scholarly journals Features of the dynamics of the herbal plants life forms of the meadow communities of the Ugra National Park at the different conditions of anthropogenic impact on the basis of permanent monitoring

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-227
Author(s):  
F.A. Maslov ◽  
E.I. Kurchenko ◽  
I.M. Ermakova ◽  
N.S. Sugorkina ◽  
V.G. Petrosyan

The article presents the analysis of the influence of anthropogenic conditions on the dynamics of life forms of meadow plants using the indices of the average number and stability of life forms based on data from long-term monitoring of Zalidov meadows of Kaluga region. It is shown that regular mowing leads to an increase in rod-root plants and an abundance of economically insignificant species. With regular moderate grazing, the number of long root-growing life forms increases, and the abundance of high-value plant species increases. It has been established that for rational use of Zalidov meadows, haying and pasture regimes should be alternated. The issues of the applicability of the indices used to identify general trends in the development of the meadow community depending on anthropogenic impact are discussed.

Author(s):  
Brian Maurer

To date, we have accomplished several objectives. First, we met with Kim Keating at Glacier National Park last October to work out specific guidelines for submission of the data on plant species that we were gathering from the literature. Although no firm format for the database was decided upon, we did decide what kinds of information to begin collecting. This information included: name, common name and taxonomic status of the species, geographic range and origin, preferred habitat, life cycle, reproduction mode, etc.


2010 ◽  
Vol 143 (11) ◽  
pp. 2797-2807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph F.J. Meyer ◽  
Ludmilla M.S. Aguiar ◽  
Luis F. Aguirre ◽  
Julio Baumgarten ◽  
Frank M. Clarke ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory William Lollback ◽  
Rachel Mebberson ◽  
Niki Evans ◽  
Jonathan David Shuker ◽  
Jean-Marc Hero

The bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is listed as Vulnerable in Australia, is strictly nocturnal and shy, and it has proven difficult to estimate its population abundance. The aim of this study was to determine methodology that would reliably estimate the abundance of the bilby within an enclosure at Currawinya National Park, south-west Queensland. We estimated the abundance of bilbies on long-term monitoring plots by counting pellets comparing two methods: counting standing odorous pellets using distance sampling and counting newly deposited pellets (FAR). Pellet deposition rate and decay rate were also estimated to enable population estimation using distance sampling. The density of odorous (<14 days old) standing pellets and old pellets was highest in October 2011 and dropped dramatically when plots were revisited in March 2012 and July 2012. Counting standing pellets using distance sampling provided a rigorous estimate of abundance of bilbies at Currawinya. Bilby density and pellet deposition rates were too low for the FAR method to accurately or precisely estimate bilby density. A population crash within the enclosure following an invasion of feral cats was mirrored by a dramatic decrease in pellet density. Incorporating detectability into abundance estimation should be carefully considered for conservation purposes.


2021 ◽  
pp. e01638
Author(s):  
A.A. Thasun Amarasinghe ◽  
Chairunas A. Putra ◽  
Sujan M. Henkanaththegedara ◽  
Asri A. Dwiyahreni ◽  
Nurul L. Winarni ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
Chae-Lin Lee ◽  
Jae-Won Yoo ◽  
Byungkwan Jeoung ◽  
Chang-Soo Kim ◽  
Dong-Sik Ahn ◽  
...  

1988 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 483 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Barker

Snow gum was sampled in 15 sites at altitudes from 1540 to 1820m. The population age structure reflects the incidence of fire and grazing, which have affected the woodland since 1900. Evidence for recruitment on three occasions prior to 1900 is given, and it is suggested that two of these may have arisen as a result of fire. Whereas pre-disturbance stem densities calculated from remnants of previous populations suggest densities of between 24 and 240 stems per hectare according to site, current stem densities arising from flushes of regeneration this century are calculated as between 700 and 5550 stems per hectare. In 1973, levels of failing stems within juvenile, mature and old subpopulations, while variable, suggest that it may be 100-200 or more years before stem densities approach the calculated pre-disturbance densities. The work raises park management issues: what structural forms of woodland are appropriate in the Park; what effect allowing natural senescence to thin existing woodland will have on fire hazard and other components of the ecosystem; the need for a long-term monitoring system.


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