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Movement of avian predators points to biodiversity hotspots in agricultural landscape [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceGlobal agricultural landscapes are witnessing a concerning decline in biodiversity, and this trend is predicted to persist. To safeguard these biodiversity-rich areas, it is crucial to pinpoint hotspots effectively.
Paweł Mirski +6 more
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Testing the Efficacy of Global Biodiversity Hotspots for Insect Conservation: The Case of South African Katydids. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The use of endemism and vascular plants only for biodiversity hotspot delineation has long been contested. Few studies have focused on the efficacy of global biodiversity hotspots for the conservation of insects, an important, abundant, and often ignored
Corinna S Bazelet +2 more
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Land, 2018 Biodiversity hotspots are rich in endemic species and threatened by anthropogenic influences and, thus, considered priorities for conservation. In this study, conservation achievements in 36 global biodiversity hotspots (25 identified in 1988, 10 added ...
Caitlin Cunningham, Karen Beazley
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Evaluating Temporal Consistency in Marine Biodiversity Hotspots. [PDF]
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 +14 more
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Terrestrial Biodiversity Hotspots and Their Threats in Guangdong Province
Redai dili, 2023 Biodiversity plays an important role in providing ecosystem services and maintaining ecosystem stability, which are closely related to human welfare. The identification of biodiversity hotspots and analysis of their threats provide effective ways for ...
Geng Shoubao +7 more
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First record of Nyctemera adversata (Schaller, 1788) and N. carissima (Swinhoe, 1891) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Myanmar [PDF]
Check List, 2015 We report the first record of Nyctemera adversata (Schaller, 1788) and N. carissima (Swinhoe, 1891) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Kachin state, northern Myanmar.
Vitaly Spitsyn +4 more
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New records of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Myanmar based on DNA barcodes and morphological data [PDF]
Check List, 2017 An integrative study of the Indo-Burmese Geometridae in the collection of the Russian Museum of Biodiversity Hotspots (RMBH, Russia) revealed six newly recorded species for the fauna of Myanmar, i.e., Plutodes costatus (Butler,1886), Pogonopygia
Vitaly Spitsyn +4 more
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Geographical Patterns in Functional Diversity of Chinese Terrestrial Vertebrates
Diversity, 2022 Identifying priority regions is essential for effectively protecting biodiversity. China is one of the world’s megabiodiversity countries, but its biodiversity is seriously threatened by anthropogenic forces. Many studies have identified priority regions
Xinyuan Sun, Na Huang, Weiwei Zhou
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Balancing biodiversity conservation and food security is the key to global sustainable development. However, we know little about the future global conflict risk hotspots between biodiversity and food security at both country and Biodiversity Hotspots ...
Jianqiao Zhao +5 more
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Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity
Diversity, 2020 Worldwide, caves and groundwater habitats harbor thousands of species modified and limited to subterranean habitats in karst. Data are concentrated in Europe and USA, where a number of detailed analyses have been performed.
Tanja Pipan +2 more
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