The relative importance of ecology and geographic isolation for
... the Greater Antilles in the north, and the roquet series from the mainland in the south. This overseas colonization by founders and subsequent speciation is a form of allopatric or geographical speciation, so the biogeographic pattern strongly reinforces the traditional view of the primary role of a ...
... the Greater Antilles in the north, and the roquet series from the mainland in the south. This overseas colonization by founders and subsequent speciation is a form of allopatric or geographical speciation, so the biogeographic pattern strongly reinforces the traditional view of the primary role of a ...
The relative importance of ecology and geographic isolation for
... the Greater Antilles in the north, and the roquet series from the mainland in the south. This overseas colonization by founders and subsequent speciation is a form of allopatric or geographical speciation, so the biogeographic pattern strongly reinforces the traditional view of the primary role of a ...
... the Greater Antilles in the north, and the roquet series from the mainland in the south. This overseas colonization by founders and subsequent speciation is a form of allopatric or geographical speciation, so the biogeographic pattern strongly reinforces the traditional view of the primary role of a ...
The value of Surtsey for ecological research
... (since 1923) and dunes in Cooloola, Australia (since 1962). See Walker and del Moral (2003) for details. On Surtsey, we expect stable communities to take several hundred to several thousand years to develop, based on similar histories on the nearby Westman Islands. Minimal human interference allows ...
... (since 1923) and dunes in Cooloola, Australia (since 1962). See Walker and del Moral (2003) for details. On Surtsey, we expect stable communities to take several hundred to several thousand years to develop, based on similar histories on the nearby Westman Islands. Minimal human interference allows ...
Testing the island effect in adaptive radiation: rates and patterns of
... islands. However, Anolis also exhibits substantial species richness and ecomorphological disparity on mainland Central and South America. We compared patterns and rates of morphological evolution to investigate whether, in fact, island Anolis are exceptionally diverse relative to their mainland coun ...
... islands. However, Anolis also exhibits substantial species richness and ecomorphological disparity on mainland Central and South America. We compared patterns and rates of morphological evolution to investigate whether, in fact, island Anolis are exceptionally diverse relative to their mainland coun ...
Testing the island effect in adaptive radiation: rates
... islands. However, Anolis also exhibits substantial species richness and ecomorphological disparity on mainland Central and South America. We compared patterns and rates of morphological evolution to investigate whether, in fact, island Anolis are exceptionally diverse relative to their mainland coun ...
... islands. However, Anolis also exhibits substantial species richness and ecomorphological disparity on mainland Central and South America. We compared patterns and rates of morphological evolution to investigate whether, in fact, island Anolis are exceptionally diverse relative to their mainland coun ...
Native frog (Leiopelma spp.) recovery plan
... New Zealand's native frog fauna consists of three living described species: Hochstetter's frog, Leiopelma hochstetteri, which occurs in forested patches of the North Island from Northland to Pureora and East Cape, and on Great Barrier Island; Archey's frog, Leiopelma archeyi, found on the Coromandel ...
... New Zealand's native frog fauna consists of three living described species: Hochstetter's frog, Leiopelma hochstetteri, which occurs in forested patches of the North Island from Northland to Pureora and East Cape, and on Great Barrier Island; Archey's frog, Leiopelma archeyi, found on the Coromandel ...
The Mechanistic Approach of `The Theory of Island Biogeography
... publication.1 This place of TIB in ecology and biogeography warrants the attention of philosophers of science. Most philosophical analyses of TIB have examined various epistemic aspects of the equilibrium model. In one of the earliest discussions of TIB, Haila and Järvinen (1982) view it as a “conce ...
... publication.1 This place of TIB in ecology and biogeography warrants the attention of philosophers of science. Most philosophical analyses of TIB have examined various epistemic aspects of the equilibrium model. In one of the earliest discussions of TIB, Haila and Järvinen (1982) view it as a “conce ...
Populations and landscape structure I Organisms/populations and
... Most studies have dealt with short-lived species – where short generation times make observation of metapopulation processes much easier. For larger organisms, the processes are inferred from long term presence/absence data. ...
... Most studies have dealt with short-lived species – where short generation times make observation of metapopulation processes much easier. For larger organisms, the processes are inferred from long term presence/absence data. ...
Baynes Sound/ Lambert Channel-Hornby Island Waters Important
... waste from individual residences. The program is well suited for this region, as well as many coastal communities in BC. Biofiltration Wetlands: these small constructed wetlands built by Project Watershed in conjunction with the Department of Highways improve the water quality of stormwater runoff a ...
... waste from individual residences. The program is well suited for this region, as well as many coastal communities in BC. Biofiltration Wetlands: these small constructed wetlands built by Project Watershed in conjunction with the Department of Highways improve the water quality of stormwater runoff a ...
