Effective Conservation Program (ECP)
... EC is said to be in effect in a place when an important conservation area receives protective designation that enables active management that mitigates threats and yields improvement in viability of the ...
... EC is said to be in effect in a place when an important conservation area receives protective designation that enables active management that mitigates threats and yields improvement in viability of the ...
asa firth lecture 2015 - Association of Social Anthropologists of the
... debates. Consider first the formalists: in biology, these are called neoDarwinians. This perspective came together in the 20th century from the merging of Darwin’s evolutionary theory and the apparatus of genetic inheritance. Recall that Darwin did not know about genetics. It took the early 20th cen ...
... debates. Consider first the formalists: in biology, these are called neoDarwinians. This perspective came together in the 20th century from the merging of Darwin’s evolutionary theory and the apparatus of genetic inheritance. Recall that Darwin did not know about genetics. It took the early 20th cen ...
Modeling Dynamics of Patchy Landscapes: Linking Metapopulation
... The interrelationship between spatial pattern and ecological process is a central issue in ecology in general and in landscape ecology in particular. Studying ecological process in its context and searching for pattern based on understanding of ecological process has gained an unprecedented momentum ...
... The interrelationship between spatial pattern and ecological process is a central issue in ecology in general and in landscape ecology in particular. Studying ecological process in its context and searching for pattern based on understanding of ecological process has gained an unprecedented momentum ...
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... fodder for livestock, the latter covering the largest area. Moist or wet meadows were generally open, landscapes in southern Sweden has been treated in several studies [32,33]; see also [34] for a European but dry meadows were often wooded and trees used for pollarding, i.e., harvest of leaves and t ...
... fodder for livestock, the latter covering the largest area. Moist or wet meadows were generally open, landscapes in southern Sweden has been treated in several studies [32,33]; see also [34] for a European but dry meadows were often wooded and trees used for pollarding, i.e., harvest of leaves and t ...
The Landscape Ecology of Invasive Spread
... where Nt1(x) is the population density at some destination point x , which is a function of the population growth at each source point y ( f [ N t ( y )] ) and the movement of individuals from y to x according to the shape of the dispersal kernel, k. Integrodifference equation models reveal that it ...
... where Nt1(x) is the population density at some destination point x , which is a function of the population growth at each source point y ( f [ N t ( y )] ) and the movement of individuals from y to x according to the shape of the dispersal kernel, k. Integrodifference equation models reveal that it ...
hierarchical analysis of forest bird species
... the effects of environmental factors at multiple levels on species distribution and abundance. Hierarchical methods that explicitly separate the independent and confounded influences of environmental variation across several levels of organization are powerful tools for this task. Our study used a h ...
... the effects of environmental factors at multiple levels on species distribution and abundance. Hierarchical methods that explicitly separate the independent and confounded influences of environmental variation across several levels of organization are powerful tools for this task. Our study used a h ...
A riverscape transect approach to studying and restoring river systems
... Stream ecology River landscapes Riverscape transect approach Landscape pattern analysis River restoration and management China ...
... Stream ecology River landscapes Riverscape transect approach Landscape pattern analysis River restoration and management China ...
Indicators for Monitoring Biodiversity: A
... sessment be limited to higher levels (e.g., remote sensing of regional landscape structure). Lower levels in a hierarchy contain the details (e.g., species identities and abundances) of interest to conservationists, and the mechanistic basis for many higher-order patterns. The hierarchy concept sugg ...
... sessment be limited to higher levels (e.g., remote sensing of regional landscape structure). Lower levels in a hierarchy contain the details (e.g., species identities and abundances) of interest to conservationists, and the mechanistic basis for many higher-order patterns. The hierarchy concept sugg ...
Heterogeneity
... • Fire, grazing & the two in combination were tested in grasslands (Glenn et al, 1992) • Locally, burning seemed to have higher heterogeneity than grazing, whilst the corollary was true at a regional scale. • Overall, untreated local plots had the most heterogeneity, but regional responses varied to ...
