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Análisis de la estructura poblacional como indicador rápido del estado de conservación de especies arbóreas amenazadas. El caso de Resinanthus aromaticus en el centro de Veracruz, México

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2016
Para estimar de manera rápida el estado de conservación de una especie arbórea amenazada, se evaluó la densidad y estructura poblacional en categorías de tamaño de R. aromaticus, un árbol maderable endémico en peligro de extinción, en un área de 0.67 ha,
Olivia Palacios-Wassenaar, Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Santiago Mario Vázquez-Torres   +2 more
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Especies Marinas Amenazadas en Cuba

En el presente libro se profundiza y analiza la información publicada en Cuba sobre las especies marinas amenazadas, se actualiza la taxonomía de todas las especies y se evalúa el riesgo de extinción de especies en diez grupos de organismos marinos (vegetación, esponjas, hidrozoos, corales, moluscos, equinodermos, condrictios, peces óseos, tortugas y ...
Hernández Zanuy, Aida C., Mancina, Carlos A.   +1 more
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Behavioral interventions to reduce demand for threatened freshwater turtles as pets

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Growing demand for freshwater turtles as pets has fueled illegal trade and accelerated wild population declines, underscoring the need for theory‐based demand‐reduction interventions. We conducted a three‐part randomized controlled trial with active turtle keepers (n = 1800) in China to test conservation‐ and legality‐framed messages by ...
Wuji Zheng, Beilu Duan, Anita Kar Yan Wan, Alexander Clark, Toby Park, Kristina Londakova, Freddy Parker, Xiaoxi Zhang, Lishu Li, Tien Ming Lee   +9 more
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Identifying hotspots of faunal data deficiency to direct urgent research and monitoring

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Data deficiency is a substantial challenge for extinction risk assessments because incomplete data means we cannot accurately identify priority protected areas for conservation. Here, we use the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) distributions of amphibians, sharks and rays, fish, mammals, birds, and reptiles to identify ...
Matt W. Hayward, Danielle Verdon‐Kidd, K. Colyvas, Ellen Saxon, Andrea S. Griffin   +4 more
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Registro nuevo del escorpión mexicano Heloderma horridum (Reptilia: Helodermidae) en Durango, México

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2009
El escorpión mexicano Heloderma horridum es una de las 2 especies de lagartijas venenosas que se conocen en el mundo; hay 3 subespecies, todas en una distribución muy localizada, a lo largo de la costa del Pacífico. En la parte suroeste de Durango, en el
Raúl Muñiz-Martínez, Manuel Antonio Rojas-Pérez   +1 more
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Insights from three decades of IUCN Red List assessments catalyzing shark, ray, and chimaera conservation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is a critical measure of global aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity status. It is also the basis for the Red List Index, which tracks extinction risk over time.
Brittany Finucci, Cassandra L. Rigby, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Rachel D. Cavanagh, Sarah Fowler, Lucy R. Harrison, Julia M. Lawson, Riley Pollom, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Rachel H. L. Walls, Rima W. Jabado   +10 more
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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1345-1356, July 2026.
The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha, Anselmo Nogueira, Matheus Colli‐Silva, Juliana Gastaldello Rando   +3 more
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Differences in characteristics between naturalized threatened plants and other threatened plants

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract Many non‐native plant species introduced by humans have become naturalized. At the same time many species are threatened in their native range. However, the number of plant species threatened in their native range that are naturalized elsewhere remains unknown.
Weihan Zhao, Trevor S. Fristoe, Amy J. S. Davis, Wayne Dawson, Franz Essl, Holger Kreft, Jan Pergl, Petr Pyšek, Patrick Weigelt, Marten Winter, Mark van Kleunen   +10 more
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Área y biomasa foliar total de Nothofagus glauca (Phil.) Krasser en zona Andina, Región del Maule, Chile

Colombia Forestal, 2019
Variables dendrométricas como DAP y altura son usadas para gestionar los bosques, especialmente cuando la especie es endémica y está amenazada. Nothofagus glauca (Hualo) presenta estas características, requiriendo investigación para orientar su manejo ...
Mauricio Ponce-Donoso, Osca Vallejos Barra, Pablo Heinrich, Ursula Doll   +3 more
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Evaluating the empirical basis for threat attribution in the IUCN Red List

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract Understanding the impacts of different threats on species is key to successful conservation interventions and policies. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assesses threats to species, and the organization's Red List of Threatened Species is a key conservation tool.
Ena Humphries, Isaac M. Smith, Mark Ziebell, Charlotte M. Probst, Neil Carter, Brian C. Weeks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source