Concern is growing about the potential effects of interacting multiple stressors, especially as
the global climate changes. We provide a comprehensive review of multiple stressor …

This paper presents the output of our fifth annual horizon-scanning exercise, which aims to
identify topics that increasingly may affect conservation of biological diversity, but have yet to …

Fundamental ecological research is both intrinsically interesting and provides the basic
knowledge required to answer applied questions of importance to the management of the …

Because this is a translated and revised edition of the Portuguese language version, many
of the references the reader finds in the course of the chapters are written in Portuguese. It …

Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

Globally, ecosystems and their constituent flora and fauna face the localized and broad-
scale influence of human activities. Conservation practitioners and environmental managers …

Despite a significant growth in food production over the past half-century, one of the most
important challenges facing society today is how to feed an expected population of some …

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …

International trade in wildlife is a major threat to biodiversity conservation. CITES, the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, is the …

Nature has the potential to provide wide-ranging economic contributions to society–from
ecosystem services to providing income to communities via fair trade of resources …