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Engineering, Environmental
Jeferson Asprilla-Perea, Jose M. Diaz-Puente, Susana Martin-Fernandez
Summary: This paper proposes a multidisciplinary method to assess and promote the potential of wild foods as alternative resources in tropical forest areas for improved food and nutrition security. Two main wild foods were selected for application, with significant advances in science, technology and innovation, but still requiring compliance with certain criteria to be considered viable options for nutrition and food security.
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Plant Sciences
Vanessa E. Rubio, Jenny Zambrano, Yoshiko Iida, Maria Natalia Umana, Nathan G. Swenson
Summary: Including crown area information in models greatly improves tree performance models, providing a better understanding of plant responses to their environment. The role of hard-traits in enhancing tree performance models may depend on the level of stress, micro-environmental conditions, or short-term climatic variations experienced by a particular forest.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Francis A. Commercon, Mingxia Zhang, Jennifer N. Solomon
Summary: This study investigates illegal wild bird hunting among Indigenous Dai rubber farmers in southwest China and finds that cultural preferences and social norms, rather than economic or subsistence needs, primarily drive bird hunting and consumption. The findings highlight the importance of considering cultural and social factors in wildlife conservation interventions.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chan Li, Zhidong Xu, Kang Luo, Zhuo Chen, Xiaohang Xu, Chengxiang Xu, Guangle Qiu
Summary: This study revealed significant bioaccumulation and biomagnification of Hg, particularly MeHg, in a remote subtropical forest ecosystem in southwest China. The findings confirmed the production and efficient biomagnification of MeHg in the remote subtropical montane forest, as well as the significant bioaccumulation of MeHg in terrestrial top predators.
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Veterinary Sciences
Luis G. Salazar, Nicolas Rose, Brandon Hayes, Pachka Hammami, Eric Baubet, Stephanie Desvaux, Mathieu Andraud
Summary: This study evaluated ASF transmission in two regions of France using a stochastic model, showing that the introduction of ASF dramatically impacted wild boar populations. Habitat fragmentation and landscape connectivity were identified as important factors shaping ASF propagation.
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Kosuke Motoki, Jaewoo Park, Charles Spence, Carlos Velasco
Summary: Research suggests that situational factors such as social companions and dining venues can influence consumer acceptance of novel/unfamiliar foods, with different types of foods being affected in different ways. Eating with friends and attending food festivals play a significant role in increasing the anticipated acceptance of certain novel foods, while expected emotions also play a role in consumer acceptance.
FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ladislav Cepelka, Eva Janova, Josef Suchomel, Marta Heroldova
Summary: This article summarizes the previous experience and results of studying wild rodents using the NIRS method, highlighting its usefulness in determining food composition and estimating food quality. It also suggests potential future research directions in this area.
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Plant Sciences
Daniel E. B. Swann, Peter J. Bellingham, Patrick H. Martin
Summary: The increasing temperatures, declining precipitation, changing cloud cover, and rising wildfires are posing threats to tropical montane pine forests by disrupting the environmental diversity that usually protects these systems from catastrophic fires. These severe fires have the potential to weaken forest resilience and push the ecosystem into alternative vegetation states.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Malgorzata Medyk, Jerzy Falandysz
Summary: Using validated methodology, this study explores the bioconcentration potential and status of rare earth elements (REE) and yttrium (Y) in wild mushrooms and forest topsoil from Belarus, China, and Poland. The results show variations in REE and Y concentrations in mushrooms and topsoil, which could be attributed to the collection site conditions and species.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Bernardo M. Flores, Arie Staal
Summary: This study compiles the interactions between tropical forests and their environment, presenting a global tropical forest network. Case studies illustrate the importance of these interactions and feedbacks in shaping the dynamics of tropical forests.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joseph G. Mine, Katie E. Slocombe, Erik P. Willems, Ian C. Gilby, Miranda Yu, Melissa Emery Thompson, Martin N. Muller, Richard W. Wrangham, Simon W. Townsend, Zarin P. Machanda
Summary: Cooperation and communication likely coevolved in humans, and this relationship is not unique to humans but also present in our last common ancestor with chimpanzees. The study finds that bark vocalizations in wild chimpanzees serve as reliable signals of behavioral motivation and are associated with greater hunter recruitment and more effective hunting.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Harriet Ibbett, Aidan Keane, Andrew D. M. Dobson, Olly Griffin, Henry Travers, E. J. Milner-Gulland
