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Welfare threatened species

Peer Community in Zoology, 2021
A recommendation of: Jean-marie Ballouard, Xavier Bonnet, Julie Jourdan, Albert Martinez-Silvestre, Stephane Gagno, Brieuc Fertard, Sebastien Caron First detection of herpesvirus and mycoplasma in free-ranging Hermann tortoises (Testudo hermanni), and in potential pet vectors 10.1101/2021.01.22 ...
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How to ensure threatened species monitoring leads to threatened species conservation [PDF]

Ecological Management & Restoration, 2018
SummaryMonitoring is essential for effective conservation and management of threatened species and ecological communities. However, more often than not, threatened species monitoring is poorly implemented, meaning that conservation decisions are not informed by the best available knowledge. We outline challenges and provide best‐practice guidelines for
Natasha M. Robinson, Ben C. Scheele, Sarah Legge, Darren M. Southwell, Oberon Carter, Mark Lintermans, James Q. Radford, Anja Skroblin, Chris R. Dickman, Jessica Koleck, Adrian F. Wayne, John Kanowski, Graeme R. Gillespie, David B. Lindenmayer   +13 more
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Can anthropogenic variables be used as threat proxies for South African plant richness?

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2007
Human demographic and socio-economic measures (anthropogenic variables) reflect the detrimental impact of humans on plant diversity globally. The Pretoria (PRE) Computerised Information System (PRECIS) of the South African National Biodiversity Institute
M. Keith, M. Warren
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Distribution and habitat attributes associated with the Himalayan red panda in the westernmost distribution range

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
The Himalayan red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a recently confirmed distinct species in the red panda genus, is distributed in Nepal, India, Bhutan, and south Tibet. Nepal represents the westernmost distribution of the Himalayan red panda. This study aims to
Saroj Shrestha, Arjun Thapa, Damber Bista, Natasha Robinson, Ang Phuri Sherpa, Krishna Prasad Acharya, Shant Raj Jnawali, Sonam Tashi Lama, Sony Lama   +8 more
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Ex situ conservation of threatened higher plants in Chinese botanical gardens

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Ex situ conservation of botanical gardens is one of the important approaches to protect threatened plants. Through 52 investigated botanical gardens which had the major function of ex situ conservation, we analyzed the status and problems of ex situ ...
Xiao Zhao, Hui Chen, Jianyong Wu, Hai Ren, Jianhe Wei, Pengcheng Ye, Qin Si   +6 more
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Will future extinctions occur at the same places where the past ones did? A review involving mammals and the IUCN Red List

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2023
Eighty-five mammal species are classified worldwide as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. In this study, we aimed to assess to which Orders these species belong, when they became extinct and the factors that led to their extinction.
Matheus C. Drago, Davor Vrcibradic
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Prioritising species of special concern for monitoring in Table Mountain National Park: The challenge of a species-rich, threatened ecosystem

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2011
Conservation requires that species are monitored to ensure the persistence of species and ecosystem processes. In areas with large numbers of threatened species, this can be a major challenge.
Tony G. Rebelo, Stefanie Freitag, Chad Cheney, Melodie A. McGeoch   +3 more
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Vascular epiphytes in the cloud forests of the Serra da Mantiqueira, Southeastern Region of Brazil [PDF]

Rodriguésia, 2022
Vascular epiphytes represent a remarkable characteristic of the tropical cloud forests. The Serra da Mantiqueira (SM) represents one of the main highland areas of Brazil harboring vegetation remnants, and highlighting the cloud forests.
Samyra Gomes Furtado, Luiz Menini Neto
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Skinks in Zoos: A global approach on distribution patterns of threatened Scincidae in zoological institutions

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
To manage populations of threatened species according to the IUCN’s One Plan Approach, knowledge about both in situ and ex situ populations is required. To enhance the conservation of threatened skinks and to gain an overview which skink species are kept
Anna Wahle, Dennis Rödder, David G. Chapple, Shai Meiri, Anna Rauhaus, Thomas Ziegler   +5 more
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Vegetation structure and ground cover attributes describe the occurrence of a newly discovered carnivorous marsupial on the Tweed Shield Volcano caldera, the endangered black‐tailed dusky antechinus (Antechinus arktos)

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
The black‐tailed dusky antechinus (Antechinus arktos) is a recently discovered, endangered, carnivorous marsupial mammal endemic to the Tweed Shield Volcano caldera, straddling the border between Queensland and New South Wales in eastern Australia.
Caitlin E. Riordan, Coral Pearce, Bill J. F. McDonald, Ian Gynther, Andrew M. Baker   +4 more
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