Extinction debt: a challenge for biodiversity conservation
Local extinction of species can occur with a substantial delay following habitat loss or
degradation. Accumulating evidence suggests that such extinction debts pose a significant …
degradation. Accumulating evidence suggests that such extinction debts pose a significant …
Confounding factors in the detection of species responses to habitat fragmentation
Habitat loss has pervasive and disruptive impacts on biodiversity in habitat remnants. The
magnitude of the ecological impacts of habitat loss can be exacerbated by the spatial …
magnitude of the ecological impacts of habitat loss can be exacerbated by the spatial …
[HTML][HTML] Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation: key findings and future challenges
Habitat loss and fragmentation has long been considered the primary cause for biodiversity
loss and ecosystem degradation worldwide, and is a key research topic in landscape …
loss and ecosystem degradation worldwide, and is a key research topic in landscape …
[HTML][HTML] Sixteen years of change in the global terrestrial human footprint and implications for biodiversity conservation
Human pressures on the environment are changing spatially and temporally, with profound
implications for the planet's biodiversity and human economies. Here we use recently …
implications for the planet's biodiversity and human economies. Here we use recently …
Effects of habitat disturbance on tropical forest biodiversity
J Alroy - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
It is widely expected that habitat destruction in the tropics will cause a mass extinction in
coming years, but the potential magnitude of the loss is unclear. Existing literature has …
coming years, but the potential magnitude of the loss is unclear. Existing literature has …
Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas
WF Laurance, D Carolina Useche, J Rendeiro, M Kalka… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
The rapid disruption of tropical forests probably imperils global biodiversity more than any
other contemporary phenomenon,,. With deforestation advancing quickly, protected areas …
other contemporary phenomenon,,. With deforestation advancing quickly, protected areas …
The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How much is left, and how is the remaining forest distributed? Implications for conservation
The neotropical Atlantic Forest supports one of the highest degrees of species richness and
rates of endemism on the planet, but has also undergone a huge forest loss. However, there …
rates of endemism on the planet, but has also undergone a huge forest loss. However, there …
Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities
N Myers, RA Mittermeier, CG Mittermeier… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Conservationists are far from able to assist all species under threat, if only for lack of funding.
This places a premium on priorities: how can we support the most species at the least cost …
This places a premium on priorities: how can we support the most species at the least cost …
Identification of human brain tumour initiating cells
The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis suggests that neoplastic clones are maintained
exclusively by a rare fraction of cells with stem cell properties,. Although the existence of …
exclusively by a rare fraction of cells with stem cell properties,. Although the existence of …
Extinction risk from climate change
Climate change over the past∼ 30 years has produced numerous shifts in the distributions
and abundances of species 1, 2 and has been implicated in one species-level extinction 3 …
and abundances of species 1, 2 and has been implicated in one species-level extinction 3 …