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Author : Don E. Wilson,Gary Lynn Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Bats
ISBN : UIUC:30112106573824
Author : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:150453385
Author : Don E. Wilson,Gary L. Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Bats
ISBN : PURD:32754063438851
Author : Emily Raabe
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0823963241
An introduction to the flying fox, a type of bat that belongs to the relatively uncommon Megachiroptera order.
Author : D. J. Butler,Ralph Powlesland,I. Westbrooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Bird populations
ISBN : 9820404681
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Wildlife conservation
ISBN : UIUC:30112010269220
Author : Theodore H. Fleming,Paul A. Racey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226253312
The second largest order of mammals, Chiroptera comprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. These island bats represent an evolutionarily distinctive and ecologically significant part of the earth’s biological diversity. Island Bats is the first book to focus solely on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the world’s island ecosystems. Among other topics, the contributors to this volume examine how the earth’s history has affected the evolution of island bats, investigate how bat populations are affected by volcanic eruptions and hurricanes, and explore the threat of extinction from human disturbance. Geographically diverse, the volume includes studies of the islands of the Caribbean, the Western Indian Ocean, Micronesia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Zealand. With its wealth of information from long-term studies, Island Bats provides timely and valuable information about how this fauna has evolved and how it can be conserved.
Author : Sandra Anne Banack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Flying foxes
ISBN : UCAL:C3389680
Author : Tyrone Lavery,Tim Flannery
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781486312634
Islands are special because they promote unique forms of life, and large proportions of the species they hold are found nowhere else on Earth. The mammals of the South-west Pacific are no exception, with many distributed only across single islands or archipelagos. Mammals of the South-west Pacific details the natural history for more than 180 species of marsupials, bats and rodents from 24 Pacific nations and territories. Species profiles are accompanied by distribution maps, illustrations and photographs – many being the first images ever captured for the species. By combining available knowledge with unpublished data collected over years of field work, Mammals of the South-west Pacific forms a definitive guide to the mammals from this region.
Author : Stephen L. Buchmann,Gary Paul Nabhan
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597269087
Consider this: Without interaction between animals and flowering plants, the seeds and fruits that make up nearly eighty percent of the human diet would not exist. In The Forgotten Pollinators, Stephen L. Buchmann, one of the world's leading authorities on bees and pollination, and Gary Paul Nabhan, award-winning writer and renowned crop ecologist, explore the vital but little-appreciated relationship between plants and the animals they depend on for reproduction -- bees, beetles, butterflies, hummingbirds, moths, bats, and countless other animals, some widely recognized and other almost unknown. Scenes from around the globe -- examining island flora and fauna on the Galapagos, counting bees in the Panamanian rain forest, witnessing an ancient honey-hunting ritual in Malaysia -- bring to life the hidden relationships between plants and animals, and demonstrate the ways in which human society affects and is affected by those relationships. Buchmann and Nabhan combine vignettes from the field with expository discussions of ecology, botany, and crop science to present a lively and fascinating account of the ecological and cultural context of plant-pollinator relationships. More than any other natural process, plant-pollinator relationships offer vivid examples of the connections between endangered species and threatened habitats. The authors explain how human-induced changes in pollinator populations -- caused by overuse of chemical pesticides, unbridled development, and conversion of natural areas into monocultural cropland-can have a ripple effect on disparate species, ultimately leading to a "cascade of linked extinctions."
Author : P.J. Olney,G. Mace,A. Feistner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-12-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0412495708
Past progress and future challenges R.J. Wheater Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. In the past two decades much has been achieved in the sphere of breeding endangered species, and we should be pleased that our co operative efforts have already borne so much fruit. However, on balance and despite the best efforts of conservationists, the position of wildlife in the wild places where they are best conserved has become worse, often dramatically worse. Before returning to the United Kingdom in 1972, I was in Uganda for 16 years, most of which time was spent as Chief Warden of Murchison Falls National Park. Our main problem was that an over-population of large mammals was having a devastating impact on the habitat. Devas tation was being wrought on woodland areas by the arrival of large numbers of elephants into the sanctuary of the Park, following changes in land use in the areas outside the Park. These changes were in response to the requirements of an ever-expanding human population.
Author : Christian C. Voigt,Tigga Kingston
Publisher : Springer
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319252209
This book focuses on central themes related to the conservation of bats. It details their response to land-use change and management practices, intensified urbanization and roost disturbance and loss. Increasing interactions between humans and bats as a result of hunting, disease relationships, occupation of human dwellings, and conflict over fruit crops are explored in depth. Finally, contributors highlight the roles that taxonomy, conservation networks and conservation psychology have to play in conserving this imperilled but vital taxon. With over 1300 species, bats are the second largest order of mammals, yet as the Anthropocene dawns, bat populations around the world are in decline. Greater understanding of the anthropogenic drivers of this decline and exploration of possible mitigation measures are urgently needed if we are to retain global bat diversity in the coming decades. This book brings together teams of international experts to provide a global review of current understanding and recommend directions for future research and mitigation.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Forest reserves
ISBN : UOM:39015043059909
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Ecology
ISBN : UOM:39015027119067
Coverage: 1982- current; updated: monthly. This database covers current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction. Major ares of subject coverage include: Algae/lichens, Animals, Annelids, Aquatic ecosystems, Arachnids, Arid zones, Birds, Brackish water, Bryophytes/pteridophytes, Coastal ecosystems, Conifers, Conservation, Control, Crustaceans, Ecosyst em studies, Fungi, Grasses, Grasslands, High altitude environments, Human ecology, Insects, Legumes, Mammals, Management, Microorganisms, Molluscs, Nematodes, Paleo-ecology, Plants, Pollution studies, Reptiles, River basins, Soil, TAiga/tundra, Terrestrial ecosystems, Vertebrates, Wetlands, Woodlands.
Author : Leslie S. Hall,Gregory Richards
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0868405612
Sometimes kept as family pets, flying foxes are much beloved in Australia. This work covers issues such as descriptions of Australia's 13 species of flying foxes and blossom bats, their physiology of flight, ecology, diet and behaviour, and management of populations.
