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Invasive toads adopt marked capital breeding when introduced to a cooler, more seasonal environment
(2019)Amphibians from cold and seasonal environments show marked capital breeding and sustained resource allocation to growth when compared with conspecifics from warmer, less seasonal environments. Capital breeding fuels ... -
Niche shift and resource supplementation facilitate and amphibian range expansion
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019)Aim: To determine whether recent range expansion of small-bodied arboreal frogs, Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, is accompanied by changes in species–environment relationships and whether its historical range was constrained ... -
A framework for engaging stakeholders on the management of alien species
(Elsevier Ltd., 2018)Alien species can have major ecological and socioeconomic impacts in their novel ranges and so effective management actions are needed. However, management can be contentious and create conflicts, especially when stakeholders ... -
Farm dams facilitate amphibian invasion: Extra-limital range expansion of the painted reed frog in South Africa
(Ecological Society of Australia, 2013)Driven by the mobility of organisms and novel habitats created by anthropogenic changes of landscape structure and climate, range expansion can modify the functioning of recipient ecosystems by altering ecosystem processes ... -
Renewed management system and provisions for South Africa's sub-Antarctic islands
(2007)A novel environmental management plan (EMP) produced for the Prince Edward islands provides a systematic and comprehensive set of provisions for the management of the islands’ biodiversity and historical estate. The plan ...
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