Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Victor Cazalis, Luca Santini, Pablo M. Lucas, Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez, Michael Hoffmann, Ana Benitez-Lopez, Michela Pacifici, Aafke M. Schipper, Monika Boehm, Alexander Zizka, Viola Clausnitzer, Carsten Meyer, Martin Jung, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Pedro Cardoso, Giordano Mancini, H. Resit Akcakaya, Bruce E. Young, Guillaume Patoine, Moreno Di Marco
Summary: The usefulness of the IUCN Red List is hindered by the lack of data on 14% of species. This study proposes a reproducible method to help prioritize the reassessment of data-deficient species and provides a list of species likely to have sufficient data, thereby improving the comprehensiveness of the IUCN Red List.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oceanography
Edwin S. Uribe, Andrea Luna-Acosta, Andres Etter
Summary: The study conducted in the Colombian Caribbean for the first time using the Red List of Ecosystems methodology to assess collapse risk for coral ecosystems found that all ecosystem units at the three scales were assessed from vulnerable to critically endangered, proposing practical management recommendations.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Richard Fox, Emily B. Dennis, Andrew F. Brown, Jon Curson
Summary: Regular reassessment of extinction risk is important for prioritizing conservation action. This study provides an updated assessment of extinction risk in Great Britain by using population monitoring data and citizen-science records of butterflies. The findings show that the status of butterflies in Great Britain has deteriorated and a significant number of species are threatened.
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Monika Bohm, David L. Waldien, Gregory P. Setliff, Kristine O. Abenis, Luis F. Aguirre, Perpetra Akite, Marnelli S. Alviola, Phillip A. Alviola, Jose Luis Aramayo Bejarano, Jade Aster T. Badon, Aimee Lynn A. Barrion-Dupo, Gilianne Brodie, Analyn Cabras, Catia Canteiro, James A. Danoff-Burg, Emmanuel Ryan C. De Chavez, Mariano Roy M. Duya, Orlando L. Eusebio, Norashikin Fauzi, Zachary J. Glass, Noelle E. Grabowski, Juan Fernando Guerra Serrudo, Sergio S. Henriques, Brent M. Horton, Vijaya Kumaran Jayaraj, Beth A. Kaplin, Shannon M. Keller, Maria Julieta Ledezma Arias, Ireneo L. Lit, Cristian C. Lucanas, Milton Norman D. Medina, Michael D. Meyer, Jenna Miladin, Ahmim Mourad, Gregory M. Mueller, Shiloh S. Narayan, Jeremy C. B. Naredo, Tamara Osborne-Naikatini, Joseph B. Rasalan, Bindiya Rashni, Simon Musila, Appalasamy Suganthi, Nunia Thomas-Moko, Chrestine B. Torrejos, John R. Wallace, Hilda Waqa-Sakiti, Sheryl Yap
Summary: Global biodiversity decline continues, and it is crucial to bring in new and diverse contributors to fill data gaps. Linking academia with assessment processes can enhance species assessments. Professors can integrate Red List learning into teaching, helping students develop professional networks and research skills.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
H. Mauricio Ortega-Andrade, Marina Rodes Blanco, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Nereida Guerra Arevalo, Karima Gabriela Lopez de Vargas-Machuca, Juan C. Sanchez-Nivicela, Diego Armijos-Ojeda, Jose Francisco Caceres Andrade, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Amanda Belen Quezada Riera, Paul Szekely, Octavio R. Rojas Soto, Diana Szekely, Juan M. Guayasamin, Fausto Rodrigo Siavichay Pesantez, Luis Amador, Raquel Betancourt, Salomon M. Ramirez-Jaramillo, Bruno Timbe-Borja, Miguel Gomez Laporta, Juan Fernando Webster Bernal, Luis Alfredo Oyagata Cachimuel, Daniel Chavez Jacome, Valentina Posse, Carlos Valle-Pinuela, Daniel Padilla Jimenez, Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig, Andrea Teran-Valdez, Luis A. Coloma, Ma. Beatriz Perez Lara, Sofia Carvajal-Endara, Miguel Urgiles, Mario H. Yanez Munoz
Summary: Ecuador is facing severe threats to its diverse amphibian species, with 57% of native species categorized as Threatened. Loss of habitat, agricultural expansion, and other human activities are major contributing factors. Urgent actions are needed to protect threatened species and support conservation efforts.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Gregory M. Mueller, Kelmer Martins Cunha, Tom W. May, Jessica L. Allen, James R. S. Westrip, Catia Canteiro, Diogo Henrique Costa-Rezende, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos, Aida M. Vasco-Palacios, Antony Martyn Ainsworth, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Frank Bungartz, Amanda Chandler, Susana C. Goncalves, Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber, Reda Irsenaite, John Bjarne Jordal, Thiago Kosmann, James Lendemer, Richard Troy McMullin, Armin Mesic, Viviana Motato-Vasquez, Yoshihito Ohmura, Rikke Reese Naesborg, Claudia FerMi, Irja Saar, Diego Simijaca, Rebecca Yahr, Anders Dahlberg
Summary: Fungal species are also vulnerable to the threats faced by animals and plants, and recent efforts have led to an increase in the number of published fungal assessments. The 597 assessed fungal species in the 2022-1 IUCN Red List update provide the first global review of the extinction risk and threats faced by fungi. Nearly 50% of the assessed species are threatened, with habitat loss/degradation, climate change, invasive species, and pollution identified as the primary threats.
