| Titre : | Biological Conservation 201 - SEP 2016 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Robin Pouteau, Auteur ;
Philippe Birnbaum, Auteur
Future patterns of biodiversity have been extensively explored to design conservation strategies in large continental hotspots. However, little research has focused on island hotspots, although limited opportunities to migrate and the inherent c[...]
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Kei Uchida, Auteur ;
Masayoshi K. Hiraiwa, Auteur ;
Atushi Ushimaru, Auteur
The effect of land-use changes on plant diversity is an important issue, as plant diversity is vital to maintaining of threatened insect diversity in agro-ecosystems. Although many studies have examined patterns of a few threatened species, few [...]
Article
Lynda Donaldson, Auteur ;
Anna J. Woodhead, Auteur ;
Robert J. Wilson, Auteur ;
Ilya M. D. Maclean, Auteur
Conservationists have historically advocated measures that limit human disturbance. Nevertheless, natural disturbances are important components of many ecosystems and their associated species are often adapted to such regimes. In consequence, co[...]
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Maria Johansson, Auteur ;
Ines A. Ferreira, Auteur ;
Ole-Gunnar Stoen, Auteur ;
Jens Frank, Auteur ;
Anders Flykt, Auteur
This paper reviews the peer-reviewed scientific literature on interventions aimed to reduce human fear of large carnivores in human-large carnivore conflicts. Based on psychological theories, a wide definition of fear was adopted, including fear[...]
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Yufang Gao, Auteur ;
Kelly J. Stoner, Auteur ;
Andy T. L. Lee, Auteur ;
Susan G. Clark, Auteur
Poaching is an imminent threat to African rhinos. International media and conservationists often attribute poaching to demand for rhino horns because of use in traditional Chinese medicine. Consequently, conservation efforts are allocated to add[...]
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Julian A. Tyne, Auteur ;
Neil R. Loneragan, Auteur ;
David W. Johnston, Auteur ;
Kenneth H. Pollock, Auteur ;
Rob Williams, Auteur ;
Lars Bejder, Auteur
With increasing human pressures on wildlife comes a responsibility to monitor them effectively, particularly in an environment of declining research funds. Scarce funding resources compromise the level and efficacy of monitoring possible to dete[...]
Article
Anuj Jain, Auteur ;
Krushnamegh Kunte, Auteur ;
Edward L. Webb, Auteur
Flower-feeding ecology of tropical butterflies remains poorly studied, particularly in transformed landscapes, despite that flower availability and quality affect important life-history traits and are critical to butterfly abundance. We recorded[...]
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Yolanda Melero, Auteur ;
Constanti Stefanescu, Auteur ;
Joan Pino, Auteur
Species' responses to environmental changes are highly idiosyncratic and context-dependent. Although intrinsic traits (i.e. those that define species niches) may play a key role, little empirical evidence exists regarding their relationship to d[...]
Article
Kelly A. George, Auteur ;
Kristina M. Slagle, Auteur ;
Robyn S. Wilson, Auteur ;
Steven J. Moeller, Auteur ;
Jeremy T. Bruskotter, Auteur
More than three decades ago, Stephen Kellert surveyed >3000 Americans to gain a better understanding of their attitudes toward wildlife. We used a web-based questionnaire to survey a nationally representative sample of 1287 U.S. residents, repli[...]
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R. A. Phillips, Auteur ;
R. Gales, Auteur ;
G. B. Baker, Auteur ;
M. C. Double, Auteur ;
M. Favero, Auteur ;
F. Quintana, Auteur ;
M. L. Tasker, Auteur ;
H. Weimerskirch, Auteur ;
M. Uhart, Auteur ;
A. Wolfaardt, Auteur
Seabirds are amongst the most globally-threatened, of all groups of birds, and conservation issues specific to albatrosses (Diomedeidae) and large petrels (Procellaria spp. and giant petrels Macronectes spp.) led to drafting of the multi-lateral[...]
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Abu Naser Mohsin Hossain, Auteur ;
Adam Barlow, Auteur ;
Christina Greenwood Barlow, Auteur ;
Antony J. Lynam, Auteur ;
Suprio Chakma, Auteur ;
Tommaso Savini, Auteur
The future of biodiversity in Asia is increasingly dependent on networks of effective protected areas. Three wildlife sanctuaries of the Bangladesh Sundarbans are typical examples of protected areas where detection and monitoring of threats is d[...]
