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Key Biodiversity Areas identification in the Upper Guinea forest biodiversity hotspot

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012
Priority-setting approaches and tools are commons ways to support the rapid extinction of species and their habitats and the effective allocation of resources for their conservation.
O.M.L. Kouame, N. Jengre, M. Kobele, D. Knox, D.B. Ahon, J. Gbondo, J. Gamys, W. Egnankou, D. Siaffa, A. Okoni-Williams, M. Saliou   +10 more
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Biochar Rescues Native Trees in the Biodiversity Hotspot of Mauritius

, 2022
Many tropical invasive species have allelopathic effects that contribute to their success in native plant communities. Pyrolyzed biomass (“biochar”) can sorb toxic compounds, including allelochemicals produced by invasive plants, potentially ...
Thomas, Sean C., Sujeeun, Leeladarshini, Leeladarshini Sujeeun, Sean C. Thomas   +3 more
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Caribbean Biodiversity Fund [PDF]

, 2023
[Español] Con alrededor de mil especies amenazadas en todo el mundo, el Caribe es un punto caliente (hotspot) para algunas de las plantas y animales en peligro más crítico.
Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
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Inequitable gains and losses from conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

, 2023
A billion rural people live near tropical forests. Urban populations need them for water, energy and timber. Global society benefits from climate regulation and knowledge embodied in tropical biodiversity.
Shirima, D. D., Platts, P. J., Gereau, R.E., Platts, P.J., Njana, M.A., Schaafsma, M., Marshall, A.R., Gereau, R. E., Munishi, P. K. T., Green, R. E., Lewis, S.L., Swetnam, R.D., Fisher, B., Marchant, R., Ashagre, B.B., Ricketts, T. H., Munishi, P.K.T., Green, R.E., Bayliss, J., Green, J.M.H., Turner, R.K., Mbilinyi, B.P., Ashagre, B. B., Ricketts, T.H., Balmford, A., Willcock, S., Lewis, S. L., Burgess, N. D., Jeha, L., Mwakalila, S., Turner, R. K., Shirima, D.D., Marshall, A. R., Ahrends, A., Morse-Jones, S., Burgess, N.D., Swetnam, R. D., Mbilinyi, B. P., Green, J. M. H., Njana, M. A.   +39 more
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Five new and five known species of the genus Tylencholaimus de Man, 1876 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Tylencholaimoidea) from Western Ghats of India

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2021
Five new and five known species of the genus Tylencholaimus de Man, 1876 are described from the Western Ghats of India. Tylencholaimus macroamphidius sp. nov.
Md Niraul Islam, Wasim Ahmad
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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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Hungary: a European hotspot of non-native crayfish biodiversity

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2020
There is a long history of crayfish introductions in Europe and numbers keep increasing. In Hungary, spiny-cheek crayfish Faxonius limosus, signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus, red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii, marbled crayfish P.
Weiperth András, Bláha Martin, Szajbert Bettina, Seprős Richárd, Bányai Zsombor, Patoka Jiří, Kouba Antonín   +6 more
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Pollination decays in biodiversity hotspots [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
As pollinators decline globally, competition for their services is expected to intensify, and this antagonism may be most severe where the number of plant species is the greatest. Using meta-analysis and comparative phylogenetic analysis, we provide a global-scale test of whether reproduction becomes more limited by pollen receipt (pollen limitation ...
Jana C, Vamosi, Tiffany M, Knight, Janette A, Steets, Susan J, Mazer, Martin, Burd, Tia-Lynn, Ashman   +5 more
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Evaluating Temporal Consistency in Marine Biodiversity Hotspots.

PLoS ONE, 2015
With the ongoing crisis of biodiversity loss and limited resources for conservation, the concept of biodiversity hotspots has been useful in determining conservation priority areas.
Susan E Piacenza, Lindsey L Thurman, Allison K Barner, Cassandra E Benkwitt, Kate S Boersma, Elizabeth B Cerny-Chipman, Kurt E Ingeman, Tye L Kindinger, Amy J Lindsley, Jake Nelson, Jessica N Reimer, Jennifer C Rowe, Chenchen Shen, Kevin A Thompson, Selina S Heppell   +14 more
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Critical ecosystem profile for the tropical Andes - engaging civil society to conserve a biodiversity hotspot [PDF]

, 2014
Moderator: David Anderson.Presented at the 8th international congress for wildlife and livelihoods on private and communal lands: livestock, tourism, and spirit, that was held on September 7-12, 2014 in Estes Park, Colorado.The Tropical Andes is among ...
Anderson, David, moderator, International Wildlife Ranching Symposium, producer, Comer, Patrick, speaker   +2 more
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