pdf document, 1.67 mb - Society for Tropical Ecology
... The overarching theme of our conference is “Tropical organisms and ecosystems in a changing world”. This title emphasizes two challenges our planet is facing. As widely summarized under the heading “Global Change”, life conditions on Earth are being altered at an unprecedented rate, for example with ...
... The overarching theme of our conference is “Tropical organisms and ecosystems in a changing world”. This title emphasizes two challenges our planet is facing. As widely summarized under the heading “Global Change”, life conditions on Earth are being altered at an unprecedented rate, for example with ...
Tamias sibiricus
... inhabits and reproduces in a burrow where it hibernates from October-November to March-April. BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY Dispersal mechanisms Young individuals disperse two to three weeks after emerging from their nest. They burrow near Eutamia sibiricus is a small terrestrial squirrel. their nest, up to one o ...
... inhabits and reproduces in a burrow where it hibernates from October-November to March-April. BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY Dispersal mechanisms Young individuals disperse two to three weeks after emerging from their nest. They burrow near Eutamia sibiricus is a small terrestrial squirrel. their nest, up to one o ...
Hixon Forest Comprehensive Plan
... within Hixon Forest for the Hixon Forest Nature Center (HFNC). While the survey proved valuable in identifying the tree composition within the forest, it also brought up the question of how this resource should be managed. Opinions ranged from absolutely no timber harvest, to actively managing the f ...
... within Hixon Forest for the Hixon Forest Nature Center (HFNC). While the survey proved valuable in identifying the tree composition within the forest, it also brought up the question of how this resource should be managed. Opinions ranged from absolutely no timber harvest, to actively managing the f ...
2. Modeling the Influence of Forest Structure on Microsite Habitat
... functional needs of hares for thermal and escape cover may be met in different ways in different regions. Most studies investigating the relationship of vegetation structure and snowshoe hares have focused on hare density across stand types, or the relationship between hare density and structural ch ...
... functional needs of hares for thermal and escape cover may be met in different ways in different regions. Most studies investigating the relationship of vegetation structure and snowshoe hares have focused on hare density across stand types, or the relationship between hare density and structural ch ...
Australia`s State of the Forests Report
... Ecosystem diversity • In 2011, Australia had 125 million hectares of forest. Of this, 123 million hectares (98%) are Native forest, 2.0 million hectares are Industrial plantation, and 0.15 million hectares are Other forest. Data for Australia’s forest estate are assembled in the National Forest Inv ...
... Ecosystem diversity • In 2011, Australia had 125 million hectares of forest. Of this, 123 million hectares (98%) are Native forest, 2.0 million hectares are Industrial plantation, and 0.15 million hectares are Other forest. Data for Australia’s forest estate are assembled in the National Forest Inv ...
Criterion 1 Conservation of biological diversity
... Biological diversity, also known as biodiversity, is the full range of plants, animals and microorganisms occurring in a given area, along with the genes they contain and the ecosystems they form. Conservation of biological diversity is a key part of sustainable forest management, and its goal is t ...
... Biological diversity, also known as biodiversity, is the full range of plants, animals and microorganisms occurring in a given area, along with the genes they contain and the ecosystems they form. Conservation of biological diversity is a key part of sustainable forest management, and its goal is t ...
Project description of University of Basel
... Taking advantage of the d13C-depleted CO2 used for the CO2 enrichment, we assessed the relative contribution of stored and current carbon compounds to new shoot growth in larch and pine. Wood and needle material from trees exposed to both ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations was collected and ana ...
... Taking advantage of the d13C-depleted CO2 used for the CO2 enrichment, we assessed the relative contribution of stored and current carbon compounds to new shoot growth in larch and pine. Wood and needle material from trees exposed to both ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations was collected and ana ...
Dry eucalypt forest and woodland - Department of Primary Industries
... Regional Forest Agreement (1997). Additional mapping units have been added during subsequent mapping to better represent ecological vegetation communities. In many cases, the woodland versions of their forest counterparts are floristically similar; only the tree density divides them. Where this is t ...
... Regional Forest Agreement (1997). Additional mapping units have been added during subsequent mapping to better represent ecological vegetation communities. In many cases, the woodland versions of their forest counterparts are floristically similar; only the tree density divides them. Where this is t ...
Fragmentation in the Boreal Forest and Possible Effects on
... serving the environmental research needs of the forest products industry since 1943 ...
... serving the environmental research needs of the forest products industry since 1943 ...
