Critical links between biodiversity and health in wild bee conservation

MA Parreño, C Alaux, JL Brunet, L Buydens… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Wild bee populations are declining due to human activities, such as land use change, which
strongly affect the composition and diversity of available plants and food sources. The …

FSC forest certification effects on biodiversity: A global review and meta-analysis

G Matias, F Cagnacci, LM Rosalino - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
FSC is a worldwide recognized forest certification scheme, that aims to promote the
environmentally responsible management and conservation of the world's forests. Despite …

Forest age drives saproxylic beetle biodiversity in the southeastern United States

CR Traylor, MD Ulyshen, JV McHugh - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Old forests are valuable for biodiversity conservation because they provide uninterrupted
forest cover over time and late-successional habitat, promoting low-mobility and late …

Modelling Climatically Suitable Areas for Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) and Their Shifts across Neotropics: The Role of Protected Areas

RJ Herrera-Feijoo, B Torres, R López-Tobar… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) is a species with great economic interest
worldwide and is classified as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN. Deforestation and …

[HTML][HTML] Niche width analyses facilitate identification of high-risk endemic species at high altitudes in western Himalayas

M Ahmad, P Sharma, S Rathee, HP Singh, DR Batish… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
High-elevation mountain communities are progressively threatened by habitat fragmentation
and climate change resulting in habitat shift and biodiversity loss. Despite it, very few studies …

[HTML][HTML] Structural elements enhanced by retention forestry promote forest and non-forest specialist bees and wasps

NJ Rappa, M Staab, LS Ruppert, J Frey… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Retention forestry promotes certain forest structural elements to enhance biodiversity. It is
unclear however to what extent retention measures are suited to enhance the biodiversity of …

[HTML][HTML] Near-natural forests harbor richer saproxylic beetle communities than those in intensively managed forests

RM Jacobsen, RC Burner, SL Olsen… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Globally, boreal forests cover 33 percent of Earth's forested area, constitute the largest
terrestrial carbon source, and house an important biodiversity of forest-dependent species …

Ecological processes underlying the emergence of novel enzootic cycles: Arboviruses in the neotropics as a case study

S Guth, KA Hanley, BM Althouse… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Pathogens originating from wildlife (zoonoses) pose a significant public health burden,
comprising the majority of emerging infectious diseases. Efforts to control and prevent …

Large trees as a key factor for bird diversity in spruce-dominated production forests: Implications for conservation management

D Kebrle, P Zasadil, J Hošek, V Barták… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large trees (also termed veteran trees or habitat trees) are keystone structures for
biodiversity worldwide. Retention forestry aims to keep large trees in production stands to …

Flattening the curve: approaching complete sampling for diverse beetle communities

RC Burner, T Birkemoe, J Åström… - Insect Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Insects are a hyper diverse and ecologically important group. Their high diversity, however,
presents challenges in sampling methodology, because rare species are unreliably …