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Modelling the present and future distribution of Ambystoma altamirani in the Transmexican Volcanic Belt, Mexico
Ambystoma altamirani is a critically endangered, microendemic amphibian species inhabiting the high-altitude rivers and streams of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB), a region…
Ritualistic hunts: exploring the motivations and conservation implications in West Bengal, India
Ritualistic hunts are illegal, large, organised cultural events which are a prevalent concern in West Bengal from both an animal welfare and conservation perspective. We carried o…
The old good landscape maps: New interpretations enabling ecosystem services assessment of conservation potential at a …
The ecosystem services (ES) approach has been widely accepted in environmental policies and management as an adequate platform that can serve as a link between nature and society.…
Conservation perceptions and attitudes regarding monitor lizards in West Bengal, India
Local and illegal exploitation of wildlife is particularly widespread in highly populated and bio-diverse countries such as India. In such countries, illicit utilization practices…
Plant functional structure varies across different management regimes in submontane meadows
Seminatural grasslands are among the most biodiverse habitats in Europe, and they have great conservation value. However, in recent decades, they have been threatened by either in…
Conservation priorities for threatened mammals of Vietnam: Implementation of the IUCN´s One Plan Approach
Vietnam belongs to one of the most well-known global biodiversity hotspots. However, its biodiversity is being threatened by multiple factors such as rapid growth of the human pop…
Valuing ecosystem services of community gardens in developing countries: a case study of Dezful City in Iran
Allotment (AGs) and community gardens (CGs) are types of urban gardens that provide diverse ecosystem services (ESs) such as climate regulation, beautiful landscapes, biodiversity…
Lost species, neglected taxonomy, and the role of natural history collections and synonymization in the identification …
A recent paper highlighted the need for increased attention towards species that have vanished from scientific literature and proposed a new nomenclature in view of needed conserv…
Old trees: Precious natural heritage on isolated islands
Old trees on the South China Sea islands represent a unique and irreplaceable element of the region’s ecological heritage. Their resilience and critical role in maintaining local …
Establishing permanent monitoring plots of narrow endemic and threatened plants of Indonesia: a case study on Dipteroca…
Permanent plots are commonly employed to record and monitor temporal changes in plant communities. In this study, we established a permanent plot to monitor the future population …
Amphibians and reptiles of the Transvolcanic Belt biogeographic province of Mexico: diversity, similarities, and conser…
The Transvolcanic Belt (TVB) of Mexico is a biogeographic province of significant biodiversity, acting as a transition zone between eastern and western Mexico. Using available lit…
Phylogeography and genetic population structure of the endangered bitterling Acheilognathus tabira tabira Jordan & Thom…
We examined the genetic population structure of the endangered freshwater cyprinid Acheilognathus tabira tabira in the Japanese archipelago, which has only been analyzed in limite…
Under the lion’s paw: lion farming in South Africa and the illegal international bone trade
The African lion Panthera leo is subject to numerous anthropogenic pressures across its natural range. In South Africa, although free ranging populations are increasing, the numbe…
Building a global-oriented ecological civilization: Huzhou’s actions and practice, China
Biodiversity, ecosystems and the services they provide are crucial to the sustainable development of cities, the health and well-being of residents and the maintenance of urban ec…
Applying landscape ecological principles in comprehensive landscape protection: Šumava National Park as a case study
In the face of ongoing anthropogenic pressure and biodiversity loss, there is a need to protect nature more effectively. Therefore, we propose a comprehensive and consecutive appr…
Spatial distribution models and biodiversity of phytoplankton cysts in the Black Sea
The current study employed diverse statistical and machine learning techniques to investigate the biodiversity and spatial distribution of phytoplankton cysts in the Black Sea. Th…
Unveiling prey preferences of endangered wild Malayan tiger, Panthera tigris jacksoni, in Peninsular Malaysia through s…
Understanding the prey preference of Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) in Malaysia is important to guide conservation planning initiatives. The utilisation of DNA metabarco…
Recent changes in tropical-dry-forest connectivity within the Balsas Basin Biogeographic Province: potential effects on…
Maintaining landscape connectivity is a conservation priority for biodiversity as it may mitigate the adverse effects of forest degradation, fragmentation, and climate change by f…
Prioritising areas for conservation within Tropical Important Plant Areas of the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean
Oceanic islands are particularly vulnerable to the global decline of biological diversity, suffering disproportionally large losses of endemic species. A primary tool for mitigati…
Effects of management, habitat and landscape characteristics on biodiversity of orchard meadows in Central Europe: A br…
Increasing agricultural intensification, combined with land transformation and fragmentation, poses significant threats to biodiversity. While extensively cultivated landscapes se…
Linking sufficiency and the protection of biodiversity: An issue of political implications, framing, descriptiveness an…
The dramatic loss of biodiversity is caused by the use of resources and land. One strategy aiming at reducing the use of resources and land is sufficiency, which consequently coul…
Climatic niche modelling and genetic analyses highlight conservation priorities for the Spotted Softshell Turtle (Pelod…
The Spotted Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus variegatus) has been recognised since 2019 from Vietnam and Hainan Island, China, but little information about its population status and d…
A detailed assessment of the land cover development in a territory with dispersed settlement area (case study Hriňová –…
This study focuses on the development of the landscape during a period of significant social changes in Central Europe from the middle of the 20th century, and evaluates the impac…
Effects of management complexity on the composition, plant functional dominance relationships and physiognomy of high …
