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Importance of cryptic species for identifying 'representative' units of biodiversity for freshwater conservation [PDF]

, 2008
Nested systems of biodiversity classification are commonly used for designating protected area networks in terrestrial and marine realms. Whilst terrestrial-style protected areas are largely inappropriate for freshwater systems, the concepts of ...
Hughes, Jane M, Cook, Benjamin D, Hughes, Jane, Cook, Benjamin, Page, Tim, Page, Timothy J   +5 more
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Floristic and structural aspects of Brazilian Savanna phytophysiognomies in the northern Goiás state, Brazil

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2021
The Legado Verdes do Cerrado Sustainable Development Reserve is home to the largest private contiguous area of native vegetation in the Cerrado (Brazilian Savanna) biome, but its flora is still little studied.
Indiara Nunes Mesquita Ferreira, Fernanda Gomes Ferreira, Sabrina do Couto de Miranda, Rafael Tassinari Resende, Fábio Venturoli   +4 more
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Phylogeographic study of the West Australian freshwater mussel, Westralunio carteri, uncovers evolutionarily significant units that raise new conservation concerns [PDF]

, 2020
South-western Australia is isolated from other forested regions of Australia by desert and bounded on southern and western sides by the Southern and Indian Oceans, respectively, with Westralunio carteri (Iredale, 1934) as the sole endemic freshwater ...
Klunzinger, MW, Kirkendale, L, Lopes-Lima, Manuel, Gomes-dos-Santos, Andre, Froufe, Elsa, Lymbery, AJ   +5 more
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Management effectiveness of Nature Conservation Units in southern Brazil [PDF]

, 2023
The implementation of protected areas, in particular, nature Conservation Units (CUs), is a conservation strategy recognised worldwide. However, these territories require efficient management to achieve their conservation goals.
Oliveira, Juliano, Oliveira, Larissa Rosa, Juliano de Oliveira, Bernardes Rodrigues Witt,Patricia, Morales de Oliveira,Juliano, Patrícia Bernardes Rodrigues Witt, Witt, Patr\uedcia Bernardes Rodrigues, Helder Henrique de Faria, Larissa Rosa de Oliveira, Faria,Helder, Rosa de Oliveira,Larissa, Faria, Helder Henrique De   +11 more
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Defining Evolutionary Conservation Units in the Macedonian Crested Newt, Triturus macedonicus (Amphibia; Salamandridae), in a Biodiversity Hotspot [PDF]

, 2023
In this study, we used genetic approaches to assess the conservation status of a protected amphibian species, the Macedonian crested newt, Triturus macedonicus, in Northern Pindos National Park (Epirus, Greece). Mitochondrial DNA sequences and multilocus
Elisavet-Aspasia Toli, Taxiarchis Danelis, Anastasios Bounas, Athanasios Korakis, Anagnostis Theodoropoulos, Konstantinos Sotiropoulos   +5 more
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The Ecological ICMS as Inducer in the Creation of Protected Areas in Brazil: An Assessment of Policy in the States of Pernambuco, Paraná and Bahia

Desenvolvimento em Questão, 2019
The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the ecological ICMS to induce the creation of conservation units in Brazil, by analyzing the results of this policy in the municipalities of the Brazilian states of Paraná, Pernambuco ...
Luiz Honorato da Silva Júnior, Beatriz Mesquita Jardim Pedrosa, Liedje Bettizaide Oliveira de Siqueira, Monaliza de Oliveira Ferreira   +3 more
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A Conservation Gap Analysis of Brazil's Amazonian Vegetation [PDF]

, 1995
: Vegetation types lacking protection in the existing conservation units of the nine states in the Brazilian Legal Amazon were identified, and locations were noted where these vegetation types could be protected.
PHILIP M. FEARNSIDE, JOÃO FERRAZ, Fearnside, Philip Martin, Ferraz, João Baptista Silva   +3 more
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ÁREAS VERDES URBANAS, ESPAÇOS LIVRES PARA O LAZER / Urban green areas, open spaces for leisure [PDF]

Sociedade & Natureza, 2007
The creation and the management of Conservation Units in urban areas, as in the category ofintegral protection as of sustainable use, aims to improve the quality of life of the urban citizenat the same time that it promotes an improvement in the urban ...
Kátia MAZZEI Mazzei, Marlene T. Muno Colesanti, Douglas Gomes dos Santos   +2 more
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Genetic resources of mangabeira (Hancornia speciosa Gomes) in protected areas in Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2022
Brazil, a recognized country for its rich biodiversity, is also known for the rapid loss of a significant part of its in situ genetic resources. Among hundreds of native species that have great potential for economic exploitation, many are not yet ...
Edson Ferreira da Silva, Josué Francisco da Silva Júnior, Wellington Ferreira do Nascimento, Ana Carolina Borges Lins e Silva   +3 more
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Geotecnologia e Ecologia da Paisagem no Monitoramento da Fragmentação Florestal

Floresta e Ambiente
RESUMO Objetivou-se diagnosticar e analisar a conectividade estrutural da paisagem fragmentada no entorno da Unidade de Conservação Reserva Particular de Patrimônio Natural Cafundó, propondo a restauração por Corredores Ecológicos.
Nathalia Suemi Saito, Maurício Alves Moreira, Alexandre Rosa dos Santos, Fernando Coelho Eugenio, Álvaro Costa Figueiredo   +4 more
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