Browsing by Subject "Biodiversity"
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Biodiversity of Pelagic Ichthyoplankton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
(2018-12-05)Studies on larvae and juvenile fishes during the first few months of life are limited for many pelagic species despite the fact that biological data on these stages are needed to better assess and monitor recruitment ... -
Community Assembly Rules of Fish Assemblages Along a Large Tropical River Catchment: A View from Different Perspectives
(2019-04-04)Community ecologist have studied biodiversity worldwide principally focusing on species richness. However, little is known about how species composition varies in space, time and even less about the species role in the ... -
Endohelminths from six rare species of turtles (Bataguridae) from Southeast Asia confiscated by international authorities in Hong Kong, China
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Specimens of 6 species of threatened, vulnerable, and endangered turtles (Cuora amboinensis, Cyclemys dentata, Heosemys grandis, Orlitia borneensis, Pyxidea mouhotii, and Siebenrockiella crassicollis) belonging to family ... -
Global Trends and Threats in the Order Scandentia Using: An Assessment Using IUCN Red List Criteria
(2015-09-24)The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s largest conservation organization. Known for their Red List of Threatened Species, the IUCN works with species specialists around the world to classify ... -
Influence of Productivity and Disturbance on Plant Species Diversity Across the Grasslands of the Great Plains
(2016-05-26)Plant species diversity is a critical element for the stability and functionality of all types of ecosystems. The drivers of plant species diversity remain up for debate with varying views of how a high level is achieved ... -
Insights from Avian Diversification Patterns in the Guineo-Congolian Tropical Lowland Forests
(2017-06-27)The biogeographical history of the Afro-tropical Guineo-Congolian lowland forests during the Plio-Pleistocene is characterized by pervasive fragmentation-coalescence cycling due to global climatic oscillations. Vicariance ... -
Linking Management Practices to Plant Species & Genetic Diversity in Agroforestry Systems
(2017-01-23)Agroforestry, a farming system where crops and trees co-exist, continues to rewrite rural landscapes as governmental and nongovernmental policies have globally endorsed it as a panacea to protect biodiversity while maintaining ... -
Patterns in biodiversity and distribution of benthic Polychaeta in the Mississippi Canyon, Northern Gulf of Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The distribution of benthic polychaetes in the Mississippi Canyon was examined to evaluate impacts of environmental variables on species assemblages. Environmental variables considered included depth, bathymetric slope, ... -
Phylogenetics and Diversification of Sailfin and Shortfin Mollies (Mollienesia, Poecilia, Poeciliidae)
(2017-05-01)Phylogeography aims to understand the formation of species across space and time. Freshwater fishes are studied because they strongly reflect historical and ecological changes in a region. The objective of this dissertation ...