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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"conservation plans"”.
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Spatial distribution of anuran assemblages from Caxiuanã, Brazil : testing the riverine barrier hypothesis and the influence of life-history traits
… of biodiversity and forming effective conservation plans. In the Amazon basin, the spatial structure of animal communities has often been explained by the riverine barrier hypothesis, which assumes that large rivers act as main ecological drivers of diversification. However, …
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Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation: Keeping Promises for Adaptive Management Within a "No Surprises" Policy
… accommodating change and improving management. Plans, policies or management strategies influenced by new information and learning, are modified. This study examines the implementation of adaptive management for endangered and threatened species covered in Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP). …
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Using Occupancy Models to Predict Grassland Bird Distributions in Southeastern Alberta
… of grassland birds have stimulated a variety of conservation plans, many of which promote a landscape approach to conservation. Identifying needs for survival and reproduction, and prioritizing key habitat requirements that influence where species occur on the landscape is an essential first step …
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Habitat conservation planning under the Endangered Species Act: is it ecosystem management?
Habitat conservation planning under the Endangered Species Act has been compared to ecosystem management by Secretary of Interior, Bruce Babbitt. Yet, ecosystem management, an emerging paradigm for public lands management, has not been defined or criteria established for determining if actions …
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A Conservation Plan for Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve, San Luis Obispo, CA
<p>My thesis project is to create a conservation plan for the Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve (RCNR) in San Luis Obispo, California. It is a professional project for the City of San Luis Obispo with the goal of eventual adoption by the City Council. The plan was motivated by City policy, which …
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The Mexican Water Forest: benefits of using remote sensing techniques to assess changes in land use and land cover
… and integration of forest management and conservation plans, as well as ecological and socioeconomic analysis of this ecosystem. Remote Sensing techniques and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been a true technological and methodological revolution in the acquisition, management …
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Interpreting site formation processes affecting re-emergent cultural sites within reservoirs: A case study of St. Thomas, Nevada
… by shrink-swell sediments. Preservation and conservation measures for cultural sites located within these environments are not well developed; the data collected and the results generated from this research are valuable tools in formulating and constructing conservation plans for these sites.
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Genetic diversity studies of Trifolium species from the extremes of the UK
… The recognition of the need for their specific conservation and their value for future use has been strengthened by the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, both of which have been ratified by the UK. This thesis …
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Genetic Diversity of Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in the Liuwa Plain of Zambia
… questions concerning ecology, evolution, and conservation. Analysis of SNP allele frequencies can provide insight into the amount of genetic diversity present in a population, connectivity between populations, and historical demographic changes. The blue wildebeest (<em>Connochaetes …
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Synthesis of Western Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), and Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Research in South Dakota, 1843-2006
In order to develop comprehensive conservation plans for western willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus), marbled godwits (Limosa fedoa), and upland sandpipers (Bartramia longicauda), 3 upland nesting shorebird species, biologists need access to current and former literature and occurrence …
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Many voices, one wilderness : collaborative conservation in the greater Chicago region
There has been a growing recognition in the conservation community that landscape-scale networks of preserves and habitat corridors are needed to adequately protect native biodiversity. While most of the efforts to protect land on this scale have occurred in rural environments dominated by resource …
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Meteorological and geomorphological influence on harbor seal haul-out distribution behavior using drone imagery
… sites during pupping and molting when building conservation plans. Strategically establishing seal sanctuaries could greatly improve the species' long-term resilience in the area. As the seal population is recovering from historical lows because of overhunting, it is vital to continue long-term …
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Application of multi-state financial data for use with the USDA Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework
… water quality issues, spatially targeted conservation and watershed planning tools, such as the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF), can bring new and relevant information to conservation efforts. The main goal of this research was to develop and test datasets and …
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Solitary, reproductive, and parental behavior of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
… to gather information necessary for developing conservation plans while simultaneously testing many parental care theories. High pup mortality, often caused by females abandoning or cannibalizing newborns, plagued early captive breeding efforts. At the time, the custom at most zoos was to remove …
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Distributions of <i>Euphausia Superba</i>, <i>Euphausia Crystallorophias</i>, and <i>Pleuragramma Antarcticum</i> with Correlations to Environmental Variables in the Western Ross Sea, Antarctica
… protected areas that support ecosystem level conservation plans.</p>
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Escaping the extinction vortex: identifying factors affecting population performance and recovery in endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
… comprehensively assessed and incorporated into conservation plans. For my dissertation, I worked in conjunction with California Department of Fish and Game to develop a comprehensive research program to guide recovery efforts for federally endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, the rarest …
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Escaping the extinction vortex: identifying factors affecting population performance and recovery in endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
… comprehensively assessed and incorporated into conservation plans. For my dissertation, I worked in conjunction with California Department of Fish and Game to develop a comprehensive research program to guide recovery efforts for federally endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, the rarest …
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Water Conservation for the County of San Luis Obispo
… County of San Luis Obispo to assist in its water conservation efforts and to help achieve a 20 percent per capita reduction of water use by the year 2020. The project consists of two documents: A Handbook of Water Conservation Technologies and Practices (Handbook) and the Background Report for the …
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The effects of environment and niche on the distributions of dwarf chameleons, present and future
… prove useful in the construction of any future conservation plans for these species. Furthermore, the results support the hypothesis of a correspondence between environmental factors and morphological traits within the genus Bradypodion.
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Understanding urban ecologies in the context of local biodiversity and open space conservation agendas in two South African cities
… developed their own biodiversity and open space conservation systems to conserve and protect the remaining biodiversity and open spaces within their respective municipal boundaries. The aim of this research was to explore the local biodiversity and open space conservation strategies in these two …
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