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Island Biology Island Biology
IIssllaanndd bbiioollooggyy Allan Sørensen Allan Timmermann, Ana Maria Martín González Camilla Hansen Camille Kruch Dorte Jensen Eva Grøndahl, Franziska Petra Popko, Grete Fogtmann Jensen, Gudny Asgeirsdottir, Hubertus Heinicke, Jan Nikkelborg, Janne Thirstrup, Karin T. Clausen, Karina Mikkelsen, Katrine Meisner, Kent Olsen, Kristina Boros, Linn Kathrin Øverland, Lucía de la Guardia, Marie S. Hoelgaard, Melissa Wetter Mikkel Sørensen, Morten Ravn Knudsen, Pedro Finamore, Petr Klimes, Rasmus Højer Jensen, Tenna Boye Tine Biedenweg AARHUS UNIVERSITY 2005/ESSAYS IN EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY Teachers: Bodil K. Ehlers, Tanja Ingversen, Dave Parker, MIchael Warrer Larsen, Yoko L. Dupont & Jens M. Olesen 1 C o n t e n t s Atlantic Ocean Islands Faroe Islands Kent Olsen 4 Shetland Islands Janne Thirstrup 10 Svalbard Linn Kathrin Øverland 14 Greenland Eva Grøndahl 18 Azores Tenna Boye 22 St. Helena Pedro Finamore 25 Falkland Islands Kristina Boros 29 Cape Verde Islands Allan Sørensen 32 Tristan da Cunha Rasmus Højer Jensen 36 Mediterranean Islands Corsica Camille Kruch 39 Cyprus Tine Biedenweg 42 Indian Ocean Islands Socotra Mikkel Sørensen 47 Zanzibar Karina Mikkelsen 50 Maldives Allan Timmermann 54 Krakatau Camilla Hansen 57 Bali and Lombok Grete Fogtmann Jensen 61 Pacific Islands New Guinea Lucía de la Guardia 66 2 Solomon Islands Karin T. Clausen 70 New Caledonia Franziska Petra Popko 74 Samoa Morten Ravn Knudsen 77 Tasmania Jan Nikkelborg 81 Fiji Melissa Wetter 84 New Zealand Marie S. Hoelgaard 87 Pitcairn Katrine Meisner 91 Juan Fernandéz Islands Gudny Asgeirsdottir 95 Hawaiian Islands Petr Klimes 97 Galápagos Islands Dorthe Jensen 102 Caribbean Islands Cuba Hubertus Heinicke 107 Dominica Ana Maria Martin Gonzalez 110 Essay localities 3 The Faroe Islands Kent Olsen Introduction The Faroe Islands is a treeless archipelago situated in the heart of the warm North Atlantic Current on the Wyville Thompson Ridge between 61°20’ and 62°24’ N and between 6°15’ and 7°41’ W. -
Tc & Forward & Owls-I-IX
USDA Forest Service 1997 General Technical Report NC-190 Biology and Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere Second International Symposium February 5-9, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Editors: James R. Duncan, Zoologist, Manitoba Conservation Data Centre Wildlife Branch, Manitoba Department of Natural Resources Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg, MB CANADA R3J 3W3 <[email protected]> David H. Johnson, Wildlife Ecologist Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North Olympia, WA, USA 98501-1091 <[email protected]> Thomas H. Nicholls, retired formerly Project Leader and Research Plant Pathologist and Wildlife Biologist USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station 1992 Folwell Avenue St. Paul, MN, USA 55108-6148 <[email protected]> I 2nd Owl Symposium SPONSORS: (Listing of all symposium and publication sponsors, e.g., those donating $$) 1987 International Owl Symposium Fund; Jack Israel Schrieber Memorial Trust c/o Zoological Society of Manitoba; Lady Grayl Fund; Manitoba Hydro; Manitoba Natural Resources; Manitoba Naturalists Society; Manitoba Critical Wildlife Habitat Program; Metro Propane Ltd.; Pine Falls Paper Company; Raptor Research Foundation; Raptor Education Group, Inc.; Raptor Research Center of Boise State University, Boise, Idaho; Repap Manitoba; Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada; USDI Bureau of Land Management; USDI Fish and Wildlife Service; USDA Forest Service, including the North Central Forest Experiment Station; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; The Wildlife Society - Washington Chapter; Wildlife Habitat Canada; Robert Bateman; Lawrence Blus; Nancy Claflin; Richard Clark; James Duncan; Bob Gehlert; Marge Gibson; Mary Houston; Stuart Houston; Edgar Jones; Katherine McKeever; Robert Nero; Glenn Proudfoot; Catherine Rich; Spencer Sealy; Mark Sobchuk; Tom Sproat; Peter Stacey; and Catherine Thexton. -
Habitat Selection by Terrestrial Birds on Pemba Island (Tanzania), with Particular Reference to Six Endemic Taxa
