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Conservation Units

2022
AbstractIn this chapter, we discuss the importance of and methods for delineating conservation units, including species and intraspecific units (e.g., evolutionarily significant units and management units). It is essential to conserve all levels of biodiversity, including genes, populations, species, and ecosystems, for effective biodiversity ...
Fred W. Allendorf, W. Chris Funk, Sally N. Aitken, Margaret Byrne, Gordon Luikart   +4 more
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Uniting Church and Science for Conservation

Science, 2012
Humans have been cutting Ethiopian forests for fuel and agriculture for centuries ([ 1 ][1]). Only about 35,000 fragments remain in the northern highlands, ranging in size from 3 to 300 hectares.
Catherine L, Cardelús, Margaret D, Lowman, Alemaheyu Wassie, Eshete   +2 more
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Assessing conservation status and units for conservation

2012
This chapter addresses three questions for assessing carnivore conservation status and units for conservation: how to assess the risk of extinction for carnivore populations; how to identify and delineate carnivore conservation units; and how to assess, monitor, and manage carnivore conservation units.
Breitenmoser Urs, Würsten Breitenmoser, Christine, BOITANI, Luigi   +2 more
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Defining ‘Evolutionarily Significant Units’ for conservation

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1994
writing in the first issue of TREE, Ryder’ brought the term ‘Evolutionarily Significant Unit’ (ESU) to the attention of a broad audience of ecologists and evolutionary biologists. The ESU concept was developed to provide a rational basis for prioritizing taxa for conservation effort (e.g.
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Blood conservation in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine, 2003
To describe blood conservation strategies for critically ill patients.By using a predefined strategy, we searched the electronic databases of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, the Cochrane database of systematic reviews, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, ACP Journal Club, Database of abstracts of reviews and effects, and HealthSTAR for ...
Robert A, Fowler, Matthew, Berenson
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Conservation in the United Kingdom

Cultural Trends, 1999
Abstract British conservation is respected around the world for its excellence, based on a tradition of caring for heritage material, backed up by high‐quality training and research. This paper charts the origins and development of the conservation profession in the United Kingdom and provides a comprehensive overview of the number, location and ...
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United States trials of conservative surgery

World Journal of Surgery, 1977
AbstractFrom August 1971 to August 1974, almost 1700 patients with clinically curable breast cancer in 34 institutions in the United States and Canada were entered into the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project (NSABP) trial comparing the results of total (simple) mastectomy with those of radical mastectomy.
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Turkey conservation in the United States

Animal Genetic Resources Information, 2000
SummaryThe American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) and the Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities (SPPA) completed censuses of domesticated turkeys in 1997. The ALBC census targeted hatcheries and reported census figures for hens, while counting both hens and toms. Toms were about 10% of hen numbers. The ALBC census revealed that only
D.P. Sponenberg, R.O. Hawes, P. Johnson, C.J. Christman   +3 more
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Introduction: Strategies for Social and Environmental Conservation in Conservation Units

2010
Two groups of considerations are essential for choosing strategies for conservation: linking conservation to the interests of local peoples, and linking conservation to core national and global interests. This section addresses the question of conservation strategies in conservation units by presenting several examples in specific areas that are also ...
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Conservation in the museums of the United Kingdom

Museum International, 1971
(1971). Conservation in the museums of the United Kingdom. Museum International: Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 134-145.
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