Effects of natural phenomena and human activity on the
... Study area The Canary Islands, constituted by seven major islands and a set of small islets, are located off the north–western coast of Africa. Along with the archipelagos of Azores and Hawaii, they are one of the largest strings of volcanic islands worldwide (Schmincke, 1976). Although the genesis ...
... Study area The Canary Islands, constituted by seven major islands and a set of small islets, are located off the north–western coast of Africa. Along with the archipelagos of Azores and Hawaii, they are one of the largest strings of volcanic islands worldwide (Schmincke, 1976). Although the genesis ...
Cousin`s brochure
... and Ochrosia forest alive with lizards, nesting seabirds, forest dwelling birds and insects. The trees and shrubs on the plateau create a shady and relatively cool environment, as well as provide homes and shelter for a diversity of animal species. During the South East monsoon season (May-August) t ...
... and Ochrosia forest alive with lizards, nesting seabirds, forest dwelling birds and insects. The trees and shrubs on the plateau create a shady and relatively cool environment, as well as provide homes and shelter for a diversity of animal species. During the South East monsoon season (May-August) t ...
All these species depend on mangroves for their survival.
... Seychelles mangroves forests are home to many species of birds, fish, and shellfish. Aldabra atoll, one of the largest mangrove areas in the Seychelles, is the only breeding location for the great frigatebird and lesser frigatebird in the country. There are seven species of mangroves in Seychelles, ...
... Seychelles mangroves forests are home to many species of birds, fish, and shellfish. Aldabra atoll, one of the largest mangrove areas in the Seychelles, is the only breeding location for the great frigatebird and lesser frigatebird in the country. There are seven species of mangroves in Seychelles, ...
Review from Reports of the National Center for Science Education
... Chapter 3 concerns the volcanic geology and climate of the islands and chapter 4 is a handy guide, island by island, of what the average visitor will see. The latter will be a welcome resource to ecotourists who, as they cruise to the next destination, may want to read ahead and learn what to expect ...
... Chapter 3 concerns the volcanic geology and climate of the islands and chapter 4 is a handy guide, island by island, of what the average visitor will see. The latter will be a welcome resource to ecotourists who, as they cruise to the next destination, may want to read ahead and learn what to expect ...
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... and marine iguanas, observed flightless cormorants tending to their chicks, and ridden horses to the top of an active volcano. Few visitors go home without close-ups of giant tortoises and bluefooted boobies, but some of the islands’ unique residents reveal themselves only to the patient observers. ...
... and marine iguanas, observed flightless cormorants tending to their chicks, and ridden horses to the top of an active volcano. Few visitors go home without close-ups of giant tortoises and bluefooted boobies, but some of the islands’ unique residents reveal themselves only to the patient observers. ...
sky islands
... predates the Pleistocene in other taxa. For example, in the northern Rocky Mountains of North America, some insect groups, such as flightless montane grasshoppers in the genus Melanoplus, radiated during the Pleistocene. Genetic data indicate that divergence among multiple glacial refugia, as well as ...
... predates the Pleistocene in other taxa. For example, in the northern Rocky Mountains of North America, some insect groups, such as flightless montane grasshoppers in the genus Melanoplus, radiated during the Pleistocene. Genetic data indicate that divergence among multiple glacial refugia, as well as ...
Wilcox - Species number, stability, and equilibrium status of reptile
... The mean distance to the mainland is twice as great for the Channel Islands (50 km) as for the Gulfisland sample (25 km). This undoubtedly accounts for some of the overall deficiency in the Channel Island faunas. As the island-by-island comparison showed, however, the Channel Islands consistently ha ...
... The mean distance to the mainland is twice as great for the Channel Islands (50 km) as for the Gulfisland sample (25 km). This undoubtedly accounts for some of the overall deficiency in the Channel Island faunas. As the island-by-island comparison showed, however, the Channel Islands consistently ha ...
Species composition and community structure of peruvian rainforest
... Species Dominance. Very few species, among them Episinus erythrophthalmus (2.5%), Thwaitesia bracteata (2.7%), and one unidentified oonopid (2.2 %), were collected in almost all microhabitats in high densities. Other species, like one unidentified Sparianthinae (I .8%), Dipoena nr. nigra (1.3%), Tma ...
