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Forestry
Timothy J. Wills, Richard W. R. Retallick, Joe Greet, Ami Bennett
Summary: Large herbivores, such as sambar deer, introduced to new habitats can have significant impacts on ecosystems. In this study, the effects of sambar deer on the understorey vegetation in a wet eucalypt forest in Australia were examined. The exclusion of deer led to the recovery of several attributes of the understorey vegetation, with increased cover and abundance of trees, shrubs, ferns, and climbers. However, without effective deer control, the decrease in understorey cover may lead to negative changes in forest structure and function.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jinelle H. Sperry, Dylan O'Hearn, Donald R. Drake, Amy M. Hruska, Samuel B. Case, Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni, Clint Arnett, Tim Chambers, Corey E. Tarwater
Summary: This study compared fruit and seed traits between native and invasive plants in Hawai'i and found that invasive species tended to have higher fruit protein content, longer fruiting duration, were less likely to have orange fruits, and had less variable seed length. The results suggest that traits such as longer fruiting duration and smaller seed size are important predictors for consumption by non-native avian frugivores, driving the spread of invasive species and limiting dispersal of some native species. Furthermore, there seems to be a threshold in seed size (around 7.0 mm) for avian consumption, indicating a limitation on dispersal for large-seeded species.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Brock T. Burgess, Robyn L. Irvine, Michael A. Russello
Summary: The invasive Sitka black-tailed deer have significant impacts on the ecology and culture of the Haida Gwaii archipelago in Canada. Gene flow is widespread among the islands, except for SGang Gwaay, which could be a viable option for eradication efforts.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
V. Muhawenimana, J. R. Thomas, C. A. M. E. Wilson, J. Nefjodova, A. C. Chapman, F. C. Williams, D. G. Davies, S. W. Griffiths, J. Cable
Summary: This study found that the invasive species Lepomis gibbosus and Pseudorasbora parva occupy near-bed regions of flowing water to conserve energy and seek refuge, with their swimming performance improving as temperature increases. The behavior of these non-native fish is influenced by water temperature, flow velocity, and turbulence, suggesting that they may benefit from the warming temperatures predicted under global climate change.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Phillip J. Haubrock, Ross N. Cuthbert, Paride Balzani, Elizabeta Briski, Carlos Cano-Barbacil, Vanessa De Santis, Emma J. Hudgins, Antonin Kouba, Rafael L. Macedo, Melina Kourantidou, David Renault, Axel E. Rico-Sanchez, Ismael Soto, Mathieu Toutain, Elena Tricarico, Ali Serhan Tarkan
Summary: Biological invasions pose a growing threat to ecosystems, biodiversity, and socio-economic interests. However, there are variations in classifications and definitions of invasive species among European Union member states, leading to differences in the number and proportion of reported invasive species. Using Germany as a case study, this research highlights the gaps in invasive species classifications and suggests that the lower number of reported invasive species in Germany may be attributed to differences in classifications, variations in research effort and focus, and diverse national priorities. This underreporting may be a result of a focus on economic growth, which may have taken precedence over addressing the potential ecological and economic impacts of invasive species.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Nasiphi Bitani, Colleen T. Downs
Summary: Alien invasive plant species are a major problem globally, and native bird species play a role in their spread through mutualistic relationships. Studies of seed dispersal of alien invasive plants are important for effective management.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Alba Costa, Ruben Heleno, Yanick Dufrene, Eleanor Huckle, Ronny Gabriel, Xavier Harrison, Dana G. Schabo, Nina Farwig, Christopher N. Kaiser-Bunbury
Summary: Invasive non-native species can disrupt animal-mediated seed dispersal interactions, affecting the stability of recipient communities. This study investigates the impact of plant invasions on frugivory and seed dispersal networks in a tropical island, finding that non-native plants compete with natives for dispersal services and that invasion and seasonality alter native seed dispersal. This highlights the importance of controlling plant invasions to maintain ecosystem functions and biodiversity.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Emily A. Stevenson, Peter Robertson, Emily Hickinbotham, Louise Mair, Nigel J. Willby, Aileen Mill, Olaf Booy, Kirsty Witts, Zarah Pattison
Summary: The study focused on the research themes in the invasive non-native species literature and their changes over 35 years. Through analyzing 10,000 article abstracts, the study identified 50 key topics and their interactions within the literature. The study revealed the importance of interdisciplinary research and the need to strengthen the science-policy interface for effective management and conservation of INNS.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julius Maina Waititu, Charles Ndegwa Mundia, Arthur W. Sichangi
Summary: This study assesses the role of climate change in enhancing bio-invasions in natural environments and provides predictions of potential habitat suitability for five problematic alien and native species under future climate scenarios. The study finds that, considering species dispersal, certain species are expected to have an increase in potential habitats while others may experience minimal habitat losses. However, these species still pose a significant threat to inhabited areas and biodiversity hotspot regions under climate change.
