'Species richness' presentation slideshows

Ch. 47 – Community Ecology. Concept of Community. A community is an assemblage of populations interacting with one another within the same environment Composition is a thorough listing of various species in the community Species Diversity includes:

Populations & Communities. Population Ecology Density Factors affecting density Community Ecology Trophic Relationships Trophic pyramid Food web Structure & Local Species Assemblages Species Interactions. Population Ecology.

An exploration of the relationship between productivity and diversity in British Grasslands. Adam Butler & Jan Heffernan, Lancaster University Department of Mathematics & Statistics Simon Smart, CEH Monkswood. Introduction. Context: Productivity-diversity relationships

T SEC-BIOSYS: Environmental Impacts of Bioenergy Crops in the UK www.tsec-biosys.ac.uk Rebecca Rowe M. Hanley, D. Goulson, G. Taylor University of Southampton. Biomass role in the UK energy futures The Royal Society, London: 28 th & 29 th July 2009. Overview. Introduction

Fragmentation and the Role of the M atrix in Species Richness. Gabe Cumming Biology 255—November 10. Outline. Background: the study of species richness in fragmented landscapes The role of the matrix in species richness

Small mammal monitoring Kolomela Mine Nico Avenant 1, 2 1 Department of Mammalogy, National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa 2 Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein , South Africa.

BENTHIC COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND BIODIVERSITY FOLLOWING SEWAGE ABATEMENT PROGRAMS IN BOSTON HARBOR By James A. Blake, Nancy J. Maciolek ENSR Marine & Coastal Center, Woods Hole, MA & Kenneth Keay Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Boston, MA. Clean-up of Boston Harbor.

Communities and Ecosystems. ESC 556 week 7. Community. Collection of species populations Members from most kingdoms Linked in a web Mainly predator/prey Environment & habitat / Dominant species Lake/grassland Sizes. Habitats and Niches. Habitat: A collection of niches Habitat

MOFEP Ground Flora Study: Effects of Forest Management Practices on Woodland Plant Communities. Susan Farrington Plant Community Ecologist Missouri Department of Conservation Forest Systems Field Station West Plains, MO. SAMPLING DESIGN AND PROTOCOL:.

Combining Forest Tree Demography and Evolutionary History to Detect Potential Climate Change Effects on Regional Biodiversity. Kevin M. Potter 1 and Christopher W. Woodall 2.

Population Dynamics. Chapter 15. Learning Objectives. Identify techniques for estimating various populations ( quadrats , transects, mark-recapture)

Turtles: a cause for wonder, a cause for concern. Thomas Akre Longwood University Farmville, VA. The Tortoise and the Hare. Turtles: a cause for wonder.

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/fact/images/JapaneseBarberryA.jpg. The Effect of Berberis thunbergii on Species Diversity. Alex Cavacas, Brandon Chatfield, Kevin Chen, and Steven Meigs. Our Inspiration. Bio 130 –Ecology Learned about how invasive species affect the environment

Community and gradient analysis: Matrix approaches in macroecology. The world comes in fragments. Statistical inference means to compare your hypothesis H 1 with an appropriate null hypothesis H 0 . Type I error. Type II error. But what about more complex patterns:

Ch 55 Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology Human activities threaten Earth's biodiversity Population conservation focuses on population size, genetic diversity, and critical habitat Landscape and regional conservation aim to sustain entire biotas

Community Ecology . What is a Community . A community is any assemblage of populations in an area or habitat. Communities differ dramatically in their species richness and relative abundance. - species richness : number of species contained

Resource Economics and invasive plants. The role of resource economics in the control of invasive alien plants in South Africa. Author: Jane Turpie. Turpie, J. (2004).The role of resource economics in the control of invasive alien plants in South Africa. S. Afr. Sci. 100, 87-93.

Coral Reef Communities. Patrick Smith, Michelle Franklin, Max Woerfel , Nick Patricca. Introduction. Coral Reefs are one of the most productive places on the Earth Only cover .1% of the world but support a quarter of all marine species Made up of calcium carbonate structures Highly diverse

Wave Exposure and its Effects on the Diversity of a Shoreline. Anne Haley, Lauren Jonah, Riki Krentz, Jessica Hingley & Caroline Méthé. Introduction - diversity. Health and survival of ecosystem 2 variables: richness & evenness Two diversity indices: Shannon-Wiener and Simpson’s

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