The relevance and resilience of protected areas in the Anthropocene

GS Cumming - Anthropocene, 2016‏ - Elsevier
People's dominance of ecosystems is changing conservation. Issues of revenue, food
security, human wellbeing, and equity dominate political decisions. Protected areas are …

Implications of current ecological thinking for biodiversity conservation: a review of the salient issues

TJ Wallington, RJ Hobbs, SA Moore - Ecology and Society, 2005‏ - JSTOR
Given escalating concern worldwide about the loss of biodiversity, and given biodiversity's
centrality to quality of life, it is imperative that current ecological knowledge fully informs …

Map** spatial pattern in biodiversity for regional conservation planning: where to from here?

S Ferrier - Systematic biology, 2002‏ - academic.oup.com
Vast gaps in available information on the spatial distribution of biodiversity pose a major
challenge for regional conservation planning in many parts of the world. This problem is …

Planning for biodiversity conservation: putting conservation science into practice: a seven-step framework for develo** regional plans to conserve biological …

CR Groves, DB Jensen, LL Valutis, KH Redford… - …, 2002‏ - academic.oup.com
Articles actions on priorities identified in these coarse-scale assessments requires a
practical yet science-based planning framework for the conservation of biodiversity …

Current patterns of habitat transformation and future threats to biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

M Rouget, DM Richardson, RM Cowling, JW Lloyd… - Biological …, 2003‏ - Elsevier
The formulation of an effective strategic plan for biodiversity conservation in the Cape
Floristic Region (CFR) requires an assessment of the current situation with regard to habitat …

Collapse of a pollination web in small conservation areas

A Pauw - Ecology, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
A suspected global decline in pollinators has heightened interest in their ecological
significance. In a worst‐case scenario, the decline of generalist pollinators is predicted to …

The restoration of forest biodiversity and ecological values

J Sayer, U Chokkalingam, J Poulsen - Forest ecology and management, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Large investments are being made in the establishment of tree plantations on degraded
land in Asia. These initiatives are often politically driven and aspire to achieve both …

Using abiotic data for conservation assessments over extensive regions: quantitative methods applied across New South Wales, Australia

RL Pressey, TC Hager, KM Ryan, J Schwarz… - Biological …, 2000‏ - Elsevier
New South Wales (NSW) can be regarded as one of the more “data-rich” parts of the world
but its detailed biological data sets, like others elsewhere, are localised. These data are …

Floral syndromes accurately predict pollination by a specialized oil‐collecting bee (Rediviva peringueyi, Melittidae) in a guild of South African orchids (Coryciinae)

A Pauw - American Journal of Botany, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
The long‐standing notion of pollination syndromes, which postulates that plants form
recognizable groups according to pollinator type, has been challenged recently on the basis …

Introduction to systematic conservation planning in the Cape Floristic Region

RM Cowling, RL Pressey - Biological conservation, 2003‏ - Elsevier
This paper provides an introduction and overview for the special issue on systematic
conservation planning in the species-rich and highly vulnerable Cape Floristic Region …