Summary: In the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia, a certain number of households engage in hunting and consuming wild meat, posing a threat to local wildlife to some extent. While respondents are generally aware of the conservation rules in the sanctuary, their knowledge of punishments and penalties is low, and the main reason for reducing hunting behavior is the depletion of wildlife populations.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Pooja Choksi, Mayuri Kotian, Zuzana Burivalova, Ruth DeFries
Summary: This study examines the impact of restoration efforts on vocalizing fauna and social outcomes in a Central Indian tropical dry forest. The findings suggest that restoration does not significantly affect nocturnal vocalizing or stridulating species, but leads to lower acoustic space occupancy during daytime. In addition, participants value the cash payment they receive for participating in restoration and perceive lower crop raiding in restored sites. Recommendations include consulting local people about forest degradation and restoration, providing cash income for participation, and anticipating short-term changes in the faunal species community during invasive species removal.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mitchell A. Parsons, Andrew Garcia, Julie K. Young
Summary: This study examines how foraging behavior impacts predator behavior by conducting a controlled experiment simulating hunting in captive coyotes. The results demonstrate that hunting coyotes spent more time resting and less time active, and exhibited increased boldness and persistence, but no changes in innovation. These findings highlight the potential ecological consequences of foraging behavior on predator ecology, predator-prey dynamics, and human-wildlife conflict.
Article
Forestry
Tahti Pohjanmies, Anni Jaskova, Juha-Pekka Hotanen, Outi Manninen, Maija Salemaa, Anne Tolvanen, Paivi Merila
Summary: Boreal forests in Finland are rich in non-timber forest products, with approximately 200 wild plant species documented for their nutritional uses. This study analyzed the richness and abundance of edible wild plants in Finnish forests and found that habitat characteristics, such as site fertility and stand density, are key determinants of overall edible plant provisioning. The effects of stand characteristics and management on edible plant richness and abundance may be complex, and further analysis at the species level is needed to understand how to support edible plant provisioning in managed forests.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Joice Iamara-Nogueira, Natalia Targhetta, Gina Allain, Adriano Gambarini, Alessandra R. Pinto, Ana Maria Rui, Andrea C. Araujo, Ariadna Lopes, Brenda Pereira-Silva, Bruna Bertagni de Camargo, Caio Graco Machado, Caio Missagia, Carolina Scultori, Danilo Boscolo, Erich Fischer, Evellyn Silva Araujo-Oliveira, Henrique Gava, Hipolito Ferreira Paulino-Neto, Isabel Cristina Machado, Isabela Galarda Varassin, Ivan Sazima, Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni, Jessica Luiza Sousa Silva, Julia de Oliveira Ferreira, Juliana Narita, Juliana Silveira dos Santos, Kayna Agostini, Leandro Freitas, Luciano Elsinor Lopes, Ludimila Juliele Carvalho-Leite, Marcelo Tabarelli, Marcia Alexandra Rocca, Marcia Luzia Malanotte, Maria Alice S. Alves, Maria Bernadete F. Canela, Maria Rosa Darrigo, Marina Muniz Moreira, Marina Wolowski, Marlies Sazima, Mauro Galetti, Milton Cesar Ribeiro, Milton Groppo, Miriam Kaehler, Milson dos Anjos Batista, Oswaldo Cruz Neto, Patricia Alves Ferreira, Pedro J. Bergamo, Pietro K. Maruyama, Raquel O. Bueno, Roberta L. B. Leal, Rogerio Rodrigues Faria, Simone Bazarian, Tiago Malucelli, Silvana Buzato
Summary: The interaction between flowering plants and nectar-feeding vertebrates in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is diverse and important. This dataset provides detailed information on the interactions between 515 species of flowering plants and 129 species of potential pollinators. It also includes information on the characteristics of both plants and vertebrates that are relevant to their interactions.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Aline P. M. Medeiros, Beatrice P. Ferreira, Ricardo Betancur-R, Aiara P. L. R. Cardoso, Marcello R. S. B. C. Matos, Braulio A. Santos
Summary: The sinking of artificial structures may enhance the co-occurrence of rare species, but they do not generate the beta diversity patterns observed in natural reefs. While artificial habitats contain a significant portion of regional reef fish diversity, they may also have contributed to the degradation of nearby natural reefs.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ligia A. F. Vieira, Marcelo Tabarelli, Gustavo Souza, Rubens T. Queiroz, Braulio A. Santos
Summary: This study investigated the responses of herb communities in the Brazilian Caatinga to rainfall, disturbance, and woody plant density. The results showed that reduced rainfall led to decreased herb density but benefited certain genera, while increased chronic disturbance positively affected herb genera and woody plant density influenced various aspects of herb diversity.
PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Ana Carolina Antunes, Anelise Montanarin, Diogo Maia Grabin, Erison Carlos dos Santos Monteiro, Fernando Ferreira de Pinho, Guilherme Costa Alvarenga, Jorge Ahumada, Robert B. Wallace, Emiliano Esterci Ramalho, Adrian Paul Ashton Barnett, Alex Bager, Alexandre Martins Costa Lopes, Alexine Keuroghlian, Aline Giroux, Ana Maria Herrera, Ana Paula de Almeida Correa, Ana Yoko Meiga, Anah Tereza de Almeida Jacomo, Ananda de Barros Barban, Andre Antunes, Andre Giovanni de Almeida Coelho, Andre Restel Camilo, Andre Valle Nunes, Andrea Cristina dos Santos Maroclo Gomes, Antonio Carlos da Silva Zanzini, Arlison Bezerra Castro, Arnaud Leonard Jean Desbiez, Axa Figueiredo, Benoit de Thoisy, Benoit Gauzens, Brunno Tolentino Oliveira, Camilla Angelica de Lima, Carlos Augusto Peres, Carlos Cesar Durigan, Carlos Rodrigo Brocardo, Clarissa Alves da Rosa, Claudia Zarate-Castaneda, Claudio M. Monteza-Moreno, Cleide Carnicer, Cristiano Trape Trinca, Daiana Jeronimo Polli, Daniel da Silva Ferraz, Daniel F. Lane, Daniel Gomes da Rocha, Daniele Cristina Barcelos, David Auz, Dian Carlos Pinheiro Rosa, Diego Afonso Silva, Divino Vicente Silverio, Donald P. Eaton, Eduardo Nakano-Oliveira, Eduardo Venticinque, Elildo Carvalho Junior, Eloisa Neves Mendonca, Emerson Monteiro Vieira, Emiliana Isasi-Catala, Erich Fischer, Erika Paula Castro, Erison Gomes Oliveira, Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo, Fabio de Lima Muniz, Fabio Rohe, Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro, Fernanda Michalski, Fernanda Pozzan Paim, Fernanda Santos, Fernando Anaguano, Francesca Belem Lopes Palmeira, Francielly da Silva Reis, Francisca Helena Aguiar-Silva, Gabriel de Avila Batista, Galo Zapata-Rios, German Forero-Medina, Gilson De Souza Ferreira Neto, Giselle Bastos Alves, Guido Ayala, Gustavo Henrique Prado Pedersoli, Hani R. El Bizri, Helena Alves do Prado, Hugo Borghezan Mozerle, Hugo C. M. Costa, Ivan Junqueira Lima, Jaime Palacios, Jasmine de Resende Assis, Jean P. Boubli, Jean Paul Metzger, Jessica Vieira Teixeira, Joao Marcelo Deliberador Miranda, John Polisar, Julia Salvador, Karen Borges-Almeida, Karl Didier, Karla Dayane de Lima Pereira, Kelly Torralvo, Krisna Gajapersad, Leandro Silveira, Leandro Uceli Maioli, Leonardo Maracahipes-Santos, Leonor Valenzuela, Leticia Benavalli, Lydia Fletcher, Lucas Navarro Paolucci, Lucas Pereira Zanzini, Luciana Zago da Silva, Luiz Claudio Ribeiro Rodrigues, Maira Benchimol, Marcela Alvares Oliveira, Marcela Lima, Marcelia Basto da Silva, Marcelo Augusto dos Santos Junior, Maria Viscarra, Mario Cohn-Haft, Mark Ilan Abrahams, Maximiliano Auguto Benedetti, Miriam Marmontel, Myriam R. Hirt, Natalia Mundim Torres, Orlando Ferreira Cruz Junior, Patricia Alvarez-Loayza, Patrick Jansen, Paula Ribeiro Prist, Paulo Monteiro Brando, Phamela Bernardes Peronico, Rafael do Nascimento Leite, Rafael Magalhaes Rabelo, Rahel Sollmann, Raone Beltrao-Mendes, Raphael Augusto Foscarini Ferreira, Raphaella Coutinho, Regison da Costa Oliveira, Renata Ilha, Renato Richard Hilario, Ricardo Araujo Prudente Pires, Ricardo Sampaio, Roberto da Silva Moreira, Robinson Botero-Arias, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Rodrigo Affonso de Albuquerque Nobrega, Rodrigo Ferreira Fadini, Ronaldo G. Morato, Ronaldo Leal Carneiro, Rony Peterson Santos Almeida, Rossano Marchetti Ramos, Roxana Schaub, Rubem Dornas, Ruben Cueva, Samir Rolim, Samuli Laurindo, Santiago Espinosa, Tais Nogueira Fernandes, Tania Margarete Sanaiotti, Thiago Henrique Gomide Alvim, Tiago Teixeira Dornas, Tony Enrique Noriega Pina, Victor Lery Caetano Andrade, Wagner Tadeu Vieira Santiago, William E. Magnusson, Zilca Campos, Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Summary: The Amazon forest is home to the highest biodiversity on Earth. However, information on the diversity of vertebrates in the Amazonian region is still lacking. In this study, camera traps were used to collect data on mammals, birds, and reptiles in different regions of the Amazon. The resulting dataset is the most comprehensive inventory of species ever compiled for the area, providing opportunities for ecological studies and evaluation of environmental impacts.
