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1. Aquaculture expansion in Brazilian freshwaters against the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Author:
Dilermando Pereira Lima Junior; André Lincoln Barroso Magalhães; Fernando Mayer Pelicice; Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule; Valter M. Azevedo-Santos; Mário Luís Orsi; Daniel Simberloff; Angelo Antônio Agostinho
Source:
Ambio 2018 v.47 no.4 pp. 427-440
ISSN:
0044-7447
Subject:
aquaculture; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; developing countries; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental management; freshwater fish; issues and policy; social welfare; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Convention on Biological Diversity proposed the Aichi Biodiversity Targets to improve conservation policies and to balance economic development, social welfare, and the maintenance of biodiversity/ecosystem services. Brazil is a signatory of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and is the most diverse country in terms of freshwater fish, but its national policies have supported the development of un ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13280-017-1001-z
PubMed:
29306998
PubMed Central:
PMC5884758

2. Ecological Value of Native Plant Cultivars Versus Wild-Type Native Plants for Promoting Hemipteran Diversity in Suburban Areas

Author:
J C Poythress; James M Affolter
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.4 pp. 890-901
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Hemiptera; biomass; cultivars; ecological function; ecological value; genotype; homeowners; host plants; indigenous species; insect communities; landscapes; ornamental plants; perennials; phytophagous insects; species richness; suburban areas
Abstract:
... Because of concerns over recent declines in overall biodiversity in suburban areas, homeowners are attempting to improve the ecological functioning of their landscapes by incorporating native plants. Native plants are important for supporting native herbivorous insects, but it is unknown whether the native plants that are commercially available, typically cultivated varieties (cultivars) of a sing ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy057

3. Essential and toxic element bioaccumulations in fishes of gala and siğirci lakes (Meriç River Delta, Turkey)

Author:
C. Tokatli
Source:
Acta alimentaria 2018 v.47 no.4 pp. 470-478
ISSN:
1588-2535
Subject:
analysis of variance; bioaccumulation; biodiversity; cluster analysis; fish; lakes; lentic systems; river deltas; tissues; toxicity; wetlands; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... Meriç River Delta is located in the Thrace Region of Turkey, and it is one of the most important wetlands worldwide. Gala and Sığırcı Lakes, which are known as significant lakes in Turkey in terms of especial biodiversity, are located in the Meriç River Delta and they are the main lentic factors of the system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the essential and toxic element bioaccumulation le ...
DOI:
10.1556/066.2018.47.4.10

4. Should biodiversity and nature have to earn their keep? What it really means to bring environmental goods into the marketplace

Author:
Donald S. Maier
Source:
Ambio 2018 v.47 no.4 pp. 477-492
ISSN:
0044-7447
Subject:
biodiversity; business enterprises; conception; econometrics; economic sectors; economic valuation; ecosystems; markets; natural capital; sustainable development
Abstract:
... Pursuit of economic gain has sponsored much of our planet’s despoliation. Yet conservation increasingly operates as an economic sector that markets biodiversity, ecosystems, and nature as natural capital, service provider, or option value. This essay first elucidates what basic moral theory says about the principle that the goodness of biodiversity and nature is largely economic. It explains why e ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13280-017-0996-5
PubMed:
29243053
PubMed Central:
PMC5884767