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A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2012.
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PMID:  22133790     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Our aim in conducting annual horizon scans is to identify issues that, although currently receiving little attention, may be of increasing importance to the conservation of biological diversity in the future. The 15 issues presented here were identified by a diverse team of 22 experts in horizon scanning, and conservation science and its application. Methods for identifying and refining issues were the same as in two previous annual scans and are widely transferable to other disciplines. The issues highlight potential changes in climate, technology and human behaviour. Examples include warming of the deep sea, increased cultivation of perennial grains, burning of Arctic tundra, and the development of nuclear batteries and hydrokinetic in-stream turbines.
Authors:
William J Sutherland; Ros Aveling; Leon Bennun; Eleanor Chapman; Mick Clout; Isabelle M Côté; Michael H Depledge; Lynn V Dicks; Andrew P Dobson; Liz Fellman; Erica Fleishman; David W Gibbons; Brandon Keim; Fiona Lickorish; David B Lindenmayer; Kathryn A Monk; Kenneth Norris; Lloyd S Peck; Stephanie V Prior; Jörn P W Scharlemann; Mark Spalding; Andrew R Watkinson
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Trends in ecology & evolution     Volume:  -     ISSN:  0169-5347     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
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Created Date:  2011-12-2     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8805125     Medline TA:  Trends Ecol Evol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Affiliation:
Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK.
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