scholarly journals Ecological Analysis of Butterflies and Day-Flying Moths Diversity of the Gouraya National Park (Algeria)

Zoodiversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-166
Author(s):  
S. Berkane ◽  
H. Hafir ◽  
R. Moulaï
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Ecological Analysis ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Pararge Aegeria

This work represents an initial analysis of butterflies and day-flying moths of the Gouraya National Park (Algeria). Forty-eight field-surveys were made between February 2011 and January 2012, in three stations (the cliff, the low matorral and the high matorral). It allowed us to identify 38 species, belonging to 6 families: Lycaenidae (13 species), Nymphalidae (10 species), Pieridae (9 species), Papilionidae (2 species), Hesperiidae (2 species), Zygaenidae (1 species) and Sphingidae (1 species). The low matorral and cliff were the richest stations, with 33 species for the first one and 23 species for the latter. Only seven species were observed in the high matorral where the highest centesimal frequency was recorded for the Pararge aegeria (47.83 %). This species records the highest frequency of occurrences in all 3 stations. The low matorral (H' = 4.25 bits, E = 0.84) proved to be the most diversified and balanced station.

scholarly journals Relationships between Climatic Variation and Grassland Biomass on the Northern Range of Yellowstone National Park

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 153-159
Author(s):  
Mark Boyce ◽  
Evelyn Merrill ◽  
Ronald Marrs
Keyword(s):  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Fat Reserves ◽  
Survival And Reproduction ◽  
Summer Range ◽  
Vegetation Maps ◽  
Landsat Satellite

Summer range is not thought to be limiting to elk because abundant, high quality forage is available whereas a shortage of forage usually exists on elk winter ranges. Nevertheless, summer nutrition and fat reserves acquired on summer ranges influence growth, survival and reproduction of ungulates (Klein 1965, Verme 1963, 1965, Julander et al. 1961). The enormous area of summer range for the Northern Yellowstone elk herd renders detailed field surveys impractical. This study was initiated to evaluate the feasibility of using LANDSAT satellite imagery to (1) characterize vegetation communities on summer range from LANDSAT multispectral scanner (MSS) data and digitized vegetation maps of Yellowstone National Park, (2) predict plant production within grassland types and (3) correlate elk population characteristics with fluctuations in plant production and weather.

scholarly journals Composing biodiversity indicators for the conservation of mangrove ecosystem in Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Choshin Haneji ◽  
Van Tu Do ◽  
Duc Loi Vu ◽  
Tuan Hung Duong
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
Biodiversity Indicators ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystems ◽  
Monitoring Of Biodiversity

Biodiversity indicators for the conservation of mangrove ecosystems of Xuan Thuy National Park were composed, taking into account the environmental, biotic, and anthropological factors, based on suggested indicators provided by the Convention on Biological Diversity. Relevant environmental, biotic, and anthropological factors, identified by bibliographic and field surveys, were ordered by Pressures, State, Benefits, and Responses categories following the guidance of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership. Furthermore, the linked relationships among the indicators were identified for effective monitoring of biodiversity in Xuan Thuy National Park. Dựa trên các chỉ thị được gợi ý từ Công ước về Đa dạng sinh học, các chỉ thị đa dạng sinh học phục vụ công tác bảo tồn các hệ sinh thái rừng ngập mặn của Vườn Quốc gia Xuân Thủy đã được xây dựng, có tính đến các yếu tố môi trường, sinh học và con người. Các yếu tố môi trường, sinh học và con người có liên quan, được xác định bằng việc tổng hợp và đánh giá các tài liệu và các đợt điều tra ngoài thực địa, dưới trật tự các nhóm Áp lực, Tình trạng, Lợi ích và Đáp ứng theo hướng dẫn của Đối tác chỉ thị đa dạng sinh học. Hơn thế nữa, các mối quan hệ liên kết giữa các chỉ thị đã được xác định nhằm quan trắc hiệu quả đa dạng sinh học ở Vườn Quốc gia Xuân Thủy.

Cynipidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) fauna of Kazdağı National Park (Turkey)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4802 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-334
Author(s):  
GAMZE KARACA ◽  
YUSUF KATILMIŞ
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Locality Record ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Host Plant Species

Field surveys were carried out to determine the richness of the Cynipidae fauna of Kazdağı National Park, located on the border of Edremit county (Balıkesir province, Turkey). Gall samples of cynipids were collected or photographed on Quercus and Rosa host plants. As a result, 53 cynipid species belonging to 3 different tribes were found or observed in the surveyed area. 14 and 8 species were recorded as new for the Cynipidae fauna of Balıkesir and Çanakkale provinces respectively, including the first locality record of Andricus hystrix Trotter, 1897 for Turkey. In addition, color photos of reared cynipid wasps from their galls and the observed cynipid galls on their host plant species are presented. 

A survey of a low-density koala population in a major reserve system, near Sydney, New South Wales..

