Cave Ecology

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319988522
Total Pages : 536 pages
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Book Synopsis Cave Ecology by : Oana Teodora Moldovan

Download or read book Cave Ecology written by Oana Teodora Moldovan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cave organisms are the ‘monsters’ of the underground world and studying them invariably raises interesting questions about the ways evolution has equipped them to survive in permanent darkness and low-energy environments. Undertaking ecological studies in caves and other subterranean habitats is not only challenging because they are difficult to access, but also because the domain is so different from what we know from the surface, with no plants at the base of food chains and with a nearly constant microclimate year-round. The research presented here answers key questions such as how a constant environment can produce the enormous biodiversity seen below ground, what adaptations and peculiarities allow subterranean organisms to thrive, and how they are affected by the constraints of their environment. This book is divided into six main parts, which address: the habitats of cave animals; their complex diversity; the environmental factors that support that diversity; individual case studies of cave ecosystems; and of the conservation challenges they face; all of which culminate in proposals for future research directions. Given its breadth of coverage, it offers an essential reference guide for graduate students and established researchers alike.

Forest Spiders of South East Asia

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004119598
Total Pages : 612 pages
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Book Synopsis Forest Spiders of South East Asia by : Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold

Download or read book Forest Spiders of South East Asia written by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2001 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Spiders of South East Asia offers the first comprehensive systematic account of all sac and ground spiders of South East Asia, which together constitute an estimated 12% of all spiders in the region. All ten subfamilies, 57 genera and numerous species of the region are defined, described, and illustrated. One new subfamily and a large number of new genera and species are described and named. Several hundreds additional, described and new, species are referred to. Distribution of all species covered in this volume is shown in 50 maps. More than a thousand line drawings and 16 colour photographs are used to illustrate the descriptions of the species, of which the great majority has never been illustrated before. The book provides a modern revision of all sac and ground spiders with clear illustrated diagnosis and descriptions of all known members of this group and many new species and genera. Identification of all 47 families occurring in the region is illustrated in beautiful and detailed drawings.

Spiders of Borneo : with special reference to Brunei

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ISBN 13 : 9789833987511
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Spiders of Borneo : with special reference to Brunei by : Joseph K. H. Koh

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The Goblin Spider Genus Ischnothyreus (Araneae, Oonopidae) in the New World

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Total Pages : 32 pages
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Book Synopsis The Goblin Spider Genus Ischnothyreus (Araneae, Oonopidae) in the New World by : Norman I. Platnick

Download or read book The Goblin Spider Genus Ischnothyreus (Araneae, Oonopidae) in the New World written by Norman I. Platnick and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although originally described from St. Vincent in the Lesser Antilles, the goblin spider genus Ischnothyreus Simon appears to be an Old World taxon that is represented in the New World only by two presumably introduced, pantropical, synanthropic species: I. peltifer (Simon) and I. velox Jackson. Two specific names based on New World specimens (I. barrowsi Chamberlin and Ivie from Florida, and I. indressus Chickering from the Lesser Antilles) are placed as junior synonyms of I. velox, which is newly recorded from Mexico, Panama, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Venezuela, Brazil, Madagascar, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, Hawaii, the Marquesas Islands, and New Caledonia. A third species, I. browni Chickering, that is supposedly from Costa Rica was apparently based on mislabeled specimens that are actually from the Philippines. The type specimens of I. browni resemble those of the Seychelle species Ischnothyrella jivani (Benoit) in that the dorsal abdominal scutum of males is extremely weak and that of females is either greatly reduced or entirely lost. Both species nevertheless share the synapomorphies of Ischnothyreus, and the generic name Ischnothyrella Saaristo is therefore placed as a junior synonym of Ischnothyreus.

Urban Biodiversity and Design

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444318667
Total Pages : 648 pages
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Book Synopsis Urban Biodiversity and Design by : Norbert Muller

Download or read book Urban Biodiversity and Design written by Norbert Muller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-05 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. It brings together the views, experiences and expertise of leading scientists and designers from the industrialised and pre-industrialised countries from around the world. The contributors explore the biological, cultural and social values of urban biodiversity, including methods for assessing and evaluating urban biodiversity, social and educational issues, and practical measures for restoring and maintaining biodiversity in urban areas. Contributions come from presenters at an international scientific conference held in Erfurt, Germany 2008 during the 9th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity. This is also Part of our Conservation Science and Practice book series (with Zoological Society of London).

