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An investigation into the effects of conifer planting on the terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Porto Santo

Read, Helen J.; Wheater, C. Philip (1993)

Invertebrates were sampled from three different habitats (nine sites in all) during the Summers of 1984 and 1986. The three habitats were: mature conifer plantations, young conifer plantations and open grassland. Differences ...

El género Dactylis L. (Gramineae) en las Islas Canarias: Biodiversiad

Ramos-Martínez, Ana (1993)

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Introduced plants and their effects on the flora of Madeira

Press, J. Robert (1993)

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The origin and history of the butterfly fauna of the North Atlantic Islands

Owen, Denis F.; Smith, David A. S. (1993)

The butterfly fauna of Macaronesia comprises only 31 species, of which 27 inhabit the Canary Islands, 15 the Madeiras and 7 the Azores. In contrast, the islands support rich floras and mollusc faunas. The butterfly fauna, ...

Preliminary data on the breeding of the great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major L., 1758) in the Canary Islands

Nogales, Manuel; Valido, A.; Oramas, M.; Marrero, M. (1993)

The first data on aspects of the reproductive biology of D. m. canariensis on Tenerife and D. m. thanneri on Gran Canaria, based on the observation of 11 nests in the island of Gran Canaria and 14 on Tenerife, are presented. ...

The Azores - Westernmost Europe: where evolution can be caught red-handed

Martins, António M. de Frias (1993)

This paper is about Nature and Man, isolation and invasion, evolution and progress, the struggle of life and the struggle for life. It happens everywhere and all the time, but I will be concerned at this moment with tiny ...

Utility of larval rearing for assessment of lotic chironomid assemblages: a case study in a riffle/pool section of the middle reaches of the Shinano River, Japan

Inoue, Eiso; Kimura, Goro; Denda, Masatoshi; Tokioka, Toshikazu; Tsushima, Koji; Amano, Kunihiko; Hirabayashi, Kimio (2008)

A laboratory rearing technique was used to estimate the species distribution of chironomid larvae on a riffle/pool section of a Japanese fifth-order river. Imagines of 31 species were obtained by rearing of quantitative ...

Ornithological importance of the island of Alegranza (Canary Islands)

Martín, A.; Nogales, Manuel (1993)

The uninhabited island of Alegranza harbours one of the most important bird populations of the Canarian Archipelago. At least 21 species are known to breed, 6 of them being seabirds, of which Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris ...

Fossil birds from the Bujero del Silo, La Gomera (Canary Islands), with a description of a new species of quail (Galliformes: Phasianidae)

Jaume, Damia; McMinn, Miguel; Alcover, Josep Antoni (1993)

The fossil vertebrate fauna from the Pleistocene of La Gomera (Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic Ocean) is described. Remains of fossil bird and reptile species have been found, but there seem to be an abscence of autochthonous ...

Sexual dimorphism and natal site fidelity in Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea borealis

Hughes, Samantha Jane (1993)

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Biometrics and origins of some Atlantic island birds

Hounsome, M. V. (1993)

The biometrics of living birds captured for ringing in Madeira and Britain indicate that: 1) The wings of Atlantic island blackcaps, chaffinches, robins and blackbirds are shorter than those of the continental forms, but ...

Conservation strategies for tagasaste and escobón (Chamaecytisus proliferus (L. fil.) Link) in the Canary Islands

Francisco-Ortega, F. J.; Jackson, M. T. (1993)

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Interpreting the Ponta de Sao Lourenço

Ferreira, Isolda (1993)

Madeirans and tourists have different views, opinions and expectations concerning their visit to the Ponta de Sao Lourenço. In order to estimate the value visitors assign to the site, a survey was carried out. It also ...

Micropropagation of plants from the Canary Islands

Fay, Michael F. (1993)

A range of Canarian endemics has been successfully micropropagated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and distributed to other botanic gardens. Where required, plants have been returned to the 'Viera y Clavijo' Botanic ...

Status and distribution of the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in the Canary Islands

Delgado, G.; Carrillo, José; Nogales, Manuel (1993)

This paper presents the results of the first census of Neophron percnopterus in the Canary Islands, undertaken during 1987. The species is currently restricted to the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote; the populations ...

Extinction and conservation in the St. Helena flora: the palaeobiological and ecological background

Cronk, Q. C. B. (1993)

Patterns of extinction and survival through time of the native vascular plant species of St. Helena are presented and discussed (together with comparative information on Ascension Island). There is evidence that the endemic ...

The diet of the houbara bustard Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae in the Canary Islands

Collins, D. R. (1993)

The diet of the houbara bustard C. u. fuertaventurae in Fuerteventura was studied over two consecutive winter / spring periods by analysing remains in 106 faeces. The main foods identified were insects (especially the ...

Change of chironomid fauna (Diptera: Chironomidae) in eutrophic lake Kawaguchi, Japan

Hirabayashi, Kimio; Yoshizawa, Kazuya; Oga, Keiko; Yoshida, Norihiko; Ariizumi, Kazunori; Kazama, Futaba (2008)

Lake Kawaguchi is a eutrophic lake in central Japan. Results of a 22 sites survey carried out in March 2006 showed average benthic community for the entire lake was 1609 ind./m2, comprising mainly oligochaetes (70.5%) and ...

Origins and affinities of the fauna of Madeira

Báez, Marcos (1993)

The terrestrial fauna of Madeira contains more than 3300 species, of which about 900 are considered endemic to the island. The overall percentage of endemic species (ca. 27%) is high, although it varies considerably among ...

Recovery Plan for the Threatened Flora of the Teide National Park. I. Cistus osbaeckiaefolius Webb ex Christ. and Helianthemum Juliae Wildpret

Banares, Angel; Castroviejo, M.; Real, J. (1993)

After a brief introductory outline of the Recovery Plan for the Threatened Flora of the Teide National Park, the present contribution concentrates on giving the results of the trials referring to the reproduction ex situ ...

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