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The threat of invasive species to IUCN-listed critically endangered species: A systematic review
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 We conducted a comprehensive review of the research literature on interactions between invasive species and species included in the critically endangered category of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Manuel-Angel Dueñas +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Despite unprecedented scientific productivity, Earth is undergoing a sixth mass extinction. The disconnect between scientific output and species conservation may be related to scientists studying the wrong species.
Christopher S. Guy +9 more
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Conservation status revision and communities’ perceptions of 22 Aloe species in Tanzania [PDF]
Plant Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background and aims – Many Aloe species are globally threatened due to overharvesting for trade and habitat destruction. CITES regulates their international trade. In Tanzania, 50% of all existing Aloe species had previously been assessed, though some of
Siri Abihudi, Hugo de Boer, Anna Treydte
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The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2021 Pseudochthonius ramalho sp. nov. is described to Gruna do Vandercir cave, in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, southwestern Bahia, Brazil. This area has an extensive limestone outcrop, with several caves, and the occurrence of potential minerals that are ...
Leonardo de Assis +2 more
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Turtles in Malaysia: A Review of Conservation Status and a Call for Research
Animals, 2022 Approximately 356 species of turtles inhabit saltwater and freshwater habitats globally, except in Antarctica. Twenty-four species of turtles have been reported in Malaysia, four of which are sea turtles.
Mohd Hairul Mohd Salleh +3 more
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Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2023 Eighty-five mammal species are classified worldwide as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. In this study, we aimed to assess to which Orders these species belong, when they became extinct and the factors that led to their extinction.
Matheus C. Drago, Davor Vrcibradic
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Assessment of Population Status and Diurnal Behaviour of White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) in Ghachowk, Kaski, Nepal [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2023 Vulture Safe Feeding Sites (VSFS) provide diclofenac-free food and create an ideal environment for long-term ecological research on vultures. This study determines the population status and investigates the diurnal behavior White-rumped Vulture (Gyps ...
Anju Koirala +5 more
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Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia, 2020 Convolvulus persicus is a critically endangered species, endemic to the embryonic shifting dunes of Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The distribution of this species in Romania includes also the sand dunes on the seashores of Sfântu Gheorghe and Sulina.
Valentin Adrian KISS +1 more
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Tourism revenue as a conservation tool for threatened birds in protected areas. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Many bird populations worldwide are at risk of extinction, and rely heavily on protected area networks for their continued conservation. Tourism to these areas contributes to conservation by generating revenue for management.
Rochelle Steven +2 more
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Eschweilera compressa (Vell.) Miers (Lecythidaceae): a new record of a threatened plant species in Espírito Santo state, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2016 This paper provides the first record of Eschweilera compressa (Lecythidaceae) in Espírito Santo state, Brazil. According to IUCN criteria and the Brazilian government, this species is assigned as Critically Endangered globally and Endangered nationally,
Michel Ribeiro +4 more
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