Borneo Spiders

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ISBN 13 : 9789670180205
Total Pages : 498 pages
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Book Synopsis Borneo Spiders by : Joseph K. H. Koh

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Papers on Spiders

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Total Pages : 566 pages
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Book Synopsis Papers on Spiders by : George Williams Peckham

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The New Southeast Asian Goblin Spider Genus Aposphragisma (Araneae, Oonopidae): Diversity and Phylogeny

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ISBN 13 : 9781775573852
Total Pages : 86 pages
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Download or read book The New Southeast Asian Goblin Spider Genus Aposphragisma (Araneae, Oonopidae): Diversity and Phylogeny written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new genus Aposphragisma (Araneae, Oonopidae, Oonopinae) comprising the new species A. baltenspergerae, A. borgulai, A. brunomanseri, A. confluens, A. dayak, A. dentatum, A. draconigenum, A. hausammannae, A. helvetiorum, A. kolleri, A. menzi, A. monoceros, A. nocturnum, A. retifer, A. rimba, A. salewskii, A. scimitar, A. sepilok and A. stannum is described. It is characterised by very hard bodied, strongly sclerotized species with completely armoured prosoma and strongly sclerotized ventral and dorsal abdominal scuta. Aposphragisma gen. nov. is placed within the Gamasomorphagroup sensu Saaristo (2001). Descriptions and illustrations are given for all new species. A phylogenetic analysis based on 40 characters using Prethopalpus fosuma, Gamasomorpha asterobothros, G. cataphracta, G. seximpressa, Xestaspis biflocci, X. kandy and X. paulina as outgroup-taxa and Cortestina thaleri (Oonopidae, Sulsulinae) as the root is presented and discussed. Furthermore it is shown that females of Aposphragisma gen. nov. possess complex internal genitalia. The members of the new genus are ground-dwelling litter inhabitants restricted to Southeast Asian lowland and montane forests, with more than 60% of the species only known from single localities. They are presumed to be negatively affected by the massive destruction of pristine forest habitats within their range. This work has been conducted within the framework of the Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (PBI) of Oonopidae (see http://research.amnh.org/oonopidae).

The Amazonian Goblin Spiders of the New Genus Gradunguloonops (Araneae: Oonopidae)

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ISBN 13 : 9781775576693
Total Pages : 67 pages
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Book Synopsis The Amazonian Goblin Spiders of the New Genus Gradunguloonops (Araneae: Oonopidae) by : Cristian J. Grismado

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Three New Genera of Soft-bodied Goblin Spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala

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Total Pages : 59 pages
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Book Synopsis Three New Genera of Soft-bodied Goblin Spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala by : Angelo Bolzern

Download or read book Three New Genera of Soft-bodied Goblin Spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala written by Angelo Bolzern and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three new genera of soft-bodied, oonopine goblin spiders are established. Two specific names (Oonops tolucanus Gertsch and Davis, Oonops chickeringi Brignoli) are transferred to the new genus Toloonops, characterized by retaining a separate palpal bulb and cymbium, having the cymbial cone near the cymbial margin, and having posteriorly directed projections on the male endites that originate far from the anterior endite margins; five new species are described: T. chiapa, T. jacala, T. veracruz, T. belmo, and T. verapaz. Six similar new species, united by having a stepped male endite profile and a subapical sclerite on the anterior genitalic process of females, are assigned to the new genus Guatemoonops: G. purulha, G. rhino, G. jaba, G. chilasco, G. augustin, and G. zacapa. Oonops mckenziei Gertsch is transferred to the new genus Emboonops, characterized by having a fused palpal bulb and cymbium, a hypertrophied embolus, and often a V-shaped female anterior genitalic process; nine new species are described: E. tuxtlas, E. tamaz, E. catrin, E. nejapa, E. calco, E. palenque, E. bonampak, E. arriaga, and E. hermosa.

The Goblin Spider Genus Ischnothyreus (Araneae, Oonopidae) in Java and Sumatra

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ISBN 13 : 9781775575399
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis The Goblin Spider Genus Ischnothyreus (Araneae, Oonopidae) in Java and Sumatra by : Miguel Richard

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Twenty-Seven Species of the Goblin Spider Genus Neoxyphinus Birab©n, 1953 (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Brazil

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ISBN 13 : 9781776701308
Total Pages : 107 pages
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Book Synopsis Twenty-Seven Species of the Goblin Spider Genus Neoxyphinus Birab©n, 1953 (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Brazil by : N©thomas M. Feitosa

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Twenty-seven Species of the Goblin Spider Genus Neoxyphinus Birabén, 1953 (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Brazil

