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- 2019 report of the IUCN SSC Mid-Atlantic Island Invertebrate Specialist GroupPublication . Wilkins, Vicky; Borges, Paulo A. V.To increase the evidence and action for invertebrate conservation on the islands of: Gough, Tristan, St Helena, Ascension, Cape Verdes, Canaries, Madeira, Azores, and São Tomé and Príncipe (Report).
- Insect conservation on islandsPublication . Gerlach, Justin; Borges, Paulo A. V.; Fattorini, Simone; Porch, Nick; Wilkins, Vicky
- Mid-Atlantic Islands Invertebrate Specialist Group, Newsletter n.º 7Publication . Wilkins, Vicky; Borges, Paulo A. V.; Teixeira, DinarteIn this issue, Luís Crespo presents the recent taxonomic revision of the Hognas from Madeira archipelago. Mário Boieiro and Paulo Borges share the new findings of introduced species in the Azores. At the same time, António Franquinho Aguiar brings the new paper of J. Claessens et al. regarding the pollination strategy of the Gennaria diphylla on the Canary and Madeira Islands. Carla Rego et al. talk about the hoverflies from the Madeira archipelago, while Yeray Monasterio informs about the butterflies observation workshops which will take place at La Palma Island (Canaries Islands). Dinarte Teixeira, Marco Neiber and Klaus Groh signal the start of a conservation project in Tenerife addressing five Critically Endangered endemic land snails.
- Mid-Atlantic Islands Invertebrate Specialist Group, Newsletter n.º 8Publication . Wilkins, Vicky; Borges, Paulo A. V.; Teixeira, DinarteIn this issue, Vicky Wilkins brings us news about the restoration and protection of the cloud forests of St. Helena (UK) and its impact on the island invertebrate endemics. In addition, Vicky shares news about the re-exploration of the endemic subterranean fauna at Ascension Island (UK), its methods and challenges. In this number, we dedicate special attention to the work presented by group members at the World Congress of Malacology, which took place in Munich in August. Martina Panisi talked about the discovery and preservation of the endemic-rich malacofauna of the Gulf of Guinea oceanic islands (central Africa). Next, Marco Neiber spoke about the origin, radiation and diversification of Hemicycla land snails in the Canary Islands, while Klaus Groh talked about the Pomatiidae of the Central Canary Islands. Finally, Dinarte Teixeira spoke about the conservation of the land snails in Oceanic islands.