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Environmental Sciences
Elin A. Thomas, Aoife Molloy, Nova B. Hanson, Monika Boehm, Mary Seddon, Julia D. Sigwart
Summary: The study shows that 62% of molluscs endemic to hydrothermal vents are under threat, with some species fully protected while others facing threats from deep-sea mining. The relative threat index highlights greater risks at vent fields in the Indian Ocean, while vent sites within established marine protected areas have a higher proportion of species assessed as Least Concern.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Carly R. Cowell, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Pippin M. L. Anderson, Tarciso Leao, Jenny Williams, Wendy A. Annecke
Summary: Protected areas in biodiversity hotspots face the challenge of monitoring locally rare and threatened plant species with limited budgets. This study evaluates the effectiveness of using the Red List for prioritizing species in Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) and suggests that more in-field data and monitoring are required to prevent extinctions in protected areas.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yuheng Chen, Yongbin Wu, Yuran Dong, Yao Li, Zhiwei Ge, Oduro George, Gang Feng, Lingfeng Mao
Summary: This study aims to explore the relationship between species' traits and environmental contexts in relation to extinction risk, in order to facilitate more effective conservation and management strategies and understand the interactions between environmental threats and species' traits.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Liping Li, Haining Qin, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Yaomin Zheng, Huawei Wan, Jack Plummer, Melanie-Jayne R. Howes, Huiyuan Liu, Yangming Jiang, Tuo Wang, Huihui Zhao, Zhanfeng Shen, Huiping Huang
Summary: Based on the assessments in 2013 and 2020, a total of 4,088 (10.39%) species of Chinese higher plants are threatened in 2020, with 2,875 (7.31%) considered Near Threatened and 27,593 (70.16%) categorized as Least Concern. The Red List Index showed different patterns in the two years, indicating effective protection for threatened plant species in China. Attention should be given to non-threatened species in the future for conservation purposes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIGITAL EARTH
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Manuel-Angel Duenas, David J. Hemming, Amy Roberts, Hilda Diaz-Soltero
Summary: Globally, invasive species pose a threat to critically endangered terrestrial vertebrate species, with birds being the most affected and amphibians primarily threatened by the chytrid fungal pathogen. The control and management of invasive species are crucial for global biodiversity conservation.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Paula Nazaro, Luis Rivera, Guillermo Martinez Pastur, Fabio Alabar, Natalia Politi
Summary: In the piedmont dry forest of northwestern Argentina, eight out of 12 timber tree species were found to have inadequate conservation status, with discrepancies from the IUCN assessment. The data provided in this study can serve as a baseline for monitoring population trends and prioritizing conservation efforts for these species facing potential extinction risks in the short-term.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Aaron C. Greenville, Thomas M. Newsome, Glenda M. Wardle, Chris R. Dickman, William J. Ripple, Brad R. Murray
Summary: The research found that species facing more threats do not necessarily have a higher risk of extinction, and different combinations of threats do not predict extinction risk in the same way across different spatial scales. The only exception is cartilaginous fishes, which face higher extinction risk with increasing numbers of threats.
