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Influences of island characteristics on community structure and species incidence of desert bats in a near-shore archipelago, Baja California, Mexico

Creator:

Frick, Winifred F.

Abstract:

Island biogeography has strongly influenced the study of biodiversity because archipelagos provide natural model systems for investigating patterns of diversity and the processes that shape ecological communities. I investigated the influence of area and isolation of islands (n = 32) in the Gulf of California, Mexico on patterns of richness,...

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Dissertation

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Winifred F. Frick for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in
Fisheries Connectivity Networks to Measure the Adaptive Capacity of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

Creator:

Nomura, Keiko

Abstract:

Small-scale fisheries around the world are increasingly facing pressures from a range of environmental, economic, and social sources. In order to sustain the societal benefits of small-scale fisheries, it is imperative to understand how fishing communities adapt to disturbances. Fishermen often catch multiple different species as an adaptation technique because...

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Masters Thesis

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, Allison L Perry, Marie-caroline Badjeck, W Neil Adger, Katrina Brown, Ashley S Halls, Graham M Pilling