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{"title":"Emotional and attitudinal responses to social media depictions of human-wildlife interactions at wildlife tourist attractions.","authors":"T P Moorhouse, A Elwin, N C D'Cruze","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70130","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cobi.70130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Wildlife tourist attractions (WTAs) can permit interactions between humans and wildlife that are detrimental to the animals' welfare and species conservation. Social media portraying human-wildlife interactions could affect people's perceptions of their acceptability and desirability or stimulate demand for detrimental practices. To date, there is no evidence that viewing human-wildlife interactions on social media is linked to emotional responses or a desire to actually engage in such activities in real life. We created an experimental, international, online survey to assess how responses to social media representations of WTAs correlate with the desire to attend them. We presented respondents from 6 countries with 6 types of WTA under 4 experimental treatments. The treatments comprised different formats describing the WTA: plain text, plain text + photograph, short video clip, and long video clip. For each combination of WTA and treatment, we asked how likely respondents would be to visit the WTA and assessed their emotional response to the animals featured. Among our 2427 respondents, social media format did not consistently influence respondents' desire to attend a venue or their emotional responses. Positive emotional responses and desire to attend a given WTA, however, were strongly correlated, and both varied with respondents' countries. Respondents from the United States were most likely to attend, followed by Australia, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Positive emotional responses of respondents from each country mirrored this order. Younger respondents and those who used a greater number of social media platforms were more likely to attend each WTA than older respondents with less engagement with social media. Responses to our survey differed by respondents' country, and high social media usage, especially among younger users, may normalize the types of human-wildlife interactions being viewed and prevent those users from engaging critically with social media content.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70130"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144882367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial segregation and bycatch risk as potential drivers of population trends of wandering albatrosses at South Georgia.","authors":"V Warwick-Evans, E J Pearmain, L Thorne, R A Phillips","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70126","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cobi.70126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spatial segregation in at-sea distribution is frequently observed in seabirds and can have important implications for conservation and management. Globally, many albatross and petrel populations are declining due to bycatch in fisheries. In South Georgia, the decrease in wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) differs among breeding sites, which could reflect segregation in foraging areas, leading to differing degrees of overlap with particular fishing fleets and hence unequal bycatch risk. We investigated whether spatial segregation could explain the different rates of population decline of wandering albatrosses at South Georgia. We tracked wandering albatrosses from 2 breeding sites at South Georgia, Prion Island, and Bird Island, located 50 km apart. We investigated potential causes of spatial segregation with species distribution models and by comparing wind conditions among sites. Overlap with fisheries was quantified for each population. Although overall distributions were from the Antarctic to the subtropics, virtually all wandering albatrosses from Bird Island foraged only to the west of the island group, whereas those from Prion Island foraged to the east and west. Preferred habitat characteristics were similar at both colonies, and waters to the east and west provided foraging habitat. Wind conditions when birds departed were also similar at the 2 sites. Because neither habitat specialization nor wind conditions appeared to be factors in the observed spatial segregation among colonies, this segregation likely reflected a combination of past experience, information exchange, and cultural evolution. Breeding birds from both sites overlapped most with Chinese squid jiggers, Argentinian trawlers, and South Korean set (demersal) longliners, but the spatial segregation led to a higher overlap with demersal longline, demersal trawl, and pelagic longline fisheries by wandering albatrosses at Bird Island, which could have resulted in the faster population decline. Ours is one of the first studies to demonstrate how spatial segregation may affect population dynamics, which has important implications for the conservation of this globally threatened species.