• Safeguarding ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity all combine to support the prevention of biodiversity loss. (ecologyaction.ca)
  • Vigorous ecosystems, characterized by a high biodiversity, can resist human pressures and maintain healthy ecosystem functioning. (unige.ch)
  • Ecosystems and their biodiversity can only be managed and preserved when they can be adequately measured and interpreted. (uab.cat)
  • Loss of biodiversity from lower to upper trophic levels reduces overall productivity and stability of coastal ecosystems in our oceans, but rarely are these changes documented across both time and space. (nature.com)
  • We here chose to focus our surveys on coastal ecosystems in Okinawa (Ryukyu Archipelago, southern Japan), which is known for its high marine biodiversity, including several endemic taxa 20 . (nature.com)
  • Human beings are degrading natural ecosystems and endangering their biodiversity. (univie.ac.at)
  • That triggered within me a desire to do what I could to protect wildlife populations and the natural ecosystems in which they live," Wilcove, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and public affairs and the Princeton Environmental Institute, recalled. (princeton.edu)
  • Wilcove joined the Princeton faculty in 2001, becoming part of a remarkable legacy of scholars who, particularly during the past half-century, have been at the forefront of understanding and preserving ecosystems and biodiversity. (princeton.edu)
  • Effectively interpret and critique biodiversity data using standard analytical and communication techniques, and communicate key information about ecosystems to a range of audiences. (edu.au)
  • The research unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology studies the diversity of life in its various forms, from genetic diversity to the diversity of species and ecosystems as well as their interactions. (wsl.ch)
  • These rapidly rising extinction trends impacting numerous animal groups including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and ray-finned fishes have prompted scientists to declare a contemporary biodiversity crisis, in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. (wikipedia.org)
  • At our department, two areas are given particular emphasis: mathematical modelling of vegetation and ecosystems, and biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • BECC researchers study how direct and indirect human impacts on the climate and ecosystems influence biodiversity and ecosystem functioning from local to global scales, and how knowledge about these dynamics may inform mitigation and adaptation decisions in the face of such changes. (lu.se)
  • BECC focuses on three Grand Challenges that must be tackled to assess the combined consequences of anthropogenic emissions, climate and land-use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services and provide a basis for informed societal responses, with a focus on critical changes in forest, agricultural, urban and arctic ecosystems, including interactions between terrestrial and aquatic systems. (lu.se)
  • Enjoy this beautiful explainer about why biodiversity matter, how ecosystems work, how they affect us - and how it all fits together. (lu.se)
  • The depletion of biodiversity threatens our natural heritage, undermines ecosystems' ability to provide vital ecosystem services, and reduces their capacity to cope with ongoing pressures from global changes. (lu.se)
  • We provide important knowledge to better protect ecosystems, species, and associated ecosystem services, as well as to support ecological restoration, biodiversity compensation, and sustainable financing. (lu.se)
  • Numerous scientists and the IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services assert that human population growth and overconsumption are the primary factors in this decline. (wikipedia.org)
  • Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) expert. (lu.se)
  • BECC develops research that targets sustainable management of ecosystem services in a world undergoing rapid change and loss of biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • The knowledge generated by BECC serves the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into policy development, decision-making and praxis, from local to global level. (lu.se)
  • At CEC, we analyze the consequences of human impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services. (lu.se)
  • The methods include landscape-level field studies, experimental ecology, molecular approaches, modeling of biodiversity and ecosystem services, remote sensing, as well as quantitative and qualitative social science methods. (lu.se)
  • These biologically rich areas are known as biodiversity hotspots. (utk.edu)
  • In other words, biodiversity hotspots must be irreplaceable, but also threatened. (utk.edu)
  • In "The evolution of tropical biodiversity hotspots," researchers argue that tropical species form faster in harsh, species-poor areas, but accumulate in climatically moderate areas to form hotspots of species diversity. (utk.edu)
  • It is the first study to demonstrate conclusively that tropical biodiversity hotspots are linked to climates that are both moderate and stable. (utk.edu)
  • The qualities that nurture diversity, lower extinction, and promote the gradual accumulation of species are, paradoxically, not the ones that support biodiversity hotspots," Harvey said. (utk.edu)
  • For example, coral reefs - which are biodiversity hotspots - will be lost within the century if global warming continues at the current rate. (wikipedia.org)
  • But species are going extinct at an increasing rate and many of the world's biodiversity hotspots are in countries with high poverty, food insecurity and intensifying climate change. (lu.se)
  • Vulnerability of biodiversity hotspots to global change. (lu.se)
