Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Author "Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan"
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Suriyamongkol, Thanchira (2015-09-04)Wildfires are natural phenomena that can impact native fauna by altering their habitats. In 2011, a large wildfire occurred in 2011 near Bastrop, Texas. Bastrop area is known for its famous Lost Pines region which is a ...
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Cole, Anna Marie (2015-09-19)There are over 30 species of wild cat that occupy over 90 countries of the world. Many of these species are experiencing significant population loss due to urbanization and habitat fragmentation. These forces lead to common ...
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Arevilca, Aminta (2015-09-19)Wildlife populations are negatively impacted in a variety of ways. Humans, in particular, have played a huge part in species declines today as well as species extinctions in the past due to overexploitation (Coleman and ...
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Carbajal, Katherine (2018-04-23)One of the most endangered marine mammals in the coastal areas of the United States is the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). The Florida manatee population has been increasing and decreasing since 1991 along ...
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Richardson, Andrew WFound in the headwaters of the Comal and San Marcos River, the Fountain Darter (Etheostoma fonticola) is on average a three-centimeter length fish that feeds upon small invertebrates. Considered endangered by the United ...
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Aden, Rebecca E (2015-09-19)Amphibian populations have been documented to be declining worldwide for the last three decades. Determining the risk of extinction is one of the major goals of amphibian conservation. However, sex ratios are difficult to ...
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Camposeco, Maria Paola; Diaz, Jasmin; Ortega, MarissaThe introduction of invasive species in marine environments is rare but detrimental to the existence of native species. The Indo-Pacific lionfish species (Pterois volitans and P. miles) recently has invaded coral reefs ...
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Peterson, Miranda R; Derouen, Zakary (2019-04-23)Invasive species have large economic and ecological impacts, including agriculture losses, native species replacement, ecological function modification, and altered community structure. Despite this, invasive marine species ...
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Gerke, Hannah Carise (2017-04-24)Increasing focus has been placed on snakes and their role in the ecosystem. As a key predator in longleaf pine ecosystems, the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) feeds on a variety of taxa, but recent studies have ...
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Culpepper, Lela Salome Z (2017-04-24)Invasions by non-natives contribute to the loss of ecosystem biodiversity and productivity, modification of biogeochemical cycles, and inhibit natural regeneration of native species. Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium ...
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Forks, Kaitlyn Nicole (2015-08-28)With the sharp decline in amphibian populations worldwide, it is becoming increasingly important to evaluate use of artificial refuges by amphibian species. The objective of this study is to evaluate PVC pipes as artificial ...