Article
Emily E. Puckett, Auteur ;
Dylan C. Kesler, Auteur ;
D. Noah Greenwald, Auteur
The United States' Endangered Species Act (ESA) is the world's foremost law for protecting species at risk of extinction; however, species must first be listed as threatened or endangered before receiving protection under the Act. We used an inf[...]
Article
Jessica Nicole Welch, Auteur ;
James A. Fordyce, Auteur ;
Daniel S. Simberloff, Auteur
Although many indirect consequences of biological invasions are plausible, few studies test hypotheses for management of threatened taxa. A case study of the endangered Pacific sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata rotensis) illustrates the[...]
Article
Lucas K. Hall, Auteur ;
Connor T. Lambert, Auteur ;
Randy T. Larsen, Auteur ;
Robert N. Knight, Auteur ;
Brock R. McMillan, Auteur
The combined effects of global climate change and increased anthropogenic use of free water are likely to cause decreases in availability and surface area of water in arid environments. Climate change and water loss are predicted to alter commun[...]
Article
Kendra Phelps, Auteur ;
Reizl Jose, Auteur ;
Marina Labonite, Auteur ;
Tigga Kingston, Auteur
Cave ecosystems are subterranean biodiversity hotspots, but limited knowledge of the distribution of diversity among caves hampers their conservation. Surveys of surrogate taxa (e.g., keystone species) can identify hotspots of biodiversity when [...]
Article
Natalie J. Mountjoy, Auteur ;
Matt R. Whiles, Auteur ;
Greg Spyreas, Auteur ;
James R. Lovvorn, Auteur ;
Erin Seekamp, Auteur
Community-based natural resource management groups often develop plans with management objectives and conservation goals for specified areas. However, assessments of the environmental outcomes achieved by such planning initiatives are rare at la[...]
Article
Vincent Fugere, Auteur ;
Elizabeth A. Nyboer, Auteur ;
Johanna C. Bleecker, Auteur ;
Lauren J. Chapman, Auteur
Deforestation is a major threat to global aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services. Regional studies are needed to understand and mitigate impacts of deforestation on local inland waters, yet such studies remain unavailable in many regions of[...]
Article
Robin Steenweg, Auteur ;
Jesse Whittington, Auteur ;
Mark Hebblewhite, Auteur ;
Anne Forshner, Auteur ;
Barb Johnston, Auteur ;
Derek Petersen, Auteur ;
Brenda Shepherd, Auteur ;
Paul M. Lukacs, Auteur
Monitoring carnivores is critical for conservation, yet challenging because they are rare and elusive. Few methods exist for monitoring wide-ranging species over large spatial and sufficiently long temporal scales to detect trends. Remote camera[...]
Article
Victor Sazatornil, Auteur ;
Alejandro Rodriguez, Auteur ;
Michael Klaczek, Auteur ;
Mohsen Ahmadi, Auteur ;
Francisco Alvares, Auteur ;
Stephen Arthur, Auteur ;
Juan Carlos Blanco, Auteur ;
Bridget L. Borg, Auteur ;
Dean Cluff, Auteur ;
Yolanda Cortes, Auteur ;
Emilio J. Garcia, Auteur ;
Eli Geffen, Auteur ;
Bilal Habib, Auteur ;
Yorgos Iliopoulos, Auteur ;
Mohammad Kaboli, Auteur ;
Miha Krofel, Auteur ;
Luis Llaneza, Auteur ;
Francesca Marucco, Auteur ;
John K. Oakleaf, Auteur ;
David K. Person, Auteur ;
Hubert Potocnik, Auteur ;
Nina Razen, Auteur ;
Helena Rio-Maior, Auteur ;
Hakan Sand, Auteur ;
David Unger, Auteur ;
Petter Wabakken, Auteur ;
Jose Vicente Lopez-Bao, Auteur
Large carnivores can be found in different scenarios of cohabitation with humans. Behavioral adaptations to minimize risk from humans are expected to be exacerbated where large carnivores are most vulnerable, such as at breeding sites. Using wol[...]
Article
Benjamin Luke Payne, Auteur ;
Jakob Bro-Jorgensen, Auteur
Ongoing climate change is leading to significant range shifts in many taxa Although climate-induced spatiotemporal dynamics have subtle implications for prioritization of translocation release areas, the terminology underlying current guidelines[...]
