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Exploring the potential of ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) seed fat
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) fat is an important income source for Amazonian communities. Local businesses typically process whole seeds for fat extraction; however, seed structural integrity may influence extraction efficiency and fat quality.
Juan David Marmolejo Tascón +4 more
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The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais +2 more
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Eugenia membranifolia: a long-forgotten Brazilian Atlantic rainforest Myrtaceae [PDF]
, 2014 Eugenia membranifolia Niedenzu, a forgotten name in Brazilian Myrtaceae and presently known only from one isotype, is reported as the correct name for most of the gatherings until now identified as Eugenia bocainensis.
A Mazine Capelo +3 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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Internet Reviews: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [PDF]
, 2014 This review evaluates the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)\u27s Red List of Threatened Species (available at http://www.iucnredlist.org)
Creech, John
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The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios +2 more
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Subsistence harvest for food and pets associated with declining global mammal populations
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.Subsistence harvest can have substantial impacts on mammalian biodiversity, yet its effects on the conservation status of mammal species are poorly understood. We analyzed trade and use data in species accounts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List to examine the effects of subsistence harvest on the conservation ...
Jacob E Hill +2 more
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, 2018 This species is native to southern, central and eastern Spain, with an old record from the Atlas Mountains in northern Morocco requiring confirmation. The species is very sensitive to eutrophication and deterioration of water quality.
Carapeto, André +5 more
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.Planned harvesting and processing of marine macroalgae could meet future global food needs and mitigate fuel‐originated carbon dioxide responsible for climate change. Microalgal foods are nutritious and safe. The utilization of macroalgae would avoid environmental problems arising from the release of overgrowing macroalgae caused by heatwaves, which ...
Upali Samarajeewa
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Stranding of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus (Smith) at Pamban, Gulf of Mannar [PDF]
, 2008 The stranding of whale sharks in shallow waters along the Indian coast is not uncommon. Whale shark is listed as an endangered species as per the IUCN Red List (2000)
Boominathan, N +3 more
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