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Contemporary cultural heritage conservation is increasingly shifting from object-oriented preservation toward human-centered management, yet its philosophical basis and operational implications remain underdeveloped. This article reinterprets that sh...
Flood-driven hydrological connectivity in managed floodplain wetlands can create transient opportunities for fish dispersal, yet direct field observations of such events remain limited. In Lake Izunuma–Uchinuma, Japan, a rapid water-level rise...
In December 2022, 196 nations around the world committed to protecting at least 30% of terrestrial and inland water areas and marine and coastal areas by 2030, one of the targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Kunming-Montreal Glob...
Bats (Chiroptera) account for approximately 25% of all known mammalian species and provide essential ecological services, including insect regulation, pollination, and seed dispersal. Despite their importance, they face significant conservation threa...
Abandoned pastoral settlements can create disturbed and nutrient-enriched microsites that favor the dominance of native expansive plant species. Yet limited empirical evidence exists on how abandoned Maasai bomas influence the spread of Urtica massai...
Cocoa agroforestry is widely promoted for biodiversity conservation and sustainable production; however, uncertainties remain regarding the distribution of epiphytes and cocoa yield under different shade regimes. This study evaluated the effects of s...
Monitoring large elasmobranchs can employ standardized photo-identification protocols to manage diverse and progressively expanding photographic datasets. This study examines the interpretation of performance metrics generated by a dorsal fin–b...
Ecosystem restoration on Mediterranean islands is often hindered by the residual effects of past land use and invasive species. Decades of holm oak forest exploitation, the establishment of secondary pine plantations, and the introduction of invasive...
In January 2021, the new journal Conservation was launched, creating a platform for the publication of comprehensive reviews, original research articles, communications, case reports, brief reports, commentaries, and other perspectives related to the...
This study investigates the integration of bioeconomy principles in the Greek livestock sector, framing the transition from conventional farming toward a circular bioeconomy as a strategy for resource conservation and reduced environmental pressure....
We assessed the current and possible future predicted distributions of the Mexican narrow-mouthed toad, Amphibia, Microhylidae Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866) across its range to evaluate vulnerability under global change. (2) Methods: We integrat...
Although the green belt around Greater Lomé (GBGL) is a vital ecological buffer, it is currently facing significant degradation. This decline appears to be associated with a combination of various socioeconomic uses by the local community and...
Developing sustainable strategies for natural resource management and conservation under shifting climatic scenarios is increasingly necessary due to exacerbated abiotic stresses, such as salinity. Under salt stress, several negative effects are obse...
Ornamental fountains in the Alhambra and Generalife (Granada, Spain) constitute complex socio-ecological systems where water, stone, and biological communities interact, making them highly vulnerable to biodeterioration caused by phototrophic microor...
This systematic research was conducted as the first comprehensive scientific analysis of ancient lime plaster samples from Anuradhapura, a World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka. Five ancient heritage sites from 1st to 10th Century AD, covering two stupa d...
Current estimates indicate that the global terrestrial flora comprises approximately 500,000 plant species [...]
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a global challenge that negatively affects marine ecosystems and fishers’ livelihoods. Survey results from 1864 capture fishers in Vietnam show that the total mass of ALDFG is 82,72...
Human–wildlife conflict research has focused mainly on large mammals, whereas smaller carnivores remain comparatively understudied despite frequent interactions with people. Among them is the African civet (Civettictis civetta (Schreber, 1776))...
The accelerating demand for nickel and rare earth elements (REEs) for batteries, renewable energy technologies, and advanced electronics is intensifying pressure on conventional mining, with profound implications for biodiversity, ecosystem integrity...
Wild mushroom harvesting is an activity practiced throughout the United States (U.S.) and holds a place of both cultural and economic importance. Mushroom harvesting on public lands in the U.S. takes two primary forms: (1) commercial harvest (for sal...
The Southern Stuttering Frog, Mixophyes australis, is a newly described threatened species endemic to Australia that is suffering severe and ongoing declines. The species is currently presumed extinct from the southern two thirds of its range, primar...
Seagrasses are vital ecosystem engineers and habitat architects in coastal environments, with Posidonia oceanica in the Mediterranean playing a crucial role as an indicator of ecological health. As an endemic and vulnerable species, P. oceanica meado...
The knowledge base for many small vertebrate species remains limited, largely because traditional manual data collection methods often overlook less charismatic species, such as reptiles. To address this, our pilot study harnesses open-source deep le...
The Carpathian Mountains are an important hotspot of European biodiversity, where geological history, climatic diversity, and altitudinal heterogeneity have determined a great diversity and endemism of vascular plants. The study was conducted in the...
The world’s food, forest, and agricultural systems are under unprecedented strain [...]
