Browsing by Subject "CONSERVATION STATUS"

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    • A Sensitivity Analysis of the Application of Integrated Species Distribution Models to Mobile Species: A Case Study with the Endangered Baird's Tapir 

      Schank, Cody J; Cove, Michael V; Kelly, Marcella J; Nielsen, Clayton K; Farrill, Georgina O; Meyer, Ninon; Jordan, Christopher A; González-Maya, Jose F; Lizcano, Diego J; Moreno, Ricardo; Dobbins, Michael; Montalvo Guadamuz, Víctor Hugo; Cruz Díaz, Juan Carlos; Pozo, Gilberto; de la Torre, J. Antonio; Brenes Mora, Esteban; Wood, Margot A; Gilbert, Jessica; Jetz, Walter; Miller A, Jennifer (Cambridge University Press, 2019-04-21)
      Species distribution models (SDMs) are statistical tools used to develop continuous predictions of species occurrence. 'Integrated SDMs' (ISDMs) are an elaboration of this approach with potential advantages that allow for ...

    • Population status, connectivity, and conservation action for the endangered Baird's tapir 

      Schank, Cody J.; Cove, Michael V.; Arima, Eugenio Y.; E.Brandt, Laroy S.; Brenes Mora, Esteban; Carver, Andrew; Diaz Pulido, Angelica; Estrada, Nereyda; Foster, Rebecca J.; Godínez Gómez, Oscar; Harmsen, Bart J.; Jordan, Christopher A.; Keitt, Timothy H.; Kelly, Marcella J.; Sáenz Méndez, Joel; Mendoza, Eduardo; Meyer, Ninon; Pozo Montuy, Gilberto; Naranjo, Eduardo J.; Nielsen, Clayton K.; O'Farrill, Georgina; Reyna Hurtado, Rafael; Rivero, Marina; Carvajal Sánchez, José Pablo; Singleton, Maggie; de la Torre, J. Antonio; Wood, Margot A.; Young, Kenneth R.; Miller, Jennifer A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2020-05)
      Although many large mammals currently face significant threats that could lead to their extinction, resources for conservation are often scarce, resulting in the need to develop efficient plans to prioritize conservation ...

    • The conservation status of Costa Rican velvet worms (Onychophora): geographic pattern, risk assessment and comparison with New Zealand velvet worms 

      Morera, Bernal; Carrera Mora, Paola; Monge-Najera, Julian (Universidad Estatal a Distancia (Costa Rica), 2019-12)
      Introduction: Charismatic species, like the panda, play an important role in conservation, and velvet worms arguably are charismatic worms. Thanks to their extraordinary hunting mechanism, they have inspired from a ...