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International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Nonprofit•Dhaka, Bangladesh•
About: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is a nonprofit organization based out in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Biodiversity & Population. The organization has 1317 authors who have published 1870 publications receiving 97588 citations.
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TL;DR: A recent assessment by Myers for 1989 is more pessimistic than earlier surveys, estimating that remaining forest areas are less and rates of destruction higher, but Myers includes logging as forest destruction and excludes degraded forest from his measurements.
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01 Jan 2006TL;DR: The second Mediterranean regional assessment as discussed by the authors evaluated all the reptile and amphibian species existing within the region of study have been evaluated for their global conservation status, aiming to assist in regional planning and to help identify internationally important sites for biodiversity.
Abstract: The Mediterranean-rim countries hold around 400 million people and 135 million of them live on the coast. A steady migration towards coastal areas, specifically in the south and east of the Mediterranean, is causing pressure on the coastal environment and, more importantly, on its biodiversity. In this second Mediterranean regional assessment, all the reptile and amphibian species existing within the region of study have been evaluated for their global conservation status. This assessment aims to assist in regional planning and to help identify internationally important sites for biodiversity. Like the first in the series, it also hopes to encourage development of a network of regional experts to enable future assessments and the continued updating of the baseline dataset.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used two globally consistent data sets that assess changes in human pressure (Human Footprint) and forest loss (Global Forest Watch) over time across the global network of terrestrial natural world heritage sites (NWHS).
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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute1, University of Maryland, College Park2, Goethe University Frankfurt3, Duke University4, Princeton University5, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul6, State University of New York System7, University of Marburg8, University of Potsdam9, George Mason University10, Michigan Department of Natural Resources11, German Primate Center12, Technische Universität München13, University of British Columbia14, University of Wyoming15, Max Planck Society16, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory17, Stony Brook University18, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources19, Hebrew University of Jerusalem20, Wildlife Conservation Society21, Field Museum of Natural History22, National University of Misiones23, Polish Academy of Sciences24, Tel Aviv University25
TL;DR: A comprehensive evaluation of the effects of autocorrelation on home range estimation with a broad array of home range estimators, including Kernel Density Estimation with four bandwidth optimizers and a detailed simulation study to tease apart how sampling frequency, sampling duration, and the focal animal’s movement conspire to affect range estimates.
Abstract: Fil: Noonan, Michael J.. National Zoological Park; Estados Unidos. University of Maryland; Estados Unidos
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors assessed the climate change threat by the 2050s for 1648 European freshwater plants, fishes, molluscs, odonates, amphibians, crayfish and turtles.
Abstract: Aim
To assess the future climatic suitability of European catchments for freshwater species and the future utility of the current network of protected areas.
Location
Europe.
Methods
Using recently updated catchment-scale species data and climate projections from multiple climate models, we assessed the climate change threat by the 2050s for 1648 European freshwater plants, fishes, molluscs, odonates, amphibians, crayfish and turtles for two dispersal scenarios and identified hotspots of change at three spatial scales: major river basins, countries and freshwater ecoregions. We considered both common species and the often overlooked rare species. To set our findings within the context of current and future conservation networks, we evaluated the coverage of freshwater biodiversity by Europe's protected area network.
Results
Six per cent of common and 77% of rare species are predicted to lose more than 90% of their current range. Eight fish species and nine mollusc species are predicted to experience 100% range loss under climate change. As the most species-rich group, molluscs are particularly vulnerable due to the high proportion of rare species and their relatively limited ability to disperse. Furthermore, around 50% of molluscs and fish species will have no protected area coverage given their projected distributions.
Main conclusions
We identified the species most at threat due to projected changes in both catchment suitability and representation within the European protected area network. Our findings suggest an urgent need for freshwater management plans to facilitate adaptation to climate change.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Kevin M. Smith | 114 | 1711 | 78470 |
Ary A. Hoffmann | 113 | 907 | 55354 |
David W. Macdonald | 111 | 1109 | 51334 |
Michael R. Hoffmann | 109 | 500 | 63474 |
Fred W. Allendorf | 86 | 230 | 34738 |
Edward B. Barbier | 84 | 450 | 36753 |
James J. Yoo | 81 | 491 | 27738 |
Michael William Bruford | 80 | 369 | 23635 |
James E. M. Watson | 74 | 461 | 23362 |
Brian Huntley | 74 | 225 | 28875 |
Brian W. Bowen | 74 | 181 | 17451 |
Gordon Luikart | 72 | 193 | 37564 |
Stuart H. M. Butchart | 72 | 245 | 26585 |
Thomas M. Brooks | 71 | 215 | 33724 |
Joshua E. Cinner | 68 | 177 | 14384 |