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Article Reference Joining science and policy in capacity development for monitoring progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in the global South
In view of better linking conservation and sustainable development, it is imperative to optimize the transfer of biodiversity-related knowledge and technology from resource-rich countries to developing countries. All countries signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity are expected to report on their progress towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. However, weak data coverage and the technicality or even unavailability of indicators present major barriers to the monitoring of biodiversity as well as the development of adequate biodiversity policies and management plans in many countries of the global South, hence increasing the North-South knowledge and capacity gap. Capacity development in these countries may hence substantially enrich global biodiversity monitoring and policy. In this effort, ensuring that monitoring programs are realistic and sufficiently embedded in policy remains a challenge. To contribute to the mainstreaming of biodiversity into development cooperation, we developed a capacity development concept that links scientific data to policy development. To guarantee shared ownership, academic institutes and organisations or authorities with responsibilities in biodiversity policy were invited to jointly submit competitive “Monitoring, Reporting and Verification” (MRV) project applications. It appeared that especially ground truthing, economic valuation of biodiversity,and the application of modern technologies in biodiversity monitoring were missing capacities in the global South. Efforts are also required to increase the understanding and use of indicators to avoid them remaining a theoretical concept. As is observed with MRV in the carbon context, increased involvement of local communities is recommended in the global MRV framework, including techniques such as community-based Mapping, Measuring and Monitoring.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Article Reference Joseph Henry Drouët (1827–1900): a biographical sketch, bibliography, and his contributions to malacology
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021
Book Reference Jurassic dinosaurs of Eastern Transbaikalia : prospecting, discovery, research
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2024
Article Reference Just below the surface, the pelagic haplochromine cichlids from the Lake Edward system
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023 OA
Article Reference Kaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine, 1835) (Gastropoda: Polyceridae): new records in the Bay of Biscay, with notes on distribution and food
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications
Article Reference Karl Edward Havens (1957–2019)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2019
Article Reference Karyotype variability and inter-population genomic differences in freshwater ostracods (Crustacea) showing geographical parthenogenesis
Transitions from sexual to asexual reproduction are often associated with polyploidy and increased chromosomal plasticity in asexuals. We investigated chromosomes in the freshwater ostracod species Eucypris virens (Jurine, 1820), where sexual, asexual and mixed populations can be found. Our initial karyotyping of multiple populations from Europe and North Africa, both sexual and asexual, revealed a striking variability in chromosome numbers. This would suggest that chromosomal changes are likely to be accelerated in asexuals because the constraints of meiosis are removed. Hence, we employed comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) within and among sexual and asexual populations to get insights into E. virens genome arrangements. CGH disclosed substantial genomic imbalances among the populations analyzed, and three patterns of genome arrangement between these populations: 1. Only putative ribosomal DNA (rDNA)-bearing regions were conserved in the two populations compared indicating a high sequence divergence between these populations. This pattern is comparable with our findings at the interspecies level of comparison; 2. Chromosomal regions were shared by both populations to a varying extent with a distinct copy number variation in pericentromeric and presumable rDNA-bearing regions. This indicates a different rate of evolution in repetitive sequences; 3. A mosaic pattern of distribution of genomic material that can be explained as non-reciprocal genetic introgression and evidence of a hybrid origin of these individuals. We show an overall increased chromosomal dynamics in E. virens that is complementary with available phylogenetic and population genetic data reporting highly differentiated diploid sexual and asexual lineages with a wide variety of genetic backgrounds.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2018
Article Reference Octet Stream Keeping cats for mummification in ancient Egypt: osteological evidence from Beni Hassan
The present study documents a substantial assemblage of cat skulls derived from Ancient Egyptian mummies and housed at the Natural History Museum in Vienna (Austria). Examination of the museum's archival correspondence clarified the collection's provenance and acquisition history during the 1880s. Morphological and osteometric analyses were conducted on 131 well-preserved skulls of small felids from Beni Hassan (Speos Artemidos/Stabl Antar). The assemblage includes a small number of jungle cat skulls (Felis chaus), while the marked size variation among the remaining specimens suggests that, in addition to domestic cats (Felis catus), African wild cats (Felis lybica) and possibly hybrids may also be present. Age-at-death estimates based on dental evidence indicate that the collection is biased towards adult and subadult individuals relative to the age profiles reconstructed from X-ray analyses of wrapped mummies. More than half of the felids exhibit pathologies, primarily dental anomalies, along with healed fractures, puncture marks, and deformations possibly linked to infectious or metabolic disorders. Notably, all but one of the jungle cats show pathological alterations, suggesting that all the felids were housed together and subjected to similar captive conditions. Radiocarbon dating was performed on a subsample of four jungle cats and five other small felids. With the exception of one specimen dated to the Third Intermediate Period, all individuals originate from the end of the Late Period and the beginning of the Ptolemaic era. Stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N) of four Felis chaus and twelve Felis cf. catus reveals dietary or environmental differences, suggesting that the jungle cats likely did not reproduce in captivity.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2026
Inbook Reference Kellwasser horizons, sea-level changes and brachiopod–coral crises during the late Frasnian in the Namur–Dinant Basin (southern Belgium): a synopsis.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications
Article Reference Krakatauia recta (Wiedemann, 1830) in coastal habitats in Singapore with a re-description and notes on its Oriental and Australasian distribution, and the description of a new related Krakatauia species from the Philippines (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2024