Biodiversity loss
... What do you think is the greatest factor influencing biodiversity loss throughout history??? Now, share with a neighbor……… ...
... What do you think is the greatest factor influencing biodiversity loss throughout history??? Now, share with a neighbor……… ...
Using a Multistructural Object-Based LiDAR Approach to Estimate
... Therefore, for each 225-m2 plot, the total richness of vascular species was obtained by simply summing up all species encountered in the plots and subplots of the three height layers. Species occurring in more than one height layer (e.g., tree and shrub layers) were only counted once. The histogram ...
... Therefore, for each 225-m2 plot, the total richness of vascular species was obtained by simply summing up all species encountered in the plots and subplots of the three height layers. Species occurring in more than one height layer (e.g., tree and shrub layers) were only counted once. The histogram ...
South Africa
... South Africa is also home to an entire floral kingdom which occurs nowhere else in the world, the Cape Floral Kingdom. The Kingdom is located mostly in South Africa’s Western Cape Province and is the smallest, richest and most threatened of the world’s six floral kingdoms. It is home to 9 000 plant ...
... South Africa is also home to an entire floral kingdom which occurs nowhere else in the world, the Cape Floral Kingdom. The Kingdom is located mostly in South Africa’s Western Cape Province and is the smallest, richest and most threatened of the world’s six floral kingdoms. It is home to 9 000 plant ...
Seminar-5July2016-v2
... (p. 132) Purpose of the paper: to add enough precision to the concept of biodiversity (i.e. defining?) to make its ordinal, if not quantitative assessment plausible - - E.g. p’s biodiversity is n; p’s biodiversity is higher than q’s biodiversity and lower than z’s biodiversity. (Cf. clinical and m ...
... (p. 132) Purpose of the paper: to add enough precision to the concept of biodiversity (i.e. defining?) to make its ordinal, if not quantitative assessment plausible - - E.g. p’s biodiversity is n; p’s biodiversity is higher than q’s biodiversity and lower than z’s biodiversity. (Cf. clinical and m ...
Delayed biodiversity change: no time to waste
... habitat extent that can be backcast using historical maps). However, recent work has highlighted that biodiversity shows substantially lagged responses to other changes in biotic and abiotic pressures (e.g., [3,4]), and more needs to be done to elucidate the consequences of these processes (Table 1) ...
... habitat extent that can be backcast using historical maps). However, recent work has highlighted that biodiversity shows substantially lagged responses to other changes in biotic and abiotic pressures (e.g., [3,4]), and more needs to be done to elucidate the consequences of these processes (Table 1) ...
Why Are HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS Important?
... of years. In the islands famous for being the world’s “laboratory of evolution,” the unique flora and fauna may not be able to adapt quickly enough. Decision-makers in all sectors, from natural resource managers to those responsible for human welfare, urgently need scientifically-based information o ...
... of years. In the islands famous for being the world’s “laboratory of evolution,” the unique flora and fauna may not be able to adapt quickly enough. Decision-makers in all sectors, from natural resource managers to those responsible for human welfare, urgently need scientifically-based information o ...
LETTER Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands
... a local species pool, whereas in natural systems composition and diversity are influenced by a variety of factors including nutrient availability, climatic conditions and anthropogenic land use9–11. It is also likely that diversity is not the only, or even the primary, driver of the stability of ANP ...
... a local species pool, whereas in natural systems composition and diversity are influenced by a variety of factors including nutrient availability, climatic conditions and anthropogenic land use9–11. It is also likely that diversity is not the only, or even the primary, driver of the stability of ANP ...
galapagos research
... Ani gizzards were gathered between 5 Nov and 8 Dec 2009. Anis were collected at six locations in the Dry, Transition and Humid vegetation zones of Santa Cruz (Table 1). The Dry Zone, characterized by low rainfall and dry woodland and scrub, extends from sea level to c. 150 m above sea level, succeed ...
... Ani gizzards were gathered between 5 Nov and 8 Dec 2009. Anis were collected at six locations in the Dry, Transition and Humid vegetation zones of Santa Cruz (Table 1). The Dry Zone, characterized by low rainfall and dry woodland and scrub, extends from sea level to c. 150 m above sea level, succeed ...
