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Author : Brady Barr
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Total Pages : 486 pages
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Download or read book Food Habits of the American Alligator, Alligator Mississippiensis, in the Southern Everglades written by Brady Barr and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John C. Ogden
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Total Pages : 34 pages
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Download or read book The Food Habits and Nesting Success of Wood Storks in Everglades National Park 1974 written by John C. Ogden and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brady R. Barr
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Total Pages : 146 pages
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Download or read book Dietary Studies on the American Alligator, Alligator Mississippiensis, in Southern Florida written by Brady R. Barr and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Gerould
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Total Pages : 136 pages
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Download or read book U.S. Geological Survey Program on the South Florida Ecosystem written by Sarah Gerould and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steve Davis
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780963403025
Total Pages : 954 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Everglades written by Steve Davis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 31 chapters provide a wealth of previously unpublished information, plus topic syntheses, for a wide range of ecological parameters. These include the physical driving forces that created and continue to shape the Everglades and patterns and processes of its flora and fauna. The book summarizes recent studies of the region's vegetation, alligators, wading birds, and endangered species such as the snail kite and Florida panther. This referee-reviewed volume is the product of collaboration among 58 international authors from 27 institutional affiliations over nearly five years. The book concludes with a synthesis of system-wide restoration hypotheses, as they apply to the Everglades, that represent the integration and a collective viewpoint from the preceding 30 chapters. Techniques and systems learned here can be applied to ecosystems around the world.
Author : Kelby Ouchley
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813047765
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)
Download or read book American Alligator written by Kelby Ouchley and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having survived since the Mesozoic era, alligators teetered on the brink of extinction in the 1960s. Their recovery in the 1970s was largely due to legislative intervention, and today populations are closely monitored throughout their range. American Alligator is the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of this resilient relic, a creature with a brain weighing less than half an ounce that has successfully adapted to a changing Earth for more than 200 million years. Kelby Ouchley chronicles the evolution of A. mississippiensis from "shieldcroc"--the last common ancestor of modern-day alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gavials--to its current role as keystone of the ecological health of America's southern swamps and marshes. In Florida, the apex predator uses its snout and feet to clear muck from holes in the limestone bedrock. During the dry season, these small ponds or "alligator holes" provide refuge, food, and water for a variety of wildlife. In Louisiana, millions of dollars are spent on the bounty of the non-native nutria that overgraze marsh vegetation, but alligators prey on these coastal rodents free of charge. The loss of the American alligator would be a blow to biodiversity and an ecosystem disruption affecting all levels of the food chain. While the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed it from the endangered species list in 1987 and today regulates the legal trade of the animal and its products, Ouchley cautions us not to forget the lessons learned: human activities, from urban development to energy production, can still threaten the future of the gator and its southern wetland habitat.
Author : Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832533868
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Reconstructing Paleodiets: Challenges and Advances written by Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconstructions of diet provide valuable insights into the ecology and evolutionary history of animals and humans in the fossil record, and the history of relationships between animals and humans. Reconstruction of past diets allows tracking numerous ecological and behavioural aspects through time and across diverse geographic areas, such as, but not limited to: trophic position, niche sharing and niche partitioning, past vegetation, migration patterns, ontogenetic and individual diet choices, and adaptations to changing environment. It also is a useful tool to track climatic change. More broadly, these insights are key to reconstructing and understanding the structure, composition, and function of past ecosystems. Multiple approaches have been proposed to infer paleodiets, including the integration of multiple proxy approaches.
Author : Christopher Gerard Brantley
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Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Food Habits of Juvenile and Sub-adult American Alligators (A̲l̲l̲i̲g̲a̲t̲o̲r̲ M̲i̲s̲s̲i̲s̲s̲i̲p̲p̲i̲e̲n̲s̲i̲s̲) in Southeastern Louisiana written by Christopher Gerard Brantley and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David E. Busch
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 9781597262644
Total Pages : 476 pages
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Download or read book Monitoring Ecosystems written by David E. Busch and published by Island Press. This book was released on with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often a commitment to large ecosystem initiatives is linked both conceptually and legally with requirements for ecological monitoring as a means of evaluating the effectiveness of management actions. Programs to determine ecosystem status and trends can contribute significantly to the resolution of difficult and contentious management questions, and can playa key role both in sharpening the focus of research questions and in developing adaptive approaches to resource management. Monitoring Ecosystems brings together leading scientists and researchers to offer a groundbreaking synthesis of lessons learned about ecological monitoring in major ecoregional initiatives around the United States. Contributors-Donald L. DeAngelis, Lance H. Gunderson, Barry R. Noon, John C. Ogden, Craig J. Palmer, Keith M. Reynolds, Paul L. Ringold, John R. Sauer, Lawrence E. Stevens, and many others-present insights and experiences gained from their work in designing, developing, and implementing comprehensive ecosystem monitoring programs in the Pacific Northwest, the lower Colorado River Basin, and the Florida Everglades. The book: outlines the conceptual and scientific underpinnings for regional-scale ecosystem monitoring, examines the role and importance of data management, modeling, and integrative analyses, considers techniques for and experience with monitoring habitats, populations, and communities Chapters by the editors synthesize and expand on points made throughout the volume and present recommendations for establishing frameworks for monitoring across scales, from local to international. Monitoring Ecosystems presents a critical examination of the lessons learned from direct experience along with generalized conclusions that canbe applied to monitoring programs in the United States and around the world. It is a vital contribution to science-based monitoring efforts thatwill allow those responsible for developing and implementing ecoregional initiatives to make use of knowledge gained in previous efforts, enabling them to focus their energies on system-specific questions and problems.
