Opportunities and challenges of macrogenetic studies

DM Leigh, CB van Rees, KL Millette, MF Breed… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The rapidly emerging field of macrogenetics focuses on analysing publicly accessible
genetic datasets from thousands of species to explore large-scale patterns and predictors of …

A global analysis of habitat fragmentation research in reptiles and amphibians: what have we done so far?

WC Tan, A Herrel, D Rödder - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
Habitat change and fragmentation are the primary causes of biodiversity loss worldwide.
Recent decades have seen a surge of funding, published papers and citations in the field as …

Acknowledging more biodiversity without more species

C Dufresnes, N Poyarkov, D Jablonski - Proceedings of the national …, 2023 - pnas.org
Delimiting and naming biodiversity is a vital step toward wildlife conservation and research.
However, species delimitation must be consistent across biota so that the limited resources …

Hidden hotspots of amphibian biodiversity in China

W Xu, YH Wu, WW Zhou, HM Chen, BL Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Identifying and protecting hotspots of endemism and species richness is crucial for
mitigating the global biodiversity crisis. However, our understanding of spatial diversity …

Diversity, distribution and molecular species delimitation in frogs and toads from the Eastern Palaearctic

C Dufresnes, SN Litvinchuk - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Biodiversity analyses can greatly benefit from coherent species delimitation schemes and up-
to-date distribution data. In this article, we have made the daring attempt to delimit and map …

Optimizing protected areas to boost the conservation of key protected wildlife in China

C Mi, K Song, L Ma, J Xu, B Sun, Y Sun, J Liu, W Du - The Innovation, 2023 - cell.com
To meet the challenge of biodiversity loss and reach the targets of the proposed Post-2020
Global Biodiversity Framework, the Chinese government updated the list of national key …

Wildlife conservation and management in China: achievements, challenges and perspectives

G Huang, X **, W Xu, Y Hu, J Chang… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Dramatic global changes to the environment have wrought unprecedented reductions in
biodiversity, with> 28% species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of …

Evolutionary conservation genomics reveals recent speciation and local adaptation in threatened takins

L Yang, F Wei, X Zhan, H Fan, P Zhao… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Incorrect species delimitation will lead to inappropriate conservation decisions, especially
for threatened species. The takin (Budorcas taxicolor) is a large artiodactyl endemic to the …

Geographical patterns and determinants of insect biodiversity in China

H Fan, T Liu, Y Chen, Z Liao, J Chen, Y Hu… - Science China Life …, 2024 - Springer
Insects play important roles in the maintenance of ecosystem functioning and the provision
of livelihoods for millions of people. However, compared with terrestrial vertebrates and …

On the relationship between species diversity and range size

Q Guo, H Qian, J Zhang - Journal of Biogeography, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim What factors may affect species range sizes remains a central question in ecology and
biogeography. Particularly, whether and how species richness may regulate average …