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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"endangered species management"”.
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Proactive management of an endangered species on Army lands: The black-capped vireo on the lands of Fort Hood, Texas
Under the Endangered Species Act, federal land managers are obliged to protect threatened and endangered species that occupy lands under their control. In the case of the U.S. Army, this may limit military training and testing activities and other land uses. In order to meet requirements of the Act …
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A methodology for mapping probable ranges of endangered terrestrial mammals within selected areas of Virginia
… useful information regarding the ranges of endangered species. A method was presented for predicting probable ranges of mammals based on the distribution of environmental factors associated with areas where animals have been known to occur. These factors were determined primarily from the …
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Experimental test of the effects of supportive breeding on wild populations
… breeding is currently being used in the management of threatened populations, but the effects of this management strategy remain relatively untested. The common house fly, Musca domestica, was used as a model to assess the relative effectiveness of supportive breeding strategies for …
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Negotiating nature : expertise and environment in the Klamath River Basin
"Negotiating Nature" explores resource management in action and the intertwined roles of law and science in environmental conflicts in the Upper Klamath River Basin in southern Oregon. I follow disputes over the management of water and endangered species. I develop several themes: first, how these …
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Experimental study of an avian cavity-nesting community: nest webs, nesting ecology, and interspecific interactions
… as interconnected webs can help identify species interactions that influence community structure. This study examines cavity-nesting bird community interactions within the fire-maintained longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In chapter 1, I provide a …
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Causes and consequences of sex ratio bias in Nazca boobies
… mating systems, individual fitness and endangered species management. Nazca booby parents might adaptively alter the sex of their offspring according to current environmental or demographic conditions, or sex-specific mortality may occur in poor food years. Genetic sex determination of …
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Comparative reproductive biology of co-occurring endangered and common shrubland birds
… has a restricted breeding range and is federally endangered. Here I address this apparent paradox with a comparative ecological study of co-occurring black-capped and white-eyed vireos. I studied vireos in shrublands and woodlands in central Texas, USA in 2013 and 2014. I used point count surveys …