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Pervasive defaunation of forest remnants in a tropical biodiversity hotspot. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Tropical deforestation and forest fragmentation are among the most important biodiversity conservation issues worldwide, yet local extinctions of millions of animal and plant populations stranded in unprotected forest remnants remain poorly explained ...
Gustavo R Canale, Carlos A Peres, Carlos E Guidorizzi, Cassiano A Ferreira Gatto, Maria Cecília M Kierulff   +4 more
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Biodiversity hotspots through time: an introduction [PDF]

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2006
International targets set for reducing the rate of biodiversity loss—the 2010 target—and ensuring environmental stability (Millennium Development Goals) have helped to focus the efforts of the scientific community on providing the data necessary for their implementation.
Willis, K, Gillson, L, Knapp, S
openaire   +3 more sources

Different responses of taxonomic and functional structures of stream macroinvertebrate communities to local stressors and regional factors in a subtropical biodiversity hotspot.

Science of the Total Environment, 2019
Examining the relative contribution of local environmental stressors and regional factors in structuring biological communities is essential for biodiversity conservation and environmental assessment, yet their relative roles for different community ...
Zhengfei Li, Jun Wang, Zhenyuan Liu, Xingliang Meng, J. Heino, Xuankong Jiang, X. Xiong, Xiaoming Jiang, Zhicai Xie   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infertile landscapes on an old oceanic island: the biodiversity hotspot of New Caledonia

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2020
The OCBIL theory comprises a set of hypotheses to comprehend the biota of old, climatically buffered, infertile landscapes (OCBILs). Here, we review evidence from the literature to evaluate the extent to which this theory could apply to the ...
Y. Pillon, T. Jaffré, P. Birnbaum, David Bruy, Dominique Cluzel, M. Ducousso, B. Fogliani, T. Ibanez, H. Jourdan, L. Lagarde, A. Leopold, J. Munzinger, R. Pouteau, J. Read, S. Isnard   +14 more
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Developing a more complete understanding of tropical montane forest disturbance ecology through landslide research

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
Landslides are a central component of tropical montane forest disturbance regimes, including in the tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world.
Cathryn A. Freund, Cathryn A. Freund, Cathryn A. Freund, Miles R. Silman, Miles R. Silman   +4 more
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Genome-wide analysis of Cushion willow provides insights into alpine plant divergence in a biodiversity hotspot

Nature Communications, 2019
The Hengduan Mountains (HDM) biodiversity hotspot exhibits exceptional alpine plant diversity. Here, we investigate factors driving intraspecific divergence within a HDM alpine species Salix brachista (Cushion willow), a common component of subnival ...
Jia-hui Chen, Yuan Huang, B. Brachi, Quan-zheng Yun, Wei Zhang, W. Lu, Hong-na Li, Wen-qing Li, Xu-dong Sun, Guangyan Wang, Jun He, Zhuo Zhou, Kaiyun Chen, Yun-heng Ji, Ming-ming Shi, Wenguang Sun, Yongpeng Yang, Ren-Gang Zhang, R. Abbott, Hang Sun   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Inventory of butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Tripura, India, in the Indo-Myanmar biogeographical zone, with records of threatened taxa [PDF]

Check List, 2015
The Tripura province of northeast India, situated in the western fringe of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot was extensively explored for butterfly fauna. We surveyed 28 wild and managed locations in the hot and humid environment of Tripura province (
Rahul Lodh, Basant Agarwala
doaj   +3 more sources

Soil, competition, and niche shifts shape the floral mosaic of an annual plant diversity hotspot

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Plant species with affinity for harsh substrates often have well‐defined edaphic (soil) niches and are ideal for exploring questions of community assembly. Vertic clay soils are chemically and physically challenging to plant establishment and productivity, and annual plant communities associated with these soils of the San Joaquin ...
Emma R. Fryer, Ryan O'Dell, Dena L. Grossenbacher, Alyssa Shon, Skyler McKinnon, Nishanta Rajakaruna   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenomics and Biogeography of the Eastern Asian–Eastern North American Disjunct Genus Hylodesmum (Fabaceae)

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Integrating data from plastid genomes, nrDNA, and 353 low‐copy nuclear genes, this study establishes a robust phylogenetic framework for Hylodesmum. This framework supports a taxonomic revision recognizing 18 species and reveals a complex pattern of bidirectional EA–ENA dispersal, with mammals as a plausible dispersal agent. ABSTRACT Phylogenomics with
Zhuqiu Song, Gang Yao, Chen Ren, Kaiwen Jiang, Dongxian Xu, Shijin Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson, Ellen Wohl, Laura L. Govers, Oscar Franken, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Han Olff, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Maryann S. Watson, Luísa M.S. Borges, Tjisse van der Heide   +9 more
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