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Global economy interacts with climate change to jeopardize species conservation: the case of the greater flamingo in the Mediterranean and West Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2011

ARNAUD BÉCHET ,
MANUEL RENDÓN-MARTOS ,
MIGUEL ÁNGEL RENDÓN ,
JUAN AGUILAR AMAT ,
ALAN R. JOHNSON  and
MICHEL GAUTHIER-CLERC
ARNAUD BÉCHET*
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche de la Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc, 13200 Arles, France
MANUEL RENDÓN-MARTOS
Affiliation:
Reserva Natural de Fuente de Piedra, Junta de Andalucía, Apartado de correos 1, 29520 Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain
MIGUEL ÁNGEL RENDÓN
Affiliation:
Estación Biologica de Doñana, CSIC, Calle Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
JUAN AGUILAR AMAT
Affiliation:
Estación Biologica de Doñana, CSIC, Calle Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
ALAN R. JOHNSON
Affiliation:
Ancienne poste, Route de l'Eglise, Le Sambuc, 13200 Arles, France
MICHEL GAUTHIER-CLERC
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche de la Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc, 13200 Arles, France
*
*Correspondence: Dr A. Béchet Tel: +33 4 90 97 29 73 Fax: +33 4 90 97 20 19 e-mail: bechet@tourduvalat.org
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Abstract

The conservation of many species depends on sustainable economic activities that shape their habitats. The economic use of these anthropogenic habitats may change quickly owing to world trade globalization, market reorientations, price volatility or shifts in subsidy policies. The recent financial crisis has produced a global impact on the world economy. How this may have affected the use of habitats beneficial to biodiversity has not yet been documented. However, consequences could be particularly acute for species sensitive to climate change, jeopardizing long-term conservation efforts.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 2011

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