1. Comparative Conservation Biology of Oceanic Archipelagoes.
- Author
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Loope, Lloyd L., Hamann, Ole, and Stone, Charles P.
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BIOTIC communities , *INTRODUCED animals , *INVASIVE plants , *FERAL goats , *GALAPAGOS tortoise , *PETRELS , *RANGE management , *ISLAND ecology - Abstract
Discusses Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands, which are two island ecosystems that are thought to be a significant and unique part of earth's biota. Characteristics of the two archipelagos, which are both of volcanic origin and are roughly similar in size; Observation that while Hawaii has only a single native terrestrial mammal, a bat, the Galápagos Islands have native rodents and reptiles; Damage which has been done to the vegetation of both archipelagoes from the grazing of feral goats; The impact of non-native black rats on the tortoise and dark-rumped petrel populations of the Galápagos; The problem of avian disease in Hawaii and the Galápagos; Outlook for the future management of island species invasions.
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- 1988
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