learning, memory, and thinking. Course Description and Goal: This course surveys the science of psychology. ...
Recreational use of forests and disturbance of wildlife
... Public land managers are charged with concurrently delivering broad ecological, social and economic benefits from the land under their control, which requires that they must, among other things, balance the impacts of public access for recreation (and the capture of the associated benefits) with the ...
... Public land managers are charged with concurrently delivering broad ecological, social and economic benefits from the land under their control, which requires that they must, among other things, balance the impacts of public access for recreation (and the capture of the associated benefits) with the ...
SAIN resources about Ecological Recovery
... adaptive management may be required before policy and scientific innovations can be realized. The obstacles to adaptive management in this case are similar to those encountered by other efforts of this type, but the solutions will probably have to be local and idiosyncratic to be effective. ...
... adaptive management may be required before policy and scientific innovations can be realized. The obstacles to adaptive management in this case are similar to those encountered by other efforts of this type, but the solutions will probably have to be local and idiosyncratic to be effective. ...
Action Plan - Environment and Natural Resources
... Recognizing that boreal caribou, like other wildlife, are ecologically, culturally and spiritually valued in the NWT, the goals for the conservation of boreal caribou are to: 1. Prevent boreal caribou from becoming a species at risk1 in the NWT as a result of human activities. 2. Maintain the curr ...
... Recognizing that boreal caribou, like other wildlife, are ecologically, culturally and spiritually valued in the NWT, the goals for the conservation of boreal caribou are to: 1. Prevent boreal caribou from becoming a species at risk1 in the NWT as a result of human activities. 2. Maintain the curr ...
habitat connectivity for carnivores in mediterranean landscapes
... por máquinas fotográficas e estações de cheiro e, acima de tudo, por terem dado a conhecer, no ...
... por máquinas fotográficas e estações de cheiro e, acima de tudo, por terem dado a conhecer, no ...
The Role of Economic and Social Factors Driving Predator Control
... conflicts requires a multidisplicinary framework that is rarely considered. We aim to evaluate the attitudes and behavior of game managers with regard to predator management in central Spain, as well as to explore factors that lead to these attitudes and behavior. Data were gathered through face to ...
... conflicts requires a multidisplicinary framework that is rarely considered. We aim to evaluate the attitudes and behavior of game managers with regard to predator management in central Spain, as well as to explore factors that lead to these attitudes and behavior. Data were gathered through face to ...
Agents of Pattern Formation: Disturbance Regimes
... It should be obvious from the above that disturbance regimes do not operate independently to create landscape patterns, but rather interact with the physical template and biotic processes, often in synergistic ways, to affect landscape patterns. Indeed, in real landscapes it is exceedingly difficult ...
... It should be obvious from the above that disturbance regimes do not operate independently to create landscape patterns, but rather interact with the physical template and biotic processes, often in synergistic ways, to affect landscape patterns. Indeed, in real landscapes it is exceedingly difficult ...
MARINE ECOTOURISM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
... fastest growing economic sector. However, the diversity, integrity and productivity of many key third world marine/coastal ecosystems have been severely eroded due to tourism and other human activities. This increases the conflicts between conservation of natural resources/biodiversity and developme ...
... fastest growing economic sector. However, the diversity, integrity and productivity of many key third world marine/coastal ecosystems have been severely eroded due to tourism and other human activities. This increases the conflicts between conservation of natural resources/biodiversity and developme ...
A snapshot of the Lesser Kestrel
... All rights reserved. This or parts of this report may be used only after the permission of LPN and/or the European Commission (D.G. Environment) ) ...
... All rights reserved. This or parts of this report may be used only after the permission of LPN and/or the European Commission (D.G. Environment) ) ...
Implicit versus explicit attitudes: differing manifestations of the same
... alone. I will suggest that when a broader range of evidence is considered, a single-representation account should nevertheless be preferred. Our topic, then, concerns the representational structures that underlie explicit and implicit attitudes respectively. One reason for thinking that these might ...
... alone. I will suggest that when a broader range of evidence is considered, a single-representation account should nevertheless be preferred. Our topic, then, concerns the representational structures that underlie explicit and implicit attitudes respectively. One reason for thinking that these might ...
external stimulus initially "goaded" the ani
... The fifth and most important reason for success may well be Skinner himself (more properly his behavior, or the nexus of causal forces we call Skinner). One of his most salient characteristics, at least as modern learning theorists go, is his extreme willingness to have a go at applying his approach ...
... The fifth and most important reason for success may well be Skinner himself (more properly his behavior, or the nexus of causal forces we call Skinner). One of his most salient characteristics, at least as modern learning theorists go, is his extreme willingness to have a go at applying his approach ...
Mongolia_NSLEP - Global Snow Leopard
... of Sayan Mountain. The total area occupied by snow leopards in Mongolia is approximately 103,000 km2 (Map 1). The species is included in the Mongolian Red Data Book (1987, 1997, 2013) and protected as very rare by Mongolian Law of Wildlife (2012). The habitats of snow leopards in Mongolia represent ...
... of Sayan Mountain. The total area occupied by snow leopards in Mongolia is approximately 103,000 km2 (Map 1). The species is included in the Mongolian Red Data Book (1987, 1997, 2013) and protected as very rare by Mongolian Law of Wildlife (2012). The habitats of snow leopards in Mongolia represent ...
Chapter Objective Essays These must be in complete sentences. BE
... Describe the mutualistic relationship between corals and dinoflagellates. (2 pts) Define predation. Describe the protective strategies potential prey employ to avoidpredators. (2 pts) Explain why many plants have chemicals, spines, or thorns. Define coevolution and describe an example. (5 pts) Expla ...
... Describe the mutualistic relationship between corals and dinoflagellates. (2 pts) Define predation. Describe the protective strategies potential prey employ to avoidpredators. (2 pts) Explain why many plants have chemicals, spines, or thorns. Define coevolution and describe an example. (5 pts) Expla ...
CBD Third National Report - Mauritius (English version)
... alien weeds (Baider and Florens, in press). Invasive alien plants also increase native plants mortality and reduces growth rate (Baider and Florens unpublished data), contributing further to the gradual replacement of native communities by alien plants which in turn constitute poor habitats for most ...
... alien weeds (Baider and Florens, in press). Invasive alien plants also increase native plants mortality and reduces growth rate (Baider and Florens unpublished data), contributing further to the gradual replacement of native communities by alien plants which in turn constitute poor habitats for most ...
America`s Grasslands - National Wildlife Federation
... Management, and the North Central Sun Grant Center started talking about putting on a conference that would address the growing concerns surrounding the preservation of America’s grasslands – one of the most threatened ecosystems in the ...
... Management, and the North Central Sun Grant Center started talking about putting on a conference that would address the growing concerns surrounding the preservation of America’s grasslands – one of the most threatened ecosystems in the ...