Biodiversity is Amazing
... Review or introduce the concept of biodiversity to the learners by asking them to define diversity. Add the prefix ‘bio’ to this word and explain that biodiversity is a word that describes the differences between living things in an area. It is often used as a measurement. The rainforest ecosystem, ...
... Review or introduce the concept of biodiversity to the learners by asking them to define diversity. Add the prefix ‘bio’ to this word and explain that biodiversity is a word that describes the differences between living things in an area. It is often used as a measurement. The rainforest ecosystem, ...
Biodiversity Hotspot: The Florida Panhandle
... The panhandle has many rich and dramatic habitats. For example, seepage bogs contain colorful arrays of carnivorous plants in communities that rival rain forests in diversity, with more than 50 species of plants per square meter, by some estimates. The panhandle’s steephead ravines, small canyons fo ...
... The panhandle has many rich and dramatic habitats. For example, seepage bogs contain colorful arrays of carnivorous plants in communities that rival rain forests in diversity, with more than 50 species of plants per square meter, by some estimates. The panhandle’s steephead ravines, small canyons fo ...
The tropical, the temperate and the arctic seas as media
... much investigated threadfin breams (Nemipterus) can be aged from otoliths or scales from Japan to Hongkong, but not south of Hongkong, judging from the absence from the literature of age-ring readings from truly tropical areas. Sometimes, however, daily rings are laid down in otoliths of temperate a ...
... much investigated threadfin breams (Nemipterus) can be aged from otoliths or scales from Japan to Hongkong, but not south of Hongkong, judging from the absence from the literature of age-ring readings from truly tropical areas. Sometimes, however, daily rings are laid down in otoliths of temperate a ...
Concepts of disturbance, colonization and early development or
... succession after a disturbance. Since mixed rain forests are common in the tropics, this suggests that disturbance is frequent enough to maintain much of the region in the non-equilibrium state. Mixed forests occur in the places most likely to have been disturbed by man, whereas singledominant fores ...
... succession after a disturbance. Since mixed rain forests are common in the tropics, this suggests that disturbance is frequent enough to maintain much of the region in the non-equilibrium state. Mixed forests occur in the places most likely to have been disturbed by man, whereas singledominant fores ...
Habitat Considerations for Endangered Species
... adjustment as more information comes in • need a carefully designed and well funded scientific management program for the ecosystem – that can be expensive, but costs are predictable ...
... adjustment as more information comes in • need a carefully designed and well funded scientific management program for the ecosystem – that can be expensive, but costs are predictable ...
Global Biodiversity and its Variation in Space and Time
... competitor (or prey, respectively) to persist in local refuges, at least for some time. (On the other hand, habitat fragmentation may lead to population extinction, because small isolated populations are often unable to resist crises.) Environmental heterogeneity is often generated by disturbances, ...
... competitor (or prey, respectively) to persist in local refuges, at least for some time. (On the other hand, habitat fragmentation may lead to population extinction, because small isolated populations are often unable to resist crises.) Environmental heterogeneity is often generated by disturbances, ...
What is biodiversity? Research areas at iDiv iDiv consortium
... University. It is run together with the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, as well as in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ. Furthermore, seven non-university research institutions belong to the iDiv consortium. ...
... University. It is run together with the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, as well as in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ. Furthermore, seven non-university research institutions belong to the iDiv consortium. ...
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... peoples to protect and conserve the region’s rich biodiversity is one of the greatest threats to the over 500 million people of ASEAN. As in other areas of the developing world, biodiversity conservation demands a delicate balance between development and conservation. The region’s rich biodiversity ...
... peoples to protect and conserve the region’s rich biodiversity is one of the greatest threats to the over 500 million people of ASEAN. As in other areas of the developing world, biodiversity conservation demands a delicate balance between development and conservation. The region’s rich biodiversity ...
Biodiversity and Conservation
... through geographic information systems Combines maps of rare, threatened, and common species, with maps of vegetation and habitat types to predict distribution of species Current maps of reserves are compared to predictions to identify areas that do not overlap (“gaps”) Critics: satellite imag ...
