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Species conservation profiles of a random sample of world spiders IV: Scytodidae to Zoropsidae [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2018
Sini Seppälä, Sérgio Henriques, Michael Draney, Stefan Foord, Alastair Gibbons, Luz Gomez, Sarah Kariko, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Marc Milne, Cor Vink, Pedro Cardoso   +10 more
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Applying the Key Biodiversity Area Standard to Important Sites for Sharks

Conservation Letters
The Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework commits nations to conserving 30% of coastal and marine areas, “especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity.” Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) provide a standardized approach for recognizing ...
Charlotte Boyd, Ryan Charles, Emiliano García‐Rodríguez, Adriana Gonzalez‐Pestana, Peter M. Kyne, Christoph A. Rohner, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Rima W. Jabado   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The threatened status of restricted-range coral reef fish species [PDF]

, 2000
Coral reefs are the most diverse ecosystem in the sea. Throughout the world they are being overfished, polluted and destroyed, placing biodiversity at risk.
Clark, V, Hawkins, J P, Roberts, C M
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Petrocodon gracilis (Gesneriaceae) is a synonym of P. mirus based on morphological and molecular data

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Petrocodon gracilis T.Ding & B.Pan and P. mirus X.Z.Shi, J.X.Fu & Li H.Yang are two recently described species exhibiting nearly identical morphology. To determine whether they represent the same taxon, we compared their type localities, type materials, and morphological features and conducted phylogenetic analyses using the nuclear internal ...
Nan Li, Xi‐Zuo Shi, Yan‐Lin Zhao, Yan‐Xiang Lin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Typification and rediscovery of Phialacanthus griffithii Benth. & Hook.f. (Acanthaceae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Phialacanthus griffithii Benth. & Hook.f. (Acanthaceae), a species long thought unrecorded, was rediscovered in 2023 after a 160‐year gap in the Upper Dibang Valley, Eastern Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh. The study presents a comprehensive taxonomic account including lectotypification, morphological description, phenology, habitat ecology, distribution ...
Umeshkumar L. Tiwari
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and endemism of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
In a study on the diversity and abundance of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, southern India, 85 species of butterflies belonging to six families were recorded.
E. R. Sreekumar, S. Nikhil, K. G. Ajay, P. O. Nameer   +3 more
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Rediscovery of endangered species Laphangium luteoalbum (Asteraceae) in Lithuania

Botanica, 2022
Laphangium luteoalbum (Asteraceae) is a widely distributed species native to Eurasia; however, it is rare or endangered in some regions of Europe and included into the lists of protected species.
Zigmantas Gudžinskas, Laurynas Taura
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The potential impacts of climate change on the distribution of Nepenthes and dipterocarps of the Trus Madi Forest Reserve [PDF]

, 2011
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Burslem, David Francis Robert Philip, Khoo, Eyen, Majapun, Richard, Maycock, Colin R, Pereira, Joan, Sugau, John   +5 more
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Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk. [PDF]

, 2020
Emerging infectious diseases in humans are frequently caused by pathogens originating from animal hosts, and zoonotic disease outbreaks present a major challenge to global health.
Doyle, Megan M, Evans, Tierra Smiley, Hitchens, Peta L, Johnson, Christine K, Pandit, Pranav S, Rushmore, Julie, Young, Cristin CW   +6 more
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Our shifting perspectives on the oceans [PDF]

, 2003
In the last 15 years new research findings have radically reshaped our understanding of human effects on ocean ecosystems. Here I describe five major shifts in perspective that reveal our impacts to be more severe and persistent than previously ...
Roberts, C.M.
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