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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"island conservation"”.
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Factors Driving Recreational Disturbance of Waterbirds on the Texas Coast
… estimates of disturbance potential of rookery islands. Findings indicate that most rookeries are within two miles of a potential disturbance source. Additionally, there are hotspots of potential disturbances grouped around two metropolitan areas, Corpus Christi and Galveston, with a cold spot …
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Invasion Ecology and Control Feasibility of the Jackson Chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus) in Hawai‘i
… on an ecological time scale can help provide conservation relevant information for management. I investigated ecological and evolutionary questions involving adaptation and ecomorphological variation and the roles of habitat characteristics on form, function and behavior of an invasive lizard …
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Island Biodiversity and Human Palaeoecology in the Philippines: A zooarchaeological study of Late Quaternary faunas
… and its application to modern biodiversity conservation. This approach is crucial for a tropical faunal region known for its exceptionally high levels of biodiversity and endemism but that also has a relative paucity of fossil studies. In this regard, the thesis aims to investigate the …
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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) habitat selection, survival, and migration on New York barrier islands following natural and engineered habitat changes
… shorebird that nests on mainland and barrier island beaches on the Atlantic coast of North America. Its population decline was attributed to habitat loss, predation, coastal development, and disturbance. Hurricane Sandy reached the Northeast United States in October, 2012. The storm breached …