Publications
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Relating species abundance distributions to species-area curves in two Mediterranean-type shrublands Relating species abundance distributions to species-area curves in two Mediterranean-type shrublands
Based on both theoretical and empirical studies there is evidence that different species abundance distributions underlie different species-area relationships. Here I show that Australian and Californian shrubland communities (at the scale from 1 to 1000 m2) exhibit different species-area relationships and different species abundance patterns. The species-area relationship in Australian...
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Jon E. Keeley
Research highlight: fire and invasive annual grasses in western ecosystems Research highlight: fire and invasive annual grasses in western ecosystems
No abstract available at this time
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M.L. Brooks
Keeping the herds healthy and alert: Implications of predator control for infectious disease Keeping the herds healthy and alert: Implications of predator control for infectious disease
Predator control programmes are generally implemented in an attempt to increase prey population sizes. However, predator removal could prove harmful to prey populations that are regulated primarily by parasitic infections rather than by predation. We develop models for microparasitic and macroparasitic infection that specify the conditions where predator removal will (a) increase the...
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Craig Packer, Robert D. Holt, Peter J. Hudson, Kevin D. Lafferty, Andrew P. Dobson
Southwestern willow flycatcher breeding site and territory summary - 2002 Southwestern willow flycatcher breeding site and territory summary - 2002
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M. Sogge, P. Dockens, S. O Williams, B. Kus, S. Sferra
Variation in reproduction of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave Desert of southern Nevada in relation to body size, primary production and climate Variation in reproduction of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave Desert of southern Nevada in relation to body size, primary production and climate
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K.A. Goodwin, T. C. Esque, P.A. Medica, M.B. Saethre, R.W. Marlow, C.R. Tracy
Factors influencing the variation in capture rates of shrews in southern California, USA Factors influencing the variation in capture rates of shrews in southern California, USA
We examined the temporal variation in capture rates of shrewsNotiosorex crawfordi (Coues, 1877) and Sorex ornatus (Merriam, 1895) in 20 sites representing fragmented and continuous habitats in southern California, USA. InN. crawfordi, the temporal variation was significantly correlated with the mean capture rates. Of the 6 landscape variables analyzed (size of the landscape, size of the...
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Juha Laakkonen, Robert N. Fisher, Ted J. Case
Predator of nesting waterbirds in an urban environment. Final Report Predator of nesting waterbirds in an urban environment. Final Report
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A. Meckstroth, A.K. Miles
Mortality of adult Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) due to small mammal herbivory at Joshua Tree National Park, California Mortality of adult Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) due to small mammal herbivory at Joshua Tree National Park, California
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T. C. Esque, D.F. Haines, L.A. DeFalco, J.E. Rodgers, K.A. Goodwin, S.J. Scoles
Sea otter population declines in the Aleutian Archipelago Sea otter population declines in the Aleutian Archipelago
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations were exploited to near extinction and began to recover after the cessation of commercial hunting in 1911. Remnant colonies of sea otters in the Aleutian archipelago were among the first to recover; they continued to increase through the 1980s but declined abruptly during the 1990s. We conducted an aerial survey of the Aleutian archipelago in 2000...
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Angela M. Doroff, James A. Estes, M. Tim Tinker, Douglas M. Burn, Thomas J. Evans
Introduction to fire danger rating and remote sensing - Will remote sensing enhance wildland fire danger prediction? Introduction to fire danger rating and remote sensing - Will remote sensing enhance wildland fire danger prediction?
While ‘Fire Danger’ per se cannot be measured, the physical properties of the biotic and abiotic world that relate to fire occurrence and fire behavior can. Today, increasingly sophisticated Remote Sensing methods are being developed to more accurately detect fuel properties such as species composition (fuel types), vegetation structure or plant water content - to name a few. Based on
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Britta Allgower, J.D. Carlson, Jan W. Van Wagtendonk
An approach for monitoring bird communities to assess development of restored riparian habitat An approach for monitoring bird communities to assess development of restored riparian habitat
No abstract available at this time
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B.E. Kus, P.P. Beck
Surveys for the Least Bell's Vireo and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher at the San Luis Rey River. 2002 Annual Summary Surveys for the Least Bell's Vireo and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher at the San Luis Rey River. 2002 Annual Summary
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B.L. Peterson, B.E. Kus, M.J. Wellik