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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 positively affect biodiversity.

Researchers from the University of Fribourg, the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC, and the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology – CSIC propose a new framework to assess these positive effects on native biodiversity to expand the understanding of the...

Where to head: environmental conditions shape foraging destinations in a critically endangered seabird

An international team monitors reproductive Balearic shearwaters, a critically endangered species, in Ibiza for four years to determine the most important feeding areas for this population and study what factors determine their choice.
The study concludes that the shearwaters prefer to feed in the areas of the Iberian shelf closest to the colony, such as the Gulf of Valencia and Cabo de la Nao, due to lower flight costs

The use of roads in protected areas and its effects on avian scavenger guild

The expansion of road networks and the increase in traffic have emerged in recent years as key threats to the conservation of biodiversity. This is particularly concerning in many protected areas because the increase of recreational activities requiring the use of vehicles. Effects of roads and traffic within guild scenarios and ecological processes remain however poorly known. This study examined how road proximity and traffic intensity influence patterns of resource use in an Old-World...

Stakeholders perceptions of the endangered Egyptian vulture: insights for conservation

The inclusion of perceptions, interests and needs of stakeholders in biodiversity conservation is critical for the long-term protection of endangered species. Yet, the social dimensions of endangered species conservation are often overlooked. Here, the social perceptions of the conservational importance of the globally endangered Egyptian vulture are examined in one of the most important breeding areas worldwide: the Bardenas Reales Protected Area, northern Spain.

Spatiotemporal dynamics of genetic variation in the Iberian lynx along its path to extinction reconstructed with ancient DNA

There is the tendency to assume that endangered species have been both genetically and demographically healthier in the past. The Iberian lynx suffered a dramatic and continuous decline during the 20th century. Ancient, historical, and contemporary samples with microsatellite and mitogenome data were analyzed to reconstruct the species' demography and investigate patterns of genetic variation across space and time.
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