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Distribution update of water deer (Hydropotes inermis) and prediction of their potential distribution in Northeast China

Scientific Reports, 2023
Human interventions have a great potential of spatially cornering and limiting species, therefore investigating the species distribution is one of the most crucial issues for managing wildlife populations and suggesting robust conservation strategies ...
Zongzhi Li, Romaan Hayat Khattak, Xingzhi Han, Nan Zhang, Jianping Wu, Zhensheng Liu, Liwei Teng   +6 more
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The Effect of Sexes and Seasons on the Morphological Structures of the Ruminant Digestive System of Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur)

Animals, 2023
Constant adaptation to environmental changes is required by ruminants to allow them to adapt to different ecological niches and feeding habits. In addition, the morphology and function of ruminant digestive systems reveal some adaptive evolutionary ...
Dehuai Meng, Yuhui Si, Jifei Wang, Zongzhi Li, Romaan Hayat Khattak, Zhensheng Liu, Liwei Teng   +6 more
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Insights into the composition of gut microbiota in response to environmental temperature: The case of the Mongolia racerunner (Eremias argus)

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Gut microbiota are essential to maintain host health and fitness largely through its influence with behavior, development and reproduction of host, particular among the amniotic ectothermic reptiles.
Zhirong Zhang, Qian Zhu, Junda Chen, Romaan Hayat Khattak, Zongzhi Li, Liwei Teng, Zhensheng Liu   +6 more
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Evaluating Communities’ Willingness to Participate in Ecosystem Conservation in Southeast Tibetan Nature Reserves, China

Land, 2022
Southeast Tibet is significant in maintaining key ecological functions and providing irreplaceable ecosystem services but is also extremely vulnerable and susceptible to the impacts of human activities.
Lingxia Xu, Wanyun Xu, Chao Jiang, Huxuan Dai, Qiaoqi Sun, Kun Cheng, Chun-Hung Lee, Cheng Zong, Jianzhang Ma   +8 more
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The Important Marine Mammal Area Network: A Tool for Systematic Spatial Planning in Response to the Marine Mammal Habitat Conservation Crisis

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) initiative was launched by the Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in 2016, as a response to a conservation crisis in the protection of marine ...
Michael J. Tetley, Gill T. Braulik, Gill T. Braulik, Caterina Lanfredi, Caterina Lanfredi, Gianna Minton, Gianna Minton, Simone Panigada, Simone Panigada, Elena Politi, Elena Politi, Margherita Zanardelli, Margherita Zanardelli, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Erich Hoyt, Erich Hoyt   +16 more
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A field study on Saga pedo (Ensifera, Tettigoniidae, Saginae): Spatial behavior of adult specimens [PDF]

Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2022
Despite its large size, the protected predatory bush-cricket Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771) is difficult to study in the field. This is mainly due to its strong mimicry, prevalent night activity, and low population density.
Luca Anselmo
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Evaluation of Arabian Vascular Plant Barcodes (rbcL and matK): Precision of Unsupervised and Supervised Learning Methods towards Accurate Identification

Plants, 2021
Arabia is the largest peninsula in the world, with >3000 species of vascular plants. Not much effort has been made to generate a multi-locus marker barcode library to identify and discriminate the recorded plant species. This study aimed to determine the
Rahul Jamdade, Maulik Upadhyay, Khawla Al Shaer, Eman Al Harthi, Mariam Al Sallani, Mariam Al Jasmi, Asma Al Ketbi   +6 more
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Habitat Suitability Assessment of Wintering Herbivorous Anseriformes in Poyang Lake, China

Diversity, 2021
To design a good conservation strategy for herbivorous Anseriformes wintering in Poyang Lake, knowledge of habitat suitability is essential. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the habitat suitability of herbivorous Anseriformes of China’s Poyang Lake.
Megersa Tsegaye Debela, Qingming Wu, Zhe Li, Xueying Sun, Opelele Omeno, Yibin Li   +5 more
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Protected areas – protected species? [PDF]

Current Biology, 2012
SummaryCreating protected areas such as national parks and wildlife reserves sounds like an obviously good way of protecting habitats and thus species. However, conservationists have learned over time that context is important and that seemingly trivial details can save more wildlife than grand plans. Michael Gross reports.
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Hostile Interactions of Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) towards Indian Gazelle (Gazella bennettii) during Feeding Sessions in Captive Breeding Settings

Animals, 2021
Natural wildlife habitats are regularly subjected to anthropogenic pressures for different purposes, which are heading the biodiversity towards drastic decline. Several endangered wild species are raised in captivity with the aim of re-introduction.
Romaan Hayat Khattak, Liwei Teng, Tahir Mehmood, Ejaz Ur Rehman, Zhirong Zhang, Zhensheng Liu   +5 more
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