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The Conservation Status of the World’s Reptiles [PDF]

open access: yesBiological Conservation, 2013
Effective and targeted conservation action requires detailed information about species, their distribution, systematics and ecology as well as the distribution of threat processes which affect them.
Gamble, Tony
core   +12 more sources

Exploring differences in stakeholders’ perceptions of illegal bird trapping in Cyprus

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017
Background Cyprus is recognised as a hotspot for illegal bird trapping in the Mediterranean basin. A consumer demand for the Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is driving the use of non-selective trapping methods, resulting in the indiscriminate ...
Heather M. Jenkins   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Documenting conservation status and medicinal potential of selected non-edible fruit-bearing plants in the Bangladesh Agricultural University Botanical Garden [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Minor Fruits, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Non-edible fruit-bearing plants are particularly fascinating due to their remarkable adaptability to diverse ecological conditions, their utilization in traditional medicine, and their potential contributions to pharmaceutical development.
M. Ashrafuzzaman
doaj   +1 more source

Challenging the Scientific Foundations for an IUCN Red List of Ecosystems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is currently discussing the development of a Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) that would mirror the categories and criteria used to assess the conservation status of species.
BOITANI, Luigi   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Plant and fungi diversity of Devi Pindiyan Valley in Trikuta Hills of northwestern Himalaya, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
The Devi Pindiyan Valley, an abode of Goddess Vaishno Devi, in Trikuta Hills (western Himalaya) is a unique hill-top land ecosystem with a diverse regional mixed subtropical and temperate flora.
Sajan Thakur   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation, Creation, and Evolution: Revising the Darwinian Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
There is hardly anything more central to our universe than conservation. Many scientific fields and disciplines view the law of conservation as one of the most fundamental universal laws.
Shkliarevsky, Gennady
core   +1 more source

Taxonomic notes on Grosourdya muriculata (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), a little known endemic orchid from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
Grosourdya muriculata (Rchb.f.) R. Rice (Orchidaceae) is a little known epiphytic, endemic orchid from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India.  The present article provides the detailed taxonomy, ecology, distribution, conservation status, and ...
Sanjay Mishra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Updated Conservation Status of Protected Minnesota Caddisflies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Seven of the 13 Minnesota Trichoptera species with official protected status were located in the state during 1997-2001, including four species – Agapetus tomus, Asynarchus rossi, Hydroptila novicola, and Polycentropus milaca – not collected in nearly 40
Holzenthal, Ralph W, Houghton, David C
core   +3 more sources

Conservation status, species composition, and distribution of Avian Community in Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, India

open access: yesJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2017
Birds are among the best indicators of environmental changes. Given the significance of birds for conservation planning and environmental assessments, there is a need to develop a better ecological understanding of avian community structure. In southeast
Mohd. Shahnawaz Khan, Anjana Pant
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution update, conservation status and color in life of the rare Amazonian snake, Eutrachelophis papilio Zaher and Prudente 2019 (Serpentes: Xenodontini) [PDF]

open access: yesActa Amazonica
The rare Amazonian snake Eutrachelophis papilio is known from only five individuals, from four localities, belonging to its type-series, the more recent collected over 10 years ago.
Nathalie CITELI   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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