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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"threatened and endangered species"”.
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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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An Analysis on the Effectiveness of Sandy Island as Mitigation for the Carolina Bays Parkway
… was conducted. A large purchase from the Sandy Island Mitigation Bank was chosen by the South Carolina Department of Transportation to serve as off-site mitigation for impacts resulting from the Carolina Bays Parkway Selected Alternative. This thesis analyzes the effectiveness of Sandy …
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GIS procedures for analyzing wildlife topics in a national park in Virginia
… Parks is presented. Analyses of both faunal and floral topics were made. The procedures presented address (1) evaluation of habitat resources available for reintroduction of bobcat (Lynx rufus); (2) mapping of avian species richness, (3) impacts of park boundary development on forest-interior …
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An airport environmental information system for Virginia
… readily accessible, timely, pertinent, concise, and easily comprehensible information for those who make airport development decisions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment in Virginia. The Airport Environmental Information System {A*E*I*S) contains relevant airport …
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Assessing land conservation strategies : the case of the Florida Everglades
South Florida's Everglades is home to 67 threatened and endangered species. By 2100 it is estimated that sea level rise will inundate over 20% of existing conservation lands. Species will be dislocated and migrate to new land. Simultaneously, more than 500,000 people are moving to the region …
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Site Preparation Methods For Restoration Of Non-native Pasturelands To Native Upland Habitat
… one of the most important systems to many threatened and endangered species. Areas that have been converted into non-native pastures may be restored to provide not only this invaluable ecosystem but also restore connectivity of the surrounding ecosystems. The pasture areas on The Disney …
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Evaluating and Role of Standards and Guidelines in National Forest Planning
There is longstanding conflict related to planning standards and guidelines (S & Gs) used by the U.S. Forest Service to guide and constrain National Forest System land management. The role these prescriptions have played in the past in forest management, and the role they ought to play in the …
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Evaluating and Role of Standards and Guidelines in National Forest Planning
There is longstanding conflict related to planning standards and guidelines (S & Gs) used by the U.S. Forest Service to guide and constrain National Forest System land management. The role these prescriptions have played in the past in forest management, and the role they ought to play in the …
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Experimental test of the effects of supportive breeding on wild populations
… 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 endangered species …
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Non-lethal methods for assessing the health and status of fish species of conservation concern.
… need for studying the impacts of global change and anthropogenic perturbations on threatened and endangered species. This dissertation focuses on how a commonly occurring relative of a species of conservation concern can be used as a surrogate species for developing and validating nonlethal …
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On the use of demographic models to inform amphibian conservation and management: A case study of the reticulated flatwoods salamander
The Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander, Ambystoma bishopi, is an inhabitant of longleaf pine forests in the southeastern United States. Historically distributed across southern Alabama, Georgia, and the Florida panhandle west of the Apalachicola-Flint Rivers, the range of this species has been …
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Effects Of A Shore Protection Project On Loggerhead And Green Turtle Nesting Activity And Reproduction In Brevard County, Florida
… is strongly correlated with the stability and quality of the nesting environment. Because females show fidelity to key nesting beaches, the management and physical characteristics of these beaches directly affect future generations of marine turtles and may be essential for the recovery of …
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Conservation Behavior Outcomes and Drivers of Participation in a Conservation Research Program on Private Lands
Private lands encompass over half of the continental United States and serve as critical habitat for the majority of federally threatened and endangered species. Despite the importance of private lands for conservation, they remain understudied by conservation scientists. Conservation research …
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Factors influencing cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) distribution in Kafue National Park, Zambia
… management of large carnivores, particularly threatened and endangered species like cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), hinges upon a comprehensive understanding of their spatial distribution and conservation status. Despite being among the most threatened species within the Felid family, cheetah are …
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Bees, Bombs, and Burns: Disturbance and the Native Bee Communities of Military and Other Public Lands in Virginia
Physical and ecological disturbances caused by military land use can create and maintain early successional habitats, which can support diverse communities of native plants and animals. These lands may serve as refugia, protecting rare, threatened, and endangered species that may have disappeared …
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Advancing UAV-Based Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Ecological Monitoring, Habitat Disturbance Detection, and Forensic Science in Arid Landscapes
… analyze habitat disturbances, vegetation cover, and even the detection of threatened and endangered species with unprecedented precision. This synergy not only facilitates assessments of vegetation cover and health but also enhances the detection of anthropogenic impacts such as land degradation …
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Bats as Bushmeat in Ghana
Despite major advances in vaccines, antibiotics and antiviral treatments, infectious diseases still kill 15 million people around the world each year - one quarter of global deaths (Fauci and Morens, 2012). Emerging diseases, caused by new or newly expanding pathogens, form a rapidly changing and …
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Habitat Use And Nightly Activity Patterns Of Bats On A Military Landscape In Western Kentucky
… effects of White-nose Syndrome, habitat loss, and anthropogenic disturbances across the landscape. Unique stressors exist on military installations, such as noise created during training activities. Given the scarcity of data that exists for these widespread ownerships, I created predictive …
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Collaborative governance in the face of global change: a social science approach to working effectively at the human-wildlife-environment interface
… framework for addressing a range of wildlife and environmental conservation issues. Conservation threats in general are often wide-reaching and interdisciplinary, meaning their impacts extend beyond what one organization or field has the resources and capacity to manage. Collaborative …
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Down Stream [Appalachia]
… themes of ecological preservation, conservation, and connectedness—illuminating the precarity of imperiled freshwater species in the Appalachian region. The exhibition is composed of reflective, refractive sculptures and underwater video footage, surrounded by fully-immersive spatial audio. Both …