Reintroduction biology of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus): identifying suitable founder animals and conservation translocation sites

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Reintroduction biology of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus): identifying suitable founder animals and conservation translocation sites

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The rate of biodiversity loss is not slowing despite global commitments. Conservation translocations, the intentional movement and release of organisms to restore populations, are an emerging tool to help reduce species loss, but translocation success rates can be low. Recent reviews of and guidelines for conservation translocations emphasise the use of strategic approaches to improve translocation outcomes. Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) are endemic reptiles from New Zealand and the last surv...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

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Doctoral

Date created

2017

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Jarvie, Scott

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/7392

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New Zealand / reptile / ecological niche model / climate change / captive-reared / mechanistic species distribution model / correlative species distribution model / metabolic rate / evaporative water loss / Rhynchocephalia / global warming / biophysical model / thermal sensitivity / thermal performance curve / thermodynamic niche / fundamental niche

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