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70126"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144882369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A multiscale seasonal examination of the risk of harm to seabirds from vessels based on co-occurrence in Alaskan waters.","authors":"Kelly Kapsar, Benjamin K Sullender, Katherine J Kuletz","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70115","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cobi.70115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alaska's seascape supports globally significant seabird populations, including vulnerable and threatened species, and hosts economically important commercial fisheries and marine transportation corridors. Seasonal patterns of seabird movements and vessel traffic create a complex landscape of risk, defined as high levels of co-occurrence (overlap) between seabirds and vessels. Areas of high overlap increase risk of detrimental impacts, such as exposure to artificial light from ships, bycatch, behavioral disturbance, collision, and oil spills. To investigate this risk landscape, we combined satellite-based automatic identification system (AIS) vessel traffic data (2015-2022) with at-sea, ship-based seabird observation data from the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (2006-2022). We used these data to analyze seabird-vessel overlap from June through August (summer) and September through November (fall). Presence of both vessels and birds was highest in summer, presenting a greater overall exposure of seabirds to vessel-related impacts than in fall. This risk in both seasons was associated with vessel traffic corridors, such as Unimak Pass and the Bering Strait. When only nighttime vessel traffic was considered, risk of disturbance or interaction was higher in fall than in summer north of ∼60° N latitude. Across seasons, regions of highest risk varied by focal taxonomic group. Aethia auklets were most exposed in the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, and Ardenna shearwaters and northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) were most exposed in Unimak Pass. Overall, our findings provide an essential foundation for management decision-making to reduce risk of vessel-related injury, contamination, disturbance, displacement, and mortality for marine birds and other wildlife. The heterogeneous distribution of risk across taxa and the persistent spatial concentration of high-risk areas together require targeted, area-based mitigation approaches for effective conservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70115"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144882366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of funding fads and donor interests on international aid for conservation in Madagascar.","authors":"Johanna Eklund, Marketta Vuola, Satu Määttänen, Katia Nakamura, Jeremy Brooks, Daniel C Miller","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tens of billions of dollars in official development assistance have been spent over the past three decades to address the increasingly rapid loss of biodiversity globally. Despite this expenditure, detailed knowledge of who has provided these funds and who has used them, for what purpose, where, why, and with what consequences remains limited. To address this gap, we used a mixed-methods approach to map and analyze international aid for biodiversity conservation in Madagascar, a high-priority country for conservation. We combined collation and analysis of publicly available funding data with semistructured interviews with a range of conservation actors in Madagascar. Overall, biodiversity aid to the country declined from 1990 to 2018 and was punctuated by sharp declines during times of political unrest. Funding flows were marked by periods with distinctive emphases, from institutional development to protected areas, to creating market-based incentives for conservation. These patterns reflected key donor interests and resonated with the views and perceptions of conservation practitioners on the ground. Conservation professionals highlighted how administrative shortsightedness and imbalances in the power relations shaping conservation aid allocation have led to an increasing projectification of the conservation sector and weakening of state capacity. Our findings show that by studying how funding for biodiversity changes within countries over time, one can reveal the interests and power dynamics among donors, governments, and nongovernmental organizations that influence funding decisions and conservation efforts. The evidence and insights presented here can inform future biodiversity funding decision-making in Madagascar and elsewhere and have particular relevance given major funding commitments under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70122"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144854800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of nitrogen deposition on territory numbers of breeding birds.","authors":"Kim Meichtry-Stier, Pius Korner, Simon Birrer, Peter Knaus","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deposition of atmospheric N (nitrogen) is assumed to be a major cause of biodiversity decline in Europe. To date, few studies on the direct or indirect effects of N on bird species have been conducted. Using Swiss bird count data and habitat data, we analyzed the correlation of N deposition with numbers of territories of 112 breeding bird species. Fifty-five species had a negative correlation with N, and 21 had a positive correlation. Thirty-six species showed no clear linear relationship. Insectivorous and herbivorous species were more negatively associated with N deposition (insectivores: 23 species with well-supported negative correlation vs. 9 species with well-supported positive correlation; herbivores: 6 vs. 1) than omnivorous birds or birds feeding