Search Results - "Milne, B. T."

An Ecological Evaluation of Eagleson's Optimality Hypotheses by Kerkhoff, A. J., Martens, S. N., Milne, B. T.

“…1. The pioneering work of Peter Eagleson has been proposed as a theoretical basis for ecohydrology. Central to the theory are three 'ecological optimality…”
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Spatial Aggregation and Neutral Models in Fractal Landscapes by Milne, Bruce T.

“…Fragmented landscapes alter ecological interactions by modifying the flux of organisms, material, and energy. Fragmented distributions of hypothetical…”
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Diffusion in fractal landscapes: simulations and experimental studies of tenebrionid beetle movements by Johnson, A.R, Milne, B.T, Wiens, J.A

“…A study examines anomalous diffusion in field studies of Eleodes beetles and in simulations of correlated random walks on maps or real and artificial…”
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Animal movement in heterogeneous landscapes: an experiment with Eleodes beetles in shortgrass prairie by Crist, T.O, Guertin, D.S, Wiens, J.A, Milne, B.T

“…1. The role of small-scale vegetation heterogeneity in determining the movement characteristics of darkling beetles was studied in a semi-arid grassland. 2. We…”
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Allometry, growth and population regulation of the desert shrub Larrea tridentata by Allen, A. P., Pockman, W. T., Restrepo, C., Milne, B. T.

“…1. Quantifying the effects of individual- and population-level processes on plant-community structure is of fundamental importance for understanding how biota…”
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Fractal Patterns of Insect Movement in Microlandscape Mosaics by Wiens, John A., Crist, Thomas O., With, Kimberly A., Milne, Bruce T.

“…Fractal measures are used to compare the movement pathways of individual beetles and harvester ants occupying semiarid shortgrass steppe in north-central…”
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Detection of critical densities associated with pinon-juniper woodland ecotones by Milne, Bruce T., Johnson, Alan R., Keitt, Timothy H., Hatfield, Colleen A., David, John, Hraber, Peter T.

“…The interfaces between piñon-juniper canopies and grasslands in the south-western USA present an opportunity to use the modern theory of spatial phase…”
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Scale-dependent proximity of wildlife habitat in a spatially-neutral Bayesian model by Milne, Bruce T., Johnston, Kevin M., Forman, Richard T. T.

“…Organisms may be constrained by the energetic costs incurred while obtaining resources in fragmented landscapes. The authors used a spatially neutral model of…”
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Motivation and Benefits of Complex Systems Approaches in Ecology by Milne, Bruce T.

“…Studies of complex systems in other disciplines provide models and analytical strategies for understanding ecosystems and landscapes. The emphasis is on…”
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Frontiers of Ecology by Thompson, John N., Reichman, O. J., Morin, Peter J., Polis, Gary A., Power, Mary E., Sterner, Robert W., Couch, Carol A., Gough, Laura, Holt, Robert, Hooper, David U., Keesing, Felicia, Lovell, Charles R., Milne, Bruce T., Molles, Manuel C., Roberts, David W., Strauss, Sharon Y.

“…As ecological research enters a new era of collaboration, integration and technological sophistication, four frontiers seem paramount for understanding how…”
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Animal movements and population dynamics in heterogeneous landscapes by Johnson, A. R., Wiens, J. A., Milne, B. T., Crist, T. O.

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Peninsulas in Maine: woody plant diversity, distance, and environmental patterns by Milne, B.T, Forman, R.T

“…Woody plants were recorded in 159 samples along nine peninsulas in Maine (USA) to determine whether species richness varied with (1) distance from the…”
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scale invariant coupling of plants, water, energy, and terrain by Milne, B.T, Gupta, V.K, Restrepo, C

“…Compelling evidence from studies of stream channel density supports the hypothesis that terrain vegetation are coupled via water energy fluxes. The slope of a…”
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Multiscale Assessment of Binary and Continuous Landcover Variables for MODIS Validation, Mapping, and Modeling Applications by Milne, Bruce T., Cohen, Warren B.

“…Validation, mapping, and modeling efforts require accurate methods to transform process rates and ecosystem attributes estimated from small field plots to the…”
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Community assembly in a model ecosystem by Hraber, Peter T., Milne, Bruce T.

“…Environmental and biotic factors regulate species abundance and the composition of ecological communities. However, it is difficult to demonstrate principles…”
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Upland vegetational gradients and post-fire succession in the Albany Pine Bush, New York by Milne, B.T

“…Quantitative descriptions of the vegetation and environmental conditions were made for the Albany Pine Bush, an area containing tracts of pitch pine-shrub oak…”
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Toward a Panther−centered View of the Forests of South Florida by Kerkhoff, Andrew J., Milne, Bruce T., Maehr, David S.

“…Anthropogenic habitat degradation and loss is the single largest threat to the endangered Florida panther,Puma concolor coryi. Conservation of the subspecies…”
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Simulated diffusion dynamics in river networks by Johnson, Alan R., Hatfield, Colleen A., Milne, Bruce T.

“…River networks and the associated riparian zones are important landscape elements. The movement of organisms within river or riparian networks can be regarded…”
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Diffusion in Fractcal Landscapes: Simulations and Experimental Studies of Tenebrionid Beetle Movements by Johnson, A. R., Milne, B. T., Wiens, J. A.

“…Organismal movement is frequently treated as a diffusion process arising from a simple random walk in a spatially uniform environment. However, anomalous…”
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Southern Oscillation Index as an Indicator of Encounters between Humans and Black Bears in New Mexico by Zack, Conrad S., Milne, Bruce T., Dunn, William C.

“…Growing human populations create opportunities for wildlife species to come into conflict with people. In recent years encounters with black bears have…”
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