The Use of Traditional and Modern Tools for Monitoring Wetlands Biodiversity in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

Effective monitoring of freshwater fish

(2019) Johannes Radinger et al.   FISH AND FISHERIES

Review of the status and conservation of tenrecs (Mammalia: Afrotheria: Tenrecidae)

(2019) P. J. Stephenson et al.   ORYX

Integrating Remote Sensing into Wildlife Monitoring for Conservation

(2019) PJ Stephenson   ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Defining the indigenous ranges of species to account for geographic and taxonomic variation in the history of human impacts: reply to Sanderson 2019

(2019) P. J. Stephenson et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Habitat mapping of remote coasts: Evaluating the usefulness of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles for conservation and monitoring

(2019) Gustavo A. Castellanos-Galindo et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The Holy Grail of biodiversity conservation management: Monitoring impact in projects and project portfolios

(2019) P.J. Stephenson   Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation

Development of a new continental-scale index for freshwater assessment based on dragonfly assemblages

(2019) Carlien Vorster et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Testing the IUCN Green List of Species

(2019) P.J. Stephenson et al.   ORYX

Global Island Monitoring Scheme (GIMS): a proposal for the long-term coordinated survey and monitoring of native island forest biota

(2018) Paulo A. V. Borges et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Quantifying species recovery and conservation success to develop an IUCN Green List of Species

(2018) H. Resit Akçakaya et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

A global effort to improve species monitoring for conservation

(2018) P.J. Stephenson   ORYX

New policy directions for global pond conservation

(2018) Matthew J. Hill et al.   Conservation Letters

Surveys of environmental DNA (eDNA): a new approach to estimate occurrence in Vulnerable manatee populations

(2018) ME Hunter et al.   Endangered Species Research

Plant invasion risk: A quest for invasive species distribution modelling in managing protected areas

(2018) Manuele Bazzichetto et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Developing the global potential of citizen science: Assessing opportunities that benefit people, society and the environment in East Africa

(2018) Michael J.O. Pocock et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Uplisting a threatened small mammal: the Nimba otter-shrew of West Africa

(2018) P.J. Stephenson et al.   ORYX

Priorities for big biodiversity data

(2017) PJ Stephenson et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Developing biodiversity indicators for African birds

(2017) S.R. Wotton et al.   ORYX

The continuing lack of ornithological research capacity in almost all of West Africa

(2017) Will Cresswell   OSTRICH

The application of camera trapping to assess Rallidae species richness within palustrine wetland habitat in South Africa

(2017) Robin B Colyn et al.   OSTRICH

The Value of the IUCN Red List for Business Decision-Making

(2017) Leon Bennun et al.   Conservation Letters

Improving river dolphin monitoring using aerial surveys

(2017) Julia S. Fürstenau Oliveira et al.   Ecosphere

Mapping and Monitoring the Akagera Wetland in Rwanda

(2017) Felix Ndayisaba et al.   Sustainability

Changing trends and persisting biases in three decades of conservation science

(2017) Moreno Di Marco et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

The Diversity-Weighted Living Planet Index: Controlling for Taxonomic Bias in a Global Biodiversity Indicator

(2017) Louise McRae et al.   PLoS One

Tracking global change in ecosystem area: The Wetland Extent Trends index

(2016) M.J.R. Dixon et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

A comparative approach to assess drivers of success in mammalian conservation recovery programs

(2016) Jennifer J. Crees et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Bibliometric analysis of ecosystem monitoring-related research in Africa: implications for ecological stewardship and scientific collaboration

(2016) Armand S.I. Yevide et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY

Counting chirps: acoustic monitoring of cryptic frogs

(2016) G. John Measey et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Assessing wetland degradation and loss of ecosystem services in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

(2016) Ayansina Ayanlade et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Next-generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding

(2016) Alice Valentini et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Impacts of Small-Scale Gold Mining on Birds and Anurans Near the Tambopata Natural Reserve, Peru, Assessed Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring

(2016) Nora Alvarez-Berríos et al.   Tropical Conservation Science

Standardized Assessment of Biodiversity Trends in Tropical Forest Protected Areas: The End Is Not in Sight

(2016) Lydia Beaudrot et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Monitoring of the Lac Bam Wetland Extent Using Dual-Polarized X-Band SAR Data

(2016) Linda Moser et al.   Remote Sensing

How Effective Have Thirty Years of Internationally Driven Conservation and Development Efforts Been in Madagascar?