Author : Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
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ISBN 13 : 9780395633922
Total Pages : 90 pages
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Download or read book The American Alligator written by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and habits of the American alligator, including efforts to preserve the habitat of this ancient reptile.
Author : Peter V. Lindeman
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806150602
Total Pages : 489 pages
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Download or read book The Map Turtle and Sawback Atlas written by Peter V. Lindeman and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all facets of the biology of a little-known genus, Peter V. Lindeman’s lavishly illustrated Map Turtle and Sawback Atlas is both a scientific treatise and an engaging introduction to a striking group of turtles. Map turtles and sawbacks, found in and along rivers from Texas to Florida and north to the Great Lakes, fascinate ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Over a short geologic time span, these turtles achieved exceptional biological diversification. Their diets are also exceptionally diverse, and a significant difference in size distinguishes males from females. Adult males are typically half or less the shell length of adult females, making map turtles and sawbacks the champions of sexual dimorphism among not only turtles but all four-legged vertebrates. Aesthetics also draw biologists and hobbyists to map turtles and sawbacks. While the male Sabine map turtle may look to some like a “pencil-necked geek,” as the author puts it, markings on the shell, limbs, head, and neck make map turtles among the most attractive turtles on earth. Sawbacks feature a striking ridge down their shell. Few turtles show themselves off to such advantage. Photographs included here of Graptemys basking poses reveal to what improbable heights these turtles can scale, the spread-eagle sunning stances they adopt, the stacking of individuals on a crowded site, and the heads that warily watch the world above the waterline. In lively prose, Lindeman details the habitat, diet, reproduction and life history, natural history, and population abundance of each species. A section on conservation status summarizes official state, federal, and international designations for each species, along with efforts toward population management and recovery as well as habitat preservation. The author also outlines promising avenues for future research, ranging from the effects of global climate change on populations to strategies for combating expansion of the pet trade.
Author : Patrick V. Wheatley
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Total Pages : 348 pages
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Author : G. M. Woodwell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521391377
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (213 download)
Download or read book The Earth in Transition written by G. M. Woodwell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of outstanding environmental scientists has compiled a collection of case studies that illustrate the changes being wrought on the biosphere by the human presence.
Author : Amanda Nicole Rice
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Download or read book Diet and Condition of American Alligators (Alligator Mississippiensis) in Three Central Florida Lakes written by Amanda Nicole Rice and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: Condition was probably also due to factors other than diet such as alligator hunting behavior, alligator density, or year-round optimal temperature that prolongs feeding. The observed diet and condition differences probably reflect both habitat differences and prey availability in these three lakes.
Author : David Thomas Saalfeld
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Total Pages : 550 pages
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Download or read book American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) Ecology in Inland Wetlands of East Texas written by David Thomas Saalfeld and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goals of this research were to estimate home range size, daily movements, home range overlap, nest success, nest site selection, hatchling survival, hatchling abundance, growth rates, body condition, and food habits of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), in east Texas wetlands. Alligator home range size and daily movements were most affected by sex, season, size, and year, but alligators used smaller home ranges and executed shorter movements than most other estimates throughout the alligator's geographic range. Alligators in inland wetlands may be more constrained than coastal individuals (occupying larger, relatively contiguous coastal marshes), as inland alligator home ranges and movements were restricted by overall wetland size, water level fluctuations, high population densities, and/or exotic invasive aquatic plants. As part of this study, 30 nests were monitored. Nest circumference, year, and time during incubation exerted the greatest influence on nest survival. Most habitat variables were consistent throughout and within study sites, where alligators tended to select nest sites near (5 m) a large tree, far (150 m) from open water, and within areas with (>50%) shallow marsh habitat. Variation in nest success, nest site selection, and hatchling survival are likely attributable to fluctuating water levels and habitat management practices. Growth rates and condition were also estimated through an intensive mark-recapture study from 2003-2008, where 1064 alligators, ranging in size from 20.9 cm to 363.5 cm (total length), were captured, and 472 alligators were recaptured, ranging in size from 25.4 cm to 292.1 cm. Similar to growth rates, condition varied among wetlands and size classes, however condition improved as alligator size increased. Overall, alligators exhibited faster growth rates, but were in poorer body condition than reported throughout their range. This trade-off may be a factor of increased number of vacant breeding territories after harvest of large individuals, high population densities, food availability, and/or habitat conditions. In 2006-2008, 62 alligator diet samples were obtained from alligators ranging in size from 94.7 cm to 386.0 cm (total length). Nearly all diet samples contained some sort of organic by-catch and/or non-food items (i.e., woody debris, aquatic plants, seeds, rocks, fishing tackle, etc.). Alligators had similar diets between sexes, however, non-breeding size (
Author : Steve Grenard
Publisher : Krieger Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Alligators and Crocodiles written by Steve Grenard and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a resource on the basic aspects of crocodilian biology, resource management, behaviour, anatomy, physiology and ecology. It is aimed at a broad audience of individuals concerned with crocodilians, such as wildlife officers in the field, wildlife researchers, environmental specialists, alligator/crocodile farming and ranching personnel, hunters and herpetologists, including students and generalists who need a thorough yet non-technical background.
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Download or read book American Alligator written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