Biological Conservation 95 (2000) 259±267 www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon Habitat selection by terrestrial birds on Pemba Island (Tanzania), with particular reference to six endemic taxa Paulo Catry a,b,*, Richard Mellanby c, K. Ali. Suleiman d, K. Haji Salim d, M. Hughes c, M. McKean c, N. Anderson c, G. Constant c, V. Heany c, G. Martin c, M. Armitage c, M. Wilson c aUnidade de InvestigacËaÄo em Eco-Etologia, ISPA, R. Jardim do Tabaco 44, 1100 Lisboa, Portugal bEdward Grey Institute of Ornithology, Zoology Department, University of Oxford, UK cProject Pemba. Glasgow University Expedition 1998. IBLS, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK dCommission for Natural Resources, PO Box 283, Wete-Pemba, Tanzania Received 16 September 1999; received in revised form 9 February 2000; accepted 8 March 2000 Abstract An important proportion of the world's biodiversity is found on oceanic islands. Island endemics frequently have small popula- tions and are known to be sensitive to habitat and community changes, making them prone to extinction. In this paper, we assess the habitat distribution of the terrestrial birds of Pemba, an oceanic island that has been classi®ed has an ``Endemic Bird Area''. Most of Pemba has been profoundly altered by human activities and only small patches of natural vegetation remain. However, we found that the six endemic birds (four species and two sub-species) have colonised several of the man-made habitats, including clove plantations and farmland, and remain widespread. Species richness was not reduced in these heavily managed areas when compared to the remnants of tropical forest. -
The Order Falconiformes in Cuba: Status, Distribution, Migration and Conservation
Chancellor, R. D. & B.-U. Meyburg eds. 2004 Raptors Worldwide WWGBP/MME The order Falconiformes in Cuba: status, distribution, migration and conservation Freddy Rodriguez Santana INTRODUCTION Fifteen species of raptors have been reported in Cuba including residents, migrants, transients, vagrants and one endemic species, Gundlach's Hawk. As a rule, studies on the biology, ecology and migration as well as conservation and management actions of these species have yet to be carried out. Since the XVI century, the Cuban archipelago has lost its natural forests gradually to nearly 14 % of the total area in 1959 (CIGEA 2000). Today, Cuba has 20 % of its territory covered by forests (CIGEA op. cit) and one of the main objectives of the Cuban environmental laws is to protect important areas for biodiversity as well as threatened, migratory, commercial and endemic species. Nevertheless, the absence of raptor studies, poor implementation of the laws, insufficient environmental education level among Cuban citizens and the bad economic situation since the 1990s continue to threaten the population of raptors and their habitats. As a result, the endemic Gundlach's Hawk is endangered, the resident Hook-billed Kite is almost extirpated from the archipelago, and the resident race of the Sharp-shinned Hawk is also endangered. Studies on these species, as well as conservation and management plans based on sound biological data, are needed for the preservation of these and the habitats upon which they depend. I offer an overview of the status, distribution, threats, migration and conservation of Cuba's Falconiformes. MATERIALS AND METHODS For the status and distribution of the Falconiformes in Cuba, I reviewed the latest published literature available as well as my own published and unpublished data. -
Nr. C 253/18 Amtsblatt Der Europäischen Gemeinschaften 10
Nr. C 253/18 Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften 10. 10. 86 PROTOCOL CONCERNING PROTECTED AREAS AND WILD FAUNA AND FLORA IN THE EASTERN AFRICAN REGION THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE PRESENT PROTOCOL, Being parties to the Convention for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal environment of the Eastern African region, done at Nairobi on 21 June 1985, Conscious of the danger from increasing human activities which are threatening the environment of the Eastern African region, Recognizing that natural resources constitute a heritage of scientific, cultural, educational, recreational and economic value that needs to be effectively protected, Stressing the importance of protecting and, as appropriate, improving the State of the wild fauna and flora and natural habitats of the Eastern African region among other means by the establishment of specially protected areas in the marine and coastal environment, Desirous of establishing close Cooperation among themselves in order to achieve that objective, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Article 3 Definitions Protection of wild flora For the purposes of this Protocol: The Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate (a) 'Eastern African region' means the Convention area measures to ensure the protection of the wild flora as defined in paragraph (a) of Article 2 of the species specified in Annex I. To this end, each Convention. It shall also include the coastal areas of Contracting Party shall, as appropriate, prohibit activities the Contracting Parties and their internal waters having adverse effects on the habitats of such species, as related to the marine and coastal environment; well as the uncontrolled picking, collecting, cutting or uprooting of such species. -