... through geographic information systems Combines maps of rare, threatened, and common species, with maps of vegetation and habitat types to predict distribution of species Current maps of reserves are compared to predictions to identify areas that do not overlap (“gaps”) Critics: satellite imag ...
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... biodiversity resource within your parish • Enhancement of local biodiversity • Restoration of what has been lost • Recreation of links between habitats within the parish where/when possible ...
... biodiversity resource within your parish • Enhancement of local biodiversity • Restoration of what has been lost • Recreation of links between habitats within the parish where/when possible ...
Effects of Climate Change and Habitat Fragmentation on
... possible consequences considered to be caused by the rise of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, including direct effects on photosynthesis and primary production, increases in average global temperature and changing patterns of precipitation. These two anthropogenic impacts are currently cons ...
... possible consequences considered to be caused by the rise of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, including direct effects on photosynthesis and primary production, increases in average global temperature and changing patterns of precipitation. These two anthropogenic impacts are currently cons ...
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... One reason is that genetic diversity is closely related to biodiversity. The poorer the biodiversity is in an ecosystem, the smaller the gene pool will be. In other words, poor biodiversity will lead to low genetic diversity and reduce the biological fitness of a species, thus bringing about a gr ...
... One reason is that genetic diversity is closely related to biodiversity. The poorer the biodiversity is in an ecosystem, the smaller the gene pool will be. In other words, poor biodiversity will lead to low genetic diversity and reduce the biological fitness of a species, thus bringing about a gr ...
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... Biodiversity is a broad concept that is instantly recognized but not as easily understood. While there are at least two-million species of biological organisms in the world, levels of biodiversity are different in different parts of the world, and in different habitats (e.g., grassland vs. forest). ...
... Biodiversity is a broad concept that is instantly recognized but not as easily understood. While there are at least two-million species of biological organisms in the world, levels of biodiversity are different in different parts of the world, and in different habitats (e.g., grassland vs. forest). ...
Marine Biodiversity Essay: Protists and Eutrophication by Brent
... conceived as a practical tool for translating the principles of Agenda 216 into reality. An excerpt from the prelude of the convention is as follows “Conscious of the intrinsic value of biological diversity and of the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreati ...
... conceived as a practical tool for translating the principles of Agenda 216 into reality. An excerpt from the prelude of the convention is as follows “Conscious of the intrinsic value of biological diversity and of the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreati ...
Assessing the origin of Neotropical mountain dung
... gradient (site E), where the lack of data for the sites at 1500 and 1750 m a.s.l. produces an apparent increase in species turnover rates. The beta-diversity scores for generic replacement (mean ± SE: 0.23 ± 0.04) are significantly lower than for species (0.49 ± 0.05; Wilcoxon matched pairs, Z = 3.2 ...
... gradient (site E), where the lack of data for the sites at 1500 and 1750 m a.s.l. produces an apparent increase in species turnover rates. The beta-diversity scores for generic replacement (mean ± SE: 0.23 ± 0.04) are significantly lower than for species (0.49 ± 0.05; Wilcoxon matched pairs, Z = 3.2 ...
Interesting distributional records and notes on the biology of bird
... Near endemic to the north-western Andes of Ecuador. Its distribution extends continuously to northern Cotopaxi and apparently patchily south to El Oro province (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001); however, this might be due to poor knowledge and under-collecting in the central portion of the western Andes o ...
... Near endemic to the north-western Andes of Ecuador. Its distribution extends continuously to northern Cotopaxi and apparently patchily south to El Oro province (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001); however, this might be due to poor knowledge and under-collecting in the central portion of the western Andes o ...
A study of terrestrial molluscs with respect to their species richness
... area. Total five species of terrestrial molluscs were observed during study having different relative abundance in various habitats. Maximum species richness and density were observed during monsoon while minimum in summer. It is observed that seasonal variation not only links with seasonal dynamics ...