A significant proportion of Europe’s species-rich grasslands are semi-natural habitats. They have a long history of traditional management. Several studies have been carried out t…
Does a flashing artificial light have more or conversely less impacts on animals than a continuous one? A systematic r…
Background: Light pollution has been increasingly recognised as a threat to biodiversity, especially with the current expansion of public lighting. Although the impacts of light i…
Exploring life-history traits of an endangered plant (Vicia biennis L.) to support the conservation of marginal popula…
We aimed to investigate the reproduction-related traits of Vicia biennis L., an endangered and poorly known wetland species in its western marginal populations (in Hungary), and d…
Spatial distribution of sand dunes along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast: inventory, UAS mapping and new discoveries
Coastal sand dunes are amongst the world’s most sensitive and dynamic landforms. Unfortunately, during the last thirty years, heavy anthropogenic alterations have been observed, e…
Effects of anthropogenic and environmental stressors on the current status of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) po…
The red mullet (Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758) is a keynote species for the Bulgarian Black Sea ecosystem and fisheries; nevertheless, existing knowledge on population status is …
A baseline assessment of anthropogenic macrolitter on dunes along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast using visual census an…
Beach-dune systems are among the most dynamic and sensitive elements of coastal ecosystems in the world. They represent an intersection between human activities, flora, fauna and …
Morphological and genetic characteristics of garfish Belone belone (L., 1760) (Belonidae, Teleostei) population from t…
This study was conducted to investigate genetic and some morphometric and meristic characteristics of garfish Belone belone from Nesebar in the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Twelve m…
Distribution, conservation assessment and management perspectives of Chilean micro-snails of the family Charopidae
The biodiversity of molluscs is highly threatened in marine, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems worldwide. This research aimed at studying the distribution and conservation sta…
Analysis of the effects of habitat characteristics, human disturbance and prey on felids presence using long-term comm…
Predator species are essential for ecosystems as they maintain the ecological integrity of the habitat. Particularly, felids populations have declined globally due to their sensit…
An analysis of the inter-state similarity of the herpetofaunas of Mexican states
Mexico is a megadiverse country with high amphibian and reptile richness. Understanding how Mexico’s herpetofauna is shared among Mexican states can contribute to developing conse…
Conserving the threatened woody vegetation on dune slopes: Monitoring the decline and designing adaptive strategies fo…
The southern tip of the Thal desert in Pakistan harbors the remnants of the original tropical thorn forest, amounting to two percent, which covered the province of Punjab a hundre…
Assessment of the threat status of reptile species from Vietnam - Implementation of the One Plan Approach to Conservat…
Since the world is currently in the midst of a major biodiversity crisis, scientists have assigned high conservation priority to 36 biodiversity hotspots around the world. As part…
Has climate change hijacked the environmental agenda?
Since the establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), decision-makers have realised that periodic assessments were needed to closely monitor climate cha…
Dynamic change of habitat quality and its key driving factors in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
Habitat quality reflects the level of biodiversity, and habitat maintenance functions are related to human well-being and ecosystem stability. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is a t…
Performance of SNP markers for parentage analysis in the Italian Alpine brown bear using non-invasive samples
Determination of parentage provides valuable information for the conservation of wild populations, for instance, by allowing the monitoring of breeding success and inbreeding. Bet…
Hope is the last thing lost: Colombian captive-bred population of the critically endangered Orinoco crocodile (Crocody…
A purpose of ex-situ populations is the preservation of genetic variation, but this is a challenging task since genetic diversity is commonly lost through each generation, and so …
Coastal beaver, Chinook, coho, chum salmon and trout response to nearshore changes resulting from diking and large-sca…
In this paper we assess long-term trends and habitat changes to understand the relationships between coastal beaver (Castor canadensis), salmon, shoreline alterations, large-scale…
Effect of ecological restoration on topsoil phosphorus following afforestation on abandoned ponds in northern Chaohu L…
Afforestation is an approach for ecological restoration. Soil total phosphorus is one of the important ecological and evolutionary elements for carbon cycles and plant growth foll…
The scale of the problem: understanding the demand for medicinal pangolin products in China
Wildlife conservationists are increasingly concerned about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) due to the demands it places on many threatened species. In particular, pangolin popu…
Vegetation changes at oligotrophic grasslands managed for a declining butterfly
A selection of sites occupied by the EU-protected marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) in western Czech Republic were subjected to a vegetation survey 15 years ago and again rece…
Evaluating resampled and fused Sentinel-2 data and machine-learning algorithms for mangrove mapping in the northern co…
Mangrove forests, as an essential component of the coastal zones in tropical and subtropical areas, provide a wide range of goods and ecosystem services that play a vital role in …
Local perception of the current state and threat factors of a critically endangered species, Celtis toka (Forssk.) Hep…
Celtis toka, the only species of the genus Celtis (family Cannabaceae) encountered in the flora of Burkina Faso, is critically endangered in the country. To engage the public for …
Changes in suitable habitat for the critically endangered Northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) in the W…
Several recent studies have highlighted that change in land use and land cover (LULC) is the main threat causing the decline and extinction of certain species. Gibbons (Hylobatida…
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