• Chapter IV presents patterns and unravels the direct and indirect effects of climate, NPP and anthropogenic disturbances on species richness and community-level biomass of wild large mammals which represent endothermic organisms and the most important group of vertebrate herbivores. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • The dataset describes the effects of different management techniques on grassland biomass production (dry matter yield), nutritional quality (herbage nitrogen content), pollinator communities (abundance and species richness), predatory beetle communities (abundance, species richness and biomass), and soil health (bulk density, total soil carbon and nitrogen). (data.gov.uk)
  • Family richness and biomass were greatest in wet meadow zones of marshes. (uwindsor.ca)
  • The temporal changes observed in some of these variables affect the proportion of invertebrate biomass of the different groups along the study period. (limnology-journal.org)
  • This presents a unique collection for the Antarctic benthic biodiversity assessment of an important group of benthic invertebrates. (pensoft.net)
  • The species richness of termite in the study area was the greatest yet recorded for an Atlantic forest site in Brazil, indicating the importance of urban fragments for conserving tropical biodiversity. (scielo.br)
  • This record enhances existing knowledge of Antarctic invertebrate biodiversity and species richness of decapod crustaceans in the Southern Ocean. (bas.ac.uk)
  • In this study we investigate how the abundance and diversity of two key components of farmland biodiversity (ground flora and winged invertebrates) varied between mature willow Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) and two alternative land-use options (arable crops and set-aside land). (stir.ac.uk)
  • A major challenge in biodiversity science is to understand the factors contributing to the variability of species richness -the number of different species in a community or region - among comparable taxonomic lineages. (biomedcentral.com)
  • French Guiana holds an impressive species richness or biodiversity, of which large parts are still unknown, especially when looking at the invertebrate arthropods. (smnk.de)
  • In the GBOL Project (GBOL - German Barcode of Life) a consortium of several collection holding and biodiversity research institutes has started to characterize the species of animals, fungi and plants occurring in Germany. (smnk.de)
  • It is usually not practical for invertebrates to be comprehensively included in biodiversity surveys that underpin conservation planning, and so a representative subset of taxa needs to be selected. (edu.au)
  • The selected target taxa are specific to our study system, but our simple method for selecting representative invertebrate taxa for conservation planning is widely applicable, including for biodiversity monitoring and environmental impact assessment. (edu.au)
  • same experimental set-up as Loke & Todd 2016b) found that concrete settlement plates with small protrusions supported higher macroalgae and invertebrate species richness but similar community composition and abundances compared with granite plates without protrusions. (conservationevidence.com)
  • After 13 months, macroalgae and invertebrate species richness was higher on settlement plates with small protrusions (8 species/plate) than without (3/plate), while abundances were statistically similar (88 vs 178 individuals/plate). (conservationevidence.com)
  • After 12 months, macroalgae and invertebrate species diversity (data reported as Shannon index) and richness were higher in pools (9 species/pool) than on structure surfaces without (6/surface), and the community composition differed (data reported as statistical model results). (conservationevidencejournal.com)
  • One approach to representativeness is to select taxa whose patterns of richness and composition are most strongly correlated with those of total invertebrates (i.e. all taxa combined). (edu.au)
  • However, if different groups show very different distribution patterns then 'total diversity' cannot be considered as representative of the diversity of invertebrate taxa, and so an alternative approach to achieving representativeness is to base selection on complementarity (i.e. representing the full range of distribution patterns shown by different taxa). (edu.au)
  • We use data on 12 invertebrate families (comprising ants, beetles, flies and spiders) sampled using pitfall traps across 78 sites in a tropical savanna landscape of northern Australia to identify a subset of target taxa (families) to represent their diversity patterns. (edu.au)
  • Furthermore, we expect sensitive benthic invertebrate taxa (e.g. (urbane-biodiversitaet.de)
  • Methods: We estimated 21 isolation indices for 205 islands and recorded species richness data for 15 taxa (invertebrates and vertebrates). (tau.ac.il)
  • Results: Isolation was significantly (and negatively) associated with species richness in 10 of 15 taxa. (tau.ac.il)
  • Despite the differences in the habitat, both programs reported relatively similar benthic invertebrate communities. (reefcheck.org)
  • Project A08 will investigate multiple stressor impacts on benthic invertebrate communities and taxon-specific traits and link these to changes in organic matter (CPOM) decomposition as an essential ecosystem function. (urbane-biodiversitaet.de)
