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- Why should we reconsider using species richness in spatial conservation prioritization?
- Source: Biodiversity and Conservation
- Author(s): Yaiyr Astudillo-Scalia and Fábio Albuquerque
- Species richness has been largely used for determining site conservation values, but this has not been assessed in the context of marine mammal conservation…
- Protected areas to deliver biodiversity need effectiveness and equity
- Source: Global Ecology and Conservation
- Author(s): Noelia Zafra-Calvo and Jonas Geldmann
- It is widely recognized in science, policy, and practice that protected areas (Pas) that are equitably and effectively managed are essential fro halting biodiversity loss. However, our understanding of the relationships between management effectiveness…
- Global vulnerability of soil ecosystems to erosion
- Source: Landscape Ecology
- Author(s): Carlos A. Guerra et al
- Soil erosion is one of the main threats driving soil degradation across the globe with important impacts on crop yields, soil biota, biogeochemical cycles…
- Can we save a marine species affected by a highly infective, highly lethal, waterborne disease from extinction?
- Source: Biological Conservation
- Author(s): J.R. García-March et al.
- Anthropogenic drivers and global warming are altering the occurrence of infectious marine diseases, some of which produce mass mortalities with considerable ecosystemic and economic costs.
- Allocating resources for land protection using continuous optimization: biodiversity conservation in the United States
- Source: Ecological Applications
- Author(s): Paul R. Armsworth et al.
- Spatial optimization approaches that were originally developed to help conservation organizations determine protection decisions over small spatial scales are now used to inform global or continental scale priority setting.
- Why conservation biology can benefit from sensory ecology
- Source: Nature Ecology and Evolution
- Author(s): Davide M. Dominoni et al.
- Global expansion of human activities is associated with the introduction of novel stimuli, such as anthropogenic noise, artificial lights and chemical agents. Progress in documenting the ecological effects of sensory pollutants is weakened by…
- The role of soil carbon in natural climate solutions
- Source: Nature Sustainability
- Author(s): D. A. Bossio et al.
- Mitigating climate change requires clean energy and the removal of atmospheric carbon. Building soil carbon is an appealing way to increase carbon sinks and reduce emissions owing to the associated benefits to agriculture.
- Predators on track for ocean protection around Antarctica
- Source: Nature
- Author(s): Ana M. M. Sequeira
- Satellite tracking of marine predators in the Southern Ocean has revealed key ecological areas under disproportionate pressure from human activities. These results show the value of tracking data for informing conservation efforts.
- Deforestation in Colombian protected areas increased during post-conflict periods
- Source: Scientific Reports
- Author(s): N. Clerici et al.
- Protected areas (PAs) are a foundational and essential strategy for reducing biodiversity loss. However, many PAs around the world exist on paper only…
- Linking landscape-scale conservation to regional and continental outcomes for a migratory species
- Source: Scientific Reports
- Author(s): B. J. Mattsson et al.
- Land-use intensification on arable land is expanding and posing a threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. We develop methods to link funding for avian breeding habitat conservation and management at landscape scales to equilibrium abundance of a migratory species at the continental scale.
- A better Amazon road network for people and the environment
- Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Author(s): Thais Vilela et al.
- The rapidly expanding network of roads into the Amazon is permanently altering the world’s largest tropical forest. Most proposed road projects lack rigorous impact assessments or even basic economic justification.
- Identifying conservation priority areas for the Andean condor in southern South America
- Source: Biological Conservation
- Author(s): Paula L. Perrig et al.
- Our study illustrates the value of integrating behavioral- and individual-specific habitat analyses into spatial conservation planning, and points to opportunities for effective management of threatened vultures.
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