Article
Jennifer R. B. Miller, Auteur ;
Guy Balme, Auteur ;
Peter A. Lindsey, Auteur ;
Andrew J. Loveridge, Auteur ;
Matthew S. Becker, Auteur ;
Colleen Begg, Auteur ;
Henry Brink, Auteur ;
Stephanie Dolrenry, Auteur ;
Jane E. Hunt, Auteur ;
Ingela Jansson, Auteur ;
David W. Macdonald, Auteur ;
Roseline L. Mandisodza-Chikerema, Auteur ;
Alayne Oriol Cotterill, Auteur ;
Craig Packer, Auteur ;
Daniel Rosengren, Auteur ;
Ken Stratford, Auteur ;
Martina Trinkel, Auteur ;
Paula A. White, Auteur ;
Christiaan Winterbach, Auteur ;
Hanlie E. K. Winterbach, Auteur ;
Paul J. Funston, Auteur
Trophy hunting plays a significant role in wildlife conservation in some contexts in various parts of the world. Yet excessive hunting is contributing to species declines, especially for large carnivores. Simulation models suggest that sustainab[...]
Article
Laura S. Farwell, Auteur ;
Petra B. Wood, Auteur ;
James Sheehan, Auteur ;
Gregory A. George, Auteur
In the last decade, unconventional drilling for natural gas from the Marcellus-Utica shale has increased exponentially in the central Appalachians. This heavily forested region contains important breeding habitat for many neotropical migratory s[...]
Article
Raman Sukumar, Auteur ;
Karpagam Chelliah, Auteur
Article
Ricardo G. Cesar, Auteur ;
Karen D. Holl, Auteur ;
Vanessa J. Girao, Auteur ;
Felipe N. A. Mello, Auteur ;
Edson Vidal, Auteur ;
Marcelo C. Alves, Auteur ;
Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Auteur
A substantial share of the remaining tropical forest cover is represented by historically degraded fragments exposed to severe edge effects, where ruderal plants proliferate vigorously and may arrest succession. We tested climber plant cutting a[...]
Article
Ruth Kansky, Auteur ;
Martin Kidd, Auteur ;
Andrew T. Knight, Auteur
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a complex conservation issue and acknowledging the human dimensions of the problem is critical. Here we propose the Wildlife Tolerance Model (WTM), a novel theoretical framework to identify key drivers of toleran[...]
Article
Timothy G. Howard, Auteur ;
Matthew D. Schlesinger, Auteur ;
Cara Lee, Auteur ;
Gregory Lampman, Auteur ;
Timothy H. Tear, Auteur
Return-on-investment (ROI) can help integrate prioritization efforts for developers and conservation organizations alike. To examine this complementarity and to investigate improving dialogue across these two sectors, we conducted paired ROI ass[...]
Article
Jean-Philippe Puyravaud, Auteur ;
Priya Davidar, Auteur
Article
Chia-Ying Ko, Auteur ;
Oswald J. Schmitz, Auteur ;
Walter Jetz, Auteur
Two distinct modeling approaches are often used When predicting biodiversity patterns: stacking of species models (predict first, assemble later), and directly modeling a characteristic of a community such as species richness (assemble first, pr[...]
Article
Whaldener Endo, Auteur ;
Carlos A. Peres, Auteur ;
Torbjorn Haugaasen, Auteur
Rural populations in the tropics frequently rely on game vertebrates and fish to supply their daily protein requirements. However, few studies have quantified the environmental and socioeconomic drivers of hunting and fishing effort and the pote[...]
Article
M. J. Hill, Auteur ;
D. B. Ryves, Auteur ;
J. C. White, Auteur ;
P. J. Wood, Auteur
Ponds are among the most biodiverse freshwater ecosystems, yet face significant threats from removal, habitat degradation and a lack of legislative protection globally. Information regarding the habitat quality and biodiversity of ponds across a[...]
Article
R. Axel W. Wiberg, Auteur ;
Andrew R. Scobie, Auteur ;
Stuart W. A'Hara, Auteur ;
Richard A. Ennos, Auteur ;
Joan E. Cottrell, Auteur
Self-incompatible species with restricted seed and pollen flow are considered the most vulnerable to the deleterious genetic effects of habitat fragmentation. Immediate effects of fragmentation are expected to be loss of allelic diversity and di[...]
