Detecting ecological thresholds for biodiversity in tropical forests: Knowledge gaps and future directions

Y Shennan‐Farpón, P Visconti, K Norris - Biotropica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Protecting tropical forests and their biological diversity is a global priority. Understanding if
thresholds of forest cover exist beyond which biodiversity displays non‐linear declines is key …

Field evidence for positive certification outcomes on oil palm smallholder management practices in Colombia

PR Furumo, X Rueda, JS Rodríguez… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The globalization of food systems has created new challenges for sustainability governance.
Voluntary certification schemes, or eco-labels, have emerged as the primary mechanism to …

Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of rapid agricultural development

BA Williams, HS Grantham, JEM Watson… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
As humanity's demand for resources continues to rise and productive arable lands become
increasingly scarce, many of Earth's remaining intact regions are at heightened risk of …

The Role of Ecological Linkage Mechanisms in Plasmodium knowlesi Transmission and Spread

G Davidson, TH Chua, A Cook, P Speldewinde… - EcoHealth, 2019 - Springer
Defining the linkages between landscape change, disease ecology and human health is
essential to explain and predict the emergence of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria, a zoonotic …

Richness, diversity, and factors influencing occupancy of mammal communities across human-modified landscapes in Colombia

V Boron, NJ Deere, P Xofis, A Link… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
As human-modified landscapes are increasing in the tropics, it becomes critical to
understand how they affect mammal communities to reconcile conservation and …

[HTML][HTML] Low forest-loss thresholds threaten Amazonian fish and macroinvertebrate assemblage integrity

RT Martins, J Brito, K Dias-Silva, CG Leal, RP Leitao… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Deforestation is a major threat globally, but especially in tropical regions because they are
biodiversity strongholds and carbon storehouses. Some studies have reported changes in …

Land management strategies can increase oil palm plantation use by some terrestrial mammals in Colombia

LE Pardo, MJ Campbell, MV Cove, W Edwards… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
While the conservation role of remaining natural habitats in anthropogenic landscapes is
clear, the degree to which agricultural matrices impose limitations to animal use is not well …

Effects of oil palm and human presence on activity patterns of terrestrial mammals in the Colombian Llanos

LE Pardo, W Edwards, MJ Campbell… - Mammalian …, 2021 - Springer
The ability of animals to adjust their behaviour can influence how they respond to
environmental changes and human presence. We quantified activity patterns of terrestrial …

An extreme climate event and extensive habitat alterations cause a non-linear and persistent decline to a well-managed estuarine fishery

RE Boucek, MS Allen, RD Ellis, J Estes… - … Biology of Fishes, 2023 - Springer
Theoretical, field-based, and experimental research all suggest that animal populations
remain relatively stable under increasing habitat alteration until a critical threshold is …

The role of consumer knowledge in reducing the demand for palm oil

F Lange, L Coremans - Environmental Conservation, 2020 - cambridge.org
Attempts to mitigate the environmental impact of oil-palm expansion by improving production
standards have been of limited success. An alternative approach aims at a better …