The role of biotic interactions in shaping distributions and realised
... the regional species pool, which itself does not only depend on the cumulative effects of local processes happening within the region, including biotic interactions, but also on processes operating over broader extents, such as speciation, historical regional extinctions, and regional immigration (R ...
... the regional species pool, which itself does not only depend on the cumulative effects of local processes happening within the region, including biotic interactions, but also on processes operating over broader extents, such as speciation, historical regional extinctions, and regional immigration (R ...
FAQs On The Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act Petition
... abundance in the pre-settlement prairies of Iowa – based on milkweed prevalence in today’s prairie remnants – found ten-fold more milkweeds on the prairies than exist today, suggesting more milkweed habitat that supported larger monarch populations. ...
... abundance in the pre-settlement prairies of Iowa – based on milkweed prevalence in today’s prairie remnants – found ten-fold more milkweeds on the prairies than exist today, suggesting more milkweed habitat that supported larger monarch populations. ...
Criteria for Categorizing Invasive Non
... Association for Biodiversity Information) in cooperation with the National Park Service and the Plant Conservation Initiative’s Alien Plant Working Group (Randall et al. 2003). The Criteria Development Committee, comprising representatives from the California Exotic Pest Plant Council, the Southwest ...
... Association for Biodiversity Information) in cooperation with the National Park Service and the Plant Conservation Initiative’s Alien Plant Working Group (Randall et al. 2003). The Criteria Development Committee, comprising representatives from the California Exotic Pest Plant Council, the Southwest ...
Chapter 5
... Birth (b), Death (d), Immigration (i) and Emigration (e) are calculated per 1000 people © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
... Birth (b), Death (d), Immigration (i) and Emigration (e) are calculated per 1000 people © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
Topic B5 Genes, inheritance and selection
... will engage well with given the correct context. If delivered in the abstract, learners will struggle to engage with the topic and so it is best delivered in context. There are numerous opportunities to do this, for example through the use of celebrity families and the analysis of visual traits. Lea ...
... will engage well with given the correct context. If delivered in the abstract, learners will struggle to engage with the topic and so it is best delivered in context. There are numerous opportunities to do this, for example through the use of celebrity families and the analysis of visual traits. Lea ...
does local competition increase the coexistence of species in
... Our simulations showed that local competition enhanced intransitivity-mediated coexistence in the short term, yet hindered it in the long term (see Results). The example movies and time series of six-species competition suggested a possible mechanism for this unexpected result (Appendix A: Figs. A1 ...
... Our simulations showed that local competition enhanced intransitivity-mediated coexistence in the short term, yet hindered it in the long term (see Results). The example movies and time series of six-species competition suggested a possible mechanism for this unexpected result (Appendix A: Figs. A1 ...
Diadema antillarum (Long-spined Black Urchin)
... HABITAT AND ACTIVITY. They inhabit coral reefs, at a depth range of 0-400m and are herbivorous. Juveniles reside beneath rocks and crevices. Their diet mainly comprises of algae that are in a competitive interaction with the corals. They aid in coral settlement and expansion by cleaning up the surfa ...
... HABITAT AND ACTIVITY. They inhabit coral reefs, at a depth range of 0-400m and are herbivorous. Juveniles reside beneath rocks and crevices. Their diet mainly comprises of algae that are in a competitive interaction with the corals. They aid in coral settlement and expansion by cleaning up the surfa ...
Cultural Keystone Species: Implications for Ecological
... given situations. Although some of these species may be excluded under the current accepted definition of ecological keystone species, they may neatly fit the cultural keystone definition for one or more cultural groups. If we extend the concept of “interaction” to include social or cultural interac ...
... given situations. Although some of these species may be excluded under the current accepted definition of ecological keystone species, they may neatly fit the cultural keystone definition for one or more cultural groups. If we extend the concept of “interaction” to include social or cultural interac ...
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... Three of these subspecies are briefly described here. Their life history information and threats are similar, so they will be covered as a group. These subspecies are: Myrtle’s silverspot, S. zerene myrtleae [26], Behren’s silverspot, S. zerene behrensii [27], and the Oregon silverspot, S. zerene hi ...
... Three of these subspecies are briefly described here. Their life history information and threats are similar, so they will be covered as a group. These subspecies are: Myrtle’s silverspot, S. zerene myrtleae [26], Behren’s silverspot, S. zerene behrensii [27], and the Oregon silverspot, S. zerene hi ...
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... on the relative fitness of males compared to new queens and their respective relatedness to focal individuals. Importantly, Luque, Giraud & Courchamp (2013) show how component Allee effects can interact with other frequency-dependent effects. While the effects on worker mortality were straightforwar ...
... on the relative fitness of males compared to new queens and their respective relatedness to focal individuals. Importantly, Luque, Giraud & Courchamp (2013) show how component Allee effects can interact with other frequency-dependent effects. While the effects on worker mortality were straightforwar ...
Are You suprised
... Feeding experiment P. danae were found to consume recently settled B. violaceus. Each shrimp consumed an average of 3.7 ...
... Feeding experiment P. danae were found to consume recently settled B. violaceus. Each shrimp consumed an average of 3.7 ...
Biological Diversity - FIU Faculty Websites
... community structure, and patterns of species richness have been measured at both small (e.g. Blake & Loiselle 2000) and large (e.g. Rahbek & Graves 2001) spatial scales. Many classic models in community ecology, such as the MacArthur–Wilson equilibrium model (MacArthur & Wilson 1967) and the interme ...
... community structure, and patterns of species richness have been measured at both small (e.g. Blake & Loiselle 2000) and large (e.g. Rahbek & Graves 2001) spatial scales. Many classic models in community ecology, such as the MacArthur–Wilson equilibrium model (MacArthur & Wilson 1967) and the interme ...
Northern Corroboree Frog review of information
... Invasive exotic plant species occur at a number of Northern Corroboree Frog breeding sites in the Fiery Range and Northern Brindabella Range subpopulations (Osborne 1990; NSW NPWS 2001). The two species considered most detrimental to the frogs are Rubus fruticosus (Blackberry) and Mimulus moschatus ...
... Invasive exotic plant species occur at a number of Northern Corroboree Frog breeding sites in the Fiery Range and Northern Brindabella Range subpopulations (Osborne 1990; NSW NPWS 2001). The two species considered most detrimental to the frogs are Rubus fruticosus (Blackberry) and Mimulus moschatus ...
pdf. - Robert Colwell
... community structure, and patterns of species richness have been measured at both small (e.g. Blake & Loiselle 2000) and large (e.g. Rahbek & Graves 2001) spatial scales. Many classic models in community ecology, such as the MacArthur–Wilson equilibrium model (MacArthur & Wilson 1967) and the interme ...
... community structure, and patterns of species richness have been measured at both small (e.g. Blake & Loiselle 2000) and large (e.g. Rahbek & Graves 2001) spatial scales. Many classic models in community ecology, such as the MacArthur–Wilson equilibrium model (MacArthur & Wilson 1967) and the interme ...
Biodiversity Research
... iological diversity is fundamental to our life. Not only does it secure our material needs, it also provides valuable services that humans require from their environment, such as food, clothing, clean drinking water, and medical care. It ensures the stability of our habitats and is an essential basi ...
... iological diversity is fundamental to our life. Not only does it secure our material needs, it also provides valuable services that humans require from their environment, such as food, clothing, clean drinking water, and medical care. It ensures the stability of our habitats and is an essential basi ...
Age-related mortality explains life history strategies of tropical and
... achieves higher peak growth, whereas the tropical species expresses faster growth after its peak, allowing it to catch up by fledging. Each data point is a measurement of one nestling. (C to I) Instantaneous growth rate over the entire nestling period for a series of phylogenetically paired species. ...
... achieves higher peak growth, whereas the tropical species expresses faster growth after its peak, allowing it to catch up by fledging. Each data point is a measurement of one nestling. (C to I) Instantaneous growth rate over the entire nestling period for a series of phylogenetically paired species. ...
The effect of obligate hyperparasitoids on biological control: Differential
... Biological control theory suggests that consumer species can effectively suppress their host or prey populations (Hairston et al., 1960; Crawley, 1989). However, the strong top-down effect of consumers not only influences the population size of prey/hosts, but can indirectly influence population den ...
