scholarly journals Accounting for dispersal and local habitat when evaluating tributary use by riverine fishes

Ecosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey G. Dunn ◽  
Craig P. Paukert
Keyword(s):  
Local Habitat

Contribuição dos atores da pesca para a bioecologia do Camurim Centropomus undecimalis (CENTROPOMIDAE – PERCIFORMES) capturado no litoral Amazônico brasileiro

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e4119108691
Author(s):  
Maria Eduarda Garcia de Sousa Pereira ◽  
Voyner Ravena Cañete ◽  
Marllen Karine da Silva Palheta ◽  
Francisco José da Silva Santos ◽  
Bianca Bentes da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Centropomus Undecimalis ◽  
Microsoft Office ◽  
Local Habitat

O objetivo deste trabalho foi conhecer e descrever a bioecologia do Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792), quanto a sua nomenclatura local, hábitat, alimentação, reprodução e migração, a partir do conhecimento dos atores da pesca, bem como, traçar o perfil socioeconômico desses trabalhadores. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas junto aos pescadores, mestres e donos de embarcações, entre março e maio de 2019 no município de Bragança, por meio da técnica snowball. Os dados foram tabulados e analisados em planilhas eletrônicas dos Software Microsoft Office Excel, Past e IRAMUTEQ. O perfil socioeconômico dos atores da pesca foi similar em relação a idade, escolaridade, tempo na pesca e renda, exceto o último, que variou significativamente em função da ocupação/profissão. Essa espécie é conhecida localmente como camurim, robalo e camurim-preto. Sendo encontrado ao longo do litoral amazônico brasileiro, distribuído em 20 etno-habitats. Destes, 49,1% encontram-se no ambiente costeiro/marinho, 47,1% no estuarino e 3,8% no dulcícola. Alimentam-se, preferencialmente de peixes, seguido de crustáceos e insetos. Essa espécie reproduz ao longo do ano, porém, com maior frequência entre os meses de junho e dezembro (período de transição chuvoso-seco e período seco). A migração ocorre em função da sazonalidade local, fase de vida e habitat, influenciando na alimentação, reprodução e crescimento. Os resultados apresentados, a partir de uma perspectiva integrada de conhecimentos, pode ser peça chave no ponto de partida para o manejo e conservação dessa espécie no litoral amazônico brasileiro.

Use of Ornamental Trees in Dating of Abandoned Cemeteries on the Example of Thuja Occidentalis and Thuja Orientalis

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Magdalena Opała ◽  
Leszek Majgier
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lake District ◽  
Thuja Occidentalis ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Thuja Orientalis ◽  
Ornamental Trees ◽  
Common Tree ◽  
Local Habitat

Abstract Due to the lack of maintenance, abandoned cemeteries are often incorporated into the landscape. In many cases the information about the age of the cemetery is unavailable. To find out the approximate time of the formation of the cemetery the information recorded in the annual tree and shrub rings can be used. One of the most common tree species, planted for ornamental and symbolic purposes on the cemeteries, are Thuja orientalis and Thuja occidentalis. Alien to the Polish flora, these species adapted well to the local habitat and climatic conditions. The paper presents an attempt to apply dendrochronological dating to determine the age of the abandoned cemeteries in the region of the Great Masurian Lakes, part of the Masurian Lake District (north-eastern Poland). The study included five abandoned cemeteries. In total, 15 cores were taken from the trees. After applying the standard dendrochronological method, local chronologies for the studied species were established. The research indicated that the oldest found specimens - over 70 yrs old - are Thuja occidentalis individuals growing at the Słabowo cemetery. At the other sites the specimens of both Thuja species date back to the 1960s and early 1970s. Compared to the historical information regarding the age and origin of the studied objects, thujas growing there are much younger than the age of the cemeteries foundation. The presented method proved to be very helpful in understanding the time of Thuja occidentalis and Thuja orientalis introduction at the investigated cemeteries.

Understory use by terrestrial small mammals in an unflooded forest patch in the Pantanal floodplain

Mammalia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayara Yoshie Sano ◽  
Heitor Miraglia Herrera ◽  
Grasiela Edith de Oliveira Porfirio ◽  
Filipe Martins Santos
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Understory Vegetation ◽  
Monodelphis Domestica ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Habitat Features ◽  
Species Characteristics ◽  
Local Habitat

AbstractTo date, there have been no studies that have evaluated small mammal utilization of the understory of forests. In this study, we described the use of vertical strata by small mammals in patches of unflooded forests, known as “cordilheiras”, in the Nhecolândia sub-region of the Pantanal, Brazil. We collected all species using the ground and understory, including the terrestrial didelphid Monodelphis domestica. We suppose that local habitat features (e.g., Acuri palms), rather than intrinsic species characteristics, may be more conducive to the use of understory vegetation by small mammals in the Nhecolândia region.

