Challenges and opportunities of area-based conservation in reaching biodiversity and sustainability goals
S Hoffmann - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022 - Springer
Area-based conservation is essential to safeguard nature's diversity. In view of expanding
human land use, increasing climate change and unmet conservation targets, area-based …
human land use, increasing climate change and unmet conservation targets, area-based …
Understanding fire regimes for a better Anthropocene
Fire is an integral part of the Earth System and humans have skillfully used fire for millennia.
Yet human activities are scaling up and reinforcing each other in ways that are resha** …
Yet human activities are scaling up and reinforcing each other in ways that are resha** …
[HTML][HTML] Divergent farmer and scientist perceptions of agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services and decision-making
Biodiversity-friendly management is pivotal for sustainable agriculture, but rarely put into
practice by farmers despite mounting evidence of the social, environmental, and economic …
practice by farmers despite mounting evidence of the social, environmental, and economic …
Understanding and overcoming obstacles in adaptive management
Adaptive management (AM) is widely promoted to improve management of natural
resources, yet its implementation is challenging. We show that obstacles to the …
resources, yet its implementation is challenging. We show that obstacles to the …
Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography
HJB Birks - Plant Ecology & Diversity, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
Knowledge co‐production with traditional herders on cattle grazing behaviour for better management of species‐rich grasslands
The research gap between rangeland/livestock science and conservation biology/vegetation
ecology has led to a lack of evidence needed for grazing‐related conservation …
ecology has led to a lack of evidence needed for grazing‐related conservation …
Environmental DNA-based methods in biodiversity monitoring of protected areas: application range, limitations, and needs
K Pascher, V Švara, M Jungmeier - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Novel methods for species detection based on collection of environmental DNA (eDNA) are
not only important in biodiversity assessment in a scientific context, but are also increasingly …
not only important in biodiversity assessment in a scientific context, but are also increasingly …
Bridging the research‐implementation gap requires engagement from practitioners
NS Dubois, A Gomez, S Carlson… - … Science and Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A widely recognized challenge in natural resource management and conservation is the gap
between the knowledge generated by researchers and the information being used to inform …
between the knowledge generated by researchers and the information being used to inform …
[LIBRO][B] Insect conservation: a global synthesis
MJ Samways - 2019 - books.google.com
Insects do not live in isolation. They interact with the abiotic environment and are major
components of the terrestrial and freshwater biotic milieus. They are crucial to so many …
components of the terrestrial and freshwater biotic milieus. They are crucial to so many …
Harnessing island–ocean connections to maximize marine benefits of island conservation
SA Sandin, PA Becker, C Becker… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Islands support unique plants, animals, and human societies found nowhere else on the
Earth. Local and global stressors threaten the persistence of island ecosystems, with …
Earth. Local and global stressors threaten the persistence of island ecosystems, with …