Remote Tanzania
The wonderful Usambara Eagle Owl... our inevitable bird of the trip! (Pete Morris) REMOTE TANZANIA 27 SEPTEMBER / 1 – 16 / 24 OCTOBER 2016 LEADER: PETE MORRIS Our 2017 tour to ‘Remote Tanzania’ turned out to be a fantastic adventure that way-surpassed most of our expectations. And with the addition of a pre-tour Northern Tanzania endemics extension, and a post-tour Ud- zungwa Mountains extension, the tour really was converted to an ‘Ultimate Tanzania’. For most of the tour we were accompanied by our ever reliable, super friendly and effcient local driver and excellent local guide, and were blessed with largely good weather, most importantly when we were camping up in the mountains. With such a good set up and conditions, there were few excuses, so we effciently set about our task of hoovering up the endemics, whilst enjoying the other wonders that this great country has to offer. 1 BirdQuest Tour Report: Remote Tanzania 2016 www.birdquest-tours.com The stunning Swynnerton’s Robin... a highlight of the Udzungwa Extension (Pete Morris) The pre-tour extension involved a whistle stop trek from Arusha to the Lariboro Plains and then down to Ndutu on the edge of the great Serengeti Plains and back via the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. Our task was to fnd the endemics: Grey-breasted Spurfowl, Yellow-collared and Fischer’s Lovebirds, Beesley’s Lark, Rufous-tailed Weaver and Ashy Starling all performed well alongside an excellent cast of other hoped-for birds and mam- mals. The main tour saw us travelling through arid plains and on to the South Pare Mountains, the East and West Usambaras, the attractive Pemba Island, the remote Uluguru and Ukaguru Mountains, the impressive Mikumi National Park and its surrounding miombo woodlands and the little explored Kilombero Plains. -
Peregrine Falcons for the Nation's Capital
DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE news release For Release June 20, 1979 Alan Levitt 202/343-5634 PEREGRINE FALCONS FOR THE NATION'S CAPITAL Four captive-bred, month-old peregrine falcons have been placed in a man-made nest atop the Department of the Interior Building in the Nation's Capital in the first attempt to restock this endangered bird of prey into a major U.S. metropolitan area, Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus announced today. "The prospects of seeking this magnificent bird once again soaring above the Nation's Capital testifies to the fact that all the news about endangered species is not gloom and doom," Andrus said, prior to piacement of the peregrines on the roof. Andrus has been a long-time supporter of the Birds of Prey Natural Area in Idaho, which contains wild peregrines. "This is a happy occasion. The peregrine release symbolizes the less publicized, but critically important work of endangered species recovery teams. These are teams of the Nation's finest biologists from the Federal, State, and private levels --who map out plans to ensure the survival of species facing extinction." Two biologists will live in the eight-story building, two blocks from the White House, for the next 6 weeks to study, feed, and assist the young falcons as they grow up and learn to fly. The human help is necessary because there are no wild peregrines to do the job. Pesticides and other toxic chemicals have wiped out all wild breeding peregrines east of the Rocky Xountains. -
Eastern African Coastal Forests Needs to Happen Within a Coherent Framework, Developed with Partners and Stakeholders
