Conserving small natural features with large ecological roles: a synthetic overview

ML Hunter Jr, V Acuña, DM Bauer, KP Bell… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Small Natural Features (SNFs) are analogous to keystone species in that they have
ecological importance that is disproportionate to their size. Thus the recognition and …

Are flagship, umbrella and keystone species useful surrogates to understand the consequences of landscape change?

DB Lindenmayer, MJ Westgate - Current Landscape Ecology Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Umbrella, flagship and keystone species are among the most
widely employed surrogate species concepts. We explored whether these concepts are …

Cool shade and not‐so‐cool shade: How habitat loss may accelerate thermal stress under current and future climate

G Stark, L Ma, ZG Zeng, WG Du… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide habitat loss, land‐use changes, and climate change threaten biodiversity, and
we urgently need models that predict the combined impacts of these threats on organisms …

Rocky outcrops: a hard road in the conservation of critical habitats

JA Fitzsimons, DR Michael - Biological Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Rocky outcrops are geological features that encompass a wide variety of physical
environments, including escarpments, overhangs, cliffs, tors, boulder-heaps and insular …

[PDF][PDF] A new species of girdled lizard (Squamata: Cordylidae) from the Serra da Neve Inselberg, Namibe Province, southwestern Angola

MP Marques, LMP Ceriaco, EL Stanley, S Bandeira… - Zootaxa, 2019 - researchgate.net
A new species of rupicolous girdled lizard is described from Serra da Neve Inselberg,
Namibe Province, southwestern Angola. We sequenced two mitochondrial gene regions …

Reversing habitat loss: An experimental test of the interactive effects of grazing exclusion and surface rock restoration on reptile conservation

JL O'Sullivan, CN Foster, W Blanchard… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoring structural elements of habitats and understanding how restoration interacts with
environmental factors such as grazing management can be crucial for improving …

Subtle–but easily reversible–anthropogenic disturbance seriously degrades habitat quality for rock‐dwelling reptiles

DA Pike, BM Croak, JK Webb, R Shine - Animal Conservation, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Even apparently subtle disturbance to habitat may have severe long‐term consequences if
that disturbance alters specific microhabitat features upon which animals depend. For …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for selecting an appropriate currency in biodiversity offset transactions

HJ Mayfield, J Bird, M Cox, G Dutson, T Eyre… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
When designing biodiversity offset transactions, selecting the appropriate currency for
measuring losses and gains to biodiversity is crucial. Poorly designed currencies reduce the …

[HTML][HTML] Between a rock and a hard place: Comparing rock-dwelling animal prevalence across abandoned paddy, orchards, and rock outcrops in a biodiversity …

V Jithin, M Rane, A Watve, VB Giri… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rock outcrops are geologically and ecologically unique ecosystems that harbour threatened
and endemic biodiversity. These underappreciated, open ecosystems are undergoing rapid …

Landscape and local influences on patterns of reptile occurrence in grazed temperate woodlands of southern Australia

GW Brown, JW Dorrough, DSL Ramsey - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2011 - Elsevier
The woodlands of temperate south-eastern Australia are characterised by extensive
historical clearing and ongoing modification of the understorey habitat through livestock …