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The role of genetic factors in species decline and extinction is the subject of a long-running controversy, with demographical factors often seen as m...

Conservationists often view hybrid animals as problematic, at least if anthropogenic influence caused the intermixing to occur. However, critics propo...

The introduction of exotic species to new areas poses a major threat to the environment. For those introduced species that establish and survive beyon...

Red-billed queleas Quelea quelea are major pests of small-grain crops throughout sub-Saharan Africa. When conditions permit, birds breed in vast colon...

The source of seed or plant material can have profound implications for the success of restoration efforts because most species exhibit adaptive genet...

Restoration of novel ecosystems to a historical benchmark may not always be possible or advisable. Novel ecosystems may be managed by targeting specif...

Desecheo Island (117 ha) was historically an important seabird island in the Caribbean with 15 species recorded, of which seven are known to breed, in...

Coastal habitat-forming species provide protection and essential habitat for fisheries but their ability to maintain these services are under threat f...

The identification of geographic areas where the densities of animals are highest across their annual cycles is a crucial step in conservation plannin...

The grey partridge is a species of conservation concern, in common with many farmland birds. Its widespread decline in western Europe has been attribu...