Article
Ecology
Erin Hill, Nicholas Murphy, Simon Toop, Adrian Linacre, Jan M. Strugnell
Summary: This study investigated the population genetic structure and diversity of introduced hog deer in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, using short tandem repeats (STRs). Despite low observed genetic diversity, up to four distinct genetic clusters were identified at the sampled sites. Evidence of recent translocations among populations was also detected. These findings have important implications for the management and conservation of hog deer.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Emilie E. Regnier, Stephen M. Hovick, Jianyang Liu, Steven Kent Harrison, Florian Diekmann
Summary: Introduced seed dispersers such as the non-native earthworm Lumbricus terrestris can impact native plant establishment by protecting seeds from rodent predation. The competitive outcome between earthworms and mice for seeds is influenced by environmental factors, with earthworms gaining more seeds under warmer, wetter conditions and mice obtaining more seeds under colder, drier conditions. The data suggest that earthworms can act mutualistically with native plants by caching seeds in diverse environments, and the interactions among the environment and competing seed predators determine the fate of seed pools.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jaime Ashander, Kailin Kroetzt, Rebecca Epanchin-Niell, Nicholas B. D. Phelps, Robert G. Haight, Laura E. Dee
Summary: Using network metrics to guide management can effectively address the challenges of biological invasions. The study evaluates the performance of network-guided invasive species management compared to optimal management and finds that the network-guided approach achieves high performance, even with incomplete information. This research highlights the potential of network approaches for sustainable resource management.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fumika Nishizawa, Takahiro Kubo, Asuka Koyama, Munemitsu Akasaka
Summary: The study found that the level of visitor knowledge about biological invasion increased with awareness, but high awareness was not linked to actual behaviors like cleaning footwear. The bottleneck lies in the lack of clear association between awareness and behavior.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Anthony C. Yacucci, Walter P. Carson, Jenna C. Martineau, Curtis D. Burns, Brian P. Riley, Alejandro A. Royo, Thomas P. Diggins, Ian J. Renne
Summary: Chronic white-tailed deer overbrowsing and exotic plant invasions have negative impacts on native plant diversity and abundance in eastern North America. However, our study demonstrates that canopy gaps in areas with low deer density have higher native plant diversity and abundance, and lower exotic plant diversity and abundance compared to areas with chronically overabundant deer.
Article
Ecology
Andreas H. Dobler, Juergen Geist
Summary: The study compared the predation impact of native and invasive crayfish on native and invasive freshwater mussels, finding that invasive crayfish had a higher predation and damage rate, while native mussels were more susceptible. The experimental results suggest that crayfish may have a negative impact on mussels, with potential implications for endangered native mussel populations.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Darragh Doyle, Martin P. Gammell, Roisin Nash
JOURNAL OF MOLLUSCAN STUDIES
(2018)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Holly Miller, Carolyn Chenery, Angela L. Lamb, Hilary Sloane, Ruth F. Carden, Levent Atici, Naomi Sykes
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Philip Doddy, Cilian M. Roden, Martin P. Gammell
AQUATIC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Adon Mcfarlane, Joanne O'Brien, Brian Nelson, Martin Gammell
MARINE AND FRESHWATER BEHAVIOUR AND PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Darragh Doyle, Martin Gammell, Joao Frias, Grainne Griffin, Roisin Nash
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Darragh Doyle, Joao Frias, Roisin Nash, Martin Gammell
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2020)
Article
Geography, Physical
Ruth F. Carden, Thomas F. G. Higham, Peter C. Woodman
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Maria Perez Tadeo, Martin Gammell, Joanne O'Brien
Summary: The study assessed the effects of ecotourism activities on a grey seal colony in White Strand Beach, Ireland, and found that approaching vessels and presence of tourists on the beach had significant impacts on the seals' behavior. It highlighted the importance of implementing strict guidelines to reduce disturbances caused by human activities.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Domhnall J. Jennings, Bawan Amin, Martin P. Gammell
Summary: The decision to engage in escalated fighting involves the value of the resource under dispute and the combatants' ability to invest time and energy. Third-party individuals often intervene in deer contests to prevent subordinates from gaining a competitive boost. Socially dominant males follow contests to monitor potential threats to their status.
