Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Meeting the Challenge for Conserving Earth Ecosystems in the Long Term

Andrew John Constable, Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Andrea Pinones, Anne Babcock Hollowed, Monica M. C. Muelbert

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National and international agencies need assessments of change in ecosystems and their drivers in...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Keywords: Antarctica,­CCAMLR,­CEP,­Polar ecosystems,­risk,­Fisheries,­MPA,­State of the environment

Origin, Conservation, and Restoration of the Threatened European Grassland Ecosystem in the Anthropocene

Grégory Mahy, Thierry Dutoit, Kathrin Kiehl, Armin Bischoff, Péter Török

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Natural and Semi-Natural Grassland Ecosystems (NSG) represent high-value biodiversity hotspots for...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Keywords: European grasslands,­conservation,­restoration,­anthropocene,­Novel ecosystems

Global Change Ecology: Threats and Solutions

Ming-Chih Chiu, Qinghua Cai, Jhih-Rong Liao, Kozo Watanabe, Vincent Resh

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Global Change Ecology promotes the understanding of how globally important changes in the...

Science Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Climate Studies

Keywords: anthropocene,­Biodiversity,­ecosystem,­environmental changes,­Experimental manipulation,­Numerical modeling,­Monitoring data,­Urbanization

Large-Scale Dam Removal and Ecosystem Restoration

Rebecca McCaffery, Laura Soissons, Jeffrey J. Duda, Jean-Marc Roussel

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Rivers are vital ecosystems that support aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity and several ecosystem...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Keywords: dam removal,­Ecosystem restoration,­Fish passage,­connectivity,­sediment,­revegetation

Modeling the Human Well-being Benefits of Ecosystem Restoration and Management for Environmental Decision Making

Susan Harrell Yee, Matt Harwell, Marc Russell, Joel Christopher Hoffman, Tammy Newcomer-Johnson

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Human well-being is inextricably linked to the condition of the natural environment. Environmental...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Keywords: ecosystem services,­restoration,­human well-being,­Environmental Management,­natural infrastructure,­socio-ecological network

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development of Protected Areas

Wei Wang, Isa-Rita Russo, Weiguo Sang, Tianxiao Ma, Binbin V. Li

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With the general consensus on sustainable development worldwide, the balance between nature...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Keywords: Conservation status,­ecological restoration,­ecosystem services,­management effectiveness of protected areas,­National Parks

Science-Based Conservation of Tigers: Assessing the Past to Prepare for the Future

Carlos Ruiz-Miranda, Fernanda Michalski, Vanessa Hull, Miha Krofel, Luke Hunter, Zuofu Xiang

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In this Research Topic, we plan to assess the interface of conservation and science, looking at the...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Keywords: Tigers,­Panthera tigris,­Site-based conservation,­Law Enforcement,­connectivity,­poaching

Advances in the Conservation of Large Terrestrial Mammals

R. Terry Bower, Vernon Bleich, Paula A. White, Janet Rachlow

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Large mammals are threatened worldwide. Life histories characterized by long life spans, delayed...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Keywords: conservation biology,­Mammal conservation,­large terrestrial mammals

Amphibian and Reptile Road Ecology

Cheryl S. Brehme, Robert Nathan Fisher, Silviu O. Petrovan, Viorel Dan Popescu, Thomas Edward S. Langton, Kimberly M. Andrews

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Roads may threaten the persistence of wildlife populations by acting as barriers to movement and/or...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Keywords: Road ecology,­amphibian,­reptile,­conservation,­Wildlife crossing