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GMA: Human Interaction with Marine Mammals
... gill net Photo: credit Nan Hauser & Hoyt Peckham, CCRC Predators Diseases and parasites Environmental pollution Habitat degradation Commercial fishing, intentional, overfishing, or as incidental by-catch Harassment by well-wishers, whale watching ...
octopus.gma.org

International Carnivous Plant Society
... three are extremely rare and, while protected by the Endangered Species Act, are threatened by habitat degradation and poaching. It is important for land managers who steward the mountain bogs to stay ... is only found on vertical cliff faces of Gunung Kelam, in Kalimantan Barat. Droughts, human habitat destruction, and high levels of poaching have reduced the plant population to shreds. The plant ...
www.carnivorousplants.org

Ceiba Foundation - Tamanduas: A Vested Interest In Ants
... on which they feed. Giant anteaters are listed by CITES as threatened, due mainly to habitat loss, and some hunting. Their principal wild predators are South America’s big cats, ... to road deaths, tamanduas are threatened by the common tropical threats of deforestation, hunting and habitat degradation. For example, extraction of standing dead trees in a small forest reserve can significantly reduce ...
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Winter2002
... and self-sustaining. Restoring Suitable Habitat In other cases, the population may still be in fair to good condition, but its habitat has become degraded. Habitat degradation has a variety of causes ... to maximize the native biodiversity a site can support. Working out the species and habitat requirements and fine-tuning management can take several years of observation, experimentation and monitoring ...
www.centerforplantconservation.org

CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... its more common relative. A. koaia can be locally abundant in drier habitats, but this habitat is seriously threatened (K. Wood pers. comm. 2002). This rare tree has sickle-shaped “leaves ... dispersed (Sakai et al. 1995). Threats Threats to A. koaia include habitat degradation and herbivory by goats, and invasion of habitat by alien plant species. Because it occurs in low elevations, it has ...
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Ecolunch
... plant genes in the real world. Ian Baldwin, Max Planck Institute Nov. 13 Impacts of habitat degradation on aquatic turtle health. Anne Readel Nov. 20 THANKSGIVING BREAK Nov. 27 Maternal effects on ...
www.life.uiuc.edu

Chapter 7: Conservation, Article 2
... The global environmental turning point we find ourselves in today is one of human-caused habitat degradation and destruction that is impeding the natural processes of evolution and bringing about large ... . The key to successful palm conservation is embodied in one word: habitat. Most palm species have particular forest habitat requirements such as soils, other plant species and insect pollinators. In ...
www.plantapalm.com

Umdaus Press - Geophytic Pelargoniums
... and cultivation, with special attention being paid to the effect of droughts, fire and habitat alteration on the lives of these plants. Hoareas are the least studied of the ... a gold medal for an exhibit of six of these paintings. Topics included: Habitat destruction, habitat degradation and habitat alteration The ecology of Hoareas Hoarea populations Hoarea species: Their habitats and cultivation ...
www.succulents.net

New Page 6
... by cattle, elk, insect, and rust herbivory (a fungus that eats plants), as well as habitat degradation. Arboretum researchers are examining reintroduction techniques and the impacts of wild and domestic ungulates ( ... been amended with organic material and an irrigation system added. The upland component of this habitat has gentle slopes of clay soil and rock. Organic matter in the soil supports ...
www.thearb.org

MBG: Photo Essays: Images of Dry Tropical Habitat
... Essay Home | Begin Photo Essay | Outline | Photo Gallery | Search Images of Dry Tropical Habitat Images of Dry Tropical Habitat Contributor: Olson, Mark E. This photo essay highlights some of the places ... quality than tropical wet forest areas, making them better for agriculture. As a result, their degradation is far more advanced than that of wet forest. In addition, their contribution to humanity ...
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