Habitat Fragmentation
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Workshop on mangroves: technology of 'pillowtube' in mitigating ... - Aug 16, 2007
Borneo Bulletin,Their number had declined by about 35 per cent in the past 20 years due largely to habitat loss and degradation, habitat fragmentation, poaching and killing
Smithsonian Fragmentation Project Threatened By Amazon ... - Jul 26, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Since 1979, the project has hosted hundreds of scientists and students from around the world, working to understand how habitat fragmentation affects the
Populations of isolated woodrat declining - Jul 21, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,Wenner said development and habitat fragmentation are likely the biggest culprits for the decline of the woodrat. The species can only travel a mile or two,
Group presses for critical habitat in US for jaguars - Aug 4, 2007
Sierra Vista Herald,Poaching, habitat fragmentation and other human activities threaten the jaguars in the United States, Avila said. Although potentially suitable habitat has
Study: Antelope flourish in gas fields - Aug 11, 2007
The Casper Star Tribune,Leigh Work with Wildlife Conservation Society said the group is interested to see the point at which habitat fragmentation in developed areas affects
BLM hosts meetings on draft plan for Kemmerer area - Aug 13, 2007
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,It would also seek to limit habitat fragmentation. It would be the most restrictive on energy development, with 940220 acres withdrawn from mineral
More than a map - Aug 17, 2007
Oilsands Review,Hatfield says the goal was to assess the mine activity area, habitat fragmentation in the lease area, watershed, and region, and the potential for
Where are the bees? - Aug 12, 2007
The Record-Courier,In addition, the habitat fragmentation that has occurred with development has eliminated plant diversity and reduced traditional food sources.
Centennial Marsh Wildlife Area Approved For Development - Jul 24, 2007
Sun Valley Online.com (press release),Quote: “Habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, disturbance, and/or displacement from suitable habitat as a result of development create the most pervasive
Mastodon genome sheds light on human evolution - Jul 23, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),It is suggested that a drier climate caused habitat fragmentation – such as the break-up of forest areas, isolating groups of animals and thereby leading to
Pollinators in Peril - Jul 25, 2007
Rappahannock News,These include not only bees, but also birds, bats and butterflies, some of which are threatened by pesticides, disease or habitat fragmentation and loss.
Letter: New road plan would enhance forest experience - Aug 9, 2007
Wallowa County Chieftain (subscription),This is a textbook example of habitat fragmentation. The WWNF is planning to close several thousand miles of the most primitive roads.
How a girl from Fife is battling to save the red men of Borneo - Jul 30, 2007
The Herald,The organisation says that the dwindling numbers are due to habitat fragmentation, illegal logging, forest conversion, illegal trade and forest fires.
Flying in the face of extinction - Jul 23, 2007
Journal Watch,However, habitat fragmentation and agricultural disturbance are increasingly isolating suitable patches: work is underway to link the four remaining
Arizona bighorn sheep population declining Nov 20, 2006
Sierra Club's Grand Canyon chapter. "For bighorn sheep, certainly, habitat fragmentation is the biggest issue. But instead what they ... - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,
Refuge bighorn numbers shrinking Nov 18, 2006
Club's Grand Canyon chapter. "For bighorn sheep, certainly, habitat fragmentation is the biggest issue.". The government report noted ... - Arizona Daily Star,
Scientists ponder 'the Lilliput effect' Nov 15, 2006
...on local fauna. Habitat fragmentation had caused 25 species, including mice, hares, and foxes, to change in size. Larger species ... - Christian Science Monitor,
Threats to tropical forests Nov 16, 2006
4. Environmental synergisms, whereby two or more simultaneous threats-such as habitat fragmentation and wild-fires, or logging and hunting-can dramatically ... - Central Chronicle,
Birds of Shade Coffee: A Visit to Panama Nov 8, 2006
Park ecologist Alan Williams participated in a study funded by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Institute that explored how habitat fragmentation in Panama ... - Rappahannock News,
Macaws face possible extinction Oct 24, 2006
Fragmentation Linked To Stress In Birds (May 31, 2001) -- Amazon forest birds are particularly sensitive to habitat fragmentation -- even patches as big as 250 ... - Science Daily (press release)
Can BC help save endangered caribou? Oct 25, 2006
...as well," she said. Ms. McCrory said the plan fails to address the problem of habitat fragmentation and loss. "If they don't take ... - Globe and Mail,
Does the NRA hate wildlife? Nov 5, 2006
...the affected area. So why on earth is the NRA supporting more habitat fragmentation with loud and obnoxious vehicles? Ed Quillen ... - Denver Post,
Deer especially dangerous to drivers during ‘rut’ season Nov 4, 2006
Despite the high degree of habitat fragmentation through agricultural land use, the Delta supports a moderate deer population because of high soil fertility ... - Northwest Arkansas Times,
bison? Experts get to meat of matter Oct 24, 2006
...agreed. Among them: diseases such as bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis, habitat fragmentation and negative public attitudes. "In ... - Denver Post,
Environment-conscious society takes desire to learn Oct 29, 2006
...reporter for the New York Times, calls "the slow drip" — the big, diffuse problems such as global warming, species extinction and habitat fragmentation. ... - Poughkeepsie Journal,
Blaine County 2025 ordinances—effective and fair? 31 Mar 2006
...developments (PUDs), which are discouraged under the proposed ordinances, are valuable tools that prevent sprawl, minimize habitat fragmentation and preserve ...
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide,
Birds sound alarm over habitat fragmentation Feb 27, 2006
Bird song can be influenced by habitat fragmentation, according to a study published in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology (42: 1183 ...
BirdLife International,
'Wildscaping' woos animals to yards Mar 29, 2006
Lyon-Holloran said the No. 1 cause in wildlife decline is habitat fragmentation and loss, so a neighborhood project can serve to reconnect habitat. ...
Billings Gazette,
Middle class needs 'affordable housing' Mar 25, 2006
...trend. We are bracing for the dewatering, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity loss, etc., that comes with this deforestation. At ...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Don't move trees Mar 15, 2006
Conservation ecologists warn that habitat fragmentation is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity in the world today. We in ...
Belmont Citizen-Herald,
Wind power forum draws largely supportive audience Mar 2, 2006
Natural Resources. Nesting songbirds are intolerant of habitat fragmentation caused by development and also of human presence. Those ...
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,
Florida panther killed on I-75 in Southwest Florida Mar 3, 2006
Statewide, the panther population is estimated at about 80 animals. The biggest threats to panthers are loss of habitat and habitat fragmentation. ...
Charlotte Sun-Herald,
First phase of wind farm project begins Mar 2, 2006
...while protecting migratory birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, cranes and other species they say already are challenged by habitat fragmentation and development. ...
Daily News - Galveston County,
San Bernardino National Forest Association Mar 7, 2006
...the forest. Graphic showing habitat fragmentation caused by an altered landscape – courtesy of Chelsea Vollmer, USFS. "It's simply ...
Dirt Rider Magazine
Genetics research follows cats' historic behavior Mar 1, 2006
..."Cougars are still moving through the landscape very effectively," he said, which is the beginning of an answer about how habitat fragmentation might, or might ...
Helena Independent Record,
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