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Identifying hotspots of faunal data deficiency to direct urgent research and monitoring. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Data deficiency is a substantial challenge for extinction risk assessments because incomplete data means we cannot accurately identify priority protected areas for conservation. Here, we use the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) distributions of amphibians, sharks and rays, fish, mammals, birds, and reptiles to identify ...
Hayward MW, Verdon-Kidd D, Colyvas K, Saxon E, Griffin AS.   +4 more
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Understanding mammal avoidance of human settlements. [PDF]

J Anim Ecol
Terrestrial mammals often avoid human settlements, but is this a result of human activity around buildings or the built infrastructure per se? Using data on animal movement before and during the COVID‐19 lockdowns, this paper disentangles these effects, showing how changes in human mobility affect animals' avoidance of buildings. Abstract Anthropogenic
Potts JR, Börger L, Tucker MA, Ossi F, Yanco SW, Ellis-Soto D, Müller T, Oliver RY, Alves MH, Arnold W, Attias N, Bastille-Rousseau G, Belant JL, Blount JD, Beyer DE, Cagnacci F, Chamaillé-Jammes S, Chan AN, Cole EK, Cornils JS, de Paula RC, DeNicola V, Desbiez ALJ, Dewey SR, Drake D, Egan M, Eikelboom JAJ, Farmer M, Garel M, Goheen JR, Hansen HP, Haugaard L, Hebblewhite M, Heim M, Ježek M, Jordán L, Kamaru DN, Krofel M, LaSharr TN, Leimgruber P, Loison A, Long RA, Loretto MC, Marchand P, Meisingset E, Melzheimer J, Monteith KL, Morgan JJ, Mortensen RM, Mueller R, Mueller R, Mysterud A, Olejarz A, Oliveira T, Panzacchi M, Portas R, Potočnik H, Prins HHT, Prugh LR, Ranc N, Roeder R, Rolandsen CM, Şekercioğlu Ç, Selimovic A, Smiley R, Solberg EJ, Strand O, Sunde P, Toïgo C, Van Moorter B, Verzuh TL, Wachter B, Wagler BL, Whittington J, Wilmers CC, Wittemyer G, Rutz C.   +76 more
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Multi-Species Canopy Latrines in Costa Rican Cloud Forests: A Mammal Interactions Hub in a Single Tree Species. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We documented arboreal, multi‐species mammal latrines in montane cloud forests of Costa Rica by surveying 169 trees across 29 species. Latrines were found exclusively on Ficus tuerckheimii, with 11 occurrences across two mountain ranges and an additional observation in Honduras.
Quirós-Navarro J, Chamberlain T, Espinoza D.   +2 more
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Joint Angular Excursions and Angular Range Utilization During Stance-Phase Locomotion in Terrestrial Mammals: A Comparative Morphofunctional Data Set. [PDF]

J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol
This study quantifies stance‐phase joint angular excursions and angular utilization (AUI%) during walking in 182 terrestrial mammal species. Across mammals, total limb excursion during stance (TAE) decreases with increasing body mass, whereas AUI% remains broadly conserved, indicating similar proportional use of summed joint excursions to generate net ...
Medina-González P.
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Role of protected areas in mitigating range loss and local extinctions of terrestrial mammals. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Protected areas (PAs) are a major tool in biodiversity conservation, but the extent to which they mitigate species declines is often unclear. We evaluated the effectiveness of PAs in mitigating range contraction and local extinction for 483 terrestrial mammal species.
Cristiano A, Pillay R, Ramírez-Delgado JP, Watson JEM, Venter O, Pacifici M.   +5 more
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Evaluating protected areas' coverage of threats to terrestrial biodiversity. [PDF]

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

Conserv 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, Sayer CA, Mair L, Baisero D, Böhm M, Brooks TM, Butchart SHM, Clausnitzer V, Freyhof J, Grill G, Harrison I, Jiménez RR, Lehner B, Macfarlane NBW, Plumptre AJ, van Soesbergen A, Worthington TA, Starnes T.   +17 more
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Effect of primate protection on threatened and endemic vertebrates, plants, ecosystem services, and future climate refugia. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Primates, 69% of which are threatened with extinction, are the third most specious order of mammals. We used primates as model taxa to examine the umbrella effects of primates on ecosystem services and the protection of other vertebrates and seed plants in Yunnan Province, China.
Yang Y, Li C, Fang YH, Ren GP, Huang ZP, Li YP, Cui LW, Chu-Yuan MR, Chapmman CA, Grueter CC, Zhou J, Yan WB, Liu X, Zhang LX, Tang RA, Tian YP, Li F, Hang KG, Li PY, Garber PA, Wu RD, Xiao W.   +21 more
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Global drivers of the conservation-invasion paradox. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract The conservation–invasion paradox (CIP) refers to a long‐term phenomenon wherein species threatened in their native range can sustain viable populations when introduced to other regions. Understanding the drivers of CIP is helpful for conserving threatened species and managing invasive species, which is unfortunately still lacking. We compiled
Hong Y, Yuan Z, Liu X.
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Mamíferos medianos y grandes del Espacio Territorial de Capacitación y Reincorporación (ETCR) Playa Rica, La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

Mammalogy Notes, 2020
Las sabanas del Yarí son una importante área biogeográfica cuya biodiversidad no ha sido explorada. Esta zona estuvo históricamente bajo el control de los grupos armados ilegales que restringían su acceso e investigación.
Carlos Aya, Camila Alejandra Diaz-Beltran, Diego Alejandro Esquivel-Melo   +2 more
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