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Biodiversity Conservation in Britain: Science Replacing Tradition
K-selected species which are most at risk on land in Britain. These will ... the ecology and conservation of saproxylic invertebrates in Britain English Nature, Peterborough Laurance, WF 1991 Edge effects in tropical forest fragments: application of a model for the design of nature reserves ...
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Colong Foundation for Wilderness
Letter 5 - wilderness restoration and nature based management for the South East Forests National Park Points for your letter: Wilderness management of core park areas reduces the edge effects that fray ecosystems and damage ecological integrity. Wilderness management also reduces visitor management costs by providing facilities in accessible areas located close to park boundaries. (I/your ...
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Thomas D. Sisk-Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau co-PI and Author
Current controversies over land and resource management in the West illustrate this point well, with the effects of timber harvest, grazing, and water development constituting a few obvious and complex examples. My ... . Sisk, T.D. and C.R. Margules. 1992. Habitat edges and restoration: methods for quantifying edge effects and predicting the results of restoration efforts. Pp. 57-69 in D.A. Saunders, ...
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The Delta News
Manitoba? Canadian Field-Naturalist 117:582-588. Larivière, S. 2003. Edge effects, predator movement, and the travel-lane paradox. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31: 315-320. Richman, ... in a central-arctic population of king eiders. Condor 106: 241-251. Pearse, A. 2004. Effects of predator removal on duck production. Wildlife Trends May/June 2004: 20-25. Pearse, A ...
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EcologyFund.com, Scotland Info - Expand, preserve and protect Scottish Nature Reserves!
In a number of areas, existing plantations are having a negative impact on the hydrology and species composition of adjacent areas of blanket bog (so called edge effects). In order to protect adjacent areas of blanket bog, trees will have to be removed from some areas and the ...
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Ecology and Society - Vol. 10, No. 1 (2005)
Elevated Levels of Herbivory in Urban Landscapes: Are Declines in Tree Health More Than an Edge Effect? Fiona J Christie, University of Sydney Dieter F Hochuli, University of Sydney Abstract Urbanization is ... levels of leaf damage than did interior sites. Trees at edge sites showed intermediate levels of damage, suggesting that edge effects alone are not the cause of higher levels of herbivory. ...
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Habitat Fragmentation and its effects on Biological Diversity
Fragmentation Essential Knowledge for Naturalists Fragmentation occurs in conjunction with habitat loss, and leads to edge effects, with concurrent loss of critical interior habitats. because certain species need interior habtitats to ... edges consisting of light-loving trees. Luckily, we still ahve interior forests. The next time you hike a trail look for edges and see if you can tell where the edge ...
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Contribution of Roads to Forest Fragmentation in the West
Colorado Plateau may be similar. Interpretation of Edge-Effects Using USFS Resource Information System maps and a geographical information system (GIS), a comparison ... , their influence extends far beyond their immediate boundaries. The amount of land area that is edge habitat created by clearcuts and roads is 1.5-2.5 times the land area ...
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EDGE of Existence :: Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered
Non-lethal effects of pollutants include, reducing reproductive success, weakening immunity and indirectly reducing food and/or habitat ... , but some groups appear to be more vulnerable that others. Find out more about the effects of climate change and UV radiation on amphibians here. Disease Disease can be a major ...
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EDGE of Existence :: Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered
Archey’s frog (the highest priority EDGE amphibian species) in the Coromandel, resulting in an emergency meeting of the Native Frog Recovery ... , copper, zinc and iron are all toxic to amphibians. Nickel, lead, and manganese have damaging effects on fish, so frog populations are probably similarly affected. Habitat destruction Human alternation of habitat ...
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