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An updated checklist of Indian western Himalayan gymnosperms and lectotypification of three names

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
An updated checklist of gymnosperms of the western Himalaya situated within political boundaries in India is provided along with conservation status and distribution.  Lectotype for three names viz., Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lam.) G.
Jibankumar Singh Khuraijam, Jaideep Mazumdar   +1 more
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Overview of the conservation status of Mediterranean anthozoa [PDF]

, 2017
This report presents the conservation status of the anthozoans occuring in the Mediterranean Sea, based on the assessment of 136 species using the IUCN Red List methodology. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level to guide appropriate conservation actions in order to improve their status.
Otero, M. M., Numa, C., Bo, M., Orejas, C., Garrabou, J., Cerrano, C., Kružic ́, P., Antoniadou, C., Aguilar, R., Kipson, S., Linares, C., Terrón Sigler, A., Brossard, J., Kersting, D., Casado Amezúa, P., García, S., GOFFREDO, STEFANO, Ocaña, O., CAROSELLI, ERIK, Maldonado, M., Bavestrello, G., Cattaneo Vietti, R., Özalp, B.   +22 more
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Plant and fungi diversity of Devi Pindiyan Valley in Trikuta Hills of northwestern Himalaya, India

Journal 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, Harish Chander Dutt, Bikarma Singh, Yash Pal Sharma, Nawang Tashi, Rajinder Singh Charak, Geeta Sharma, Om Prakash Vidyarathi, Tasir Iqbal, Bishander Singh, Kewal Kumar   +10 more
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Taxonomic notes on Grosourdya muriculata (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), a little known endemic orchid from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

Journal 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, C. P. Vivek, Gautam Anuj Ekka, Lal Ji Singh   +3 more
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Past and present distribution of the cryptic species Leptidea sinapis and L. reali (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Poland and its implications for the conservation of these butterflies

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
Using a large sample of museum and newly collected specimens of the cryptic butterfly species Leptidea sinapis and L. reali, identified/confirmed based on genital characters, the patterns in their geographical distributions, historical changes in range ...
Konrad SACHANOWICZ, Agnieszka WOWER, Jaroslaw BUSZKO   +2 more
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Conservation status, species composition, and distribution of Avian Community in Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, India

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

, 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, Mace, Georgina M., RONDININI, CARLO   +2 more
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Conservation, Creation, and Evolution: Revising the Darwinian Project [PDF]

, 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
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Cetaceans value and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

, 2015
This review provides an overview of the Mediterranean diversity and conservation status of cetaceans, and the value associated with their conservation and non-consumptive use. Mediterranean Sea is one of the world's diversity hotspots.
Mussi, B., Pace, DANIELA SILVIA, Tizzi, R   +2 more
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Global and regional IUCN red list assessments: 5 [PDF]

, 2018
In this contribution, the conservation status of four vascular plants according to IUCN categories and criteria are presented. It includes the assessment of Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M.Bieb., Ionopsidium albiflorum Durieu, Trifolium latinum Sebast ...
Cambria S, Crisafulli A, De Sanctis M, Fanelli G, Fenu G, Gennai M, Gonnelli V, Latini M, Nicolella G, Orsenigo S, Perrino EV, Serafini Sauli A, Silletti GN, Viciani D, Wagensommer RP   +14 more
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