Fiddling in biodiversity hotspots while deserts burn? Collapse of the <scp>S</scp>ahara's megafauna

M. Durant, Sarah; Wacher, Tim; Bashir, S.; Woodroffe, Roșie; De Ornellas, Paul; Ransom, C.; R. Newby, Jesse; Abáigar, Teresa; Abdelgadir, Mohanad; El Alqamy, Husam; Baillie, Jonathan; Beddiaf, M.; Belbachir, Farid; Belbachir-Bazi, Amel; Berbash, Ali; E. Bemadjim, N.; Beudels-Jamar, Roseline; Boitani, Luigi; Breitenmoser‐Würsten, Christine; Cano, Manuel; Chardonnet, Philippe; Collen, Ben; A. Cornforth, William; Cuzin, Fabrice; Gerngross, Peter; Haddane, B.; Hadjeloum, M.; P. Jacobson, Andrew; Jebali, A.; Lamarque, François; Mallon, David; Minkowski, Karen; L. Monfort, Steven; Ndoassal, B.; Niagate, B.; Purchase, Gianetta; Samaïla, S.; Samna, Abdoulkarim; Sillero‐Zubiri, Claudio; Soultan, Alaaeldin; R. Stanley Price, Mark; Pettorelli, Nathalie

doi:10.1111/ddi.12157

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Fiddling in biodiversity hotspots while deserts burn? Collapse of the Sahara's megafauna

Published in Diversity and Distributions • Nov 28, 2013

Authors:

Sarah M. Durant

Tim Wacher

S. Bashir

Abstract

Abstract Biodiversity hotspots understandably attract considerable conservation attention. However, deserts are rarely viewed as conservation priority areas, due to their relatively low productivity, yet these systems are home to unique species, adapted to harsh and highly variable environments. Whi...

Subject

Megafauna

Biodiversity

Geography

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