Article
Biology
Xavier A. Harrison, Allan D. McDevitt, Jenny C. Dunn, Sarah M. Griffiths, Chiara Benvenuto, Richard Birtles, Jean P. Boubli, Kevin Bown, Calum Bridson, Darren R. Brooks, Samuel S. Browett, Ruth F. Carden, Julian Chantrey, Friederike Clever, Ilaria Coscia, Katie L. Edwards, Natalie Ferry, Ian Goodhead, Andrew Highlands, Jane Hopper, Joseph Jackson, Robert Jehle, Mariane da Cruz Kaizer, Tony King, Jessica M. D. Lea, Jessica L. Lenka, Alexandra McCubbin, Jack McKenzie, Barbara Lins Caldas de Moraes, Denise B. O'Meara, Poppy Pescod, Richard F. Preziosi, Jennifer K. Rowntree, Susanne Shultz, Matthew J. Silk, Jennifer E. Stockdale, William O. C. Symondson, Mariana Villalba de la Pena, Susan L. Walker, Michael D. Wood, Rachael E. Antwis
Summary: The study reveals strong covariation between fungal and bacterial communities across host phylogeny, indicating host recruitment of specific microbial suites. Host phylogeny and diet affect microbial community richness, and sample processing methods impact community composition.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anders Bergstrom, David W. G. Stanton, Ulrike H. Taron, Laurent Frantz, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding, Erik Ersmark, Saskia Pfrengle, Molly Cassatt-Johnstone, Ophelie Lebrasseur, Linus Girdland-Flink, Daniel M. Fernandes, Morgane Ollivier, Leo Speidel, Shyam Gopalakrishnan, Michael V. Westbury, Jazmin Ramos-Madrigal, Tatiana R. Feuerborn, Ella Reiter, Joscha Gretzinger, Susanne C. Muenzel, Pooja Swali, Nicholas J. Conard, Christian Caroe, James Haile, Anna Linderholm, Semyon Androsov, Ian Barnes, Chris Baumann, Norbert Benecke, Herve Bocherens, Selina Brace, Ruth F. Carden, Dorothee G. Drucker, Sergey Fedorov, Mihaly Gasparik, Mietje Germonpre, Semyon Grigoriev, Pam Groves, Stefan T. Hertwig, Varvara V. Ivanova, Luc Janssens, Richard P. Jennings, Aleksei K. Kasparov, Irina V. Kirillova, Islam Kurmaniyazov, Yaroslav V. Kuzmin, Pavel A. Kosintsev, Martina Laznickova-Galetova, Charlotte Leduc, Pavel Nikolskiy, Marc Nussbaumer, Coilin O'Drisceoil, Ludovic Orlando, Alan Outram, Elena Y. Pavlova, Angela R. Perri, Malgorzata Pilot, Vladimir V. Pitulko, Valerii V. Plotnikov, Albert V. Protopopov, Andre Rehazek, Mikhail Sablin, Andaine Seguin-Orlando, Jan Stora, Christian Verjux, Victor F. Zaibert, Grant Zazula, Philippe Crombe, Anders J. Hansen, Eske Willerslev, Jennifer A. Leonard, Anders Gotherstrom, Ron Pinhasi, Verena J. Schuenemann, Michael Hofreiter, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Beth Shapiro, Greger Larson, Johannes Krause, Love Dalen, Pontus Skoglund
Summary: This article analyzes ancient wolf genomes and finds that wolf populations were highly connected in the late Pleistocene, suggesting a complex history of wolf domestication. Dogs are overall more closely related to ancient wolves from eastern Eurasia, but dogs in the Near East and Africa derive up to half of their ancestry from a distinct population related to modern southwest Eurasian wolves.
Article
Biology
Adon McFarlane, Joanne O'Brien, Brian Nelson, Martin Gammell
BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT-PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY
(2019)
Article
Biology
Philip Doddy, Cilian M. Roden, Martin P. Gammell
BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT-PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY
(2019)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Fiona Beglane, Karis Baker, Ruth E. Carden, A. Rus Hoelzel, Angela L. Lamb, Rita Mhig Fhionnghaile, Holly Miller, Naomi Sykes
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY SECTION C-ARCHAEOLOGY CELTIC STUDIES HISTORY LINGUISTICS LITERATURE
(2018)
Article
Ornithology
Maria Perez Tadeo, Martin Gammell