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Perspectives and pitfalls in preserving subterranean biodiversity through prote...
Mammola, Stefano; Altermatt, Florian; Alther, Roman; Rosário, Isabel Amorim Do; Bancila, Raluca; Borges, Paulo A. V.; Brad, Traian; Brankovits, DavidSubterranean ecosystems (comprising terrestrial, semi-aquatic, and aquatic components) are increasingly threatened by human activities; however, the current network of surface-protected areas is inadequate to safeguard subterranean biodiversity. Establishing protected areas for subterranean ecosystems is challenging. First, there are technical obstacles in mapping three-dimensional ecosystems with uncertain bou...
EU needs groundwater ecosystems guidelines
Di Lorenzo, Tiziana; Lunghi, Enrico; Aanei, Cristina Mihaela Tereza; Altermatt, Florian; Alther, Roman; Rosário, Isabel Amorim Do; Bancila, RalucaNegotiations are underway on the new European Union (EU) Water Directive (1), which will regulate the protection and sustainable use of Europe’s water resources. However, the proposal foregoes environmental quality standards specifically tailored to sensitive groundwater species and fails to require biomonitoring for groundwater ecosystems. Despite repeated calls for consideration (2, 3) since the first Water F...
A conservation roadmap for the subterranean biome
Wynne, J. Judson; Howarth, Francis G.; Mammola, Stefano; Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes; Cardoso, Pedro; Lorenzo, Tiziana Di; Galassi, Diana M. P.The 15th UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (COP15) will be held in Kunming, China in October 2021. Historically, CBDs and other multilateral treaties have either alluded to or entirely overlooked the subterranean biome. A multilateral effort to robustly examine, monitor, and incorporate the subterranean biome into future conservation targets will enable the CBD to further improve the ecological effect...
Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation
Thomson, Scott A.; Pyle, Richard L.; Ahyong, Shane T.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Ammirati, Joe; Araya, Juan Francisco; Ascher, John S.Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:19:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-03-14; Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo; Chelonian Research Institute; Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature; Department of Marine Invertebratesn Museum; School of Biological Earth & Environmental Sciences University of New South Wales; Departamento de ...