| Titre : | Biological Conservation 127(1) - JAN 2006 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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E. S. Menges, Auteur ;
P. F. Q. Ascencio, Auteur ;
C. W. Weekley, Auteur ;
O. G. Gaoue, Auteur
We use population viability analysis of an endangered Florida scrub mint, Dicerandra frutescens, to specify the optimal fire return intervals for its long-term persistence and for its specific habitat. We derived 83 population projection matrice[...]
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F. H. Vargas, Auteur ;
S. Harrison, Auteur ;
S. Rea, Auteur ;
D. W. Macdonald, Auteur
Long-term monitoring of physical and biological parameters is essential for understanding the effects of El Ni (n) over tildeo on bird populations, particularly for small or declining populations. We examined the biological effects of El Ni (n) [...]
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K. L. Jones, Auteur ;
L. Rodwell, Auteur ;
K. I. McCann, Auteur ;
G. H. Verdoorn, Auteur ;
M. V. Ashley, Auteur
The wattled crane (Grus carunculatus), a species highly dependent on wetlands, is the largest and rarest of the six African crane species. The once vast range of the wattled crane now consists of only three disjunct populations. The South Africa[...]
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J. D. Goss-Custard, Auteur ;
Patrick Triplet, Auteur ;
F. Sueur, Auteur ;
A. D. West, Auteur
Intertidal areas support during the non-breeding season many wading birds Charadrii that may often take flight in response to the presence of people or of birds of prey on their intertidal feeding and roosting grounds. Disturbance can cause bird[...]
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D. M. Scott, Auteur ;
D. Brown, Auteur ;
S. Mahood, Auteur ;
B. Denton, Auteur ;
A. Silburn, Auteur ;
F. Rakotondraparany, Auteur
Madagascar is a global biodiversity hotspot threatened by forest loss, degradation and fragmentation, all of which are detrimental to the future survival of forest-dwelling organisms. For conservation purposes it is essential to determine how sp[...]
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K. A. Franklin, Auteur ;
K. Lyons, Auteur ;
P. L. Nagler, Auteur ;
D. Lampkin, Auteur ;
E. P. Glenn, Auteur ;
F. Molina-Freaner, Auteur ;
T. Markow, Auteur ;
A. R. Huete, Auteur
Bufflelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare syn. Cenchrus ciliaris) is an African grass that has been widely introduced in subtropical and regions of the world to improve rangelands for cattle production. However, it can have a negative effect on the diver[...]
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B. Fessl, Auteur ;
S. Kleindorfer, Auteur ;
S. Tebbich, Auteur
It is widely recognised that the main threats to the biota of the Galapagos Islands stem from newly introduced diseases, plants and animals. Introduced organisms may lead to the rapid extinction of naive insular populations. Previous research on[...]
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J. P. Hoover, Auteur
The alteration and fragmentation of natural habitats has resulted in increased rates of nest predation and poor reproductive success for many bird species. The development of effective conservation strategies to reduce elevated rates of nest pre[...]
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C. E. Zartman, Auteur ;
H. E. M. Nascimento, Auteur
in theory, habitat fragmentation alters plant community dynamics by influencing both local (within patch) and regional (among patch) processes. However, the lengthy generation times of plant taxa relative to the short duration of most experiment[...]
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A. Ernoult, Auteur ;
Y. Tremauville, Auteur ;
D. Cellier, Auteur ;
P. Margerie, Auteur ;
E. Langlois, Auteur ;
D. Alard, Auteur
Changes in landscape pattern under the control of agriculture intensification are considered to be an important driver of biodiversity and often a threat for conservation. The response of species to landscape changes is complex, including possib[...]
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C. A. Moreno, Auteur ;
J. A. Arata, Auteur ;
P. Rubilar, Auteur ;
R. Hucke-Gaete, Auteur ;
G. Robertson, Auteur
Industrial longline fisheries are considered worldwide as the main threat to albatross and petrel populations, particularly at open oceans. However, inside countries' EEZ artisanal fleets account for a significant fishing effort and eventually, [...]
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D. A. Roberts, Auteur ;
A. G. B. Poore, Auteur
Habitat fragmentation is a threat to the preservation of both terrestrial and marine biodiversity. While terrestrial systems have been well studied, relatively few studies have considered how changes to the spatial arrangement of habitats affect[...]
