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Endemism patterns are scale dependent by Daru, Barnabas H., Farooq, Harith, Antonelli, Alexandre, Faurby, Søren

“…Areas of endemism are important in biogeography because they capture facets of biodiversity not represented elsewhere. However, the scales at which they are…”
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The fear factor—Snakes in Africa might be at an alarming extinction risk by Farooq, Harith, Geldmann, Jonas

“…Snakes in Africa are responsible for over 20,000 deaths annually, their indiscriminate killing. As a result, snakes are vulnerable to human population…”
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CoordinateCleaner: Standardized cleaning of occurrence records from biological collection databases by Zizka, Alexander, Silvestro, Daniele, Andermann, Tobias, Azevedo, Josué, Duarte Ritter, Camila, Edler, Daniel, Farooq, Harith, Herdean, Andrei, Ariza, María, Scharn, Ruud, Svantesson, Sten, Wengström, Niklas, Zizka, Vera, Antonelli, Alexandre, Quental, Tiago

“…Species occurrence records from online databases are an indispensable resource in ecological, biogeographical and palaeontological research. However, issues…”
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A call for improving the Key Biodiversity Areas framework by Farooq, Harith, Antonelli, Alexandre, Faurby, Søren

“…[Display omitted] •The KBA Standards may not be scalable to all biodiversity.•If everywhere can be a Key Biodiversity Area, nowhere is “Key”.•If any area is…”
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Future-proofing the Key Biodiversity Areas framework by Farooq, Harith, Antonelli, Alexandre, Faurby, Søren

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Rediscovery of the lost skink Proscelotes aenea and implications for conservation by Puruleia, Ali, Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristóvão, Ernesto, Milagre, Jamal, Abdurabe, Amade, Iassine, Monia, Wilson, Massingue, Yasalde, Verburgt, Luke, Faurby, Søren, Antonelli, Alexandre, Perrigo, Allison, Farooq, Harith

“…Biodiversity loss is recognized as a grand challenge of the twenty-first century but ascertaining when a species is “lost” can be incredibly difficult—since…”
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A biogeographical appraisal of the threatened South East Africa Montane Archipelago ecoregion by Bayliss, Julian, Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Branch, William R., Bruessow, Carl, Collins, Steve, Congdon, T. Colin E., Conradie, Werner, Curran, Michael, Daniels, Savel R., Darbyshire, Iain, Farooq, Harith, Fishpool, Lincoln, Grantham, Geoffrey, Magombo, Zacharia, Matimele, Hermenegildo, Monadjem, Ara, Monteiro, Jose, Osborne, Jo, Saunders, Justin, Smith, Paul, Spottiswoode, Claire N., Taylor, Peter J., Timberlake, Jonathan, Tolley, Krystal A., Tovela, Érica, Platts, Philip J.

“…Recent biological surveys of ancient inselbergs in southern Malawi and northern Mozambique have led to the discovery and description of many species new to…”
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The phylogenetic position and diversity of the enigmatic mongrel frog Nothophryne Poynton, 1963 (Amphibia, Anura) by Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Conradie, Werner, Siu-Ting, Karen, Tolley, Krystal A., Channing, Alan, Cunningham, Michael, Farooq, Harith M., Menegon, Michele, Loader, Simon P.

“…[Display omitted] •Using a two-tiered phylogenetic approach proves to be an efficient way to add new taxa into phylogenies.•Nothophryne is a member of…”
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Species perceived to be dangerous are more likely to have distinctive local names by Farooq, Harith, Bero, Cláudio, Guilengue, Yolanda, Elias, Clementina, Massingue, Yasalde, Mucopote, Ivo, Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristóvão, Marais, Johan, Antonelli, Alexandre, Faurby, Søren

“…Species with direct uses, such as sources of food, shelter, building material and medicine tend to have more specific local names. But could the same apply for…”
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New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) for northern Mozambique inselbergs by Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Farooq, Harith M., Conradie, Werner, Loader, Simon P., Menegon, Michele, Tolley, Krystal A.

