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On the normative roles of biodiversity and naturalness in conservation

Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 5, October 2025.
Abstract Nature is an opaque concept. Consequently, the term biodiversity conservation has replaced nature conservation in most conservation contexts. We review the conceptual indeterminacies that plague the terms nature and natural but then show that comparable difficulties plague biodiversity.
David Saltz, Shlomo Cohen
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Natural Regeneration Outperforms Active Restoration in Enhancing Biodiversity and Biomass Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Chinese Savanna Ecosystems 中国稀树灌草丛中自然恢复对生物多样性与生物量的提升效应优于人工恢复

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 491-502, September 2025.
The impact of various restoration strategies on biodiversity and biomass in degraded savannas was evaluated across different elevation gradients. Natural regeneration co‐benefits the increasing in biodiversity and biomass in savannas, while active restoration exhibits altitude‐dependent efficacy and lower biomass accumulation capacity.
Han Zhang, Boqin Zheng, Jie Zhang, Guojing Wen, Bo Tian, Defeng Feng, Chaolei Yang, Mingda Zhang, Yongyu Sun, Qinghai Song, Yanqiang Jin   +10 more
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Contrasting Patterns of Phyllosphere Fungal Diversity Between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms Along a Subalpine‐Elevation Gradient 题目:亚高山海拔梯度上被子植物与裸子植物叶际真菌多样性的相反格局

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 476-490, September 2025.
The leaf functional traits of angiosperms and gymnosperms in mountain ecosystems significantly influence phyllosphere fungal diversity. These traits are critical for understanding fungal stress resistance and elevational adaptation, which aids in predicting plant responses to climate change.
Xiaocheng Yu, Yuxuan Mo, Yuehua Hu, Zhaoqiao Wu, Qiang Luo, Liang Song, Zhenghong Tan, Hua‐Zheng Lu   +7 more
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Promoting Conservation and Coexistence: The Case of Blackbucks (Antilope cervicapra L.) and the Bishnoi Community in Abohar, Punjab, India 促进保育与共存:以印度旁遮普邦阿博哈尔的黑羚 (Antilope cervicapra L.) 和比什诺伊社区为例

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 393-404, September 2025.
We studied the challenges in human‐wildlife coexistence in Abohar wildlife sanctuary and the surrounding landscape in Punjab, India. We found that the local people's unique intrinsic motivation for conservation and the traditional approaches to conservation are no longer sufficient.
Geethanjali Mariaselvam, Ritva Toivonen, Dalia Damato, John Sumelius, Anil Bhardwaj, Adan Martinez Cruz   +5 more
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Effects of the Grazing Exclusion Policy on Pheasant Nesting Success and Predation Risk in the Protected Areas of Southwestern China 森林禁牧对中国西南保护区雉类繁殖成功率与捕食风险的影响研究

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 381-392, September 2025.
Grazing bans improved vegetation but increased predator activity, reducing pheasant nesting success in Giant Panda National Park—highlighting trade‐offs in conservation policy. ABSTRACT Grazing has a profound impact on forest ecosystems and biodiversity.
Yifei Zhang, Xiaotong Shang, Wenjun Ming, Lianjun Zhao, Yong Zheng, Sheng Li, Li Li, Li Zhang   +7 more
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Agricultural Lands as Important Wintering Habitats for the Critically Endangered Yellow‐Breasted Bunting in Nepal 尼泊尔农业用地作为极危黄胸鹀的重要越冬栖息地

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 134-142, June 2025.
Our study addresses the significant knowledge gap regarding the wintering population and habitat utilization of the Yellow‐breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola) in Nepal, providing crucial insights that can aid in the conservation of this critically endangered species in wintering grounds.
Hem Bahadur Katuwal, Krishna Prasad Bhusal, Ankit Bilash Joshi, Deu Bahadur Rana, Mohan Bikram Shrestha, Prashant Rokka, Rui‐Chang Quan   +6 more
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Primary saltmarsh succession on a tropical coral island in the South China Sea: Human influences initiate and accelerate the process of succession

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 2, April–June 2025.
Pioneer grass species rapidly colonized the site within 1 year following land reclamation, with a grass‐to‐shrub transition concurrently with dike construction, indicating a clear trajectory of species establishment and development in a newly formed saltmarsh.
Deyi Yin, Shuguang Jian, Hongfang Lu, Qianmei Zhang, Hai Ren   +4 more
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Threats posed by land use to water quality in South Africa's strategic water source areas

World Water Policy, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 155-164, February 2025.
Abstract Understanding the negative impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) on water quality is key to developing effective integrated catchment management strategies. However, in line with the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) philosophy, this necessitates the generation and application of useful scientific knowledge, which stakeholders and ...
Kent Anson Locke, Kevin Winter
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Island restoration to rebuild seabird populations and amplify coral reef functioning

Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 1, February 2025.
Abstract Mobile organisms like seabirds can provide important nutrient flows between ecosystems, but this connectivity has been interrupted by the degradation of island ecosystems. Island restoration (via invasive species eradications and the restoration of native vegetation) can reestablish seabird populations and their nutrient transfers between ...
Ruth E. Dunn, Cassandra E. Benkwitt, Olivier Maury, Nicolas Barrier, Peter Carr, Nicholas A. J. Graham   +5 more
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嘉陵江上游低山暴雨区植被恢复对小流域产流产沙的影响

Shuitu Baochi Xuebao, 2011
通过对嘉陵江上游严重退化区植被恢复对小流域产流产沙的影响研究,结果表明:各小流域沟道侵蚀模数低于坡面径流,仅为农耕地径流小区的1/28～1/5,3种植被恢复模式小区的1/4～1/2;各小流域径流模数和侵蚀模数与降雨量呈显著正相关,径流模数与侵蚀模数之间亦呈正相关;产沙量的多少与小流域径流面积关系不大,但不同小流域之间的侵蚀模数随着降雨量的增加,其差别有减小的趋势.不同恢复阶段和不同恢复阶段一次性降雨的产沙量和侵蚀模数与初期相比都呈现出明显的减小趋势,特别是在植被恢复的最初几年,其减沙的效应就达到70 ...
宫渊波, 陈林武, 张健, 罗承德
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