User:Unwisedragon838/Local extinction
Local extinction events[edit]
Heat waves can lead to local extinction in New Zealand (2017-2018) there were hot summers of 18.8 degrees Celsius. Which was 1.2 degrees Celsius above average. This lead to the local extinction of Bull Kelp (Durvillaea spp.) from Pile Bay because of the combination of high air temperature's and small wave height. [1]
Lagoa Santa, Brazil lost almost 70% of the local fish species over the last 150 years. These include Acestrorhynchus lacustris, Astyanax fasciatus, and Characidium zebra. This could be caused by the introduction of non-native species like Talapia rendalli into the lagoon, changes in water level and organic pollution.[2]
Glaciation can lead to local extinction, This was the case during the Pleistocene glaciation event in North America. During this period most of the native North American species of earthworm were killed in places covered by glaciation. This left them open for colonization by European earthworms brought over in soil from Europe.[3]
Conservation[edit]
Wolves have been a species organism that have been reintroduced into their historical range. This has happened with red wolves (Canis lupus rufus) in the United States in the late 1980's and also grey wolves in Yellowstone National Park in the mid 1990's. There have been talks of reintroducing wolves in Scotland, Japan, and Mexico. Reintroduction of wolves is a controversial subject and there are pro's and con's on each side.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Thomsen, Mads S.; Mondardini, Luca; Alestra, Tommaso; Gerrity, Shawn; Tait, Leigh; South, Paul M.; Lilley, Stacie A.; Schiel, David R. (2019). "Local Extinction of Bull Kelp (Durvillaea spp.) Due to a Marine Heatwave". Frontiers in Marine Science. 6. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00084. ISSN 2296-7745.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b Pompeu, Paulo dos Santos; Alves, Carlos Bernardo Mascarenhas (2003-12). "Local fish extinction in a small tropical lake in Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology. 1 (2): 133–135. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252003000200008. ISSN 1679-6225.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Gates, G. E. (1949-05). "Miscellanea Megadrilogica". The American Naturalist. 83 (810): 139–152. doi:10.1086/281596. ISSN 0003-0147.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Arts, Koen; Fischer, Anke; Wal, René van der (2016). "Boundaries of the wolf and the wild: a conceptual examination of the relationship between rewilding and animal reintroduction". Restoration Ecology. 24 (1): 27–34. doi:10.1111/rec.12309. ISSN 1526-100X.
- ^ Webb, Grahame; Manolis, S; Brien, Matthew (2010). Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus (PDF). Crocodiles. pp. 99–113.