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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"biodiversity monitoring"”.
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Addressing Insect Declines Via Biodiversity Monitoring, Ecological Restoration, and Population Genetics
… ways to generate more insect records for biodiversity datasets, investigating how ecological restoration practices influence beetle occurrence, and defining the population genetics of a habitat-specialist beetle. First, I present a novel biodiversity monitoring approach, the Rapid, …
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Biodiversity monitoring using environmental DNA: Can it detect all fish species in a waterbody and is it cost effective for routine monitoring?
The challenges associated with environmental monitoring such as the impact on the environment and the financial costs are problems we face when trying to conserve freshwater systems around the world. The need for precise and accurate results that are cost effective is important so that we can …
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Prioritising bird species of special concern for monitoring and conservation action in protected areas Esther Anna Mostert.
… Species of Special Concern for conservation and monitoring action within the South African National Parks (SANParks). SANParks is in the process of developing a Species of Special Concern Monitoring Programme (SSC MP) which forms part of the larger SANParks Biodiversity Monitoring System. Birds …
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APPLICATIONS OF GEDI LIDAR FOR REMOTE SENSING OF FOREST STRUCTURE AND BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS
… of spaceborne lidar for forest integrity and biodiversity monitoring. The three analyses detailed here contribute to our ability to assess forest health as indicated by forest structure and structural diversity and improve our ability to monitor biodiversity using forest structure as a proxy. …
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Comparing fine-scale temporal environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling to camera trapping for detecting mammalian carnivores
… caused global species declines, making accurate biodiversity monitoring essential in providing data to help avert extinctions. One-fifth of mammalian species globally are classed as under threat which means a rapid, reliable, and inexpensive monitoring method could help streamline conservation …
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Using a new monitoring framework for Regional Councils to assess the integrity of prioritised ecosystems in Hawke’s Bay farmland : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Applied Science at Lincoln University
The long-term sustainability of biodiversity in small native forest fragments on privately-owned lowland rural land is threatened by agricultural intensification, introduced pests, inadequate fencing, and species-area effects. Biodiversity monitoring of private land plays an essential role in …
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Probabilistic Ecosystems Assessment with Reinforcement Learning.
… is crucial for planetary well-being, yet monitoring these dynamic and often remote environments remains a pressing challenge, further exacerbated by the impacts of climate change. Rising ocean temperatures, acidification, and habitat degradation are altering biodiversity distributions, …
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Barcoding and eDNA metabarcoding of a rapidly changing Neotropical freshwater fish community
… expertise, lack of robust, routine, standardised monitoring programmes), infrastructure limitations and logistic constraints (e.g. access to remote areas, insufficient funds to cover surveys). Biodiversity assessment depends on reliable detection and accurate identification of species; thus, …
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A holistic approach to environmental volunteering: connections between motivation, well-being and conservation achievement.
Environmental volunteering, such as biodiversity monitoring and practical conservation volunteering, provides a unique opportunity for achieving positive outcomes for both volunteers and conservation. While the social sciences have focussed on motivation, well- being and health benefits for …
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Spatial and temporal distribution of butterfly in highland and lowland forests of Johor
… state and if unchecked could lead to loss of biodiversity. Among insects, butterfly is an important bioindicator of environmental changes. For effective management purposes, a baseline data of butterfly is needed. Samplings were carried out in various forest types: Taman Negara Johor Endau …
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Missing baseline information for British Columbia's forests : can timber cruise data fill some gaps?
… baseline data, and has potential to be used in monitoring the effectiveness of management actions taken to maintain biodiversity and other societal values during and after harvesting. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of using these data as baseline information in FREP …
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Maple Sugar Bush Management and Biodiversity Conservation in Eastern Ontario, Canada
… in Eastern Ontario might contribute to biodiversity maintenance and conservation and therefore be promoted as a form of rural sustainable development. Ontario government policy seeks to actively promote actions that strengthen the province’s rural communities and protect biodiversity. …
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Modelling British Columbia’s ecosystems and avian richness using landscape-scale indirect indicators of biodiversity
… and repeatable broad-scale methods for biodiversity modelling is an important goal to address as habitat loss, fragmentation and environmental degradation threaten our ability to maintain ecosystem and species diversity levels. Geospatial reviews of biodiversity monitoring have …
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Listening to nature: Acoustic analysis for monitoring wildlife management and protected areas
… and pest control programmes. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) coupled with acoustic indices and automated identification are promising tools for biodiversity monitoring. However, two technical bottlenecks are still important limitations for their wide use. Automatic identification commonly …
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The scientific and sociocultural value of citizen science
… pressing challenges facing the planet and its biodiversity. Conservation is also unique in its ability to transcend the academic. Subdisciplines such as biological citizen science involve non-academic individuals in data collection and as co-creators in research design and implementation. There …
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ASSESSING AND IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY OUTCOMES FOR TROPICAL FOREST RESTORATION
… is being emphasized as a key strategy to stem biodiversity declines. Tropical forests, which both house 80% of global biodiversity and account for 90% of deforestation from 2000-2018, are a particular focus of international initiatives like the Bonn Challenge and the UN Decade on Ecosystem …
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The IUCN red list for ecosystems: how does it compare to South Africa's approach to listing threatened ecosystems?
… from international donors to achieve national biodiversity conservation objectives, and address knowledge and data gaps through focused research. The IUCN RLE standards only became available after many countries including South Africa and Australia each independently tailor-developed national …
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Birds and people: studies based on citizen science and census data of Greater Gauteng, South Africa
… is having and will have on the ecosystem and on biodiversity, especially at regional and local scales has remained an a field of knowledge that has continued to evolve especially given the variable patterns and drivers of urbanization in different regions of the world as well as the different …