On the methodology of feeding ecology in fish
... ranges of techniques, within a scope of ecology but not limited to, and traverse from narrative ...
... ranges of techniques, within a scope of ecology but not limited to, and traverse from narrative ...
The Convergence of Science, Curriculum Theory, and the
... in science, in particular events, peoples and cultures that help inform science, we can expand the fields of science and curriculum studies. Pinar (2007), in reflecting on Ted Aoki’s work on listening in education, states “Present are the sounds of complicated conversation in which teachers are brid ...
... in science, in particular events, peoples and cultures that help inform science, we can expand the fields of science and curriculum studies. Pinar (2007), in reflecting on Ted Aoki’s work on listening in education, states “Present are the sounds of complicated conversation in which teachers are brid ...
Hixon, M. A., P. W. Pacala, and S. A. Sandin. 2002. Population
... cepts of ecology (Egerton 1973, Kingsland 1985, McIntosh 1985, Cherrett 1989, Hanski et al. 1993, Cappuccino and Price 1995, Turchin 2001), and thus can be considered a paradigm in the Kuhnian sense (Kuhn 1962). However, the idea that populations are naturally regulated has been controversial since ...
... cepts of ecology (Egerton 1973, Kingsland 1985, McIntosh 1985, Cherrett 1989, Hanski et al. 1993, Cappuccino and Price 1995, Turchin 2001), and thus can be considered a paradigm in the Kuhnian sense (Kuhn 1962). However, the idea that populations are naturally regulated has been controversial since ...
Syllabus for F612
... No textbook is required for this course; readings will be assigned from the primary literature. All readings will either be distributed via email, or placed on eReserves (http://eres.uaf.edu/eres/default.aspx) [PASSWORD: larvae]. In addition to required discussion readings, I will provide a general ...
... No textbook is required for this course; readings will be assigned from the primary literature. All readings will either be distributed via email, or placed on eReserves (http://eres.uaf.edu/eres/default.aspx) [PASSWORD: larvae]. In addition to required discussion readings, I will provide a general ...
The functional approach to agricultural landscape analysis. The
... The larger the patch, the larger interior habitat for living flora and fauna species. Minimum patch area requirements for species depends on: species, quality of habitat, and landscape context. Corridor – linear element, a network of linear elements, which usually connect patches. Connectivity is th ...
... The larger the patch, the larger interior habitat for living flora and fauna species. Minimum patch area requirements for species depends on: species, quality of habitat, and landscape context. Corridor – linear element, a network of linear elements, which usually connect patches. Connectivity is th ...
Nutrient enrichment homogenizes lake benthic assemblages at local and regional scales I D
... Abstract. The compositional heterogeneity of biotic assemblages among sites, or bdiversity, regulates the relationship between local and regional species diversity across scales. Recent work has suggested that increased harshness of environmental conditions tends to reduce b-diversity by decreasing ...
... Abstract. The compositional heterogeneity of biotic assemblages among sites, or bdiversity, regulates the relationship between local and regional species diversity across scales. Recent work has suggested that increased harshness of environmental conditions tends to reduce b-diversity by decreasing ...
the role of ecological culture as an indicator of sustainable
... Research methods are cultural and educational. Analysis of recent publications. The term "ecological culture" emerged relatively recently - in the 20-th (" cultural ecology» and “ecological culture" in J.Steward). Contents of this concept in the interpretation of various authors have a fairly wide m ...
... Research methods are cultural and educational. Analysis of recent publications. The term "ecological culture" emerged relatively recently - in the 20-th (" cultural ecology» and “ecological culture" in J.Steward). Contents of this concept in the interpretation of various authors have a fairly wide m ...
Soil nutrient status determines how elephant utilize trees and shape
... total nutrient load, for example, areas with large nutrientrich patches, with many small nutrient-rich patches or with patches with very high local nutrient concentrations. In our study, spatial scales ranged from 2500 m2, where a herbivore selects between areas with different total nutrient loads, ...
... total nutrient load, for example, areas with large nutrientrich patches, with many small nutrient-rich patches or with patches with very high local nutrient concentrations. In our study, spatial scales ranged from 2500 m2, where a herbivore selects between areas with different total nutrient loads, ...
indirect interactions mediated by changing plant chemistry: beaver
... 1988, Martinsen et al. 1990). Beavers are especially important because they radically alter communities in both ways. The changes in plant communities that beavers create almost certainly affect other herbivores and other trophic levels. At the individual plant level, it is well known that herbivory ...
