Scrub management for threatened and endangered species
... Florida scrub are addressed in Chapter 5. Some alternative burning strategies to use when dealing with fire and smoke management problems are also discussed. Mechanical disturbances may be another suitable substitute for high intensity fire in the maintenance of scrub. Unlike many other habitats, al ...
... Florida scrub are addressed in Chapter 5. Some alternative burning strategies to use when dealing with fire and smoke management problems are also discussed. Mechanical disturbances may be another suitable substitute for high intensity fire in the maintenance of scrub. Unlike many other habitats, al ...
Distribution and Management of the Red Imported Fire Ant
... methods, it follows that knowing which fire ant colony social form is prevalent in an area assists in predicting future spread of the ant and determining control methods. Control of the fire ant in the U.S. has proven to be difficult because the most effective treatment is dependent upon the size of ...
... methods, it follows that knowing which fire ant colony social form is prevalent in an area assists in predicting future spread of the ant and determining control methods. Control of the fire ant in the U.S. has proven to be difficult because the most effective treatment is dependent upon the size of ...
THE EFFECTS OF FIRE AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT ON
... In the high rainfall, sourveld grasslands of the Eastern Cape, the eradication of underutilized stands of Cymbopogon validus has been directed through burning and intensive grazing on the farm Glen Gregor, outside Bedford. At this study site, species composition of standing vegetation, basal cover, ...
... In the high rainfall, sourveld grasslands of the Eastern Cape, the eradication of underutilized stands of Cymbopogon validus has been directed through burning and intensive grazing on the farm Glen Gregor, outside Bedford. At this study site, species composition of standing vegetation, basal cover, ...
MUTUALISMS, COMMENSALISMS, AND PREDATION: THE
... The performance of aphids tended by ants may be increased via other mechanisms as well. For instance, Flatt and Weisser (2000) found that when aphid predators were excluded, the aphid Metopeurum fuscoviride lived significantly longer and matured faster when tended by the ant Lasius niger. Furthermo ...
... The performance of aphids tended by ants may be increased via other mechanisms as well. For instance, Flatt and Weisser (2000) found that when aphid predators were excluded, the aphid Metopeurum fuscoviride lived significantly longer and matured faster when tended by the ant Lasius niger. Furthermo ...
Chaparral Facts
... "decadent" or unhealthy due to overgrowth. In fact, seeds of many chaparral plants actually require 30 years or more worth of accumulated leaf litter before they will successfully germinate. Yes, many chaparral plant species require some fire cue for germination, but their seeds will survive in the ...
... "decadent" or unhealthy due to overgrowth. In fact, seeds of many chaparral plants actually require 30 years or more worth of accumulated leaf litter before they will successfully germinate. Yes, many chaparral plant species require some fire cue for germination, but their seeds will survive in the ...
Agents of Pattern Formation: Disturbance Regimes
... confounded in there effects. This fact is perhaps best illustrated by an example. This example involves the whitebark pine ecosystem of the high elevation Rocky Mountains and a critical ecological triangle involving whitebark pines, Clarks nutcrackers and wildfire. ...
... confounded in there effects. This fact is perhaps best illustrated by an example. This example involves the whitebark pine ecosystem of the high elevation Rocky Mountains and a critical ecological triangle involving whitebark pines, Clarks nutcrackers and wildfire. ...
The current status of research on Solenopsis invicta Buren
... Besides quarantine techniques intended to prevent the fire ant from further dispersal, chemical control has been the main management method until a more effective biological control agent is found. In some areas control strategies have achieved promising results. Keywords: Review, population ecology ...
... Besides quarantine techniques intended to prevent the fire ant from further dispersal, chemical control has been the main management method until a more effective biological control agent is found. In some areas control strategies have achieved promising results. Keywords: Review, population ecology ...
Fire and the Vegetation of the Lachlan Region
... recommendations, based on the data that is available. Individual species (including threatened species) and identified endangered ecological communities may require specific fire regimes and this cannot be accurately assessed for these entities based on broad observations at the formation and class ...
... recommendations, based on the data that is available. Individual species (including threatened species) and identified endangered ecological communities may require specific fire regimes and this cannot be accurately assessed for these entities based on broad observations at the formation and class ...
Fuel management report – pages 12-40 [PDF File
... future habitat for the local animals and plants. It is hoped that the dominance of tall tea tree populations will decrease and follow-up burns in coming years should continue this trend. ...
