Article
Ecology
Matheus de Toledo Moroti, Philip Teles Soares, Mariana Pedrozo, Diogo B. Provete, Diego Jose Santana
Summary: Morphology and phylogenetic distance are more influential on trophic niche overlap, while body size affects niche breadth. Trophic niche breadth is usually smaller when considering prey traits and availability, whereas values of niche overlap increase when these data are not considered.
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
John Davison, Maret Gerz, Inga Hiiesalu, Mari Moora, Marina Semchenko, Martin Zobel
Summary: Studies on niche differentiation and biodiversity often focus on a few niche dimensions, which may limit our understanding of community assembly processes. This study used a comprehensive approach to study arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities, and found that habitat filtering is important, but resource niches show greater differentiation, consistent with the mechanism of resource niche-based coexistence.
Article
Ecology
Alex Salas-Lopez, Cyrille Violle, Francois Munoz, Florian Menzel, Jerome Orivel
Summary: This study investigated the resource-based ant community structure in a tropical ecosystem. The findings suggest that competition for resources and habitat filtering have significant effects on the composition of local ant assemblages, with niche partitioning and niche filtering playing important roles.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Biology
Ryan K. Logan, Jeremy J. Vaudo, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Mahmood S. Shivji
Summary: Niche partitioning among three closely related pelagic predators in the vertically compressed Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) was studied using recreational fisheries data, satellite tracking, and stable isotope analysis. Although there was high spatial and temporal overlap among the species, diving behavior resulted in spatial partitioning and low trophic overlap. Expanding oxygen minimum zones may increase interspecific competition and limit available vertical habitats for predator guilds.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
H. Hespanhol, K. Cezon, J. Munoz, R. G. Mateo, J. Goncalves
Summary: This study aims to develop vulnerability indices for bryophyte communities to climate change and measures the vulnerability based on niche and spatial metrics. The results show that saxicolous bryophyte communities in the high mountains of the Iberian Peninsula have the highest vulnerability to climate change.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
M. C. Neves, M. Vannuci-Silva, G. Montanini, A. F. Azevedo, J. Lailson-Brito, T. L. Bisi
Summary: Species in sympatry can coexist by niche partitioning, as observed in the Ilha Grande Bay where four cetacean species frequently occur. Niche overlap was high for species with site fidelity, while the rough-toothed dolphin showed high segregation. The bay is a biodiversity hotspot, providing diverse resources for the studied cetacean community.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Kacper Pyrzanowski, Grzegorz Zieba, Joanna Leszczynska, Malgorzata Adamczuk, Malgorzata Dukowska, Miroslaw Przybylski
Summary: This study described the diet composition of the weatherfish Misgurnus fossilis, with a focus on size-related patterns of resource use and ontogenetic shifts in feeding strategy. Small and immature individuals mainly fed on Copepoda and Cladocera, while larger and sexually mature individuals primarily fed on detritus. The study also found spatial changes in feeding sites, with smaller individuals using prey caught in the water column and among macrophytes, and larger individuals more often using detritus on the bottom.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sara Palacio, Andreu Cera, Adrian Escudero, Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga, Ana M. Sanchez, Juan Francisco Mota, Maria Perez-Serrano Serrano, M. Encarnacion Merlo, Fabian Martinez-Hernandez, Esteban Salmeron-Sanchez, Antonio Jesus Mendoza-Fernandez, Francisco J. Perez-Garcia, Gabriel Montserrat-Marti, Pablo Tejero
Summary: The variation of plant elemental composition is influenced by phylogeny, environment, and adaptation to gypsum soils. Despite the predominant effect of phylogeny, gypsum soils have a significant impact on the elemental composition of plants.
Article
Zoology
T. Ingram, S. T. Giery, J. B. Losos
Summary: Assemblages of closely related species vary in niche dimensions at different levels of biological organization. In this study, we examined the variation in habitat and diet of an assemblage of six anole lizards belonging to different habitat specialist ecomorph categories. Our analysis supports the view that anole adaptive radiation and community assembly involve divergence in habitat use among ecomorphs and among species using different climatic niches.