Article
Ecology
Aline P. M. Medeiros, Braulio A. Santos, Ricardo Betancur-R
Summary: Research suggests genome size in animals can be influenced by ecological factors. While there is modest evidence for an increase in genome size along the depth axis in marine fishes, the relationship is weak overall, with only one subclade consistently showing statistically significant correlations. Negative correlations are rare and nonsignificant.
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Enrico Bernard, Francisco William da Cruz Junior, Luis Beethoven Pilo, Allan Calux, Marconi Souza-Silva, Jos Barlow, Paulo S. Pompeu, Pedro Cardoso, Stefano Mammola
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Juliano Morais, Braulio A. Santos
Summary: The prevalence of diseases in Siderastrea stellata colonies was high regardless of depth, but the extent was greater in mesophotic reefs compared to shallow reefs. Co-occurring Montastraea cavernosa showed lower prevalence and extent compared to S. stellata. Diseases affected both shallow and deep reefs, suggesting that management should consider both depth ranges.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Catarina C. Jakovac, Jorge A. Meave, Frans Bongers, Susan G. Letcher, Juan Manuel Dupuy, Daniel Piotto, Danae M. A. Rozendaal, Marielos Pena-Claros, Dylan Craven, Braulio A. Santos, Alexandre Siminski, Alfredo C. Fantini, Alice C. Rodrigues, Alma Hernandez-Jaramillo, Alvaro Idarraga, Andre B. Junqueira, Angelica Maria Almeyda Zambrano, Ben H. J. de Jong, Bruno Ximenes Pinho, Bryan Finegan, Carolina Castellano-Castro, Daisy Christiane Zambiazi, Daisy H. Dent, Daniel Hernan Garcia, Deborah Kennard, Diego Delgado, Eben N. Broadbent, Edgar Ortiz-Malavassi, Eduardo A. Perez-Garcia, Edwin Lebrija-Trejos, Erika Berenguer, Erika Marin-Spiotta, Esteban Alvarez-Davila, Everardo Valadares de Sa Sampaio, Felipe Melo, Fernando Elias, Filipe Franca, Florian Oberleitner, Francisco Mora, G. Bruce Williamson, Gabriel Dalla Colletta, George A. L. Cabral, Geraldine Derroire, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Hans van Der Wal, Heitor Mancini Teixeira, Henricus F. M. Vester, Hernando Garcia, Ima C. G. Vieira, Jaider Jimenez-Montoya, Jarcilene S. De Almeida-Cortez, Jefferson S. Hall, Jerome Chave, Jess K. Zimmerman, Jhon Edison Nieto, Joice Ferreira, Jorge Rodriguez-Velazquez, Jorge Ruiz, Jos Barlow, Jose Aguilar-Cano, Jose Luis Hernandez-Stefanoni, Julien Engel, Justin M. Becknell, Katia Zanini, Madelon Lohbeck, Marcelo Tabarelli, Marco Antonio Romero-Romero, Maria Uriarte, Maria D. M. Veloso, Mario M. Espirito-Santo, Masha T. van Der Sande, Michiel van Breugel, Miguel Martinez-Ramos, Naomi B. Schwartz, Natalia Norden, Nathalia Perez-Cardenas, Noel Gonzalez-Valdivia, Pascal Petronelli, Patricia Balvanera, Paulo Massoca, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Pedro M. Villa, Peter Hietz, Rebecca Ostertag, Rene Lopez-Camacho, Ricardo G. Cesar, Rita Mesquita, Robin L. Chazdon, Rodrigo Munoz, Saara J. DeWalt, Sandra C. Muller, Sandra M. Duran, Sebastiao Venancio Martins, Susana Ochoa-Gaona, Susana Rodriguez-Buritica, T. Mitchell Aide, Tony Vizcarra Bentos, Vanessa de S. Moreno, Vanessa Granda, Wayt Thomas, Whendee L. Silver, Yule R. F. Nunes, Lourens Poorter
Summary: The study revealed large continental-scale variation in the species composition of early successional forests, mainly associated with biogeographic and environmental factors rather than human disturbance indicators. The uniqueness of the floristic composition is partially driven by regionally restricted species belonging to widespread genera, and early secondary forests contribute to restoring and conserving the distinctiveness of bioregions across the Neotropical realm.