... 1988, Martinsen et al. 1990). Beavers are especially important because they radically alter communities in both ways. The changes in plant communities that beavers create almost certainly affect other herbivores and other trophic levels. At the individual plant level, it is well known that herbivory ...
Guha Dharmarajan PhD: Population genetics (Department of
... Raizman EA, Dharmarajan G, Beasley JC, Wu CC, Pogranichniy RM and Rhodes OE Jr. (2009) Serologic survey for selected infectious diseases in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Indiana, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45: 531-536. Anderson SJ, Fike JA, Dharmarajan G, Rhodes OE (2007) Characterization of 12 ...
... Raizman EA, Dharmarajan G, Beasley JC, Wu CC, Pogranichniy RM and Rhodes OE Jr. (2009) Serologic survey for selected infectious diseases in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Indiana, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45: 531-536. Anderson SJ, Fike JA, Dharmarajan G, Rhodes OE (2007) Characterization of 12 ...
Parasites as predators - University of South Florida
... assimilation of parasites into food webs [15]. Food webs are composed of consumer–resource interactions and until recently were almost entirely restricted to predators and prey [15]. Parasite ecologists have started incorporating parasites into food webs by placing parasites on the trophic level abo ...
... assimilation of parasites into food webs [15]. Food webs are composed of consumer–resource interactions and until recently were almost entirely restricted to predators and prey [15]. Parasite ecologists have started incorporating parasites into food webs by placing parasites on the trophic level abo ...
Ostoja, SM, EW Schupp, S. Durham, and R. Klinger. 2013. Seed
... USU Vice President for Research Grant, “Seed accumulation and natural regeneration across a juniper invasion front” USU Vice President for Research Grant, “Bottlebrush squirreltail competition with cheatgrass: implications for restoration of native rangelands” USU New Faculty Research Grant, “Seed p ...
... USU Vice President for Research Grant, “Seed accumulation and natural regeneration across a juniper invasion front” USU Vice President for Research Grant, “Bottlebrush squirreltail competition with cheatgrass: implications for restoration of native rangelands” USU New Faculty Research Grant, “Seed p ...
Biology B Ecology
... Biology Module B: Ecology, is one of four sections of Module B of the Biology Keystone Exam. The content and assignments are organized in a manner consistent with the Pennsylvania Keystone Biology blueprint. In Biology Module B, the theme of continuity and unity of life is explored through four big ...
... Biology Module B: Ecology, is one of four sections of Module B of the Biology Keystone Exam. The content and assignments are organized in a manner consistent with the Pennsylvania Keystone Biology blueprint. In Biology Module B, the theme of continuity and unity of life is explored through four big ...
Problem-Based Learning in Ecological Economics
... Marked deficits in communication and social interaction Marked withdrawal from reality Abnormal behavior, such as . . . excessive attachment to certain objects ...
... Marked deficits in communication and social interaction Marked withdrawal from reality Abnormal behavior, such as . . . excessive attachment to certain objects ...
Facilitation in the conceptual melting pot
... plants increasing the altitudinal range of some species. Also considering the community-level implications of facilitation, Butterfield (2009) explores the effects of facilitation on temporal community dynamics, making a novel attempt to introduce facilitative interactions into models of plant commun ...
... plants increasing the altitudinal range of some species. Also considering the community-level implications of facilitation, Butterfield (2009) explores the effects of facilitation on temporal community dynamics, making a novel attempt to introduce facilitative interactions into models of plant commun ...
Plant genotype and nitrogen loading influence seagrass productivity
... consequences at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. In order to understand ecological properties of systems based on habitat-forming clonal plants, it is crucial to clarify which traits vary among plant genotypes and how they influence ecological processes, and to assess their relative c ...
... consequences at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. In order to understand ecological properties of systems based on habitat-forming clonal plants, it is crucial to clarify which traits vary among plant genotypes and how they influence ecological processes, and to assess their relative c ...
The spatial scaling of habitat selection by African elephants
... & Raza 2010) and corresponds to the within-home range habitat selection as defined by Johnson (1980). Furthermore, it avoids linking the environmental characteristics of the geologically distinctive northern part of KNP to the patterns of habitat selection by the collared elephants, which were collar ...
