| Titre : | Biological Conservation 142(8) - AUG 2009 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Philip S. Barton, Auteur ;
Adrian D. Manning, Auteur ;
Heloise Gibb, Auteur ;
David B. Lindenmayer, Auteur ;
Saul A. Cunningham, Auteur
Patterns of biodiversity are influenced by habitat features at multiple spatial scales, yet few studies have used a multi-scale approach to examine ground-dwelling beetle diversity patterns. We trapped and quantified ground-dwelling beetle assem[...]
Article
Yolanda F. Wiersma, Auteur ;
Thomas D. Nudds, Auteur
To be effective, reserve networks should represent all target species in protected areas that are large enough to ensure species persistence. Given limited resources to set aside protected areas for biodiversity conservation, and competing land [...]
Article
Jennifer B. Potts, Auteur ;
Scott L. Stephens, Auteur
Fuel reduction in the wildland-urban interface is a widely used international strategy for assisting human communities regarding wildfire threats, but very little research has examined whether certain fuel reduction methods and their seasonal ti[...]
Article
Robert F. Baldwin, Auteur ;
Phillip G. deMaynadier, Auteur
Geographically-based threat assessments are important for identifying natural resources at risk, yet have rarely been applied to identify habitat conservation priorities for imperiled organisms at: a local scale. Pool-breeding amphibians have co[...]
Article
Carissa D. Brown, Auteur ;
Celine Boutin, Auteur
Many areas in north-eastern North America were historically cleared for agriculture and subsequently abandoned. The resulting woodlots are exposed to varying degrees of recent disturbance. This paper examines the contributions of land use histor[...]
Article
Sandor F. Toth, Auteur ;
Robert G. Haight, Auteur ;
Stephanie A. Snyder, Auteur ;
Sonney George, Auteur ;
James R. Miller, Auteur ;
Mark S. Gregory, Auteur ;
Adam M. Skibbe, Auteur
Conservation efforts often require site or parcel selection strategies that lead to spatially cohesive reserves. Although habitat contiguity is thought to be conducive to the persistence of many sensitive species, availability of funding and sui[...]
Article
Diederik Strubbe, Auteur ;
Erik Matthysen, Auteur
Ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) originate from Africa and Asia, but have been widely introduced and are thought to compete for nest-sites with native hole-nesting birds, raising concerns for the loss of native avifauna. In this study,[...]
Article
Jeanne L. Nel, Auteur ;
Belinda Reyers, Auteur ;
Dirk J. Roux, Auteur ;
Richard M. Cowlingc, Auteur
There has been very little consideration of freshwater ecosystems in identifying and designing protected areas. Recent studies suggest that protected areas hold enormous potential to conserve freshwater biodiversity if augmented with appropriate[...]
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Article
Hakan Lattman, Auteur ;
Louise Lindblom, Auteur ;
Jan-Eric Mattsson, Auteur ;
Per Milberg, Auteur ;
Morten Skage, Auteur ;
Stefan Ekman, Auteur
The objective of this study was to estimate the dispersal rate in an organism assumed to be confined to tree stands with unbroken continuity. We used the lichen-forming ascomycete Cliostomum corrugatum, which is largely confined to old oak stand[...]
Article
Nuria Roura-Pascual, Auteur ;
David M. Richardson, Auteur ;
Rainer M. Krug, Auteur ;
Andrew Brown, Auteur ;
R. Arthur Chapman, Auteur ;
Gregory G. Forsyth, Auteur ;
David C. Le Maitre, Auteur ;
Mark P. Robertson, Auteur ;
Louise Stafford, Auteur ;
Brian W. van Wilgen, Auteur ;
Andrew Wannenburgh, Auteur ;
Nigel Wessels, Auteur
Invasive alien trees and shrubs pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services in South African fynbos ecosystems. An ambitious initiative, the Working for Water program, commenced in 1995 to reduce the extent and impact of plan[...]
Article
Viola Clausnitzer, Auteur ;
Vincent J. Kalkman, Auteur ;
Mala Ram, Auteur ;
Ben Collen, Auteur ;
Jonathan E. M. Baillie, Auteur ;
Matjaz Bedjanic, Auteur ;
William R. T. Darwall, Auteur ;
Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra, Auteur ;
Rory Dow, Auteur ;
John Hawking, Auteur ;
Haruki Karube, Auteur ;
Elena Malikova, Auteur ;
Dennis Paulson, Auteur ;
Kai Schuette, Auteur ;
Frank Suhling, Auteur ;
Reagan J. Villanueva, Auteur ;
Natalia von Ellenrieder, Auteur ;
Keith Wilson, Auteur
The status and trends of global biodiversity are often measured with a bias towards datasets limited to terrestrial vertebrates. The first global assessment of an insect order (Odonata) provides new context to the ongoing discussion of current b[...]