Article
Ecology
Anderson Estupinan-Mojica, Renato Portela-Salomao, Carolina N. Liberal, Braulio A. Santos, Celia C. C. Machado, Helder F. P. de Araujo, Juan Von Thaden, Fredy Alvarado
Summary: Land-use change is a major driver of global biodiversity loss. In human-modified landscapes, forest cover and landscape heterogeneity have a positive impact on dung beetle diversity, while edge density has a negative impact. Combining natural vegetation remnants and heterogeneous agricultural landscapes is the most effective approach to conserving dung beetle biodiversity.
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Taina S. Alves, Fredy Alvarado, Victor Arroyo-Rodriguez, Braulio A. Santos
Summary: Humans are causing significant changes in biological communities, particularly through deforestation in tropical regions. This study found that deforestation and the mixing of native and exotic species in livestock production landscapes have led to the establishment of species-poor and homogenized communities, dominated by exotic mammal species. The study highlights the importance of avoiding deforestation, segregating lands for livestock and conservation, and strengthening the enforcement against illegal hunting to promote environmentally-friendly livestock farming in the region.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Andre Valle Nunes, Rafael Morais Chiaravalloti, Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Erich Fischer, Ronaldo Angelini, Karoline Ceron, Lucia Mateus, Jerry Penha
Summary: Fishing connects people, aquatic systems, places, and fish consumer markets all around the world. This study investigated the association between socio-demographic and economic factors and fishing selectivity in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland. The results show that increasing unemployment can lead to a more specialized fishery and that closer proximity to state capitals is associated with more selective fishing. The findings suggest the importance of socio-economic policies to reduce vulnerability of fishers and management strategies to maintain fish stocks in wetlands.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Adriana C. C. Acero-Murcia, Marcos R. R. Severgnini, Erich Fischer, Diogo B. B. Provete
Summary: Through anatomical studies of 32 co-occurring bat species, it was found that the shapes of their cranium and mandible are influenced by size, trophic guild, and foraging behavior. Unlike frugivorous species, insectivorous species have more diverse shapes of cranium and mandible, which may be related to the hardness of food resources.
JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Parasitology
Alan Eriksson, Antoine Filion, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Sebastian Munoz-Leal, Robert Poulin, Erich Fischer, Gustavo Graciolli
Summary: Human land use causes habitat loss and fragmentation, which affects host-parasite relationships. This study investigates how forest loss, fragmentation, and edge length impact the prevalence and abundance of bat ectoparasites.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mario R. Moura, Fellipe A. O. do Nascimento, Lucas N. Paolucci, Daniel P. Silva, Braulio A. Santos
Summary: Climate emergency poses a significant threat to biodiversity, particularly in dryland plant assemblages. This study modeled the current and future distribution of plant species in a tropical dry forest, and projected a decrease in species richness and changes in woodiness patterns due to climate change. The findings emphasize the importance of long-term conservation planning for maintaining tropical dry forests.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)