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Robert J. Latour, James Gartland, Cassidy D. Peterson
Summary: Characterizing ontogenetic niches of neonate and juvenile sandbar sharks in the lower Chesapeake Bay nursery area, this study revealed significant differences in the relationship between relative abundance and abiotic factors among size classes and a consistent spatial separation of favorable abiotic niche conditions for neonates and juveniles. The results provide valuable insights into the ecology of neonate and juvenile sandbar sharks and evidence of niche separation within a large nursery ecosystem.
Article
Ecology
Aaron N. Facka, Roger A. Powell
Summary: Animals exploring a new environment develop cognitive maps using diverse sensory input, gaining information for establishing home ranges. Resource information gives advantages to residents but not to invaders, who should avoid conflicting with conspecifics. Female fishers avoid competition from all fishers, while males tolerate or impose competition with females for mating opportunities. These behaviors mirror those of other solitary carnivores.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Filipe R. Ceia, Yves Cherel, Andreia V. Silva, Susana Garrido, Maria M. Angelico, Joana M. da Silva, Maria I. Laranjeiro, Jaime A. Ramos
Summary: According to community ecology principles, sympatric species may undergo selective pressure to reduce niche overlap through niche partitioning mechanisms. However, there is still limited knowledge about the main factors influencing niche differentiation, especially in communities consisting of small-sized and inconspicuous species. This study investigated the coastal epipelagic community structure in the Northeast Atlantic and found that niche partitioning was mainly driven by taxonomic groups, with body size playing a crucial role within species. The results indicate that intrinsic factors are important in reducing inter- and intra-specific niche overlap at the community level.
Article
Ecology
Shuo Jiao, Weimin Chen, Gehong Wei
Summary: The study found that soil archaeal taxa exhibit strong climate-related niche conservatism, which drives their biogeographical distributions. Mean annual precipitation has the strongest phylogenetic signal, influencing soil archaeal biogeography and species coexistence.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Caian Souza Gerolamo, Flavia R. C. Costa, Alexandre R. Zuntini, Alberto Vicentini, Lucia G. Lohmann, Juliana Schietti, Elisangela X. Rocha, Veronica Angyalossy, Anselmo Nogueira
Summary: Lianas in the tropics show variation in species diversity and composition along ecological gradients, with closely related species exhibiting phylogenetic clustering and habitat specialization on plateaus, while distantly related species displaying phylogenetic overdispersion in valleys.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zuzana Dite, Robert Suvada, Tibor Toth, Pavol Elias, Vladimir Pis, Daniel Dite
Summary: This study aimed to determine the niche of three indicator species in Pannonic salt steppes and found that in degraded habitats at the northern limit, generalist species prevailed while some plots in the central area remained in good condition. The studied halophytes were found to persist on desalinized soils under suitable land use, with the occurrence of annual species driven by abiotic stress and higher survival chances for perennial species able to coexist with generalists. The analyzed ecological conditions of indicator species can reliably determine overall habitat quality and be used as a tool for assessing grassland habitats.
Article
Ecology
Debora C. Rother, Igor L. F. Sousa, Eliana Gressler, Ana P. Liboni, Vinicius C. Souza, Ricardo R. Rodrigues, L. Patricia Morellato
Summary: Plant phenology is important in selecting species for restoration actions. Evaluating the potential flowering and fruiting phenology can help reestablish ecological interactions and functions, determine suitable species for target sites, and identify when and where locally adapted seeds can be obtained. Comparing phenological patterns between restored areas and forest fragments in Southeastern Brazil showed similarities in general potential flowering and fruiting periods, with slight differences in seasonality. Using phenological information is essential for successful restoration of ecosystem functions and species interactions.
