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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

Warming transforms the western Arctic Ocean into a hub of drifting matter. [PDF]

open access: yesNat Commun
Wang K   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Basin Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 5

open access: yes, 1980
MRBC Basin Bulletin is published bimonthly by the Missouri River Basin Commission, charged with coordination, planning and communication in the area of water and related land resources in accordance with PL 89 ...

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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Basin Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 1

open access: yes, 1977
MRBC Basin Bulletin is published bimonthly by the Missouri River Basin Commission, charged with coordination, planning and communication in the area of water and related land resources in accordance with PL 89 ...

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Waders in a sea of debris: a global overview

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems and marine fauna is well documented, although research into its effects on waders (also known as shorebirds) remains limited. Given that waders are exposed to coastal marine litter, this exposure could be a significant factor in the decline of their populations. This study aims to assess the global
Yada Trapletti‐Lanti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Basin Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 6

open access: yes, 1976
MRBC Basin Bulletin is published bimonthly by the Missouri River Basin Commission, charged with coordination, planning and communication in the area of water and related land resources in accordance with PL 89 ...

core  

Review of the fauna associated with wild and farmed mussels and oysters in the Mediterranean

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mussels and oysters are important ecosystem engineers which modify the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment and create habitats that support highly diverse associated communities. In the Mediterranean Sea, the native Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, together the ...
Barbara Mikac   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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