Publications

Hunting for meat and profit threatens a very large number of primate species. This chapter presents evidence of the extent of hunting of wild animals, and primates in particular, across the tropical areas of the globe. We review studies investigating whether estimated extraction rates of mammal species across the tropics exceed the production levels for these taxa. In particular, data on primate extraction levels in Latin America, Africa, and ...

The Golden-headed lion tamarin (Ghlt) is an endangered primate species, with a mandate from the Brazilian government for a genetically and demographically self-sustainable captive population with the primary role of assurance. The secondary roles are conservation education, research and fundraising. Assuming Ghlt founders are unrelated, the world captive population is large enough (about 520 individuals) to ensure conservation of 90% of gene ...

The local private sector currently plays an important role in the protection of biodiversity of the Tonle Sap Lake. Large parts of the lake and surrounding floodplain-so-called fishing lots - are auctioned for private exploitation of the rich fisheries. The owners of fishing lots go to great lengths to ensure that there is a maximum amount of fish inside the lot by protecting the area from disturbance and poaching. The core areas of the Tonle ...

Aim The Irano-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot is among the least-known biodiversity hotspots on earth. In this study, we aim to map the richness and genetic divergence of lizards in the biodiversity hotspot and its surrounding areas and identify the most important determinants of the richness and genetic divergence patterns. Location Iran and Turkey (Irano-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot). Methods Here, we mapped the distribution of 211 lizard ...

Climate change can alter the physical and biological parameters of existing habitats, shifting environmental variables beyond the range for which native plant species are adapted. These changes compel plant species to either adapt to new conditions or migrate to areas where conditions remain suitable. Concurrently, habitat fragmentation reduces the amount of suitable habitat and impedes plant species' ability to migrate, thereby reducing the ...

Aim We aimed to assess potential climate change impacts on the distribution of a cold-adapted terrestrial amphibian that shows strong intraspecific differentiation. Location Alps and Dinarides. Taxon Alpine salamander (Salamandra atra). Methods We built SDMs for each of two major intraspecific lineages (S. a. atra, which is found throughout the Northern Alps, and S. a. prenjensis, which appears sparsely along the Dinarides) and for the entire ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Interactions between ecological factors and seed physiological responses during the establishment phase shape the distribution of plants. Yet, our understanding of the functions and evolution of early-life traits has been limited by the scarcity of large-scale datasets. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the germination niche of temperate plants is shaped by their climatic requirements and phylogenetic relatedness, using ...

Habitat loss and fragmentation, and the effects of pesticides, contribute to biodiversity losses and unsustainable food production. Given the United Nation's (UN's) declaration of this decade as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, we advocate combining conservation biocontrol-enhancing practices with the use of RNA interference (RNAi) pesticide technology, the latter demonstrating remarkable target-specificity via double-stranded (ds)RNA's ...

Primary systemic therapy is increasingly used in the treatment of patients with early-stage breast cancer but few guidelines specifically address optimal locoregional therapies. Therefore, we established an international consortium to discuss clinical evidence and to provide expert advice on technical management of patients with early-stage breast cancer. The steering committee prepared six working packages to address all major clinical ...