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Identifying hotspots of faunal data deficiency to direct urgent research and monitoring
Abstract Data deficiency is a substantial challenge for extinction risk assessments because incomplete data means we cannot accurately identify priority protected areas for conservation. Here, we use the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) distributions of amphibians, sharks and rays, fish, mammals, birds, and reptiles to identify ...
Matt W. Hayward +4 more
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This study provides the first comprehensive reassessment of avian diversity in the Tumbesian region in over 30 years, documenting 931 species and identifying significant sampling gaps driven by geographic accessibility. We reveal a critical misalignment between biodiversity value and current protection coverage, particularly in humid forests which ...
Anabel Cueva‐Agila +3 more
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CAN- The future of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) 2000-2010
This paper evaluates the process of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) during the ten years between 2000-2010, and describes possible scenarios in 2020. It is assumed that the CAN does not have to consolidate the political status, being the crossroads of conflicting national socio-political projects.
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Complementary Hotspots of Vegetation Diversity in Andean Patagonian Forests
ABSTRACT Aim Examining spatial relationships among three vegetation diversity metrics—species richness (S), rarity‐weighted richness (RWR) and local contribution to beta diversity (LCBD) as a measure of compositional uniqueness and quantifying the spatial congruence of their hotspots to assess conservation value.
Natalia Z. Joelson +2 more
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ABSTRACT Aim The introduction of non‐native species to native ecological communities by humans is a major driver of global biodiversity change. Studying how species introductions influence interacting species is essential to understanding possible functional consequences of global change because biotic interactions are ecologically crucial.
Larissa Nowak +3 more
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The graphic abstract was created by Olsen, A. B. T. using Inkscape. The image in the right “Naryn” pane was privately sourced. The image in the left “Bishkek” pane is sourced from Wikipedia: Aitenir, 2017. “Bishkek's City business center”. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Bishkek_City%27s_business_center.jpg.
Adam Bøcker Toft Olsen +11 more
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Cyclic Fluctuations in a free trade area: the case of the Andean Community of Nations
Le principal objectif de ce travail de recherche est d'analyser de façon intégrale les fluctuations économiques de court et moyen terme dans la Communauté Andine des Nations (Bolivie, Colombie, Equateur, Pérou et Venezuela). Dans un premier temps nous analysons les similitudes cycliques entre les différents pays andins ; dans ce sens, l'intérêt est ...
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Rituals and knowledge of Andean midwives in maternal and neonatal care. [PDF]
Gutiérrez-Gómez E +5 more
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This article examines livelihood practices among Indigenous Aymara pastoral communities in Sajama National Park (SNP) on the Bolivian Altiplano. Pastoralist livelihoods within SNP are based on the management of Andean camelids—llamas (Lama glama) and alpacas (Vicugna pacos)—and the high-elevation peatlands, known locally as bofedales, that provide ...
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Livestock guinea pigs: a scoping review from a One Health perspective. [PDF]
Salas-Rueda M +5 more
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