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Curtin ◽  
D Lunney ◽  
A Matthews
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
New South ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Recreation Area ◽  
Reserve System

cinereus) in Yengo National Park and Parr State Recreation Area, which together form a major reserve system where P. cinereus were known to be scarce. The first, a community survey which was distributed to 823 residences adjoining the reserves, yielded 139 responses. Of these, 31 responses provided information that allowed 26 P. cinereus locality records to be verified. A further eight P. cinereus locality records were obtained from interviews with neighbours. Most records were road-based. The second, a field survey based on scat searches, produced an additional 13 P. cinereus localities. P. cinereus scats were found under 11 tree species. Eucalyptus punctata was most frequently recorded with scats of those that were adequately sampled. A range of vegetation types and both ridges and gullies were used by P. cinereus. During field surveys, P. cinereus was found to be sparse and occurring throughout much of the survey area, concentrated in the eastern, southern and central parts of the reserve system. Both methods identified P. cinereus to be present before and after the extensive fires of January 1994, which burnt 60 % of the area. An appraisal of the methods revealed that they are complementary. The survey of residents provided recent and historical information and an indication of initial search areas for P. cinereus. The field survey yielded specific information about local P. cinereus habitat. The combination increased the number of P. cinereus records for the area more than four-fold. This study has provided the reserve managers with a clearer picture of the location of the local P. cinereus population.

Stem mortality of Acacia nigrescens induced by the synergistic effects of elephants and fire in Kruger National Park, South Africa

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn R. Moncrieff ◽  
Laurence M. Kruger ◽  
Jeremy J. Midgley
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Natural Fires ◽  
Large Trees ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Stem Mortality

Abstract:One manner in which elephants utilize trees is by removing their bark. This type of utilization is concentrated on the largest trees in the landscape. The role of bark removal in increasing the vulnerability of large trees to fire and the mechanism through which fire damage is mediated were investigated in Kruger National Park, South Africa, by experimentally removing bark and burning Acacia nigrescens stems with diameters ranging between 30 and 68 mm. Also, field surveys were conducted subsequent to natural fires in order to investigate mortality patterns of large trees with dbh greater than 15 cm with bark removed by elephants. An increasing probability of mortality was associated with increasing amounts of bark removal but only if trees were burned. When trees had bark removed but were not burnt, simulating damage only to cambium and phloem, none of the 12 treated stems died in the 4-mo period over which the experiment ran. Moreover, low levels of cambium damage were detected in large burned stems. This suggests that bark removal increases fire-induced xylem damage and that this damage contributes towards stem mortality. In a survey of 437 large trees, bark removal by elephants was frequent on large stems (44%) and larger trees have greater amounts of bark removed. Post-fire mortality of large trees was significantly associated with increasing bark removal and stem diameter. These results indicate that bark removal by elephants increases the vulnerability of stems to fire, resulting in mortality of large stems otherwise protected from fire.

scholarly journals SYSTEMATIC, BIOMORPHOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF WILD-GROWING PLANTS OF PEREYASLAV

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Л. І. Довгопола
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Annual Plants ◽  
Ecological Analysis ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Biennial Plants ◽  
Systematic Composition

The peculiarity of the geographical location of the Pereyaslav Region, the existence of dense river nets (the Dnieper River, the Trubizh River, the Alta River, the Supiy River, etc.) and the diversity of landscapes led to the formation of the region rich in plant species. However, the vegetation cover of the region has been significantly transformed as a result of the construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Dnieper River and the creation of the Kaniv Reservoir. The purpose of the article is to carry out a systematic, biomorphological and ecological analysis of the composition of wild medicinal plants of the Pereyaslav region. The research was conducted during 2018-2019 years on the territory of the Pereyaslav Region. The object of the study is the flora of wild medicinal plants of the Pereyaslav Region. The study was performed by means of the route, stationary and semi-stationary methods. During the field surveys (geobotanical descriptions) of the studied territory, the flora was described, species and families of the plants were determined, their location and ecological conditions of growth, life form, etc. were noted. As a result of the critical inventory of the species composition of the Pereyaslav flora, the systematic composition of wild herbs and medicinal plants of the region was first developed (582 species), consisting of 106 families and 360 species, among which there are vascular plants (Lycopodiophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta) – 15 species, Pinophyta – 3 species, Magnoliophyta – 567 species. The biomorphological analysis of wild herbs and medicinal plants of the Pereyaslav Region was performed and it was established that the vast majority of species belong to hemicryptophytes (316 species). It was found that in the studied territory the diversity of wild medicinal plants is represented by trees (27 species), shrubs (28 species), subshrubs (10 species), perennial herbaceous plants (387 species), biennial plants (46 species) and annual plants (84 species). It has been established that the ecological-coenotic nature of valuable species of plants in the study consists of forest (170 species), meadow (145 species), meadow-steppe (114 species), synanthropic phytocenoses consist of 95 species and wetland ecotopes – 58 species.

scholarly journals National Park and UNESCO Global Geopark of Chelmos-Vouraikos (Greece): Floristic Diversity, Ecosystem Services and Management Implications

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Maria Tsakiri ◽  
Eleni Koumoutsou ◽  
Ioannis P. Kokkoris ◽  
Panayiotis Trigas ◽  
Eleni Iliadou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Type Mapping ◽  
The Eu

