Assessment of risks to Norwegian biodiversity from the import
... establishment in Norway. The initial screening identified taxa with a potential for establishing populations in Norway based on the similarity between climatic conditions in Norway and the organisms current distribution. In cases where a taxon’s likelihood of establishment was assessed as being very ...
... establishment in Norway. The initial screening identified taxa with a potential for establishing populations in Norway based on the similarity between climatic conditions in Norway and the organisms current distribution. In cases where a taxon’s likelihood of establishment was assessed as being very ...
GFNMS Vulnerability Assessment
... Marine resource managers realize the immediate threats of climate change to the resilience, health, and ecosystem services of the coastal and ocean places they protect, yet the resources to develop appropriate management options to prepare for and respond to a changing environment are limited (Gregg ...
... Marine resource managers realize the immediate threats of climate change to the resilience, health, and ecosystem services of the coastal and ocean places they protect, yet the resources to develop appropriate management options to prepare for and respond to a changing environment are limited (Gregg ...
Thresholds in Habitat Supply: A Review of the Literature
... therefore a desirable component of predicting the effects of such change. Additionally, once populations have become small, factors other than habitat loss — factors related to demographic, genetic, and environmental stochasticity — act on them to increase the probability of extinction (Frankel and ...
... therefore a desirable component of predicting the effects of such change. Additionally, once populations have become small, factors other than habitat loss — factors related to demographic, genetic, and environmental stochasticity — act on them to increase the probability of extinction (Frankel and ...
Science advice from a risk assessment of five
... green, red or orange in colour. Colonies may form a thin flat mats or thick irregular lobes depending on the shape of the substrate. Individual zooids (1 to 2 mm) are arranged in a common gelatinous matrix or tunic. Although self-fertilization is possible, it is thought to be rare due to the timing ...
... green, red or orange in colour. Colonies may form a thin flat mats or thick irregular lobes depending on the shape of the substrate. Individual zooids (1 to 2 mm) are arranged in a common gelatinous matrix or tunic. Although self-fertilization is possible, it is thought to be rare due to the timing ...
Amargosa Vole
... occupation, and a habitat assessment at 48 sites, including all sites previously surveyed in the 1980s (Figure SP-M1). This study is the most detailed work to date on Amargosa vole (USFWS 2009). These more recent survey data overlap with the pre-1990 CNDDB occurrences (CDFG 2012) and should be consi ...
... occupation, and a habitat assessment at 48 sites, including all sites previously surveyed in the 1980s (Figure SP-M1). This study is the most detailed work to date on Amargosa vole (USFWS 2009). These more recent survey data overlap with the pre-1990 CNDDB occurrences (CDFG 2012) and should be consi ...
Ocelot CH Petition - WildEarth Guardians
... in the U.S. portion of its range, but the Ocelot has not recovered. Indeed, its current population levels are approximately the same in the U.S. as when this animal was listed in 1982: 50 or fewer Ocelots occur in the U.S. Research has shown that critical habitat is effective in promoting recovery o ...
... in the U.S. portion of its range, but the Ocelot has not recovered. Indeed, its current population levels are approximately the same in the U.S. as when this animal was listed in 1982: 50 or fewer Ocelots occur in the U.S. Research has shown that critical habitat is effective in promoting recovery o ...
Key - Scioly.org
... Example (1pt): deer hunting , exterminating coachroaches, etc. any scenario in which humans reduce the numbers of a species population because they disturb the human population, even if there are technically enough resources to support the species at current or higher levels (ie, the population is b ...
... Example (1pt): deer hunting , exterminating coachroaches, etc. any scenario in which humans reduce the numbers of a species population because they disturb the human population, even if there are technically enough resources to support the species at current or higher levels (ie, the population is b ...
Differences in soft-sediment macrobenthic - Research Online
... different assemblages because epifauna are facilitated by the addition of structure but infauna ...
... different assemblages because epifauna are facilitated by the addition of structure but infauna ...
distribution and ecology of the broad
... species falls within the Critical Weight Range (Burbidge and McKenzie 1989) and are therefore at high risk to decline and extinction through predation by introduced predators such as foxes and cats. The species has a patchy distribution across its range. While large habitat patches are likely to sup ...
