mediterranean chaparral - Mercer Island School District
... Features of Biome and Climate The Mediterranean Chaparral supports a variety of vegetation, such as, forests, woodlands, savannas, shrubs, grasslands, cactus plants, and other water storing plants as well. Geography begins at the seashore and extends through rolling farmlands into the ...
... Features of Biome and Climate The Mediterranean Chaparral supports a variety of vegetation, such as, forests, woodlands, savannas, shrubs, grasslands, cactus plants, and other water storing plants as well. Geography begins at the seashore and extends through rolling farmlands into the ...
Phase 1 Framework Glossary 0103121
... Writing Guide Definition: “to think about with care or sound state (syn study, weigh, reflect)” ...
... Writing Guide Definition: “to think about with care or sound state (syn study, weigh, reflect)” ...
Loxodonta africana, African Elephant
... increase in Southern Africa. In West Africa, major declines probably occurred well before the turn of the 20th century and the population has remained at low levels ever since. There is insufficient information on sub-regional trends in Central Africa prior to 1977, but elephant populations are beli ...
... increase in Southern Africa. In West Africa, major declines probably occurred well before the turn of the 20th century and the population has remained at low levels ever since. There is insufficient information on sub-regional trends in Central Africa prior to 1977, but elephant populations are beli ...
Planning for Connectivity
... connectivity conservation strategies in forest plans developed under the 2012 Planning Rule. It summarizes the role of connectivity within the conservation framework of the rule and offers guidance and examples of how to conduct connectivity planning in the land management planning process. The guid ...
... connectivity conservation strategies in forest plans developed under the 2012 Planning Rule. It summarizes the role of connectivity within the conservation framework of the rule and offers guidance and examples of how to conduct connectivity planning in the land management planning process. The guid ...
Journal of Tropical Ecology (2003) - Instituto de Biologia
... Restinga forests are included in the Atlantic forest domain and grow on poor sandy soil along the coast of Brazil (Joly et al. 1999, Oliveira-Filho & Fontes 2000). The vegetation is characterized by an open canopy, dominant low-stature trees and abundant epiphytes (Barros et al. 1991). We provide a ...
... Restinga forests are included in the Atlantic forest domain and grow on poor sandy soil along the coast of Brazil (Joly et al. 1999, Oliveira-Filho & Fontes 2000). The vegetation is characterized by an open canopy, dominant low-stature trees and abundant epiphytes (Barros et al. 1991). We provide a ...
Lowland Rainforest on Floodplain
... Small areas of Swamp Sclerophyll Forest on Coastal Floodplains are contained within existing conservation reserves, including Bungawalbin, Tuckean and Moonee Beach Nature Reserves, and Hat Head, Crowdy Bay, Wallingat, Myall Lakes and Garigal National Parks. These occurrences are unevenly distributed ...
... Small areas of Swamp Sclerophyll Forest on Coastal Floodplains are contained within existing conservation reserves, including Bungawalbin, Tuckean and Moonee Beach Nature Reserves, and Hat Head, Crowdy Bay, Wallingat, Myall Lakes and Garigal National Parks. These occurrences are unevenly distributed ...
Land use vs. fragment size and isolation as determinants
... in small properties, grasses sometimes reaching 1 m high, whereas in large properties pasture is sown regularly and kept short. Also, when fragments are surrounded by one or two large properties human density around the fragment is lower, and the access to the fragments is usually restricted. These ...
... in small properties, grasses sometimes reaching 1 m high, whereas in large properties pasture is sown regularly and kept short. Also, when fragments are surrounded by one or two large properties human density around the fragment is lower, and the access to the fragments is usually restricted. These ...
Spatial relationships between nearby forest composition, tree seed
... La compréhension des facteurs influençant l’établissement des semis à l’intérieur de sites perturbés peut contribuer à améliorer les stratégies d’interventions pour contrôler la recolonisation arborescente dans les emprises. Notre objectif est d’établir la relation spatiale entre la composition des ...
... La compréhension des facteurs influençant l’établissement des semis à l’intérieur de sites perturbés peut contribuer à améliorer les stratégies d’interventions pour contrôler la recolonisation arborescente dans les emprises. Notre objectif est d’établir la relation spatiale entre la composition des ...
PROPOSITIONS DE THEMES DE MEMOIRES DE FIN D
... coral reef flats in front of Kenyan mangrove forests. They have a home burrow that serves as refuge when water level is too high or too low, as a feeding or mating place and as a place where they act as ambush predators. A basic NetLogo model exists in which foraging metrics are given such as distan ...
