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• Select International collaboration between collections‐based institutes for halting biodiversity loss and unlocking the useful properties of plants and fungi.

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  International collaboration between collections‐based institutes for halting biodiversity loss and unlocking the useful properties of plants and fungi.

  Authors:Timothy R. Pearce, Alexandre Antonelli, Francis Q. Brearley, Charlotte Couch, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza, Susana C. Gonçalves, et al.From:Plants, People, Planet (Vol. 2, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 202015,473 words Article 1560LSocietal Impact Statement: The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 calls for “strong global partnerships and cooperation” to support the other SDGs. The collections‐based science community offers many...
• Select Preserving biodiversity: a delicate balance

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  Preserving biodiversity: a delicate balance

  Author:Leslie LamarreFrom:EPRI Journal (Vol. 21, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 19966,137 words Cover story Electric utilities are recognizing the importance of diverse ecosystems and are launching initiatives aimed at preserving and enhancing biodiversity. Unlike conventional environmental efforts, these programs consider the...
• Select A to-do list for the world's parks: experts share their priorities for what must be done to make protected areas more effective at conserving global biodiversity

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  A to-do list for the world's parks: experts share their priorities for what must be done to make protected areas more effective at conserving global biodiversity

  From:Nature (Vol. 515, Issue 7525) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 6, 20142,148 words Report 1270LBOB PRESSEY Maximize returns on conservation Professor, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Protected areas are meant to preserve biodiversity, but...
• Select Innovative funding to support biodiversity conservation

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  Innovative funding to support biodiversity conservation

  Authors:Jeffrey A. McNeely and W. Paul WeatherlyFrom:International Journal of Social Economics (Vol. 23, Issue 4-6) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 199611,381 words Article Policy reforms and proper economic devices are essential in the conservation of biodiversity. Policy reforms will eliminate the reasons for the loss of biodiversity and develop incentives for the proper use of natural...
• Select INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, BIODIVERSITY AND BIOPIRACY: PRESERVATION OF ASSETS OF THE BRAZILIAN GENETIC ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIRES EFFICIENT REGULATION/PROPRIEDADE INTELECTUAL, BIODIVERSIDADE E BIOPIRATARIA: A PRESERVACAO DO PATRIMONIO GENETICO AMBIENTAL BRASILEIRO REQUER REGULACAO EFICAZ

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  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, BIODIVERSITY AND BIOPIRACY: PRESERVATION OF ASSETS OF THE BRAZILIAN GENETIC ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIRES EFFICIENT REGULATION/PROPRIEDADE INTELECTUAL, BIODIVERSIDADE E BIOPIRATARIA: A PRESERVACAO DO PATRIMONIO GENETICO AMBIENTAL BRASILEIRO REQUER REGULACAO EFICAZ

  Authors:Igor Jotha Soares and Magno Federici GomesFrom:Revista de Biodireito e Direito dos Animais (Vol. 3, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  July-December 20176,607 words Article The preservation of the environment is a constitutional duty, which depends on the protection of biodiversity. The biopiracy puts in doubt this protection, insofar as the illegal extraction of environmental genetic...
• Select Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and the environmentalist agenda.

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  Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and the environmentalist agenda.

  Author:Jay OdenbaughFrom:Biology & Philosophy (Vol. 35, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 9, 20204,627 words Article 1370LJonathan Newman, Gary Varner, and Stefan Linquist's Defending Biodiversity: Environmental Science and Ethics is a critical examination of a panoply of arguments for conserving biodiversity. Their discussion is extremely...
• Select Crop failure signals biodiversity crisis.

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  Crop failure signals biodiversity crisis.

  Author:Kelvin S.-H. PehFrom:Nature (Vol. 473, Issue 7347) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2011207 words Brief article 1190LAuthor(s): Kelvin S.-H. Peh 1 Author Affiliations: (1) University of Cambridge, UK Crop failures have pushed up food prices globally (10.1038/472169d). Human well-being depends on biodiversity and natural habitats...
• Select Anurofauna of a remnant of Atlantic Forest in northeast Brazil.

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  Anurofauna of a remnant of Atlantic Forest in northeast Brazil.

  Authors:Gessica Gomes Barbosa, Camila Nascimento de Oliveira, Umberto Diego Rodrigues de Oliveira, and Gilberto Gonçalves RodriguesFrom:Neotropical Biology and Conservation (Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1, 20203,921 words Article 1310LAbstract Studies on spatial occupation are fundamental to understand amphibian communities. The aim of this study was to record information on the spatial distribution of anurans in the Tejipió forest, state of...
• Select Arachnids (Araneae, Opiliones) from grass stand and forest litter in the Urals, Russia.

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  Arachnids (Araneae, Opiliones) from grass stand and forest litter in the Urals, Russia.

  Authors:Alexey Nesterkov, Maxim Zolotarev, Elena Belskaya, and Tatyana TunevaFrom:Biodiversity Data Journal (Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 8, 20204,904 words Article 1390LAbstract Background Since the late 1980s, long-term monitoring of various components of natural ecosystems under conditions of industrial pollution has been carried out in the Central Urals. In the mid-2000s,...
• Select Primary Biodiversity Data Gaps Assessment and Data Use for Decision-making: A West African Experience.

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  Primary Biodiversity Data Gaps Assessment and Data Use for Decision-making: A West African Experience.