... species falls within the Critical Weight Range (Burbidge and McKenzie 1989) and are therefore at high risk to decline and extinction through predation by introduced predators such as foxes and cats. The species has a patchy distribution across its range. While large habitat patches are likely to sup ...
1 - Symmetree Consulting
... fit with those objectives and the ecosystems present. Global climate change presents an uncertain, moving target for forest managers as they try to understand ecosystem attributes and function over the next rotation. This influence cannot be ignored. Gaining a perspective on climate change and poten ...
... fit with those objectives and the ecosystems present. Global climate change presents an uncertain, moving target for forest managers as they try to understand ecosystem attributes and function over the next rotation. This influence cannot be ignored. Gaining a perspective on climate change and poten ...
Abstract book of the 12th European Ecological Federation
... take place in Avila (Spain) from 25th to 29th September 2011. The Spanish Association for Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) and the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO) have made a great effort to bring together talented scientists, novel ideas and promising students to tackle ecological issues under the ...
... take place in Avila (Spain) from 25th to 29th September 2011. The Spanish Association for Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) and the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO) have made a great effort to bring together talented scientists, novel ideas and promising students to tackle ecological issues under the ...
UNIVERSIDAD AUT ´ONOMA DE MADRID FACULTAD DE
... related in the most important manner to other organic beings, we must see that the range of the inhabitants in any country by no means exclusively depends on insensibly changing physical conditions, but in large part on the presence of other species, on which it depends, or by which it is destroyed, ...
... related in the most important manner to other organic beings, we must see that the range of the inhabitants in any country by no means exclusively depends on insensibly changing physical conditions, but in large part on the presence of other species, on which it depends, or by which it is destroyed, ...
Moths and Mountains: Diversity, Altitude and Latitude
... (b) Ailao Shan and (c) Lijiang ............................................................................... 224 Figure 6.6 NMDS Ordination plot of (a) Mengla (tropical) moth assemblages across four elevational bands (800m, 1000m, 1200m and 1400m a.s.l.) (stress + 0.07), (b) Ailao Shan (sub-tropic ...
... (b) Ailao Shan and (c) Lijiang ............................................................................... 224 Figure 6.6 NMDS Ordination plot of (a) Mengla (tropical) moth assemblages across four elevational bands (800m, 1000m, 1200m and 1400m a.s.l.) (stress + 0.07), (b) Ailao Shan (sub-tropic ...
Conference program and abstracts. International - CITA-A
... records of biotic responses to past climatic changes. These records encompass past changes diverse in nature, rate, and magnitude, and varying also in specific ecological and biogeographic contexts. I will identify the gaps, challenges and opportunities in using the fossil record more effectively in ...
... records of biotic responses to past climatic changes. These records encompass past changes diverse in nature, rate, and magnitude, and varying also in specific ecological and biogeographic contexts. I will identify the gaps, challenges and opportunities in using the fossil record more effectively in ...
Climate Change and Queensland Biodiversity
... Some species appear to face a low risk from climate change by 2070, but if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising, the harm to biodiversity will greatly exceed that which is proposed here, with all habitats and most species likely to face some threats. Even if emissions are controlled before 2070, cli ...
... Some species appear to face a low risk from climate change by 2070, but if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising, the harm to biodiversity will greatly exceed that which is proposed here, with all habitats and most species likely to face some threats. Even if emissions are controlled before 2070, cli ...
ESA 2010 handbook - Ecological Society of Australia
... studying population and community dynamics of the boreal forest and tundra regions of western Canada. He is retired from the University of British Columbia and lives in Canberra during the northern winter. ...
... studying population and community dynamics of the boreal forest and tundra regions of western Canada. He is retired from the University of British Columbia and lives in Canberra during the northern winter. ...
Risk Assessment
... The results of the GARP modeling suggest that the distribution of northern snakehead could be widespread in Canada, north to about 60oN (Figure 6). Of the nine environmental layers used in the modeling, maximum air temperature, frost frequency and mean air temperature were the top three contributors ...