... coral reef flats in front of Kenyan mangrove forests. They have a home burrow that serves as refuge when water level is too high or too low, as a feeding or mating place and as a place where they act as ambush predators. A basic NetLogo model exists in which foraging metrics are given such as distan ...
The Vegetation Communities Modified land
... Agricultural landscapes are mapped as Agricultural land (FAG) where there are crops, pasture or orchards. FAG can also be used in the situation where a native tree canopy persists but the understory has been cleared and/or replaced with exotic species and is not expected to return a native understor ...
... Agricultural landscapes are mapped as Agricultural land (FAG) where there are crops, pasture or orchards. FAG can also be used in the situation where a native tree canopy persists but the understory has been cleared and/or replaced with exotic species and is not expected to return a native understor ...
Josep Rost, Pere Pons, Josep M. Bas
... Seed dispersal, by different agents, is the natural process that is most important in allowing plant colonization of disturbed habitats (Neeman & Izhaki 1996). Directed dispersal by animals towards locations with particular characteristics is fundamental for successful seedling establishment and rec ...
... Seed dispersal, by different agents, is the natural process that is most important in allowing plant colonization of disturbed habitats (Neeman & Izhaki 1996). Directed dispersal by animals towards locations with particular characteristics is fundamental for successful seedling establishment and rec ...
Mohua / yellowhead - Department of Conservation
... In the 1800s, the mohua was one of the most abundant and conspicuous of our forest birds, inhabiting both beech forests and podocarphardwood forests (dominated by trees such as rimu, tötara and miro). Forest clearance and the Photos: M. Eckstaedt ...
... In the 1800s, the mohua was one of the most abundant and conspicuous of our forest birds, inhabiting both beech forests and podocarphardwood forests (dominated by trees such as rimu, tötara and miro). Forest clearance and the Photos: M. Eckstaedt ...
Woodpeckers: distribution, conservation, and research in a global
... 2002). Angelstam et al. (2004) proposed several woodpeckers as focal species for the assessment of forest habitat networks in Europe applying habitat suitability modelling. In summary, woodpeckers are an important systematic group from forest and landscape management perspectives because of their se ...
... 2002). Angelstam et al. (2004) proposed several woodpeckers as focal species for the assessment of forest habitat networks in Europe applying habitat suitability modelling. In summary, woodpeckers are an important systematic group from forest and landscape management perspectives because of their se ...
Why Do the Boreal Forest Ecosystems of Northwestern Europe Differ
... In the northern boreal forest, both of these predators are specialists on snowshoe hares. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is much larger than the Canada lynx (16 kg–34 kg versus 5 kg–17 kg, respectively) and acts like a generalist predator that frequently includes ungulates such as roe deer (Capreolus ...
... In the northern boreal forest, both of these predators are specialists on snowshoe hares. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is much larger than the Canada lynx (16 kg–34 kg versus 5 kg–17 kg, respectively) and acts like a generalist predator that frequently includes ungulates such as roe deer (Capreolus ...
Hoplodactylus aff. granulatus
... localities of Glenomaru, "Catlins", Catlins River, and Riverton. All specimens differ markedly in morphology from Westland forest geckos (TJ pers. obs.). Most information about Catlins/Southland forest geckos has come from the late Mrs P. Soderstrom of Progress Valley. She had a large collection of ...
... localities of Glenomaru, "Catlins", Catlins River, and Riverton. All specimens differ markedly in morphology from Westland forest geckos (TJ pers. obs.). Most information about Catlins/Southland forest geckos has come from the late Mrs P. Soderstrom of Progress Valley. She had a large collection of ...
Protection and Conservation of Roadless Areas in the Southwest
... effective habitat to zero (Lyon 1979). Roads, by destroying habitat and creating dispersal barriers, are the single greatest cause of habitat fragmentation. This is likely the most devastating impact of roads and is a recipe for extinction for numerous species that avoid or are unable to cross roads ...
... effective habitat to zero (Lyon 1979). Roads, by destroying habitat and creating dispersal barriers, are the single greatest cause of habitat fragmentation. This is likely the most devastating impact of roads and is a recipe for extinction for numerous species that avoid or are unable to cross roads ...
New Policies for Old Trees: Averting a Global
... Large old trees are critical organisms and ecological structures in forests, woodlands, savannas, and agricultural and urban environments. They play many essential ecological roles ranging from the storage of large amounts of carbon to the provision of key habitats for wildlife. Some of these roles ...
