The response of different feeding groups of staphylinid beetles to organic management, distance to perennial boundary and landscape context was studied in 42 paired organic and conventional winter wheat fields. Management effects were found to strongly depend on feeding group. While the activity-density of predators was higher in the conventional fields, both activity-density and species richne...

It is widely held that the dinosaurs were driven to near extinction because of the Chicxulub asteroid collision with the Earth about 65 million years ago (MA). Without doubt, dinosaur diversity in the fossil record after the collision was at most a percent of what it was prior to the collision. But whether the collision was the principal cause of the extinction is more difficult to assess. Here...

Stems of 4348 lianas from 12 subsampled 1 ha plots in Yasunı́, Ecuador represented more than 311 species of climbing woody plants. The plots (each 0.2 ha in area), which individually included up to 106 species among 314 stems, were established in the Huaorani Ethnic Reserve and Yasunı́ National Park and represent terra firme and floodplain habitats. Yasunı́ is one of the richest areas sampled for ...

0800 – 0930 OPENING CEREMONIES KEYNOTE SPEAKER Leveraging Generational Diversity in a Healthcare setting For the first time ever, there are five generations working side by side in our workplaces (soon to be six and seven); each with their own perspectives, experiences, and attitudes. Effectively communicating across generations can be frustrating or exhilarating. Learn skills and techniques th...

assessment of diversity and species richness in the understanding of ecosystem functions, protect and preserve genetic resources, evaluation and control of environmental change and the success or failure will help natural resource management programs. arbitrary banning livestock grazing program and one of the most common and perhaps the most degraded pastures and reduced the diversity and speci...

Hot pepper (Capsicum spp.) is an economically important spice widely cultivated and consumed in Ethiopia. In spite of its wide importance, there is no information available on the molecular genetic diversity of this crop. Cultivars characterization is an important link between the conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources in various breeding programs. Using five ISSR prim...

Plant diversity and vegetation distribution in an area are related to the soil physical and chemical properties. The knowledge of relationships between species diversityand soil parameteris essential for sustainable ecosystem management. This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between soil factors and species diversity indices in the protected rangelands of Lashgardar, Malayer...