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Boraginaceae endémicas del Perú

Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013
The Boraginaceae are represented in Peru by 16 genera and 136 species (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993), mostly shrubs and herbs. Here we recognize 33 endemic species in nine genera, Heliotropium being the most important.
Blanca León, Isidoro Sánchez
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The Presence of IUCN Red List Tree Species in Dependence of Site Characteristics in the Vietnamese Cat Ba National Park

Diversity, 2020
Rare or endangered tree species are important components of forest ecosystems and play a crucial role in management and conservation. Understanding what influences their presence is critical for managers, conservationists and planners.
Van Vien Pham, Christian Ammer, Peter Annighöfer   +2 more
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A Fluoristric Study of the Protected Area of Kalmand Bahadoran, Yazd Province [PDF]

تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک, 2018
The current investigation concerns the flora of Bahadoran Kalmand protected region, 10 km southeastern of Mehriz, Yazd province. To this end, in the spring, summer and autumn of 2015, sampling was done from the area.
Ali Mirhosseini, Younes Asri, Mohammad Abolghasemi   +2 more
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A global map to aid the identification and screening of critical habitat for marine industries [PDF]

, 2015
Marine industries face a number of risks that necessitate careful analysis prior to making decisions on the siting of operations and facilities. An important emerging regulatory framework on environmental sustainability for business operations is the ...
Angelini, Ardron, B. Lascelles, Baker, Ball, Beaulieu, C.J. Mcowen, C.S. Martin, Crosby, D. Stanwell-Smith, D.P. Tittensor, Davies, Dunn, E. Farmer, Ekstrom, Estes, Freiwald, Giri, H.L. Thomas, Halpern, J.D. Pilgrim, J.H. van Bochove, J.L. Geffert, J.M. Hutton, J.M.M. Ekstrom, J.P.W. Scharlemann, Kareiva, Kaschner, Keith, M.J. Tolley, Merrifield, Mora, Mora, Rainey, Tittensor, Tittensor, Webb, Wedding, Wessel, Willis, Worm, Yesson, Yesson   +42 more
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Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Combining protected areas with natural forest timber concessions may sustain larger forest landscapes than is possible via protected areas alone. However, the role of timber concessions in maintaining natural forest remains poorly characterized.
David L A Gaveau, Mrigesh Kshatriya, Douglas Sheil, Sean Sloan, Elis Molidena, Arief Wijaya, Serge Wich, Marc Ancrenaz, Matthew Hansen, Mark Broich, Manuel R Guariguata, Pablo Pacheco, Peter Potapov, Svetlana Turubanova, Erik Meijaard   +14 more
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Insights on the role of forest cover and on the changes in forest cover on thirty-five endangered mammal species distributions [PDF]

, 2019
The changes in forest cover can determine the survival of terrestrial endangered mammal species in the wild. This study assessed the impacts of forest cover changes on endangered mammal species distribution at global scale aiming to understand how the ...
Laze, Kuenda
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Geoconservation principles and protected area management

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2019
Geoconservation includes the protection of geoheritage features and geosites and the application of geoconservation principles more generally in the sustainable management of protected areas and in the wider landscape.
John E. Gordon
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The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: motivations, challenges, and applications [PDF]

, 2015
In response to growing demand for ecosystem-level risk assessment in biodiversity conservation, and rapid proliferation of locally tailored protocols, the IUCN recently endorsed new Red List criteria as a global standard for ecosystem risk assessment ...
Adler, Akçakaya, Alvarez-Filip, Austin, Boitani, Brooks, Burgman, Burns, Butchart, Cardinale, Carwardine, Costanza, Council of the European Communities, Dallimer, Einstein, Estes, Faber-Langendoen, Folke, Gaston, Gorrod, Green, Hobbs, Hobday, Hooper, IUCN, Jennings, Jerde, Keith, Keith, Keith, Keith, Keith, Knapp, Kontula, Kuczera, Lester, Levins, Lindenmayer, Lindgaard, Mace, Mackey, Mant, Margules, Marshall, Martin, May, Micklin, Nicholson, Nicholson, Noss, Pisanu, Plagányi, Preston, Ramirez-Llodra, Regan, Republic of South Africa, Riecken, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Rodrıguez, Sabo, Schmitz, Scott, Sutherland, Tozer, Weston, Wiens, Williams, Wunder   +69 more
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Visitor profiling for cable car mountain destinations as a basis for protected area management : a case study of the summer season in the Tatra Mountains at Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Skalnaté Pleso (Slovakia) [PDF]

, 2018
Protected areas play a crucial role in the conservation of vulnerable mountain ecosystems, but at the same time they may serve as tourist destinations and attract large numbers of visitors. Areas located in close proximity to cable cars belong to some of
Balon, Jarosław, Brandenburg, Christiane, Hibner, Joanna, Muhar, Andreas, Taczanowska, Karolina, Zięba, Antoni   +5 more
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Diversity and conservation status of tree species in Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary (HWS) of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 2020
Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary (HWS), located in the Fatikchari upazila of Chittagong district, Bangladesh with a land area of 2,908.5 acres, is a Protected Area IUCN Category II.
M.K. Hossain, Abdul Alim, Saddam Hossen, Akhter Hossain, Anisur Rahman   +4 more
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