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Ecology
Klementyna A. Gawecka, Jordi Bascompte
Summary: This study aims to advance the understanding of habitat restoration on metacommunities. Findings suggest that restoration efficiency and success certainty are affected by randomly selecting or clustering restored sites. The community structure and types of interactions determine the most efficient restoration approach.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Travis R. Heckford, Shawn J. Leroux, Eric Vander Wal, Matteo Rizzuto, Juliana Balluffi-Fry, Isabella C. Richmond, Yolanda F. Wiersma
Summary: Spatial correlates of foliar ESP traits were species specific with some shared spatial predictors at the trait level. Biotic and abiotic factors influenced foliar trait relationships, highlighting the importance of linking plant chemical composition to spatial predictors for landscape management.
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Forestry
Eric Henderson, Howard Hoganson
Summary: This study presents a spatially explicit management strategy for Kirtland's Warbler habitat in the Hiawatha National Forest. The research highlights the high financial cost of managing habitat and the additional financial trade-offs associated with aggregating habitat into large patches. It also emphasizes that the marginal cost of habitat increases as more habitat is added to the management system.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kyuha Lee, Soomin Chun, Jeffrey M. Bielicki, Bhavik R. Bakshi
Summary: This study presents a computational framework for spatially-explicit environmental sustainability assessment based on a multi-regional hybrid modeling approach. The framework integrates regional activities at multiple scales and the supply of ecosystem services to perform spatially-explicit absolute environmental sustainability assessment. The framework is demonstrated using an illustrative example of corn production in two regions and compared to conventional approaches.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Topi K. Lehtonen, Natarsha L. Babic, Timo Piepponen, Otso Valkeeniemi, Anna-Maria Borshagovski, Arja Kaitala
Summary: In a human-modified landscape, the European common glow-worm larvae exhibit a strongly female-biased dispersal behavior, selecting to move through roads, but often perishing when run over by vehicles. This highlights roads as potential ecological traps for female glow-worm larvae in modern society.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Luciana Staiano, Federico Gallego, Alice Altesor, Jose M. Paruelo
Summary: This study presents a methodological approach to define the conservation value of grasslands using multi-criteria analysis and incorporating the opinions and valuations of stakeholders. The approach allows for the inclusion of different perceptions in defining and prioritizing conservation criteria, contributing to transparent and auditable processes for future regulations and increasing the legitimacy of territorial planning.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Brianne E. Brussee, Peter S. Coates, Shawn T. O'Neil, Michael L. Casazza, Shawn P. Espinosa, John D. Boone, Elisabeth M. Ammon, Scott C. Gardner, David J. Delehanty
Summary: Numerous wildlife species in semi-arid shrubland ecosystems in western North America are suffering from habitat loss and fragmentation. Greater sage-grouse, considered an indicator of ecosystem health, have experienced population decline due to habitat degradation.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ineta Kacergyte, Debora Arlt, Ake Berg, Michal Zmihorski, Jonas Knape, Zuzanna M. Rosin, Tomas Part
Summary: The size of wetlands is positively associated with local species richness, pair abundance, and chick abundance. Creating mainly small wetlands with a few larger ones is suggested to benefit breeding wetland bird communities at the regional scale.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Manjari Malviya, Ramesh Krishnamurthy
Summary: Understanding the factors associated with human/livestock-large carnivore conflict and predicting conflict risk are important for effective prevention and mitigation. This study used spatial modelling to analyze the ecological correlates of human-tiger conflict and predict livestock predation risk. The results showed that prey and shrub cover were key determinants of conflict, and the spatial risk map can guide conflict prevention measures.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chase M. Freeman, Laureen Barthman-Thompson, Robert Klinger, Isa Woo, Karen M. Thorne
Summary: This study evaluated the optimal sampling design for tracking small mammal population trends using spatially explicit capture-recapture (SECR) models. The results showed that moderate reductions in the number of trapping occasions or trap density could yield similar density estimates when using a SECR approach.
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Biology
Yen-Hua Huang, Hendrina Joel, Martina Kusters, Zoe R. Barandongo, Claudine C. Cloete, Axel Hartmann, Pauline L. Kamath, J. Werner Kilian, John K. E. Mfune, Gabriel Shatumbu, Royi Zidon, Wayne M. Getz, Wendy C. Turner
Summary: The study found that anthrax mortalities were higher in open habitats, and herbivores shifted habitat selection in response to changes in rainfall and vegetation productivity. Years with abundant rainfall supported larger anthrax outbreaks, while severe drought led to animals congregating in less preferred habitats.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Michael Moubarak, Ilya R. Fischhoff, Barbara A. Han, Adrian A. Castellanos
Summary: This study predicted the risk of Bsal infection in susceptible salamander species in the United States using ecological niche models and machine learning models. The results identified potential areas of Bsal infection risk in certain regions of the United States and suggested priorities for further research and conservation efforts.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Yuan Tian, Fangyuan Hua
Summary: Understanding the impact of forest loss and degradation on species populations is crucial for conservation efforts. This study conducted a systematic literature review on birds to explore the consistency between abundance and vital rate metrics in assessing these impacts. The findings showed that in 36.8% of cases, the conclusions between these two metrics were inconsistent. The study also revealed that the timing of forest loss or degradation relative to the study period influenced the consistency of results.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Serge Andrefouet, Solene Derville, Julie Buttin, Guillaume Dirberg, Colette C. C. Wabnitz, Claire Garrigue, Claude E. Payri
Summary: The study introduces a hierarchical spatial assessment framework to achieve national synoptic knowledge of seagrass species and communities distribution. By combining field data collection with habitat maps derived from remote sensing, new seagrass distribution maps can be developed. The application of this framework can inform conservation and management objectives through hierarchical and spatial information generated from the study.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jiaxing Cui, Xuesong Kong, Jing Chen, Jianwei Sun, Yuanyuan Zhu
Summary: Regional land use transitions driven by adaptive reconciliation of existing land use conflicts with socioeconomic development may bring positive economic effects but also new land use conflicts. A new spatially explicit evaluation framework of land use conflict, examining three aspects of conflict, was proposed in this study. The results showed changes in the intensity and spreading pattern of land use conflict indices, with population, GDP, and infrastructure density being strong drivers influencing land use conflict.