Assessment of Yellow Crazy Ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) on
... colonies. Once established, they monopolise the entire site they occupy to the exclusion of other ant species by using all available nesting sites and dominating any food resources that may be present. There is no intraspecific aggression thus territory defence is shared amongst neighbouring colonie ...
... colonies. Once established, they monopolise the entire site they occupy to the exclusion of other ant species by using all available nesting sites and dominating any food resources that may be present. There is no intraspecific aggression thus territory defence is shared amongst neighbouring colonie ...
Synthesis of Ecosystem Resources and Threats
... unpublished data). The minimum annual rainfall during that time was 9.7 cm (3.8 in) and the maximum rainfall was 72.9 cm (28.7 in). Human disturbance and land uses are an important part of the ecosystem threats discussed in this paper. Therefore, a brief human history of the island is provided in th ...
... unpublished data). The minimum annual rainfall during that time was 9.7 cm (3.8 in) and the maximum rainfall was 72.9 cm (28.7 in). Human disturbance and land uses are an important part of the ecosystem threats discussed in this paper. Therefore, a brief human history of the island is provided in th ...
Body size evolution in insular vertebrates: generality of the island rule
... of non-volant mammals, in particular, provided results consistent with the predicted pattern. Potential causal explanations, although many, include the effects of limited insular resources, the paucity of interspecific competition and predation (especially that from large mammals, which are often ab ...
... of non-volant mammals, in particular, provided results consistent with the predicted pattern. Potential causal explanations, although many, include the effects of limited insular resources, the paucity of interspecific competition and predation (especially that from large mammals, which are often ab ...
Treasures - Long Island Sound Study
... – Long Island Sound has a broad range of habitat types, which in turn support a wide variety (diversity) of plant and animal species. – A habitat meets the primary needs of organisms, including food, water, air, and shelter. Primary habitat types in the Sound are: ...
... – Long Island Sound has a broad range of habitat types, which in turn support a wide variety (diversity) of plant and animal species. – A habitat meets the primary needs of organisms, including food, water, air, and shelter. Primary habitat types in the Sound are: ...
Rethinking Easter Island`s ecological catastrophe
... of the earth; although destitute of large trees and domestic animals, except poultry. This place, as far as its rich soil and good climate are concerned, is such that it might be made into an earthly Paradise, if it were properly worked and cultivated; which is now only done in so far as the Inhabit ...
... of the earth; although destitute of large trees and domestic animals, except poultry. This place, as far as its rich soil and good climate are concerned, is such that it might be made into an earthly Paradise, if it were properly worked and cultivated; which is now only done in so far as the Inhabit ...
pest risk assessment - Department of Primary Industries, Parks
... The age at first pairing and breeding in the wild is unknown, although one juvenile female, only one week after reaching independence, was seen repeatedly with an adult male and behaving as a mated pair. In captivity they are said to first breed when less than one year old (Higgins 1999). The maximu ...
... The age at first pairing and breeding in the wild is unknown, although one juvenile female, only one week after reaching independence, was seen repeatedly with an adult male and behaving as a mated pair. In captivity they are said to first breed when less than one year old (Higgins 1999). The maximu ...
Baiting effectiveness for introduced rats (Rattus sp.) on Christmas
... This study was focused in the residential area rather than the rainforest. Locations for this study were restricted as some of them had been used for a previous study (Low et al., 2013) and other sites had ad hoc rat control programmes in place. Two study sites, both located in the north-east corner ...
... This study was focused in the residential area rather than the rainforest. Locations for this study were restricted as some of them had been used for a previous study (Low et al., 2013) and other sites had ad hoc rat control programmes in place. Two study sites, both located in the north-east corner ...
TISSIER-THESIS - eCommons@USASK
... exposed to varying levels of disturbance. The island is exposed to extreme weather events throughout the year, and this plays an important role in dune succession; however, the vegetation dynamics of this ecosystem are poorly understood. I investigated plant community responses to natural disturbanc ...
... exposed to varying levels of disturbance. The island is exposed to extreme weather events throughout the year, and this plays an important role in dune succession; however, the vegetation dynamics of this ecosystem are poorly understood. I investigated plant community responses to natural disturbanc ...
Dendroflora of the Commander Islands, Russia
... his extreme and adventurous stay at Bering Island, where Vitus Bering died, Steller collected a rich herbarium and compiled Catalogus plantarum in insula Beringii observatarum, in which he included 218 names of vascular plants and algae. It was the period of the first glorious and famous expeditions ...
... his extreme and adventurous stay at Bering Island, where Vitus Bering died, Steller collected a rich herbarium and compiled Catalogus plantarum in insula Beringii observatarum, in which he included 218 names of vascular plants and algae. It was the period of the first glorious and famous expeditions ...
