Search Results - "Butchart, S.H.M."

Using Red List Indices to measure progress towards the 2010 target and beyond by Butchart, S.H.M, Stattersfield, A.J, Baillie, J, Bennun, L.A, Stuart, S.N, Akçakaya, H.R, Hilton-Taylor, C, Mace, G.M

“…The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List is widely recognized as the most authoritative and objective system for classifying species by their risk of…”
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The evolution of egg rejection by cuckoo hosts in Australia and Europe by Langmore, N.E., Kilner, R.M., Butchart, S.H.M., Maurer, G., Davies, N.B., Cockburn, A., Macgregor, N.A., Peters, A., Magrath, M.J.L., Dowling, D.K.

“…Exploitation of hosts by brood parasitic cuckoos is expected to stimulate a coevolutionary arms race of adaptations and counteradaptations. However, some hosts…”
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A host-race of the cuckoo Cuculus canorus with nestlings attuned to the parental alarm calls of the host species by Davies, N.B, Madden, J.R, Butchart, S.H.M, Rutila, J

“…The common cuckoo has several host-specific races, each with a distinctive egg that tends to match its host's eggs. Here, we show that the host-race…”
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Reed warblers guard against cuckoos and cuckoldry by Davies, N.B, Butchart, S.H.M, Burke, T.A, Chaline, N, Stewart, I.R.K

“…Previous studies have shown that reed warblers, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, are more likely to reject a cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, egg if they have seen a cuckoo at…”
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Differences in the nestling begging calls of hosts and host-races of the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus by Butchart, S.H.M, Kilner, R.M, Fuisz, T, Davies, N.B

“…We compared nestling begging calls of four hosts (reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus; great reed warbler, A. arundinaceus; dunnock, Prunella modularis; and…”
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Essential Biodiversity Variables by Pereira, H. M., Ferrier, S., Walters, M., Geller, G. N., Jongman, R. H. G., Scholes, R. J., Bruford, M. W., Brummitt, N., Butchart, S. H. M., Cardoso, A. C., Coops, N. C., Dulloo, E., Faith, D. P., Freyhof, J., Gregory, R. D., Heip, C., Höft, R., Hurtt, G., Jetz, W., Karp, D. S., McGeoch, M. A., Obura, D., Onoda, Y., Pettorelli, N., Reyers, B., Sayre, R., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Stuart, S. N., Turak, E., Walpole, M., Wegmann, M.

“…A global system of harmonized observations is needed to inform scientists and policy-makers. Reducing the rate of biodiversity loss and averting dangerous…”
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Conservation interventions can benefit species impacted by climate change by Bowgen, K.M., Kettel, E.F., Butchart, S.H.M., Carr, J.A., Foden, W.B., Magin, G., Morecroft, M.D., Smith, R.K., Stein, B.A., Sutherland, W.J., Thaxter, C.B., Pearce-Higgins, J.W.

“…There is an urgent need to quantify the potential for conservation interventions to effectively manage the impacts of climate change on species' populations…”
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Integrating climate change vulnerability assessments from species distribution models and trait-based approaches by Willis, S.G., Foden, W., Baker, D.J., Belle, E., Burgess, N.D., Carr, J.A., Doswald, N., Garcia, R.A., Hartley, A., Hof, C., Newbold, T., Rahbek, C., Smith, R.J., Visconti, P., Young, B.E., Butchart, S.H.M.

“…To accommodate climate-driven changes in biological communities, conservation plans are increasingly making use of models to predict species’ responses to…”
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Coverage of vertebrate species distributions by Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas and Special Protection Areas in the European Union by Kukkala, A.S., Santangeli, A., Butchart, S.H.M., Maiorano, L., Ramirez, I., Burfield, I.J., Moilanen, A.

“…The European Union (EU) has an extensive protected area network, including Special Protection Areas (SPAs) designated under the Birds Directive. Important Bird…”
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Accounting for conservation: Using the IUCN Red List Index to evaluate the impact of a conservation organization by Young, R.P., Hudson, M.A., Terry, A.M.R., Jones, C.G., Lewis, R.E., Tatayah, V., Zuël, N., Butchart, S.H.M.

“…•We test the Red List Index for evaluating institutional-level conservation impacts.•We model observed and counterfactual RLIs for a modest set of threatened…”
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Pinpointing and preventing imminent extinctions by Ricketts, T.H, Dinerstein, E, Boucher, T, Brooks, T.M, Butchart, S.H.M, Hoffmann, M, Lamoreux, J.F, Morrison, J, Parr, M, Pilgrim, J.D

“…Slowing rates of global biodiversity loss requires preventing species extinctions. Here we pinpoint centers of imminent extinction, where highly threatened…”
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Poor overlap between the distribution of Protected Areas and globally threatened birds in Africa by Beresford, A.E, Buchanan, G.M, Donald, P.F, Butchart, S.H.M, Fishpool, L.D.C, Rondinini, C

“…Protected Areas (PAs) form a core component of efforts to conserve biodiversity, but are designated for a variety of reasons. We assessed the effectiveness of…”
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Rates of Movement of Threatened Bird Species between IUCN Red List Categories and toward Extinction by BROOKE, M. de L., BUTCHART, S.H.M., GARNETT, S.T., CROWLEY, G.M., MANTILLA-BENIERS, N.B., STATTERSFIELD, A.J.

“…In recent centuries bird species have been deteriorating in status and becoming extinct at a rate that may be 2-3 orders of magnitude higher than in prehuman…”
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