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The dominance-diversity dilemma in animal conservation biology. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The alteration of environmental conditions has two major outcomes on the demographics of living organisms: population decline of the common species and extinction of the rarest ones.
Charles A Martin +11 more
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Compassionate Conservation Clashes With Conservation Biology: Should Empathy, Compassion, and Deontological Moral Principles Drive Conservation Practice? [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 “Compassionate Conservation” is an emerging movement within conservation science that is gaining attention through its promotion of “ethical” conservation practices that place empathy and compassion and the moral principles of “first, do no harm” and ...
Andrea S. Griffin +5 more
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Conservation biology meets medical science [PDF]
Nature Conservation, 2022 In my letter I refer to publications around syndemics, and link them up to other health concepts, calling for a stronger link between medical, social and environmental sciences to advance the global management of pandemic threats.
Dirk S. Schmeller
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Plant Conservation Biology: a view from the Mediterranean ecoregions
Mediterranean Botany, 2021 This Special Issue provides an overview of the current status of plant conservation biology in Spain and other regions around the World. Papers represent selected outstanding presentations made during the 9th Congress of the Spanish Society of Plant ...
Antonio Jesús Mendoza-Fernández +4 more
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Abundance estimation and Conservation Biology
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2007 Abundance is the state variable of interest in most population–level ecological research and in most programs involving management and conservation of animal populations.
J. D. Nichols, D. I. MacKenzie
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Reproductive plasticity of Hawaiian Montipora corals following thermal stress
Scientific Reports, 2021 Ocean warming, fueled by climate change, is the primary cause of coral bleaching events which are predicted to increase in frequency. Bleaching is generally damaging to coral reproduction, can be exacerbated by concomitant stressors like ultraviolet ...
E. Michael Henley +7 more
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Contrasting reproductive strategies of two Hawaiian Montipora corals
Scientific Reports, 2022 Sessile invertebrates often engage in synchronized spawning events to increase likelihood of fertilization. Although coral reefs are well studied, the reproductive behavior of most species and the relative influence of various environmental cues that ...
E. Michael Henley +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Coral reefs worldwide are at risk due to climate change. Coral bleaching is becoming increasingly common and corals that survive bleaching events can suffer from temporary reproductive failure for several years. While water temperature is a key driver in
Jessica Bouwmeester +6 more
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Conservation biology and conservation paleobiology meet the Anthropocene together: history matters
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 As a species, we have reached a tipping point for Earth derived from our unsustainable resource use. While conservation efforts occurred early in human civilization, it was not until 1980 that the full force of environmental destruction, including the ...
Sally E. Walker
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Repurposing scientific writing in conservation biology
Prompt, 2020 Scientists and writing studies scholars agree that students need to be able to repurpose scientific knowledge across audiences, goals, and genres. This article offers a much-needed, practical example of an assignment that allows students to work towards ...
Robert Boyd +2 more
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