... Large old trees are critical organisms and ecological structures in forests, woodlands, savannas, and agricultural and urban environments. They play many essential ecological roles ranging from the storage of large amounts of carbon to the provision of key habitats for wildlife. Some of these roles ...
Tits, Warblers, and Finches: Foliage
... on the ground (European Robin Erithacus rubeculu, Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis, Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina, and Yellowbreasted Bunting Emberiza aureola). These species were commonly found in the canopy. How- ...
... on the ground (European Robin Erithacus rubeculu, Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis, Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina, and Yellowbreasted Bunting Emberiza aureola). These species were commonly found in the canopy. How- ...
Bird response to disturbance varies with forest productivity in the
... determined by climate, soils, forest productivity, disturbance type, and other factors (Pickett and White 1985; Spies and Turner 1999). Because organisms are often adapted to natural disturbance and landscape dynamics, natural range of variation is sometimes used as a guide for determining intermedi ...
... determined by climate, soils, forest productivity, disturbance type, and other factors (Pickett and White 1985; Spies and Turner 1999). Because organisms are often adapted to natural disturbance and landscape dynamics, natural range of variation is sometimes used as a guide for determining intermedi ...
Edge type defines alien plant species invasions along
... forest edges are a common feature in the landscape with anthropogenic (e.g. roadside, clearcut) and natural (e.g. burned, windthrown) edge types. In this paper we examine patterns of alien species invasion and native community structure across three forest edge types in Pinus contorta forests includ ...
... forest edges are a common feature in the landscape with anthropogenic (e.g. roadside, clearcut) and natural (e.g. burned, windthrown) edge types. In this paper we examine patterns of alien species invasion and native community structure across three forest edge types in Pinus contorta forests includ ...
Conserving biodiversity in New Zealand`s lowland landscapes: does
... biodiversity in lowland environments is likely therefore to depend strongly on our understanding of the impacts of forest clearance, and the management strategies that can avoid or reduce these impacts. For managers aiming to conserve native birds in New Zealand’s lowland ecosystems, the key challen ...
... biodiversity in lowland environments is likely therefore to depend strongly on our understanding of the impacts of forest clearance, and the management strategies that can avoid or reduce these impacts. For managers aiming to conserve native birds in New Zealand’s lowland ecosystems, the key challen ...
Glossary of Terms - The Longleaf Alliance
... Box Cut: A term from the turpentine industry. A cut that was notched into the bottom of a pine tree where gum draining down the tree face collected. Brand: Marks burned onto the hides of live cattle with a red-hot branding iron. Such marks were used to help identify ownership of cattle. During a tim ...
... Box Cut: A term from the turpentine industry. A cut that was notched into the bottom of a pine tree where gum draining down the tree face collected. Brand: Marks burned onto the hides of live cattle with a red-hot branding iron. Such marks were used to help identify ownership of cattle. During a tim ...
RJVA08_253.MGRS.report final - Laboratory of Tree
... To reconstruct forest condition through time, we sampled forest demography material using a grid of 58 fixed-area 0.05-ha plots spaced 1 km apart over the area above 2,135 m (7,000 ft). Trees greater than 19.5 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) were sampled over the full plot area, trees <19.4 cm we ...
... To reconstruct forest condition through time, we sampled forest demography material using a grid of 58 fixed-area 0.05-ha plots spaced 1 km apart over the area above 2,135 m (7,000 ft). Trees greater than 19.5 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) were sampled over the full plot area, trees <19.4 cm we ...
Hunting-induced defaunation drives increased seed predation and
... Hunting may affect the strength of seed predation for many plant species, though our understanding of this process is limited, especially in Central Africa. There is some evidence that vertebrate seed and seedling predation are strong determinants of tree recruitment in the region (Clark et al., 201 ...
... Hunting may affect the strength of seed predation for many plant species, though our understanding of this process is limited, especially in Central Africa. There is some evidence that vertebrate seed and seedling predation are strong determinants of tree recruitment in the region (Clark et al., 201 ...
Southern Rocky Mountains
... implement prescribed grazing systems that ensure long-term ecological sustainability and integrity and are cost effective for livestock interests. 2. Work with local, state, and federal government agencies and land owners to establish wildlife corridors, to reduce habitat fragmentation, and provide ...
... implement prescribed grazing systems that ensure long-term ecological sustainability and integrity and are cost effective for livestock interests. 2. Work with local, state, and federal government agencies and land owners to establish wildlife corridors, to reduce habitat fragmentation, and provide ...