“…Nothophryne Poynton, 1963 is a monotypic genus of frog, with the nominal species N. broadleyi found only on Mount Mulanje, in southern Malawi. Recent surveys…”
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Elevation filters bat, rodent and shrew communities differently by morphological traits by Monadjem, Ara, Farooq, Harith, Kane, Adam

“…Aim Mountains are geographic features that provide sharp elevational gradients which can accommodate a diversity of terrestrial flora and fauna. In the face of…”
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Threats to reptiles at global and regional scales by Farooq, Harith, Harfoot, Mike, Rahbek, Carsten, Geldmann, Jonas

“…Reptiles are an important, yet often understudied, taxon in nature conservation. They play a significant role in ecosystems and can serve as indicators of…”
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Self-advocacy for young African scientists by Nganhane, Isildo de N, Farooq, Harith

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The tourism industry keeps beaches clean in Mozambique by Inteca, Gélica, Hagy, Badru, Silva, Isabel, Amoda, Carlota, Cululo, Aniceto, Farooq, Harith

“…In this study, we conducted the first assessment of the litter abundance, diversity and predictors in Mozambique, by collecting approximately 2 tons of litter…”
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Mapping Africa's Biodiversity: More of the Same Is Just Not Good Enough by Farooq, Harith, Azevedo, Josué A R, Soares, Amadeu, Antonelli, Alexandre, Faurby, Søren

“…Species distribution data are fundamental to the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes. Yet, such data are strongly affected by sampling biases,…”
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Identifying Mozambique's most critical areas for plant conservation: An evaluation of protected areas and Important Plant Areas by Richards, Sophie L., Farooq, Harith, Matimele, Hermenegildo, Alves, Tereza, Datizua, Castigo, Langa, Clayton, Massingue, Alice, Osborne, Jo, Rokni, Saba, de Sousa, Camila, Darbyshire, Iain

“…Abstract Successful protected area networks must represent biodiversity across taxonomic groups. However, too often plant species are overlooked in…”
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Identifying Mozambique's most critical areas for plant conservation: An evaluation of protected areas and Important Plant Areas by Richards, Sophie L., Farooq, Harith, Matimele, Hermenegildo, Alves, Tereza, Datizua, Castigo, Langa, Clayton, Massingue, Alice, Osborne, Jo, Rokni, Saba, de Sousa, Camila, Darbyshire, Iain

“…Successful protected area networks must represent biodiversity across taxonomic groups. However, too often plant species are overlooked in conservation…”
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WEGE: A new metric for ranking locations for biodiversity conservation by Farooq, Harith, Azevedo, Josué, Belluardo, Francesco, Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristóvão, Bennett, Dominic, Moat, Justin, Soares, Amadeu, Faurby, Søren, Antonelli, Alexandre

“…Aim Effective policymaking for biological conservation requires the identification and ranking of the most important areas for protection or management. One of…”
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A global map of species at risk of extinction due to natural hazards by Gonçalves, Fernando, Farooq, Harith, Harfoot, Mike, Pires, Mathias M, Villar, Nacho, Sales, Lilian, Carvalho, Carolina, Bello, Carolina, Emer, Carine, Bovendorp, Ricardo S, Mendes, Calebe, Beca, Gabrielle, Lautenschlager, Laís, Souza, Yuri, Pedrosa, Felipe, Paz, Claudia, Zipparro, Valesca B, Akkawi, Paula, Bercê, William, Farah, Fabiano, Freitas, André V L, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Olmos, Fábio, Geldmann, Jonas, Dalsgaard, Bo, Galetti, Mauro

“…An often-overlooked question of the biodiversity crisis is how natural hazards contribute to species extinction risk. To address this issue, we explored how…”
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Millipede consumption and interaction between food preferences and sex in dung beetle Chalconotus convexus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) by Nganhane, Isildo de N., Naskrecki, Piotr, Farooq, Harith, Daniel, Gimo M.

“…Dung beetles feed mainly on scarce and ephemeral mammalian faeces making them vulnerable to declines of mammal populations. Therefore, studying how diverse…”
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