Detailed Final Report - Rufford Small Grants
... in invaded habitats. Lantana is extremely varied in its growth form ranging from individual widely-spaced clumps, to a dense tangle of stems, branches and twigs. It can range from less than a meter in height to vine-like branches that creep over six metres into the canopy. Because of its growth form ...
... in invaded habitats. Lantana is extremely varied in its growth form ranging from individual widely-spaced clumps, to a dense tangle of stems, branches and twigs. It can range from less than a meter in height to vine-like branches that creep over six metres into the canopy. Because of its growth form ...
Edge effects in a lowland temperate New Zealand rainforest
... particularly important given that even small forest remnants have important conservation values (Shafer 1995), and that remnants are increasingly being managed as part of the broader landscape (Norton & Miller 2000). In contrast to other New Zealand edge studies, this study focused on relatively you ...
... particularly important given that even small forest remnants have important conservation values (Shafer 1995), and that remnants are increasingly being managed as part of the broader landscape (Norton & Miller 2000). In contrast to other New Zealand edge studies, this study focused on relatively you ...
Matrix and Edge Effects on the Maintenance of Ecological Function
... interior. I recorded visitation frequency and seed removal of frugivores at large-seeded trees. For analysis, seed dispersers were divided into two groups, birds and primates. The response to matrix type differed between disperser groups. Feeding visits by birds were less common in forest edges adja ...
... interior. I recorded visitation frequency and seed removal of frugivores at large-seeded trees. For analysis, seed dispersers were divided into two groups, birds and primates. The response to matrix type differed between disperser groups. Feeding visits by birds were less common in forest edges adja ...
Interspecific and integroup interactions of mantled
... exist between species living in direct sympatry based on each species’ niche [Rose et al., 2003]. The first two relationships entail that sympatric species deal with predation. A species may be viewed as a potential predator or as a potential prey item. Though not all primates hunt for food, all pri ...
... exist between species living in direct sympatry based on each species’ niche [Rose et al., 2003]. The first two relationships entail that sympatric species deal with predation. A species may be viewed as a potential predator or as a potential prey item. Though not all primates hunt for food, all pri ...
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... plant material, thereby contributing to the mixing of organic matter and mineral soil. This improves aggregate stability and increases the surface of organic material so that it is more readily colonised and decomposed by soil bacteria and fungi (Lavelle et al., 1997). Examples have shown that soil ...
... plant material, thereby contributing to the mixing of organic matter and mineral soil. This improves aggregate stability and increases the surface of organic material so that it is more readily colonised and decomposed by soil bacteria and fungi (Lavelle et al., 1997). Examples have shown that soil ...
Aims and actions
... to conserve and protect biological, geomorphological and historical features from impacts such as altered water regimes, logging, grazing, introduced plants and animals, and visitor activities ...
... to conserve and protect biological, geomorphological and historical features from impacts such as altered water regimes, logging, grazing, introduced plants and animals, and visitor activities ...
Competitive interactions across a soil fertility gradient in a
... competitive effects on other trees across a resource gradient and/or differ in their growth responses to competition–fertility interactions overall. Such species-specific effects and responses would present opportunities for careful matching of tree species composition and site type to minimize compe ...
... competitive effects on other trees across a resource gradient and/or differ in their growth responses to competition–fertility interactions overall. Such species-specific effects and responses would present opportunities for careful matching of tree species composition and site type to minimize compe ...
California Partners in Flight - Point Blue Conservation Science
... order to return some of the California's forests to their proper state. It is crucial that such practices are encouraged on both public and private lands and that the effects on birds and other wildlife are monitored. Because birds respond so quickly to changes in their environment, they are great i ...
... order to return some of the California's forests to their proper state. It is crucial that such practices are encouraged on both public and private lands and that the effects on birds and other wildlife are monitored. Because birds respond so quickly to changes in their environment, they are great i ...
Trait-mediated assembly processes predict successional changes in
... community assembly remains a central challenge in ecology. Interspecific variation in ecological strategies is considered a major driver of community assembly and has been classified by Chesson (1) into relative fitness (i.e., per capita population growth rate) differences and stabilizing niche diff ...
... community assembly remains a central challenge in ecology. Interspecific variation in ecological strategies is considered a major driver of community assembly and has been classified by Chesson (1) into relative fitness (i.e., per capita population growth rate) differences and stabilizing niche diff ...
