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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 +6 more
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Accounting for functional diversity in biodiversity protection measures
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Globally, countries are becoming increasingly committed to conserving biodiversity. Traditional methods of measuring biodiversity are simple and might miss out on capturing some of the more important functional features that comprise ecosystems. We compare a real‐world conservation program with background vegetation data to explore whether these ...
Joshua S. Lee +3 more
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Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Indonesia: issues and problems [PDF]
, 2006 Indonesia is an archipelagic nation comprising some 17,000 islands of varying sizes and geological origins, as well as marked differences in composition of their floras and faunas.
Erdelen, Walter R., Iskandar, Djoko T.
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Detecting extirpation: A localized approach to a global problem
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The global biodiversity crisis stems from a cascading series of extirpations driving species toward extinction. Addressing this crisis requires methods for early detection of extinction at local scales, where communities can mobilize conservation efforts.
Andrew D. F. Simon +4 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres +3 more
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Bridging the research-implementation gap in IUCN Red List assessments.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2022 Victor Cazalis +24 more
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How does war affect gorillas? [PDF]
, 2017 The Grauer's gorilla is one of two subspecies of the Eastern gorilla. The whole population of Grauer's gorilla lives in the forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa.
Critchlow, Robert +8 more
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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.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 +3 more
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Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.The endangered tri‐spine horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus), a “living fossil” crucial to coastal ecology and biomedical research, is experiencing severe population declines. Effective conservation requires efficient monitoring, which traditional methods cannot deliver at scale. We develop an integrated UAV deep learning framework tailored to this
Xiaohai Chen +7 more
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Készülőben az új Európai Moha Vörös Könyv = The new Red Data Book of European Bryophytes in preparation [PDF]
, 2014 The new Red Data Book of European Bryophytes is the most important recent project of the European Committee for Conservation of Bryophytes, and the basis of bryophyte conservation in most European countries.
Hodgetts, N. +3 more
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