Article
Sabina Burrascano, Auteur ;
Milan Chytry, Auteur ;
Tobias Kuemmerle, Auteur ;
Eleonora Giarrizzo, Auteur ;
Sebastiaan Luyssaert, Auteur ;
Francesco Maria Sabatini, Auteur ;
Carlo Blasi, Auteur
The extension of forest area is a globally accepted tool to offset CO2 emissions from deforestation and the combustion of fossil fuels. The common assumption is that in addition to the perceived climate benefits increasing forest area will also [...]
Article
Martin M. Gossner, Auteur ;
Beate Wende, Auteur ;
Shaun Levick, Auteur ;
Peter Schall, Auteur ;
Andreas Floren, Auteur ;
Karl Eduard Linsenmair, Auteur ;
IngoIf Steffan-Dewenter, Auteur ;
Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Auteur ;
Wolfgang W. Weisser, Auteur
Modification of natural ecosystems has threatened biodiversity worldwide, with forests suffering especially. Strategies aimed at mitigating such loss in forests often include enrichment of deadwood, a critical resource for many decomposer specie[...]
Article
Kim R. McConkey, Auteur ;
Georgina O'Farrill, Auteur
Cryptic function loss occurs when the ecological function of an animal population is significantly altered as a result of disturbance, even though the species is still present in the ecosystem. We reviewed the evidence for cryptic function loss [...]
Article
Juri Nascimbene, Auteur ;
Gabriele Casazza, Auteur ;
Renato Benesperi, Auteur ;
Immacolata Catalano, Auteur ;
Daniela Cataldo, Auteur ;
Maria Grillo, Auteur ;
Deborah Isocrono, Auteur ;
Enrica Matteucci, Auteur ;
Silvia Ongaro, Auteur ;
Giovanna Potenza, Auteur ;
Domenico Puntillo, Auteur ;
Sonia Ravera, Auteur ;
Luciana Zedda, Auteur ;
Paolo Giordani, Auteur
Similarly to other Mediterranean regions, Italy is expected to experience dramatic climatic changes in the coming decades. Do to their poikilohydric nature, lichens are among the most sensitive organisms to climate change and species requiring t[...]
Article
Jassiel M'soka, Auteur ;
Scott Creel, Auteur ;
Matthew S. Becker, Auteur ;
Egil Droge, Auteur
Interspecific competition between large carnivores is not well understood due to the complexity of carnivore guild dynamics and the array of ecological and human factors affecting them. The loss of a carnivore guild's dominant species can theref[...]
Article
Claudia Gruenewald, Auteur ;
Matthias Schleuning, Auteur ;
Katrin Boehning-Gaese, Auteur
Wildlife tourism is an important cultural ecosystem service, benefiting regional economies and biodiversity conservation. Many wildlife tourism destinations remain below their visitor and income capacities. Management strategies are needed that [...]
Article
J. T. Smith, Auteur ;
J. S. Evans, Auteur ;
B. H. Martin, Auteur ;
S. Baruch-Mordo, Auteur ;
J. M. Kiesecker, Auteur ;
D. E. Naugle, Auteur
Conversion of native habitats to cropland is a leading cause of biodiversity loss. The northeastern extent of the sagebrush (Artemisia L.) ecosystem of western North America has experienced accelerated rates of cropland conversion resulting in m[...]
Article
Katalin Szitar, Auteur ;
Gabor Onodi, Auteur ;
Laszlo Somay, Auteur ;
Ildiko Pandi, Auteur ;
Piroska Kucs, Auteur ;
Gyoergy Kroeel-Dulay, Auteur
Legacies of previous land use may affect ecosystem recovery after the specific land use has ceased. Determining which legacies do limit ecosystem recovery is critical to perform effective ecological restoration. Pine (Pinus spp.) plantations hav[...]
Article
Future frequencies of extreme weather events in the National Wildlife Refuges of the conterminous US
Sebastian Martinuzzi, Auteur ;
Andrew J. Allstadt, Auteur ;
Brooke L. Bateman, Auteur ;
Patricia J. Heglund, Auteur ;
Anna M. Pidgeon, Auteur ;
Wayne E. Thogmartin, Auteur ;
Stephen J. Vavrus, Auteur ;
Volker C. Radeloff, Auteur
Climate change is a major challenge for managers of protected areas world-wide, and managers need information about future climate conditions within protected areas. Prior studies of climate change effects in protected areas have largely focused[...]