Source: Burgess, N EASTERN AFRICA COASTAL FOREST PROGRAMME REGIONAL WORKSHOP REPORT NAIROBI FEBRUARY 4-7 2002 Produced for WWF- EARPO Amanda Younge, Gezahegn Negussie and Neil Burgess EASTERN AFRICA COASTAL FOREST PROGRAMME REGIONAL WORKSHOP REPORT NAIROBI FEBRUARY 4-7 2002 WWF-EARPO would like to acknowledge the following organisations whose support made this workshop successful: The Ford Foundation WWF – Switzerland Produced for WWF-EARPO by Amanda Younge with the assistance of Gezahegn Negussie and Neil Burgess Amanda Younge CC 53 Hofmeyr Street, Gardens 8001 Cape Town South Africa Tel: +27-21-424-1838 Fax: +27-21-426-5824 Email: [email protected] Eastern Africa Coastal Forests - 2 - Workshop Report, Nairobi February 4-7 2002 EASTERN AFRICA COASTAL FOREST PROGRAMME REGIONAL WORKSHOP REPORT NAIROBI FEBRUARY 4 -7 2002 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The eastern African coastal forest ecoregion is recognised as one of Africa’s centres of species endemism, and is distributed over six countries (Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi). Most is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, which form our focal region. The coastal forests are fragmented, small and surrounded by poor communities that have a high demand for land and forest resources. Although coastal forests have significant cultural and traditional values for local communities, they do not receive adequate support from the relevant government authorities and international conservation institutions. WWF has over 10 years research and conservation experience on the eastern Africa coastal forests in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and would like to build on its past successes by supporting the Eastern Africa Coastal Programme development processes. The major challenges to conserving these forests through the EACFP are dealing with three different countries with different policies, attracting and maintaining government and donor interests, identifying major stakeholders and their role in the programme and integrating and sustaining existing coastal forest initiatives in the region. -
Donated to the Peregrine Fund
10 December 2015 THE PEREGRINE FUND RESEARCH LIBRARY DUPLICATE BOOKS, REPORTS AND THESES All proceeds from the sale of these items are used to add new titles to our library. Every book you purchase from us results in an addition to two libraries – yours and ours! Inquiries should be sent to [email protected] or you may call (208) 362- 8253. We accept payment by credit card, money order, check in U.S. dollars, or cash in U.S. dollars. Final prices include domestic media mail shipping costs of $3 for the first item and $1 for each additional title. Shipping costs for large orders are billed at actual cost. We honor purchase orders from institutional libraries, but request advance payment from other buyers. Descriptions are based on standard terms used widely in the book trade: Mint: As new (generally in original cellophane wrapping) Fine: No defect in book or dustjacket, but not as crisp as a new book Very good: Very light wear with no large tears or major defects Good: Average used condition with some defects, as described. Fair: A “reading copy” with major defects “Wrappers” = paper covers. If this term is not included, the book is hardbound. “dj” = dustjacket (or “dustwrapper”). “ex-lib” = library copy with the usual marks Publications may be returned for any reason in the original carton for a full refund of the purchase price plus media mail shipping costs. 1 ABBOTT, R.T. 1982. Kingdom of the seashell. Bonanza Books, Crown Publishers, Inc. 256 pp. $5. ABBOTT, R. T. 1990. Seashells. American Nature Guides. -
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Covering Migratory Raptors in the African- Eurasian Region
CONVENTION ON Distr. GENERAL MIGRATORY UNEP/CMS/Inf. 8.18 SPECIES 17 October 2005 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Nairobi, 20-25 November 2005 Agenda item 14 (b) RAPTORS IN THE AFRICAN-EURASIAN REGION Note by the Secretariat The CMS Secretariat is circulating herewith, for the information of participants in the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, the “Status report on Raptors in the African- Eurasian Region” and the “Assessment of the merits of a CMS Instrument covering Migratory Raptors in the African-Eurasian region” prepared and submitted to the Secretariat by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom. An executive summary of the latter in English, French and Spanish is contained in document UNEP/CM/Conf.8.21. The report is being reproduced in the form and the language in which it was received by the Secretariat. www.defra.gov.uk Assessment of the merits of a CMS Instrument covering Migratory Raptors in the African-Eurasian Region Assessment of