| Titre : | Biological Conservation 176 - AUG 2014 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Jeanine L. Olsen, Auteur ;
James A. Coyer, Auteur ;
Bryant Chesney, Auteur
Intensive human pressures along the southern California coast have led to >50 mitigation transplants of eelgrass over the past 30 years. We analyzed diversity and population structure of Zostera marina and Zostera pacifica at 36 locations to ide[...]
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Kelly R. Stewart, Auteur ;
Kelly J. Martin, Auteur ;
Chris Johnson, Auteur ;
Nicole Desjardin, Auteur ;
Scott A. Eckert, Auteur ;
Larry B. Crowder, Auteur
Despite facing serious threats of extinction in the Eastern Pacific, the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) appears to be thriving in the Atlantic basin based on increasing nest counts at several rookeries. In particular, Florida's nest n[...]
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Peter G. Ryan, Auteur ;
Heinz E. Ortmann, Auteur ;
Katrine Herian, Auteur
Three cosmopolitan scale insect pests have been introduced to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, where their main host species is the island tree Phylica arborea, the only tree native to the islands. This can affect the populations of large-bille[...]
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Paul Woodcock, Auteur ;
Andrew S. Pullin, Auteur ;
Michel J. Kaiser, Auteur
The volume of primary literature in conservation and environmental science is expanding rapidly. Evidence syntheses that review and combine the findings from research on policy-relevant questions are therefore vital for informing decision-making[...]
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Tom P. Moorhouse, Auteur ;
Stephen C. F. Palmer, Auteur ;
Justin M. J. Travis, Auteur ;
David W. Macdonald, Auteur
Semi-natural agricultural habitats have declined in northern Europe since the 1950s, to the detriment of habitat connectivity and biodiversity. European agri-environmental schemes to restore them should target the habitats most likely to remedy [...]
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Justin R. Rizzari, Auteur ;
Ashley J. Frisch, Auteur ;
Sean R. Connolly, Auteur
On coral reefs, diver-surveys of shark abundance indicate that populations are severely depleted, even in no-take zones with low-levels of illegal fishing, but are protected by strictly enforced no-entry zones. These findings have been questione[...]
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Nuria Marba, Auteur ;
Elena Diaz-Almela, Auteur ;
Carlos M. Duarte, Auteur
We compiled published data in peer-review articles and grey literature reports, which we appended with our own data, to assess the changes in areal extent, cover and shoot density that P. oceanica meadows have experienced between years 1842 and [...]
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Matthew H. Webb, Auteur ;
Simon Wotherspoon, Auteur ;
Dejan Stojanovic, Auteur ;
Robert Heinsohn, Auteur ;
Ross Cunningham, Auteur ;
Phil Bell, Auteur ;
Aleks Terauds, Auteur
Occupancy modelling using data collected by repeatedly sampling sites is a common approach utilised by land managers to understand species distributions and trends. Two important factors that can complicate interpretation of these models are imp[...]
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Does urbanization have the potential to create an ecological trap for powerful owls (Ninox strenua)?
Bronwyn Isaac, Auteur ;
Raylene Cooke, Auteur ;
Daniel Ierodiaconou, Auteur ;
John White, Auteur
Landscape transformation associated with urbanization is one of the most damaging and pervasive impacts humans have on natural ecosystems. The response of species to increasing urbanization has become a major focus of research globally. Powerful[...]
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Luis Balaguer, Auteur ;
Adrián Escudero, Auteur ;
Jose F. Martin-Duque, Auteur ;
Ignacio Mola, Auteur ;
James Aronson, Auteur
Ecological restoration aims to revitalize ecosystem integrity and functionality following severe damage or degradation. Often, however, efforts are hampered by an incomplete or flawed concept of historical 'reference' used when choosing or const[...]
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Christopher P. Johnstone, Auteur ;
Alan Lill, Auteur ;
Richard D. Reina, Auteur
Anthropogenic habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation often co-occur in a landscape and their relative influence on a native animals' health and survival can be difficult to determine. We examined the influence of these environmental variabl[...]
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Mark J. Costello, Auteur
This paper reviews the socio-economic, ecological, and conservation experiences during the establishment of Marine Reserves (no-take Marine Protected Areas (MPA)) in New Zealand in an international context. Once operational, reserves became popu[...]
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Norman Wagner, Auteur ;
Dennis Roedder, Auteur ;
Carsten A. Bruehl, Auteur ;
Michael Veith, Auteur ;
Patrick P. Lenhardt, Auteur ;
Stefan Loetters, Auteur
Environmental contaminants like pesticides concern amphibian conservationists. For many European amphibian species, special areas of conservation were created as they are listed in Annex H of the EU Habitats Directive. Agriculture is not prohibi[...]
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Richard Frankham, Auteur ;
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Auteur ;
Barry W. Brook, Auteur
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Carla L. Atkinson, Auteur ;
Jason P. Julian, Auteur ;
Caryn C. Vaughn, Auteur
Drought is an important natural disturbance that influences community structure by altering species composition, abundance, and richness. Human-induced alterations of the hydrologic cycle and climate change can exacerbate the impact of drought, [...]
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Philip Cafaro, Auteur
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Giulia Santulli, Auteur ;
Santiago Palazon, Auteur ;
Yolanda Melero, Auteur ;
Joaquim Gosalbez, Auteur ;
Xavier Lambin, Auteur
Understanding changes over time in the distribution of interacting native and invasive species that may be symptomatic of competitive exclusion is critical to identify the need for and effectiveness of management interventions. Occupancy models [...]