on vertebrates (2 with negative correlation vs. 2 with positive correlation and 1 with negative correlation vs. 1 with positive correlation, respectively). Species associated with forest (23 negative vs. 3 positive), human settlement and wetland (each 3 negative vs. 0 positive), and birds that could not be attributed to a single guild (3 negative vs. 1 positive) showed mainly a negative relationship with N deposition, whereas more positive than negative correlations were found for alpine (0 negative vs. 2 positive) and common farmland species (0 negative vs. 7 positive). Ground-nesting species were more negatively associated with N deposition (8 negative vs. 2 positive) than species that nest high aboveground (24 negative vs. 11 positive). The negative correlation of N deposition with territory numbers was slightly more pronounced in long-distance migrant species (9 negative vs. 3 positive) than in resident or short-distance migrants (23 negative vs. 10 positive). Rare species were excluded, likely biasing farmland bird results positively. We assumed that differences in the vegetation due to higher N inputs were the main cause for our results. Reduced plant diversity, altered vegetation structure, and more frequent mowing affect breeding habitat and availability of food (invertebrates and seeds) for birds. In Switzerland, airborne N deposition exceeds by far the critical loads for most ecosystems. Our results highlight the urgent need to reduce N deposition to protect a wide range of Swiss bird species.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70114"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144854776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Threshold responses of floating meadow fish communities to floodplain forest cover in the lower Amazon River.","authors":"Sam Grinstead, Caroline C Arantes, Kirk O Winemiller, Leslie C Kelso-Winemiller, Jonas Alves de Oliveira, Miguel Petrere, Carlos Edwar Carvalho Freitas","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Forest cover is positively associated with fish biomass and fisheries yield in the Amazon River floodplain, and many species enter flooded forests to feed, spawn, or seek refuge from predation. Floating macrophyte beds, known as floating meadows, in Amazon floodplains support high fish diversity and serve as nursery habitat for many fishes of high commercial importance. We surveyed fish from floating meadows in floodplain lakes along the lower Amazon River to evaluate variation in fish abundance in relation to forest cover and local environmental variables. Species associations with forest cover were estimated with threshold indicator taxa analysis (TITAN2). The analysis identified taxa that gradually increased in abundance and occurrence as forest cover increased. Many species gradually increased at approximately 40% forest cover in the local landscape. Taxa that decreased as forest cover increased exhibited thresholds, whereby their abundance and occurrence declined rapidly when forest cover exceeded approximately 9% and when it was about 20%. Small-bodied, sedentary species with equilibrium and opportunistic life-history strategies (i.e. functional groups) and Cichlidae and Characidae (taxonomic groups) were indicators of high forest cover, whereas large-bodied, migratory species with periodic and intermediate life-history strategies and Serrasalmidae were indicators of low forest cover. Our findings could be used to predict how the taxonomic and functional structure of fish communities inhabiting floating meadows would respond to deforestation.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70110"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144854801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A tribute to Professor Curtis Strobeck, Conservation Geneticist","authors":"Mark S. Boyce","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70132","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cobi.70132","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;In Graeme Caughley's (&lt;span&gt;1994&lt;/span&gt;) pithy review of the field of conservation biology, population genetics is given substantial attention, but he concludes that genetic contributions to conservation are insufficiently based on data. Curtis Strobeck's career followed the path outlined by Caughley. His early work contributed to the theory of population genetics, and in his later years, he amassed a remarkable catalog of examples of how population genetics relates to conservation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Curtis Strobeck died on 8 May 2025 at the age of 84 in Edmonton, Alberta. Curtis was professor emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta and cofounder of Wildlife Genetics International (WGI) in Nelson, British Columbia. Curtis had an extraordinary influence on applications of quantitative and molecular genetics to conservation and trained over 20 graduate students during his 50-year career.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A native of Casper, Wyoming, Curtis attended Caltech in Mathematics and finished both a BA and MA in mathematics at the University of Montana in Missoula. He undertook his doctoral education during the heyday of theoretical ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago, receiving his PhD in theoretical biology in 1971. A brief postdoc with legendary Richard Lewontin at Chicago was followed by a 4-year fellowship with John Maynard Smith at the University of Sussex in England. After a year as an assistant professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he worked with George Williams, he was recruited by the University of Alberta as an associate professor and later was promoted to professor in 1983. He served at the University of Alberta until his retirement at 65 in 2005.