Effects of a commercial baitworm harvest on semipalmated sandpipers and their prey in the Bay of Fundy hemispheric shorebird reserve
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Baitworm harvesting has a significant impact on feeding behaviors and migratory capabilities of shorebirds. Research on sandpipers indicates that removal of baitworms disturbs shoreline habitat, interfering with sandpiper foraging. It also decreases the availability of worms as food, lowering sandpiper ability to ingest and deposit sufficient fat loads needed to survive migration.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
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Evaluating the effects of three forms of marine reserve on northern abalone populations in British Columbia, Canada
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This article examines populations of abalones to assess ecological effects of three types of marine reserves in British Columbia, Canada. Research discussed includes the higher levels of abalones found in enforced reserves, as well as the benefits of larva dispersal to exploited areas from the reserves.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
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Endangered species protection in Canada
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Issues discussed concern the level of endangered species protection in Canada and the environmental policy of the federal government. Topics addressed include the need for strong federal legislation to address habitat protection, federal-province cooperation, and species at risk.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
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