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Raoni Rajao, Antonio Donato Nobre, Evandro L. T. P. Cunha, Tiago Ribeiro Duarte, Camilla Marcolino, Britaldo Soares-Filho, Gerd Sparovek, Ricardo R. Rodrigues, Carlos Valera, Mercedes Bustamante, Carlos Nobre, Leticia Santos de Lima
Summary: Fake controversies have had a major impact on policy making regarding health and environmental issues. This paper uses a case study of a small group of researchers in Brazil to examine the influence of fake controversies on environmental conservation, particularly in relation to deforestation and climate change. The study identifies strategies used in these controversies and highlights the manufacture of pseudo-facts as a previously overlooked tactic. The paper concludes with recommendations for opposing fake scientific controversies that threaten environmental conservation.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Renato A. F. de Lima, Andrea Sanchez-Tapia, Sara R. Mortara, Hans ter Steege, Marinez F. de Siqueira
Summary: The availability of species records from biological collections online has provided support for studies in taxonomy, biogeography, macroecology, and biodiversity conservation. plantR is an open-source package designed to manage species records from biological collections. The package includes tools for downloading records, standardizing fields, validating data, and exporting records. It offers a comprehensive and user-friendly workflow, making it easier for researchers to assess data quality and prevent data leakage.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Valdeir Pereira Lima, Renato Augusto Ferreira de Lima, Fernando Joner, Ilyas Siddique, Niels Raes, Hans Ter Steege
Summary: Climate change is identified as one of the main drivers of species extinction in the 21st century. Using different climate change scenarios, a study conducted in Brazil showed that the bioclimatic area of habitat for potential agroforestry species is projected to decline in the future, leading to a potential loss of habitat for these species. However, only a small percentage of the studied species are currently at risk based on the IUCN criteria. To mitigate these threats, promoting the use of these species in rural and peri-urban agroecosystems is suggested as a promising strategy for their long-term conservation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Tamara Milton, Paulo A. C. L. Assuncao, Nicolli Cabello, Scott Mori, Alexandre A. de Oliveira, Priscila Souza, Alberto Vicentini, Christopher W. Dick
Summary: This study analyzes the demographic rates and biomass dynamics of Lecythidaceae in a permanent forest plot in the Central Amazon. The results show significant biomass loss and mortality rates in flood disturbed habitats compared to other habitats.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Danilo Boscolo, Barbara Nobrega Rodrigues, Patricia Alves Ferreira, Luciano Elsinor Lopes, Vinicius Rodrigues Tonetti, Isabela Cristhina Reis dos Santos, Juliana Akemi Hiruma-Lima, Laura Nery, Karoline Baptista de Lima, Jessica Perozi, Andre Victor Lucci Freitas, Blandina Felipe Viana, Caio Antunes-Carvalho, Dalton de Souza Amorim, Favizia Freitas de Oliveira, Milton Groppo, Maria Lucia Absy, Renata Jimenez de Almeida-Scabbia, Anderson Alves-Araujo, Felipe Wanderley de Amorim, Pablo Augusto Poleto Antiqueira, Yasmine Antonini, Camila Aoki, Daniele dos Santos Aragao, Tais Cristina Teixeira Balbino, Michele da Silva Ferreira Bandeira, Bruno Correa Barbosa, Maria Regina de Vasconcellos Barbosa, Gudryan Jackson Baronio, Levi Oliveira Barros, Mariana Beal-Neves, Victor Martins Bertollo, Antonio Diego de Melo Bezerra, Cristiano Roberto Buzatto, Liedson Tavares Carneiro, Edilson Caron, Camila Silva Carpim, Emanuela Simoura Carvalho, Tuane Leticia Carvalho, Ludimila Juliele Carvalho-Leite, Mainara Figueiredo Cascaes, Flavio Siqueira de Castro, Adriano Cavalleri, Eliana Cazetta, Monise Terra Cerezini, Luis Francisco Mello Coelho, Renato Colares, Guaraci Duran Cordeiro, Juliana Hipolito, Angela Maria da Silva Correa, Fernanda Vieira da Costa, Cleber Covre, Renata Drummond Marinho Cruz, Oswaldo Cruz-Neto, Leo Correia-da-Rocha-Filho, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Marcos