| Titre : | Biological Conservation 141(8) - AUG 2008 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Mark Schulze, Auteur ;
James Grogan, Auteur ;
Chris Uhl, Auteur ;
Marco Lentini, Auteur ;
Edson Vidal, Auteur
Prized for their dense, rot-resistant wood, Tabebuia impetiginosa and T. serratifolia (vernacular name = ipe) are among the most valuable Amazonian timbers. We analyzed the geographical extent, spread and trajectory of ipe logging in Brazilian A[...]
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Clare M. O'Brien, Auteur ;
Mathew S. Crowther, Auteur ;
Christopher R. Dickman, Auteur ;
Joshua Keating, Auteur
Many species that exist patchily across the landscape are declining due to incremental losses of their constituent sub-populations and increasing isolation of those that: remain. For threatened species with such patchy metapopulation structure, [...]
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Since the arrival of humans more than half of the Hawaiian archipelago's known endemic bird taxa have been lost. Of the taxa that remain, 31 are federally listed under the US Endangered Species Act and 17 have populations of less than 1000 indiv[...]
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Adriana Maldonado-Chaparro, Auteur ;
Daniel T. Blumstein, Auteur
Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the world's largest rodent. Free-living populations are commercially harvested for their meat and leather in Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina; however, there is concern that legal and illegal harvesting[...]
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Jiancheng Song, Auteur ;
Joanna Murdoch, Auteur ;
Sue E. Gardiner, Auteur ;
Andrew Young, Auteur ;
Paula E. Jameson, Auteur ;
John Clemens, Auteur
Clianthus is an acutely threatened, bird-pollinated genus endemic to New Zealand, represented in the wild by only one population of C. puniceus and 11 populations of C. Maximus, each with very few individuals (typically
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Matthew J. Struebig, Auteur ;
Tigga Kingston, Auteur ;
Akbar Zubaid, Auteur ;
Adura Mohd-Adnan, Auteur ;
Stephen J. Rossiter, Auteur
Forested landscapes in Southeast Asia are becoming increasingly fragmented, making this region a conservation and research priority. Despite its importance, few empirical studies of effects of fragmentation on biodiversity have been undertaken i[...]
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Modern human societies generate new patterns of noise that may affect acoustic communication in many animal species. Whilst animals have evolved several mechanisms to cope with natural background noise, the rapid increase of anthropogenic altera[...]
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Ruth J. Mitchell, Auteur ;
Robert J. Rose, Auteur ;
Stephen C. F. Palmer, Auteur
Calluna vulgaris-dominated heaths and moorlands are habitats of international conservation importance. Degradation has occurred throughout their range with Calluna typically being replaced by grass species. The cessation of grazing is often impr[...]
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Anthony D. Arthur, Auteur ;
Roger P. Pech, Auteur ;
Chris Davey, Auteur ;
Jiebu, Auteur ;
Zhang Yanming, Auteur ;
Lin Hui, Auteur
On the Qinghai-Tibet plateau increased livestock numbers have resulted in degradation of the grasslands with potential impacts on native biodiversity. Concurrently, perceived increases in populations of native small mammals such as plateau pikas[...]
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Péter Batáry, Auteur ;
Andras Baldi, Auteur ;
Ferenc Samu, Auteur ;
Tamas Szuts, Auteur ;
Sarolta Erdos, Auteur
Declines of West-European farmland biodiversity have been associated with intensive agricultural practices, Central and Eastern European grasslands still harbour a diverse and unique arthropod community. However, our understanding of the effects[...]
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Chris J. Kettle, Auteur ;
Richard A. Ennos, Auteur ;
Tanguy Jaffre, Auteur ;
Martin Gardner, Auteur ;
Peter M. Hollingsworth, Auteur
Forest restoration programmes aim to use material for re-planting that is genetically diverse and not inbred. However, restricted seed sampling, high variance in reproductive output, and the production of inbred seeds that survive in the nursery[...]
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Adam C. D. Barlow, Auteur ;
Md Ishtiaq U. Ahmed, Auteur ;
Md Mizanur Rahman, Auteur ;
Alam Howladerc, Auteur ;
Alexander C. Smith, Auteur ;
James L. D. Smith, Auteur
Baseline data on distribution and abundance of tigers in the Sundarbans is required to identify problem areas and evaluate management strategies. This paper outlines a khal (creek) bank survey of track set frequency throughout the Bangladesh Sun[...]
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Per Johansson, Auteur
This paper provides a quantitative review of the consequences of disturbance on epiphytic lichens in boreal and near boreal forests, focusing on disturbance effects on lichen persistence, growth, and colonization, and on the development (recover[...]
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Hanne Skougaard Mortensen, Auteur ;
Yoko Luise Dupont, Auteur ;
Jens M. Olesen, Auteur
The introduction of an alien top predator, the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis), has resulted in severe losses of native vertebrate populations in Guam. Among these are important pollinators and seed dispersers. This study is a first attempt [...]
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A dynamic bioeconomic model of ivory trade is used to investigate the efficacy of conservation payments, tourism benefits, quota regimes and a trade ban on the protection of the African elephant (Laxadonta africana). The model consists of four i[...]
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Brandon T. Barton, Auteur ;
James D. Roth, Auteur
In the United States, raccoons Procyon lotor are often removed from sea turtle nesting beaches to decrease egg mortality. However, raccoons also consume ghost crabs Ocypode quadrata, another common egg predator. Reducing predator populations can[...]
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Andrea Coppi, Auteur ;
Alessio Mengoni, Auteur ;
Federico Selvi, Auteur
Although several plants endemic to Corsica and Sardinia are included in various redlists, no attempts have been made to analyse their genetic diversity with molecular techniques. Genus Anchusa occurs with seven taxa in either mountain or coastal[...]
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Robert J. Smith, Auteur ;
Julian Easton, Auteur ;
Bruno A. Nhancale, Auteur ;
Adrian J. Armstrong, Auteur ;
James Culverwell, Auteur ;
Sikhumbuzo D. Dlamini, Auteur ;
Peter S. Goodman, Auteur ;
Linda Loffler, Auteur ;
Wayne S. Matthews, Auteur ;
Ara Monadjem, Auteur ;
Craig M. Mulqueeny, Auteur ;
Petros Ngwenya, Auteur ;
Cornelio P. Ntumi, Auteur ;
Bartolomeu Soto, Auteur ;
Nigel Leader-Williams, Auteur
A number of global priority region schemes have been developed, but local assessments are needed to identify priority areas for conservation within these regions. Here, we describe results from a conservation assessment for Maputaland, part of a[...]
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Simon Blanchet, Auteur ;
David J. Paez, Auteur ;
Louis Bernatchez, Auteur ;
Julian J. Dodson, Auteur
Supportive breeding is a strategy consisting in maintaining a pool of locally-adapted wild genitors in captivity whose offspring are released in the wild at an early developmental stage. In this study, we tested the utility of this strategy in p[...]
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Janna Rist, Auteur ;
Marcus Rowcliffe, Auteur ;
Guy Cowlishaw, Auteur ;
E. J. Milner-Gulland, Auteur
The negative impact of bushmeat hunting on prey species has been frequently claimed, but little thought has been given to how the level of hunting should most appropriately be measured. Current methods range from qualitative descriptions to quan[...]
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Juan Patino-Martinez, Auteur ;
Adolfo Marco, Auteur ;
Liliana Quinones, Auteur ;
Brendan Godley, Auteur
We describe the results of extensive monitoring of leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in the Gulf of Uraba, Colombia and the Caribbean coast of southern Panama. On 100 km of coastline, we identified three important coastal stretch[...]
