Sentences with phrase «native predator species»

Parasites from wild rabbits and exposure to our native predator species such as coyotes, hawks, owls, and snakes make for an unsuitable habitat for domesticated rabbits.

Not exact matches

They have little experience with sustainability per se, have done hardly any research into growing various crops under different native shade tree species and densities, and have very little * ecological * perspective (i.e., multi-year, cyclic, prey - predator and tree - weed interactions etc.).

Dr Ford, from the University's Institute of Marine Sciences, said: «One of the main reasons why invasive species are successful is the escape from predators, parasites and disease in their native habitats.

Instead, we should actively manage nature, interfering when necessary — by reintroducing native predators, moving species under threat, or even embracing invaders — to buttress important ecosystems and preserve diversity.

The polar bear, also known as the white bear, northern bear, sea bear, or nanuq in some Inuit languages, is a species of bear that is native to the Arctic and the apex predator within its range.

What happens when invasive and native species are eaten by the same predator?

If the invasive species is abundant, the native species can go extinct because predator numbers are propped up by the invading species.

Recreational fishing and crabbing on Cape Cod have removed most of the native predators that used to eat a common native species called the purple marsh crab (Sesarma reticulatum).

Bigger, more adaptable, and more aggressive toward other predators, they simply drove out the native species.

The «enemy release» hypothesis holds that certain invading species succeed because they escape from their natural enemies — pathogens, parasites, herbivores and predators — in their native habitat.

The virus had likely rippled through the food web, starving these invasive predators, which had been devouring native species along with rabbits — a chain reaction called a trophic cascade.

Video screens are next to dioramas in the African Hall, detailing the field research on species conservation next to scenes of predators and prey in their native habitat.

``... conserve and restore federally - listed species and protect all native fauna and flora on the [refuges] from population decline and potential extirpation or extinction due to predation by non-native species and human - subsidized populations of native predators.»

The letter expressed strong opposition to free - roaming cats within the U.S. «due to the adverse impacts of these non-native predators on federally listed threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, and other vulnerable native wildlife.»

Finally, the return of feral cats to the wild must be balanced against the impacts these cats can have on wildlife, including on threatened and endangered species, habitats, and food sources for native predators.»

The decline and extinction of native species due to invasive predators can have impacts that cascade throughout entire ecosystems (9).

It's easy for these invasive species to outcompete native species that have predators and bio-controls.

Quick to reproduce and with no natural predators, these alien species decimated the habitats of native species.

In isolated landmasses, such as Australasia, there are often no other native, medium - sized quadrupedal predators (including other feline species); this tends to exacerbate the impact of feral cats on small native animals.

The dispute echoes similar controversies that have dogged campaigns to eliminate predators, from seagulls to snakes, that threaten native species in isolated ecosystems such as those on islands.

Golden eagles, feral pigs and island carnivores: how exotic species turn native predators into prey.

The introduction of these new predators to South America led to the extinction of many mammalian species that lived there, including all 13 native species of ungulates (hoofed mammals).

The snakes not only compete with alligators to be the top predator in the swamps, but they may have contributed to the decline of a number of other species native to the Everglades.

Once there, however, the carnivorous and voracious toad preyed upon smaller native species and killed predators that fed upon it.

Using a native predator to control the population of an invasive species is key, as it avoids the pitfalls inherent in introducing a foreign species — the very pitfalls that led to the cane toad outbreak in the first place.