da Costa Dorea, Viviany Teixeira do-Nascimento, Jean Miguel Alves dos-Santos, Marcelo Duarte, Marilia Cristina Duarte, Olivia Maria Pereira Duarte, Julie Henriette Antoinette Dutilh, Betina Pereira Emerick, Gabrielly dos Santos Fabiano, Fernando Henrique Antoniolli Farache, Ana Paula Gelli de Faria, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Pedro Maria Abreu Ferreira, Maria Juliana Ferreira-Caliman, Livia Maria Negrini Ferreira, Tulio Freitas Filgueira de Sa, Edivani Villaron Franceschinelli, Greice Ayra Franco-Assis, Frederico de Siqueira Neves, Breno Magalhaes Freitas, Joelcio Freitas, Natalia Arias Galastri, Leonardo Galetto, Caroline Tito Garcia, Maria Teresa Amela Garcia, Nicole Luize Garcia, Carlos Alberto Garofalo, Irene Gelvez-Zuniga, Camila da Silva Goldas, Tadeu Jose Guerra, Tania Mara Guerra, Birgit Harter-Marques, Juliana Hipolito, Rafael Martins, Ricardo Pablo Klein, Elmo Borges de Azevedo Koch, Paulo Landgref-Filho, Sebastiao Laroca, Cristiane Martins Leandro, Reinanda Lima, Taysla Roberta Almeida de Lima, Luiz Wilson Lima-Verde, Elton John de Lirio, Ariadna Valentina Lopes, Andrea Pereira Luizi-Ponzo, Isabel Cristina Sobreira Machado, Tatiana Machado, Fabricio Severo Magalhaes, Thiago Mahlmann, Clea dos Santos Ferreira Mariano, Thamy Evellini Dias Marques, Felipe Martello, Celso Feitosa Martins, Mauricio Nogueira Martins, Rafael Martins, Andre Luiz Santos Mascarenhas, Geovana de Assis Mendes, Milton de Souza Mendonca, Luiz Menini Neto, Michaele Alvim Milward-de-Azevedo, Adrianne Oliveira Miranda, Paula Maria Montoya-Pfeiffer, Andreza Magro Moraes, Bruna Borges Moraes, Eduardo Freitas Moreira, Maria Santina Morini, Diego Moure-Oliveira, Leticia Fabri De Nadai, Victor Hideki Nagatani, Michelle Helena Nervo, Frederico de Siqueira Neves, Jailson Santos de Novais, Evellyn Silva Araujo-Oliveira, Joao Henrique Figueredo de Oliveira, Alipio Jose de Souza Pacheco-Filho, Luciano Palmieri, Martin Pareja, Marcella de Almeida Passarella, Nayra da Mata Passos, Hipolito Ferreira Paulino-Neto, Ariane Luna Peixoto, Luciana Carvalho Pereira, Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo Pereira, Brenda Pereira-Silva, Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich, Mardiore Pinheiro, Augusto Joao Piratelli, Luciana Regina Podgaiski, Diego Santos Polizello, Livia Pires do Prado, Fabio Prezoto, Franciele Rosset de Quadros, Elisa Pereira Queiroz, Zelma Glebya Maciel Quirino, Ananza Mara Rabello, Gabriela Beatriz Pereira Rabeschini, Monna Myrnna Mangueira Ramalho, Flavio Nunes Ramos, Ludmila Rattis, Luiz Henrique Goncalves de Rezende, Caroline Ribeiro, Lizandra Jaqueline Robe, Ely Marley de Souza Ribeiro Rocha, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Gustavo Quevedo Romero, Nadia Roque, William de Oliveira Sabino, Paulo Takeo Sano, Patricia da Silva Santana Reis, Fernando Silva dos Santos, Isabel Alves dos Santos, Francisco de Assis Ribeiro dos Santos, Igor Silva dos Santos, Ricardo Sartorello, Hermes Jose Schmitz, Maria Rosangela Sigrist, Juvenal Cordeiro Silva Junior, Ana Carolina Granero e Silva, Carolina Veronese Correa da Silva, Beatriz Symara Alves Vieira Silva, Bruna Leticia de Freitas Silva, Claudia Ines Silva, Fabiana Oliveira da Silva, Jessica Luiza Souza e Silva, Nathalia Sampaio Silva, Otavio Guilherme Morais da Silva, Carlos de Melo e Silva Neto, Edito Romao Silva Neto, Denise Silveira, Maxwell Souza Silveira, Rodrigo Bustos Singer, Leiza Aparecida Souza Serafim Soares, Evelise Marcia Locatelli de Souza, Jana Magaly Tesserolli de Souza, Josefina Steiner, Mara Cristina Teixeira-Gamarra, Bruno Alves Trentin, Isabela Galarda Varassin, Gabriel Vila-Verde, Vania Nobuko Yoshikawa, Elisabete Maria Zanin, Mauro Galetti, Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Summary: Encounters between flowers and invertebrates play a crucial role in tropical forest ecosystems. This study aims to provide a comprehensive database of flower-invertebrate interactions in the Atlantic Forest. The dataset includes over 18,000 interaction records forming 482 networks, involving 641 plant genera and 581 invertebrate genera. The study highlights the knowledge gap in canopy flower-invertebrate interactions and the need for further research in remote forested areas.
