insectarium in english
... superior plants (about 200 000 species) for about 100 million of years; they are in all ecological niches, all habitats, and they have developed all kinds of lifestyles. Flora and fauna unlike anything else in the world La Réunion is one of the 25 hot spots of biodiversity, zones where, on 1.5% of t ...
... superior plants (about 200 000 species) for about 100 million of years; they are in all ecological niches, all habitats, and they have developed all kinds of lifestyles. Flora and fauna unlike anything else in the world La Réunion is one of the 25 hot spots of biodiversity, zones where, on 1.5% of t ...
Galapagos Islands: A Protected Territory
... Fur seals came very close to extinction. Tortoises were killed for their meat or to make cooking oil. ...
... Fur seals came very close to extinction. Tortoises were killed for their meat or to make cooking oil. ...
A trip to the ecologically biodiverse oceanic island of Tenerife
... Having been awarded £600, I was able to fund the 6-day educational biology field course to Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain, where I was exposed to one of the most biologically diverse hotspots worlds. Travelling with some of the top botanist professors of the world from the Oxford Biolo ...
... Having been awarded £600, I was able to fund the 6-day educational biology field course to Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain, where I was exposed to one of the most biologically diverse hotspots worlds. Travelling with some of the top botanist professors of the world from the Oxford Biolo ...
Critically Endangered
... A species that has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for a threatened category and is not Extinct or Extinct in the Wild is either: Near Threatened (NT) ...
... A species that has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for a threatened category and is not Extinct or Extinct in the Wild is either: Near Threatened (NT) ...
The Galapagos Islands
... the cormorant birds he saw there. In South America cormorants fly. But in the Galapagos, they have stubby wings that make flight impossible, and they have extremely long necks. He theorized that because living things do not generally create exact duplicates of themselves, those changes or mutations ...
... the cormorant birds he saw there. In South America cormorants fly. But in the Galapagos, they have stubby wings that make flight impossible, and they have extremely long necks. He theorized that because living things do not generally create exact duplicates of themselves, those changes or mutations ...
Hawaii - The Haunting Cottage
... Scientists say that before there were 67 varieties of Hawaiian endemic third of them are already extinct. There are two endemic animals that have existed for a long time, a type of bat and monk seals. Hawaii has few native mammals and most of the islands are home to wild pigs, horses, sheep and goat ...
... Scientists say that before there were 67 varieties of Hawaiian endemic third of them are already extinct. There are two endemic animals that have existed for a long time, a type of bat and monk seals. Hawaii has few native mammals and most of the islands are home to wild pigs, horses, sheep and goat ...
Bird predation by domestic cats on Hahajima Island, Bonin Islands
... considered to be at most 200 individuals (Tokyo Regional Forest Office 1996). These three species are residents, whereas the bunting is a winter visitor to the islands. On Hahajima, feral cats have been observed widely in various kinds of habitats, including primary forests. There is no appropriate ...
... considered to be at most 200 individuals (Tokyo Regional Forest Office 1996). These three species are residents, whereas the bunting is a winter visitor to the islands. On Hahajima, feral cats have been observed widely in various kinds of habitats, including primary forests. There is no appropriate ...
DMC 2004-06 - Forest Management Bureau
... There has been some degree of success in the restoration of these areas by assisting the natural process of ecological succession. Ecological succession is a progressive change in species composition and forest ...
... There has been some degree of success in the restoration of these areas by assisting the natural process of ecological succession. Ecological succession is a progressive change in species composition and forest ...
Isles of Shoals - New Hampshire Bird Records
... The Isles of Shoals Important Bird Area The New Hampshire Important Bird Area Program is part of a national and international effort to identify areas that provide critical habitat to birds during some stage of their annual cycle. In New Hampshire the program is a partnership of the Audubon Society ...
... The Isles of Shoals Important Bird Area The New Hampshire Important Bird Area Program is part of a national and international effort to identify areas that provide critical habitat to birds during some stage of their annual cycle. In New Hampshire the program is a partnership of the Audubon Society ...
Santa Catalina Island Biogeography
... It’s the science concerned with where animals are, where plants are, and where they are not” (Song of the Dodo, David Quammen). “Islands have been especially instructive because their limited area and their inherent isolation combine to make patterns of evolution stand out starkly. It’s such an impo ...
... It’s the science concerned with where animals are, where plants are, and where they are not” (Song of the Dodo, David Quammen). “Islands have been especially instructive because their limited area and their inherent isolation combine to make patterns of evolution stand out starkly. It’s such an impo ...
Management of Grassy Ecosystems-Arthur Rylah Institute for
... productivity in native grasslands and grassy woodlands that remain on Victorian farms and provide farmer and other land managers with current knowledge and skills to manage their native grasslands. Victoria’s grassy communities have been severely altered through 150 years or more of grazing and cult ...
