| Titre : | Biological Conservation 175 - JUL 2014 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Molly E. McDermott, Auteur ;
Amanda D. Rodewald, Auteur
In the face of continued loss of Andean forests, shade agroforestry is a promising approach where agricultural production and conservation can co-occur to support environmental and socioeconomic needs. Agroforestry systems provide habitat for a [...]
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R. J. Mitchell, Auteur ;
J. K. Beaton, Auteur ;
P. E. Bellamy, Auteur ;
A. Broome, Auteur ;
J. Chetcuti, Auteur ;
S. Eaton, Auteur ;
C. J. Ellis, Auteur ;
A. Gimona, Auteur ;
R. Harmer, Auteur ;
A. J. Hester, Auteur ;
R. L. Hewison, Auteur ;
N. G. Hodgetts, Auteur ;
G. R. Iason, Auteur ;
G. Kerr, Auteur ;
N. A. Littlewood, Auteur ;
S. Newey, Auteur ;
J. M. Potts, Auteur ;
G. Pozsgai, Auteur ;
D. Ray, Auteur ;
D. A. Sim, Auteur ;
J. A. Stockan, Auteur ;
A. F. S. Taylor, Auteur ;
S. Woodward, Auteur
The death of native trees caused by non-native pathogens is a global problem. An assessment of the potential ecological and conservation impacts of any tree disease should identify: (1) ecosystem functions associated with the tree species; (2) w[...]
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Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ;
Dylan C. Kesler, Auteur ;
Robert J. Mitchell, Auteur ;
David K. Delaney, Auteur ;
Jeffrey R. Walters, Auteur
Models are important tools for conservation, but the usefulness of any given model for decision-making depends on its accuracy and precision. Few models designed for conservation purposes are validated with real-world data, and such models are e[...]
Article
John Lamoreux, Auteur ;
Anthony Chatwin, Auteur ;
Matt Foster, Auteur ;
Christina Kakoyannis, Auteur ;
Carly Vynne, Auteur ;
Krystyna Wolniakowski, Auteur ;
Claude Gascon, Auteur
For the past decade, the Conservation Measures Partnership's Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation have helped NGOs improve the design and implementation of projects, and measure results. We show how the Open Standards can be used to m[...]
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Erin Conlisk, Auteur ;
Sara Motheral, Auteur ;
Rosa Chung, Auteur ;
Colleen Wisinski, Auteur ;
Bryan Endress, Auteur
A long-standing debate within conservation is how best to allocate limited management resources: should reserve area be increased, should anthropogenic disturbances be mitigated, or should connectivity be increased? We explore these issues for t[...]
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Melissa B. Youngquist, Auteur ;
Michelle D. Boone, Auteur
Long-term population persistence depends on successful dispersal and colonization. Within agricultural landscapes, dispersing individuals encounter a variety of edge types. How individuals respond to edges can dictate whether they are permeable [...]
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Anne Andersen, Auteur ;
David J. Simcox, Auteur ;
Jeremy A. Thomas, Auteur ;
David R. Nash, Auteur
An important factor in reintroductions is the amount of genetic diversity captured in the introduced individuals. Introduced populations are initially small, and thus vulnerable to genetic drift and stochastic events. The level of genetic divers[...]
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Sutirtha Dutta, Auteur ;
Yadyendradev Jhala, Auteur
Balancing biodiversity conservation and rural food security is a pressing challenge for developing countries, with tropical agro-grasslands facing particularly high human dependence and species' endangerment. We explored the potential influences[...]
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E. Meijaard, Auteur ;
V. Nijman, Auteur
Lazarus species, species that were thought to be extinct until found again, are of considerable public interest and attract major media coverage as they offer a glimmer of hope in a generally glum conservation world. This publicity could potenti[...]
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Lindsay H. Jenkins, Auteur ;
Michael A. Jenkins, Auteur ;
Christopher R. Webster, Auteur ;
Patrick A. Zollner, Auteur ;
Joshua M. Shields, Auteur
Deleterious effects of overabundant deer populations within natural areas have been well documented and hunting programs have been initiated to control populations and facilitate the recovery of vegetation communities. However, few studies have [...]
Article
Agustin Sanguinetti, Auteur ;
Rodrigo Bustos Singer, Auteur
Most non-autogamous orchids rely on either a single, or on a small number of pollinators to set fruit. The nectar-rewarding orchid Brachystele unilateralis and the nectarless and deceit-pollinated Chloraea virescens are restricted to the Souther[...]
Article
Aaron D. Flesch, Auteur
Information on population trends, population structure, and factors that drive them is useful for assessing extinction risks and for guiding conservation. In arid environments, weather often has large effects on population dynamics and climate c[...]
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Akira S. Mori, Auteur ;
Ryo Kitagawa, Auteur
Currently, there is an increasing need for sustainable forest management to meet multiple beneficial social and ecological goals. This has spurred the emergence of retention forestry, which aims to maintain key elements of the stand during harve[...]
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K. Birkhofer, Auteur ;
J. Ekroos, Auteur ;
E. B. Corlett, Auteur ;
H. G. Smith, Auteur
Organic farming is promoted as a sustainable alternative to conventional farming, with positive effects on the diversity of plants and selected animal taxa. Here, we used a literature survey to collect presence/absence data on the composition of[...]
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Leonie E. Valentine, Auteur ;
Rebecca Fisher, Auteur ;
Barbara A. Wilson, Auteur ;
Tracy Sonneman, Auteur ;
William D. Stock, Auteur ;
Patricia A. Fleming, Auteur ;
Richard J. Hobbs, Auteur
Where threatened species persist in multiple use landscapes, management activities, such as prescribed burning, may influence the availability of resources for those species. We examined how time since fire can influence food resources for the e[...]
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Rob J. Lewis, Auteur ;
Robin J. Pakeman, Auteur ;
Stewart Angus, Auteur ;
Rob H. Marrs, Auteur