CONSERVATION LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Rafael Miranda, Imanol Miqueleiz, William Darwall, Catherine Sayer, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Kent E. Carpenter, Beth Polidoro, Nadia Dewhurst-Richman, Caroline Pollock, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Robin Freeman, Ben Collen, Monika Boehm
Summary: Global biodiversity targets require monitoring of species at risk and quantifying biodiversity trends. This study uses the Red List Index (RLI) to analyze the conservation status of world fishes in 2010. The results show that 15.1% of sampled species are threatened with extinction, with fishing being the main threat for marine species and pollution from agriculture and forestry effluents for freshwater fishes.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sandro Valerio Silva, Tobias Andermann, Alexander Zizka, Gregor Kozlowski, Daniele Silvestro
Summary: Trees are crucial for Earth's biodiversity, but many species are threatened with extinction due to human activities. This study used a computational pipeline and deep neural network models to approximate extinction risk assessments for over 21,000 tree species. The results show that 43% of the assessed species are threatened with extinction, with taxonomic and geographic heterogeneities in the distribution of threatened species.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Stephen G. Kearney, James E. M. Watson, April E. Reside, Diana O. Fisher, Martine Maron, Tim S. Doherty, Sarah M. Legge, John C. Z. Woinarski, Stephen T. Garnett, Brendan A. Wintle, Euan G. Ritchie, Don A. Driscoll, David Lindenmayer, Vanessa M. Adams, Michelle S. Ward, Josie Carwardine
Summary: Earth's extinction crisis is worsening and threat classification schemes are crucial for assessing the drivers and threats causing species declines. However, there is a lack of a complementary framework for evaluating the conservation responses needed to reduce these threats. In this study, an expert-driven threat-abatement framework was developed and applied to 1532 threatened species in Australia, highlighting the importance of retaining and restoring habitat, controlling invasive species and diseases, and improving fire management for species recovery. Integrated management responses are necessary for the survival and recovery of most species.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
John C. Z. Woinarski, Stephen T. Garnett, Sarah M. Legge, Graeme Gillespie, Mark Lintermans, Libby Rumpff
Summary: From 2000 to 2022, 29 taxa representing 6.5% of the threatened Australian species have recovered due to sustained management actions. Most of the recovered species are mammals whose previous decline was due to introduced predators. However, invertebrates, which have received little conservation investment, have limited recovery.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kerstin K. Zander, Hunter S. Baggen, Stephen T. Garnett
Summary: This article presents a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed articles published between 2001 and 2021 on the relationship between human mobility and drought or heat. The study identifies a total of 387 relevant articles, which were analyzed descriptively and using a Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model. The findings reveal that most articles focus on droughts, particularly in African and Southern Asian countries, while heat-related research is predominantly conducted in developed countries. Various research gaps are identified, including migration in urban droughts and the compound effects of drought and heat.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Montague H. C. Neate-Clegg, Benjamin A. Tonelli, Casey Youngflesh, Joanna X. Wu, Graham A. Montgomery, Cagan H. Sxekercioglu, Morgan W. Tingley
Summary: As human population density increases, biodiversity must co-exist with urbanization or face local extinction. However, there are few globally consistent patterns to explain variation in urban tolerance, which hinders the development of a predictive framework.
Article
Ecology
Sarah Fischer, Andrew C. Edwards, Stephen T. Garnett, Timothy G. Whiteside, Patrice Weber
Summary: This study explores the use of moving sound recorders to replicate line-transect surveys and compares the results with traditional point-count surveys in avian communities. The findings suggest that sound recordings are more accurate in identifying bird species compared to observer data. Furthermore, the integration of bioacoustic and drone technologies with traditional avian surveying techniques enhances the identification of species in an area.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kerstin K. Zander, Michael Burton, Ram Pandit, Stephen T. Garnett
Summary: Public support is crucial for government conservation measures, but little is known about the criteria the public thinks government should consider when making conservation investment decisions. A study on the Australian public found that the risk of extinction, effectiveness of interventions, and potential harm to other species were the most important factors, while costs and societal acceptance were less significant.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Cagan H. Sekercioglu, William J. Sutherland, Evan R. Buechley, Binbin V. Li, Natalia Ocampo-Penuela, Bruktawit Abdu Mahamued
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
cagan H. Sekercioglu, Melissa J. Fullwood, Thure E. Cerling, Federico Oviedo Brenes, Gretchen C. Daily, Paul R. Ehrlich, Page Chamberlain, Seth D. Newsome
Summary: Understanding how human modification of habitats affects tropical bird feeding patterns is crucial for conserving bird biodiversity. Traditional methods of diet analysis are difficult for investigating tropical bird diets, but stable isotope analysis provides a cost-effective and efficient alternative. In our study in southern Costa Rica, we compared stable isotope values of four bird species in different habitats and found that habitat choice significantly influenced diet composition. Coffee plantations were found to be deficient in invertebrates preferred by forest generalist birds, indicating the importance of forest remnants for native birds in agricultural landscapes.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ornithology
Anastasios Bounas, Victoria Saravia-Mullin, Maria Mendez, Volen Arkumarev, Lusine Aghajanyan, Korsh Ararat, Evan Buechley, Vladimir Dobrev, Dobromir Dobrev, Ron Efrat, Ivaylo Klisurov, Elzbieta Kret, Theodora Skartsi, Steffen Oppel, Rusko Petrov, Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Anton Vaidl, Jose A. Donazar, Stoyan C. Nikolov, Konstantinos Sotiropoulos
Summary: This study provides genetic management recommendations for the conservation translocation program of the declining Egyptian Vulture population in the Balkans. The results show that the current population management scheme and source populations do not have a significant impact on genetic diversity. However, releasing individuals of different origin would be appropriate to prevent further population contraction and loss of adaptive alleles.
