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Using Global Red List Data to Inform Localised Research and Conservation Priorities—A Case Study in the Republic of Seychelles

Diversity, 2022
Global Red List assessments are powerful tools for informing large-scale conservation decision-making processes, however, they can also be used to inform more localised research and conservation priorities.
Robert W. Bullock, Henriette M. V. Grimmel, Ellie E. Moulinie, Dillys K. Pouponeau, James S. E. Lea   +4 more
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Green Tea Extract in the Extender Improved the Post-Thawed Semen Quality and Decreased Amino Acid Mutation of Kacang Buck Sperm

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
This study was the first to combine the addition of antioxidants to a skim milk–egg yolk (SM–EY) extender and different equilibration periods to obtain higher quality post-thawed Kacang buck semen.
Suherni Susilowati, Imam Mustofa, Wurlina Wurlina, Tatik Hernawati, Yudit Oktanella, Soeharsono Soeharsono, Djoko Agus Purwanto   +6 more
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Predicting Extinction Risk for Data Deficient Bats

Diversity, 2018
Conservation biology aims to identify species most at risk of extinction and to understand factors that forecast species vulnerability. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List is a leading source for extinction risk data of ...
Jessica Nicole Welch, Jeremy M. Beaulieu   +1 more
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Climate Change and Alpine Screes: No Future for Glacial Relict Papaver occidentale (Papaveraceae) in Western Prealps

Diversity, 2020
Glacial relicts, especially those with very narrow habitat requirements, are particularly affected by global warming. We considered Papaver occidentale, a glacial relict endemic to the Western Prealps, belonging to the alpine poppy complex (P.
Yann Fragnière, Loïc Pittet, Benoît Clément, Sébastien Bétrisey, Emanuel Gerber, Michał Ronikier, Christian Parisod, Gregor Kozlowski   +7 more
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Rising Temperatures, Falling Leaves: Predicting the Fate of Cyprus’s Endemic Oak under Climate and Land Use Change

Plants
Endemic island species face heightened extinction risk from climate-driven shifts, yet standard models often underestimate threat levels for those like Quercus alnifolia, an iconic Cypriot oak with pre-adaptations to aridity. Through species distribution
Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, Ioannis Constantinou, Maria Panitsa   +2 more
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Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi

Plants, People, Planet, 2020
Societal Impact Statement There is increasing awareness that plants and fungi, as natural solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges.
Eimear Nic Lughadha, Steven P. Bachman, Tarciso C. C. Leão, Félix Forest, John M. Halley, Justin Moat, Carmen Acedo, Karen L. Bacon, Ryan F. A. Brewer, Gildas Gâteblé, Susana C. Gonçalves, Rafaël Govaerts, Peter M. Hollingsworth, Irmgard Krisai‐Greilhuber, Elton J. deLirio, Paloma G. P. Moore, Raquel Negrão, Jean Michel Onana, Landy R. Rajaovelona, Henintsoa Razanajatovo, Peter B. Reich, Sophie L. Richards, Malin C. Rivers, Amanda Cooper, João Iganci, Gwilym P. Lewis, Eric C. Smidt, Alexandre Antonelli, Gregory M. Mueller, Barnaby E. Walker   +29 more
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Principles and Mechanisms of Wildlife Population Persistence in the Face of Disease

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Emerging infectious diseases can result in species declines and hamper recovery efforts for at-risk populations. Generalizing considerations for reducing the risk of pathogen introduction and mitigating the effects of disease remains challenging and ...
Robin E. Russell, Graziella V. DiRenzo, Graziella V. DiRenzo, Jennifer A. Szymanski, Katrina E. Alger, Evan H. C. Grant   +5 more
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Mountain greening and rising temperatures erode habitats of ironwort (Sideritis), an important natural medicinal resource

Plants, People, Planet
Societal Impact Statement Native medicinal plants contribute essential health benefits to populations globally, constituting a major natural resource that human societies rely on.
Spyros Theodoridis, Thomas Hickler, Marco Thines   +2 more
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Red List of Liverworts and Hornworts of Sicily

Plants
This study provides an updated conservation status of all liverworts and hornworts in Sicily, evaluated according to the IUCN Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at the Regional Level.
Mattia Letizia Marino, Maria Giovanna Dia, Marta Puglisi, Patrizia Campisi   +3 more
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High Genetic Diversity in Geographically Remote Populations of Endemic and Widespread Coral Reef Angelfishes (genus: Centropyge)

Diversity, 2013
In the terrestrial environment, endemic species and isolated populations of widespread species have the highest rates of extinction partly due to their low genetic diversity.
Philip L. Munday, Geoffrey P. Jones, Jean-Paul A. Hobbs, Lynne van Herwerden, Dean R. Jerry   +4 more
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