Will Climate Change, Genetic and Demographic Variation or Rat Predation Pose the Greatest Risk for Persistence of an Altitudinally Distributed Island Endemic?

Will Climate Change, Genetic and Demographic Variation or Rat Predation Pose the Greatest Risk for Persistence of an Altitudinally Distributed Island Endemic?

Species endemic to mountains on oceanic islands are subject to a number of existing threats (in particular, invasive species) along with the impacts of a rapidly changing climate. The Lord Howe Island endemic palm Hedyscepe canterburyana is restricted to two mountains above 300 m altitude. Predation...

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Main Authors: Alison Shapcott, Ian Hutton, William J. Baker, Tony D. Auld, Catherine Laura Simmons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
climate change
genetic variation
growth rates
population growth
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/1/3/736

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