... future habitat for the local animals and plants. It is hoped that the dominance of tall tea tree populations will decrease and follow-up burns in coming years should continue this trend. ...
Disturbance, Scale, and Boundary in Wilderness
... often focused on the effect of park size on population persistence and on negative impacts along natural area edges. For example, Schoenwald-Cox (1983) investigated the relationship between reserve size and persistence for three groups of mammals. Using a population size of 1,000 individuals as a co ...
... often focused on the effect of park size on population persistence and on negative impacts along natural area edges. For example, Schoenwald-Cox (1983) investigated the relationship between reserve size and persistence for three groups of mammals. Using a population size of 1,000 individuals as a co ...
Red Imported Fire Ants and Their Impacts on Wildlife
... exclusion of many native ant species through competition and predation. They have also eliminated food supplies used by some wildlife species. RIFA are attracted to wildlife species nesting under or on the ground and in low trees. Species that breed and live in open habitats are more vulnerable than ...
... exclusion of many native ant species through competition and predation. They have also eliminated food supplies used by some wildlife species. RIFA are attracted to wildlife species nesting under or on the ground and in low trees. Species that breed and live in open habitats are more vulnerable than ...
Wildlife Research - CSIRO Publishing
... regrowth to senescence following disturbances such as fire, grazing or timber harvesting. As a result, vegetation structure does not form an even distribution over landscapes, but rather a patchwork pattern (McCarthy and Lindenmayer 1998; Catling and Coops 1999). There are likely to be many variatio ...
... regrowth to senescence following disturbances such as fire, grazing or timber harvesting. As a result, vegetation structure does not form an even distribution over landscapes, but rather a patchwork pattern (McCarthy and Lindenmayer 1998; Catling and Coops 1999). There are likely to be many variatio ...
O papel do fogo na estruturação funcional e filogenética de savanas
... mechanisms they operate? To answer these questions we collected field data on plant traits measured at the individual level, soil and topographic information in Emas National Park (central Brazil) and obtained fire history information from remote sensing data. We used such data to test specific mode ...
... mechanisms they operate? To answer these questions we collected field data on plant traits measured at the individual level, soil and topographic information in Emas National Park (central Brazil) and obtained fire history information from remote sensing data. We used such data to test specific mode ...
History and restoration of the longleaf pine-grassland
... The longleaf pine-grassland (Pinus palustris-Poaceae) ecosystem occupied over 30 million ha in the southeastern United States at the time of European discovery. Frequent low- to moderate-intensity surface fires ignited by both lightning and native Americans sustained open diverse stands in a fire cl ...
... The longleaf pine-grassland (Pinus palustris-Poaceae) ecosystem occupied over 30 million ha in the southeastern United States at the time of European discovery. Frequent low- to moderate-intensity surface fires ignited by both lightning and native Americans sustained open diverse stands in a fire cl ...
View plan for Kaluakauila Management Unit
... plant was pulled out and the area around was searched. None were found. NRS plans to re-survey the area on the quarterly scheduled trips to Kaluakauila MU. It is highly probable that NRS will be able to eradicate C. vulgare from this ICA. Known only from one location. While widespread in the Ko’olau ...
... plant was pulled out and the area around was searched. None were found. NRS plans to re-survey the area on the quarterly scheduled trips to Kaluakauila MU. It is highly probable that NRS will be able to eradicate C. vulgare from this ICA. Known only from one location. While widespread in the Ko’olau ...
Australia ) in Varanus gouldii mosaic burning and varanid lizards
... desert regions between the late 1950s and early 1970s, moving towards missions and pastoral stations around the desert’s margins. During that time, somewhere between 10 and 20 native species went extinct, 43 more went into sharp decline, and the landscape was dominated by extensive lightening fires ...
... desert regions between the late 1950s and early 1970s, moving towards missions and pastoral stations around the desert’s margins. During that time, somewhere between 10 and 20 native species went extinct, 43 more went into sharp decline, and the landscape was dominated by extensive lightening fires ...
file - Conservation Gateway
... • Ratings based on “the best that is left” – Ratings should be based on “objective” standards for long-term persistence not on feasibility or the best that is left • Real data versus expert opinion – Ultimately the goal is to collect actual data on each indicator and rate it accordingly. However, mo ...
... • Ratings based on “the best that is left” – Ratings should be based on “objective” standards for long-term persistence not on feasibility or the best that is left • Real data versus expert opinion – Ultimately the goal is to collect actual data on each indicator and rate it accordingly. However, mo ...
