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Underrepresentation of bats in Africa's protected areas. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Biodiversity is severely threatened globally, with habitat loss and other human pressures accelerating species extinctions. Protected areas (PAs) are a critical conservation tool; however, their effectiveness in safeguarding many taxa, such as bats, remains unclear.
Montauban C, Budinski I, Webala PW, Laverty TM, Tanshi I, Torrent L, Bakwo-Fils E, Taylor PJ, Kane A, Monadjem A.   +9 more
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Effects of snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) on the skin microbiome across two major experimental scales. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as a significant threat to global biodiversity conservation. Elucidating the relationship between pathogens and the host microbiome could lead to novel approaches for mitigating disease impacts.
Romer AS, Grisnik M, Dallas JW, Sutton W, Murray CM, Hardman RH, Blanchard T, Hanscom RJ, Clark RW, Godwin C, Alexander NR, Moe KC, Cobb VA, Eaker J, Colvin R, Thames D, Ogle C, Campbell J, Frost C, Brubaker RL, Snyder SD, Rurik AJ, Cummins CE, Ludwig DW, Phillips JL, Walker DM.   +25 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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Impacts of livestock grazing on blue‐eared pheasants (Crossoptilon auritum) survival in subalpine forests of Southwest China 散放家畜对中国西南山地亚高山森林雉类蓝马鸡的影响

Integrative Conservation, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 201-213, December 2023., 2023
Livestock disturbances decreased the area of suitable habitat of forest pheasants by 14.28% in 7 years. Livestock activities remarkably increased the nest failure rate (by 2.18 times) of forest pheasants. Abstract The degradation and fragmentation of natural habitats, driven largely by anthropogenic activities such as grazing, represent growing ...
Xing Chen, Xiao‐Tong Shang, Fan Fan, Yong Zheng, Lian‐Jun Zhao, Hong‐Ou Sun, Sheng Li, Li Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fragmentation effects on an endangered species across a gradient from the interior to edge of its range

Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 5, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Understanding how habitat fragmentation affects individual species is complicated by challenges associated with quantifying species‐specific habitat and spatial variability in fragmentation effects within a species’ range. We aggregated a 29‐year breeding survey data set for the endangered marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) from >42 ...
Jonathon J. Valente, James W. Rivers, Zhiqiang Yang, S. Kim Nelson, Joseph M. Northrup, Daniel D. Roby, Carolyn B. Meyer, Matthew G. Betts   +7 more
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Can tropical nature reserves provide and protect cultural ecosystem services? A case study in Xishuangbanna, China 热带自然保护区能否提供和保护生态系统文化服务？来自中国西双版纳的案例研究

Integrative Conservation, Volume 2, Issue 3, Page 119-132, September 2023., 2023
Benefits derived from leisure and recreational, and wildlife cultural ecosystem services (CES) were predominantly safeguarded by nature reserves. In contrast, folk and custom CES and spiritual and religious CES were less reliant on these reserves due to intrinsic community‐based protection. Abstract Cultural ecosystem services (CES) play a pivotal role
Peng Liu, Wenwen Li, Qiuping Li, Xianming Guo, Bin Wang, Ludan Zhang, Qingzhong Shen, Ranfei Fu, Junyu Peng, Zhiyun Deng, Li Zhang   +10 more
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Uncovering correlates of decline and critical refuges for a threatened terrestrial mammal

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Globally, the geographic ranges of numerous species are contracting. Identifying spatiotemporal patterns of threat impact can illuminate why species decline in some parts of their range but persist in others. We developed a correlative approach to identify species’ response thresholds and locate ecological refuge areas associated with ...
Natalya M. Maitz, Michelle S. Ward, Jonathan R. Rhodes, Ben C. Scheele, Hugh P. Possingham, Diana O. Fisher   +5 more
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Integrating fossil data in ecological niche models to improve predictions of future habitat of Caribbean corals

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecological niche models (ENMs) are used to assess the abiotic preferences of species by linking their occurrences to the environmental conditions in which they live. We developed a fossil‐informed ENM framework that integrates mid‐Holocene and modern occurrences to test niche stability and reconstruct abiotic niche characteristics for four ...
Claire. M. Williams, Fernando Machado‐Stredel, Rowan C. Martindale, Corinne E. Myers   +3 more
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Justice in coexistence: Pastoralism and large carnivores on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2186-2199, July 2026.
Abstract The conflict between livestock husbandry and large carnivore conservation presents significant challenges in grassland ecosystems worldwide. Achieving sustainable coexistence among herders, livestock and large carnivores requires reconciling diverse perspectives and interests through equitable, inclusive and fair processes that address both ...
Yufang Gao, Yue Yu
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Burrow‐Based Monitoring of Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Reveals Importance of Core Natural Habitat in Hong Kong 中華穿山甲 (Manis pentadactyla)洞穴監測揭示香港內陸郊野地帶的重要性

Integrative Conservation, Volume 5, Issue 2, Page 205-216, June 2026.
Relatively little is known about the distribution or habitat requirements of Hong Kong's population of the Chinese pangolin. Between 2018 and 2021 we searched for pangolin burrows and deployed camera traps on the burrows. We then analyzed habitat suitability at multiple scales to determine the factors that are key in driving pangolin distributions in ...
Anna Goldman, Adam Kai Chi Lee, Sam J. Webster, John Allcock, Taneisha A. Barrett, Catherine W. C. Hai, Tracey‐Leigh Prigge, Qiaosi Li, Wing Chi Tsui, Timothy C. Bonebrake   +9 more
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