The presence of multiple interacting threats to biodiversity and the increasing rate of species extinction make it critical to prioritize management efforts on species and communities that maximize conservation success. We implemented a multi-step approach that coupled vulnerability assessments evaluating threats to Florida taxa such as climate change, sea-level rise, and habitat fragmentation ...

We describe a computational system for language learning and supporting endangered languages. The platform provides the user an opportunity to improve her competency through active language use. The platform currently works with several endangered Finno-Ugric languages, as well as with Yakut, and Finnish, Swedish, and Russian. This paper describes the current stage of ongoing development.

It has now been 15 years since the first cloned sheep was born using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). This technique provides a unique tool for preservation of valuable individuals, livestock propagation, genetically modified animals, production research of biomedicine and conservation of endangered species. In this review, research of the SCNT in livestock and endangered species, includin...

Attention! This is a special internet edition of the article " Endangered Caucasian Languages in Georgia " by Jost Gippert (2005). It should not be quoted as such. For quotations, please refer to the original edition printed in " Lessons from Documented Endangered Languages " , ed.

This paper examines approaches to generate lexical resources for endangered languages. Our algorithms construct bilingual dictionaries and multilingual thesauruses using public Wordnets and a machine translator (MT). Since our work relies on only one bilingual dictionary between an endangered language and an “intermediate helper” language, it is applicable to languages that lack many existing r...

This paper concerns various language preservation projects in the Russian Far East that center on the production and dissemination of multimedia language teaching materials (DVD with textbook) with culturally adapted content, designed for use inside and outside the classroom. They refer to the endangered language of Itelmen as well as to endangered local variants of the Even and the Koryak lang...

The ethical, legal, and social significance of the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is widely appreciated. Much of the significance of the act arises from the legal definitions that the act provides for the terms threatened species and endangered species. The meanings of these terms are important because they give legal meaning to the concept of a recovered species. Unfortunately, the ...

Decision makers and the general public show an increasing interest in understanding the criterion for conserving and protecting endangered habitats under the EU habitats directive. Often a well structured visualization may be more convincing than a thick report explaining the same facts. The distribution and abundance of rare plant and animal communities influence the spatial arrangement of end...