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Records of threatened bird and mammal species in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil

Data in Brief, 2018
We conducted a detailed review of threatened bird and mammal occurrence records obtained from surveys across Mato Grosso do Sul, midwestern region of Brazil which has an extent of 357,145 km2, aiming to support environmental and biodiversity conservation
Sylvia Torrecilha, Jose Manuel Ochoa-Quintero, Rudi Ricardo Laps, Danilo Bandini Ribeiro   +3 more
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Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk. [PDF]

, 2020
Emerging infectious diseases in humans are frequently caused by pathogens originating from animal hosts, and zoonotic disease outbreaks present a major challenge to global health.
Doyle, Megan M, Evans, Tierra Smiley, Hitchens, Peta L, Johnson, Christine K, Pandit, Pranav S, Rushmore, Julie, Young, Cristin CW   +6 more
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Breeding biology of the pallid harrier Circus macrourus in north-central Kazakhstan: implications for the conservation of a Near Threatened species [PDF]

Oryx, 2008
Abstract We studied a breeding population of pallid harrier Circus macrourus in 2000 and 2006 in north-central Kazakhstan to evaluate the relationships between breeding parameters and breeding habitat in the species’ core breeding range. Pallid harrier nests were found in a wide variety of vegetation types and heights belonging to three main types ...
Terraube, Julien, Arroyo, Beatriz, Mougeot, François, Madders, Mike, Watson, Jeff, Bragin, E. A.   +5 more
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Green Plants in the Red: A Baseline Global Assessment for the IUCN Sampled Red List Index for Plants [PDF]

, 2015
Plants provide fundamental support systems for life on Earth and are the basis for all terrestrial ecosystems; a decline in plant diversity will be detrimental to all other groups of organisms including humans. Decline in plant diversity has been hard to
Albuquerque, S, Aletrari, E, Andrews, AK, Atchison, G, Bachman, SP, Baloch, E, Barlozzini, B, Brummitt, NA, Brunazzi, A, Carretero, J, Celesti, M, Chadburn, H, Cianfoni, E, Cockel, C, Coldwell, V, Concetti, B, Contu, S, Crook, V, Donaldson, JS, Dyson, P, Farjon, A, Gardiner, L, Ghanim, N, Greene, H, Griffiths-Lee, J, Groom, A, Harker, R, Hilton-Taylor, C, Hopkins, D, Khela, S, Lakeman-Fraser, P, Lindon, H, Lockwood, H, Loftus, C, Lombrici, D, Lopez-Poveda, L, Lutz, M, Lyon, J, Malcolm-Tompkins, P, McGregor, K, Meagher, TR, Moat, JF, Moreno, L, Murray, L, Nazar, K, Nic Lughadha, EM, Power, E, Quiton Tuijtelaars, M, Salter, R, Segrott, R, Thacker, H, Thomas, LJ, Tingvoll, S, Watkinson, G, Wojtaszekova, K   +54 more
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Meta‐analysis of Red List conservation assessments of Mexican endemic and near endemic tree species shows nearly two thirds of these are threatened

Plants, People, Planet, 2023
Societal Impact Statement Mexico's extraordinary tree diversity is threatened by the increasing demand for resources because of the tenfold population growth in the last century.
Marie‐Stéphanie Samain, Salvador Guzmán Díaz, Karina Machuca Machuca, Alejandra Celeste Dolores Fuentes, Ana Gabriela Zacarías Correa, Dagoberto Valentín Martínez, Fabián Augusto Aldaba Núñez, Rosario Redonda‐Martínez, Sara F. Oldfield, Esteban Manuel Martínez Salas   +9 more
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Gone with the forest: Assessing global woodpecker conservation from land use patterns [PDF]

, 2018
As a result of their ecological traits, woodpeckers (Picidae, Aves) are highly sensitive to forest cover change. We explored the current land cover in areas of high species richness of woodpeckers to determinate regions where urgent conservation actions ...
Aitken, Arango, Bini, Blackburn, Blendinger, Bregman, Brooks, Butchart, Cocker, Daily, Devillers, Diniz-Filho, Drever, Ficetola, Ficetola, Fischer, Foley, Gao, Gibson, Goldewijk, Grecchi, Hansen, Heino, Henle, Hermoso, Hortal, Hoyo, Ilsøe, IUCN & UNEP, Jarić, Jetz, Kitching, Kukkala, Kumar, Lammertink, Lammertink, Laurance, Margules, Martin, Miettinen, Mikusiński, Mikusiński, Minin, Montellano, Montesino Pouzols, Nilsson, Nori, Nori, Olson, Pimm, Pressey, Pressey, Radford, Ribeiro, Roberge, Rodrigues, Rodrigues, Ruggera, Sala, SCBC, Sodhi, Tilman, Tracewski, Trindade-Filho, Uliczka, Vilela, Virkkala, Watson, Winkler, Winkler, Şekercioğlu   +70 more
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Inclusion of near‐threatened micronutrient‐rich small indigenous species (SIS) dhela (Osteobrama cotio) in pond aquaculture

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries
AbstractDue to their high content of micronutrients, small indigenous species (SISs) of fish play a vital role in the diets of people. Dhela (Osteobrama cotio) is one of the most important micronutrient‐rich SISs and was once abundant but is currently disappearing from inland waters.
Mrityunjoy Kunda, Mahfuja Khanom, Md. Jahidul Islam, Debasish Pandit   +3 more
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MaxEnt modelling for predicting the potential distribution of a near threatened rosewood species (Dalbergia cultrata Graham ex Benth)

Ecological Engineering, 2019
Abstract Climate change will affect ecological factors that influence species distribution patterns at different spatial and temporal scales. We applied MaxEnt to predict how climate change will influence the distribution of ecologically and economically important tree species Dalbergia cultrata Graham ex Benth. D.
Liu, Y., Huang, P., Lin, F., Yang, W., Gaisberger, H., Kettle, Christopher J., Zheng, Y.   +6 more
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A checklist of avian fauna at Jeypore Reserve Forest, eastern Assam, India with special reference to globally threatened and endemic species in the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2011
Avifaunal survey of an Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot area - Jeypore Reserve Forest was carried out from July 2007 to July 2009. Altogether 270 species of avian fauna belonging to 56 families were identified during the survey, of which 58 species
P.K. Saikia, O.S. Devi
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Gut throughput rate and satiation of the invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) and its potential impact on an endemic, endangered Labrid fish Halichoeres socialis [PDF]

, 2017
The invasive Indo-Pacific Lionfish Pterois volitans has been recognized as a severe threat to indigenous fish species on Caribbean reefs. Previous studies have identified an extensive variety of Caribbean fishes in the stomachs of lionfish, but few have ...
Garner, James Graham
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