This study highlights the importance of including detailed (local-scale) biodiversity and ecosystem services data for land-use management and promotion of protected areas using the National Park and UNESCO Global Geopark of Chelmos-Vouraikos (Greece) as a case study. Along with the conducted field surveys and literature review for the National Park’s flora documentation, ecosystem type mapping and assessment of ecosystem services have been performed, following National and European Union (EU) guidelines for the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) implementation across EU Member States. Main results include floristic diversity indicators, ecosystem type mapping and assessment, and ecosystem services identification and assessment of their actual and potential supply. By this, a scientifically informed baseline dataset was developed to support management and policy needs towards a holistic National Park management and a sustainable spatial planning for protected areas. Additionally, local scale ecosystem type and ecosystem services data have been produced as input for the MAES implementation in Greece and the EU.

scholarly journals Land cover in the Northern Forest Complex of Myanmar: new insights for conservation

Oryx ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swen C. Renner ◽  
John H. Rappole ◽  
Peter Leimgruber ◽  
Daniel S. Kelly ◽  
Nay Myo Shwe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
National Park ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Vertebrate Species ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Northern Forest ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Modis Ndvi ◽  
Deforestation Rates

We classified land cover in the Northern Forest Complex in Myanmar using satellite imagery (MODIS/NDVI) and field surveys carried out in 2001, 2004 and 2005. Using Landsat TM/ETM+ images from 1991 and 1999 we determined deforestation rates. The c. 22,000 km2 Northern Forest Complex, including the Hkakabo Razi National Park in northern Kachin State, is characterized by tropical to subtropical pristine forests with low human impact. The area studied, which includes land beyond the boundaries of Hkakabo Razi National Park, is of special conservation importance because it provides a refuge for many rare plant and animal species. Less than 1.4% of the area is affected by humans (excluding hunting) and deforestation rates are low at <0.01% annually. We observed several bird and mammal species that are considered threatened elsewhere. Based on our data, those of previous surveys, and the fact that >10 new vertebrate species have been described in the region since 1999, it is likely there are still undescribed vertebrate species to be discovered. We recommend extending the boundaries of Hkakabo Razi National Park to the south and west, connecting it to Hpongkan Razi Wildlife Sanctuary, and/or adding an additional sanctuary in the Naung Mung area, to protect the vast yet still pristine rainforest habitats that are home to many of the most important aspects of the region's biodiversity.

Alternative strategy for management of ecotourism in Bunaken Island, Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Margresye D. Rompas ◽  
Janny D. Kusen ◽  
Markus T. Lasut
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Alternative Strategy ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Alternative Management ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Marine Life ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Dive Tourism

Title (Bahasa Indonesia): Strategi alternatif untuk pengelolaan wisata bahari di Pulau Bunaken, Taman Nasional Bunaken, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia The coral reefs of Bunaken Island is one of the attractions of the dive tourism, which has a diversity of marine life and the uniqueness of the objects for divers. To maintain its sustainability, it is necessary to study alternative management strategies of the reefs. This study aimed to describe and evaluate the current conditions in the management of marine tourism in Bunaken Island through formal and informal institutional analysis, and formulate alternative strategies as one of the priority strategies in the management of marine tourism of Bunaken Island. Alternative management strategies were analyzed using SWOT, while collecting data was carried out through field surveys using a questionnaire for visitors, communities, and stakeholder or industry-related tourism. Results of the study recommended that an alternative strategy for the management of Bunaken Island attractions should include: 1) increasing the active participation and involvement of local communities in the management of marine tourism destinations; 2) address the problem of garbage and cleanliness of the area; and 3) optimize the promotion of Bunaken Island adequately as the best maritime destination in the world. Terumbu karang di Pulau Bunaken merupakan salah satu objek wisata selam yang terkenal, di mana memiliki keanekaragaman biota laut dan keunikan panorama obyek penyelamannya. Untuk menjaga kelestariannya, maka perlu dikaji alternatif strategi pengelolaannya agar keberadaannya sebagai salah satu destinasi wisata yang penting bisa berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan mengevaluasi kondisi terkini dalam pengelolaan wisata baharí di Pulau Bunaken secara formal dan nonformal institusional; dan menyusun alternatif strategi sebagai salah satu prioritas strategi pengelolaan wisata baharí di Pulau Bunaken. Alternatif strategi pengelolaan dianalisis menggunakan SWOT, sedangkan pengambilan data melalui survei lapangan dengan menggunakan kuesioner pada pengunjung, masyarakat, dan stakeholder atau industri pariwisata terkait. Hasil penelitian merekomendasikan bahwa alternatif kebijakan untuk pengelolaan objek wisata di Pulau Bunaken meliputi: 1) meningkatkan peran aktif dan pelibatan masyarakat setempat dalam pengelolaan destinasi wisata bahari; 2) mengatasi masalah sampah dan kebersihan kawasan; dan 3) mengoptimalkan kembali promosi Pulau Bunaken secara memadai sebagai destinasi wisata bahari terbaik di dunia.

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