| Titre : | Biological Conservation 199 - JUL 2016 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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N. Butt, Auteur ;
H. P. Possingham, Auteur ;
C. De Los Rios, Auteur ;
R. Maggini, Auteur ;
R. A. Fuller, Auteur ;
S. L. Maxwell, Auteur ;
J. E. M. Watson, Auteur
Understanding climate change impacts on species is vital for correctly estimating their extinction risk and choosing appropriate conservation actions. We perceive four common challenges that hamper conservation planning for species affected by c[...]
Article
Yves Meinard, Auteur ;
Malgorzata Dereniowska, Auteur ;
Jean-Sebastien Gharbi, Auteur
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Malgorzata Blicharska, Auteur ;
Ewa H. Orlikowska, Auteur ;
Jean-Michel Roberge, Auteur ;
Malgorzata Grodzinska-Jurczak, Auteur
Successful conservation needs to be informed by social science because it is closely linked to socio-economic processes and human behaviour. Limited knowledge about ecosystems' interactions with these processes currently undermines conservation [...]
Article
Ayesha I. T. Tulloch, Auteur ;
Patricia Sutcliffe, Auteur ;
Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis, Auteur ;
Reid Tingley, Auteur ;
Lluis Brotons, Auteur ;
Katia Maria P. M. B. Ferraz, Auteur ;
Hugh Possingham, Auteur ;
Antoine Guisan, Auteur ;
Jonathan R. Rhodes, Auteur
Limited conservation resources mean that management decisions are often made on the basis of scarce biological information. Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly proposed as a way to improve the representation of biodiversity featu[...]
Article
Marco Aurelio-Silva, Auteur ;
Marina Anciães, Auteur ;
Luiza Magalli Pinto Henriques, Auteur ;
Maira Benchimol, Auteur ;
Carlos A. Peres, Auteur
Mega-hydroelectric dams in lowland Amazonia create large archipelagos of upland forest, yet few studies have taken advantage of these fragmented landscapes to examine the effects of habitat insularization on vertebrate populations. We investigat[...]
Article
Eric I. Ameca y Juarez, Auteur ;
Zhigang Jiang, Auteur
Extreme weather events are likely to increase in the coming decades which,may have severe consequences on biodiversity. As conservation funding is limited, identifying priority areas for conservation of species prone to climatic impacts may impr[...]
Article
Ivan Jaric, Auteur ;
Joern Gessner, Auteur ;
Andrew R. Solow, Auteur
The term functional extinction is used to describe a permanent failure of reproduction or recruitment in a population. Functional extinction results in a truncation of the age distribution, but this can be very difficult to detect in poorly stud[...]
Article
Victoria F. Jeffers, Auteur ;
Brendan J. Godley, Auteur
As species of conservation concern, sea turtles have historically been difficult to study because of their elusive nature and extensive ranges, but improvements in telemetry have facilitated insights into life histories, and behaviours which can[...]
Article
Adam Barnett, Auteur ;
Nicholas L. Payne, Auteur ;
Jayson M. Semmens, Auteur ;
Richard Fitzpatrick, Auteur
Wildlife tourism has been shown to cause behavioural changes to numerous species. Yet, there is still little understanding if behavioural changes have consequences for health and fitness. The current study combined accelerometry and respirometry[...]
Article
R. M. Stumpf, Auteur ;
A. Gomez, Auteur ;
K. R. Amato, Auteur ;
C. J. Yeoman, Auteur ;
J. D. Polk, Auteur ;
B. A. Wilson, Auteur ;
K. E. Nelson, Auteur ;
B. A. White, Auteur ;
S. R. Leigh, Auteur
Conservation strategies require multifaceted approaches to monitor and protect primate populations, many of which are rapidly declining around the world. We propose that microbial ecology and next-generation microbiome analyses offer valuable pe[...]
Article
Holly B. Freifeld, Auteur ;
Sheldon Plentovich, Auteur ;
Chris Farmer, Auteur ;
Charles R. Kohley, Auteur ;
Peter Luscomb, Auteur ;
Thierry M. Work, Auteur ;
Daniel Tsukayama, Auteur ;
George E. Wallace, Auteur ;
Mark A. MacDonald, Auteur ;
Sheila Conant, Auteur
Translocation is a conservation tool used with increasing frequency to create additional populations of threatened species. In addition to following established general guidelines for translocations, detailed planning to account for unique circu[...]
