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Ecoscience
VOL. 15 · NO. 1 | March 2008
 
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Numéro thématique / Special feature (7)
Autres articles / Other articles (9)
Revue des livres / Book Review (4)
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Numéro thématique / Special feature
Special issue: Restoring and designing ecosystems for a crowded planet
M. Luisa Martínez, Fabiola López-Barrera
Ecoscience 15 (1), 1-5, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[1:SIRADE]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: coastal dunes, designer ecosystems, forests, restoration ecology, urban streams, Wetlands, création d'écosystèmes, dunes côtières, écologie de la restauration, forêts, milieux humides, ruisseaux urbains
No abstract available
Tree and shrub seed dispersal in pastures: The importance of rainforest trees outside forest fragments
Javier Laborde, Sergio Guevara, Graciela Sánchez-Ríos
Ecoscience 15 (1), 6-16, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[6:TASSDI]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: dispersal limitation, landscape matrix, secondary succession, seed size, seed sources, limitation de la dispersion, matrice de paysage, sources de semences, succession secondaire, taille des graines
No abstract available
Forest management, restoration, and designer ecosystems: Integrating strategies for a crowded planet
Daniel A. Sarr, Klaus J. Puettmann
Ecoscience 15 (1), 17-26, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[17:FMRADE]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: designer ecosystems, restoration, Sustainable Forestry Portfolios, ingénierie écologique, portfolios d'aménagement forestier durable, restauration
No abstract available
The role of native riparian tree species in decomposition of invasive tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) leaf litter in an urban stream
Christopher M. Swan, Benjamin Healey, David C. Richardson
Ecoscience 15 (1), 27-35, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[27:TRONRT]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: detritivore, invasive species, leaf decomposition, riparian forest diversity, stream restoration, urban streams, décomposition des feuilles, détritivore, diversité forestière riparienne, espèce invasive, restauration de ruisseau, ruisseau urbain
No abstract available
Created versus natural wetlands: Avian communities in Virginia salt marshes
David W. Desrochers, Jason C. Keagy, Daniel A. Cristol
Ecoscience 15 (1), 36-43, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[36:CVNWAC]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: Agelaius phoeniceus, created wetland, mitigation, Rallus longirostris, Salt marsh, Agelaius phoeniceus, marais salé, milieu humide créé, mitigation, Rallus longirostris
No abstract available
Designing ecosystems in degraded tropical coastal dunes
Patricia Moreno-Casasola, M. Luisa Martínez, Gonzalo Castillo-Campos
Ecoscience 15 (1), 44-52, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[44:DEIDTC]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: coastal dunes, designer ecosystems, Mexico, revegetation, Succession, tropic, dunes côtières, ingénierie écologique, Mexique, revégétalisation, Succession, tropique
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Ecological restoration for future sustainability in a changing environment
Young D. Choi, Vicky M. Temperton, Edith B. Allen, Albert P. Grootjans, Melinda Halassy, Richard J. Hobbs, M. Anne Naeth, Katalin Torok
Ecoscience 15 (1), 53-64, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[53:ERFFSI]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: ecology, environment, future, restoration, sustainability, écologie, environnement, futur, restauration, viabilité
No abstract available
Autres articles / Other articles
Antagonists and their effects in a hummingbird–plant interaction: Field experiments
Itzel Torres, Luis Salinas, Carlos Lara, Citlalli Castillo-Guevara
Ecoscience 15 (1), 65-72, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[65:AATEIA]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: antagonists, Bouvardia ternifolia, distyly, herbivory, hummingbirds, nectar theft, antagonistes, Bouvardia ternifolia, colibris, distylie, Herbivorie, voleur de nectar
No abstract available
Sex-related spatial segregation and growth in a dioecious conifer along environmental gradients in northwestern Patagonia
Cecilia I. Nuñez, Martín A. Nuñez, Thomas Kitzberger
