Building capacity in biodiversity monitoring at the global scale

DS Schmeller, M Böhm, C Arvanitidis… - Biodiversity and …, 2017‏ - Springer
Human-driven global change is causing ongoing declines in biodiversity worldwide. In order
to address these declines, decision-makers need accurate assessments of the status of and …

Red Listing plants under full national responsibility: Extinction risk and threats in the vascular flora endemic to Italy

S Orsenigo, C Montagnani, G Fenu, D Gargano… - Biological …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and
for driving conservation strategies, since their persistence is entirely dependent on national …

[HTML][HTML] The endangered Sardinian grass snake: Distribution update, bioclimatic niche modelling, dorsal pattern characterisation, and literature review

MR Di Nicola, AV Pozzi, S Mezzadri, FP Faraone… - Life, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The Sardinian grass snake, Natrix helvetica cetti, is an endangered endemic snake
subspecies with a restricted and highly fragmented geographic distribution. Information on …

Are Swiss birds tracking climate change?: Detecting elevational shifts using response curve shapes

R Maggini, A Lehmann, M Kéry, H Schmid… - Ecological …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Climate change is affecting biodiversity worldwide inducing species to either “move, adapt
or die”. In this paper we propose a conceptual framework for analysing range shifts, namely …

Impact assessment of anthropogenic threats to high-valued medicinal plants of Kashmir Himalaya, India

AH Ganie, BA Tali, AA Khuroo, ZA Reshi… - Journal for Nature …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Management strategies designed and implemented by practitioners to conserve threatened
species must be based on an empirical impact assessment of operative threats. The present …

Regional priority setting for rare species based on a method combining three criteria

P Gauthier, M Debussche, JD Thompson - Biological Conservation, 2010‏ - Elsevier
We propose a method to establish regional-level priorities for plant species that is based on
three criteria. These involve two main criteria associated with species rarity,(a) small range …

Endemic species: contribution to community uniqueness, effect of habitat alteration, and conservation priorities

LE Burlakova, AY Karatayev, VA Karatayev… - Biological …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
The biodiversity crisis, particularly dramatic in freshwaters, has prompted further setting of
global and regional conservation priorities. Species rarity and endemism are among the …

Prioritizing conservation of medicinal flora in the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot: an integrated ecological and socioeconomic approach

BA Tali, AA Khuroo, IA Nawchoo… - Environmental …, 2019‏ - cambridge.org
To achieve the challenging goals of minimizing loss of species and achieving sustainable
use of biodiversity, conservation prioritization merits urgent research attention. The present …

A little does a lot: Can small-scale planting for pollinators make a difference?

P Donkersley, S Witchalls, EH Bloom… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Insect pollinators are declining globally as a result of the anthropogenic pressures that have
destroyed native habitats and eroded ecosystems. These declines have been associated …

Habitats Directive species lists: urgent need of revision

P Cardoso - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
1. The European Habitats Directive is the main legislative work regarding Europe's nature
conservation policy. It lists the protected habitats and species in the European Union. The …