Everybody loves to hate invasive species. The international list of invasive species—defined as those that were introduced by humans to new places, and then 1 — runs to over 4,000. In Australia and New Zealand hot war is fought against introduced creatures like cane toads (蔗蟾蜍) and ra...
An annotated check list of Ramularia species in Australia, based on re-examinations of collections deposited at BRIp, DAR and VPRI, is presented. Twenty-eight species are reported in Australia, most of them on introduced host plants. The new species Cladosporium myrtacearum, Ramularia craspedi...
Everybody loves to hate invasive species. The international list of invasive species—defined as those that were introduced by humans to new places, and then ___— runs to over 4,000. In Australia and New Zealand hot war is fought against introduced creatures like cane toads (蔗蟾蜍) and ...
Type of animal: Mammal Where found: Asia Asian elephants are the largest land animals in Asia, and the second-largest in the world (after the African bush elephant, another endangered species). A large male has a shoulder height of around 9 ft / 2.74 m, and weighs around 4 metric tonnes...
Type of animal: Bird, family Anatidae (the duck, geese and swan family) Conservation status:Least Concern The black swan is a large waterbird found in wetlands throughout Australia. The species is an emblem of Western Australia, and appears on the state’s flag and coat of arms. ...
Why keep a life list of birds? I share my own list, with watercolor sketches of many species, and make the case for the joy of keeping bird records.
There are a lot of feral(野生的) camels in Australia. Although they don't appear to be as destructive as other introduced species because they eat trees and plants that our native Australian animals don' t eat, in the last few years the Australian Camel population has been increasing at a...
Impact of the introduced poeciliid Gambusia holbrooki (Girard, 1859) on the growth and reproduction of Pseudomugil signifer (Kner, 1865) in Australia Mar Freshw Res 48:425-434 IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) (2011) IUCN Red List of threatened species, Version 2011.2....
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Many New Zealanders (myself included) haven’t had the opportunity to see a wild kiwi. Their population has rapidly reduced in modern times due to introduced species such as stoats, possums, and dogs. But thanks to careful conservation efforts, there are still some reserves where kiwi are th...