Streaked Shearwaters Calonectris leucomelasof the Korean
... About 90% of the global population of Streaked Shearwaters Calonectris leucomelas breed on islands in the seas around Japan. The species’s status and distribution in Japan is fairly well documented, but for the Korean part of the breeding range, only limited information in Korean language sources ex ...
... About 90% of the global population of Streaked Shearwaters Calonectris leucomelas breed on islands in the seas around Japan. The species’s status and distribution in Japan is fairly well documented, but for the Korean part of the breeding range, only limited information in Korean language sources ex ...
ACTIVE TECTONIC AND VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN BUILDING AS
... grow in elevation and are, in turn, diminished by giant explosive eruptions and erosion (Kirby 2007, 2011). Moreover, their locations relative to their nearby trenches typically change over geologic time (Scholl & von Huene 1997). These changes therefore represent environmental changes associated wi ...
... grow in elevation and are, in turn, diminished by giant explosive eruptions and erosion (Kirby 2007, 2011). Moreover, their locations relative to their nearby trenches typically change over geologic time (Scholl & von Huene 1997). These changes therefore represent environmental changes associated wi ...
Kangaroo Island Biological Survey
... though introduced and outside its natural range at the time of European settlement, is the only wild population known in South Australia. Platypus occasionally been reported in the River Murray, upstream from Renmark, but the status of this population is not known. There are also recent unconfirmed ...
... though introduced and outside its natural range at the time of European settlement, is the only wild population known in South Australia. Platypus occasionally been reported in the River Murray, upstream from Renmark, but the status of this population is not known. There are also recent unconfirmed ...
link to seabird report - St Helena « Government
... populations of some seabird species and therefore of global conservation importance. Seabirds are often used as an indicator of the health of the marine environment but despite the potential importance St Helena’s seabirds had been poorly studied prior to 2004. Research had mainly concentrated on a ...
... populations of some seabird species and therefore of global conservation importance. Seabirds are often used as an indicator of the health of the marine environment but despite the potential importance St Helena’s seabirds had been poorly studied prior to 2004. Research had mainly concentrated on a ...
AS ENDANGERED SPECIES - Center for Biological Diversity
... availability, which varies by habitat and island, as well as seasonally and annually. Principal foods eaten include mice, ground nesting birds, arthropods, and fruits. Island foxes prey on native deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), as well as introduced house mice (Mus musculus), rats (Rattus rattus ...
... availability, which varies by habitat and island, as well as seasonally and annually. Principal foods eaten include mice, ground nesting birds, arthropods, and fruits. Island foxes prey on native deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), as well as introduced house mice (Mus musculus), rats (Rattus rattus ...
The masquerade game: marine mimicry adaptation between
... such model for marine organisms has been well described yet. There are many remarkable examples of mimicry and camouflage in marine animals. In fishes, for instance, there are repeated cases of mimicry, protective resemblance, and crypsis (Randall, 2005). Marine invertebrates such as egg-cowries (Ov ...
... such model for marine organisms has been well described yet. There are many remarkable examples of mimicry and camouflage in marine animals. In fishes, for instance, there are repeated cases of mimicry, protective resemblance, and crypsis (Randall, 2005). Marine invertebrates such as egg-cowries (Ov ...
Inaccessible Island seabird Mon
... Introduced species pose the greatest conservation threat to the biota of Inaccessible Island (Ryan & Glass 2001), and so great care must be taken to ensure that all materials taken to the island are clean and free of propagules. Ideally, all clothing and equipment should be new, packed in clean boxe ...
... Introduced species pose the greatest conservation threat to the biota of Inaccessible Island (Ryan & Glass 2001), and so great care must be taken to ensure that all materials taken to the island are clean and free of propagules. Ideally, all clothing and equipment should be new, packed in clean boxe ...
Cocos Island
Cocos Island (Spanish: Isla del Coco) is an island designated as a National Park off the shore of Costa Rica, that does not allow inhabitants other than Costa Rican Park Rangers. It constitutes the 11th of the 13 districts of Puntarenas Canton of the province of Puntarenas. It is located in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 550 km (342 mi) from the Pacific shore of Costa Rica. With an area of approximately 23.85 km2 (9.21 sq mi), about 8 km × 3 km (5 mi × 2 mi) and a perimeter of around 23.3 km (14.5 mi), this island is more or less rectangular in shape.Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, Cocos Island is admired by scuba divers for its populations of hammerhead sharks, rays, dolphins and other large marine species. The extremely wet climate and oceanic character give Cocos an ecological character that is not shared with either the Galápagos Archipelago or any of the other islands (e.g., Malpelo or Coiba) in this region of the world.