Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
United States Department of the interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Year:
1992
Publication Place
Washington, USA
Physical Description:
181 p.
Call Number
333.959 WIL [EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
3652
Legacy PEIN ID:
43510
General Notes
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Flying foxes - Conservation - Oceania
Wildlife - Conservation - Oceania
Abstract
With over 50 species, Pteropus is by far the largest genus among the flying foxes (Family Pteropodidae). For the species on which some recent information is available, a dismaying number are apparently undergoing population declines. At least three species have become extinct since the late 1800's; others are severely threatened. Most have limited island distributions, and are affected to varying degrees by direct exploitation, habitat alteration, and introduced predators. Yet these animals play an important, perhaps essential, role in forest ecosystems as pollinators and seed dispersers for many trees. Major reductions or extinction of flying fox populations would presage de- creases in forest regeneration and diversity, and reduced productivity or decline of many plants economically important to man.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
United States Department of the interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Year:
1992
Publication Place
Washington, USA
Physical Description:
181 p.
Call Number
333.959 WIL [EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
3652
Legacy PEIN ID:
43510
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 07-Jun-2003
Record Modified: 22-Feb-2021