Search Results - "Biological conservation"

Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers by Sánchez-Bayo, Francisco, Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.

“…Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Here, we present a comprehensive review of 73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and…”
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Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions by Cardoso, Pedro, Barton, Philip S., Birkhofer, Klaus, Chichorro, Filipe, Deacon, Charl, Fartmann, Thomas, Fukushima, Caroline S., Gaigher, René, Habel, Jan C., Hallmann, Caspar A., Hill, Matthew J., Hochkirch, Axel, Kwak, Mackenzie L., Mammola, Stefano, Ari Noriega, Jorge, Orfinger, Alexander B., Pedraza, Fernando, Pryke, James S., Roque, Fabio O., Settele, Josef, Simaika, John P., Stork, Nigel E., Suhling, Frank, Vorster, Carlien, Samways, Michael J.

“…Here we build on the manifesto ‘World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity, issued by the Alliance of World Scientists. As a group of conservation biologists deeply…”
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Threats to seabirds: A global assessment by Dias, Maria P., Martin, Rob, Pearmain, Elizabeth J., Burfield, Ian J., Small, Cleo, Phillips, Richard A., Yates, Oliver, Lascelles, Ben, Borboroglu, Pablo Garcia, Croxall, John P.

“…We present the first objective quantitative assessment of the threats to all 359 species of seabirds, identify the main challenges facing them, and outline…”
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Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved by Hoban, Sean, Bruford, Michael, D'Urban Jackson, Josephine, Lopes-Fernandes, Margarida, Heuertz, Myriam, Hohenlohe, Paul A., Paz-Vinas, Ivan, Sjögren-Gulve, Per, Segelbacher, Gernot, Vernesi, Cristiano, Aitken, Sally, Bertola, Laura D., Bloomer, Paulette, Breed, Martin, Rodríguez-Correa, Hernando, Funk, W. Chris, Grueber, Catherine E., Hunter, Margaret E., Jaffe, Rodolfo, Liggins, Libby, Mergeay, Joachim, Moharrek, Farideh, O'Brien, David, Ogden, Rob, Palma-Silva, Clarisse, Pierson, Jennifer, Ramakrishnan, Uma, Simo-Droissart, Murielle, Tani, Naoki, Waits, Lisette, Laikre, Linda

“…The 196 parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will soon agree to a post-2020 global framework for conserving the three elements of…”
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Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation by Corlett, Richard T., Primack, Richard B., Devictor, Vincent, Maas, Bea, Goswami, Varun R., Bates, Amanda E., Koh, Lian Pin, Regan, Tracey J., Loyola, Rafael, Pakeman, Robin J., Cumming, Graeme S., Pidgeon, Anna, Johns, David, Roth, Robin

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Is habitat fragmentation good for biodiversity? by Fletcher, Robert J., Didham, Raphael K., Banks-Leite, Cristina, Barlow, Jos, Ewers, Robert M., Rosindell, James, Holt, Robert D., Gonzalez, Andrew, Pardini, Renata, Damschen, Ellen I., Melo, Felipe P.L., Ries, Leslie, Prevedello, Jayme A., Tscharntke, Teja, Laurance, William F., Lovejoy, Thomas, Haddad, Nick M.

“…Habitat loss is a primary threat to biodiversity across the planet, yet contentious debate has ensued on the importance of habitat fragmentation ‘per se’…”
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Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection by McKinley, Duncan C., Miller-Rushing, Abe J., Ballard, Heidi L., Bonney, Rick, Brown, Hutch, Cook-Patton, Susan C., Evans, Daniel M., French, Rebecca A., Parrish, Julia K., Phillips, Tina B., Ryan, Sean F., Shanley, Lea A., Shirk, Jennifer L., Stepenuck, Kristine F., Weltzin, Jake F., Wiggins, Andrea, Boyle, Owen D., Briggs, Russell D., Chapin, Stuart F., Hewitt, David A., Preuss, Peter W., Soukup, Michael A.

“…Citizen science has advanced science for hundreds of years, contributed to many peer-reviewed articles, and informed land management decisions and policies…”
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Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation by Bennett, Nathan J., Roth, Robin, Klain, Sarah C., Chan, Kai, Christie, Patrick, Clark, Douglas A., Cullman, Georgina, Curran, Deborah, Durbin, Trevor J., Epstein, Graham, Greenberg, Alison, Nelson, Michael P, Sandlos, John, Stedman, Richard, Teel, Tara L, Thomas, Rebecca, Veríssimo, Diogo, Wyborn, Carina

“…It has long been claimed that a better understanding of human or social dimensions of environmental issues will improve conservation. The social sciences are…”
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Social media data for conservation science: A methodological overview by Toivonen, Tuuli, Heikinheimo, Vuokko, Fink, Christoph, Hausmann, Anna, Hiippala, Tuomo, Järv, Olle, Tenkanen, Henrikki, Di Minin, Enrico

“…Improved understanding of human-nature interactions is crucial to conservation science and practice, but collecting relevant data remains challenging…”
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Is habitat fragmentation bad for biodiversity? by Fahrig, Lenore, Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Bennett, Joseph R., Boucher-Lalonde, Véronique, Cazetta, Eliana, Currie, David J., Eigenbrod, Felix, Ford, Adam T., Harrison, Susan P., Jaeger, Jochen A.G., Koper, Nicola, Martin, Amanda E., Martin, Jean-Louis, Metzger, Jean Paul, Morrison, Peter, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Saunders, Denis A., Simberloff, Daniel, Smith, Adam C., Tischendorf, Lutz, Vellend, Mark, Watling, James I.

