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EICAT+, a new framework to assess the positive impacts of alien species

The IUCN ENvironmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is a global standard to assess negative impacts of alien species on native biodiversity. However, alien species can also...

Data gaps and opportunities for comparative and conservation biology

Given the current species extinction rates, evidence-based policies to conserve at-risk species are urgently needed. Ultimately, the extinction of a species is determined by birth and death rates,...

How to plan reintroductions of long-lived birds

Reintroductions have been increasingly used for species restoration and it seems that this conservation tool is going to be more used in the future. Nevertheless, there is not a clear consensus...