SAIS botanical survey report
... species to establish and evolve, so that there are, for example, only 6 surviving endemic higher plants (Cronk, 1980). In contrast, St. Helena has a large number of species found nowhere else (around 45 surviving endemic higher plants: Cronk, 2000). Although the small size of the island means that i ...
... species to establish and evolve, so that there are, for example, only 6 surviving endemic higher plants (Cronk, 1980). In contrast, St. Helena has a large number of species found nowhere else (around 45 surviving endemic higher plants: Cronk, 2000). Although the small size of the island means that i ...
La biodiversité, c`est la vie - doc-developpement
... 4bis. Other inventions of nature are sources of inspiration for human inventions •The phytopurification and fongoremédiation or most treatment plants are based ecosystems to purify water, air and soil; •Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture ( IMTA or for Integrated multi- trophic aquaculture for Engl ...
... 4bis. Other inventions of nature are sources of inspiration for human inventions •The phytopurification and fongoremédiation or most treatment plants are based ecosystems to purify water, air and soil; •Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture ( IMTA or for Integrated multi- trophic aquaculture for Engl ...
Response of endemic and exotic earthworm communities to
... north-‐facing slopes (Genet 1997). The native vegetation was likely cleared by Maori and later almost entirely converted to farmland by Europeans. Over the past 30 years, considerable restora ...
... north-‐facing slopes (Genet 1997). The native vegetation was likely cleared by Maori and later almost entirely converted to farmland by Europeans. Over the past 30 years, considerable restora ...
the factsheet as a PDF file
... legal protection or recognition by national government. However, approximately 56% of the KBAs sites identified so far overlap with an existing protected area and hence have legal protection 3. The identification of KBAs can also support the designation of additional protected areas. The criteria fo ...
... legal protection or recognition by national government. However, approximately 56% of the KBAs sites identified so far overlap with an existing protected area and hence have legal protection 3. The identification of KBAs can also support the designation of additional protected areas. The criteria fo ...
sectoral biodiversity action plan
... The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces have a role to play in relation to the conservation of biodiversity given the scale, nature and location of the landholdings. It is the aim of the Department to ensure that biodiversity is conserved to the greatest extent possible on its lands whilst ...
... The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces have a role to play in relation to the conservation of biodiversity given the scale, nature and location of the landholdings. It is the aim of the Department to ensure that biodiversity is conserved to the greatest extent possible on its lands whilst ...
10.1 MB - Charles Darwin Foundation
... and now President of the CDF. By happy coincidence, Dr Kramer has just been appointed an Officer of the Order of the Golden Ark, in recognition of his services to conservation in the Galapagos. By another happy coincidence, Mr Guy Mountfort, CDF Counsellor and an early protagonist of conservation no ...
... and now President of the CDF. By happy coincidence, Dr Kramer has just been appointed an Officer of the Order of the Golden Ark, in recognition of his services to conservation in the Galapagos. By another happy coincidence, Mr Guy Mountfort, CDF Counsellor and an early protagonist of conservation no ...
REVIEW ARTICLE A research strategy for
... available to those indigenous species sensitive to introduced mammals from around 2000 ha to at least 35 000 ha. These eradications have potential benefits to more than 70 species of native vertebrates and numerous species of invertebrates and plants (Bellingham et al. 2010a). Most eradications have ...
... available to those indigenous species sensitive to introduced mammals from around 2000 ha to at least 35 000 ha. These eradications have potential benefits to more than 70 species of native vertebrates and numerous species of invertebrates and plants (Bellingham et al. 2010a). Most eradications have ...
Key Biodiversity Areas: review and lessons learned workshop
... data for species of conservation significance: “site” (not grid cells) “occurrence” (not modeled predictions) “data” (not expert opinion) “species” (not environmental surrogates) “conservation significance” (not species richness) ...
... data for species of conservation significance: “site” (not grid cells) “occurrence” (not modeled predictions) “data” (not expert opinion) “species” (not environmental surrogates) “conservation significance” (not species richness) ...
Key Biodiversity Areas: review and lessons learned workshop
... data for species of conservation significance: “site” (not grid cells) “occurrence” (not modeled predictions) “data” (not expert opinion) “species” (not environmental surrogates) “conservation significance” (not species richness) ...
