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Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population assessment, distributional pattern and ethnomedicinal significance of Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo: an endangered species of the Himalayan region

open access: yesFrontiers in Forests and Global Change
Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo, a perennial medicinal plant found in the sub-alpine and alpine zones of the Himalayas (2800–4,500 m), is critically endangered due its overharvesting and habitat degradation. The present study aimed at quantifying the
Anil Thakar, Deeksha Dave
doaj   +1 more source

The Economics of Endangered Species Poaching [PDF]

open access: yes
endangered species, poaching, International ...
Brant Abbott
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Patterns, Trends, and Issues of Illicit Wildlife Hunting and Trade: Analysis Based on African Environmental Ethics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The creation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973 has significantly altered the dynamics of trade in fauna and flora.
Ibanga, Diana-Abasi
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Waders in a sea of debris: a global overview

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems and marine fauna is well documented, although research into its effects on waders (also known as shorebirds) remains limited. Given that waders are exposed to coastal marine litter, this exposure could be a significant factor in the decline of their populations. This study aims to assess the global
Yada Trapletti‐Lanti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A qPCR Assay for the Threatened Pilbara Olive Python (Liasis olivaceus barroni)

open access: yesEnvironmental DNA
The Pilbara olive python (Liasis olivaceus barroni) is endemic to the Pilbara region of Western Australia and listed as threatened. Despite being a priority conservation target, they are difficult to monitor as their cryptic nature complicates ...
Kathryn L. Dawkins   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

QED is not endangered by the proton's size

open access: yes, 2010
Pohl et al. have reported a very precise measurement of the Lamb-shift in muonic Hydrogen, from which they infer the radius characterizing the proton's charge distribution.
De Rújula, A.
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Do ESG Leaders Achieve Higher Firm Financial Performance? The Influence of Women Directors and Controversial Industries

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the growing pressure on companies to achieve high ESG performance while minimising ESG controversies, this study investigates how ESG performance and ESG controversies jointly affect firm financial performance (measured as ROA and ROE), considering the effect of the presence of women directors and of operating in controversial versus non‐
Alice Alosi, Emilia Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

A Study on the Endangerment of Luminitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt in China Based on Its Global Potential Suitable Areas

open access: yesPlants
The survival status of Lumnitzera littorea is near threatened globally and critically endangered in China. Clarifying its global distribution pattern and its changing trends under different future climate models is of great significance for the ...
Lin Sun, Zerui Li, Liejian Huang
doaj   +1 more source

An endangered oral tradition of the North Atlantic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Dr Leonard is a Research Fellow at Trinity Hall College, the Department of Linguistics and the Scott Polar Research Institute, all at the University of Cambridge.
Leonard, Stephen Pax
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