The morphological species concept categorizes species by their structure and hence becomes a useful concept in cases where little is known about gene flow or ecological niches. For example, this is particularly relatively useful for fossil classification, where a species is often recognized by differen...
White Stork, with its long history of coexistence with humans and many linkages with specific cultural practices offers an excellent example for discussing the broader social-ecological relevance of species in establishing meaningful connections to nature.doi:10.3897/natureconservation.22.12055...
This conversation is deeply connected to the concept of Genius Loci, or the spirit of a place, introduced by Christian Norberg-Schulz and embraced by architects advocating for designs that resonate with their surroundings. It suggests that architecture should not be imposed upon a site but rather ...
Central to the theory is the concept of ecological opportunity, that is, the range of unused or underutilized niches or resources. Ecological opportunities become available when a lineage gains access to a novel environment where competitors are absent or when other species modify the environment to...
Species richness patterns along elevational gradients have been widely studied since the last century. For example, some studies have found that species richness gradually decreases along elevational gradient (McCain, 2007, Quintero and Jetz, 2018), being similar to that species richness decreases along...
Give an example of two. Describe the patterns of biodiversity in the ecosystem. (a) What is ecology? (b) Define ecosystem, biome, ecological community. (c) What is the benefit of learning ecology? What is one example of an adaptation of a species or an organism? Explain the concept of...
For example, the recovery pattern of broad-leaved forests in the south region is considerably different from that of conifer forests in the northeast region, where the regrowth rate of conifer forests in the northeast region is slower and the species richness of reference forests is lower. ...
Species abundance observed at broad spatial scales is itself of ecological relevance as a fundamental property of biodiversity but also can largely contribute to gaining a deeper understanding of the structure and dynamics of local communities. As one example, the concept of a species pool and ...
These indicator communities have important applications in ecological monitoring. For example, some freshwater invertebrate communities have been the basis of some ecological monitoring programs. The community structure and the species present have also been bases for the classification of rivers and lakes....
The AEZ approach has much to offer in terms of assessing the capability of a country to feed its current and future population. It has been promoted by FAO who have applied the system in, for example, Mozambique (FAO, 1982), Bangladesh (FAO, 1988) and Kenya (FAO 1991). The Technical ...