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Madeline Beattie, Julia E. Fa, Ian Leiper, Alvaro Fernandez-Llamazares, Kerstin K. Zander, Stephen T. Garnett
Summary: Indigenous Peoples' lands, which make up a significant portion of biodiversity hotspots, are more likely to experience armed conflict. However, these lands also suffer less environmental damage and human impacts, likely due to Indigenous Peoples' strong connection to and defense of their territories.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jocelyne S. Sze, Dylan Z. Childs, L. Roman Carrasco, Alvaro Fernandez-Llamazares, Stephen T. Garnett, David P. Edwards
Summary: Indigenous Peoples have long been custodians of their lands and play a crucial role in tropical forest conservation. Research shows that Indigenous Peoples' Lands overlap with the distribution ranges of tropical forest-dependent vertebrates, affecting species richness, extinction vulnerability, and range-size rarity.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ana Buchadas, Martin Jung, Mercedes Bustamante, Alvaro Fernandez-Llamazares, Stephen T. T. Garnett, Ana Sofia Nanni, Natasha Ribeiro, Patrick Meyfroidt, Tobias Kuemmerle
Summary: Tropical and subtropical dry woodlands are facing high deforestation pressure despite their rich biodiversity and carbon storage. This study explores the relationship between deforestation dynamics, woodland protection, and conservation priorities in these regions. The findings reveal that global conservation priorities are overrepresented in tropical dry woodlands compared to other areas, and deforestation frontiers disproportionately impact areas with important regional conservation assets. Understanding how deforestation frontiers coincide with different types of woodland protection can inform targeted conservation policies and interventions.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Charlotte Rault, Fabien Leprieur, Luc Barbaro, Holger Kreft, Nicolas Mouquet, Julien Papaix, Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Cyrille Violle, Jean-Yves Barnagaud
Summary: This study investigates the spatial variations in ecological traits of breeding bird assemblages on oceanic islands. It tests the hypothesis that native and naturalized alien bird species are filtered by different processes, leading to diverging associations between traits and environmental gradients. The study assesses the composition of breeding bird assemblages on oceanic islands and quantifies their ecological trait structures with respect to diet, mobility, and body mass.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Jeffrey D. Haight, Sharon J. Hall, Mason Fidino, Solny A. Adalsteinsson, Adam A. Ahlers, Julia Angstmann, Whitney J. B. Anthonysamy, Elizabeth Biro, Merri K. Collins, Barbara Dugelby, Travis Gallo, Austin M. Green, Laura Hartley, Mark J. Jordan, Cria A. M. Kay, Elizabeth W. Lehrer, Robert A. Long, Brandon MacDougall, Seth B. Magle, Darren E. Minier, Chris Mowry, Maureen Murray, Kristina Nininger, Mary E. Pendergast, Katie R. Remine, Travis Ryan, Carmen Salsbury, Christopher J. Schell, Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Catherine J. Shier, Kelly C. Simon, Colleen C. St Clair, Theodore Stankowich, Cassondra J. Stevenson, Lisa Wayne, Dave Will, Jacque Williamson, Larry Wilson, Amanda J. Zellmer, Jesse S. Lewis
Summary: Human-driven environmental changes affect wildlife diversity, but the impact varies across different cities due to landscape patterns, species characteristics, and other factors. This study analyzed data from 20 North American cities and found that regional environmental characteristics and mammal species traits influenced the effects of urbanization on species occupancy and community composition.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Forestry
John C. Z. Woinarski, Phillipa C. C. McCormack, Jan McDonald, Sarah Legge, Stephen T. T. Garnett, Brendan Wintle, Libby Rumpff
Summary: Biodiversity is declining and extreme events like wildfires worsen the losses. Decision-makers need to prioritize what to protect, traditionally prioritizing human life, infrastructure, and then biodiversity. Based on the 2019-20 Australian wildfires, a series of steps are proposed to identify and prioritize biodiversity assets, enhance their protection through planning and practice, and strengthen legislation to safeguard them.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE
(2023)