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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"native species conservation"”.
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Ecology and conservation of the Såli (Micronesian Starling, Aplonis opaca) in the presence of the invasive Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis) in Guam, Mariana Islands
… islands are of singular importance from a conservation perspective because they hold a disproportionate share of global biodiversity. However, island ecosystems are fragile, and the introduction of invasive species poses an especially grave threat to their species. My research took place on …
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Small water, big potential: farm ponds and their potential for native fish conservation
… are often overlooked as potential habitat for native species despite their ubiquity across many human altered landscapes. Farm ponds intermittently connect to streams during floods allowing species exchanges to and from these novel habitats. In 2014, a farm pond on Tallgrass Prairie National …
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INVASION DYNAMICS OF FRESHWATER CRAYFISH IN A MAN-DOMINATED LAND: SPATIO-TEMPORAL, ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN DIMENSIONS
… spatio-temporal modelling, impact assessment on native fauna, and socio-managerial perspectives. As the latest comprehensive assessment in the region was carried out in 1994–2006 by Fea et al., Chapter 2 aimed first to update invasive crayfish distribution, compiling occurrences from scientific …
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Abundance Trends and Drivers of Change in Freshwater Fish Communities of the New River Basin
Habitat destruction/alteration and non-native species are widely considered the two most serious threats to biodiversity within freshwater ecosystems, which are among the most threatened in the world. I examined the effects of these factors, specifically focusing on land use and non-native species …