Conservation planning

The impacts of reduced connectivity on multiple facets of aquatic insect diversity in floodplain wetlands, Northeast China
River-floodplain ecosystems are highly complex and dynamic systems that are subjected to human disturbance, such as the construction of …
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Changing Determinants of International Conservation Funding Committed to Major Deforestation Regions in South America
International conservation funding to low- and middle-income countries has increased significantly in recent years. However, …
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Governance and conservation effectiveness in protected areas and Indigenous and locally managed areas
Increased conservation action to protect more habitat and species is fueling a vigorous debate about the relative effectiveness of …
Yin Zhang, Paige West, Lerato Thakholi, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi, Miriam Supuma, Dakota Straub, Samantha S. Sithole, Roshan Sharma, Judith Schleicher, Ben Ruli, David Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Mattias Borg Rasmussen, Victoria C. Ramenzoni, Siyu Qin, Deborah Delgado Pugley, Rachel Palfrey, Johan Oldekop, Emmanuel O. Nuesiri, Van Hai Thi Nguyen, Nouhou Ndam, Catherine Mungai, Sarah Milne, Mathew Bukhi Mabele, Sadie Lucitante, Hugo Lucitante, Jonathan Liljeblad, Wilhelm Andrew Kiwango, Alfred Kik, Nikoleta Jones, Melissa Johnson, Christopher Jarrett, Rachel Sapery James, George Holmes, Lydia N. Gibson, Arash Ghoddousi, Jonas Geldmann, Maria Fernanda Gebara, Thera Edwards, Wolfram H. Dressler, Leo R. Douglas, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Veronica Davidov, Eveline M.F.W. Compaoré-Sawadogo, Yolanda Ariadne Collins, Michael Cepek, Paul Berne Burow, Dan Brockington, Michael Philippe Bessike Balinga, Beau J. Austin, Rini Astuti, Christine Ampumuza, Frank Kwaku Agyei
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Increasing mortality of European bison (Bison bonasus) on roads and railways
Traffic mortality can pose a serious risk to endangered species that occur in small populations, are mobile and occupy fragmented …
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Tropical dry woodland loss occurs disproportionately in areas of highest conservation value
Tropical and subtropical dry woodlands are rich in biodiversity and carbon. Yet, many of these woodlands are under high deforestation …
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Advancing protected area effectiveness assessments by disentangling social-ecological interactions: A case study from the Luangwa Valley, Zambia
Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) target at biodiversity conservation and human well-being, but often reflect low levels of …
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Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental-scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore

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Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their coexistence with people in shared …
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Spatial variation in red deer density in a transboundary forest ecosystem
Forests in Europe are exposed to increasingly frequent and severe disturbances. The resulting changes in the structure and composition …
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Opportunities and challenges for monitoring a recolonizing large herbivore using citizen science
Monitoring is a prerequisite for evidence-based wildlife management and conservation planning, yet conventional monitoring approaches …
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Priority areas for promoting co-benefits between conservation and the traditional use of mammals and birds in the Chaco
As ambitious new targets to increase area-based conservation are discussed, there is a growing concern that such an expansion might …
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