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An annotated checklist of the leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from El Salvador, with additions from the Bechyné collection in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2019
A checklist of the species of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of El Salvador is presented based on data from literature and a digitization project of the Bechyné collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS).
Martijn Van Roie, Frederik De Wint, Ayse Güngor, Charlotte Huyghe, Wouter Dekoninck, Lukáš Sekerka   +5 more
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Plantation forests and biodiversity conservation [PDF]

, 2003
There are five key reasons why biodiversity conservation should be considered a part of plantation management. (1) The plantation estate is large, and balancing various land management values with wood and pulp production is important when extensive ...
Hobbs, R.J., Lindenmayer, D.B., Salt, D.
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DNA barcoding of medicinal orchids in Asia

Scientific Reports, 2021
Growing popularity of herbal medicine has increased the demand of medicinal orchids in the global markets leading to their overharvesting from natural habitats for illegal trade.
Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti, Rita Ale
doaj   +1 more source

A new record of Kerivoula hardwickii (Horsefield, 1824) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) after 23 years from a lowland rainforests of Sri Lanka

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
Distribution of Kerivoula hardwickii, Hardwicke's woolly bat, in Sri Lanka is restricted to the central highlands and to northeastern region of the country, and so far, only recorded from four distinct locations.
Dinesh Gabadage, Gayan Edirisinghe, Madhava Botejue, Kalika Perera, Thilina Surasinghe, Suranjan Karunarathna   +5 more
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Global priorities for conservation across multiple dimensions of mammalian diversity [PDF]

, 2017
Conservation priorities that are based on species distribution, endemism, and vulnerability may underrepresent biologically unique species as well as their functional roles and evolutionary histories.
Brum, F. T., Costa, G. C., Davidson, A. D., Graham, C. H., Hedges, S. B., Loyola, R., Penone, C., Radeloff, V. C., Rondinini, C.   +8 more
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Biodiversity impacts and conservation implications of urban land expansion projected to 2050

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022
Significance Understanding the impacts of urbanization and the associated urban land expansion on species is vital for informed urban planning that minimizes biodiversity loss.
R. Simkin, K. Seto, R. McDonald, W. Jetz
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dietary Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) Improves Nonspecific Immune Response of Chinese Rice Field Eel (Monopterus albus)

Aquaculture Nutrition, 2023
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) has been recognized as a potential additive for aquafeeds due to its beneficial biological functions. In order to evaluate the potential application of EGCG in Chinese rice field eel (Monopterus albus), six ...
Haichao Deng, Huamei Yue, Rui Ruan, Huan Ye, Zhong Li, Chuangju Li   +5 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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Conserving tropical biodiversity via market forces and spatial targeting [PDF]

, 2015
The recent report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity [(2010) Global Biodiversity Outlook 3] acknowledges that ongoing biodiversity loss necessitates swift, radical action.
Badura, Tomas, Bateman, Ian, Binner, Amy, Carbone, Chris, Coombes, Emma, Fisher, Brendan, Fitzherbert, Emily, Naidoo, Robin, Watkinson, Andrew   +8 more
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Determinant factors of fire recurrence in Cerrado

Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2020
The occurrence and propagation of fire is determined by several factors such as meteorological conditions, seasonality, topography and accumulation of biomass fuel.
Ana Clara Caixeta Queiroz Pôrto, Camila S. Silva, Juan Carlos O. Filho, Jonathan V. Braga, Angela B. Garda, Christian N. Berlinck   +5 more
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