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Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria ...
Morton O, Lansley T, Butchart SHM, Buchanan GM, Edwards DP.   +4 more
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The link between colorfulness and extinction risk across the world's passerine birds. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Many of the functional traits that mediate extinction risk across the range of biodiversity relate indirectly to a species’ ability to persist in a changing world, yet certain traits such as coloration directly affect human interactions with wildlife.
Neate-Clegg MHC, Ocampo-Peñuela N.
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Evaluating the use of taxonomy in the IUCN Red List. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Taxonomy defines the units that conservationists strive to preserve for future generations. However, the discovery of new species and the taxonomic revision of existing species affect conservation efforts. Despite the importance of taxonomy for a species’ conservation, there is currently no overview of how those leading species extinction risk
Garnett ST, Johnston CE, Bowles P, Christidis L, Conix S, Duckworth JW, Lien A, Zachos FE, Witteveen J.   +8 more
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Identifying hotspots of faunal data deficiency to direct urgent research and monitoring. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
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 ...
Hayward MW, Verdon-Kidd D, Colyvas K, Saxon E, Griffin AS.   +4 more
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Uncovering correlates of decline and critical refuges for a threatened terrestrial mammal. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Globally, the geographic ranges of numerous species are contracting. Identifying spatiotemporal patterns of threat impact can illuminate why species decline in some parts of their range but persist in others. We developed a correlative approach to identify species’ response thresholds and locate ecological refuge areas associated with ...
Maitz NM, Ward MS, Rhodes JR, Scheele BC, Possingham HP, Fisher DO.   +5 more
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Insights from three decades of IUCN Red List assessments catalyzing shark, ray, and chimaera conservation. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
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.
Finucci B, Rigby CL, Dulvy NK, Cavanagh RD, Fowler S, Harrison LR, Lawson JM, Pollom R, Simpfendorfer CA, Walls RHL, Jabado RW.   +10 more
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Behavioral interventions to reduce demand for threatened freshwater turtles as pets. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
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 ...
Zheng W, Duan B, Wan AKY, Clark A, Park T, Londakova K, Parker F, Zhang X, Li L, Lee TM.   +9 more
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Chinchilla lanigera (Molina 1782) and C. chinchilla (Lichtenstein 1830): review of their distribution and new findings

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2014
Chinchilla lanigera (Molina, 1782) y C. chinchilla (Lichtenstein, 1830): revisión de su distribución y nuevas observaciones Tanto Chinchilla chinchilla como C.
P. Valladares, C. Zuleta, A. Spotorno
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Diversidad específica y su estado de conservación en las Lomas de Mangomarca, Perú

Revista Kawsaypacha
Se caracterizó la diversidad específica del ecosistema frágil «Lomas de Mangomarca», ubicada en el distrito de San Juan de Lurigancho (Lima, Perú), a través de la identificación de las especies de líquenes, briófitos, plantas vasculares, reptiles, aves ...
Marina Rosales Benites (†), Augusto Castro, Miguel Lleellish, Jesús A. Mejía, Pedro M. Amaya, Judith M. Carrasco, Iris Villafani-Vega, Rosmary Robles, Violeta Vega, Celso J. Franco   +9 more
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Cambios en la estructura de la comunidad de anuros (Amphibia: Anura) en el Cerro Chompipe, Costa Rica

Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2012
La diversidad de anfibios ha disminuido en los últimos 40 años, principalmente en las zonas altas. El Cerro Chompipe, ubicado en la Cordillera Volcánica Central ha sufrido una pérdida considerable de especies.
Juan G. Abarca Alvarado
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