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Richard B. Primack, Auteur ;
John A. Cigliano, Auteur ;
E. C. M. Parsons, Auteur
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Michelle Marvier, Auteur
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Pilar Santidrian Tomillo, Auteur ;
Daniel Oro, Auteur ;
Frank V. Paladino, Auteur ;
Rotney Piedra, Auteur ;
Annette E. Sieg, Auteur ;
James R. Spotila, Auteur
Sex of offspring in most turtles is determined by temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). In sea turtles, higher incubation temperatures produce female hatchlings and primary sex ratios are often highly female-biased. Because of the curre[...]
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Bill Ballantine, Auteur
New Zealand pioneered marine reserves, areas in the sea protected from all direct human interference. The first reserve was proposed in 1965 and established in 1977. It has operated successfully ever since. Even one instance proves that such thi[...]
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Sang-Don Lee, Auteur ;
Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, Auteur
Human history on the Korean Peninsula has left natural resource managers with a number of serious challenges regarding the preservation of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The Korean Peninsula covers 222,403 km(2) and contains a mountainous[...]
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Ian R. Franklin, Auteur ;
Fred W. Allendorf, Auteur ;
Ian G. Jamieson, Auteur
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Daniel Escoriza, Auteur ;
Albert Ruhi, Auteur
Unveiling the patterns of amphibian phylogenetic diversity across broad spatial scales is extremely timely, given the need to optimize conservation strategies for this group. Here we analyzed the distributions of 51 amphibians in the Western Pal[...]
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Felix Teillard, Auteur ;
Delphine Antoniucci, Auteur ;
Frédéric Jiguet, Auteur ;
Muriel Tichit, Auteur
Restoring the heterogeneity of agricultural landscapes has been proposed as a key measure to promote farmland biodiversity. Recent studies, however, warn against generalizing this measure because effects can vary across agricultural contexts and[...]
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Matthew H. Becker, Auteur ;
Corinne L. Richards-Zawacki, Auteur ;
Brian Gratwicke, Auteur ;
Lisa K. Belden, Auteur
For many threatened vertebrates, captivity may be the only option for species survival. Maintaining species in captivity prior to reintroduction presents many challenges, including the need to preserve genetic diversity and mitigation of disease[...]
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Fiorenza Micheli, Auteur ;
Giulio De Leo, Auteur ;
Cheryl Butner, Auteur ;
Rebecca G. Martone, Auteur ;
Geoff Shester, Auteur
Effective conservation of marine ecosystems requires the assessment and management of cumulative impacts of multiple activities occurring in the ecosystem. Productivity Susceptibility Analysis (PSA) is a widely used tool to assess the potential [...]
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Wayne E. Thogmartin, Auteur ;
Shawn M. Crimmins, Auteur ;
Jennie Pearce, Auteur
Large-scale planning for the conservation of species is often hindered by a poor understanding of factors limiting populations. In regions with declining wildlife populations, it is critical that objective metrics of conservation success are dev[...]
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Varun R. Goswami, Auteur ;
Divya Vasudev, Auteur ;
Madan K. Oli, Auteur
Multiple-use zones around protected areas are designed to balance human resource needs with wildlife conservation, but conflicts between wildlife and people in these areas of co-occurrence (CA) can seriously undermine their conservation potentia[...]
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Aimee L. Massey, Auteur ;
Aaron A. King, Auteur ;
Johannes Foufopoulos, Auteur
Conservation of biodiversity is one of the great challenges faced by present societies. Establishment and fencing of protected areas to isolate biodiversity from human activities is one of the most popular methods for achieving this protection. [...]
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Milen Duarte, Auteur ;
Pablo C. Guerrero, Auteur ;
Gaston Carvallo, Auteur ;
Ramiro O. Bustamante, Auteur
The utility of spatial conservation prioritization (SCP), could be limited by the biases produced by taxonomic uncertainty and by the lack of an accepted taxonomic checklist for a diverse group of species. Using information on the endemic cacti [...]
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William S. Beatty, Auteur ;
Dylan C. Kesler, Auteur ;
Elisabeth B. Webb, Auteur ;
Andrew H. Raedeke, Auteur ;
Luke W. Naylor, Auteur ;
Dale D. Humburg, Auteur
The principal goal of protected area networks is biodiversity preservation, but efficacy of such networks is directly linked to animal movement within and outside area boundaries. We examined wetland selection patterns of mallards (Anas platyrhy[...]
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Takahiro Kubo, Auteur ;
Yasushi Shoji, Auteur
The present study analyzes the preferences of residents around protected areas for brown bear conservation. We use a discrete choice experiment visualized with regional maps in order to explore preferences for bear conservation across six areas,[...]
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Erica H. Goad, Auteur ;
Liba Pejchar, Auteur ;
Sarah E. Reed, Auteur ;
Richard L. Knight, Auteur
Exurban development, defined as residential development outside of cities and towns, occupies nearly five times more land in the United States than urban and suburban development combined. Understanding the effects of exurban development on biod[...]
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Byron D. du Preez, Auteur ;
Andrew J. Loveridge, Auteur ;
David W. Macdonald, Auteur
Leopards have the largest natural distribution of felids, but have lost a third of their historical range, and their current CITES status is 'Near Threatened'. Leopards are a highly sought after trophy species in Africa, although their populatio[...]