  • The community was dominated in abundance and species richness by rotifers in most of the water bodies. (limnology-journal.org)
  • The accelerating rates of international trade, travel, and transport in the latter half of the twentieth century have led to the progressive mixing of biota from across the world and the number of species introduced to new regions continues to increase. (ufz.de)
  • Local adaptation driven by evolution of dispersal traits in marine larvae Most marine invertebrate disperse during a planktonic larval stage that may last for many weeks while drifting with the ocean circulation. (gu.se)
  • Offshore structures (such as oil rigs and windfarm turbine bases), have been shown to support diverse invertebrate assemblages, and act as artificial reefs (Coates et al . (conservationevidence.com)
  • The main environmental gradient, determining the richness and composition of species assemblages in spring fens, is the gradient of mineral richness (i.e. poor-rich gradient). (muni.cz)
  • Invertebrate aquatic assemblages in ponds from Mediterranean wetlands are composed of organisms belonging to different taxonomic groups, which present a wide range of sizes (from small rotifers to large crustaceans or insects). (limnology-journal.org)
  • In our study, invertebrate assemblages (including micro-, macrozooplankton and macroinvertebrates) were characterized in eight shallow lakes from Mediterranean wetlands in Southeastern Spain. (limnology-journal.org)
  • Although the heterogeneity and human disturbances can increase regional diversity, they can cause the disappearance of valuable habitats, and finally, the homogeneity in invertebrate assemblages. (limnology-journal.org)
  • Reduced grazing on electrified tiles yielded periphytic assemblages having more diatoms and chlorophytes, as well as greater algal species richness. (edu.au)
  • We determine, for salinity in eastern Australia, whether these definitions of stream macroinvertebrate species richness are commensurable. (edu.au)
  • Despite differences in the definition of richness used by SSDs and field biomonitoring, their results in terms of relative species loss from salinity in south-east Australia are similar. (edu.au)
  • All this environmental heterogeneity produces similar responses in the invertebrate groups, in general well adapted to salinity changes or high trophic conditions. (limnology-journal.org)
  • The project has three goals and workpackages (WPs): In WP1 we will assess individual and combined effects of increased temperature, salinity and reduced flow on the invertebrate community by building on results of the three replicated ExStream field experiments coordinated by project Z02 . (urbane-biodiversitaet.de)
  • For both invertebrate and fish data, the community composition as well as species diversity and richness were compared. (reefcheck.org)
  • 2018) found that rock pools created on the structures supported different macroalgae and invertebrate community composition with higher species diversity and richness than structure surfaces without pools. (conservationevidencejournal.com)
  • There are no endemic species of freshwater molluscs in Namibia. (wikipedia.org)
  • It reveals that freshwater fishes comprise 25% of the vertebrate species on earth. (tamu.edu)
  • This study aimed to evaluate freshwater snail species diversity, abundance, and distribution in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, South Africa, between December 2020 to February 2021. (mdpi.com)
  • A change in ecological contrast for various aquatic invertebrates along this gradient can be expected, where the highest contrast should be at the ends of the gradient being the most ecologically different form the matrix habitats. (muni.cz)
  • Abstract Endozoochory by waterbirds is particularly relevant to the dispersal of non-flying aquatic invertebrates . (bvsalud.org)
  • Aquatic invertebrates are important food sources for stream fishes throughout the tropics. (tamu.edu)
  • At each site, fish, macro-invertebrates, and benthic composition information is then quantified following standardized protocols. (noaa.gov)
  • We encountered 45 species of termites belonging to 25 genera and three families. (scielo.br)
  • Here we use a Random Forest machine learning algorithm to test the predictive power of different variables hypothesized to affect species richness of spider genera. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We test the predictive power of 22 variables from spiders' morphological, genetic, geographic, ecological and behavioral landscapes on species richness of 45 genera selected to represent the phylogenetic and biological breath of Araneae. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Multiple Correspondence analyses furthermore establish that geographic distribution of congeneric species is positively associated with genus diversity, and that genera from phylogenetically older lineages are species poorer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The invertebrate fauna of northeastern Alberta's boreal peatlands and wetlands is especially poorly documented. (uwindsor.ca)
  • Overall, invertebrate composition was better predicted by vegetation zone than by hydrological regime or plant species richness within wetlands. (uwindsor.ca)