Article
Lotta Strom, Auteur ;
Kristoffer Hylander, Auteur ;
Mats Dynesius, Auteur
Effects of clear-cutting on biodiversity have mainly been studied in the short-term, although knowledge of longer term effects are often more important for managers of forest biodiversity. We assessed relatively long-term effects of clear-cuttin[...]
Article
Jennifer R. Ellis, Auteur ;
David E. McCauley, Auteur
Knowledge of the genetic and demographic consequences of rarity is crucial when evaluating the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on population viability, and for creating management plans in rare plant species. Reduction in population si[...]
Article
Rohan J. C. Currey, Auteur ;
Stephen M. Dawson, Auteur ;
Elisabeth Slooten, Auteur
Numerous globally abundant species are exposed to human impacts that threaten the viability of regional populations. Assessing and characterising the risks faced by these populations can have significant implications for biodiversity conservatio[...]
Article
Daniel Oro, Auteur ;
Anton Perez-Rodriguez, Auteur ;
Albert Martinez-Vilalta, Auteur ;
Albert Bertolero, Auteur ;
Francesc Vidal, Auteur ;
Meritxell Genovart, Auteur
It is often assumed that conservation actions targeting a threatened community (e.g. habitat protection) will result in similar benefits for all species. However, complex interactions between species, such as interference competition, may result[...]
Article
Marianna Dixo, Auteur ;
Jean Paul Metzger, Auteur ;
Joao S. Morgante, Auteur ;
Kelly R. Zamudio, Auteur
Tropical rainforests are becoming increasingly fragmented and understanding the genetic consequences of fragmentation is crucial for conservation of their flora and fauna. We examined populations of the toad Rhinella ornata, a species endemic to[...]
Article
Elena Carrio, Auteur ;
Juan F. Jimenez, Auteur ;
Pedro Sanchez-Gomez, Auteur ;
Jaime Guemes, Auteur
About 32% of Antirrhinum species are considered to be endangered; however, no field studies have focused on their reproductive biology. In this work, several aspects of the reproductive biology (flowering phenology, floral biology, breeding syst[...]
Article
Christina A. D. Semeniuk, Auteur ;
Sophie Bourgeon, Auteur ;
Sylvia L. Smith, Auteur ;
Kristina D. Rothley, Auteur
Wildlife tourism alters the environmental conditions in which the focal animal lives, and it is therefore necessary to assess the ability of the animal to adjust to and persist in these novel conditions if the industry is to be sustainable. Here[...]
Article
Pedro P. Olea, Auteur ;
Patricia Mateo-Tomas, Auteur
Transhumance is a traditional livestock practice based on the movement of livestock between winter and summer pastures with importance placed on biodiversity conservation. We analyzed the transhumant activity of sheep and cows in the uplands of [...]
Article
Tom D. Brewer, Auteur ;
Joshua E. Cinner, Auteur ;
Alison Green, Auteur ;
John M. Pandolfi, Auteur
Reef fish are critical in maintaining the ecological function of coral reefs and providing food security for coastal communities in developing countries. Reef fishery stocks are under increasing threat from factors such as climate-related habita[...]
Article
Linda J. Wilson, Auteur ;
Claire A. McSorley, Auteur ;
Catherine M. Gray, Auteur ;
Ben J. Dean, Auteur ;
Timothy E. Dunn, Auteur ;
Andy Webb, Auteur ;
James B. Reid, Auteur
Although most Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus) in the UK are protected within Special Protection Areas (SPAs) at their breeding colonies, such site-based protection does not currently extend into the marine environment. Manx shearwaters form[...]
Article
Xiaodong Chen, Auteur ;
Frank Lupi, Auteur ;
Guangming He, Auteur ;
Zhiyun Ouyang, Auteur ;
Jianguo Liu, Auteur
Humans have altered much of the natural land cover, resulting in ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss worldwide. Many countries have implemented conservation payment programs for agricultural land conversion to counter this trend. However[...]
Article
Karen Magnuson-Ford, Auteur ;
Travis Ingram, Auteur ;
David W. Redding, Auteur ;
Arne O. Mooers, Auteur
In an age of triage,me must prioritize species for conservation effort. Species more isolated on the tree of life are candidates for increased attention. The rockfish genus Sebastes is speciose (>100 spp.), morphologically and ecologically diver[...]
Article
Andrea J. Britton, Auteur ;
Colin M. Beale, Auteur ;
Willie Towers, Auteur ;
Richard L. Hewison, Auteur
Alpine areas are important biodiversity reservoirs, but are subject to anthropogenic drivers including climate change, nitrogen deposition and changing land use. Alpine vegetation has been proposed as an indicator of climate change impacts, but [...]
