It was the ecological equivalent of the heavy-footed moa in the subalpine zone.
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Introductions in the Southern Hemisphere have mostly failed, except where local Galliformes or their ecological equivalents are rare or absent.
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In this respect, it can be considered the " ecological equivalent " of " N . bongso " from Sumatra.
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The Clinton administration on Wednesday declared the ecological equivalent of war against an invasion of unwanted and mostly foreign species that are steadily infiltrating the American landscape.
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"These worms appear to be the ecological equivalent of dandelions _ a weedy species that grows rapidly, makes lots of eggs, and disperses far and wide, " Vrijenhoek said.
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In fact, the martial eagle ( " Polemaetus bellicosus " ), in most regards the largest eagle in Africa, is sometimes regarded as the diurnal ecological equivalent of the Verreaux's eagle-owl.
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Two of these are the ecological equivalents of nuclear bombs : the brown tree snake from Guam and the West Nile virus, either of which could decimate native birds with appalling speed.
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Besides honey production, Brazilian stingless bees such as the " irapu?" ( " Trigona spinipes " ) serve as major pollinators of tropical plants and are considered the ecological equivalent of the honey bee.
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But federal wildlife officials are standing by their conclusions, saying that the federal list of endangered species is the ecological equivalent of a hospital's intensive care unit, and that wolves are clearly ready for the recovery room.
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For more than 10, 000 years, the Devils Hole pupfish has adapted to increasingly extreme conditions as post-Ice Age climate changes have shrunk its habitat from a sizable lake to the ecological equivalent of a kiddie pool.
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