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In defence of biodiversity [PDF]

Biology & Philosophy, 2017
The concept of biodiversity has played a central role within conservation biology over the last thirty years. Precisely how it should be understood, however, is a matter of ongoing debate. In this paper we defend what we call a classic multidimensional conception of biodiversity.
Joanna Burch-Brown, Alfred Archer
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The Contribution of Fisheries to Livelihoods of Communities around Alwero Reservoir in Abobo District, Gambella, Ethiopia

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2021
This research was planned to study the contribution of fishing and fishery-related activities, and identify its threats. Primary data were collected from the Kano locality around the Alwero reservoir through a questionnaire survey, field observation, and
Berhan Asmamaw, Takele Shitaw, Lammessa Berisa   +2 more
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How much biodiversity is concealed in the word “biodiversity”?

Current Biology, 2022
Amidst a global biodiversity crisis1, the word 'biodiversity' has become indispensable for conservation and management2. Yet, biodiversity is often used as a buzzword in scientific literature. Resonant titles of papers claiming to have studied 'global biodiversity' may be used to promote research focused on a few taxonomic groups, habitats, or facets ...
Stefano Mammola, Caroline S. Fukushima, Girolama Biondo, Lucia Bongiorni, Fabio Cianferoni, Paolo Domenici, Carmelo Fruciano, Angelina Lo Giudice, Nuria Macías-Hernández, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Marija Mili?i?, Michelangelo Morganti, Emiliano Mori, Ana Munévar, Paola Pollegioni, Ilaria Rosati, Simone Tenan, Fernando Urbano-Tenorio, Diego Fontaneto, Pedro Cardoso   +19 more
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Return to 1616: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box

Animals, 2023
Conservation translocations have become increasingly popular for ‘rewilding’ areas that have lost their native fauna. These multispecies translocations are complex and need to consider the requirements of each individual species as well as the influence ...
Saul Cowen, Colleen Sims, Kym Ottewell, Fiona Knox, Tony Friend, Harriet Mills, Sean Garretson, Kelly Rayner, Lesley Gibson   +8 more
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Biodiversity Recovery and Transformation Impacts for Wetland Biodiversity [PDF]

Environmental Science & Technology, 2018
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods for land use take both occupation and transformation impacts into account. However, for wetlands and impacts from water consumption, it is so far not possible to account for transformation impacts. It is our goal to close this research gap, by determining wetland recovery times and developing characterization factors
Lorenzo Pezzati, Francesca Verones, Michael Curran, Paul Baustert, Stefanie Hellweg   +4 more
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Limited phylogeographic and genetic connectivity in Acacia species of low stature in an arid landscape

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Widespread plant species are expected to maintain genetic diversity and gene flow via pollen and seed dispersal. Stature is a key life history trait that affects seed and potentially pollen dispersal, with limited stature associated with limited ...
Melissa A. Millar, Rachel M. Binks, Sarah‐Louise Tapper, Bronwyn M. Macdonald, Shelley L. McArthur, Margaret Hankinson, David J. Coates, Stephen vanLeeuwen, Margaret Byrne   +8 more
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Biodiversity Loss and the Taxonomic Bottleneck: Emerging Biodiversity Science [PDF]

, 2006
Human domination of the Earth has resulted in dramatic changes to global and local patterns of biodiversity. Biodiversity is critical to human sustainability because it drives the ecosystem services that provide the core of our life-support system. As we,
A Baldi, A Balmford, A Balmford, A Dobson, AH Wortley, AJ Symstad, C Czuzdi, C Jeroen, C Kremen, C Lundmark, C Scherber, CB Field, CJ Humphries, CL Redman, CS Straub, D Foddai, D Pimentel, D Schluter, DA Heemsbergen, DC Coleman, DM Debinski, DU Hooper, E Mayr, EO Wilson, EO Wilson, EO Wilson, EO Wilson, F Berkes, G Musser, GC Daily, GM Mace, GW Hopkins, H Salwasser, HCJ Godfray, J Fischer, J Liu, J Lovelock, J Pellet, JB Alcorn, JC Biesmeijer, JD Olden, JE Cohen, JM Savage, JR Miller, JS Huxley, KA Wilson, KC Kim, KC Kim, Ke Chung Kim, KH Redford, KJ Gaston, KJ Gaston, L Broberg, Loren B. Byrne, LR Brown, M Giampetro, M Loraeu, MA Cavigelli, MA Palmer, MB Mascia, ML Hunter, ML Imhoff, ML McKinney, ML Rosenzweig, MW Schwartz, N Myers, N Myers, N Myers, N Rooney, N Shigesata, Nature Editor’s Summary, NC Stenseth, NJ Gotelli, NL Christensen, NS Sodhi, PH Raven, PM Hammond, PM Vitousek, PR Ehrlich, PR Ehrlich, PR Ehrlich, QD Wheeler, QD Wheeler, R Constanza, R Dirzo, R Dower, RD Holt, RE Grumbine, RE Grumbine, RE Ricklefs, RM Warwick, S Farber, S Knapp, S Levin, S Naheem, SJ Grove, SL Pimm, SL Tuxen, SR Kellert, T Prugh, WH Schlesinger, WR Turner, WV Reid, Y Bertrand   +103 more
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Quantifying the use of natural history collections [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
Measuring the use of natural history collections is essential to understand their past and present impact on science, to underpin decisions about their management and to assist with deploying them optimally to address societal challenges.
Max Caspers, Luc Willemse, Niels Raes, Erik Smets, Peter Schalk, Olaf Bánki, Gideon Gijswijt   +6 more
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Evaluating On-Farm Biodiversity: A Comparison of Assessment Methods [PDF]

, 2018
Strategies to stop the loss of biodiversity in agriculture areas will be more successful if farmers have the means to understand changes in biodiversity on their farms and to assess the effectiveness of biodiversity promoting measures.
Gabel, Vanessa M., Home, Robert, Köpke, Ulrich, Meier, Matthias, Stolze, Matthias, Stöckli, Sibylle   +5 more
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Production systems and breeding practices of Begaria cattle breed as input for a community-based breeding program

Heliyon, 2023
This study aimed to describe the production systems and breeding practices of Begaria cattle breeds as a resource for community-based conservation and breeding program. A semi-structured questionnaire and focus group discussions were employed to identify
Tesfalem Aseged, Tesfaye Getachew, Sandip Banerjee, Teklewold Belayhun, Awoke Melak, Aweke Engdawork, Esho Kefyalew, Abraham Assefa, Abebe Hailu   +8 more
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