Population decline assessment, historical baselines, and conservation

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Panda Downlisted but not Out of the Woods (2018, background): “Such investment in long-term monitoring is rare in species conservation, but is vital for devising successful conservation strategies (Bonebrake et al. 2010).”
Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward (2020, methodology): “In the absence of long time series of decline, many studies use a haphazard assortment of historical data as proxies for the missing baseline (Bonebrake et al., 2010), but despite these often being all that we have, they are rarely likely to be fit for purpose.”
Roles of Raptors in a Changing World: From Flagships to Providers of Key Ecosystem Services (2016, background): “Anthropogenic activities are leading to broad-scale non-random changes in bird community compositions (Bonebrake et al., 2010; Le Viol et al., 2012).”
Underestimating the damage: interpreting cetacean carcass recoveries in the context of the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident (2011, background): “This highlights the need for long-term population monitoring, such as that mandated by the U.S. MMPA (Bonebrake et al. 2010).”