Ecoscience 15 (1), 73-80, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[73:SSSAGI]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: Austrocedrus chilensis, Cupressaceae, Dioecy, Nahuel Huapi National Park, sex-differential growth, spatial segregation of the sexes, Austrocedrus chilensis, Cupressaceae, dioécie, écart de croissance entre les sexes, parc national Nahuel Huapi, ségrégation spatiale des sexes
No abstract available
Duckling survival and use of space by surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) broods
Louis Lesage, Austin Reed, Jean-Pierre L. Savard
Ecoscience 15 (1), 81-88, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[81:DSAUOS]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: breeding success, duckling survival, home range, Melanitta perspicillata, Surf Scoter, domaine vital, macreuse à front blanc, Melanitta perspicillata, succès de reproduction, survie des canetons
No abstract available
Day roost characteristics of northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in relation to female reproductive status
Colin J. Garroway, Hugh G. Broders
Ecoscience 15 (1), 89-93, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[89:DRCONL]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: Chiroptera, day roost, Nova Scotia, roost selection, roost tree, tree cavity, arbre dortoir, cavité arboricole, Chiroptera, Nouvelle-Écosse, perchoir de jour, sélection du site de repos
No abstract available
How important is competition in a species-rich grassland? A two-year removal experiment in a pine savanna
Agatha-Marie Roth, Daniel Campbell, Paul Keddy, Hallie Dozier, Glen Montz
Ecoscience 15 (1), 94-100, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[94:HIICIA]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: Andropogon virginicus, competition, grasslands, longleaf pine savannas, removal experiments, species richness, Andropogon virginicus, compétition, expériences de retrait, prairies, richesse en espèces, savanes de pin des marais
No abstract available
Variation in epiphytic lichen and bryophyte composition and diversity along a gradient of productivity in Populus tremuloides stands of northeastern British Columbia, Canada
Catherine Boudreault, Darwyn S. Coxson, Elise Vincent, Yves Bergeron, Janet Marsh
Ecoscience 15 (1), 101-112, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[101:VIELAB]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: aspen, Bryophytes, forest productivity, Lichens, site index, Bryophytes, Indice de qualité de station, Lichens, peuplier faux-tremble, productivité forestière
No abstract available
Plant species richness and its determinants on a coastal dune system at Îles de la Madeleine, Québec (Canada)
Gilles Houle
Ecoscience 15 (1), 113-120, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[113:PSRAID]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: path analysis, ridges, slacks, substrate fertility, substrate salinity, analyse des coefficients de direction, crêtes, dépressions, fertilité du substrat, salinité du substrat
No abstract available
Influence of urbanization on riparian and algal species composition in two rivers of central Italy
Krunica Hruska, Antonio Dell'uomo, Lara Staffolani, Mariacristina Torrisi
Ecoscience 15 (1), 121-128, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[121:IOUORA]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: anthropization, diatoms, riparian flora, urban river stretches, anthropisation, diatomées, flore riparienne, sections urbanisées de rivière
No abstract available
Responses of woody saplings exposed to chronic mammalian herbivory in an African savanna
DarioA. Fornara, Johan T. Du Toit
Ecoscience 15 (1), 129-135, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[129:ROWSET]2.0.CO;2
KEYWORDS: Acacia, browsing, grazing, plant functional traits, resprouting, “storage effect”, Acacia, broutement, « effet d'entreposage », rejet, traits fonctionnels des plantes
No abstract available
Revue des livres / Book Review
A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration: New Hope for Arid Lands
Viki Cramer
Ecoscience 15 (1), 136, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[136:AGFDAD]2.0.CO;2
No abstract available
Mountain Goats: Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation of an Alpine Ungulate
Iain J. Gordon
Ecoscience 15 (1), 137, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[137a:MGEBAC]2.0.CO;2
No abstract available
Foundations of Restoration Ecology
Martha D. Graf
Ecoscience 15 (1), 137-138, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[137b:FORE]2.0.CO;2
No abstract available
Foraging: Behaviour and Ecology
Nicolas Lecomte
Ecoscience 15 (1), 138-139, (1 March 2008) https://doi.org/10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[138:FBAE]2.0.CO;2
No abstract available
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