The Anatolian Diagonal is a major mountain system in Türkiye, yet its community-level structuring effect on mammalian assemblages remains understudied. This study provides a comprehensive inventory of the mammal fauna in Ağrı Province...
Spain is the world’s leading producer and exporter of olive oil, with Andalusia being the autonomous community with the largest cultivated area. In recent decades, agricultural practices have followed a trend toward maximizing production withou...
Kenya has a long history of both legal and illegal wildlife trade, functioning as a source, consumer, and transit hub within global wildlife markets. Yet, despite its increasing prominence, the scale and composition of Kenya’s captive-bred and...
Invertebrates possess an innate immune system that acts non-specifically against pathogens and is regulated by the circadian clock. Using the host–parasite system, Daphnia magna and its bacterial parasite Pasteuria ramosa, we investigated day&n...
Soils contaminated with heavy metals including cadmium, lead, zinc, copper, and chromium continue to represent a significant environmental issue, particularly in areas affected by industrial activities. In this context, the present study aimed to ass...
This scientometric review examines the evolution and scope of invasive (blood and tissue) and non-invasive (faeces, hair, and saliva) sampling in terrestrial mammal population genetics, with particular emphasis on the comparability of observed hetero...
The Andean walnut (Juglans neotropica Diels), locally known as tocte, is a keystone tree species of major socio-ecological importance in South American mountain ecosystems, facing severe anthropogenic pressure associated with genetic erosion, habitat...
Costa Rica is a small country in terms of land area, but it is rich in natural resources and home to between 5 and 6 percent of the world’s biodiversity. The country is a leader in the conservation and sustainable use of protected areas through...
Coastal beach–dune systems along the Western Black Sea Coast represent geomorphologically complex and ecologically valuable environments that have been increasingly affected by long-term urbanisation and recreational pressure. This study examin...
Assessing individual animal health is essential for detecting early ecological stress that may scale to population-level impacts. Yet, conventional capture-based methods are invasive and logistically challenging, particularly for large mammals. This...
The urban trade in non-timber forest products (NTFPs) plays a key role in sustaining livelihoods in the Global South, while also suggesting potential pressure on resource supply systems. This study provides an integrated analysis of NTFP diversity, m...
In vertebrates, corticosterone and cortisol are glucocorticoid (GC) steroid hormones central to the vertebrate stress response, but their relative contribution depends on context and life history. We used water-borne hormone sampling in lesser sirens...
The critically endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis is under strict protection in the Mediterranean waters and exhibited a documented fishing history in Greece dating back to 19th and early of 20th centuries. The present study examined historical docu...
Fibropapillomatosis, a disease associated with Scutavirus chelonidalpha5, commonly known as Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChHV5), manifests as benign tumors that impair the motor, visual, and physiological functions of affected sea turtles. In this st...
The Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus, has been introduced and dispersed in North American waters, where it has adversely impacted native fishes. We must identify physical/chemical/biological parameters that will target the Round Goby but not have an...
Wind energy stands as one of the most technologically mature renewable sources, playing a pivotal role in the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. However, wind farms and associated infrastructures increase collision risk for flying organisms. Imp...
Human intolerance is a critical factor limiting both the distributions and populations of large carnivores. Using gray wolves as a case study, we synthesize a half-century of scholarship with the aims of clarifying the conceptual foundations of &ldqu...
Our knowledge of the marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna), a vulnerable mustelid species, is inadequate and fragmentary. Developing effective conservation strategies is significantly hampered by a lack of information on its distribution and preferred...
Open-access biodiversity repositories such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) are central to contemporary conservation research, yet their heterogeneous data sources introduce quality issues and spatial sampling biases that may co...
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This review synthesises the existing literature on meaningful experiences in nature and their potential to shape conservation behaviour in urban protected areas. Empirical evidence suggests that individuals are more likely to engage in environmental...
Scientists estimate that humanity has exceeded seven of nine planetary boundaries, threatening the entire planet with potentially catastrophic consequences for all species. We therefore have a moral imperative for future generations and other species...
The artisanal harvesting of Anadara mazatlanica is of fundamental importance to the sociocultural identity and economic livelihood of the coastal communities located in the San Ignacio–Navachiste–Macapule (SINM) lagoon system in Mexico; i...
A rare and threatened pleurocarpous amblystegiaceaen dendrothelmatic moss, Anacamptodon splachnoides, was the subject of in vitro establishment and propagation. Tests on growth and rapid propagation were applied with the aim of preparing plant materi...
In response to flood risks, nature-based solutions are increasingly recommended as resilience strategies. Wetlands are proposed as natural levers given their regulatory properties. This represents another way of promoting wetlands and, consequently,...
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