... The results of the GARP modeling suggest that the distribution of northern snakehead could be widespread in Canada, north to about 60oN (Figure 6). Of the nine environmental layers used in the modeling, maximum air temperature, frost frequency and mean air temperature were the top three contributors ...
Vermont`s Wildlife Action Plan
... In Vermont, Silver Lamprey is widely distributed in Lake Champlain and its tributaries. The use of lampricides to control Sea Lamprey in the Lake Champlain basin probably represents the greatest threat to Vermont populations. Other threats to the species include construction of barriers that prevent ...
... In Vermont, Silver Lamprey is widely distributed in Lake Champlain and its tributaries. The use of lampricides to control Sea Lamprey in the Lake Champlain basin probably represents the greatest threat to Vermont populations. Other threats to the species include construction of barriers that prevent ...
Making Space for Nature: Network
... all other cases there are serious short-comings in the network. Notably, many of England’s ...
... all other cases there are serious short-comings in the network. Notably, many of England’s ...
The ecological, economic and public health impacts of nuisance
... chironomids between and within biogeographical regions would be nearly impossible. However, natural limitations to long distance movement may be bypassed by being transported by airplane or boat. Moreover, as waters undergo eutrophication and more man-made aquatic structures are constructed, chirono ...
... chironomids between and within biogeographical regions would be nearly impossible. However, natural limitations to long distance movement may be bypassed by being transported by airplane or boat. Moreover, as waters undergo eutrophication and more man-made aquatic structures are constructed, chirono ...
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... combined and several species are represented by less than 6 PUs. As mentioned previously, two management designations are defined to stabilize species: manage for in situ stability and collect for captive propagation. Ten Achatinella species were included within the Service’s 2003 Biological Opinion ...
... combined and several species are represented by less than 6 PUs. As mentioned previously, two management designations are defined to stabilize species: manage for in situ stability and collect for captive propagation. Ten Achatinella species were included within the Service’s 2003 Biological Opinion ...
impacts of climate change on biodiversity
... to more familiar risks such as habitat loss and degradation, invasive species and changes to fire regimes, but to the consequences of these threats themselves being affected by climate change. The more than 8,000 protected areas in Australia’s National Reserve System (NRS) represent the premier terr ...
... to more familiar risks such as habitat loss and degradation, invasive species and changes to fire regimes, but to the consequences of these threats themselves being affected by climate change. The more than 8,000 protected areas in Australia’s National Reserve System (NRS) represent the premier terr ...
Recruitment facilitation can promote coexistence and buffer population growth in metacommunities
... of metacommunities. For the two-species model, we first found the equilibrium solutions of the model and determined their local stability using classical analyses. Briefly, this was done by linearising the model around each equilibrium solution, and finding the eigenvalues of the Jacobian matrix. If ...
... of metacommunities. For the two-species model, we first found the equilibrium solutions of the model and determined their local stability using classical analyses. Briefly, this was done by linearising the model around each equilibrium solution, and finding the eigenvalues of the Jacobian matrix. If ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on
... in conjunction with the projected A2 climate change scenario (see DECCW 2010 for details), to make informed estimations about the type and degree of change that is likely to occur. This was based on the panel’s understanding of the important ‘drivers’ in ecosystems and how the component species may ...
... in conjunction with the projected A2 climate change scenario (see DECCW 2010 for details), to make informed estimations about the type and degree of change that is likely to occur. This was based on the panel’s understanding of the important ‘drivers’ in ecosystems and how the component species may ...
The complexity of amphibian population declines
... colonizations that are difficult to document and predict.9,10 Amphibian populations are often described as having “crashed” or undergone “sudden declines,” “rapid declines,” or “significant declines,” frequently without precisely defining the criteria used to describe the declines.11–13 Stuart et al ...
... colonizations that are difficult to document and predict.9,10 Amphibian populations are often described as having “crashed” or undergone “sudden declines,” “rapid declines,” or “significant declines,” frequently without precisely defining the criteria used to describe the declines.11–13 Stuart et al ...