Sentences with phrase «island ecosystems»

Likewise, this isolation also makes island ecosystems incredibly susceptible to outside, or introduced species.

Despite climate change having received considerable attention in recent years, no global assessment of the consequences of sea rising is available for island ecosystems.

About Site - The Society promotes the conservation and restoration of island ecosystems, sustainable development of islands, and awareness of their vulnerability and vital importance to the planet's biodiversity.

For a century, the Channel Islands were used primarily for ranching and fishing activities, which had significant impacts on island ecosystems, including the local extinction of sea otters, bald eagles, and other species.

Seamlessly intertwining lyrical travelogue with ecological science, journalist Emma Marris explores conservation efforts worldwide, venturing from fragile island ecosystems in Hawaii to a seemingly primeval forest in Poland and Belarus.

During 2015 Mass Audubon's Salt Marsh Science Project (SMS) and Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research (PIE LTER) began involvement via our Schoolyard K - 12 education program with the Michigan State University NSF sponsored Data Nuggets activity.

Project Isabela: Eradicating Goats in the Name of Biodiversity Project Isabela is an operation spearheaded by the Charles Darwin Research Center starting in 1998, and its sole purpose was to eliminate the ever - burgeoning population of non-native goats, pigs, and donkeys from the fragile island ecosystems of the Galapagos.

«With a dwindling population of fewer than 300 adults, actions need to be taken quickly to preserve this important member of the Channel Islands ecosystem.»

The removal of introduced invasive rats from island ecosystems is a powerful conservation tool to protect threatened species, and has been adopted worldwide, with about 500 successful eradications reported.

They connect to conservation issues that Mass Audubon staff is working on, and research topics that Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research Scientists are investigating.

Course Collaborators Mass Audubon's Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary (Lead Institution), Glen Urquhart School, Plum Island Ecosystems LTER

Eben Paxton of the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Islands Ecosystems Research Center at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and colleagues looked at population trends for seven species of native forest birds living on Kauai's Alakai Plateau, the eroded crater of a long - extinct volcano.

These novel disturbances decimate native island wildlife and change entire island ecosystems.

Recognizing the challenges of managing the complex island ecosystems and richly diverse cultural resources, the Foundation is committed to the ongoing work of Channel Islands National Park.

This research has increased our understanding of the predators that use the Raine Island region, and in turn enhanced our understanding of the whole Raine Island ecosystem.»

Pre-human island ecosystems provide vital clues for saving endangered island species and re-establishing native species, said lead author Alex Hastings, who conducted work for the study as graduate student at the Florida Museum of Natural History and UF department of geological sciences.

Papahanaumokuakea is cooperatively managed to ensure ecological integrity and achieve strong, long - term protection and perpetuation of Northwestern Hawaiian Island ecosystems, Native Hawaiian culture, and heritage resources for current and future generations.

For environmentalists, it's a «sky island ecosystem» that hosts rare and altitude - sensitive species, including the wekiu bug found nowhere else in the world.

The vast distances that separate hydrothermal vents make them similar to isolated island ecosystems, Adams says.

«The effects [on health] are likely to be small and limited to Mururoa and nearby island ecosystems,» it says.

Monitors play an important ecological role in many island ecosystems in the southwest Pacific.

Páramos resemble a sort of alpine archipelago, each a link in the chain of distinct island ecosystems that have evolved in isolation to produce plants found nowhere else on the planet.

Invasive species have shaped island ecosystems and landscapes in the Gulf of Alaska, but their histories are unknown.

Race Rocks Now you can visit this sensitive island ecosystem online.

The SPCA advocates a fulsome exploration of alternative options in order to address the situation in a more sustainable manner with a view to the long - term viability of the unique Sable Island ecosystem, and its animal inhabitants.

February 24 — 27, 2015 Workshop International Workshop on Marine Bioinvasions of Tropical Island Ecosystems Charles Darwin Research Station Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Ecuador

Learn to sea kayak, surf, kayak surf, windsurf, snorkel, scuba dive, whitewater kayak, raft, and cave while experiencing the best of both the rainforest and island ecosystems at Glover's Reef, 35 miles off the coast of Belize.

His work focuses on lone individuals and small insular communities on the fringes of society, from hermetic existences found deep in the Scottish countryside to post-apocalyptic island ecosystems.

In recent months I've become familiar with the work of the nonprofit group Seacology, which scours the world for opportunities to conserve island ecosystems and cultures.

For example, in species - poor, sub-Antarctic island ecosystems, alien microbes, fungi, plants and animals have been extensively documented as causing substantial loss of local biodiversity and changes to ecosystem function (Frenot et al., 2005).

Tourism invites hordes of people to trample over the delicate island ecosystems, the ever - growing industry attracts migrant workers to join an already unsustainable population which combined with the gaggle of visitors usurps the Galapagos» limited resources.

Historically ~ 80 % of extinctions since 1500 have occurred on island ecosystems that today support ~ 40 % of all threatened species.

Our waterways drain to the sea, a polluted ocean impacts the Channel Island ecosystem.

Experience the best of the rainforest and island ecosystems in Belize.

NSF proposal competition results in addition of new Land Margin Ecological Research (LMER) site: Plum Island Ecosystem LTER

Municipalities enforce rigorous official plans and strict building codes, which he regards as a good thing to prevent overbuilding and not exceed the carrying capacity of fragile island ecosystems.

But humans have introduced rodents and predators such as feral cats and foxes to many of these islands, devastating native wildlife and changing entire island ecosystems.

Recognizing the challenges of managing the complex island ecosystems and richly diverse cultural resources, the Foundation is committed to advocating on behalf of and in support of the ongoing work of the Channel Islands National Park.

Seychelles About Blog The Society promotes the conservation and restoration of island ecosystems, sustainable development of islands, and awareness of their vulnerability and vital importance to the planet's biodiversity.

The removal of introduced rats from island ecosystems is a powerful conservation tool to protect threatened species, and has been adopted worldwide with ~ 500 successful eradications reported.

Reporting on New Zealander zoologist Gareth Morgan's plea to eliminate cats from his country because they're killing off all sorts of birds and other animals we'd much rather have instead, Laura Helmuth notes that «Cats are a globally invasive species» and «are particularly damaging in island ecosystems that are home to species found nowhere else on earth,» like New Zealand.

«The story of this insect really highlights the fragility of island ecosystems,» he adds.

But closely related tortoises from the neighboring Seychelles archipelago have been imported recently, and they have helped restore the island ecosystem, including bringing back the endangered local ebony trees.

Historically, about 80 % of extinctions since 1500 have occurred on island ecosystems that today support approximately 40 % of all threatened species.

The island ecosystems have not collapsed in their absence.

Australia is also an island ecosystem, though it's an exceptionally large one.

• In its commitment to protect the natural resources of the Island, staff and volunteers ensure ongoing restoration and conservation of the island ecosystem, including habitat protection for the more than 20,000 sea birds who nest on the island each season.