  • We identify the most suitable and practical approach when designing monitoring programs, taking into consideration the biodiversity values of the site, seasonality, planning criteria / guidelines and biological and non-ecological indicators. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • The range of methodologies used by the research teams in this area include technologies of molecular biology, ecophysiology, biogeochemistry, and ecological genomics, as well as social ecology and macroecology, and comprise statistical and mathematical modelling approaches. (univie.ac.at)
  • This course will introduce students to evolutionary concepts that underlie the tremendous biodiversity present on Earth, and explore the ecological interactions that occur among individuals and species. (unh.edu)
  • Strategies for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration must acknowledge the long duration of human impacts and the degree to which ecological changes today differ from prehuman dynamics. (lu.se)
  • We have worked with community partners, including East Coast Environmental Law, in support of a legal framework that would contain proactive, constructive mechanisms for working on biodiversity loss, including through education, and collaborating with community groups. (ecologyaction.ca)
  • His work - particularly his seminal 1967 book "The Theory of Island Biogeography" written with Harvard University biologist E.O. Wilson - precipitated a shift in ecology from being based largely on observations and anecdotes to being driven by theory and experimentation. (princeton.edu)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23 (12), 1376-1386. (lu.se)
  • Biodiversity, climate change and sustainable land & water use are the main themes to which NIOO's researchers apply their expertise. (knaw.nl)
  • Our research is working to tackle pressing global issues, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, habitat degradation and ocean acidification. (port.ac.uk)
  • However, habitat destruction e.g. for the expansion of agriculture, is currently the more significant driver of contemporary biodiversity loss, not climate change. (wikipedia.org)
  • Five main threats to biodiversity are commonly recognized in the programmes of work of the Convention: invasive alien species, climate change, nutrient loading and pollution, habitat change, and overexploitation. (int-tech-mtng.org)
  • Biodiversity is undergoing a major crisis primarily driven by the loss and degradation of habitats, as well as climate change. (lu.se)
  • Climate change is often highlighted as a major threat to biodiversity, especially in the media. (lu.se)
  • This phenomenon, known as the latitudinal gradient of species diversity, has helped define the tropics as home to most of the world's biodiversity. (utk.edu)
  • This book is about the ecology of freshwater and terrestrial habitats in Hong Kong. (jointpublishing.com)
  • We specialise in the design and implementation of terrestrial and aquatic ecology baseline studies that are tailored to the requirements of a project and associated biodiversity risks. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • Researchers in this area further work on topics related to systems ecology and agroecology, and aim to intensify the study of the biogenic production of greenhouse gases and plastics, as well as of the biological accumulation of heavy metals, biocides and pharmaceutical substances in terrestrial and aquatic food chains. (univie.ac.at)
  • Our research in this area combines the ecology of terrestrial and freshwater organisms to explore active processes and their interactions. (auckland.ac.nz)
  • Roughly one in three Neotropical bird species is a suboscine, making it the predominant avian group in Neotropic terrestrial habitats - from the Andes snow line to the Amazon lowlands - and the perfect group to examine the origins of tropical biodiversity. (utk.edu)
  • For this talk, we welcome Alexandre Antonelli,, Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK, Professor in Biodiversity and Systematics at the University of Gothenburg and Visiting Professor at the Department of Plant Science at the University of Oxford. (lu.se)
  • Our diverse membership draws on expertise in epidemiology, veterinary medicine, conservation ecology, population biology and more. (gla.ac.uk)
  • The ingenuity of MacArthur's work was that it attempted to develop unifying principles that reached across systems, said Simon Levin , the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, who also heads the Center for BioComplexity based in the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI). (princeton.edu)
  • This is our magnum opus," said Elizabeth Derryberry, associate professor in the UT Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) and a senior author of the study. (utk.edu)
  • During the first year you will study fundamentals of biology such as biodiversity, plant and animal physiology, chemistry and biochemistry, as well as cell biology. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • The course could be combined with courses such as Floristics- intermediate course BIOF03, Field Faunistics BIOF04, Conservation biology BIOR83, Plant evolution and adaptation BIOR77, Soil and Plant Ecology BIOR78 and Biological monitoring BIOR39. (lu.se)
  • While we recognize that well-informed control of location data for highly sensitive taxa is necessary to avoid risks, such as poaching or habitat disturbance by recreational visitors, we argue that ignoring the benefits of sharing biodiversity data could unnecessarily obstruct conservation efforts for species and locations with low risks of exploitation. (nature.com)
  • However, once the focus shifts toward e.g. the trophic ecology of many arthropod species one quickly finds out that not much is covered by the literature, because it has not yet been studied as a consequence of the difficulties described above. (blogspot.com)
  • Eric Biber and Cynthia Drew * [ jump to end/comments ][ download PDF ] The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is the primary legal tool in the United States for the protection of biodiversity. (ecologylawquarterly.org)
  • On the community level we are primarily interested in (a) determinants of biodiversity along environmental gradients and (b) consequences of anthropogenic habitats alteration on the composition of species assemblages. (univie.ac.at)