Article
Kevin Darras, Auteur ;
Peter Puetz, Auteur ;
Fahrurrozi, Auteur ;
Katja Rembold, Auteur ;
Teja Tscharntke, Auteur
Sound recordings obtained from passive acoustic monitoring systems are increasingly used to sample animal biodiversity. However, sound recorders sample variable detection spaces, so that data may not be comparable between sampling sites and reco[...]
Article
Pamela Gonzalez del Pliego, Auteur ;
Brett R. Scheffers, Auteur ;
Edmund W. Basham, Auteur ;
Paul Woodcock, Auteur ;
Charlotte Wheeler, Auteur ;
James J. Gilroy, Auteur ;
Claudia A. Medina Uribe, Auteur ;
Torbjorn Haugaasen, Auteur ;
Rob P. Freckleton, Auteur ;
David P. Edwards, Auteur
Given the dramatic loss of tropical forests and accelerating climate change, secondary forest regeneration is increasingly recognised as being an important method for reversing losses in biodiversity and carbon stocks. The recolonisation of biod[...]
Article
Borja Jimenez-Alfaro, Auteur ;
Laura Garcia-Calvo, Auteur ;
Pedro Garcia, Auteur ;
Jose Luis Acebes, Auteur
Glacial relict populations at the rear-edge of species' distributions are expected to respond dramatically to climate warming, yet very few studies have compared their conservation status in current refugia. Here we combine population genetics w[...]
Article
Ake Berg, Auteur ;
Karl-Olof Bergman, Auteur ;
Jorgen Wissman, Auteur ;
Michal Zmihorski, Auteur ;
Erik Ockinger, Auteur
Modern intensified agriculture has decreased farmland heterogeneity, which has led to strong negative effects on farmland biodiversity. However, partly forested landscapes seem to offer many alternative habitats for open habitat species such as [...]
Article
Julia L. Y. Spaet, Auteur ;
Gerrit B. Nanninga, Auteur ;
Michael L. Berumen, Auteur
Information on the abundance and diversity of Red Sea elasmobranchs is notoriously scarce, even though sharks are among the most profitable fisheries of the region. Effective conservation would ideally entail baselines on pristine conditions, ye[...]
Article
Christopher R. Field, Auteur ;
Carina Gjerdrum, Auteur ;
Chris S. Elphick, Auteur
Little is known about how biotic interactions will influence the distributions of vegetation types under climate change, but these interactions could determine the effectiveness of conservation actions aimed at encouraging ecosystem migration. T[...]
Article
Ruggiero Sardaro, Auteur ;
Stefania Girone, Auteur ;
Claudio Acciani, Auteur ;
Francesco Bozzo, Auteur ;
Alessandro Petrontino, Auteur ;
Vincenzo Fucilli, Auteur
The study focused on the willingness to participate in a conservation programme for olive landraces by farmers in Apulia, Italy. The choice experiment approach through a latent class model was carried out in order to investigate different charac[...]
Article
Tse-Lynn Loh, Auteur ;
Alexander Tewfik, Auteur ;
Lindsay Aylesworth, Auteur ;
Ratanawalee Phoonsawat, Auteur
Unsustainable wildlife trade negatively impacts wild populations of traded species. Thus to assess these population impacts and manage trade, we need to find and characterize extant populations. Seahorses are one of the most heavily traded marin[...]
Article
Izabela A. Wierzbowska, Auteur ;
Magdalena Hedrzak, Auteur ;
Barlomiej Popczyk, Auteur ;
Henryk Okarma, Auteur ;
Kevin R. Crooks, Auteur
Although the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) is a ubiquitous exotic predator that can detrimentally affect natural environments, studies on their ecological impact are relatively scarce, particularly at a national scale. We exploited data derive[...]
Article
Deborah Closset-Kopp, Auteur ;
Safaa Wasof, Auteur ;
Guillaume Decocq, Auteur
Increasing connectivity among habitat patches is assumed to mitigate the effects of fragmentation on biodiversity, leading to the emergence of green and blue infrastructures in public policies as corridors facilitating movements of species withi[...]
Article
S. Rostro-Garcia, Auteur ;
J. F. Kamler, Auteur ;
E. Ash, Auteur ;
G. R. Clements, Auteur ;
L. Gibson, Auteur ;
A. J. Lynam, Auteur ;
R. McEwing, Auteur ;
H. Naing, Auteur ;
S. Paglia, Auteur
The Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri) is a genetically distinct subspecies that historically occurred throughout mainland Southeast Asia, but might have experienced recent declines in numbers and distribution. This study aimed to d[...]