... data for species of conservation significance: “site” (not grid cells) “occurrence” (not modeled predictions) “data” (not expert opinion) “species” (not environmental surrogates) “conservation significance” (not species richness) ...
Christchurch - New Zealand Ecological Society
... Society has been the relative strengths of these roles. Peter Bull in his Presidential address at the 25th Jubilee, reflected on this and warned the Society against equating the science of ecology (and the function of the Society) with conservation and the environmental lobby. He thought the Society ...
... Society has been the relative strengths of these roles. Peter Bull in his Presidential address at the 25th Jubilee, reflected on this and warned the Society against equating the science of ecology (and the function of the Society) with conservation and the environmental lobby. He thought the Society ...
Drake, D. R. - IPNA-CSIC
... ingested by cats. However, on oceanic islands where these prey are scarce or absent, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates assume major importance. Consumption of birds is especially important on islands located far from continents. The importance of reptiles in the feral cat diet is generally greatest ...
... ingested by cats. However, on oceanic islands where these prey are scarce or absent, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates assume major importance. Consumption of birds is especially important on islands located far from continents. The importance of reptiles in the feral cat diet is generally greatest ...
Variations in species and functional plant diversity along climatic
... plant diversity along climatic and grazing gradients. Ecography 29: 801 810. Different components of biodiversity may vary independently of each other along environmental gradients giving insights into the mechanisms that regulate species coexistence. In particular, the functional diversity (FD) ...
... plant diversity along climatic and grazing gradients. Ecography 29: 801 810. Different components of biodiversity may vary independently of each other along environmental gradients giving insights into the mechanisms that regulate species coexistence. In particular, the functional diversity (FD) ...
Exploring Coral Reefs
... Coral reefs occur only in shallow areas of the tropical oceans where the water temperature remains around 21° Celsius. Generally speaking, reefs can be found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Coral reefs cover less than 0.2 percent of the world’s ocean beds and are found along the coasts ...
... Coral reefs occur only in shallow areas of the tropical oceans where the water temperature remains around 21° Celsius. Generally speaking, reefs can be found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Coral reefs cover less than 0.2 percent of the world’s ocean beds and are found along the coasts ...
Post 2010 strategy? - The Institute for European Studies
... Decision VI/26 CBD Strategic Plan 2002 ...
... Decision VI/26 CBD Strategic Plan 2002 ...
origins of the azorean intertidal biota: the significance of introduced
... deep-water species and may well also exist, for example, on other unexplored, Atlantic. seamounts. Low marine endemism on oceanic islands suggests that initial colonisations are accomplished by teleplanic larvae (SCHELTEMA 1995), but species possessing such larvae are few in the Azores and other pos ...
... deep-water species and may well also exist, for example, on other unexplored, Atlantic. seamounts. Low marine endemism on oceanic islands suggests that initial colonisations are accomplished by teleplanic larvae (SCHELTEMA 1995), but species possessing such larvae are few in the Azores and other pos ...
English
... Species abundance can be estimated from space for certain plant species. Although spaceborne observations using very high resolution commercial instruments have sometimes been used for directly observing large animals or colonies, and thus for estimating population size, RS has mostly not been cost- ...
... Species abundance can be estimated from space for certain plant species. Although spaceborne observations using very high resolution commercial instruments have sometimes been used for directly observing large animals or colonies, and thus for estimating population size, RS has mostly not been cost- ...
Biodiversity of New Caledonia
The biodiversity of New Caledonia is of exceptional biological and paleoecological interest. It is frequently referred to as a biodiversity hotspot. The country is a large South Pacific archipelago with a total land area of more than 18,000 square kilometres (6,900 sq mi). The terrain includes a variety of reefs, atolls, small islands, and a variety of topographical and edaphic regions on the largest island, all of which promote the development of unusually concentrated biodiversity. The region's climate is oceanic and tropical.New Caledonia is separated from the nearest mainland by more than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of open sea. Its isolation dates from at least the mid-Miocene, and possibly from the Oligocene, and that isolation has preserved its relict biota, fostering the evolution of wide ranges of endemic species.