Red Imported Fire Ants: Impact on Biodiversity
... around the caves (Fig. 2) but also foraged deeply into the caves for prey. A special concern was that omnivorous cave invertebrates foraging outside the caves at night could consume pesticide-treated fire ants, which might prove lethal to the endangered species. Fortunately, laboratory studies showe ...
... around the caves (Fig. 2) but also foraged deeply into the caves for prey. A special concern was that omnivorous cave invertebrates foraging outside the caves at night could consume pesticide-treated fire ants, which might prove lethal to the endangered species. Fortunately, laboratory studies showe ...
Red Imported Fire Ants: Impact on Biodiversity
... floridana Emery,P. metallescensEmery,P. morrisi hammocks was of particular concern becausesevForel, S. geminataJ. Only two native species (S. eral speciesof rare, endemicinvertebrates occur in geminata and P. dentata) originally occurred in this habitat. The ant was found up to 40 m into the numbers ...
... floridana Emery,P. metallescensEmery,P. morrisi hammocks was of particular concern becausesevForel, S. geminataJ. Only two native species (S. eral speciesof rare, endemicinvertebrates occur in geminata and P. dentata) originally occurred in this habitat. The ant was found up to 40 m into the numbers ...
Ecology of Vertebrate Animals in Relation to Chaparral Fire in the
... the fire. This tree forms a thick rounded canopy which is virtually in contact with the ground surface; the fire failed to affect this species because of the absence of inflammable material near or under its branches and leathery leaves. The species most severely reduced in numbers during the contro ...
... the fire. This tree forms a thick rounded canopy which is virtually in contact with the ground surface; the fire failed to affect this species because of the absence of inflammable material near or under its branches and leathery leaves. The species most severely reduced in numbers during the contro ...
View plan for Puaakanoa Management Unit
... currently no ICA’s in Puaakanoa MU. High priority species identified as incipient taxa will be managed for eradication as they are found. The table below summarizes invasive taxa at Puaakanoa. Note that this MU was not described in the original MIP, and therefore is not included in Appendix 3.1 of t ...
... currently no ICA’s in Puaakanoa MU. High priority species identified as incipient taxa will be managed for eradication as they are found. The table below summarizes invasive taxa at Puaakanoa. Note that this MU was not described in the original MIP, and therefore is not included in Appendix 3.1 of t ...
Spring 2003 content final
... also mentioning E.O. Wilson in the same breath. The path of the fire ant as it sweeps across Southern United States is inextricably linked with the career of this famous behavioral ecologist, evolutionary biologist and world authority on ants. A very young E.O. Wilson first discovered this invasive ...
... also mentioning E.O. Wilson in the same breath. The path of the fire ant as it sweeps across Southern United States is inextricably linked with the career of this famous behavioral ecologist, evolutionary biologist and world authority on ants. A very young E.O. Wilson first discovered this invasive ...
Joint Ecology Working Group Summary
... state in cold, dry zones where it is sometimes the only tree species able to successfully occupy the site. Life History Lodgepole pine regenerates best in full sunlight. Cones can remain on trees without opening for one or more years and may only open after heat is provided by a fire or under very h ...
... state in cold, dry zones where it is sometimes the only tree species able to successfully occupy the site. Life History Lodgepole pine regenerates best in full sunlight. Cones can remain on trees without opening for one or more years and may only open after heat is provided by a fire or under very h ...
Dry Rainforests and Semi-evergreen Vine Thickets of South East
... Grazing and pest animals While cattle, horses and sheep can prevent regeneration by eating new seedlings, softwood scrubs are generally of limited value as fodder. The main damage arises when domestic grazing animals like cattle use these areas for camping and shade resulting in trampling, damaging ...
... Grazing and pest animals While cattle, horses and sheep can prevent regeneration by eating new seedlings, softwood scrubs are generally of limited value as fodder. The main damage arises when domestic grazing animals like cattle use these areas for camping and shade resulting in trampling, damaging ...
The Red Imported Fire Ant in California
... The Red Imported Fire Ant prefers moist, temperate environments. Years ago the USDA prepared a map predicting the ant’s future spread in the US. They used a 10 F minimum temperature line as a predictor. The maps show that if the ant reaches the West Coast, it could inhabit coastal areas all the way ...
... The Red Imported Fire Ant prefers moist, temperate environments. Years ago the USDA prepared a map predicting the ant’s future spread in the US. They used a 10 F minimum temperature line as a predictor. The maps show that if the ant reaches the West Coast, it could inhabit coastal areas all the way ...