Effects of landscape cover and local habitat characteristics on visiting bees in tropical orchards

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pornpimon Tangtorwongsakul ◽  
Natapot Warrit ◽  
George A. Gale
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Characteristics ◽  
Local Habitat

scholarly journals The impact of spatial isolation and local habitat conditions on colonization of recent forest stands by ectomycorrhizal fungi

2018 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 84-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaux Boeraeve ◽  
Olivier Honnay ◽  
Nele Mullens ◽  
Kris Vandekerkhove ◽  
Luc De Keersmaeker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ectomycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Habitat Conditions ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Spatial Isolation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Local Habitat

scholarly journals Development of a statistical tool for the estimation of riverbank erosion probability

SOIL ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Varouchakis ◽  
G. V. Giannakis ◽  
M. A. Lilli ◽  
E. Ioannidou ◽  
N. P. Nikolaidis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Statistical Methodology ◽  
Land Loss ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Physically Based Model ◽  
Stream Management ◽  
Tool Performance ◽  
Riverbank Erosion ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Local Habitat

Abstract. Riverbank erosion affects river morphology and local habitat, and results in riparian land loss, property and infrastructure damage, and ultimately flood defence weakening. An important issue concerning riverbank erosion is the identification of the vulnerable areas in order to predict river changes and assist stream management/restoration. An approach to predict areas vulnerable to erosion is to quantify the erosion probability by identifying the underlying relations between riverbank erosion and geomorphological or hydrological variables that prevent or stimulate erosion. In the present work, a statistical methodology is proposed to predict the probability of the presence or absence of erosion in a river section. A physically based model determines the locations vulnerable to erosion by quantifying the potential eroded area. The derived results are used to determine validation locations for the evaluation of the statistical tool performance. The statistical tool is based on a series of independent local variables and employs the logistic regression methodology. It is developed in two forms, logistic regression and locally weighted logistic regression, which both deliver useful and accurate results. The second form, though, provides the most accurate results as it validates the presence or absence of erosion at all validation locations. The proposed tool is easy to use and accurate and can be applied to any region and river.

scholarly journals Is the impact of eutrophication on phytoplankton diversity dependent on lake volume/ecosystem size?

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didier L. Baho ◽  
Stina Drakare ◽  
Richard K. Johnson ◽  
Craig R. Allen ◽  
David G. Angeler
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Phytoplankton Diversity ◽  
Habitat Features ◽  
Anthropogenic Stressors ◽  
Lake Volume ◽  
Ecosystem Size ◽  
Phytoplankton Communities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Local Habitat

<p>Research focusing on biodiversity responses to the interactions of ecosystem size and anthropogenic stressors are based mainly on correlative gradient studies, and may therefore confound size-stress relationships due to spatial context and differences in local habitat features across ecosystems. We investigated how local factors related to anthropogenic stressors (<em>e.g.,</em> eutrophication) interact with ecosystem size to influence species diversity. In this study, constructed lake mesocosms (with two contrasting volumes: 1020 (shallow mesocosms) and 2150 (deep mesocosms) litres) were used to simulate ecosystems of different size and manipulated nutrient levels to simulate mesotrophic and hypertrophic conditions. Using a factorial design, we assessed how the interaction between ecosystem size and nutrients influences phytoplankton diversity. We assessed community metrics (richness, diversity, evenness and total biovolumes) and multivariate community structure over a growing season (May to early November 2011). Different community structures were found between deep and shallow mescosoms with nutrient enrichment: Cyanobacteria dominated in the deep and Charophyta in the shallow mesocosms. In contrast, phytoplankton communities were more similar to each other in the low nutrient treatments; only Chlorophyta had generally a higher biovolume in the shallow compared to the deep mesocosms. These results suggest that ecosystem size is not only a determinant of species diversity, but that it can mediate the influence of anthropogenic effects on biodiversity. Such interactions increase the uncertainty of global change outcomes, and should therefore not be ignored in risk/impact assessment and management.</p>

Assessing the impact of local habitat variables and landscape context on riparian birds in agricultural, urbanized, and native landscapes

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 1923-1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Luther ◽  
Jodi Hilty ◽  
Jack Weiss ◽  
Caitlin Cornwall ◽  
Missy Wipf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Context ◽  
Riparian Birds ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Local Habitat ◽  
Habitat Variables
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