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Mapping area of habitat for inland wetland species. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Area of habitat (AOH) maps provide a high‐resolution representation of the habitat available in a species’ range and can support conservation policy and planning processes. However, until recently, there was insufficient knowledge on the distribution of inland wetlands and freshwater biodiversity to develop AOH mapping methods specifically ...
Ridley FA   +17 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

catalogoUCsBR: A new R package and application for creating comprehensive plant species lists for Brazilian Protected Areas. [PDF]

open access: yesAppl Plant Sci
Abstract Premise The increased online publication of data associated with Brazilian botanical collections and biodiversity information systems has significantly improved access to information on plant species occurring in Brazil. However, information about Brazilian flora within Protected Areas is fragmented.
Bochorny T, de Melo PHA, Forzza RC.
europepmc   +2 more sources

A global indicator of species recovery. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Monitoring progress toward meeting global biodiversity goals involves several indicators, including, at the species level, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Index (RLI) and the Living Planet Index (LPI). However, at present, there is no indicator specifically for tracking species recovery, despite this being ...
Akçakaya HR   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Downlisting and recovery of species assessed by the IUCN. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Despite the increasing number of species assessed for extinction risk by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (163,040 species as of 2024), only about 1 in 1,000 have been downlisted due to genuine population improvement. Although this rare conservation achievement has been widely celebrated in several recent cases, some ...
Lin MM   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluating protected areas' coverage of threats to terrestrial biodiversity. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Protected areas (PAs) are vital for biodiversity conservation and have expanded globally. However, increasing pressures on biodiversity make it difficult to achieve conservation goals. Using threat probability maps based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List and the World Database of Protected Areas, we analyzed the ...
Pulido-Chadid K, Rahbek C, Geldmann J.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Vulnerability of marine megafauna to global at-sea anthropogenic threats. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened ...
VanCompernolle M   +310 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Quantifying exposure of amphibian species to heat waves, cold spells, and droughts. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Globally, amphibians face severe threats, such as climate change and associated extreme events. Our goal was to quantify global amphibian exposure to 3 classes of extreme events: heat waves, cold spells, and droughts. We used the MERRA‐2 extreme climate events data and the standardized precipitation–evapotranspiration index database to ...
Twomey E   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Las aves del departamento de Loreto, Perú

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2021
Presentamos una lista actualizada de las especies de aves del departamento de Loreto. La lista está basada en la revisión de ejemplares de colecciones científicas, registros históricos, publicaciones y observaciones de campo.
Letty Salinas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Especies arbóreas y arborescentes de México: gimnospermas, monocotiledóneas y helechos arborescentes

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2010
Las plantas arbóreas o arborescentes se definen aquí en un sentido amplio como plantas perennes que se pueden sostener por sí solas, con una altura del adulto de al menos 5 m (sin considerar hojas o inflorescencias ascendentes), y con 1 o varios tallos ...
Martin Ricker, Héctor M. Hernández
doaj   +1 more source

Lista atualizada de quirópteros da Amazônia Brasileira [PDF]

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 1982
Resumo É apresentada uma lista atualizada de quirópteros da região amazônica brasileira, baseada em nossa coleção de 3.081 exemplares capturados em 12 áreas na Bacia Amazônica e com referência às literaturas anteriormente publicadas. A lista conta com 95
Wai Yin Mok   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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