Article
Luke Parry, Auteur ;
Jos Barlow, Auteur ;
Carlos A. Peres, Auteur
Most tropical forest landscapes are modified by humans, but the effects of these changes on rural hunting patterns and hunted vertebrate populations remain poorly understood. We investigated subsistence hunting patterns across a highly heterogen[...]
Article
Matthew J. Witt, Auteur ;
Bruno Baert, Auteur ;
Annette C. Broderick, Auteur ;
Angela Formia, Auteur ;
Jacques Fretey, Auteur ;
Alain Gibudi, Auteur ;
Gil Avery Mounguengui Mounguengui, Auteur ;
Carine Moussounda, Auteur ;
Solange Ngouessono, Auteur ;
Richard J. Parnell, Auteur ;
Dominique Roumet, Auteur ;
Guy-Philippe Sounguet, Auteur ;
Bas Verhage, Auteur ;
Alex Zogo, Auteur ;
Brendan J. Godley, Auteur
For many marine megavertebrate species it is challenging to derive population estimates and knowledge on habitat use needed to inform conservation planning. For marine turtles, the logistics required to undertake comprehensive ground-based censu[...]
Article
Sarah M. Wakamiya, Auteur ;
Charlotte L. Roy, Auteur
The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) has not yet recolonized natural cliff sites in Illinois and much of the lower Midwestern US, and remains restricted to urban areas. We constructed a landscape-linked population viability analysis us[...]
Article
Ross M. Wanless, Auteur ;
Peter G. Ryan, Auteur ;
Res Altwegg, Auteur ;
Andrea Angel, Auteur ;
John Cooper, Auteur ;
Richard Cuthbert, Auteur ;
Geoff M. Hilton, Auteur
The IUCN recently uplisted the Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) to Critically Endangered. Here we present new data indicating negative population trends on Gough Island arising from low adult survival (similar to 91%, ascribed to accidenta[...]
Article
Alan Gray, Auteur ;
Paul David Robinson, Auteur ;
Stedson Stroud, Auteur
The United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are globally important for a high diversity of endemic and threatened plant species but are poorly represented in plant ecological literature. This lack of ecological research is compounded by a la[...]
Article
Shaun R. Levick, Auteur ;
Gregory P. Asner, Auteur ;
Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin, Auteur ;
David E. Knapp, Auteur
The relative importance of fire and herbivory on vegetation structure has been the subject of much debate in savanna ecology. Fire regime and herbivore numbers are two key variables that managers of protected areas can manipulate to meet their c[...]
Article
Tiit Maran, Auteur ;
Madis Podra, Auteur ;
Merje Polma, Auteur ;
David W. Macdonald, Auteur
As part of a conservation initiative, captive-bred individuals of the endangered European mink Mustela lutreola were released to a Baltic island 'sanctuary', Hiiumaa Island (Estonia), and their survival was monitored over eight years. Altogether[...]
Article
Yi-Ping Wang, Auteur ;
Lynn Siefferman, Auteur ;
Yuan-Jyun Wang, Auteur ;
Tzung-Su Ding, Auteur ;
Chyi-Rong Chiou, Auteur ;
Bao-Sen Shieh, Auteur ;
Fu-Shung Hsu, Auteur ;
Hsiao-Wei Yuan, Auteur
For birds that excavate their own nest burrows, the availability of suitable nest sites and substrates may influence the number and density of breeding birds. However, few studies of burrow-nesting birds have experimentally manipulated nest site[...]
Article
Tomoyo Koyanagi, Auteur ;
Yoshinobu Kusumoto, Auteur ;
Shori Yamamoto, Auteur ;
Satoru Okubo, Auteur ;
Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Auteur
In highly fragmented agricultural landscapes, abandoned forests and dense coniferous plantations established on former semi-natural grassland remain potentially suitable sites for the restoration of grassland communities. The roadside vegetation[...]
Article
Neil Cumberlidge, Auteur ;
Peter K. L. Ng, Auteur ;
Darren C. J. Yeo, Auteur ;
Celio Magalhaes, Auteur ;
Martha R. Campos, Auteur ;
Fernando Alvarez, Auteur ;
Tohru Naruse, Auteur ;
Savel R. Daniels, Auteur ;
Lara J. Esser, Auteur ;
Felix Y. K. Attipoe, Auteur ;
France-Lyse Clotilde-Ba, Auteur ;
William Darwall, Auteur ;
Anna McIvor, Auteur ;
Jonathan E. M. Baillie, Auteur ;
Ben Collen, Auteur ;
Mala Ram, Auteur
Freshwater ecosystems in the tropics host a diverse endemic fauna including freshwater crabs, but the rapid loss and deterioration of habitat means that many species are now under imminent threat. Studies on freshwater fish and amphibians sugges[...]