(2016) Patrick O. Waeber et al.   PLoS One

Desktop classification of inland wetlands for systematic conservation planning in data-scarce countries: mapping wetland ecosystem types, disturbance indices and threatened species associations at country-wide scale

(2015) Heidi van Deventer et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Biological assessment of water quality and biodiversity in Rwandan rivers draining into Lake Kivu

(2015) Torsten Wronski et al.   AQUATIC ECOLOGY

Using eDNA to develop a national citizen science-based monitoring programme for the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)

(2015) Jeremy Biggs et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Knowledge co-production and boundary work to promote implementation of conservation plans

(2015) Jeanne L. Nel et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Improving Ecological Response Monitoring of Environmental Flows

(2015) Alison J. King et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Biodiversity conservation research challenges in the 21st century: A review of publishing trends in 2000 and 2011

(2015) David Velasco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Inland capture fisheries: status and data issues

(2015) D. M. Bartley et al.   FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY

Using biodiversity indicators for conservation

(2015) P.J. Stephenson et al.   ORYX

Improving the science-policy dialogue to meet the challenges of biodiversity conservation: having conversations rather than talking at one-another

(2014) Juliette C. Young et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

A Multicountry Assessment of Tropical Resource Monitoring by Local Communities

(2014) Finn Danielsen et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Effects of Land Use Changes on the Ecosystem Service Values of Coastal Wetlands

(2014) Vera Camacho-Valdez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

How much wetland has the world lost? Long-term and recent trends in global wetland area

(2014) Nick C. Davidson   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

A Biodiversity Indicators Dashboard: Addressing Challenges to Monitoring Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Using Disaggregated Global Data

(2014) Xuemei Han et al.   PLoS One

Good news from the South: Biodiversity mainstreaming – A paradigm shift in conservation?

(2014) Brian J. Huntley   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE

Organising evidence for environmental management decisions: a ‘4S’ hierarchy

(2014) Lynn V. Dicks et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Dragonflies of freshwater pools in lignite spoil heaps: Restoration management, habitat structure and conservation value

(2013) Filip Harabiš et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Freshwater biodiversity conservation: recent progress and future challenges

(2013) David L. Strayer et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Protection Reduces Loss of Natural Land-Cover at Sites of Conservation Importance across Africa

(2013) Alison E. Beresford et al.   PLoS One

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Surveying Marine Fauna: A Dugong Case Study

(2013) Amanda Hodgson et al.   PLoS One

Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010

(2012) Noel M. Burkhead   BIOSCIENCE

The impact of global climate change on genetic diversity within populations and species

(2012) Steffen U. Pauls et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Estimating Distribution of Hidden Objects with Drones: From Tennis Balls to Manatees

(2012) Julien Martin et al.   PLoS One

The seven impediments in invertebrate conservation and how to overcome them

(2011) Pedro Cardoso et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Review: Endocrine disrupting chemicals (phenol and phthalates) in the South African environment: a need for more monitoring

(2011) O.O Olujimi et al.   WATER SA

Accessing free Landsat data via the Internet: Africa's challenge

(2011) David P. Roy et al.   Remote Sensing Letters

Effect of alien riparian vegetation and its removal on a highly endemic river macroinvertebrate community

(2010) Michael J. Samways et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Using Conservation Evidence to Guide Management

(2010) DANIEL B. SEGAN et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Comparative assessment of indices of freshwater habitat conditions using different invertebrate taxon sets

(2010) John P. Simaika et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Global biodiversity monitoring

(2010) Henrique M Pereira et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity

(2010) C. J. Vörösmarty et al.   NATURE

Ecological and socio-economic impacts of invasive water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): a review

(2009) A. M. VILLAMAGNA et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

An easy-to-use index of ecological integrity for prioritizing freshwater sites and for assessing habitat quality

(2008) John P. Simaika et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Monitoring Change in Vertebrate Abundance: the Living Planet Index

(2008) BEN COLLEN et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Water depth selection, daily feeding routines and diets of waterbirds in coastal lagoons in Ghana

(2008) YAA NTIAMOA-BAIDU et al.   IBIS

An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation

(2008) R. M. Cowling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An ecosystem services framework to support both practical conservation and economic development

(2008) H. Tallis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA