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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"wildlife corridors"”.
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Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities to Creating Wildlife Corridors in the Great Plains
… to worsen as climate change progresses, forcing wildlife to relocate to more suitable habitats. Croplands, especially within the Great Plains region of the U.S., can be a major contributor to fragmentation. Wildlife corridor creation, linkages that reconnect pieces of habitat, is a promising and …
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Determining the Suitability of Functional Landscapes and Wildlife Corridors Utilizing Conservation GIS Methods in Denton County, Texas.
… the loss and removal of native habitat and wildlife. This research sought out to identify the remaining natural areas which retain their natural features and support wildlife. Research methodology included fundamental principles of Conservation Planning, Geographical Information Systems, and …
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Evaluation of rural land-use plans in protected area bio-networks in northeastern Tanzania
… has not been thoroughly tested in the context of wildlife corridors in African rangelands. The focus of the research work for this thesis was to evaluate both "conventional" and "participatory" approaches to land-use planning in an African rangeland setting, and to assess the impact of these …
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Wildlife corridors: do they facilitate biotic movement? Evidence from the experimental literature: evidence from the experimental literature : a masters thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Natural Resource [i.e. Resources] Management and Ecological Engineering (NRMEE) at Lincoln University
… of landscapes is a serious threat to wildlife habitats and the biodiversity of wildlife. To remedy this issue wildlife corridors have been implemented to mitigate the negative effects of fragmentation. Landscape manipulated to conduct corridor experiments have taken the initiative to …
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Biodiversity conservation and brownfield sites: a scalar political ecology?
… is developed through the consideration of wildlife corridors, and a case study of a specific brownfield site. The thesis offers an integrative analysis of socioecological transformation, and urban ecological governance. It is argued that while the BAP process has the potential to …
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Botanical processes in urban derelict spaces
… the trend for planners to designate urban wildlife corridors is questioned as being probably of no benefit to native diversity and indeed these features are identified as being instead potentially significant pathways for invasive alien species. The most important factors influencing the …
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Maasai oxen, agriculture and land use change in Monduli District, Tanzania
… their ability to share grazing resources with wildlife. Adopting well-known agricultural development strategies, the Maasai have also tried to maintain their livestock keeping and pastoral culture. Monduli District, located in Northern Tanzania, is adjacent to many wildlife areas and National …
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Multifunctional perennial landscape: small farm design in the Upper Sangamon River Watershed
… joins functional attributes of human condition, wildlife habitat, erosion control, and crop production in a cohesive land use strategy. Layers of geographic information are analyzed to locate areas of flooding, poor soil types, and slopes hindering conventional crop production. Owners’ land use …
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A multiscale analysis and quantification of human impacts on Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) habitat in Riau, Sumatra
… degradation and poaching, Southeast Asian wildlife is facing extreme threats. Indonesia recently eclipsed Brazil in having the world's highest deforestation rate, largely due to the rise of the palm oil industry. Indonesia contains multiple biodiversity hotspots and endangered species such …
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The ecological viability of wildlife conservancies in the Greater Mara Ecosystem
Wildlife conservancies are being promoted as a potential mechanism for both increasing the overall amount of land available for wildlife conservation and for reducing human-wildlife conflict/competition with domestic livestock. This is achieved by creating a protected area buffer on privately owned …
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Elephant space use in relation to ephemeral surface water availability in the eastern Okavango Panhandle, Botswana
… establishment and alignment of protected areas, wildlife corridors and identification of tourism hotspots as well as policy interventions to manage Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC). The Okavango Panhandle in Botswana is a HEC hotspot and the focus of My study. A number of strategies to address HEC …