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Fitness consequences and ancestry loss in the Apennine brown bear after a simulated genetic rescue intervention

Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 6, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Reduction in population size, with its predicted effects on population fitness, is the most alarming anthropogenic impact on endangered species. By introducing compatible individuals, genetic rescue (GR) is a promising but debated approach for reducing the genetic load unmasked by inbreeding and for restoring the fitness of declining ...
Francesco Maroso, Giada Padovani, Víctor Hugo Muñoz Mora, Francesco Giannelli, Emiliano Trucchi, Giorgio Bertorelle   +5 more
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Sensitivity of tropical montane birds to anthropogenic disturbance and management strategies for their conservation in agricultural landscapes

Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 6, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Tropical montane bird communities are hypothesized to be highly sensitive to anthropogenic disturbance because species are adapted to a narrow range of environmental conditions and display high rates of endemism. We assessed avian sensitivity at regional and continental scales for a global epicenter of montane bird biodiversity, the tropical ...
Ian J. Ausprey, Felicity L. Newell, Scott K. Robinson   +2 more
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Identifying Mozambique's most critical areas for plant conservation: An evaluation of protected areas and Important Plant Areas

Biotropica, Volume 55, Issue 6, Page 1183-1194, November 2023., 2023
Plants are often overlooked in conservation planning. In Mozambique, we find that the richest areas for rare and threatened plant species are poorly represented within the protected area network. We use Important Plant Areas and the Weighted Endemism including Global Endangerment (WEGE) index to identify opportunities to better conserve Mozambique's ...
Sophie L. Richards, Harith Farooq, Hermenegildo Matimele, Tereza Alves, Castigo Datizua, Clayton Langa, Alice Massingue, Jo Osborne, Saba Rokni, Camila de Sousa, Iain Darbyshire   +10 more
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Population status of the world's largest limpet, Scutellastra mexicana (Mollusca: Patellidae), on María Madre Island, Mexico: Possible last bastion of a species facing global extinction

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 33, Issue 10, Page 1049-1060, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Scutellastra mexicana is the largest patellid in the world, with records of up to 35.5 cm in length, and is one of the most endangered marine invertebrates from tropical Pacific rocky shores. The decline of this species occurred during the 20th century, when fishing cooperatives reported the capture of millions of specimens in less than 2 ...
José Luis Carballo, Eric Bautista‐Guerrero, Yáñez Benjamín, Luis Rodrigo Carballo, José Carlos García‐Gómez   +4 more
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Repeated asynchronous evolution of single‐species endemics of ivies (Hedera L.) in Macaronesian archipelagos

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 50, Issue 10, Page 1763-1777, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Aim Evolutionary studies of oceanic island endemics are usually focused on lineages that have experienced in situ radiation, while those that speciated once on the island or archipelago but have not further diversified (single‐species endemics) remain understudied.
Angélica Gallego‐Narbón, Alejandro Alonso, Virginia Valcárcel, Mario Fernández‐Mazuecos   +3 more
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Neutral‐based processes overrule niche‐based processes in shaping tropical montane orchid communities across spatial scales

Journal of Ecology, Volume 111, Issue 8, Page 1614-1628, August 2023., 2023
High compositional turnover, even across habitats with the highest degree of human intervention, suggests that both forest‐dwelling and open‐habitat species do not easily disperse across habitats. Species dispersal is the major force of orchid community turnover and might be strongly dependent upon macroevolutionary processes and species life‐history ...
Edicson Parra‐Sanchez, Oscar A. Pérez‐Escobar, David P. Edwards   +2 more
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Chilean bee diversity: Contrasting patterns of species and phylogenetic turnover along a large‐scale ecological gradient

Ecosphere, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2023., 2023
Abstract Chile's isolation and varied climates have driven the evolution of a unique biodiversity with a high degree of endemism. As a result, Chile encompasses diverse environments, including the Mediterranean‐type ecosystem, a global biodiversity hotspot.
Leon Marshall, John S. Ascher, Cristian Villagra, Amaury Beaugendre, Valentina Herrera, Patricia Henríquez‐Piskulich, Alejandro Vera, Nicolas J. Vereecken   +7 more
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First national assessment of wildlife mortality in Ecuador: An effort from citizens and academia to collect roadkill data at country scale

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2023., 2023
The first national assessment of wildlife mortality caused by road traffic in Ecuador. A comprehensive roadkill dataset with more than 5000 roadkill records in Ecuador that includes threatened and poorly known species. A joint effort of citizens and academia to collect roadkill data at a country scale.
Pablo Medrano‐Vizcaíno, David Brito‐Zapata, Adriana Rueda‐Vera, Pablo Jarrín‐V, José‐María García‐Carrasco, Diana Medina, Juan Aguilar, Néstor Acosta‐Buenaño, Manuela González‐Suárez   +8 more
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Extinction risk of the endemic vascular flora of Kauai, Hawaii, based on IUCN assessments

Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 4, August 2022., 2022
Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) is the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of species. Governmental agencies and conservation organizations increasingly rely on IUCN Red List assessments to develop conservation policies and ...
Nina Rønsted, Seana K. Walsh, Margaret Clark, Merlin Edmonds, Tim Flynn, Scott Heintzman, Alexander Loomis, David Lorence, Uma Nagendra, Ben Nyberg, Michael Opgenorth, Lauren Weisenberger, Adam Williams, Dustin Wolkis, Kenneth R. Wood, Matthew Keir   +15 more
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Florística de la Selva Baja Caducifolia de la Península de Baja California, México

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2012
Los objetivos de este trabajo fueron integrar el listado florístico de la selva baja caducifolia en la península de Baja California y delimitar su presencia. Esta comunidad vegetal ocupa una superficie de 3,325 km2 en el extremo sur peninsular, que se ha
José Luis León de la Luz, Reymundo Domínguez-Cadena, Alfonso Medel-Narváez   +2 more
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