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Spectrum of concepts associated with the term "biodiversity": a case study in a biodiversity hotspot in South America
(Springer, 2018)
In most conservation programs that include public participation, the word "biodiversity" is used. However, many variables influence the public understanding of the term and determine what biodiversity means to local ...
Biodiversity and a taxonomy of Chilean taxonomists
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997)
The Chilean taxonomic community is reduced, with the largest fraction of taxonomists devoted to well known groups, such as vertebrates. Some invertebrates and plant taxa have no Chilean taxonomist working on them, all ...
Biodiversity Protection in Mexico in the Age of Globalization
(SAGE, 2020)
The protection of Mexico's biodiversity is hampered by regulatory uncertainty and unclear distribution of competences across different levels of government. A comprehensive set of measures at both the government and the ...
A Vision for Global Biodiversity Monitoring With Citizen Science
(Academic Press Inc., 2018)
Global biodiversity monitoring is urgently needed across the world to assess the impacts of environmental change on biodiversity. One way to increase monitoring is through citizen science. ‘Citizen science’ is a term that ...
Conservation strategies for biodiversity and indigenous people in Chilean forest ecosystems
(Taylor & Francis, 2001)
The distribution
of
Chilean temperate forests
has
been greatly disrupted
by
human
activities, mainly through logging, land clearing
for
agriculture,
and
replacement
of
native ...
Biocomplexity and conservation of biodiversity hotspots: three case studies from the Americas
(ROYAL SOCIETY, 2007-02-28)
The perspective of 'biocomplexity' in the form of 'coupled natural and human systems' represents a resource for the future conservation of biodiversity hotspots in three direct ways: ( i) modelling the impact on biodiversity ...
Evaluating acoustic indices in the Valdivian rainforest, a biodiversity hotspot in South America
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)
Passive acoustic monitoring is becoming an extensively used tool to evaluate the status and variation of populations of sound producing animals. The analyses of extensive acoustic recordings for identification and detection ...
Changes in belowground biodiversity during ecosystem development
(National Academy of Sciences, 2019)
Belowground organisms play critical roles in maintaining multiple ecosystem processes, including plant productivity, decomposition, and nutrient cycling. Despite their importance, however, we have a limited understanding ...
Assessing visitors' preferences for ecosystem features in a desert biodiversity hotspot
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)