Article
Jodi J. L. Rowley, Auteur ;
Chris R. Shepherd, Auteur ;
Bryan L. Stuart, Auteur ;
Truong Q. Nguyen, Auteur ;
Huy D. Hoang, Auteur ;
Timothy P. Cutajar, Auteur ;
Guinevere O. U. Wogan, Auteur ;
Sompouthone Phimmachak, Auteur
The global trade in amphibians is widespread, involves hundreds of species, and has been implicated in amphibian population declines. The pet trade is the primary driver for population declines in one Southeast Asian newt species (Laotriton laoe[...]
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A. Koziarski, Auteur ;
B. Kissui, Auteur ;
C. Kiffner, Auteur
Despite their cultural, economic, and ecological importance, large carnivores are experiencing a global decline, largely due to conflict with humans. In this study we assessed the spatial and temporal patterns and socioeconomic correlates of per[...]
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Stefano Canessa, Auteur ;
Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita, Auteur ;
Jose J. Lahoz-Monfort, Auteur ;
Darren M. Southwell, Auteur ;
Doug P. Armstrong, Auteur ;
Iadine Chadès, Auteur ;
Robert C. Lacy, Auteur ;
Sarah J. Converse, Auteur
Conservation of endangered species increasingly envisages complex strategies that integrate captive and wild management actions. Management decisions in this context must be made in the face of uncertainty, often with limited capacity to collect[...]
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Irene C. Weinberger, Auteur ;
Stefanie Muff, Auteur ;
Addy de Jongh, Auteur ;
Andreas Kranz, Auteur ;
Fabio Bontadina, Auteur
Carnivores are threatened worldwide through habitat loss and persecution. Habitat destruction is a major threat for the Eurasian otter. Its populations declined drastically in Europe but are now expanding again, including into the Alps. Here, fl[...]
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J. Tate Mason, Auteur ;
Christopher J. W. McClure, Auteur ;
Jesse R. Barber, Auteur
Emerging evidence indicates that anthropogenic noise has highly detrimental impacts on natural communities; however, the effects of noise on acoustically specialized predators has received less attention. We demonstrate experimentally that natur[...]
Article
Isabel L. Jones, Auteur ;
Nils Bunnefeld, Auteur ;
Alistair S. Jump, Auteur ;
Carlos A. Peres, Auteur ;
Daisy H. Dent, Auteur
Large dams cause extensive inundation of habitats, with remaining terrestrial habitat confined to highly fragmented archipelagos of land-bridge islands comprised of former hilltops. Isolation of biological communities on reservoir islands induce[...]
Article
Marc Simon Weltersbach, Auteur ;
Keno Ferter, Auteur ;
Florian Sambraus, Auteur ;
Harry V. Strehlow, Auteur
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a commercially and recreationally important fishery target species. In the last decades, the eel has experienced dramatic stock declines and has been listed as critically endangered. To reduce fishing mort[...]
Article
Dusko Cirovic, Auteur ;
Aleksandra Penezic, Auteur ;
Miha Krofel, Auteur
Ecosystem services are receiving increasing attention among researchers and managers, due to emerging recognition of their global extent and contribution towards human welfare. Obligatory scavengers have been identified as important providers of[...]
Article
Laila Bahaa-el-Din, Auteur ;
Rahel Sollmann, Auteur ;
Luke T. B. Hunter, Auteur ;
Rob Slotow, Auteur ;
David W. Macdonald, Auteur ;
Philipp Henschel, Auteur
Africa's equatorial forests are threatened by widespread deforestation and bushmeat hunting, with both threats spreading into formerly remote areas due to rapid human population growth and large-scale expansions of commercial resource extraction[...]
Article
Hsiang Ling Chen, Auteur ;
John L. Koprowski, Auteur
Habitat fragmentation and destruction caused by development of infrastructure such as roads threaten biodiversity. Roads act as barriers by impeding animal movements and restricting space use. Understanding factors that influence barrier effects[...]
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Leslie L. Bliss-Ketchum, Auteur ;
Catherine E. de Rivera, Auteur ;
Brian C. Turner, Auteur ;
Dolores M. Weisbaum, Auteur
Barriers to animal movement can isolate populations, impacting their genetic diversity, susceptibility to disease, and access to resources. Barriers to movement may be caused by artificial light, which is known to disrupt bird, sea turtle, and b[...]
