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A synthesis of health benefits of natural sounds and their distribution in national parks by Buxton, Rachel T., Pearson, Amber L., Allou, Claudia, Fristrup, Kurt, Wittemyer, George

“…Parks are important places to listen to natural sounds and avoid human-related noise, an increasingly rare combination. We first explore whether and to what…”
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Noise pollution is pervasive in U.S. protected areas by Buxton, Rachel T., McKenna, Megan F., Mennitt, Daniel, Fristrup, Kurt, Crooks, Kevin, Angeloni, Lisa, Wittemyer, George

“…Anthropogenic noise threatens ecological systems, including the cultural and biodiversity resources in protected areas. Using continental-scale sound models,…”
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Efficacy of extracting indices from large-scale acoustic recordings to monitor biodiversity by Buxton, Rachel T., McKenna, Megan F., Clapp, Mary, Meyer, Erik, Stabenau, Erik, Angeloni, Lisa M, Crooks, Kevin, Wittemyer, George

“…Passive acoustic monitoring could be a powerful way to assess biodiversity across large spatial and temporal scales. However, extracting meaningful information…”
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Half of resources in threatened species conservation plans are allocated to research and monitoring by Buxton, Rachel T., Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Lin, Hsein-Yung, Smith, Paul A., Cooke, Steven J., Bennett, Joseph R.

“…Funds to combat biodiversity loss are insufficient, requiring conservation managers to make trade-offs between costs for actions to avoid further loss and…”
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Bridging research and practice in conservation by Kadykalo, Andrew N., Buxton, Rachel T., Morrison, Peter, Anderson, Christine M., Bickerton, Holly, Francis, Charles M., Smith, Adam C., Fahrig, Lenore

“…Calls for biodiversity conservation practice to be more evidence based are growing, and we agree evidence use in conservation practice needs improvement…”
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Drivers of Seabird Population Recovery on New Zealand Islands after Predator Eradication by BUXTON, RACHEL T., JONES, CHRISTOPHER, MOLLER, HENRIK, TOWNS, DAVID R.

“…Eradication of introduced mammalian predators from islands has become increasingly common, with over 800 successful projects around the world. Historically,…”
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Three lessons conservation science can learn from the COVID‐19 pandemic by Buxton, Rachel T., Bergman, Jordanna N., Lin, Hsien‐Yung, Binley, Allison D., Avery‐Gomm, Stephanie, Schuster, Richard, Roche, Dominique G., Bennett, Joseph R.

“…Article impact statement: COVID‐19 has demonstrated the need to optimize research activity, convey the gravity of loss, and reevaluate merit in conservation…”
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Why conservation biology can benefit from sensory ecology by Dominoni, Davide M., Halfwerk, Wouter, Baird, Emily, Buxton, Rachel T., Fernández-Juricic, Esteban, Fristrup, Kurt M., McKenna, Megan F., Mennitt, Daniel J., Perkin, Elizabeth K., Seymoure, Brett M., Stoner, David C., Tennessen, Jennifer B., Toth, Cory A., Tyrrell, Luke P., Wilson, Ashley, Francis, Clinton D., Carter, Neil H., Barber, Jesse R.

“…Global expansion of human activities is associated with the introduction of novel stimuli, such as anthropogenic noise, artificial lights and chemical agents…”
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Anthropogenic noise in US national parks – sources and spatial extent by Buxton, Rachel T, McKenna, Megan F, Mennitt, Daniel, Brown, Emma, Fristrup, Kurt, Crooks, Kevin R, Angeloni, Lisa M, Wittemyer, George

“…In an era of unprecedented environmental change, US national parks are refuges of natural ecosystems and facilitate connections between humans and nature…”
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Study of active neighborhoods in Detroit (StAND): study protocol for a natural experiment evaluating the health benefits of ecological restoration of parks by Pearson, Amber L, Pfeiffer, Karin A, Gardiner, Joseph, Horton, Teresa, Buxton, Rachel T, Hunter, Ruth F, Breeze, Victoria, McDade, Thomas

