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Demographic and life history traits explain patterns in species vulnerability to extinction.

PLoS ONE, 2022
As ecosystems face disruption of community dynamics and habitat loss, the idea of determining ahead of time which species can become extinct is an important subject in conservation biology.
Haydée Hernández-Yáñez, Su Yeon Kim, Judy P Che-Castaldo   +2 more
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Social Parasite Ants in the Alps: a New Site of the Vulnerable Myrmica myrmicoxena and New Uppermost Altitudinal Limit for M. microrubra

Sociobiology, 2021
We conducted a survey on the Alpine fauna of one of the largest Natural Park of the Italian Alps (Stelvio National Park) in the framework of a broad ecological monitoring of Alpine biodiversity.
Enrico Schifani, Cristina Castracani, Fiorenza Augusta Spotti, Daniele Giannetti, Martina Ghizzoni, Mauro Gobbi, Valeria Lencioni, Luca Pedrotti, Donato Antonio Grasso, Alessandra Mori   +9 more
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Endemic Bamboo (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Jurnal Biodjati, 2023
More than 50 species of bamboo were known from the Lesser Sunda Islands (LSI), including several endemic species. Endemic species are often highly specialized, found in limited geographical areas, and vulnerable to extinction if their habitat is ...
I Putu Gede P. Damayanto, Himmah Rustiami, Miftahudin Miftahudin, Tatik Chikmawati   +3 more
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Distribution, conservation status and proposed measures for preservation of Radiodiscus microgastropods in Chile [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
The genus Radiodiscus includes minute terrestrial snails occurring throughout the American continent. We assessed the conservation status of eight poorly known Chilean Radiodiscus species using the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...
Gonzalo A. Collado, Rodrigo B. Salvador, Marcela Vidal, Fernanda Parra Aravena, Vannia Delgado, Cristian Torres-Díaz   +5 more
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Hypolytrum goetghebeurii (Cyperaceae), a curious new species from miombo woodlands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [PDF]

Plant Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Background – The genus Hypolytrum is studied during the preparation of the Cyperaceae treatment in Flore d’Afrique centrale. It is kept separate from Mapania and its African members have been divided amongst three sections.Methods – Herbarium material ...
Philippe Thery, Marc Reynders, Marc Sosef   +2 more
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ERGA-BGE reference genome of the Azores Bullfinch - Pyrrhula murina Godman, 1866: an IUCN Vulnerable Species endemic to a single island in the Azores Archipelago (Portugal)

Open Research Europe
The reference genome of Pyrrhula murina ’s reference genome will substantially enhance the current monitoring of genetic diversity and population viability and will allow us to understand the effective population size trends throughout time and recent bottlenecks and population expansions.
Lopes, Ricardo Jorge, Böhne, Astrid, Marcussen, Thomas, Oomen, Rebekah A., Struck, Torsten Hugo, Aguilera, Laura, Gut, Marta, Câmara Ferreira, Francisco, Cruz, Fernando, Gómez-Garrido, Jèssica, Alioto, Tyler S., Monteiro, Rita   +11 more
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The global impact of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) on terrestrial biodiversity

Scientific Reports, 2021
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is a comprehensive database of over 120,000 species and is a powerful tool to evaluate the threat of invasive species to global biodiversity.
Derek R. Risch, Jeremy Ringma, Melissa R. Price   +2 more
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Study on the Rare Semiaquatic Plant Elatine hydropiper (Elatinaceae) in Lithuania: Population Density, Seed Bank and Conservation Challenges

Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2022
Background: Wet, intermittently flooded freshwater coastal and shallow water habitats are notable for their high biodiversity. Many of the usually semiaquatic annuals or small perennials common in such habitats are in decline due to the high sensitivity ...
Laurynas Taura, Liucija Kamaitytė-Bukelskienė, Zofija Sinkevičienė, Zigmantas Gudžinskas   +3 more
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Conservation status of shark fish in the Aceh province coastal area [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
Shark fishing activities in Aceh Province take place in the Straits of Malacca and the Indian Ocean. Knowledge and understanding of fisher in the coastal areas of Aceh Province regarding shark protection and conservation regulations are still very ...
Awanis Hazia, Huda Ismul, Sarong Muhammad A.   +2 more
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Gabon’s green gold: a bibliographical review of thirty years of research on okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana Pierre)

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2022
Introduction. Aucoumea klaineana Pierre is the most harvested timber species in Central Africa and plays a key role in the economy of Gabon. This tree is considered “Vulnerable” for more than three decades by the IUCN because its population is assumed to
Quentin Guidosse, Patrick du Jardin, Lee J.T. White, Ludivine Lassois, Jean-Louis Doucet   +4 more
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