... Species Dominance. Very few species, among them Episinus erythrophthalmus (2.5%), Thwaitesia bracteata (2.7%), and one unidentified oonopid (2.2 %), were collected in almost all microhabitats in high densities. Other species, like one unidentified Sparianthinae (I .8%), Dipoena nr. nigra (1.3%), Tma ...
Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative
... Islands, and nears extinction. The Giant Tortoise was used as a food source, though now is becoming less prevalent. Forthcoming, they started being used to harvest oil. One of the reasons the Giant Tortoise did not thrive in the Galapagos Islands is because there are predators that feed on the Giant ...
... Islands, and nears extinction. The Giant Tortoise was used as a food source, though now is becoming less prevalent. Forthcoming, they started being used to harvest oil. One of the reasons the Giant Tortoise did not thrive in the Galapagos Islands is because there are predators that feed on the Giant ...
Ecological effects and distribution of invasive non - IPNA-CSIC
... Rattus rattus, the house mouse Mus domesticus and the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus. Unfortunately, all of these species are considered to be mainly responsible for the greater part of the damage caused in insular ecosystems worldwide (Courchamp et al., 2003). With regard to the Canarian Arc ...
... Rattus rattus, the house mouse Mus domesticus and the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus. Unfortunately, all of these species are considered to be mainly responsible for the greater part of the damage caused in insular ecosystems worldwide (Courchamp et al., 2003). With regard to the Canarian Arc ...
Evolution of reproductive life histories in island birds worldwide
... (a) Data This study was based on pairs of island species worldwide and their mainland counterparts. I used different handbooks and monographs (see electronic supplementary material, 1) to gather data for a total of 306 bird species (i.e. 153 pairs) comprising 192 passerines and 114 non-passerines (e ...
... (a) Data This study was based on pairs of island species worldwide and their mainland counterparts. I used different handbooks and monographs (see electronic supplementary material, 1) to gather data for a total of 306 bird species (i.e. 153 pairs) comprising 192 passerines and 114 non-passerines (e ...
Introduced Species Management in Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte
... southernmost 15% of the archipelago. Other significant protected areas, including Naikoon Provincial Park and associated reserves (71,000 ha) in the northeast and V. L. Krajina Ecological Reserve (14,000 ha) on the west coast of Graham Island, represent 8.5% of the land base. Many areas outside of t ...
... southernmost 15% of the archipelago. Other significant protected areas, including Naikoon Provincial Park and associated reserves (71,000 ha) in the northeast and V. L. Krajina Ecological Reserve (14,000 ha) on the west coast of Graham Island, represent 8.5% of the land base. Many areas outside of t ...
- Wiley Online Library
... lake reached a level of 1035 m a.s.l. and an area of 133 km2 (Salfity, 1980). Four hills above 1035 m a.s.l. were isolated since 1985 forming a group of ‘old islands’ of different area (Table 1; islands 1, 2, 3 and 4). Old islands preserved relicts of the original vegetation. Although trees (mainly ...
... lake reached a level of 1035 m a.s.l. and an area of 133 km2 (Salfity, 1980). Four hills above 1035 m a.s.l. were isolated since 1985 forming a group of ‘old islands’ of different area (Table 1; islands 1, 2, 3 and 4). Old islands preserved relicts of the original vegetation. Although trees (mainly ...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GAMBEL OAK
... Symphoricarpos rotundifolius. Vegetation types in this system may occur as sparse to dense shrublands composed of moderate to tall shrubs. Occurrences may be multi-layered, with some short shrubby species occurring in the understory of the dominant overstory species. In many occurrences of this syst ...
... Symphoricarpos rotundifolius. Vegetation types in this system may occur as sparse to dense shrublands composed of moderate to tall shrubs. Occurrences may be multi-layered, with some short shrubby species occurring in the understory of the dominant overstory species. In many occurrences of this syst ...
Bacteria Associated with the Guts of Two Wood
... ecological processes such as nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and competition with economically damaging bark beetles (Schenk and Benjamin 1969, Miller 1985, Hanks et al. 1999, Dodds et al. 2001, Vance et al. 2003). Several species can also be serious economic pests of landscape and forest trees (Ech ...
... ecological processes such as nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and competition with economically damaging bark beetles (Schenk and Benjamin 1969, Miller 1985, Hanks et al. 1999, Dodds et al. 2001, Vance et al. 2003). Several species can also be serious economic pests of landscape and forest trees (Ech ...
oceanic islands: models of diversity
... the addition of species to such islands, and adaptive radiation of species from single colonizers is a frequent characteristic of the more remote archipelagoes. Mechanisms underlying adaptive radiation on oceanic islands have been the subject of considerable interest ever since Darwin described the ...
