The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection

SL Pimm, CN Jenkins, R Abell, TM Brooks… - science, 2014 - science.org
Background A principal function of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is to “perform regular and timely assessments …

Quantification of extinction risk: IUCN's system for classifying threatened species

GM Mace, NJ Collar, KJ Gaston… - Conservation …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
was increasingly used during the 1980s to assess the conservation status of species for …

The critically endangered vaquita is not doomed to extinction by inbreeding depression

JA Robinson, CC Kyriazis, SF Nigenda-Morales… - Science, 2022 - science.org
In cases of severe wildlife population decline, a key question is whether recovery efforts will
be impeded by genetic factors, such as inbreeding depression. Decades of excess mortality …

Genetic rescue: A critique of the evidence supports maximizing genetic diversity rather than minimizing the introduction of putatively harmful genetic variation

K Ralls, P Sunnucks, RC Lacy, R Frankham - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Genetic rescue–ameliorating inbreeding depression and restoring genetic diversity of inbred
populations through gene flow-is valuable in wildlife conservation. Empirically validated …

[图书][B] Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems

M Begon, CR Townsend - 2021 - books.google.com
A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated
The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …

[图书][B] Allee effects in ecology and conservation

F Courchamp, L Berec, J Gascoigne - 2008 - books.google.com
Allee effects are (broadly) defined as a decline in individual fitness at low population size or
density. They can result in critical population thresholds below which populations crash to …

[图书][B] Habitat fragmentation and landscape change: an ecological and conservation synthesis

DB Lindenmayer, J Fischer - 2013 - books.google.com
Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Conservation status of imperiled North American freshwater and diadromous fishes

HL Jelks, SJ Walsh, NM Burkhead… - Fisheries, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This is the third compilation of imperiled (ie, endangered, threatened, vulnerable) plus
extinct freshwater and diadromous fishes of North America prepared by the American …

[图书][B] The complete capuchin: the biology of the genus Cebus

DM Fragaszy, E Visalberghi, LM Fedigan - 2004 - books.google.com
Capuchin monkeys in the genus Cebus are one of the most widely distributed genera of
primates in Central and South America. They have captivated the imaginations of scientists …

A taxonomy and treatment of uncertainty for ecology and conservation biology

HM Regan, M Colyvan, MA Burgman - Ecological applications, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Uncertainty is pervasive in ecology where the difficulties of dealing with sources of
uncertainty are exacerbated by variation in the system itself. Attempts at classifying …