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  • December Issue of Conservation Biology

    By: Miranda Johnson Miranda Johnson , 2 years ago

    Sensitivity of tropical montane birds to anthropogenic disturbance and management strategies for their conservation in agricultural landscapes; poor communication jeopardizes biodiversity; protected area coverage of vulnerable regions to conserve functional diversity of birds; and effects of management objectives and rules on marine conservation outcomes are among the topics covered in the December issue of Conservation Biology.

    The use of multiple techniques can improve understanding of population trends. Kendall et al. used telemetry, analyzed with Bayesian Lefkovitch models, in a study of vulture populations in Tanzanian protected areas. They found that even with a relatively small sample size, telemetry and transect data illuminated short-term population trends and that vultures, including the lappet-faced vulture, and other scavenging raptors are declining significantly in southern Tanzania.