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Arctic post-polynya supports a seabird biodiversity hotspot

Arctic Science
Climate change is drastically altering habitats and biodiversity in Northern Canada, threatening Inuit food security and traditional lifestyles. Monitoring these sensitive ecosystems will help track spatiotemporal impacts of environmental constraints. We
Cerren Richards, Eldred Allen, David Wolfrey, Jacqueline Winters, Michelle Saunders, Sarah Wong, Regina Wells, Sabina I. Wilhelm, Amanda E. Bates   +8 more
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Mid‐Domain Effect and Wooded Habitat Shape Mediterranean Reptile Communities

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Analyzing a large number of reptiles observed across protected areas in Central Italy, we tested whether the mid‐domain effect explains hump‐shaped richness–elevation patterns. Species richness was best predicted by the combined influence of geometric constraints and woodland cover, revealing two contrasting species clusters and offering a robust ...
Daniele Dendi, Lauren De Nardi, Giovanni Amori, Luca Luiselli   +3 more
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Density Estimates of Endangered Endemic Rodents Suggest Broader Impacts of Invasive Burmese Pythons Following a Category 4 Hurricane in the Florida Keys

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Density estimates of two endangered rodent subspecies, endemic to Key Largo, Florida, USA. These findings illustrate the contrasting dynamics of two native species associated with the prevalence of invasive Burmese pythons and global change. The woodrats' decline emphasizes its potential risk of extinction as global change continues to impact island ...
Shauna M. Sayers, Brent S. Pease, Brandon W. McDonald, Isabella R. Collamati, Jeremy D. Dixon, Michael V. Cove   +5 more
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DNA barcoding the floras of biodiversity hotspots [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
DNA barcoding is a technique in which species identification is performed by using DNA sequences from a small fragment of the genome, with the aim of contributing to a wide range of ecological and conservation studies in which traditional taxonomic identification is not practical.
Lahaye, Renaud, van der Bank, Michelle, Bogarín Chaves, Diego Gerardo, Warner Pineda, Jorge, Pupulin, Franco, Gigot, Guillaume, Maurin, Olivier, Duthoit, Sylvie, Barraclough, Timothy, Savolainen, Vincent   +9 more
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Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey, Geoffrey J. Cary, Teigan Cremona, Hugh F. Davies, Brett P. Murphy, Sam C. Banks   +5 more
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Prioritizing fire management goals in a biodiversity hotspot

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Understanding the priorities and motivations of key actors is essential to setting fire management goals toward sustainability and resilience in a changing world.
Heitor C. Sousa, Guarino R. Colli, Adriana Malvasio   +2 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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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
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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Global species richness, endemism, and conservation of planthoppers

Global Ecology and Conservation
Although insects are the most abundant group of species and play a critical ecological role, the key factors underlying global patterns of species diversity and conservation remain poorly understood.
Zhengxue Zhao, Lin Yang, Jiankun Long, Zhimin Chang, Nian Gong, Xiangsheng Chen   +5 more
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