  • Dispersal by endozoochory is potentially important to a broad variety of invertebrates , being promoted by waterbirds with different ecological and morphological traits, which are likely to drive the dispersal of invertebrates in neotropical wetlands . (bvsalud.org)
  • It this presentation we focused specifically on caddisflies (Trichoptera), which includes species with very good dispersal abilities (e.g. (muni.cz)
  • We hypothesise that the ecological contrast become more important as species dispersal ability decreases. (muni.cz)
  • The risk of chemicals for ecological communities is often forecast with species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) which are used to predict the concentration which will protect p% of species (PCp value). (edu.au)
  • Chapter III presents patterns and unravels direct and indirect effects of resource (food) abundance (NPP), resource (food) diversity [Functional Dispersion (FDis)], resource quality (SLA, NP, and CN rations), and climate variables (MAT and MAP) on species diversity of phytophagous beetles. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • Results from path analysis showed that temperature and climate-mediated changes in NPP had a significant positive direct and indirect effect on species diversity of phytophagous beetles, respectively. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • The results also revealed that the effect of NPP (via beetles abundance and diversity of food resources) on species diversity is stronger than that of temperature. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • Similarly although plant species richness was greater in set-aside, our data show that willow SRC supports a different plant community to the other land-uses, being dominated by competitive perennial species such as Elytrigia repens and Urtica dioica. (stir.ac.uk)
  • In particular the reduced disturbance in willow SRC allows the persistence of perennial plant species, potentially providing a stable refuge and food sources for invertebrates. (stir.ac.uk)
  • We analyzed whether land-use changes modified the structure and topology of plant-hummingbird interaction networks or promoted the integration of exotic plant species. (bioone.org)
  • In the disturbed sites, there were more plant species, mainly exotics, and one additional hummingbird species. (bioone.org)
  • 0.87) between mean point species, family and Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera and Plecoptera species richness and their respective contamination category richness. (edu.au)
  • Their burrowing and foraging is highly important for landscape shaping, creating habitat for invertebrates, increased soil fertility, and increased species richness. (oaklandzoo.org)
  • The soil-feeders group demonstrated the greatest species richness, while wood-feeders species were the most abundant. (scielo.br)
  • Hedgehogs are an important species for the health of the natural world because they feed on the soil invertebrates maintaining a healthy, stable invertebrate population within the soil. (stockleypark.co.uk)
  • COI phylogenetic trees are presented to illustrate that the new species is genetically distinct from all other species in GenBank. (bas.ac.uk)
  • It also discusses the steps to alleviate human impacts and restore degraded streams to protect the species of the fish. (tamu.edu)
  • 2007). "Taxonomic status of the genus Sotalia: species level ranking for "tucuxi" (Sotalia fluviatilis) and "costero" (Sotalia guianensis) dolphins. (feow.org)
  • Although the abundance of winged invertebrates was similar across all land-uses, taxonomic composition varied markedly. (stir.ac.uk)
  • Recent developments in DNA metabarcoding have revealed that responses typically inferred for benthic invertebrates are often underestimated due to a lack of taxonomic resolution. (urbane-biodiversitaet.de)
  • The innovative combination of approaches has the potential to significantly advance multiple stressor research by matching changes in species and OTU (operational taxonomic units) diversity with their biological traits. (urbane-biodiversitaet.de)
  • Of the spider-specific traits, neither the presence of ballooning behavior, nor sexual size dimorphism, can predict species richness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Gaston, K.J. 1991: The magnitude of global insect species richness. (wikimedia.org)
  • 2010. Effective molecular examination of eukaryotic plankton species diversity in environmental seawater using environmental PCR PCR-RFLP and sequencing. (kmae-journal.org)
  • In lakes, elevated chloride levels have been shown to alter the composition of fish, invertebrates and the plankton that form the base of the aquatic food web. (wisc.edu)
  • Report describes effects of uncontrolled mine drainage on Chinook salmon, steelhead, resident fish populations and benthic invertebrates in Panther Creek, Idaho, Adverse effects to the stream ecology were attributed to copper and cobalt. (researchgate.net)
  • We chose benthic invertebrates and fish species and physical aspects of the rocky reef for comparison because they are sampled by both programs. (reefcheck.org)
  • The graphical comparison of the fish community data from both groups showed even less differences than the invertebrate data. (reefcheck.org)