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ISBN 13 : 9781776701315
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Book Synopsis Twenty-seven Species of the Goblin Spider Genus Neoxyphinus Birabén, 1953 (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Brazil by : Níthomas M. Feitosa

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The Andean Goblin Spiders of the New Genus Scaphidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae), with Notes on Dysderina

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Total Pages : 51 pages
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Book Synopsis The Andean Goblin Spiders of the New Genus Scaphidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae), with Notes on Dysderina by : Norman I. Platnick

Download or read book The Andean Goblin Spiders of the New Genus Scaphidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae), with Notes on Dysderina written by Norman I. Platnick and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dysderina Simon is one of the largest of the classical genera of goblin spiders, containing numerous species that have been associated only because they are heavily scutate gamasomorphines with long, paired spines on the ventral surface of the anterior tibiae and metatarsi. The Old World species that have been assigned to the genus are wildly misplaced, and the New World fauna constitutes a complex of over 225 species belonging to at least nine genera. The northern Andes house a highly diverse fauna, both of Dysderina itself and of closely related genera. The new genus Scaphidysderina is established for one of those related but distinct Andean groups, characterized by a crenulated sternum and by the reduction or loss of the dorsal abdominal scutum in females. Seventeen new species are described from Peru (S. manu, S. pagoreni, S. scutata, S. cajamarca), Ecuador (S. tayos, S. loja, S. molleturo, S. tapiai, S. pinocchio, S. palenque, S. tandapi, S. napo, S. baerti, S. cotopaxi, S. andersoni), and Colombia (S. hormigai, S. iguaque). Males of several species show remarkable modifications of the chilum and chelicerae; the chilum is sometimes enlarged to form a conspicuous snout, and the chelicerae often bear a heavily sclerotized, dorsally directed spine. A second new genus, Costarina, is established to contain the most commonly encountered species that have been misplaced in Dysderina; Dysderina plena O. P.-Cambridge, from Mexico, is chosen as the type species, and 15 additional taxa, all described from Central America by Chickering, are transferred from Dysderina to Costarina: D. abdita, D. belinda, D. concinna, D. dura, D. humphreyi, D. improvisa, D. intempina, D. meridina, D. obtina, D. potena, D. recondita, D. rigida, D. seclusa, D. silvatica, and D. watina.

Monitoring Ecosystems

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ISBN 13 : 9781597262644
Total Pages : 476 pages
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Book Synopsis Monitoring Ecosystems by : David E. Busch

Download or read book Monitoring Ecosystems written by David E. Busch and published by Island Press. This book was released on with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often a commitment to large ecosystem initiatives is linked both conceptually and legally with requirements for ecological monitoring as a means of evaluating the effectiveness of management actions. Programs to determine ecosystem status and trends can contribute significantly to the resolution of difficult and contentious management questions, and can playa key role both in sharpening the focus of research questions and in developing adaptive approaches to resource management. Monitoring Ecosystems brings together leading scientists and researchers to offer a groundbreaking synthesis of lessons learned about ecological monitoring in major ecoregional initiatives around the United States. Contributors-Donald L. DeAngelis, Lance H. Gunderson, Barry R. Noon, John C. Ogden, Craig J. Palmer, Keith M. Reynolds, Paul L. Ringold, John R. Sauer, Lawrence E. Stevens, and many others-present insights and experiences gained from their work in designing, developing, and implementing comprehensive ecosystem monitoring programs in the Pacific Northwest, the lower Colorado River Basin, and the Florida Everglades. The book: outlines the conceptual and scientific underpinnings for regional-scale ecosystem monitoring, examines the role and importance of data management, modeling, and integrative analyses, considers techniques for and experience with monitoring habitats, populations, and communities Chapters by the editors synthesize and expand on points made throughout the volume and present recommendations for establishing frameworks for monitoring across scales, from local to international. Monitoring Ecosystems presents a critical examination of the lessons learned from direct experience along with generalized conclusions that canbe applied to monitoring programs in the United States and around the world. It is a vital contribution to science-based monitoring efforts thatwill allow those responsible for developing and implementing ecoregional initiatives to make use of knowledge gained in previous efforts, enabling them to focus their energies on system-specific questions and problems.

The Goblin Spider Xphinus (Araneae; Oonopidae)

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ISBN 13 : 9781775575016
Total Pages : 79 pages
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Book Synopsis The Goblin Spider Xphinus (Araneae; Oonopidae) by : Yvonne Kranz-Baltensperger

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Australasian Spiders and Their Relatives

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Total Pages : 288 pages
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Book Synopsis Australasian Spiders and Their Relatives by : Barbara York Main

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