... the addition of species to such islands, and adaptive radiation of species from single colonizers is a frequent characteristic of the more remote archipelagoes. Mechanisms underlying adaptive radiation on oceanic islands have been the subject of considerable interest ever since Darwin described the ...
Species invasions on islands: searching for general
... only oceanic islands around the world with permanent human inhabitants (23 involving bird invasion and 13 plant invasions after human settlement). Another dataset was compiled by Chown et al. (1998) in an examination of bird, plant and insect invasions on 25 southern ocean islands. Unlike the island ...
... only oceanic islands around the world with permanent human inhabitants (23 involving bird invasion and 13 plant invasions after human settlement). Another dataset was compiled by Chown et al. (1998) in an examination of bird, plant and insect invasions on 25 southern ocean islands. Unlike the island ...
Cl@ssmate 6 - News.com.au
... and thick trunk, enabling it to survive winds and drought. It had broad fern-like leaves that created shade and its shed leaves would have covered the ground with organic matter, allowing other plants and animals to thrive in the shade of the trees, creating a new biome. It reproduced from two diffe ...
... and thick trunk, enabling it to survive winds and drought. It had broad fern-like leaves that created shade and its shed leaves would have covered the ground with organic matter, allowing other plants and animals to thrive in the shade of the trees, creating a new biome. It reproduced from two diffe ...
Hawai`i and Pacific Islands - USA National Phenology Network
... There is a scarcity of long-term phenological data and how it relates to climate for Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands. While there is research on phenology in other tropical regions, the biogeography of Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands is different from continental tropical regions, and caution should ...
... There is a scarcity of long-term phenological data and how it relates to climate for Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands. While there is research on phenology in other tropical regions, the biogeography of Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands is different from continental tropical regions, and caution should ...
Nature on the Toronto Islands - An Explorer`s Guide
... When I was a boy, I loved going to the Toronto Islands. The adventure began with the Red Rocket trundling down Bay Street to the docks. Arriving at the harbour, we found another world from the City – a world bustling with planes, boats and people. Then came the ferry ride, experiencing the vast expa ...
... When I was a boy, I loved going to the Toronto Islands. The adventure began with the Red Rocket trundling down Bay Street to the docks. Arriving at the harbour, we found another world from the City – a world bustling with planes, boats and people. Then came the ferry ride, experiencing the vast expa ...
The biology of insularity: an introduction
... natural systems, have long been used by biologists to test basic principles of ecology, evolution and biogeography. More recently, insular environments have figured prominently in conservation ecology, where the aim has usually been to conserve species or assemblages unique to isolated habitats. Imp ...
... natural systems, have long been used by biologists to test basic principles of ecology, evolution and biogeography. More recently, insular environments have figured prominently in conservation ecology, where the aim has usually been to conserve species or assemblages unique to isolated habitats. Imp ...
Amphibian Population Declines and Malformations Worldwide
... To determine the nature, extent, and cause of worldwide amphibian declines, and promote efforts to reverse current population trends ...
... To determine the nature, extent, and cause of worldwide amphibian declines, and promote efforts to reverse current population trends ...
Pedicularis (Betony/Lousewort)
... anything, the plants are growing on. Plants growing on Senecios will uptake senecio alkaloids...and be toxic. Plants found growing on legumes such as Thermopsis will be found to have the pharmacokinetics of Pedicularis AND Thermopsis. This phenomenon is known by range-management folks, but is genera ...
... anything, the plants are growing on. Plants growing on Senecios will uptake senecio alkaloids...and be toxic. Plants found growing on legumes such as Thermopsis will be found to have the pharmacokinetics of Pedicularis AND Thermopsis. This phenomenon is known by range-management folks, but is genera ...
Ecological Decay on Isolated Forest Fragments
... populations are assumed to be limited primarily by predation by armadillos, avoid plant species with high levels of tannins (Rao, 2000; Rao et al., 2001). Red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) are also herbivorous, feeding predominantly on canopy foliage (Milton, 1981). In a study at another site ...
... populations are assumed to be limited primarily by predation by armadillos, avoid plant species with high levels of tannins (Rao, 2000; Rao et al., 2001). Red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) are also herbivorous, feeding predominantly on canopy foliage (Milton, 1981). In a study at another site ...
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.