Landscape connectivity analysis for conservation
... connectivity represent a compelled significant interdisciplinary collaboration where the authors provide a wide range of examples of connectivity and functioning of complex system in different regions and different systems of the world. Still key research questions remain open for future efforts, in ...
... connectivity represent a compelled significant interdisciplinary collaboration where the authors provide a wide range of examples of connectivity and functioning of complex system in different regions and different systems of the world. Still key research questions remain open for future efforts, in ...
54 Molli M. Luke1 Mark Alavosius University of Nevada, Reno
... surmounted. A special section of The Behavior Analyst (Heward & Chance, 2010) proposed a number of solutions including a database to list environmentally friendly products to guide consumer choice (Layng, 2010), behavior management techniques typically used in treating procrastination to encourage e ...
... surmounted. A special section of The Behavior Analyst (Heward & Chance, 2010) proposed a number of solutions including a database to list environmentally friendly products to guide consumer choice (Layng, 2010), behavior management techniques typically used in treating procrastination to encourage e ...
A case of cannibalism behavior of the Slow worm, Anguis fragilis
... Mitchell 1986). Our observation is an example for this phenomenon. Mitchell (1986) stated that the presence of color and pattern differences between adults and juveniles could be the result of natural selection for avoidance of cannibalism. He also reported that the frequency juvenile cannibalism co ...
... Mitchell 1986). Our observation is an example for this phenomenon. Mitchell (1986) stated that the presence of color and pattern differences between adults and juveniles could be the result of natural selection for avoidance of cannibalism. He also reported that the frequency juvenile cannibalism co ...
Woodlands - Landuse - Conservation Management Networks
... other species in interdependent communities. Each plant community also lives with an animal community, to form complex ecosystem. The most common remaining tree community on the Western slopes of Northern New South Wales is the white box woodlands, dominated by white box (Eucalyptus albens). A woodl ...
... other species in interdependent communities. Each plant community also lives with an animal community, to form complex ecosystem. The most common remaining tree community on the Western slopes of Northern New South Wales is the white box woodlands, dominated by white box (Eucalyptus albens). A woodl ...
Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity Sweden
... the fact that the land was covered with ice until at least 15 000 years ago, when it slowly started receding, starting in the southwest. Because of this, and the continuing rising of the previously submerged land when the mass of the ice had disappeared, species are still spreading. However, for spe ...
... the fact that the land was covered with ice until at least 15 000 years ago, when it slowly started receding, starting in the southwest. Because of this, and the continuing rising of the previously submerged land when the mass of the ice had disappeared, species are still spreading. However, for spe ...
Use of Riparian Corridors and Vineyards by Mammalian Predators
... The survival of wildlife species in fragmented habitats may ultimately depend on their ability to move among patches to access necessary resources, retain genetic diversity, and maintain reproductive capacity within populations (Petit et al. 1995; Buza et al. 2000). Previous studies suggest that eve ...
... The survival of wildlife species in fragmented habitats may ultimately depend on their ability to move among patches to access necessary resources, retain genetic diversity, and maintain reproductive capacity within populations (Petit et al. 1995; Buza et al. 2000). Previous studies suggest that eve ...
BF Skinner: Mistaken – or Misunderstood?
... He died with several manuscripts still unfinished after a life of rigid self-discipline (apparently relieved, from time to time, by episodes of sexual opportunism) and dedication to a philosophy that combined a liberal idealism of the 1930s Russell-Haldane type with American puritan utopianism and f ...
... He died with several manuscripts still unfinished after a life of rigid self-discipline (apparently relieved, from time to time, by episodes of sexual opportunism) and dedication to a philosophy that combined a liberal idealism of the 1930s Russell-Haldane type with American puritan utopianism and f ...
108790 No Species Text Q6 - Department of Environment, Water
... if we are to prevent further loss of our known native species from human impacts, and if we are to conserve biodiversity for future generations. The 100-year vision for No Species Loss is: ...
... if we are to prevent further loss of our known native species from human impacts, and if we are to conserve biodiversity for future generations. The 100-year vision for No Species Loss is: ...
2015. Adapting to change in the Crown of the Continent
... management agencies to consider as well. Private landowners 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 hear ...
... management agencies to consider as well. Private landowners 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 hear ...
The psychology of B. F. Skinner by William O`Donohue
... his methodological behaviorism and the ways in which it differs from Skinner’s radical behaviorism. This section alone is a valuable contribution to the field. The authors provide a 16-point overview of Skinner’s philosophical system (radical behaviorism) that covers the goals (prediction and contro ...
... his methodological behaviorism and the ways in which it differs from Skinner’s radical behaviorism. This section alone is a valuable contribution to the field. The authors provide a 16-point overview of Skinner’s philosophical system (radical behaviorism) that covers the goals (prediction and contro ...
ap biology summer assignment 2009-2010
... college-level text to begin their study of Advanced Placement Biology. By completing this unit, we will be able to move forward quickly in order to complete the necessary curriculum by the May 9th, 2011 AP Biology exam. What the students need to do: Students should read chapters 50-55 in the Ecology ...
