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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"red-listed species"”.
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Mapping the sensitivity of Lesotho's avifauna to wind farm developments
… The development of a wind farm in this area is predicted to result in significant negative impacts on globally important populations of Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus and Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres, in addition to six other red-listed species, including Black Stork Ciconia nigra and …
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Movements of adult western toads, Bufo boreas, in a managed forest landscape and the incidence of a disease in southwestern British Columbia
… The western toad, Bufo boreas, is an IUCN red-listed species thought to be affected by both these factors. The objectives of this thesis were to (1) determine how forest fragmentation affects western toad movement behaviour; and (2) determine if there is any evidence of the infectious …
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The impact of conifer plantation forestry on the ecology of peatland lakes
… harbour many rare and threatened invertebrate species. Despite their potential conservation value, however, very little is known about their physico-chemical or biological characteristics in western Europe, and their reference conditions are still unknown in Ireland. Furthermore, they are under …
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Exploring the past and the present in order to predict the future: herbarium specimens, field data and extinction probability for conservation managers
… actions to mitigate these threats and save species from extinction. Monitoring species for a trend in population reduction is particularly difficult when protected area management is faced with a large list of species under its custodianship. Exacerbating this problem is the current format …