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The erosion of biodiversity and biomass in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot

Nature Communications, 2020
Quantifying forest degradation and biodiversity losses is necessary to inform conservation and restoration policies. Here the authors analyze a large dataset for the Atlantic Forest in South America to quantify losses in forest biomass and tree species ...
Renato A. F. de Lima, Alexandre A. Oliveira, Gregory R. Pitta, André L. de Gasper, Alexander C. Vibrans, Jérôme Chave, Hans ter Steege, Paulo I. Prado   +7 more
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Cenozoic history of the tropical marine biodiversity hotspot. [PDF]

Nature
The region with the highest marine biodiversity on our planet is known as the Coral Triangle or Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA)1,2. Its enormous biodiversity has long attracted the interest of biologists; however, the detailed evolutionary history of ...
Tian SY, Yasuhara M, Condamine FL, Huang HM, Fernando AGS, Aguilar YM, Pandita H, Irizuki T, Iwatani H, Shin CP, Renema W, Kase T.   +11 more
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Severe human pressures in the Sundaland biodiversity hotspot

Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
We assess the magnitude and the extent of recent change of significant human footprint within protected areas, key biodiversity areas and the habitat range of 308 lowland forest specialist birds in Sundaland, a global hotspot of biodiversity in Southeast
Megha Verma, William S. Symes, James E. M. Watson, Kendall R. Jones, James R. Allan, Oscar Venter, Frank E. Rheindt, David P. Edwards, Luis R. Carrasco   +8 more
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A spatial inventory of freshwater macroinvertebrate occurrences in the Guineo-Congolian biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

Scientific Data
The Guineo-Congolian region, extending from Guinea in West Africa to the central part of Africa, is considered an important biodiversity hotspot in the Afrotropics.
Emmanuel O. Akindele, Abiodun M. Adedapo, Oluwaseun T. Akinpelu, Esther D. Kowobari, Oluwatosin C. Folorunso, Ibrahim R. Fagbohun, Tolulope A. Oladeji, Olanrewaju O. Aliu, Oluwatobiloba S. Adenola, Babasola W. Adu, Francis O. Arimoro, Sylvester S. Ogbogu, Sami Domisch   +12 more
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Unexpected microbial diversity in new Caledonia’s ultramafic ecosystems with conservation implications in a biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Soils harbour an incredible diversity of microorganisms that play crucial roles in ecosystem functioning. However, this biodiversity remains largely overlooked, with a poor understanding of how patterns form across landscapes.
Julie Ripoll, Pierre-Louis Stenger, Nicolas Fernandez Nuñez, Julien Demenois, Alexia Stokes, Véronique Gourmelon, Kelly Dinh, Nadia Robert, Julien Drouin, Pierre Mournet, Audrey Léopold, Jennifer Read, Monique Gardes, Laurent Maggia, Fabian Carriconde   +14 more
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CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Meghamalai landscape : a biodiversity hotspot

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2013
The Meghamalai, also known as High Wavy Mountains, is located in the Theni Forest Division of Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats. The landscape is endowed with an array of vegetation types varying from dry (thorn forests) in the eastern side to wet (evergreen ...
S. Bhupathy, S. Babu
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Nature's Contributions to People (NCPs) and biodiversity hotspots: a step towards multifunctionality of conservation areas in Peru

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2023
The rapid land use change in tropical forests is a severe threat to Earth nature’s contributions to people (NCPs) and biodiversity. Effectively conserving ecosystems is a global target that requires clearly prioritizing areas that provide multiple ...
Maricel Móstiga, Dolors Armenteras, Jordi Vayreda, Javier Retana   +3 more
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Land-use trajectories for sustainable land system transformations: Identifying leverage points in a global biodiversity hotspot

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022
Significance Finding entry points where policy has strong leverage to transform land systems for people and nature is pivotal. We develop an innovative framework to identify and evaluate such leverage points along land-use trajectories that account for ...
D. A. Martin, Fanilo Andrianisaina, Thio Rosin Fulgence, K. Osen, A. A. Rakotomalala, Estelle Raveloaritiana, M. R. Soazafy, A. Wurz, Rouvah Andriafanomezantsoa, H. Andriamaniraka, A. Andrianarimisa, Jan Barkmann, Saskia Dröge, I. Grass, Nathaly R. Guerrero‐Ramírez, Hendrik Hänke, D. Hölscher, Bakolimalala Rakouth, Hery-Lisy Ranarijaona, Romual Randriamanantena, F. Ratsoavina, L. H. Ravaomanarivo, Dominik Schwab, T. Tscharntke, D. Zemp, H. Kreft   +25 more
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The biodiversity-wind energy-land use nexus in a global biodiversity hotspot.

Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Wind energy is the leading renewable technology towards achieving climate goals, yet biodiversity trade-offs via land take are emerging. Thus, we are facing the paradox of impacting on biodiversity to combat climate change.
V. Kati, C. Kassara, Z. Vrontisi, A. Moustakas   +3 more
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions Across an Afro-Tropical Forest Biodiversity Hotspot

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Ecosystem functions are important for the resilience of ecosystems and for human livelihood quality. Intact habitats and heterogeneous environments are known to provide a large variety of ecosystem functions.
Tobias Seifert, Mike Teucher, Werner Ulrich, Felistas Mwania, Francis Gona, Jan Christian Habel   +5 more
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