Article
Ecology
Diego F. Correa, Pablo R. Stevenson, Maria Natalia Umana, Luiz de Souza Coelho, Diogenes de Andrade Lima Filho, Rafael P. Salomao, Ieda Leao do Amaral, Florian Wittmann, Francisca Dionizia de Almeida Matos, Carolina Castilho, Oliver L. Phillips, Juan Ernesto Guevara, Marcelo de Jesus Veiga Carim, William E. Magnusson, Daniel Sabatier, Jean-Francois Molino, Mariana Victoria Irume, Maria Pires Martins, Jose Renan da Silva Guimaraes, Olaf S. Banki, Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza, Jose Ferreira Ramos, Bruno Garcia Luize, Evlyn Marcia Moraes de Leao Novo, Percy Nunez Vargas, Thiago Sanna Freire Silva, Eduardo Martins Venticinque, Angelo Gilberto Manzatto, Neidiane Farias Costa Reis, John W. Terborgh, Katia Regina Casula, Euridice N. Honorio Coronado, Juan Carlos Montero, Jochen Schongart, Dairon Cardenas Lopez, Flavia R. C. Costa, Adriano Costa Quaresma, Charles Eugene Zartman, Timothy J. Killeen, Beatriz S. Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon-Junior, Rodolfo Vasquez, Bonifacio Mostacedo, Layon O. Demarchi, Ted R. Feldpausch, Rafael L. Assis, Christopher Baraloto, Julien Engel, Pascal Petronelli, Hernan Castellanos, Marcelo Brilhante de Medeiros, Marcelo Fragomeni Simon, Ana Andrade, Jose Luis Camargo, Susan G. W. Laurance, William F. Laurance, Lorena Maniguaje Rincon, Juliana Schietti, Thaiane R. Sousa, Emanuelle de Sousa Farias, Maria Aparecida Lopes, Jose Leonardo Lima Magalhaes, Henrique Eduardo Mendonca Nascimento, Helder Lima de Queiroz, Gerardo A. Aymard C, Roel Brienen, Juan David Cardenas Revilla, Ima Celia Guimaraes Vieira, Bruno Barcante Ladvocat Cintra, Yuri Oliveira Feitosa, Joost F. Duivenvoorden, Hugo F. Mogollon, Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Leandro Valle Ferreira, Jose Rafael Lozada, James A. Comiskey, Jose Julio de Toledo, Gabriel Damasco, Nallarett Davila, Roosevelt Garcia-Villacorta, Aline Lopes, Alberto Vicentini, Freddie C. Draper, Nicolas Castano Arboleda, Fernando Cornejo Valverde, Alfonso Alonso, Francisco Dallmeier, Vitor H. F. Gomes, David Neill, Daniel P. P. de Aguiar, Luzmila Arroyo, Fernanda Antunes Carvalho, Fernanda Coelho de Souza, Dario Dantas do Amaral, Kenneth J. Feeley, Rogerio Gribel, Marcelo Petratti Pansonato, Jos Barlow, Erika Berenguer, Joice Ferreira, Paul V. A. Fine, Marcelino Carneiro Guedes, Eliana M. Jimenez, Juan Carlos Licona, Maria Cristina Penuela Mora, Boris Eduardo Villa Zegarra, Carlos Ceron, Emile Fonty, Terry W. Henkel, John Ethan Householder, Paul Maas, Marcos Silveira, Juliana Stropp, Raquel Thomas, Flavia Machado Durgante, Tim R. Baker, Doug Daly, Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, William Milliken, Toby Pennington, Marcos Rios Paredes, Pardo Molina, Alfredo Fuentes, Bente Klitgaard, Jose Luis Marcelo Pena, Carlos A. Peres, Miles R. Silman, J. Sebastian Tello, Wegliane Campelo, Jerome Chave, Anthony Di Fiore, Renato Richard Hilario, Juan Fernando Phillips, Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, Tinde R. van Andel, Patricio von Hildebrand, Luciana de Oliveira Pereira, Edelcilio Marques Barbosa, Flavia Rodrigues Barbosa, Luiz Carlos de Matos Bonates, Rainiellen de Sa Carpanedo, Hilda Paulette Davila Doza, Ricardo Zarate Gomez, Therany Gonzales, George Pepe Gallardo Gonzales, Bruce Hoffman, Andre Braga Junqueira, Yadvinder Malhi, Ires Paula de Andrade Miranda, Linder Felipe Mozombite Pinto, Adriana Prieto, Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues, Agustin Rudas, Ademir R. Ruschel, Natalino Silva, Cesar I. A. Vela, Vincent Antoine Vos, Stanford Zent, Eglee