Based on energetic arguments [40], a Serengeti type ecosystem would have provided ample carrion to feed a Tyrannosaurus sized scavenger, particularly if Tyrannosaurus did not have to compete with avian scavengers.
The experiments were carried out in a commercial farm located in an area of Mediterranean type ecosystem in Cáceres (Spain) over a 8-months period (October to May, 2009 2010).
An additional explanation for the splitting of section Nigri species into two subgroups may be attributed to the range of variability resulting from adaptation of the species to the Mediterranean type ecosystem.
Mediterranean-type ecosystems are structured by fire.
Especially in drier sites, vegetation remnants have a facilitative role on the regeneration of mediterranean-type ecosystems.
We evaluated algorithm performance in boreal forests of Central Siberia, Mediterranean-type ecosystems of California, and sagebrush steppe of the Great Basin region of the US.
In Mediterranean-type ecosystems (MTEs), fire disturbance influences the distribution of most plant communities, and altered fire regimes may be more important than climate factors in shaping future MTE vegetation dynamics.
The California sage scrub (CSS) community type in California's Mediterranean-type ecosystems is known for its high biodiversity and is home to a large number of rare, threatened, and endangered species.
In contrast to a global pattern of Mediterranean-type ecosystems being highly invaded, the European Mediterranean biogeographic region is relatively uninvaded, probably due to a long history of human presence and prehistoric introductions in the Mediterranean Basin, which may make its ecosystems relatively resistant against recently introduced species [57].
In the species-rich Mediterranean-type ecosystems of the world, vineyard expansion poses a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem integrity [27, 28], potentially contributing to the loss of natural habitat, species diversity and to a net release of C into the atmosphere [29, 30].
