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A place-based assessment of biodiversity intactness in sub-Saharan Africa - Nature
Abstract Maintaining biodiversity is central to the sustainable development agenda1. However, a lack of context-specific biodiversity information at policy-relevant scales has posed major limitations to decision-makers2,3. To address this challenge, we undertook a comprehensive assessment of the biodiversity intactness of sub-Saharan Africa4 using place-based knowledge of 200 African biodiversity experts5.
Community‐ and species‐level responses of reptiles to an avian ecosystem engineer
Introduction Through alteration of habitat structure, ecosystem engineers have the capacity to directly influence the distribution and availability of resources to other biota, thereby indirectly altering the distribution and abundance of those organisms (Jones et al., 1994). The effects of ecosystem engineering commonly impact a diversity of vertebrate animals, primarily via soil manipulation (Coggan et al., 2018).
The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses
Article Dans Une Revue (Data Paper) Scientific Data Année : 2024 The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses Mots clés Agroecology Biodiversity Conservation biology Plant ecology Restoration ecology Origine : Fichiers éditeurs autorisés sur une archive ouverte Licence : CC BY NC - Paternité - Pas d'utilisation commerciale hal-04484669 , version 1 (29-02-2024) Hayley S.
The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses - Scientific Data
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Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances.
By Hayley Clements, Bryan Maritz, Ara Monadjem, Chevonne Reynolds, Ryan Blanchard, Matthew F. Child, Karen J. Esler, Maike Hamann, Ty Loft, Odirilwe Selomane, Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Graham Alexander, Nico L Avenant, Steven Belmain, Emily Bennitt, Michelle Brown, Filipe Gimenez Carvalho, Marina Cords, Harriet Davies-Mostert, Terrence C. Demos, Christiane Denys, Thomas M. Doherty-Bone, Marine Drouilly, Seth J. Eiseb, Adam Ferguson, Jason Gilchrist, Laurent Granjon, Javier Juste, Beth A. Kaplin, Christian Kiffner, Duncan M. Kimuyu, Mnqobi L. Mamba, Trevor McIntyre, John Measey, Addisu Mekonnen, Haemish I. Melville, Pedro Monterroso, Jennifer Moore Verified, Violaine Nicolas, Katarzyna Nowak, M. Justin O’Riain, Francesca Parrini, Andrew Plumptre, Leigh Richards, Ute Schmiedel, M. Corrie Schoeman, Paul Scholte, Sidney Shema, Alexander Sliwa, Hanneline A. Smit-Robinson, Michael J. Somers, Dave Thompson, Wayne Twine, Victor Van Cakenberghe, Géraldine Veron, Susanne Vetter, Maria Vorontsova, Thomas Wagner, Natalie Weber, Paula A. White, Esther E. Amoako, Nadine Cronk, José M. Fernández-García, Jerome Y. Gaugris, Jose M. Gil-Sánchez, Vaclav Gvozdik, Anne Mette Lykke, Kevin Z. Mganga, Liaan Minnie, Evans E. Nkrumah, Benneth C. Obitte, Samuel T. Osinubi, Darren W. Pietersen, Elie Tobi
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Snake predators of bird eggs: a review and bibliography
Copyright © 2022 by the author(s). Published here under license by The Resilience Alliance. This article is under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You may share and adapt the work provided the original author and source are credited, you indicate whether any changes were made, and you include a link to the license. Go to the pdf version of this article The following is the established format for referencing this article: Barends, J. M. and B. Maritz. 2022.
Red tape is choking biodiversity research in South Africa. What can be done about it?
It is no exaggeration to say that science has saved humanity on multiple occasions. The most recent has been through the development of vaccines for the current COVID-19 pandemic. Not all scientists work directly on applied research such as vaccine development. But successful scientists produce the foundational data, information and knowledge that contribute to an upward chain of information. This improves our ability to comprehend and solve humanity’s issues.
Pasha 75: Facebook helped us to learn what snakes eat. Why this is important
Snakes eat a great diversity of prey but the details of each species’ diet have long been a bit of a mystery. That’s because it’s difficult to observe their infrequent and unpredictable feeding behaviour. But it’s important to understand their diet because of its impact on ecological systems and its role in venom biochemistry. Snake bites account for many deaths on the African continent. Two researchers used a novel way to gather information about the reptiles’ diets and feeding behaviour.
How we tracked the eating habits of snakes in Africa with the help of a Facebook group
Snakes are a diverse lineage of reptiles that are found on every continent except Antarctica. Despite differences in appearance, habitat preference, defence tactics and underlying biology, one thing is common to all 3,800 species of snakes — every last one is a predator. As predators, snakes are likely to fulfil important roles in ecosystems. Knowing what snakes eat can help scientists better understand ecological connections among snakes and other species.
The underappreciated extent of cannibalism and ophiophagy in African cobras
It is incredibly challenging to study the natural feeding habits of snakes. Snakes are themselves secretive and rarely observed in the wild, and they feed relatively infrequently, making observations of feeding scarce. As a result, scientific understanding of snake dietary ecology (beyond simple prey lists) remains remarkably superficial outside of a few species.
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