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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"in situ conservation"”.
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In Situ Conservation Through the Eyes of the Zoo Visitor: Examining Visitor Awareness and Support of the North Carolina Zoological Park's Participation in In Situ Conservation Projects
Zoo officials have for many years participated in ex situ conservation activities. Recently however, a growing number of zoos have shown an interest in becoming involved with in situ conservation projects. One such zoo is the North Carolina Zoological Park (NCZP) in Asheboro, NC. NCZP officials …
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Managing underwater cultural heritage at Mozambique Island: in situ conservation, mitigation and monitoring strategies for Nossa Senhora da Consolação (IDM-003) shipwreck (1608)
The problem of treasure hunting on underwater archaeological wrecks has been discussed since the formal development of maritime archaeology as a field and countries have been fighting against the illegal destruction of important shipwrecks and removal of scientific evidence. The underwater cultural …
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Habitat, abundance and productivity of the Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii in Uzbekistan
… threatened with exploitation, before embarking on ex situ measures such as population reinforcement through captive breeding, it is important to explore potential in situ measures that could be used to mitigate species off-take by supporting breeding productivity of wild populations. Asian …
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Predicting suitable areas for cultivation and conservation of the baobab tree and investigating superior sources of planting material
… with more than 300 uses and commercial value in EU and US, has been identified as one of the most important edible savannah trees to be conserved, domesticated and valorised in Africa. A decline in baobab populations due to overexploitation and/or changes in climate could have a significant …
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Analysis of Oocyte Quality in the Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
Many primate populations face the threat of extinction due to habitat loss, intensive agriculture, hunting for meat, the pet trade and/or use in traditional medicines. An alternative approach to in situ conservation includes gene banking and the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such …
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Restoration genetics of Murray Mallee and neotropical forests.
… effects (e.g. genetic drift) that generally dominate conservation genetics and restoration as many other taxa. The reasons for this are that trees tend to (1) undergo regular far-reaching gene flow, even in fragmented landscapes, (2) have many overlapping generations and (3) be long lived …
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Evolutionary History and Genetic Conservation of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri [Pursh] Poir.)
… a glacial relict species endemic to high peaks in the Southern Appalachians. A conifer with considerable ecological and economic importance, it has been devastated by the infestation of the balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae Ratz.), an exotic insect from Europe. Fraser fir is a potentially …
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An evaluation of the community conservation service at Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks in Tanzania
Africa adopted the Yellowstone model of 'in situ' conservation, and established systems of national parks, which excluded people from living within these 'fortress parks'. Despite the strict protection - often through paramilitary-style enforcement - national parks in Africa are faced with …