  • We also compared the species richness (number of species) and diversity (a measure of the number of species in relation to species abundance) of both invertebrate and fish communities between the two programs at the 13 sites. (reefcheck.org)
  • Overall, we found high agreement in most measures of invertebrate and particularly fish community description. (reefcheck.org)
  • The greatest similarities were for fish, somewhat lesser agreement for invertebrate community measures and least agreement in the habitat variables. (reefcheck.org)
  • It is critical, with recent changes in management at both locations (e.g. implementation of MPAs) as well as proposed changes (e.g. zoning to manage multiple human uses) that action is taken now to accurately describe and characterize the fish/macro-invertebrate populations in these areas. (noaa.gov)
  • Knowledge of the current status of fish/macro-invertebrate communities coupled with longer term monitoring will enable evaluation of management efficacy, thus it is essential to future management actions. (noaa.gov)
  • It has been estimated that the Lake Huron spiny water flea population consumes more zooplankton than all the fish and other invertebrate predators in the lake combined (Bunnell et al. (wisc.edu)
  • The South and Central American rivers and streams contain the greatest number of species on Earth, with recent estimates ranging as high as 8000 and 25% of global fish species richness. (tamu.edu)
  • The highest fish species richness in the Neotropics is within the Amazon Basin. (tamu.edu)
  • The aim of the project is to strengthen education in the area of species knowledge and taxonomy of plants, fungi and animals in the region. (smnk.de)
  • Though the spiny water flea is small (10-20 mm as an adult) compared to other aquatic invasive species, its impact as an abundant predatory zooplankter can be quite large. (wisc.edu)
  • Four female specimens, morphologically consistent with Lebbeus antarcticus (Hale, 1941), are described and illustrated to supplement previous descriptions of this rarely collected bathyal species. (bas.ac.uk)
  • Specimens use in the description of two new species of Athenaea (Solanaceae) Rodrigues IMC, Knapp S, Stehmann JR (2021) Two new species of Athenaea Sendtn. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • Specimens used in the article describing new Solanum species from the Pacific: MClelland DHR, Nee M, Knapp S (2020) New names and status for Pacific spiny species of Solanum. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • Most recorded species were associated with the hard habitat created by mussels and oysters. (conservationevidence.com)
  • However, the role of local habitat characteristics (microhabitat structure, food) in regulating invertebrate distribution is less well known. (uwindsor.ca)
  • By relating the data collected in the field back to the habitat maps and bathymetric models, BB is able to model and map species level and community level information. (noaa.gov)
  • Recent studies on benthic invertebrates have shown that complex interactions frequently occur, leading to often unexpected responses. (urbane-biodiversitaet.de)
  • While we expect a reduction of species richness upon stressor application, responses are predicted to be largely taxon specific. (urbane-biodiversitaet.de)
  • In a multivariate analysis (ANOSIM) that compares the invertebrate communities no significant differences between the programs were detected (Figure 1). (reefcheck.org)
  • 1979). Invertebrate communities in the Lake Chilwa swamp in years of high level ( pp. 161-173 ) The Netherlands: Dr. W. Junk. (feow.org)
  • Rowe RL, Hanley ME, Goulson D, Clarke DJ, Doncaster CP & Taylor G (2011) Potential benefits of commercial willow Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) for farm-scale plant and invertebrate communities in the agri-environment. (stir.ac.uk)
  • I investigated invertebrate-vegetation associations of between and within fens and marshes, and variation across wetland hydrological zones. (uwindsor.ca)
  • Sampling instruments used to evaluate microhabitats collected complementary invertebrate types and different abundances. (uwindsor.ca)
  • To our knowledge, this is the first time that invertebrate representativeness based on 'total diversity' and 'complementary diversity' have been directly compared. (edu.au)
  • In connection to these patterns, I also introduce several hypotheses and mechanisms put forward to explain macroecological patterns of species richness. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • Our statistical models suggest that richness and abundance of propagules are associated with bird species and not affected by seasonality. (bvsalud.org)
  • Includes original data on sediment chemistry and toxicity testing with a benthic invertebrate, the amphipod Hyalella azteca. (researchgate.net)
  • On the whole, richness and diversity estimates were close to each other and there was no general trend in the data that would have suggested that one program counts more or less species than the other. (reefcheck.org)
  • This study suggests that if sampling of a limited number of key species is desired, for example to design a cost-effective and geographically comprehensive sampling of indicator species, RCCA's approach is effective and reliable in collecting these data and inform managers of changes in the marine environment. (reefcheck.org)