  • Key topics include understanding why species occur where they occur, how to measure biodiversity, examining responses by species to human impacts and understanding how species become vulnerable to extinction. (edu.au)
  • Biodiversity loss includes the worldwide extinction of different species, as well as the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat, resulting in a loss of biological diversity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Biodiversity is commonly defined as the variety of life on Earth in all its forms, including the diversity of species, their genetic variations, and the interaction of these lifeforms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Biodiversity itself is not a single concept but can be split up into various scales (e.g. ecosystem diversity vs. habitat diversity or even biodiversity vs. habitat diversity) or different subcategories (e.g. phylogenetic diversity, species diversity, genetic diversity, nucleotide diversity). (wikipedia.org)
  • The major threats to biodiversity that result from human activity are habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, habitat degradation, overexploitation of species for human use, introduction of exotic species, and increased spread of diseases. (int-tech-mtng.org)
  • The approach advocated in this report improves many potential applications to questions regarding the the pattern summary by estimating species-specific eco- geography and ecology of disease transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Our field research on biodiversity is primarly carried out in species-rich grasslands on Öland, an island in the Baltic. (lu.se)
  • For example, so called 'signal species' have been intensively used to identify 'key habitats', i.e. especially valuable sites, usually with a long continuity and a high biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • In this area, we investigate how and why the levels of biodiversity and its functional effects change over time. (auckland.ac.nz)
  • Therefore vineyards do not require massive resource inputs and provide ideal growing systems to combine high levels of biodiversity with agriculture. (unifr.ch)
  • Susanne Arvidsson (Accounting and Corporate Finance, School of Economics and Management): Integration of Biodiversity considerations into Financial Decision-Making. (lu.se)
  • In collaboration with partners such as federal, cantonal and local authorities, we elaborate scientific knowledge for management strategies for the conservation of biodiversity and the preservation of natural resources in Switzerland and internationally. (wsl.ch)
  • Immediate threats to conservation of biodiversity are well-known. (int-tech-mtng.org)
  • The Ecology Action Centre is located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded territory of L'nu'k (Mi'kmaq). (ecologyaction.ca)
  • It's an issue that I'm excited to be addressing through a project involving the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) and the Southern Housing Group to link people with nature and increase wildlife in local areas. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • Swedish Biodiversity Centre, n.d. (lu.se)
  • Swedish Biodiversity Centre (n.d.) has launched a new research project. (lu.se)
  • In addition, methods for the restoration of lakes to their original state with high biodiversity are being investigated. (unige.ch)
  • Comprehensive biodiversity management supported through legislation was introduced in the Nova Scotia legislature in 2019 and later replaced with a more robust version in 2021. (ecologyaction.ca)
  • He has also published the book A Hidden Universe: Earth's Unknown Biodiversity and gave a summer talk on biodiversity in 2021. (lu.se)
  • Using these next-generation tools and downstream analytical innovations including machine learning sequence assignment algorithms and co-occurrence network analyses, we examined how anthropogenic pressures may have impacted marine biodiversity on subtropical coral reefs in Okinawa, Japan. (nature.com)
  • The pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis recognises that a complex fire regime (that varies in frequency and intensity across the landscape) can create habitat complexity by establishing shifting mosaics of patches of different size and post-fire age of regenerating vegetation. (open.edu)
  • Our protocol helps scientists assess the impacts of publishing biodiversity data and aims to enhance conservation opportunities, promote community engagement and reduce duplication of survey efforts. (nature.com)
  • The Disease Ecology and Veterinary Epidemiology Shared Interest Group (SIG) brings together researchers from across the University of Glasgow that are interested in the distribution and impacts of pathogens and parasites in host populations. (gla.ac.uk)
  • Our assessments ensure that biodiversity issues are adequately considered, and appropriate measures are recommended to avoid, minimize, rehabilitate / restore and offset any potential impacts. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • Specific plans are often required for a project to demonstrate a commitment to avoid, mitigate and compensate for potential impacts on ecology or biodiversity. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • Biodiversity offsets are measurable outcomes that benefit biodiversity by compensating for significant residual adverse impacts of a Project. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • It also provides important background for those wishing to pursue careers in any field that potentially impacts on biodiversity (e.g. environmental policy and planning). (edu.au)
  • Develop and test hypotheses about the impacts of human activities on biodiversity. (edu.au)
  • Eighteen peer-reviewed papers explore the latest information on theoretical and applied ecology, especially as it relates to characterizing environmental risks to wildlife and the requirements of environmental managers. (astm.org)
