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On the normative roles of biodiversity and naturalness in conservation. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
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.
Saltz D, Cohen S.
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Association of reproductive traits with captive‐ versus wild‐sourced birds in trade

Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 4, August 2023., 2023
Abstract The wildlife trade is a billion‐dollar global business, involving millions of people, thousands of species, and hundreds of millions of individual organisms. Unravelling whether trade targets reproductively distinct species and whether this preference varies between captive‐ and wild‐sourced species is a crucial question.
Oscar Morton, Brett R. Scheffers, Torbjørn Haugaasen, David P. Edwards   +3 more
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Threatened species are disproportionately important interactors in a seed dispersal network in Southeast Asia 东南亚地区濒危物种在种子散布网络中扮演着关键性角色

Integrative Conservation, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 25-39, December 2022., 2022
The rainforests of Southeast Asia have a high diversity of animals, many of which eat fruit and disperse the seeds of forest plants. Several large‐bodied species occur in these forests; these animals are predicted to have especially important seed dispersal roles but are also among the species most threatened by defaunation.
Aurélie Albert‐Daviaud, Kim R. McConkey, Nidhi Jha, Colin Fontaine, Shumpei Kitamura, Anuttara Nathalang, Chution Savini, Tommaso Savini, Pierre‐Michel Forget   +8 more
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Assessing the Corn Belt as an anthropogenic barrier to migrating landbirds in the United States. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Migrating landbirds adjust their flight and stopover behaviors to efficiently cross inhospitable geographies, such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Sahara Desert. In addition to these natural barriers, birds may increasingly encounter anthropogenic barriers created by large‐scale changes in land use. One such barrier could be the Corn Belt in the
Guo F, Buler JJ, Dokter AM, Horton KG, Cohen EB, Sheldon D, Smolinsky JA, Wilcove DS.   +7 more
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Spatial segregation and bycatch risk as potential drivers of population trends of wandering albatrosses at South Georgia. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Spatial segregation in at‐sea distribution is frequently observed in seabirds and can have important implications for conservation and management. Globally, many albatross and petrel populations are declining due to bycatch in fisheries. In South Georgia, the decrease in wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) differs among breeding sites ...
Warwick-Evans V, Pearmain EJ, Thorne L, Phillips RA.   +3 more
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Are Galliformes of the High Himalayas Well Protected? Identifying Conservation Priority Areas Using an Assemblage‐Level Approach 高喜马拉雅地区的鸡形目鸟类是否得到了有效保护？利用群落水平方法确定优先保护区域

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
This study investigates distribution patterns of Galliforms in the Indian Himalayas, focusing on factors influencing their occurrence, regions of high diversity and endemism, and their overlap with protected areas. Our study highlights the need for assemblage‐level conservation strategies in high Himalaya which primarily relies on snow leopard‐focused ...
Manvi Sharma, Adithi S. Rao, Jenis Patel, Munib Khanyari, Ajay Bijoor, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi   +5 more
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A link between increased temperature and avian body condition in a logged tropical forest

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The combined effects of anthropogenic disturbances, such as logging and climate change, remain poorly understood; yet, they are the main threats to tropical biodiversity. Most tropical African countries lack long‐term climate data, so climate impacts on biodiversity cannot be assessed.
Moreen Uwimbabazi, Geoffrey Muhanguzi, David Eryenyu, Patrick Arua, Mnason Tweheyo, Michael A. Patten, Amy Elizabeth Eycott, Fred Babweteera   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

How much biotic nativeness matters across human demographic groups

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Many central concepts of conservation biology—such as nativeness—are structured by ecological and social factors. However, the social consequences of using these concepts to make conservation decisions remain inadequately understood. Some researchers argue that nativeness, rather than acting as an objective proxy for important ecological ...
Harold N. Eyster, Rachelle K. Gould
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Geographic risks to functional groups of mammals and birds from habitat loss in Mexico

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract There is a need to quantify the impact of habitat loss due to anthropogenic factors on different aspects of biodiversity, such as functional trait diversity represented by functional groups (FGs). We developed a metric to assess the weighted risk of loss of habitat for 33 FGs of mammals and 36 FGs of birds in Mexico based on potential ...
Fernando Mayani‐Parás, Francisco Botello, Claudia E. Moreno, Griselda Escalona‐Segura, Víctor Sánchez‐Cordero   +4 more
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云南异龙湖冬季水鸟群落多样性及年际变化

野生动物学报, 2021
2016年11月—2019年3月，采用“点样带法”对云南异龙湖冬季水鸟群落进行研究，共记录冬季水鸟8目14科59种，其中，2016—2017年调查到6目10科41种；2017—2018年调查到8目14科56种；2018—2019年调查到8目14科59种。从水鸟群落组成的年度动态图上看，物种数呈增加趋势，最多出现在2018—2019年，记录59种；从水鸟物种数量的年度动态图上看，物种数呈先增加后减少趋势，最多出现在2017—2018年。冬季水鸟物种数及个体数呈逐年增加，2016 ...
马国强 1, 2 肖剑平 3 周洪鑫 3 吴超雄 4 曹明 5 李旭 3   +1 more
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