  Authors:Benedictus Freeman and A. Townsend PetersonFrom:Biodiversity Information Science and Standards (Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 2, 2019402 words Article 1080LAbstract Primary biodiversity data, data documenting presences of particular species at particular sites at a point in time, available in standard digital formats, provide the basis for many quantitative studies that...
• Select Environmental and Climatic Determinants of Molecular Diversity and Genetic Population Structure in a Coenagrionid Damselfly

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  Environmental and Climatic Determinants of Molecular Diversity and Genetic Population Structure in a Coenagrionid Damselfly

  Authors:Maren Wellenreuther, Rosa A. Sanchez-Guillen, Adolfo Cordero-Rivera, Erik I. Svensson, and Bengt HanssonFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 8, 201110,261 words Article 1600LIdentifying environmental factors that structure intraspecific genetic diversity is of interest for both habitat preservation and biodiversity conservation. Recent advances in statistical and geographical genetics make...
• Select Joining Inventory by Parataxonomists with DNA Barcoding of a Large Complex Tropical Conserved Wildland in Northwestern Costa Rica

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  Joining Inventory by Parataxonomists with DNA Barcoding of a Large Complex Tropical Conserved Wildland in Northwestern Costa Rica

  Authors:Daniel H. Janzen and Winnie HallwachsFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 16, 201111,120 words Article 1700LBackground The many components of conservation through biodiversity development of a large complex tropical wildland, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG), thrive on knowing what is its biodiversity and natural...
• Select A comparison of species composition and community assemblage of secondary forests between the birch and pine-oak belts in the mid-altitude zone of the Qinling Mountains, China

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  A comparison of species composition and community assemblage of secondary forests between the birch and pine-oak belts in the mid-altitude zone of the Qinling Mountains, China

  Authors:Zongzheng Chai and Dexiang WangFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 21, 20167,501 words Article 1420LThe mid-altitude zone of the Qinling Mountains in China was once dominated by birch and pine-oak belts but are now mainly covered by secondary growth following large-scale deforestation. Assessing the recovery and...
• Select Contrasting habitat associations of imperilled endemic stream fishes from a global biodiversity hot spot

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  Contrasting habitat associations of imperilled endemic stream fishes from a global biodiversity hot spot

  Authors:Albert Chakona and Ernst R SwartzFrom:BMC Ecology (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 26, 20127,297 words Report 1490LBackground Knowledge of the factors that drive species distributions provides a fundamental baseline for several areas of research including biogeography, phylogeography and biodiversity conservation. Data from 148...
• Select Integrating Citizen Science with Online Biological Collections to Promote Species and Biodiversity Literacy in an Entomology Course.

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  Integrating Citizen Science with Online Biological Collections to Promote Species and Biodiversity Literacy in an Entomology Course.

  Authors:Christopher Paradise and Louisa BartkovichFrom:Citizen Science: Theory and Practice (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 1, 20217,646 words Article 1460LThe integration of citizen science into undergraduate STEM courses improves science practice skills, enables students to contribute to the global collection of species occurrence data, and may increase understanding and...
• Select South Africa's Initiative Towards an Integrated Biodiversity Data Portal.

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  South Africa's Initiative Towards an Integrated Biodiversity Data Portal.

  Authors:Kiara Ricketts, Brenda Daly, Fhatani Ranwashe, and Carol LefakaneFrom:Biodiversity Information Science and Standards (Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 23, 2021358 words Brief article 620LAbstract Biodiversity Advisor, developed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), is a system that will provide integrated biodiversity information to a wide range of users who will have access to...
• Select Mirmecofauna em areas de preservacao permanente e plantios florestais no noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul/Ant fauna in permanent preservation areas and in forest plantations in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul state.

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  Mirmecofauna em areas de preservacao permanente e plantios florestais no noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul/Ant fauna in permanent preservation areas and in forest plantations in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul state.

  Authors:Angela Maria Rizzotto, Aline Holtermann Roani, Carin Guarda, Ricardo Giovenardi, and Junir Antonio LutinskiFrom:Ciencia Florestal (Vol. 29, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-Sep 20195,336 words Article As formigas compreendem um táxon muito diverso de insetos, apresentam elevada riqueza e são ecologicamente importantes nos diferentes ecossistemas terrestres. A riqueza e diversidade de formigas tendem a aumentar de...
• Select Global mapping of cost‐effective microalgal biofuel production areas with minimal environmental impact.

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  Global mapping of cost‐effective microalgal biofuel production areas with minimal environmental impact.

  Authors:Diego F. Correa, Hawthorne L. Beyer, Hugh P. Possingham, Thomas&#8208, Skye R. Hall, and Peer M. SchenkFrom:GCB Bioenergy (Vol. 11, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 4, 201910,012 words Report 1840LAbstract: Sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels are urgently needed to avoid severe climate impacts and further environmental degradation. Microalgae are one of the most productive crops globally and do not need to...
• Select Global change synergies and trade‐offs between renewable energy and biodiversity.

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  Global change synergies and trade‐offs between renewable energy and biodiversity.

  Authors:Andrea Santangeli, Tuuli Toivonen, Federico Montesino Pouzols, Mark Pogson, Astley Hastings, Pete Smith, et al.From:GCB Bioenergy (Vol. 8, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 26, 20157,022 words Report 1730LAbstract: Reliance on fossil fuels is causing unprecedented climate change and is accelerating environmental degradation and global biodiversity loss. Together, climate change and biodiversity loss, if not averted...
• Select Ground rules emerge for marine bioprospectors

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  Ground rules emerge for marine bioprospectors

  Author:Laura TangleyFrom:BioScience (Vol. 46, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 19963,796 words Article Marine bioprospecting activities should follow the equity and compensation policies similar to the stipulation of the National Cancer Institute's 'Letter of Collection'. The letter provides royalties to nations/ethnic...