... Biological control theory suggests that consumer species can effectively suppress their host or prey populations (Hairston et al., 1960; Crawley, 1989). However, the strong top-down effect of consumers not only influences the population size of prey/hosts, but can indirectly influence population den ...
Hidden responses to environmental variation: maternal
... Galloway 2005; Sultan et al. 2009; Dyer et al. 2010). However, the general importance of maternal effects for ecological dynamics is unknown for two reasons. First, many studies of maternal effects evaluate their impact on genetically similar individuals, such as closely related genotypes or clones ...
... Galloway 2005; Sultan et al. 2009; Dyer et al. 2010). However, the general importance of maternal effects for ecological dynamics is unknown for two reasons. First, many studies of maternal effects evaluate their impact on genetically similar individuals, such as closely related genotypes or clones ...
Relationships Among Mule Deer and Their Predators
... Society places varying values on predators and the role that they play in an ecological setting. Wildlife management agencies typically develop outreach plans that include media releases, public meetings, and educational campaigns to help people understand not only predator-prey relationships, but a ...
... Society places varying values on predators and the role that they play in an ecological setting. Wildlife management agencies typically develop outreach plans that include media releases, public meetings, and educational campaigns to help people understand not only predator-prey relationships, but a ...
Ecological fidelity of functional traits based on species presence
... responds to centennial- or millennial-scale (or longer) environmental changes, and (2) how the character of those functional responses (including the development of novel functional types) changes through deep time (NovackGottshall 2007; Villéger et al. 2011). This aspect of paleoecology may be esp ...
... responds to centennial- or millennial-scale (or longer) environmental changes, and (2) how the character of those functional responses (including the development of novel functional types) changes through deep time (NovackGottshall 2007; Villéger et al. 2011). This aspect of paleoecology may be esp ...
Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter
... world. Each cross in the figure and dot on the map represents a multi-species decomposition study at the modelled long-term climate (New et al. 1999). For 14 large sample size (> 20 species) studies, we calculated the change in decomposition rate for the middle 90% of species (from the 5th to the 95 ...
... world. Each cross in the figure and dot on the map represents a multi-species decomposition study at the modelled long-term climate (New et al. 1999). For 14 large sample size (> 20 species) studies, we calculated the change in decomposition rate for the middle 90% of species (from the 5th to the 95 ...
Biodiversity, Habitat Area, Resource Growth Rate and Interference
... which adequate data were available, 46 had a significant negative correlation between population density and per capita growth rate, 15 had negative but not significant correlations, seven had no correlations, whereas only one (humans) had a significant positive correlation. A recent study (Myers et ...
... which adequate data were available, 46 had a significant negative correlation between population density and per capita growth rate, 15 had negative but not significant correlations, seven had no correlations, whereas only one (humans) had a significant positive correlation. A recent study (Myers et ...
Supplementary Information 410 475
... Comparison of vertebrate TSG amino acid sequences. (A) Alignment of TSG amino acid sequences for human (hTSG), mouse (mTSG), chick (cTSG), Xenopus (xTSG), and zebrafish (zTSG) with Drosophila TSG (dTSG) amino acid sequences6 and those of two recently reported gene products of the Drosophila genome ( ...
... Comparison of vertebrate TSG amino acid sequences. (A) Alignment of TSG amino acid sequences for human (hTSG), mouse (mTSG), chick (cTSG), Xenopus (xTSG), and zebrafish (zTSG) with Drosophila TSG (dTSG) amino acid sequences6 and those of two recently reported gene products of the Drosophila genome ( ...
Preston et al. 2012 comm invasions
... Occupancy models.—We used single-season occupancy models (MacKenzie et al. 2002) to examine how the presence of nonnative species influenced the occupancy of four native amphibians (P. regilla, A. boreas, T. torosa, and R. draytonii ). Occupancy models account for imperfect species detection and esti ...
... Occupancy models.—We used single-season occupancy models (MacKenzie et al. 2002) to examine how the presence of nonnative species influenced the occupancy of four native amphibians (P. regilla, A. boreas, T. torosa, and R. draytonii ). Occupancy models account for imperfect species detection and esti ...