... area. Total five species of terrestrial molluscs were observed during study having different relative abundance in various habitats. Maximum species richness and density were observed during monsoon while minimum in summer. It is observed that seasonal variation not only links with seasonal dynamics ...
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... occurs along the coast, where its habitat has been reduced by strip-mining for diamonds. A number of other arid-adapted species also occur in this part of the Succulent Karoo, and their survival will depend on their dispersal ability and the rate at which climate change takes place. The endemic and ...
... occurs along the coast, where its habitat has been reduced by strip-mining for diamonds. A number of other arid-adapted species also occur in this part of the Succulent Karoo, and their survival will depend on their dispersal ability and the rate at which climate change takes place. The endemic and ...
Key Biodiversity Areas and governments
... systems of protected areas integrated into a global network as a contribution to globally agreed goals” — requires the identification of sites of global biodiversity importance in each country to identify gaps in existing protected area systems and prioritization of action among those sites. Such ga ...
... systems of protected areas integrated into a global network as a contribution to globally agreed goals” — requires the identification of sites of global biodiversity importance in each country to identify gaps in existing protected area systems and prioritization of action among those sites. Such ga ...
Biodiversity and Conservation
... The gradual process of species becoming extinct is known as background extinction. Mass extinction is an event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time. ...
... The gradual process of species becoming extinct is known as background extinction. Mass extinction is an event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time. ...
Climate change and its effect on Biodiversity
... that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is threatened with destruction. Refers to 25 biologically rich areas around the world that have lost at least 70 percent of their original habitat. Biodiversity hotspots amounts to just 1.4 percent of the land surface of the planet, yet suppor ...
... that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is threatened with destruction. Refers to 25 biologically rich areas around the world that have lost at least 70 percent of their original habitat. Biodiversity hotspots amounts to just 1.4 percent of the land surface of the planet, yet suppor ...
Nillumbik`s flora and fauna
... Forest. None of these classes are listed as threatened. However, Box Stringybark woodland is a regionally vulnerable to endangered floristic community of Grassy Dry Forest and is restricted to an area between Yarrambat and Warrandyte in Nillumbik. It is distinguished from Grassy Dry Forest by the hi ...
... Forest. None of these classes are listed as threatened. However, Box Stringybark woodland is a regionally vulnerable to endangered floristic community of Grassy Dry Forest and is restricted to an area between Yarrambat and Warrandyte in Nillumbik. It is distinguished from Grassy Dry Forest by the hi ...
Chapter 6. Ecology, Advanced 6.3. Biomes
... savanna – Central America, southern México These community types are called Biomes [a term frequently used in textbooks and supplemental materials for this age group]. This general pattern repeats in other parts of the World [South America, Europe & Scandinavia, Asia, Africa, Australia & New Zealand ...
... savanna – Central America, southern México These community types are called Biomes [a term frequently used in textbooks and supplemental materials for this age group]. This general pattern repeats in other parts of the World [South America, Europe & Scandinavia, Asia, Africa, Australia & New Zealand ...
Biodiversity
... Endemic species: species that are native to and found only within a certain area Ex: Honeycreepers in Hawaii ...
... Endemic species: species that are native to and found only within a certain area Ex: Honeycreepers in Hawaii ...
Molecular phylogenetics of the hummingbird genus Coeligena
... Bleiweiss (1998a,b) and McGuire et al. (2007) showed that two clades of hummingbirds (Brilliants and Coquettes) comprising at least half the species in this family diversified along the Andes. Phylogeographic and phylogenetic patterns of Andean hummingbird groups can reveal the progression and geogra ...
... Bleiweiss (1998a,b) and McGuire et al. (2007) showed that two clades of hummingbirds (Brilliants and Coquettes) comprising at least half the species in this family diversified along the Andes. Phylogeographic and phylogenetic patterns of Andean hummingbird groups can reveal the progression and geogra ...
Tropical Andes
The Tropical Andes is a subregion of the Andes spanning all of the Andes except the southern mediterranean and temperate zones. The Tropical Andes area spans 1,542,644 km2.