Conservation of biological diversity
An overview of the applicability of functional diversity in Biological Conservation
... Functional diversity is a component of biodiversity that encompass species features and, as a consequence, may predict ecosystem functioning more precisely (Díaz and Cabido, 2001; Cianciaruso et ...Measures ...
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Biological diversity in a changing world
... ‘index of diversity’ ( Fisher et ...the biological diversity of an assemblage or ...abundance of species, but these approaches make no distinctions among the species ...and ...
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Barcoding life to conserve biological diversity: beyond the taxonomic imperative.
... set of provisions of the CBD that refers to conservation per se and the need to understand biodiversity dynamics and species at the ecosystem ...serves conservation and may also play an ...
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Diversity and evolution of Amazonian birds: implications for conservation and biogeography
... types of forest formations, flooded environments and open ...distribution of species in Amazonia has led to the recognition of complex biogeographic ...confrontation of these biogeographic ...
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Aquatic macrophyte and macroinvertebrate diversity and conservation in wetlands of the Sinos River basin
... for biological conservation because they support rich biodiversity and present high ...in conservation planning and it has been extensively used for wetland ...macroinvertebrate diversity in ...
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The role of DNA barcodes in understanding and conservation of mammal diversity in southeast Asia.
... pairs of morphologically distinct species (Figure ...many of these clusters likely represent previously unrecognized taxa (especially the 15 that differ by more than 10% from their nearest neighbour), ...
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Diversity and conservation status of mangrove communities in two areas of Mesocaribea biogeographic region
... case of excessive silting and de- crease in salinity of the lake basin, the mangroves give way to other communities, as found in Gran Estero, where the forest has been substituted by ...silting of ...
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Evaluation of the state of knowledge on biological diversity in Brazil: executive summary
... programs of systematics and biodiversity. The lack of knowledge of the Brazilian marine invertebrates and the potential importance of many of them in clarifying aspects of ...
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Bar coding Biological Diversity: A New Micr ogenomic Identification Approach
... identification of species has always been a burden for biologists, as well as for conservationists, environmentalists, collectors, tourists, farmers, law enforcement, security and customs officials, nature ...
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Habitat manipulation for conservation biological control in organic Vegetable crops
... plant diversity has been used to improve biological control for a long ...enemies of aphids, mostly coccinellids, but the mechanisms responsible by predator attraction was not fully ...series ...
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DIVERSITY AND GENETIC STRUCTURE IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF Geonoma schottiana Mart (ARECACEAE): IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION
... seasons of the year, thus being an important food source for ...the diversity and spatial genetic structure of two natural populations, referred to as MC I and MC II, of which 60 individuals ...
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Conservation Biogeography of Terrestrial Mammals in Iran: Diversity, Distribution, and Vulnerability to Extinction
... measures of human impact, such as land cover changes or hunting pressure, because they may capture a greater amount of the human impacts in comparison to the ...Most of the predictors of ...
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DEGREE OF THREAT TO THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN THE ILHA GRANDE STATE PARK (RJ) AND GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION
... coast of Rio de Janeiro state, ...September of 1998 and January of ...types of habitats. In each habitat the characteristics of the vegetation cover as well as the animal survey were ...
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Phytochemical and genetic diversity in Mentha species: assessment, valorization and conservation
... range of biological activities, such as antifungal, antimicrobial, antiviral and insecticidal activities that haveplayed a critical role in the development of our current pharmaceutical and ...
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Geographic patterns of vertebrate diversity and identification of relevant areas for conservation in Europe
... risk of species loss into account in a particular region are important for conservation efforts and allow the identification of areas that need urgent protection (Didier et ...risk of ...
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Composition and diversity of anurans in the largest conservation unit in Pampa biome, Brazil
... 40% of amphibians known to exist in Brazilian Southern Grasslands (Santos et ...55% of the total known species for the Uruguayan Savanna ecoregion (Garcia et ...species of frogs (Leptodactylus ...
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Phylogenetic autocorrelation and evolutionary diversity of Carnivora (Mammalia) in Conservation Units of the New World
... lists of carnivore mammals (order Carnivora) from 18 conservation units (frequently National Parks) in North, Central and South America were obtained from the website “Species in Parks: Flora and Fauna ...
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Bird diversity and conservation in the southern coast of Santa Catarina state, Brazil
... mouth of Urussanga River to the mouth of Mampituba River ...consisted of one‑day samplings, lasting from 3 to 10 h per site, mainly from 07:00‑12:00 h and 14:00‑18:00 ...hours of fieldwork. ...
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Amazon landforms and soils in relation to biological diversity
... The rather extreme soil conditions of these geomorphic units, especially the table lands and the Amazon planalto (sandiness, subsoil compactness, very low clay mineral activity, s [r] ...
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Biological diversity and ethical development (Diversidade biológica e desenvolvimento ético)
... 3.2 A second unanswered question reads as foliows: even if one posits an ethical duty to defend biological diversity, must the survival of any given species be given absolute value ar ta[r] ...
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