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- Mapping relative extinction risk for biodiversity conservation
- Source: Biological Conservation
- Author: Xinghua Sui, Lingfeng Mao, Ying Liu, Fangliang He
- Abstract: Biodiversity mapping (i.e., presenting and analyzing the distribution of biodiversity in space) is an essential tool in biogeography and con- servation biology (Brooks et al., 2006; Pimm et al., 2014). An important application of biodiversity maps is their use in modeling the geo- graphical distribution of extinction risk of species to understand the underlying causes of the risk and to allocate conservation priorities (Davies et al., 2006).
- Global land change from 1982 to 2016
- Source: Nature Ecology & Evolution
- Authors: Xiao-Peng Song et al.
- Abstract: Land change is a cause and consequence of global environmental change. Changes in land use and land cover considerably alter the Earth’s energy balance and biogeochemical cycles, which contributes to climate change and—in turn—affects land surface properties and the provision of ecosystem services.
- The value of protected areas to avian persistence across 20 years of climate and land‐use change
- Source: Conservation Biology
- Author(s): Michelle A. Peach et al.
- Abstract: Establishing protected areas, where human activities and land cover changes are restricted, is among the most widely used strategies for biodiversity conservation. This practice is based on the assumption that protected areas buffer species from processes that drive extinction.
- Strengthening protected areas for giant panda habitat and ecosystem services
- Source: Biological Conservation
- Author(s): Jingjing Zhang et al.
- Abstract: Biodiversity and ecosystem services are two main focuses in conservation planning. Considering both biodiversity and ecosystem services is beneficial when designing protected area networks. We demonstrated the relationship between these two concepts using the giant panda in China as a case study.
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