“…In a review of landscape-scale empirical studies, Fahrig (2017a) found that ecological responses to habitat fragmentation per se (fragmentation independent of…”
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Contribution of citizen science towards international biodiversity monitoring by Chandler, Mark, See, Linda, Copas, Kyle, Bonde, Astrid M.Z., López, Bernat Claramunt, Danielsen, Finn, Legind, Jan Kristoffer, Masinde, Siro, Miller-Rushing, Abraham J., Newman, Greg, Rosemartin, Alyssa, Turak, Eren

“…To meet collective obligations towards biodiversity conservation and monitoring, it is essential that the world's governments and non-governmental…”
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How urbanization is driving pollinator diversity and pollination – A systematic review by Wenzel, Arne, Grass, Ingo, Belavadi, Vasuki V., Tscharntke, Teja

“…•Pollinator responses to urbanization are contrasting, trait- and scale-dependent.•Positive responses are associated to urban sprawl, negative ones to…”
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The good, the bad and the ugly of COVID-19 lockdown effects on wildlife conservation: Insights from the first European locked down country by Manenti, Raoul, Mori, Emiliano, Di Canio, Viola, Mercurio, Silvia, Picone, Marco, Caffi, Mario, Brambilla, Mattia, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Rubolini, Diego

“…The COVID-19 pandemic zoonosis has determined extensive lockdowns worldwide that provide an unprecedented opportunity to understand how large-scale shifts of…”
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Environmental education outcomes for conservation: A systematic review by Ardoin, Nicole M., Bowers, Alison W., Gaillard, Estelle

“…[Display omitted] Effective environmental education represents more than a unidirectional transfer of information: rather, this suite of tools develops and…”
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Light pollution is a driver of insect declines by Owens, Avalon C.S., Cochard, Précillia, Durrant, Joanna, Farnworth, Bridgette, Perkin, Elizabeth K., Seymoure, Brett

“…•Artificial light at night (ALAN) is used as an insect management tool.•Recent research addresses global loss of insect biodiversity without including…”
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Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects by Samways, Michael J., Barton, Philip S., Birkhofer, Klaus, Chichorro, Filipe, Deacon, Charl, Fartmann, Thomas, Fukushima, Caroline S., Gaigher, René, Habel, Jan C., Hallmann, Caspar A., Hill, Matthew J., Hochkirch, Axel, Kaila, Lauri, Kwak, Mackenzie L., Maes, Dirk, Mammola, Stefano, Noriega, Jorge A., Orfinger, Alexander B., Pedraza, Fernando, Pryke, James S., Roque, Fabio O., Settele, Josef, Simaika, John P., Stork, Nigel E., Suhling, Frank, Vorster, Carlien, Cardoso, Pedro

“…The fate of humans and insects intertwine, especially through the medium of plants. Global environmental change, including land transformation and…”
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COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown as a “Global Human Confinement Experiment” to investigate biodiversity conservation by Bates, Amanda E., Primack, Richard B., Moraga, Paula, Duarte, Carlos M.

“…Efforts to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) have led to the unprecedented concurrent confinement of nearly two-thirds of the global…”
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Why we must question the militarisation of conservation by Duffy, Rosaleen, Massé, Francis, Smidt, Emile, Marijnen, Esther, Büscher, Bram, Verweijen, Judith, Ramutsindela, Maano, Simlai, Trishant, Joanny, Laure, Lunstrum, Elizabeth

“…Concerns about poaching and trafficking have led conservationists to seek urgent responses to tackle the impact on wildlife. One possible solution is the…”
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When natural habitat fails to enhance biological pest control – Five hypotheses by Tscharntke, Teja, Karp, Daniel S., Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Batáry, Péter, DeClerck, Fabrice, Gratton, Claudio, Hunt, Lauren, Ives, Anthony, Jonsson, Mattias, Larsen, Ashley, Martin, Emily A., Martínez-Salinas, Alejandra, Meehan, Timothy D., O'Rourke, Megan, Poveda, Katja, Rosenheim, Jay A., Rusch, Adrien, Schellhorn, Nancy, Wanger, Thomas C., Wratten, Stephen, Zhang, Wei

“…Ecologists and farmers often have contrasting perceptions about the value of natural habitat in agricultural production landscapes, which so far has been…”
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Is the insect apocalypse upon us? How to find out by Montgomery, Graham A., Dunn, Robert R., Fox, Richard, Jongejans, Eelke, Leather, Simon R., Saunders, Manu E., Shortall, Chris R., Tingley, Morgan W., Wagner, David L.

“…In recent decades, entomologists have documented alarming declines in occurrence, taxonomic richness, and geographic range of insects around the world…”
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