this study was performed  in second half of year 2009.for bird counting , monthly from septamber until march 2009. total counted birds in maroon lake were (971). maximum number of counted birds was in february  (191) and minimum of counted was in septamber (95). total counted birds in jaizan were (385. maximum number of the counted bird was in february (84) and minimum of counted (52) was in ja...

Effects of forest management on biodiversity have received increasing attention in both research and forestry practice. Despite advances technology, monitoring remains time cost-intensive requires specific taxonomic expertise. In management, however, there is interest need to integrate into inventories efficiently estimate the potential effects biodiversity. Forest systems can differ greatly de...

buprestid beetles are one of the important components of the biodiversity of forest ecosystem in kurdistan province. different characteristics of biodiversity of buprestid beetles were studied by use of window trap, colored pan and colored sticky trap in these forests during 2009 and 2010. a total of 1205 specimens of 44 species were caught by use of considered traps during appearance of adults...

Biotagging used audio-visual equipment to engage a range of individuals in ‘tagging’ plants and animals with specific and local meaning to them. This was an experiment in subverting conventional approaches to biodiversity monitoring with the aim of expanding ideas of both biodiversity and citizen science.

Bioprospecting describe the procedure of exploration, extraction, screening and trading of new products using biological diversity as source. Bioprospecting process is a multidisciplinary enterprise that involves various research actors and scientific subjects. Also a bioprospecting program investigates the indigenous understanding about practices and characteristics of medicinal plants and ani...

Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development is a project of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The project was made possible by the support of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). IIED is a company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Reg. No. 2188452. VAT Reg. No. GB 440 4948 50. Registered Charity No. 800066 Mining, Min...

Introduction Biodiversity, short for biological diversity, is the variety and variability of living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they live (Primack, 1993). One of the more widely accepted definitions (Noss and Cooperrider, 1994) extends the concept of biodiversity to include “the ecological and evolutionary processes that keep [these systems] functioning, yet ever changing an...

In order to influence global policy effectively, conservation scientists need to be able to provide robust predictions of the impact of alternative policies on biodiversity and measure progress towards goals using reliable indicators. We present a framework for using biodiversity indicators predictively to inform policy choices at a global level. The approach is illustrated with two case studie...

biodiversity is an important component in sustainability assessment of agroecosystems. along with increasing or decreasing of biodiversity, ecosystem services in agroecosystems will be varied. agricultural experts take into account different factors which affect agroecosystems variation. in this study, farming systems of two areas including a protected mountainous area and also a plain – hilly ...

Biodiversity assessment remains one of the most difficult challenges encountered by ecologists and conservation biologists. This task is becoming even more urgent with the current increase of habitat loss. Many methods-from rapid biodiversity assessments (RBA) to all-taxa biodiversity inventories (ATBI)-have been developed for decades to estimate local species richness. However, these methods a...