Search Results - "Biodiversity and conservation"

Forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services by Brockerhoff, Eckehard G., Barbaro, Luc, Castagneyrol, Bastien, Forrester, David I., Gardiner, Barry, González-Olabarria, José Ramón, Lyver, Phil O’B., Meurisse, Nicolas, Oxbrough, Anne, Taki, Hisatomo, Thompson, Ian D., van der Plas, Fons, Jactel, Hervé

“…Forests are critical habitats for biodiversity and they are also essential for the provision of a wide range of ecosystem services that are important to human…”
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Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in ecology and conservation: opportunities, challenges and prospects by Beng, Kingsly C., Corlett, Richard T.

“…Conserving biodiversity in the face of ever-increasing human pressure is hampered by our lack of basic information on species occurrence, distribution,…”
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Soil microbiome: a key player for conservation of soil health under changing climate by Dubey, Anamika, Malla, Muneer Ahmad, Khan, Farhat, Chowdhary, Kanika, Yadav, Shweta, Kumar, Ashwani, Sharma, Satyawati, Khare, Pramod K., Khan, Mohammad Latif

“…Maintenance of soil health is central to agricultural sustainability and a key factor that reflects the productivity of agro ecosystems. However, at present…”
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Botanical gardens as valuable resources in plant sciences by Faraji, Leila, Karimi, Mojtaba

“…Botanical gardens are collections of plants cultivated in a closed space to be utilized for scientific inquiry, recreation, conservation, botanical and…”
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Biodiversity loss, emerging pathogens and human health risks by Schmeller, Dirk S., Courchamp, Franck, Killeen, Gerry

“…Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases are occurring with increasing frequency and consequences, including wildlife diseases and zoonoses. Those have…”
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Mitigating the precipitous decline of terrestrial European insects: Requirements for a new strategy by Habel, Jan Christian, Samways, Michael J., Schmitt, Thomas

“…Severe decline in terrestrial insect species richness, abundance, flying biomass, and local extinctions across Europe are cause for alarm. Here, we summarize…”
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Understanding the effects of biotic and abiotic factors on sources of aquatic environmental DNA by Stewart, Kathryn A.

“…Analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) offers an unprecedented ability to accurately survey biodiversity from aquatic ecosystems. Although eDNA methods have been…”
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Hydropower and the future of Amazonian biodiversity by Lees, Alexander C, Peres, Carlos A, Fearnside, Philip M, Schneider, Maurício, Zuanon, Jansen A. S

“…In an effort to ensure energy independence and exploit mineral resources, the governments of Amazonian countries are embarking on a major dam building drive on…”
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Biodiversity and conservation of the Cerrado: recent advances and old challenges by Colli, Guarino R., Vieira, Cecília R., Dianese, José Carmine

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The Palaearctic steppe biome: a new synthesis by Wesche, Karsten, Ambarlı, Didem, Kamp, Johannes, Török, Peter, Treiber, Jan, Dengler, Jürgen

“…The Palaearctic steppes range from the Mediterranean basin towards China, forming one of the largest continuous terrestrial biomes. The literature on steppe…”
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Impact of climate change on the distribution range and niche dynamics of Himalayan birch, a typical treeline species in Himalayas by Hamid, Maroof, Khuroo, Anzar A., Charles, Bipin, Ahmad, Rameez, Singh, C. P., Aravind, N. A.

“…Globally, treeline in mountain landscapes is reported to be sensitive to projected warming by climate change. Betula utilis (Himalayan birch), a principal tree…”
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Redefining the Cerrado–Amazonia transition: implications for conservation by Marques, Eduardo Q., Marimon-Junior, Ben Hur, Marimon, Beatriz S., Matricardi, Eraldo A. T., Mews, Henrique A., Colli, Guarino R.

“…Understanding the nature and extent of ecosystem boundaries has important implications for the management and conservation of biodiversity. However,…”
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Challenges and opportunities of area-based conservation in reaching biodiversity and sustainability goals by Hoffmann, Samuel

“…Area-based conservation is essential to safeguard nature’s diversity. In view of expanding human land use, increasing climate change and unmet conservation…”
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Brazilian Atlantic forest: impact, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change by Scarano, Fabio Rubio, Ceotto, Paula

“…Biodiversity hotspots are among some of the habitats most threatened by climate change, and the Brazilian Atlantic forest is no exception. Only 11.6 % of the…”
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The wildlife snaring crisis: an insidious and pervasive threat to biodiversity in Southeast Asia by Gray, Thomas N. E., Hughes, Alice C., Laurance, William F., Long, Barney, Lynam, Anthony J., O’Kelly, Hannah, Ripple, William J., Seng, Teak, Scotson, Lorraine, Wilkinson, Nicholas M.

“…Southeast Asia, a region supporting more threatened species than any other comparable continental area, is in the midst of a conservation crisis. Hunting…”
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Functional ecology of wild bees in cities: towards a better understanding of trait-urbanization relationships by Buchholz, Sascha, Egerer, Monika H.

“…A functional ecological understanding of urban wild bee communities is of growing importance especially in regard to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem…”
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Invasive aquatic pets: failed policies increase risks of harmful invasions by Patoka, Jiří, Magalhães, André Lincoln Barroso, Kouba, Antonín, Faulkes, Zen, Jerikho, Rikho, Vitule, Jean Ricardo Simões

“…Businesses in the pet trade collect and transport many aquatic species around the globe, and some of these individuals are released into new habitats. Some…”
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European grassland ecosystems: threatened hotspots of biodiversity by Habel, Jan Christian, Dengler, Jürgen, Janišová, Monika, Török, Péter, Wellstein, Camilla, Wiezik, Michal

“…Biodiversity is not homogenously distributed over the globe, and ecosystems differ strongly in the number of species they provide. With this special issue we…”
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Important Plant Areas: revised selection criteria for a global approach to plant conservation by Darbyshire, Iain, Anderson, Seona, Asatryan, Anna, Byfield, Andrew, Cheek, Martin, Clubbe, Colin, Ghrabi, Zeineb, Harris, Timothy, Heatubun, Charlie D., Kalema, James, Magassouba, Sékou, McCarthy, Ben, Milliken, William, de Montmollin, Bertrand, Lughadha, Eimear Nic, Onana, Jean-Michel, Saïdou, Doumbouya, Sârbu, Anca, Shrestha, Krishna, Radford, Elizabeth A.

“…Despite the severe threats to plant habitats and high levels of extinction risk for plant species in many parts of the world, plant conservation priorities are…”
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Assessing vulnerability of forest ecosystem in the Indian Western Himalayan region using trends of net primary productivity by Kumar, Manoj, Savita, Singh, Hukum, Pandey, Rajiv, Singh, M. P., Ravindranath, N. H., Kalra, Naveen

“…The Himalayan ecosystem is one of the sensitive and fragile ecosystems with rich biodiversity that provides major ecosystem services. The study was conducted…”
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