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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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Phylogenetic Patterns of Extinction Risk in the Eastern Arc Ecosystems, an African Biodiversity Hotspot

  Authors:Kowiyou Yessoufou, Barnabas H. Daru, and T. Jonathan DaviesFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 8, 20127,105 words Article 1460LThere is an urgent need to reduce drastically the rate at which biodiversity is declining worldwide. Phylogenetic methods are increasingly being recognised as providing a useful framework for predicting future losses,...

• Use of Arthropod Rarity for Area Prioritisation: Insights from the Azorean Islands

  Authors:Simone Fattorini, Pedro Cardoso, Francois Rigal, and Paulo A. V. BorgesFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 30, 20126,976 words Article 1490LWe investigated the conservation concern of Azorean forest fragments and the entire Terceira Island surface using arthropod species vulnerability as defined by the Kattan index, which is based on species rarity. Species...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• The transferability of microsatellite loci from a homoploid to a polyploid hybrid complex: an example from fine-leaved Festuca species (Poaceae).

  Authors:Przemyslaw P. Tomczyk, Marcin Kiedrzynski, Iwona Jedrzejczyk, Monika Rewers, and Pawel WasowiczFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 8) Peer-Reviewed

  June 1, 20206,558 words Article 1300LBackground Microsatellite loci, or single sequence repeats (SSR), are widely used as powerful markers in population genetics. They represent an attractive tool for studying plants such as grasses, whose evolution is...

• Beta diversity and factors that drive land-snail patterns in Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China

  Authors:Yang Xu, Xiongjun Liu, Guanglong Xie, Jiajun Qin, Xiaoping Wu, and Shan OuyangFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 97, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20195,721 words Article 1280LJiangxi Province is a biodiversity hotspot in the People's Republic of China and has abundant land-snail species (247). Beta diversity is a key concept for understanding the functioning of ecosystems, the conservation...

• Representation of Ecosystem Services by Terrestrial Protected Areas: Chile as a Case Study

  Authors:America P. Duran, Stefano Casalegno, Pablo A. Marquet, and Kevin J. GastonFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20, 20136,204 words Case study 1560LAuthor(s): América P. Durán 1,*, Stefano Casalegno 1, Pablo A. Marquet 2,3,4,5, Kevin J. Gaston 1 Introduction Ecosystem services, the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems, are vital for sustaining human...

• Patterns of Cave Biodiversity and Endemism in the Appalachians and Interior Plateau of Tennessee, USA

  Authors:Matthew L. Niemiller and Kirk S. ZiglerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 22, 201310,224 words Article 1500LAuthor(s): Matthew L. Niemiller 1, Kirk S. Zigler 2,* Introduction Caves and similar habitats are among the most unforgiving environments on the planet. Nonetheless, a taxonomically diverse fauna has been...

• Forest Trees in Human Modified Landscapes: Ecological and Genetic Drivers of Recruitment Failure in Dysoxylum malabaricum (Meliaceae)

  Authors:Sascha A. Ismail, Jaboury Ghazoul, Gudasalamani Ravikanth, Cheppudira G. Kushalappa, Ramanan Uma Shaanker, and Chris J. KettleFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 18, 20146,641 words Article 1580LAuthor(s): Sascha A. Ismail 1,*, Jaboury Ghazoul 1, Gudasalamani Ravikanth 2, Cheppudira G. Kushalappa 3, Ramanan Uma Shaanker 2,4, Chris J. Kettle 1 Introduction Tropical forests are globally important centers of...

• The geography of high-value biodiversity areas for terrestrial vertebrates in Western Europe and their coverage by protected area networks

  Authors:J. M. Rey Benayas and F. S. AlbuquerqueFrom:Web Ecology (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 8, 201235 words Brief article Byline: M. J. T. AssunÃ,§,Ã,£,o-Albuquerque, J. M. Rey Benayas, F. S. Albuquerque, M. Á,. Rodrí,guez To access, purchase, authenticate, or subscribe to the full-text of this article, please...

• Drivers and Patterns of Ground-Dwelling Beetle Biodiversity across Northern Canada

  Authors:Crystal M. Ernst and Christopher M. BuddleFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20157,908 words Article 1520LMany macroecological patterns of biodiversity, including the relationship between latitude and species richness, are well-described. Data collected in a repeatable, standardized manner can advance the discipline beyond...

• Unraveling the Relationships between Ecosystems and Human Wellbeing in Spain

  Authors:Fernando Santos-Martin, Berta Martin-Lopez, Marina Garcia-Llorente, Mateo Aguado, Javier Benayas, and Carlos MontesFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 5, 20137,015 words Article 1620LNational ecosystem assessments provide evidence on the status and trends of biodiversity, ecosystem conditions, and the delivery of ecosystem services to society. I this study, we analyze the complex relationships...

• Protecting Biodiversity when Money Matters: Maximizing Return on Investment

  Authors:Emma C. Underwood, M. Rebecca Shaw, Kerrie A. Wilson, Peter Kareiva, Kirk R. Klausmeyer, Marissa F. McBride, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 3, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 30, 20085,177 words Article 1640LBackground Conventional wisdom identifies biodiversity hotspots as priorities for conservation investment because they capture dense concentrations of species. However, density of species does not necessarily imply...