... • Fire, grazing & the two in combination were tested in grasslands (Glenn et al, 1992) • Locally, burning seemed to have higher heterogeneity than grazing, whilst the corollary was true at a regional scale. • Overall, untreated local plots had the most heterogeneity, but regional responses varied to ...
Aphids and their natural enemies are differently affected by habitat
... and prey populations has resulted in a focus on specialists as potential biological control agents (Bianchi et al., 2006; Gurr et al., 2003). However, there are also examples where assemblages or specific generalist predators have been important complements to, or even more effective than, specialist ...
... and prey populations has resulted in a focus on specialists as potential biological control agents (Bianchi et al., 2006; Gurr et al., 2003). However, there are also examples where assemblages or specific generalist predators have been important complements to, or even more effective than, specialist ...
D 56. Shachak et al. 2008. Woody sp.as landscape modulators
... The concept of organism-modulated landscapes Life and environmental impacts are inseparable phenomena. Organisms make their impact felt through exploitation of resources and modulation of ecosystems and landscapes (figure 1). Theories on the environmental impacts of organisms, communities, and ecosy ...
... The concept of organism-modulated landscapes Life and environmental impacts are inseparable phenomena. Organisms make their impact felt through exploitation of resources and modulation of ecosystems and landscapes (figure 1). Theories on the environmental impacts of organisms, communities, and ecosy ...
PERSONAL ACTION PLAN – Paul Amevor (OICI-GH)
... by management to reword the contents or portions of M&E reports whenever the report is ...
... by management to reword the contents or portions of M&E reports whenever the report is ...
Repairing Damaged Wildlands - Assets
... rates damage ecosystem functions. Biomass removal and physical disturbances degrade wildlands. Biomass removal from chronic disturbances (e.g., abusive grazing, fodder removal, or fuelwood collection) damages and kills plants. Acute disturbances remove excessive biomass in single events (e.g., rapid ...
... rates damage ecosystem functions. Biomass removal and physical disturbances degrade wildlands. Biomass removal from chronic disturbances (e.g., abusive grazing, fodder removal, or fuelwood collection) damages and kills plants. Acute disturbances remove excessive biomass in single events (e.g., rapid ...
Natural enemy interactions constrain pest control in complex
... insect enemies. Higher availability of overwintering habitats, alternative resources, and refuges against agricultural disturbance in seminatural habitats may also promote higher pest populations in addition to enemies (14). In the absence of negative interactions with other guilds, we show that hig ...
... insect enemies. Higher availability of overwintering habitats, alternative resources, and refuges against agricultural disturbance in seminatural habitats may also promote higher pest populations in addition to enemies (14). In the absence of negative interactions with other guilds, we show that hig ...
2015. Adapting to change in the Crown of the Continent
... come in the form of huge industrial tracts that may be logging or mining, as well as working family ranches with agricultural production as the priority. Even though they do not have jurisdictional authority, some of the loudest voices heard in land management decisions are those of the non-profit c ...
... come in the form of huge industrial tracts that may be logging or mining, as well as working family ranches with agricultural production as the priority. Even though they do not have jurisdictional authority, some of the loudest voices heard in land management decisions are those of the non-profit c ...
A conceptual model for conservation planning
... refers to organisms whose populations use landscapes over distances and through times comparable to human management regimes and resource extraction activitiesÐhundreds to thousands of square kilometers and with population dynamics measured in years and decades. The population's use of the landscape ...
... refers to organisms whose populations use landscapes over distances and through times comparable to human management regimes and resource extraction activitiesÐhundreds to thousands of square kilometers and with population dynamics measured in years and decades. The population's use of the landscape ...
Proposed structure of synthese paper
... Stresses, such as climate change, the recent global financial crisis or globalization, ...
... Stresses, such as climate change, the recent global financial crisis or globalization, ...