... & Raza 2010) and corresponds to the within-home range habitat selection as defined by Johnson (1980). Furthermore, it avoids linking the environmental characteristics of the geologically distinctive northern part of KNP to the patterns of habitat selection by the collared elephants, which were collar ...
Ecosystem Services - Digital Library Of The Commons
... regulation, and so on [also called ‘nature’s services’ (Westman 1977)]. Importantly, in this approach, ES-related benefits are seen as distinct from and in addition to the value of biodiversity conservation for its own sake (Balvanera et al. 2001). We label this the ‘conservation biology approach.’1 ...
... regulation, and so on [also called ‘nature’s services’ (Westman 1977)]. Importantly, in this approach, ES-related benefits are seen as distinct from and in addition to the value of biodiversity conservation for its own sake (Balvanera et al. 2001). We label this the ‘conservation biology approach.’1 ...
- Wiley Online Library
... fermenters (zebra), are an exception to this trend (Clauss & Hummel 2005). These species tend to mix their diet of coarse vegetation with high-quality vegetation (Foose 1982). In addition to the size-related limitations of digestive efficiency, small ruminants require proportionately more energy per ...
... fermenters (zebra), are an exception to this trend (Clauss & Hummel 2005). These species tend to mix their diet of coarse vegetation with high-quality vegetation (Foose 1982). In addition to the size-related limitations of digestive efficiency, small ruminants require proportionately more energy per ...
Microbial Experimental Systems in Ecology
... possible by change of environment, in minute life‐forms, whose life‐cycle was relatively soon completed, to superinduce changes of an adaptive character, if the observations extended over a suYciently long period’’ (Dallinger, 1887). Dallinger addressed this question using populations of protists as ...
... possible by change of environment, in minute life‐forms, whose life‐cycle was relatively soon completed, to superinduce changes of an adaptive character, if the observations extended over a suYciently long period’’ (Dallinger, 1887). Dallinger addressed this question using populations of protists as ...
Island biology and the consequences of interspecific
... and others were about the processes that might (or might not) structure communities and whether one could infer process (usually interspecific competition) by examining a pattern, usually the distribution of species among oceanic islands. Simberloff and his colleagues championed the null models appr ...
... and others were about the processes that might (or might not) structure communities and whether one could infer process (usually interspecific competition) by examining a pattern, usually the distribution of species among oceanic islands. Simberloff and his colleagues championed the null models appr ...
Abrupt community change on a rocky shore – biological
... known to be important, we believe the essence of the ...
... known to be important, we believe the essence of the ...
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... Dr. Paul Ehrlich’s scientific contributions have been substantial and sustained. The quality and depth of his interpretation of environmental issues to students, the general public, and to policy makers is unrivaled. His concern for both environmental quality and environmental justice has rarely bee ...
... Dr. Paul Ehrlich’s scientific contributions have been substantial and sustained. The quality and depth of his interpretation of environmental issues to students, the general public, and to policy makers is unrivaled. His concern for both environmental quality and environmental justice has rarely bee ...
Biblio RTF Export - Global Invasive Alien Species Information
... 38, pp. 726-731, 2011. J. K. Webb, G. P. Brown, T. Child, M. J. Greenlees, B. L. Phillips, and R. Shine, ?A native dasyurid predator (common planigale, Planigale maculata) rapidly learns to avoid a toxic invader?, Austral EcologyAustral Ecology, vol. 33, pp. 821-829, 2008. G. Ward-Fear, G. P. Brown, ...
... 38, pp. 726-731, 2011. J. K. Webb, G. P. Brown, T. Child, M. J. Greenlees, B. L. Phillips, and R. Shine, ?A native dasyurid predator (common planigale, Planigale maculata) rapidly learns to avoid a toxic invader?, Austral EcologyAustral Ecology, vol. 33, pp. 821-829, 2008. G. Ward-Fear, G. P. Brown, ...
"Allometry and Metabolic Scaling in Ecology". - People
... rates and times associated with ontogenetic growth and development, including embryonic development, tend to exhibit quarter-power scaling (Savage et al., 2004b). For example, after controlling for the exponential temperaturedependence of biological rates, the times to first heartbeat in embryos, hat ...
... rates and times associated with ontogenetic growth and development, including embryonic development, tend to exhibit quarter-power scaling (Savage et al., 2004b). For example, after controlling for the exponential temperaturedependence of biological rates, the times to first heartbeat in embryos, hat ...