Poland - Klamath Center for Conservation Research
... half would be predated inside the core area based on the amount of time spent by the wolf pack there. This would result in 1.7 red deer km22 (59 deer in 35 km2) taken per year inside the core, versus 0.36 red deer km22 (59 deer in 166 km2) taken in the rest of their territory. Due to this 5-fold hig ...
... half would be predated inside the core area based on the amount of time spent by the wolf pack there. This would result in 1.7 red deer km22 (59 deer in 35 km2) taken per year inside the core, versus 0.36 red deer km22 (59 deer in 166 km2) taken in the rest of their territory. Due to this 5-fold hig ...
Invasion of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and the rise of the boreal
... The Holocene P. abies PAR records are shown in Fig. 2. The results reflect the east-to-west spread of P. abies, indicating an approximate time difference of 4000 years between the local establishment at Lake Kirkkolampi in eastern Finland and at Lake Klotjärnen in Sweden and an average spreading rat ...
... The Holocene P. abies PAR records are shown in Fig. 2. The results reflect the east-to-west spread of P. abies, indicating an approximate time difference of 4000 years between the local establishment at Lake Kirkkolampi in eastern Finland and at Lake Klotjärnen in Sweden and an average spreading rat ...
The Origin and Dynamics of Subalpine White Spruce and Balsam Fir
... exceptions exist in which white spruce is locally the dominant species. On the maritime coast of Hudson Bay and Labrador monospecific white spruce stands are initiating the colonization of barren surfaces (Payette and Filion 1985; Caccianiga and Payette 2006; Payette 2007; Laliberté and Payette 200 ...
... exceptions exist in which white spruce is locally the dominant species. On the maritime coast of Hudson Bay and Labrador monospecific white spruce stands are initiating the colonization of barren surfaces (Payette and Filion 1985; Caccianiga and Payette 2006; Payette 2007; Laliberté and Payette 200 ...
Population ecology of the Three-toed Woodpecker under
... 1975, Fraedrich and Tainter 1989). Although such tree-scale biotic interactions (so called bottom-up control; Lertzman and Fall 1998) are clearly seen as a source of multi-scale ecological patterns, forest structural features are, however, also to a large extent determined by factors operating and i ...
... 1975, Fraedrich and Tainter 1989). Although such tree-scale biotic interactions (so called bottom-up control; Lertzman and Fall 1998) are clearly seen as a source of multi-scale ecological patterns, forest structural features are, however, also to a large extent determined by factors operating and i ...
July 2010 - Rufford Small Grants
... with tree height was also measured. In Namdapha National Park and Tengapani Reserve Forest, I used 10 m circular radius plots spaced regularly at every 100 m along the trail. In each of the plots, the number of trees was counted and GBH and tree height of each of the trees was measured. I compared ...
... with tree height was also measured. In Namdapha National Park and Tengapani Reserve Forest, I used 10 m circular radius plots spaced regularly at every 100 m along the trail. In each of the plots, the number of trees was counted and GBH and tree height of each of the trees was measured. I compared ...
White-Tailed Deer Plan
... severe habitat damage across large portions of the northern range in Pennsylvania. Deer populations in many of these forests peaked in the 1970s and remained out of balance with forest habitat conditions for many years after. Impacts of Too Many Deer By the end of the 1900s and the early 2000s, as a ...
... severe habitat damage across large portions of the northern range in Pennsylvania. Deer populations in many of these forests peaked in the 1970s and remained out of balance with forest habitat conditions for many years after. Impacts of Too Many Deer By the end of the 1900s and the early 2000s, as a ...
Large Forest Owl - Lake Macquarie City Council
... occurred. Forest Fauna Surveys (1999) completed some preliminary systematic survey for the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua), Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa) and Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae). While this survey improved an understanding of the distribution of owls across the LGA, considerable additional ...
... occurred. Forest Fauna Surveys (1999) completed some preliminary systematic survey for the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua), Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa) and Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae). While this survey improved an understanding of the distribution of owls across the LGA, considerable additional ...
Old-growth forest
An old-growth forest (also termed primary forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, late seral forest, or in Britain, ancient woodland) is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance and thereby exhibits unique ecological features and might be classified as a climax community. Old-growth features include diverse tree-related structures that provide diverse wildlife habitat that increases the bio-diversity of the forested ecosystem. The concept of diverse tree structure includes multi-layered canopies and canopy gaps, greatly varying tree heights and diameters, and diverse tree species and classes and sizes of woody debris.Old-growth forests are economically valuable, and logging of these forests has been a point of contention between the logging industry and environmentalists.