Канал: Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

Ecological stability, cycles and chaos

Ecological stability, cycles and chaos

Keystone species

Keystone species

Ecological catastrophes:

Ecological catastrophes:

Exponential growth

Exponential growth

Food chains and food webs

Food chains and food webs

Regenerative agriculture

Regenerative agriculture

Host-jumping pathogens: the amazing story of oak mildew

Host-jumping pathogens: the amazing story of oak mildew

Shorebird roosts: importance and creation

Shorebird roosts: importance and creation

The physics and ecology of tides

The physics and ecology of tides

Saving plants through citizen science - The Breckland Floral Group

Saving plants through citizen science - The Breckland Floral Group

Saving the world's rarest conifer

Saving the world's rarest conifer

What makes some forests so diverse?

What makes some forests so diverse?

Chalk Streams: ecology and conservation

Chalk Streams: ecology and conservation

Lusitanian flora and fauna

Lusitanian flora and fauna

Forest dynamics plots: monitoring change

Forest dynamics plots: monitoring change

Novel ecosystems

Novel ecosystems

Managing archaelogical sites for conservation

Managing archaelogical sites for conservation

Urban ecology: community conservation

Urban ecology: community conservation

Climbing plants

Climbing plants

Kelp: ecology and importance

Kelp: ecology and importance

Bogs: origin, ecology and conservation

Bogs: origin, ecology and conservation

Insect migration

Insect migration

Alpha, Beta and Gamma Diversity

Alpha, Beta and Gamma Diversity

What do species really require?

What do species really require?

Clemensian and Gleasonian succession

Clemensian and Gleasonian succession

Bird predation and vegetation structure

Bird predation and vegetation structure

Ecology of dung

Ecology of dung

The ecology of carcasses

The ecology of carcasses

Pollen analysis and stratigraphy

Pollen analysis and stratigraphy

Limestone pavements

Limestone pavements

Mountain ecology: arctic-alpines.

Mountain ecology: arctic-alpines.

Temperate rainforests

Temperate rainforests

Oligotrophic upland lakes

Oligotrophic upland lakes

Leptokurtic dispersal

Leptokurtic dispersal

Wood pasture and ancient pollards

Wood pasture and ancient pollards

Microclimates

Microclimates

Fens: origin, ecology and management

Fens: origin, ecology and management

What is sustainable exploitation?

What is sustainable exploitation?

Archaeophytes: our prehistoric flora

Archaeophytes: our prehistoric flora

Metapopulations: conserving species in ephemeral habitats

Metapopulations: conserving species in ephemeral habitats

Problems with invasive species

Problems with invasive species

Who I hope to inspire; what I hope they will learn

Who I hope to inspire; what I hope they will learn

Historical lessons for conservation

Historical lessons for conservation

How arctic-alpines have persisted

How arctic-alpines have persisted

Why are upland streams and rivers so different from those in the lowlands?

Why are upland streams and rivers so different from those in the lowlands?

Dividing parasites into microparasites and macroparasites. This is a fundamental distinction.

Dividing parasites into microparasites and macroparasites. This is a fundamental distinction.

Plants adopt three broad strategies: compete, tollerate stress or live in disturbed patches.

Plants adopt three broad strategies: compete, tollerate stress or live in disturbed patches.

Is your habitat usually browsed?

Is your habitat usually browsed?

How to tell the age of a conifer tree

How to tell the age of a conifer tree

Species-area relationships and extinction rates

Species-area relationships and extinction rates

Extinction debt

Extinction debt

Does yellow rattle increase or decrease species diversity?

Does yellow rattle increase or decrease species diversity?

How do species go extinct?

How do species go extinct?

Diseases determining distributions: lessons from crayfish, squirrels and deer.

Diseases determining distributions: lessons from crayfish, squirrels and deer.

Responses of plants to grazing and cutting

Responses of plants to grazing and cutting

This is what motivated me to create this channel

This is what motivated me to create this channel

Umbrella and flagship species

Umbrella and flagship species

Catastrophes and evolution: arithmetic and geometric means

Catastrophes and evolution: arithmetic and geometric means

Competition driving plant distributions

Competition driving plant distributions

Shifting baselines: consequences for restoration

Shifting baselines: consequences for restoration

The role of chance in community composition

The role of chance in community composition

Bulbs: how plants survive with short growing seasons

Bulbs: how plants survive with short growing seasons

Using ancient woodland indicators to identify ancient habitats

Using ancient woodland indicators to identify ancient habitats

Advantages of being short lived: annuals v perennials

Advantages of being short lived: annuals v perennials

Why are forests, grasslands and deserts where they are?

Why are forests, grasslands and deserts where they are?

Landscape-scale conservation: area and isolation

Landscape-scale conservation: area and isolation