L. Zent, Janaina Costa Noronha, Bianca Weiss Albuquerque, Angela Cano, Yrma Andreina Carrero Marquez, Janaina Barbosa Pedrosa Costa, Bernardo Monteiro Flores, David Galbraith, Milena Holmgren, Michelle Kalamandeen, Marcelo Trindade Nascimento, Alexandre A. Oliveira, Hirma Ramirez-Angulo, Maira Rocha, Veridiana Vizoni Scudeller, Rodrigo Sierra, Milton Tirado, Geertje van der Heijden, Emilio Vilanova Torre, Corine Vriesendorp, Maihyra Marina Pombo, Manuel Augusto Ahuite Reategui, Claudia Baider, Henrik Balslev, Sasha Cardenas, Luisa Fernanda Casas, William Farfan-Rios, Cid Ferreira, Reynaldo Linares-Palomino, Casimiro Mendoza, Italo Mesones, Armando Torres-Lezama, Ligia Estela Urrego Giraldo, Daniel Villarroel, Roderick Zagt, Germaine Alexander Parada, Miguel N. Alexiades, Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Karina Garcia-Cabrera, Lionel Hernandez, Walter Palacios Cuenca, Susamar Pansini, Daniela Pauletto, Freddy Ramirez Arevalo, Adeilza Felipe Sampaio, Elvis H. Valderrama Sandoval, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Hans ter Steege
Summary: This study investigated the geographic patterns and ecological correlates of the most common tree dispersal modes in Amazonia, including endozoochory, synzoochory, anemochory, and hydrochory. The results showed that anemochory was positively associated with mean annual wind speed, while hydrochory was higher in flooded forests. The availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits did not explain the distribution of dispersal modes. Further research is needed to understand the association between frugivores and the proportional abundance of zoochory.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tatiana Cabral de Vasconcelos, Vinicius Londe, Elena Velasquez, Patrick Lavelle, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
Summary: Ecological restoration can improve soil quality to mitigate global soil degradation. However, soil monitoring is often overlooked, hindering the understanding of restoration effects and recovery time. A study in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest found that moderately assisted restoration and unassisted natural recovery areas had lower soil quality compared to the reference ecosystem, indicating the need for long-term restoration efforts.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Letter
Biodiversity Conservation
Raoni Raja, Antonio Donato Nobre, Evandro L. T. P. Cunha, Tiago Ribeiro Duarte, Camilla Marcolino, Britaldo S. Soares-Filho, Gerd Sparovek, Ricardo R. Rodrigues, Carlos Valera, Mercedes Bustamante, Carlos Nobre, Leticia Santos de Lima
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Janneke Scheeres, Johan de Jong, Benjamin Brede, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Eben Noth Broadbent, Angelica Maria Almeyda Zambrano, Eric Bastos Gorgens, Carlos Alberto Silva, Ruben Valbuena, Paulo Molin, Scott Stark, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Ribeiro Rodrigues, Giulio Brossi Santoro, Catherine Torres de Almeida, Danilo Roberti Alves de Almeida
Summary: By using UAV-borne LiDAR, it is possible to distinguish different forest types in restoration landscapes in southeastern Brazil. Using a random forest classification model, the study successfully classified conservation and production forests with a high accuracy. However, classifying all six forest types proved to be more challenging due to their similarities in management, regeneration dynamics, and structure.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
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