... productivity in native grasslands and grassy woodlands that remain on Victorian farms and provide farmer and other land managers with current knowledge and skills to manage their native grasslands. Victoria’s grassy communities have been severely altered through 150 years or more of grazing and cult ...
New records of Diopatra marocensis
... the presence of not only D. neapolitana, but also D. marocensis in the estuary, demonstrating that D. marocensis is not a species that has emerged in recent years, but had been present in the estuary already in May 1976. In 2010 a series of surveys were carried out at the central and outer basins of ...
... the presence of not only D. neapolitana, but also D. marocensis in the estuary, demonstrating that D. marocensis is not a species that has emerged in recent years, but had been present in the estuary already in May 1976. In 2010 a series of surveys were carried out at the central and outer basins of ...
Galapagos – The Islands that Changed the World Cormorant
... Where do storm petrels live to avoid predation? ...
... Where do storm petrels live to avoid predation? ...
Ile Aux Aigrettes Nature Reserve, Mauritius
... the Ornate Day Gecko. There are approximately 700 species of native flowering plants on the archipelago, of which 311 are endemic. The island vegetation is mainly composed of coastal ebony forest and strand scrub flora. ...
... the Ornate Day Gecko. There are approximately 700 species of native flowering plants on the archipelago, of which 311 are endemic. The island vegetation is mainly composed of coastal ebony forest and strand scrub flora. ...
Lecture 17: Biogeography
... • Dist’ns of monophyletic groups over areas are explained by the reconstruction of area cladograms • Congruence of area cladograms of different taxa strengthens argument • Lack of congruence suggests that dispersal & local extinctions important ...
... • Dist’ns of monophyletic groups over areas are explained by the reconstruction of area cladograms • Congruence of area cladograms of different taxa strengthens argument • Lack of congruence suggests that dispersal & local extinctions important ...
Patterns of Biodiversity I
... V. Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes A. The Species-Area Relationship 1. The Pattern Almost all organisms – across different taxonomic scales and physiologies, show this pattern. As sampling area increases, species diversity increases. Why? 2. The Theory of Island Biogeography MacArthur and Wils ...
... V. Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes A. The Species-Area Relationship 1. The Pattern Almost all organisms – across different taxonomic scales and physiologies, show this pattern. As sampling area increases, species diversity increases. Why? 2. The Theory of Island Biogeography MacArthur and Wils ...
Community Development
... fewer species are available to colonize Local extinction curve: rises with rising S, as interspecific interactions intensify ...
... fewer species are available to colonize Local extinction curve: rises with rising S, as interspecific interactions intensify ...
Heard and McDonald Islands information sheet
... including active examples of plume volcanism, the only known continuously active volcano on a subantarctic island and fast flowing glaciers that change in response to temperature and precipitation. They help us understand the natural development of plants, animals and ecosystems in an undisturbed en ...
... including active examples of plume volcanism, the only known continuously active volcano on a subantarctic island and fast flowing glaciers that change in response to temperature and precipitation. They help us understand the natural development of plants, animals and ecosystems in an undisturbed en ...
Polar Ecology
... platform for marine mammals and birds, it serves as a habitat for a unique highly specialized community of bacteria, algae, protozoa and metazoa, which contribute to the biogeochemical cycles of the Arctic and Antarctic seas.’’ ...
... platform for marine mammals and birds, it serves as a habitat for a unique highly specialized community of bacteria, algae, protozoa and metazoa, which contribute to the biogeochemical cycles of the Arctic and Antarctic seas.’’ ...
California Science Content Standards
... Community: all the populations in a specific area or region. Studies of communities include examining interactions between different species Ecosystem: refers to the biological community and the associated abiotic environment. ...
... Community: all the populations in a specific area or region. Studies of communities include examining interactions between different species Ecosystem: refers to the biological community and the associated abiotic environment. ...
... (Nyctemera annulata) and four weedy Senecio spp. (two indigenous spp. , S. glomeratus and S. quadridentatus and two adventive spp., S. sylvaticus and S. vulgaris), were examined in relation to insect preference and development, and counterdefences or developmental responses of the:hosts. Larval deve ...
WESTWICK LAKE
... A wide variety of waterfowl utilize Westwick Lake, some of which undoubtedly depend upon upland sites in the reserve for nesting such as dense shrub-herb cover (dabbling ducks) or holes in trees (bufflehead; goldeneye). Several species of shorebirds are present seasonally. A diversity of terrestria ...
... A wide variety of waterfowl utilize Westwick Lake, some of which undoubtedly depend upon upland sites in the reserve for nesting such as dense shrub-herb cover (dabbling ducks) or holes in trees (bufflehead; goldeneye). Several species of shorebirds are present seasonally. A diversity of terrestria ...
Mascarene Islands
The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues. The collective title is derived from the Portuguese navigator Pedro Mascarenhas, who first visited them in the early sixteenth century. The islands share a common geologic origin in the volcanism of the Réunion hotspot beneath the Mascarene Plateau and form a distinct ecoregion with a unique flora and fauna.