Designing optimal human‐modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation
Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes.
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …
Anthropogenic activities and Biodiversity threats
S Prakash, AK Verma - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
Biodiversity threats are one of the major concerns of today's intellectuals. These threats arise
due to environmental problems that appear both due to natural processes as well as …
due to environmental problems that appear both due to natural processes as well as …
Zoonotic host diversity increases in human-dominated ecosystems
Land use change—for example, the conversion of natural habitats to agricultural or urban
ecosystems—is widely recognized to influence the risk and emergence of zoonotic disease …
ecosystems—is widely recognized to influence the risk and emergence of zoonotic disease …
Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity
Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …
Creation of forest edges has a global impact on forest vertebrates
M Pfeifer, V Lefebvre, CA Peres, C Banks-Leite… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Forest edges influence more than half of the world's forests and contribute to worldwide
declines in biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, predicting these declines is …
declines in biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, predicting these declines is …
Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation
Concerted political attention has focused on reducing deforestation,,, and this remains the
cornerstone of most biodiversity conservation strategies,,. However, maintaining forest cover …
cornerstone of most biodiversity conservation strategies,,. However, maintaining forest cover …
Insect decline in forests depends on species' traits and may be mitigated by management
Insects are declining, but the underlying drivers and differences in responses between
species are still largely unclear. Despite the importance of forests, insect trends therein have …
species are still largely unclear. Despite the importance of forests, insect trends therein have …
Mapping species distributions with MAXENT using a geographically biased sample of presence data: a performance assessment of methods for correcting sampling …
MAXENT is now a common species distribution modeling (SDM) tool used by conservation
practitioners for predicting the distribution of a species from a set of records and …
practitioners for predicting the distribution of a species from a set of records and …
Extinction risk is most acute for the world's largest and smallest vertebrates
Extinction risk in vertebrates has been linked to large body size, but this putative relationship
has only been explored for select taxa, with variable results. Using a newly assembled and …
has only been explored for select taxa, with variable results. Using a newly assembled and …
Range contractions of the world's large carnivores
The majority of the world's terrestrial large carnivores have undergone substantial range
contractions and many of these species are currently threatened with extinction. However …
contractions and many of these species are currently threatened with extinction. However …