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Curtis was a productive and influential scholar, publishing over 200 peer-reviewed papers, and he served on the editorial boards of &lt;i&gt;Theoretical Population Biology&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Evolution&lt;/i&gt;, and the &lt;i&gt;Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology&lt;/i&gt;. His early work was theoretical and made important contributions to the ideas of &lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt;-species competition (Strobeck, &lt;span&gt;1973&lt;/span&gt;), selection in fine-grained environments (Strobeck, &lt;span&gt;1975&lt;/span&gt;), and gene hitchhiking (Strobeck et al., &lt;span&gt;1976&lt;/span&gt;). Brian Charlesworth commented that Curtis had “an unerring eye for exposing bullshit.” In later years, he focused on applications of molecular genetics to conservation, especially of mammals of northern North America.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Curtis’ most heavily cited paper was on fluctuating asymmetry (FA) with his colleague Rich Palmer (Palmer &amp; Strobeck, &lt;span&gt;1986&lt;/span&gt;), who attributes the mathematical insights to Curtis. Their work synthesized a diverse array of approaches to quantifying FA and proposed an analytical approach—still widely used—to test whether true differences between sides were significantly greater than simple measurement error, which yields the same pattern of variation. Numerous applications in conservation biology ","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":"39 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.70132","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145110884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reconciling opposite conclusions in umbrella species evaluation","authors":"Tatiane Micheletti,&nbsp;Frances E. C. Stewart,&nbsp;Samuel Hache,&nbsp;Eliot J. B. McIntire","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70106","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cobi.70106","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;With accelerating species decline, prioritizing protection of umbrella species is appealing. This strategy assumes that protecting one species confers a “protective umbrella” to co-occurring ones (Fleishman et al., &lt;span&gt;2000&lt;/span&gt;), improving conservation efficiency. However, no standard criteria exist to quantify the value of an umbrella species. Consequently, evaluations of the same umbrella species may provide opposite conclusions, as boreal woodland caribou (&lt;i&gt;Rangifer tarandus caribou&lt;/i&gt;) (henceforth caribou) exemplify. With important implications for conservation planning, literature should be carefully reconciled.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the past decades, caribou populations have significantly declined (Hebblewhite, &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;), prompting legal listings, recovery efforts (Government of Canada, &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;), and research, including quantifying their value as an umbrella species. For example, although Drever et al. (&lt;span&gt;2019&lt;/span&gt;) and Labadie et al. (&lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;) suggest the caribou is a good umbrella species for boreal landbirds, Micheletti et al. (&lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;) conclude the umbrella may leak. We suggest that this apparent discrepancy likely stems from the different methods used to evaluate umbrella effectiveness—including their spatial scale—rather than different spatial scales or locations alone (Figure 1).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Umbrella species effectiveness is often determined based on whether varying levels of range-wide protection conferred on one species protect other species (Bichet et al., &lt;span&gt;2016&lt;/span&gt;; Johnson et al., &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;; Labadie et al., &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;; Roberge &amp; Angelstam, &lt;span&gt;2004&lt;/span&gt;). In simple cases, an umbrella species’ value is tested by examining the level of overlap between that species range with other species ranges. A high amount of overlap is interpreted as a high umbrella value (e.g., Nicholson et al., &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;; Roberge &amp; Angelstam, &lt;span&gt;2004&lt;/span&gt;; Figure 1a). In more complex cases, hypothetical umbrella species’ protection and conservation-oriented management (e.g., low-intensity forestry) are compared with no-protection and use-oriented management (e.g., high-intensity forestry) scenarios (e.g., Labadie et al., &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;; Figure 1b). Wide-ranging species are common umbrella candidates (Bichet et al., &lt;span&gt;2016&lt;/span&gt;; Johnson et al., &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;; Labadie et al., &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;; Nicholson et al., &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;) because conservation of large areas—if properly implemented—can increase protection of other species (Roberge &amp; Angelstam, &lt;span&gt;2004&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The wide range of caribou in Canada's boreal forest overlaps with 90% of all boreal mammals and birds (Drever et al., &lt;span&gt;2019&lt;/span&gt;), covering many hotspots (Johnson et al., &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;) and high-quality areas for co-occurring species. Unsurprisingly, traditional analyses of caribou habitat (i.e., approaches based on range overlap and use scenarios) often conclude caribou ar","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":"39 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.70106","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145110671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Role of wetlands in the Pampas of Argentina in global shorebird conservation.","authors":"N S Martínez-Curci, J P Isacch, J L Fernández, F Bogel, J Ruiz, J G Navedo","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Less than 10% of migratory bird species worldwide benefit from adequate protected area coverage throughout their annual cycles. This increases their vulnerability and exacerbates the global biodiversity crisis. The ongoing decline of shorebird populations, 60% of which are migratory, suggests critical gaps in current conservation strategies. One such gap is the spatial bias in surveys and monitoring efforts. Such efforts are heavily concentrated in the Global North, leaving regions in the Global South underrepresented. We assessed the importance of a vast inland region in southern South America, the Inland Pampas of Argentina, for shorebird conservation, as it supports thousands of wetlands but has been largely overlooked in shorebird research and conservation. We conducted shorebird counts in 134 wetlands across the region in January and June of 2021, 2022, and 2023. Seventeen species were recorded, including 3 of global conservation concern: white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica), and lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes). Shorebird abundance peaked in January (maximum number of approximately 30,000 individuals) and was dominated by Nearctic migrants. In contrast, June assemblages were dominated by Neotropical species and Hudsonian godwits, indicating the region serves as an important oversummering site for the latter. In June, there was also an influx of godwits from other nonbreeding areas. Three wetlands had notably high numbers of shorebirds, including populations that met criteria for international importance. Because of the abundances we found, our results underscore the urgent need to expand research efforts to identify other high-priority areas for shorebirds in the Global South. Neglecting these regions would bias global population assessments and risk omitting critical habitats from national and international conservation frameworks. Addressing these data gaps is essential not only for updating global priorities but also for promoting more inclusive and geographically balanced approaches to migratory shorebird conservation. The complete Spanish version of the manuscript is available as Supplemental Material (S2).</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70104"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144759358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating the resist-accept-direct framework into natural resource decision-making processes for climate adaptation.","authors":"Amanda L Sesser, Jennifer L Wilkening, Wendy Beth Miles, Kelly Guilbeau, Abigail J Lynch, Jeremy R Conrad, Dawn Robin Magness","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The resist-accept-direct (RAD) framework for climate adaptation is a useful tool, particularly when conservation practitioners know they need to address climate change but do not know where to start or when they struggle to implement conservation actions that are outside the status quo. Some conservation practitioners may view RAD as a decision process that will lead them through selecting climate adaptation actions to meet their objectives; however, RAD may be better suited for use with existing decision processes. RAD can improve adaptation planning processes by helping conservation practitioners examine a broader portfolio of climate adaptation actions. Choosing the actions that meet organizational objectives and long-term goals relies on a sound decision process through which to select RAD-generated actions to implement across space and time. The good news for conservation practitioners is that RAD can easily be integrated into the decision processes they are already using-that is, a new decision process for RAD is not necessary. We examined 6 commonly used decision frameworks in the context of RAD for climate adaptation: structured decision-making, adaptive management, conservation standards, climate-smart conservation, strategic habitat conservation, and scenario planning. Each decision framework can easily incorporate RAD methodologies to create climate adaptation menus and portfolios within existing structures, allowing conservation practitioners to continue to utilize existing frameworks for their valuable decision-making tools. Integrating the RAD framework can enhance them by explicitly considering future uncertainties and providing a menu of climate adaptation actions for navigating changing ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70116"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144759357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}