Biodiversity conservation status in China's growing protected areas

L Zhang, Z Luo, D Mallon, C Li, Z Jiang - Biological conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
The past 40 years witnessed a boom of protected areas (PAs) in China. To date, China has
established 11 types of PAs, whose conservation objectives vary from protecting biodiversity …

Extreme events in biological, societal, and earth sciences: A systematic review of the literature

M Stewart, WC Carleton, HS Groucutt - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The term “extreme event” is commonly used to describe high-impact, unanticipated natural
events, like floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. It first appeared in the …

Taxonomy, distribution, and contemporary exposure of terrestrial mammals to floods and human pressure across different areas for biodiversity conservation in China

R Sharnuud, EI Ameca - Integrative Zoology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A significant research focus is placed on identifying animal species and areas at future risk
to human‐induced alterations of the environment and long‐term changes in climatic …

Development of a water cycle management approach to Sponge City construction in Xi'an, China

D Su, QH Zhang, HH Ngo, M Dzakpasu, WS Guo… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, climate change, population growth, and inefficient use of water have
exacerbated the water resources scarcity problems around the world. Hence, this paper …

Relative vulnerability to hurricane disturbance for endangered mammals in Mexico: a call for adaptation strategies under uncertainty

EI Ameca, GM Mace, G Cowlishaw… - Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Most climate change vulnerability assessments of species focus on characterizing the
degree to which species are likely to be affected by changes in mean climatic conditions …

Extreme weather events as agents of natural local extinction of bird populations in riparian forests

MA Pesquero, CB De Carvalho… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2024 - rbciamb.com.br
Natural history comprises important biological aspects in the establishment of public policies
for biodiversity conservation. Climate change has expanded this challenge, making it …

Priorities identification of habitat restoration for migratory birds under the early dry season: A case study of Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake wetlands, China

H Wu, G Wang, J Dai, Y Long, L Zhou, S Mo, R Yang… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Abstract Context: Poyang Lake (PYL) and Dongting Lake (DTL), as the two largest
freshwater lakes in China, play crucial roles in biodiversity conservation and water resource …

Índice de priorização de fragmentos florestais visando à restauração ecológica da paisagem

KGR Branco - 2018 - teses.usp.br
A fragmentação da floresta nativa, em regiões de Mata Atlântica, foi impulsionada pela
expansão de áreas urbanas e agrícolas, gerando uma demanda por restauração de áreas …

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张履冰, 罗振华, 李春旺, 蒋志刚 - 2017 - ir.ioz.ac.cn
Lyubing Zhang a, b, Zhenhua Luo c, David Mallon d, e, Chunwang Li a, b, Zhigang Jiang a,
b,⁎ a Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China b …