the merits of an Instrument under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) covering Migratory Raptors in the African- Eurasian Region Final Report with Draft MoU and Action Plan September 2005 Prepared by Paul Goriup, NatureBureau Graham Tucker, Ecological Solutions For the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Global Wildlife Division Zone 1/14C Temple Quay House Bristol BS1 6EB The NatureBureau Ltd 36 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road Newbury RG14 5SJ Contract Ref: GWD4/01 Cover photo: Hobby (Falco subbuteo). Courtesy of Tom Raven, Somerset Ornithological Society Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR Telephone 020 7238 6000 Website: www.defra.gov.uk © Queen’s Printer and Controller 2005 Copyright in the typographical arrangement and design rests with the Crown. -
Part VI Teil VI
Part VI Teil VI References Literaturverzeichnis References/Literaturverzeichnis For the most references the owl taxon covered is given. Bei den meisten Literaturangaben ist zusätzlich das jeweils behandelte Eulen-Taxon angegeben. Abdulali H (1965) The birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Ali S, Biswas B, Ripley SD (1996) The birds of Bhutan. Zoo- Islands. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 61:534 logical Survey of India, Occas. Paper, 136 Abdulali H (1967) The birds of the Nicobar Islands, with notes Allen GM, Greenway JC jr (1935) A specimen of Tyto (Helio- to some Andaman birds. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 64: dilus) soumagnei. Auk 52:414–417 139–190 Allen RP (1961) Birds of the Carribean. Viking Press, NY Abdulali H (1972) A catalogue of birds in the collection of Allison (1946) Notes d’Ornith. Musée Hende, Shanghai, I, the Bombay Natural History Society. J Bombay Nat Hist fasc. 2:12 (Otus bakkamoena aurorae) Soc 11:102–129 Amadom D, Bull J (1988) Hawks and owls of the world. Abdulali H (1978) The birds of Great and Car Nicobars. Checklist West Found Vertebr Zool J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 75:749–772 Amadon D (1953) Owls of Sao Thomé. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist Abdulali H (1979) A catalogue of birds in the collection of 100(4) the Bombay Natural History Society. J Bombay Nat Hist Amadon D (1959) Remarks on the subspecies of the Grass Soc 75:744–772 (Ninox affinis rexpimenti) Owl Tyto capensis. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 56:344–346 Abs M, Curio E, Kramer P, Niethammer J (1965) Zur Ernäh- Amadon D, du Pont JE (1970) Notes to Philippine birds. -
Pan-African Vulture Summit
Edited by Andre J. Botha Darcy L. Ogada Munir Z. Virani 1 Proceedings of the Pan‐African Vulture Summit 2012 April 16‒20, 2012 Masai Mara, Kenya Editors: Andre J. Botha Manager: Birds of Prey Programme Co‐chair: IUCN SSC Vulture Specialist Group Endangered Wildlife Trust Private Bag X11, Modderfontein, 1645, South Africa Darcy L. Ogada Assistant Director of Africa Programs Research Associate The Peregrine Fund National Museums of Kenya 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane P.O. Box 40658‐00100 Boise, Idaho, 83709 USA Nairobi, Kenya Munir Z. Virani Director of Africa Programs Research Associate The Peregrine Fund National Museums of Kenya 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane P.O. Box 40658‐00100 Boise, Idaho, 83709 USA Nairobi, Kenya 2 Sponsored by: Organised by: 3 Delegates of the 2012 Pan‐African Vulture Summit, Masai Mara, Kenya. Front row (L‐R): Nick Williams, Masai moran, Masumi Gudka, Fred Barasa, Munir Virani, Simon Thomsett, Rick Watson, Corinne Kendall, Kerri Wolter, Maria Diekmann, Wendy Borello, Keith Bildstein, Yilma D. Abebe, Ohad Hatzofe, Andre Botha, Dominic Saitoti, Sankai Noonkipa. Back row (L‐R): Kariuki Ndang’ang’a, Rupert Watson, Stoycho Stoychev, Peter Mundy, Warren Goodwin, Ivaylo Angelov, Ara Monadjem, Campbell Murn, Sonja Kruger, Holger Kolberg, Derek Pomeroy, Walter Neser, Megan Diamond, Ian Rushworth, Hanneline Smit, Michael Koikai, David Allan, Charles Musyoki, Kenneth Ole Nashu, Sospeter Kiambi, Dominic Mijele, Darcy Ogada, Ali Kaka, Amos Rono 4 Dr. Ali Kaka, Regional Director of IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa (left) and Hanneline Smit, BirdLife South Africa (right) addressing delegates Delegates following the summit proceedings from the venue at Ilkiliani Camp 5 Summary Most vulture populations worldwide are in decline and face a range of threats from a number of human‐related factors.