... college-level text to begin their study of Advanced Placement Biology. By completing this unit, we will be able to move forward quickly in order to complete the necessary curriculum by the May 9th, 2011 AP Biology exam. What the students need to do: Students should read chapters 50-55 in the Ecology ...
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... supplies of food and other goods and the likelihood of conflict over declining resources, and by changes in regulating services, which could influence the frequency and magnitude of floods, droughts or other catastrophes. It can also be affected by changes in cultural services as, for example, when ...
... supplies of food and other goods and the likelihood of conflict over declining resources, and by changes in regulating services, which could influence the frequency and magnitude of floods, droughts or other catastrophes. It can also be affected by changes in cultural services as, for example, when ...
A directory of wetlands in New Zealand
... protected from occasional browsing by livestock through complete fencing. Although some of the pasture on surrounding land will be retained, the use of fertilizers will be restricted to prevent nutrient enrichment of the wetland from run-off. Some broken pasture areas at the northern end of the fres ...
... protected from occasional browsing by livestock through complete fencing. Although some of the pasture on surrounding land will be retained, the use of fertilizers will be restricted to prevent nutrient enrichment of the wetland from run-off. Some broken pasture areas at the northern end of the fres ...
Acinonyx jubatus – Cheetah - Endangered Wildlife Trust
... Zimbabwe to the rest of southern Africa. Thus, the range within the assessment region is contiguous with the rest of the southern African range but it is unclear whether dispersal or movement actually occurs along these borders. Similarly, there are known Cheetah occurrences in the Mozambique side o ...
... Zimbabwe to the rest of southern Africa. Thus, the range within the assessment region is contiguous with the rest of the southern African range but it is unclear whether dispersal or movement actually occurs along these borders. Similarly, there are known Cheetah occurrences in the Mozambique side o ...
Northern Plains Grassland - accessible version
... destruction and fragmentation, weed invasion and inappropriate management. ...
... destruction and fragmentation, weed invasion and inappropriate management. ...
Condition index monitoring supports conservation priorities for the
... support. With the number of species under threat of decline growing globally, research that informs conservation priorities is greatly needed. The relative vulnerability of cryptic or nomadic species is often uncertain, because populations are difficult to monitor and local populations often seem st ...
... support. With the number of species under threat of decline growing globally, research that informs conservation priorities is greatly needed. The relative vulnerability of cryptic or nomadic species is often uncertain, because populations are difficult to monitor and local populations often seem st ...
The Gopher Tortoise - Gopher Tortoise Council
... Landscape with native plant species (many are food plants of gopher tortoises) ...
... Landscape with native plant species (many are food plants of gopher tortoises) ...
Reading 15 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Maintaining
... local and global losses of biodiversity. The primary cause has been widespread human transformation of once highly diverse natural ecosystems into relatively species-poor managed ecosystems. Recent studies suggest that such reductions in biodiversity can alter both the magnitude and the stability of ...
... local and global losses of biodiversity. The primary cause has been widespread human transformation of once highly diverse natural ecosystems into relatively species-poor managed ecosystems. Recent studies suggest that such reductions in biodiversity can alter both the magnitude and the stability of ...
SRE talk for all parents Nov 2016 PPT File
... all pupils to: • develop confidence in talking, listening and thinking about feelings and relationships • be able to name parts of the body and describe how their bodies work • be prepared for puberty • to understand that the life process of humans includes growth and reproduction, • to recognise th ...
... all pupils to: • develop confidence in talking, listening and thinking about feelings and relationships • be able to name parts of the body and describe how their bodies work • be prepared for puberty • to understand that the life process of humans includes growth and reproduction, • to recognise th ...
Roots of Applied Behavior Analysis
... The contingent removal of an aversive stimulus immediately following a response. Negative reinforcement increases the future rate and/or probability of the response. A consequent stimulus that decreases the future rate and/or probability of a behavior The contingent presentation of a stimulus immedi ...
... The contingent removal of an aversive stimulus immediately following a response. Negative reinforcement increases the future rate and/or probability of the response. A consequent stimulus that decreases the future rate and/or probability of a behavior The contingent presentation of a stimulus immedi ...
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... has a beautiful song. used by traditional cultures never make it into our drugstores, but they have great value in promoting health and curing disease. Someday, we may want to know more about them. ...
... has a beautiful song. used by traditional cultures never make it into our drugstores, but they have great value in promoting health and curing disease. Someday, we may want to know more about them. ...
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
... scales, biodiversity declines are already pronounced in many areas, especially where natural ecosystems have been converted to croplands, timber plantations, aquaculture and other managed ecosystems. The diversity of these managed ecosystems is often low, and species composition very different, comp ...
... scales, biodiversity declines are already pronounced in many areas, especially where natural ecosystems have been converted to croplands, timber plantations, aquaculture and other managed ecosystems. The diversity of these managed ecosystems is often low, and species composition very different, comp ...