  • This seminar highlights the challenges underlying the management of pressure from grazing, such as the risks it poses to biodiversity, and the role that innovations such as virtual fencing could play in livestock management and nature conservation in pastures. (lu.se)
  • Urban design and planning can promote mental health by refocusing on spaces we use in our everyday lives in light of what research tells us about the benefits of exposure to nature and biodiversity. (theconversation.com)
  • The new research programme, SoilProS (Soil biodiversity analysis for sustainable production systems) expands the tradition by adding another important element to the mix: biological soil analysis. (knaw.nl)
  • With more than 200 staff members and students, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) is one of the largest research institutes of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). (knaw.nl)
  • In addition, this research area endeavours to raise awareness, among students and the general public, of the current biodiversity crisis. (univie.ac.at)
  • Our research is focused on understanding the biodiversity. (port.ac.uk)
  • Our research integrates knowledge from various disciplines: plant physiology, ecology, geography, biogeochemistry and physics. (lu.se)
  • Thanks to close connections with research areas such as agronomy, agricultural and environmental economics, we can evaluate proposed solutions relevant to biodiversity and ecosystem management, governance, and legislation (such as the establishment of protected areas and biodiversity-friendly management) and integrate natural ecosystem processes into agriculture and forestry. (lu.se)
  • International environmental organizations have been campaigning to prevent biodiversity loss for decades, public health officials have integrated it into the One Health approach to public health practice, and increasingly preservation of biodiversity is part of international policy, as part of the response to the Triple planetary crisis. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is focused on preventing biodiversity loss and proactive conservation of wild areas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Use of the ENM approach has grown considerably in approaches always involve some loss of resolution to the biodiversity community in recent years ( 6 - 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Intensive farming is putting more and more pressure on the soil", says programme leader Wim van der Putten from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). (knaw.nl)
  • We study the effects of herbicide and fungicide (copper sulphate) applications on soil biodiversity (plants, micro-, meso- and macrofauna), ecosystem functions (soil respiration, decomposition) and services (grape quality). (unifr.ch)
  • We collaborate with clients and project engineers during all stages of project development to ensure that biodiversity considerations are fully integrated in a timely, economic and technically viable manner. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • Methods on how to integrate considerations for biodiversity into financial decision-making. (lu.se)
  • Nova Scotia must move into the future in a positive, sustainable manner that respects and encourages biodiversity. (ecologyaction.ca)
  • The latter, Bill 4: An Act to Provide for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Nova Scotia, was defeated due to a misinformation campaign introduced just prior to its third and final reading. (ecologyaction.ca)
  • The current global extinction (frequently called the sixth mass extinction or Anthropocene extinction), has resulted in a biodiversity crisis being driven by human activities which push beyond the planetary boundaries and so far has proven irreversible. (wikipedia.org)
  • This helped in developing the field of ecology from its historical roots in natural history to a much more rigorous quantitative science. (princeton.edu)
  • Ultimately, why it's called restoration ecology' is because the science we do underpins the protection of restoration of coastal habitats. (port.ac.uk)
  • Biodiversity Science introduces the principles and skills that underpin evidence-based conservation and management of biodiversity. (edu.au)
  • Ecology is a science that studies the relationships of organisms with each other and with their environment. (int-tech-mtng.org)
  • Our collaboration will ultimately develop a toolkit of materials and simple approaches that will allow housing association estate managers to better manage their sites for biodiversity. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • Green Left's Susan Price spoke to Canadian ecosocialist Marc Bonhomme about the 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15), which took place in Montreal from December 7‒19. (europe-solidaire.org)
  • You will find information about application, prerequisites and the syllabus for the course Mosses, Lichen, Fungi - Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University's central web pages when the application for autumn 2022 opens. (lu.se)
  • There's a growing body of evidence that shows access to high-quality green spaces and an environment rich in biodiversity brings benefits for human health and well-being. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • An overview of our modern urban ecology, shaped and profoundly altered by human actions. (bio4climate.org)
  • The multi-disciplined team at Earth Systems specialises in developing all-inclusive or stand-alone Biodiversity Action Plans and/or Biodiversity Management Plans. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • Where required, these programmes can be integrated into a Biodiversity Management Plan. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • Our team of ecologists are experienced in the development of pragmatic and cost effective monitoring and evaluation programmes to assess the efficacy of biodiversity management measures and offsets to inform the requirement for adaptive management. (earthsystemsasia.com)
  • In the European project PromESSinG we investigate how we can use biodiversity-friendly agricultural management techniques to improve grape quality. (unifr.ch)