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Combining environmental DNA and remote sensing for efficient, fine-scale mapping of arthropod biodiversity (2024)
Journal Article
Li, Y., Devenish, C., Tosa, M. I., Luo, M., Bell, D. M., Lesmeister, D. B., …Yu, D. W. (2024). Combining environmental DNA and remote sensing for efficient, fine-scale mapping of arthropod biodiversity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379(1904), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0123

Arthropods contribute importantly to ecosystem functioning but remain understudied. This undermines the validity of conservation decisions. Modern methods are now making arthropods easier to study, since arthropods can be mass-trapped, mass-identifie... Read More about Combining environmental DNA and remote sensing for efficient, fine-scale mapping of arthropod biodiversity.

Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java (2023)
Journal Article
J. Marsden, S., Ridha Junaid, A., Kaprawi, F., Muladi, F., Cahyo Aprianto, G., (Bas) van Balen, S., …Devenish, C. (2023). Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java. Bird Conservation International, 33(e63), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095927092300014X

There is serious concern for the future of a wide range of birds in Java and elsewhere in Indonesia due to both loss of habitat and trapping for the cagebird trade (the so-called “Asian Songbird Crisis”). Despite this concern, few data on presence an... Read More about Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java.

Controlling trapping, overgrazing and invasive vegetation is key to saving Java’s last population of the Black-winged Myna (2022)
Journal Article
M Squires, T., J Collar, N., Devenish, C., Owen, A., Pratiwi, A., L Winarni, N., & J Marsden, S. (2022). Controlling trapping, overgrazing and invasive vegetation is key to saving Java’s last population of the Black-winged Myna. Ornithological Applications, 124(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duac004

The Black-winged Myna (Acridotheres melanopterus) is an Endangered passerine endemic to the islands of Java and Bali, Indonesia. Illegal trapping to supply the cage-bird trade has led to its near-total extinction, with the global population estimated... Read More about Controlling trapping, overgrazing and invasive vegetation is key to saving Java’s last population of the Black-winged Myna.

Distribution and conservation status of the mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) in Peru (2022)
Journal Article
More, A., Devenish, C., Carrillo-Tavara, K., P. Piana, R., Lopez-Malaga, C., Vega-Guarderas, Z., & Nuñez-Cortez, E. (2022). Distribution and conservation status of the mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) in Peru. Journal for Nature Conservation, 66, Article 126130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126130

The mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque is one of the largest and most threatened mammals of the northern South American Andes. It is distributed in montane forests and paramos mainly above 2000 m, from Colombia to north Peru. The species is categorised... Read More about Distribution and conservation status of the mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) in Peru.

Extreme and complex variation in range-wide abundances across a threatened Neotropical bird community (2017)
Journal Article
Devenish, C., Buchanan, G. M., Smith, G. R., & Marsden, S. J. (2017). Extreme and complex variation in range-wide abundances across a threatened Neotropical bird community. Diversity and Distributions, 23(8), 910-921. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12577

Aim
Understanding patterns and drivers of variation in abundance across full species ranges is crucial in conservation science, but our knowledge of these forms and processes is limited, especially in the tropics. This study aims to: (1) identify pa... Read More about Extreme and complex variation in range-wide abundances across a threatened Neotropical bird community.

Biodiversity conservation: the impacts of UK university research (2015)
Journal Article
Devenish, C. (2015). Biodiversity conservation: the impacts of UK university research. Environmental Scientist, 24(3), 13-21

The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessed the impact of research undertaken by UK universities for the first time. Universities submitted case studies to demonstrate their research impacts on “the economy, society, culture, public policy... Read More about Biodiversity conservation: the impacts of UK university research.

Important Bird Areas of the Americas Priority Sites for Biodiversity Conservation (2009)
Book
Devenish, C., Diaz Fernandez, D., Clay, R., Davidson, I., & Zabala, I. (Eds.). (2009). Important Bird Areas of the Americas Priority Sites for Biodiversity Conservation. BirdLife International

This directory provides a concise summary of the 2345 Important Bird Areas described to date in the Americas. The inventory represents a participative consensus on the most important sites for bird and biodiversity conservation in the hemisphere, in... Read More about Important Bird Areas of the Americas Priority Sites for Biodiversity Conservation.