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The importance of integrating herbarium records into conservation plans: a case study on Honduran ferns and lycophytes

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1238-1255, July 2026.
Herbarium collections are powerful, yet underutilized, tools for global biodiversity conservation and protected area management. By integrating digitized herbarium records with existing biodiversity data, previously unknown plant species were uncovered, exposing critical gaps in conservation knowledge.
Sven P. Batke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Incoherence Is, in a Way, a Choice’: The Production of Policy Coherence at the Intersection of Uruguay's Agricultural, Environmental and Water Policies

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 365-384, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study explores the production of coherence between Uruguay's agricultural, environmental and water policies amidst growing tensions, which are particularly manifested in conflicts between an expanding agricultural sector and water insecurity for the broader public.
Simon Ryfisch   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nocturnal Gardeners: Dispersal of Large Seeds by Tent‐Roosting Bats in the Lacandon Rainforest, Mexico

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Tent‐roosting bats in the Lacandon Forest, Mexico, play a previously undocumented role in dispersing large seeds (> 5 mm) from mature forest species with important ecological and human uses. Sampling 21 feeding tents across two protected areas yielded 2137 seeds from 54 species, with seed deposition rates significantly higher under bat tents than in ...
Francisco Perera Rieder   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Dominant Founder Lineage Has Possible Fitness Costs for the Endangered Mexican Grey Wolf

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 5, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The Mexican grey wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is an endangered and genetically distinct subspecies of grey wolf adapted to the warm climates of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Following centuries of eradication efforts, Mexican grey wolves were protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1976, prompting an international ex situ ...
Yeraldi Loera   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparación de los instrumentos de gestión de áreas protegidas en el ámbito nacional y en la provincia de La Pampa

open access: yesEstudios Socioterritoriales: Revista de Geografía, 2022
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los instrumentos de gestión de las áreas protegidas a escala nacional y provincial, seleccionando la provincia de La Pampa (Argentina).
Margarita Friedel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges and opportunities in mitigating sarcoptic mange in wild South American camelids

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2026.
Wild South American camelids—vicuña and guanaco—face threats from sarcoptic mange, a contagious skin disease linked to severe population declines. Despite its impact, major gaps remain in understanding disease dynamics. This review summarizes current knowledge, identifies key data and management gaps, and outlines urgent actions for effective ...
Alynn M. Martin   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oportunidades e desafios da criação de Unidades de Conservação: reflexões sobre as experiências no Estado de Goiás, Brasil

open access: yesRevista Cerrados, 2020
Este trabalho apresenta uma abordagem qualitativa sobre as oportunidades e desafios da criação de Unidades de Conservação no Brasil e especificamente no Estado de Goiás.
Ana Cristina Araújo Foli   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Successional and native forests predict the occurrence and infection status of Chagas disease vectors in Panama

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2026.
Findings here show that successional forest predicts greater kissing bug infestation risk in palm trees, whereas native forest predicts lower kissing bug occurrence but greater infection with T. cruzi. These insights can guide land use planning towards vegetation management practices that help minimize T. cruzi transmission risks for rural communities.
Juliana Hoyos   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Análisis de situación y perspectivas de la gestión del Sistema de áreas protegidas de la provincia de Santa Cruz

open access: yesInformes Científicos y Técnicos (Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral)
El objetivo general de este trabajo es analizar la situación actual de la gestión del Sistema Provincial de Áreas Protegidas en la provincia de Santa Cruz, cuya autoridad de aplicación es el Consejo Agrario Provincial.
Viviana Mariel NAVARRO
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal Changes in Land Use Highlight the Vulnerability of Highland Grasslands in Protected Areas in Southern Brazil

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
Subtropical Highland Grasslands showed greater net conversion than Mixed Ombrophilous Forest across our study PAs. In one PA created to conserve Highland Grasslands, net grassland loss inside the PA exceeded loss in adjacent buffer zones during the study period.
Ricardo Jerozolimski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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