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Collating biodiversity occurrence data for conservation
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Plant and animal checklists, with conservation status information, are fundamental for conservation management. Historical field data, more recent data of digital origin and data-sharing platforms provide useful sources for collating species locality ...
Dian Spear +5 more
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What is a tree in the mediterranean basin hotspot? A critical analysis [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Tree species represent 20% of the vascular plant species worldwide and they play a crucial role in the global functioning of the biosphere. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the 36 world biodiversity hotspots, and it is estimated that forests
Arroyo Marín, Juan +7 more
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Patterns of co-occurrence of rare and threatened species in winter arable plant communities of Italy [PDF]
, 2020 Detecting patterns of species co-occurrence is among the main tasks of plant community ecology. Arable plant communities are important elements of agroecosystems, because they support plant and animal biodiversity and provide ecosystem services.
ABBATE, Giovanna +2 more
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Blood concentrations of lactate, glucose and corticosterone in dispersing hatchling sea turtles
Biology Open, 2012 Summary Natal dispersal of sea turtles is an energetically demanding activity that is fuelled primarily by aerobic metabolism. However, during intense exercise reptiles can use anaerobic metabolism to supplement their energy requirements.
Carla M. Pereira +3 more
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Helictochloa lusitanica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 [PDF]
, 2018 This species is endemic to northwestern Portugal. It is assessed as Vulnerable based on the very small area of occurrence, approximately 20 km2, although this is likely to be an underestimate, since point records may not available for all subpopulations.
Romero Zarco, Carlos Manuel
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Introduced predators are one of the leading causes of decline in island vertebrates. Understanding how they hunt and kill threatened prey can help improve management activities.
K.E. Moseby, H.M. McGregor
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Trends and biases in the listing and recovery planning for threatened species: an Australian case study [PDF]
, 2012 Many countries rely on formal legislation to protect and plan for the recovery of threatened species. Even though the listing procedures in threatened species legislation are designed to be consistent for all species there is usually a bias in ...
Bottrill, Madeleine C. +4 more
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Environmental Research Letters, 2019 Humanity must find ways to feed an expanding human population. This requires maintaining the productivity of agricultural land, although much of it is increasingly degraded.
Bruce Chapman, David B Lindenmayer
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Thousands of reptile species threatened by under-regulated global trade
Nature Communications, 2020 Wildlife trade is a key driver of the biodiversity crisis. Unregulated, or under-regulated wildlife trade can lead to unsustainable exploitation of wild populations.
B. M. Marshall +2 more
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The Analysis of the Forest Flora of the Strzyżowskie Foothills from the Perspective of Presence of Anthropogenic Species [PDF]
, 2011 The anthropogenic pressure of the forest communities of the Strzyżowskie Foothills (the Western Carpathians) was estimated on the basis of phytosociological materials.
Stachurska-Swakoń, Alina +1 more
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