“…Individuals living in deprived inner cities have disproportionately high rates of cancers, Type 2 diabetes and obesity, which have stress- and physical…”
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How ignoring detection probability hurts biodiversity conservation by Bennett, Joseph R, Edwards, Brandon PM, Bergman, Jordanna N, Binley, Allison D, Buxton, Rachel T, Hanna, Dalal EL, Hanson, Jeffrey O, Hudgins, Emma J, Karimi, Sahebeh, Raymond, Calla V, Robichaud, Courtney D, Rytwinski, Trina

“…Conservation priorities and legal protections are often based on confirmed species occurrences. However, imperfect detection is likely the norm in biological…”
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The relationship between anthropogenic light and noise in U.S. national parks by Buxton, Rachel T., Seymoure, Brett M., White, Jeremy, Angeloni, Lisa M., Crooks, Kevin R., Fristrup, Kurt, McKenna, Megan F., Wittemyer, George

“…Context Natural sound and light regulate fundamental biological processes and are central to visitor experience in protected areas. As such, anthropogenic…”
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Evaluating the benefits and risks of social media for wildlife conservation by Bergman, Jordanna N., Buxton, Rachel T., Lin, Hsien-Yung, Lenda, Magdalena, Attinello, Kayla, Hajdasz, Adrianne C., Rivest, Stephanie A., Tran Nguyen, Thuong, Cooke, Steven J., Bennett, Joseph R.

“…Given its extensive volume and reach, social media has the potential to widely spread conservation messaging and be a powerful tool to mobilize social change…”
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Using bioacoustics to examine shifts in songbird phenology by Buxton, Rachel T., Brown, Emma, Sharman, Lewis, Gabriele, Christine M., McKenna, Megan F.

“…Monitoring patterns in biodiversity and phenology have become increasingly important given accelerating levels of anthropogenic change. Long‐term monitoring…”
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Exploring the relationship between bird diversity and anxiety and mood disorder hospitalisation rates by Buxton, Rachel T., Pearson, Amber L., Lin, Hsien‐Yung, Sanciangco, Jonnell C., Bennett, Joseph R.

“…Natural environments provide a myriad of health benefits, yet the role of species diversity within these spaces remains underexplored. Bird diversity may yield…”
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Noise and landscape features influence habitat use of mammalian herbivores in a natural gas field by Kleist, Nathan J., Buxton, Rachel T., Lendrum, Patrick E., Linares, Carlos, Crooks, Kevin R., Wittemyer, George, Derryberry, Elizabeth

“…Anthropogenic noise is a complex disturbance known to elicit a variety of responses in wild animals. Most studies examining the effects of noise on wildlife…”
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Do soundscape indices predict landscape‐scale restoration outcomes? A comparative study of restored seabird island soundscapes by Borker, Abraham L., Buxton, Rachel T., Jones, Ian L., Major, Heather L., Williams, Jeffrey C., Tershy, Bernie R., Croll, Donald A.

“…Measuring restoration outcomes is essential, but challenging and expensive, particularly on remote islands. Acoustic recording increases the scale of…”
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Measuring nocturnal seabird activity and status using acoustic recording devices: applications for island restoration by Buxton, Rachel T., Jones, Ian L.

“…Nocturnal burrow-nesting seabirds breeding on isolated oceanic islands pose challenges to conventional monitoring techniques, resulting in their frequent…”
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Plasmodium RNA triphosphatase validation as antimalarial target by Moliner-Cubel, Sonia, Bahamontes-Rosa, Noemi, Rodriguez-Alejandre, Ane, Nassau, Pamela M., Argyrou, Argyrides, Bhardwaja, Anshu, Buxton, Rachel C., Calvo-Vicente, David, Mouzon, Bernadette, McDowell, William, Mendoza-Losana, Alfonso, Gomez-Lorenzo, Maria G.

“…Target-based approaches have traditionally been used in the search for new anti-infective molecules. Target selection process, a critical step in Drug…”
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A GIS-based decision-making approach for prioritizing seabird management following predator eradication by Borrelle, Stephanie B., Buxton, Rachel T., Jones, Holly P., Towns, David R.

“…Given that 29% of seabird species are threatened with extinction, protecting seabird colonies on offshore islands is a global conservation priority. Seabirds…”
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