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Tropical Conservation Science (TCS) is a peer-reviewed journal which focuses on the conservation of tropical ecosystems. The journal serves as a forum for advancing science that examines how nature (e.g., natural resources, biodiversity, and geodiversity) is impacted, managed, used, and valued by people across the tropics. View full journal description

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Camera Trapping Reveals High Mammal Diversity Within Hong Kong’s Fung Shui Woodlands and High Usage of Tree Hollows by Small-Bodied Terrestrial Mammals

  • Sam J. Webster
  • John A. Allcock
  • Bartosz Marek Majcher
  • Samuel T. Turvey
  • Timothy C. Bonebrake
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Bat Diversity and Roost Characteristics in Tropical Dry Forests: Implications for Conservation in Colombia

  • María Camila Valdés-Cardona
  • Camila A. Díaz-B
  • Hugo F. López-Arévalo
  • Olga L. Montenegro-Díaz
  • Aída Otálora-Ardila
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Body Condition Score as a Health Indicator: A Biome-Specific and Seasonal Assessment of Lowland Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in Brazil

  • Emília Patrícia Medici
  • Ariel da Costa Canena
  • Paolla Nicole Franco
  • Yuri Souza
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Mapping Relationships among People, Wildlife, and Parks: The Role of Qualitative Data

  • Roberta Montanheiro Paolino
  • Silvio Marchini
  • Mariana Bueno Landis
  • Adriano Garcia Chiarello
  • Angela Fuller
  • Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz
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Communicating the Biodiversity Crisis: From “Warnings” to Positive Engagement

  • Emiel de Lange
  • William Sharkey
  • Sofia Castelló y Tickell
  • Julia Migné
  • Ralph Underhill
  • E.J. Milner-Gulland
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Global Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Islands Terrestrial Biodiversity: A Review

  • S. Taylor
  • L. Kumar
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Sustainability Agenda for the Pantanal Wetland: Perspectives on a Collaborative Interface for Science, Policy, and Decision-Making

  • Walfrido M. Tomas
  • Fabio de Oliveira Roque
  • Ronaldo G. Morato
  • Patricia Emilia Medici
  • Rafael M. Chiaravalloti
  • Fernando R. Tortato
  • Jerry M. F. Penha
  • Thiago J. Izzo
  • Leticia C. Garcia
  • Reinaldo F. F. Lourival
  • Pierre Girard
  • Nelson R. Albuquerque
  • Mauricio Almeida-Gomes
  • Maria H. da Silva Andrade
  • Flávia A. S. Araujo
  • Andréa C. Araujo
  • Erica C. de Arruda
  • Vivian A. Assunção
  • Leandro D. Battirola
  • Maristela Benites
  • Fabio P. Bolzan
  • Julia C. Boock
  • Ieda M. Bortolotto
  • Marivaine da Silva Brasil
  • Andre R. Camilo
  • Zilca Campos
  • Maria A. Carniello
  • Agostinho C. Catella
  • Carolina C. Cheida
  • Peter G. Crawshaw
  • Sandra M. A. Crispim
  • Geraldo A. D. Junior
  • Arnaud L. J. Desbiez
  • Felipe A. Dias
  • Donald P. Eaton
  • Gabriel P. Faggioni
  • Maria A. Farinaccio
  • Julio F. A. Fernandes
  • Vanda L. Ferreira
  • Erich A. Fischer
  • Carlos E. Fragoso
  • Gabriel O. Freitas
  • Fabio Galvani
  • Aurea S. Garcia
  • Carolina M. Garcia
  • Gustavo Graciolli
  • Rafael D. Guariento
  • Neiva M. R. Guedes
  • Angélica Guerra
  • Heitor M. Herrera
  • Rafael Hoogesteijn
  • Solange C. Ikeda
  • Raquel S. Juliano
  • Daniel L. Z. K. Kantek
  • Alexine Keuroghlian
  • Ana C. R. Lacerda
  • André L. R. Lacerda
  • Victor L. Landeiro
  • Rudi R. Laps
  • Viviane Layme
  • Peter Leimgruber
  • Fabiana L. Rocha
  • Simone Mamede
  • Débora K. S. Marques
  • Marinez I. Marques
  • Lúcia A. F. Mateus
  • Rosana N. Moraes
  • Thamy A. Moreira
  • Guilherme M. Mourão
  • Rafaela D. Nicola
  • Davidson G. Nogueira
  • Alessandro P. Nunes
  • Catia da Nunes da Cunha
  • Marcia D. Oliveira
  • Maxwell R. Oliveira
  • Gecele M. Paggi
  • Aiesca O. Pellegrin
  • Guellity M. F. Pereira
  • Igor A. H. F. S. Peres
  • João B. Pinho
  • Joao O. P. Pinto
  • Arnildo Pott
  • Diogo B. Provete
  • Vanderlei D. A. dos Reis
  • Letícia K. dos Reis
  • Pierre-Cyril Renaud
  • Danilo B. Ribeiro
  • Onelia C. Rossetto
  • José Sabino
  • Damián Rumiz
  • Suzana M. Salis
  • Diego J. Santana
  • Sandra A. Santos
  • Ângela L. Sartori
  • Michele Sato
  • Karl-L. Schuchmann
  • Edna Scremin-Dias
  • Gláucia H. F. Seixas
  • Francisco Severo-Neto
  • Maria R. Sigrist
  • Aguinaldo Silva
  • Carolina J. Silva
  • André L. Siqueira
  • Balbina M. A. Soriano
  • Laercio M. Sousa
  • Franco L. Souza
  • Christine Strussmann
  • Larissa S. M. Sugai
  • Nely Tocantins
  • Catia Urbanetz
  • Francisco Valente-Neto
  • Diego P. Viana
  • Alberto Yanosky
  • Wolfgang J. Junk
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Agroforestry Can Enhance Food Security While Meeting Other Sustainable Development Goals

  • A. Waldron
  • D. Garrity
  • Y. Malhi
  • C. Girardin
  • D. C. Miller
  • N. Seddon
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Climate-Smart Conservation Agriculture, Farm Values and Tenure Security: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Congo Basin

  • Ernest L. Molua
  • Denis Sonwa
  • Youssoufa Bele
  • Bernard Foahom
  • Jean Pierre Mate Mweru
  • Salomon Mampeta Wa Bassa
  • Martial Gapia
  • Felix Ngana
  • Assoua Eyong Joe
  • Emile Mulotwa Masumbuko
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Insights from communities’ awareness and participation in greening semi-arid lands for effective environmental conservation

  • Leopody Gayo
  • Naza Mmbaga
  • Kelvin Ngongolo
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Current State of Knowledge of Páramo Amphibians in Colombia: Spatio Temporal Trends and Information Gaps to Be Strengthened for Effective Conservation

  • Liliana Patricia Saboyá Acosta
  • J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona
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The Effects of Prescribed Dry Season Burning on Woody Species Composition, Mole National Park, Ghana

  • Esther Ekua Amoako
  • Hamza Issifu
  • Rikiatu Husseini
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