Essays about: "predator-prey interaction"
Found 5 essays containing the words predator-prey interaction.
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1. African elephants' effect on the temporal use of elephant highway by predator and prey. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : African savanna elephants (Loxondonta africana) are the world’s largest land-mammal and are considered a keystone species. The effect they have on vegetation and their environment is well known, but their effect on other animal species is less studied. READ MORE
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2. The Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, as a predator of the invasive Round goby
University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic ResourcesAbstract : Dispersal of invasive species poses a significant threat to biodiversity loss globally and is one of the major threats to the ecological condition in the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is facing potential problems caused by the Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, which was presumably introduced via ballast water. READ MORE
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3. Top - down control: parasitism and predation on Gonyostomum semen in Swedish brown water lakes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Gonyostomum semen is a raphidophyte microalgae that can be found in brown water lakes all over Sweden. The species forms substantial summer blooms that can completely dominate the phytoplankton community, largely due to its limited grazing pressure. To test whether parasites control the abundance of G. READ MORE
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4. Invasive round goby, Neogobius melanostomus - suitable prey for native cod, Gadus morhua?
University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic ResourcesAbstract : Invasive species is a worldwide issue that is considered to be the one of the main reasons to losses of biodiversity. The round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, is an invasive species in the Baltic Sea that originates from the Black- and Caspian Sea. READ MORE
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5. The antihistamine hydroxyzine and Odonata : Bioaccumulation and effects on predator-prey interactions between dragonfly and damselfly larvae
University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Through wastewater entering aquatic environments, aquatic insects are continuously exposed to pharmaceuticals including neurologically active antihistamines. The antihistamine hydroxyzine has previously been found to lower activity in damselflies and to reach 2000 times the concentration of surrounding water in damselfly tissue. READ MORE