  • The species presence data are added to SOMBASE (South- ern Ocean Mollusc Database www.antarctica.ac.uk/sombase ). (pensoft.net)
  • We obtained body size data for seven lizard species and population density data for three. (tau.ac.il)
  • Occurrence and specimen data used in the publication: Knapp S, T. Särkinen & G.E Barboza (2023) A revision of the South American species of the Morelloid clade (Solanum L. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • Specimen data used in the revision African spiny Solanum species for the publication by Vorontsova MS and Knapp S (2016) A revision of the "spiny solanums", Solanum subgenus. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • There are 17 different species of hedgehogs which are native to Africa, Asia and Europe. (stockleypark.co.uk)
  • Knapp S. Vorontsova MS, Särkinen T. (2019) Dichotomous keys to the species of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in continental Africa, Madagascar (incl. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • First, I give an overview of the elevational patterns of species diversity/richness and herbivory published in the literature. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • The overview illuminates existing debates on elevational patterns of species diversity/richness and herbivory. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • Chapter II explores the patterns of invertebrate herbivory and their underlying drivers along extensive elevational and land use gradients on the southern slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • Results revealed complex (bimodal) and dissimilar patterns of Chao1-estimated species richness (hereafter referred to as species diversity) along elevation and land use gradients. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • Since we found that factors affecting species diversity were intimately linked to climate, I concluded that predicted climatic changes over the coming decades will likely alter the species diversity patterns which we observe today. (uni-wuerzburg.de)
  • To quantify patterns of spatial distribution and make meaningful interpretations, we must first have knowledge of the underlying variables determining species distribution. (noaa.gov)
  • The star wars battlefront 2 god mode download langur, or Delacour's lutung, Trachypithecus delacouri is a critically endangered species of lutung endemic to northern Vietnam. (albatrossgroup.com)
  • Through KEEP, research has been elevated beyond studying a single species in isolation. (tswalu.com)
  • We focused on land bridge islands and compared the relationships of many spatial and temporal (i.e., through time) isolation indices with community-, population- and individual-level characteristics (species richness, population density and body size, respectively). (tau.ac.il)
  • The effect of isolation on species richness was much weaker than that of island area, regardless of the index tested. (tau.ac.il)
  • We tested whether propagule abundance, species richness and composition varied among bird species, and between the cold and warm seasons . (bvsalud.org)
  • For species diversity the results were more mixed. (reefcheck.org)
  • There has been an increase in invertebrate species richness and a decline in diversity, due to this the grub in which hedgehogs favour to eat has dropped, reducing their food variety. (stockleypark.co.uk)
  • Aquatic species richness and abundance can decline, and in extreme cases salinization can prevent lakes from mixing - causing low oxygen conditions that smother aquatic life and reduce water quality. (wisc.edu)
  • This species is a keystone species and provides the bulk of the diet for many predators in Spain. (oaklandzoo.org)
  • Like many aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes region, the spiny water flea is native to the Ponto-Caspian region of Eastern Europe and Asia. (wisc.edu)
  • For the number of species counted (richness, based on RCCA species list) RCCA either counted significantly more species or the same number as the PISCO/CRANE program. (reefcheck.org)
  • It was significantly (and positively) associated with body size in only one of seven species and was not associated with population density. (tau.ac.il)
  • same experimental set-up as Loke & Todd 2016b) found that concrete settlement plates with small ridges supported similar macroalgae and invertebrate community composition, species richness and abundance to granite plates without ridges. (conservationevidence.com)
  • These island-like habitats can be colonized by specialists from other spring fens (interpatch dispersers) and by generalists from an adjacent matrix (matrix-derived species). (muni.cz)
  • A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Namibia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The definition of species richness inherent to SSDs (contaminant category richness) contrasts with species richness typically measured in most field studies (point richness). (edu.au)
  • 2002) found that a drilling platform that had been left in place to act as an artificial reef after sinking was colonised by at least 53 invertebrate species. (conservationevidence.com)