Taking a Broader Landscape Approach
... Managing at appropriate scales will benefit from the recognition and acceptance of the Ecological land Classification System (i.e., Ecozone, Ecoregion, Ecodistrict) as the base for landscape unit definition in southern and central Ontario. This approach would better organize information and ongoing ...
... Managing at appropriate scales will benefit from the recognition and acceptance of the Ecological land Classification System (i.e., Ecozone, Ecoregion, Ecodistrict) as the base for landscape unit definition in southern and central Ontario. This approach would better organize information and ongoing ...
Issuesapproach
... The ethical dimension of this approach is based on the view that: Profit maximization is constrained by justice Regard for individual rights should be extended to all constituencies that have a stake in the affairs of a business Organizations are not simply or only economic in nature but can ...
... The ethical dimension of this approach is based on the view that: Profit maximization is constrained by justice Regard for individual rights should be extended to all constituencies that have a stake in the affairs of a business Organizations are not simply or only economic in nature but can ...
Ecosystem services and dis-services to agriculture ⁎, Taylor H. Ricketts Wei Zhang
... they respond to factors on a larger scale, then the management actions of individual farmers must be coordinated, with several different decision-makers involved (Weibull et al., 2003). Table 1 reveals that scarcely any ES or EDS are provided only at the field level, so management will be more effec ...
... they respond to factors on a larger scale, then the management actions of individual farmers must be coordinated, with several different decision-makers involved (Weibull et al., 2003). Table 1 reveals that scarcely any ES or EDS are provided only at the field level, so management will be more effec ...
landscape connectivity: a return to the basics
... Many researchers continue to ignore key elements of the original concept, which greatly diminishes its potential utility for land management and the conservation of biodiversity. As originally defined, landscape connectivity is ‘the degree to which the landscape facilitates or impedes movement among ...
... Many researchers continue to ignore key elements of the original concept, which greatly diminishes its potential utility for land management and the conservation of biodiversity. As originally defined, landscape connectivity is ‘the degree to which the landscape facilitates or impedes movement among ...
Landscape structure, habitat fragmentation, and the ecology of insects
... et al., 1998). In fact, for pollinators, management regimes that focus upon floral diversity appear to have a greater effect than those related to the arrangement of patches on the landscape, and the mobility of insect pollinators may make them less susceptible to fragmentation than some other insec ...
... et al., 1998). In fact, for pollinators, management regimes that focus upon floral diversity appear to have a greater effect than those related to the arrangement of patches on the landscape, and the mobility of insect pollinators may make them less susceptible to fragmentation than some other insec ...
Alternative Landscape Futures: Understanding Alternate Landscape Design Options for Planning more Sustainable Regions
... inland; either unconstrained by other land use, or constrained by protection of agricultural values and environmental services and values. 3. Agricultural Priority for protection of good agricultural land and soils (and avoid potential acid soil risk areas). 4. Environment Priority for protection of ...
... inland; either unconstrained by other land use, or constrained by protection of agricultural values and environmental services and values. 3. Agricultural Priority for protection of good agricultural land and soils (and avoid potential acid soil risk areas). 4. Environment Priority for protection of ...
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... guidance from the Clean Water Act. We have been developing landscape indicators that are useful for predicting aquatic responses. A large challenge to this type of study is that traditional experimental designs (manipulated vs. controlled) cannot be conducted because the landscapes are so large and ...
... guidance from the Clean Water Act. We have been developing landscape indicators that are useful for predicting aquatic responses. A large challenge to this type of study is that traditional experimental designs (manipulated vs. controlled) cannot be conducted because the landscapes are so large and ...
Effects of landscape context on herbivory and parasitism at different
... There is increasing recognition that community structure, species abundance and biotic interactions may depend on scales much larger than a single habitat. This demands the use of a landscape perspective, considering area, spatial arrangement and connectivity of habitats in determining local ecologi ...
... There is increasing recognition that community structure, species abundance and biotic interactions may depend on scales much larger than a single habitat. This demands the use of a landscape perspective, considering area, spatial arrangement and connectivity of habitats in determining local ecologi ...