Article
Ecology
Mathieu Chevalier, Jonas Knape
Article
Plant Sciences
Heidi K. Mod, Mathieu Chevalier, Miska Luoto, Antoine Guisan
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2020)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Jonas Josefsson, Matthew Hiron, Debora Arlt, Alistair G. Auffret, Ake Berg, Mathieu Chevalier, Anders Glimskar, Goran Hartman, Ineta Kacergyte, Julian Klein, Jonas Knape, Ane T. Laugen, Matthew Low, Matthieu Paquet, Marianne Pasanen-Mortensen, Zuzanna M. Rosin, Diana Rubene, Michal Zmihorski, Tomas Part
CONSERVATION LETTERS
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jonas Knape, Stephen James Coulson, Rene van der Wal, Debora Arlt
Summary: Opportunistic reporting of species observations to online platforms provides valuable information about the distribution and status of organisms in the wild. However, challenges arise when analyzing temporal changes in organisms due to the lack of a clear sampling design and changes in reporting over time.
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
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Olivier Broennimann, Blaise Petitpierre, Mathieu Chevalier, Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Jonathan Rolland, Sarah M. Gray, Sven Bacher, Antoine Guisan
Summary: The study introduces a new Niche Margin Index (NMI) to measure the climatic niche matching of alien mammal species, finding that a higher matching degree to the native climatic niche leads to easier establishment in invaded areas. NMI is a more powerful predictor of population establishment success compared to other factors such as life history attributes and historical factors.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Mathieu Chevalier, Olivier Broennimann, Josselin Cornuault, Antoine Guisan
Summary: This study investigated the impact of spatial niche truncation on SDMs projections and the performance of different methods in addressing this issue. Findings revealed that certain approaches integrating information from larger-scale data sets could reduce bias, with performance varying based on the level of truncation and data combination.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Ineta Kacergyte, Erik Petersson, Debora Arlt, Micaela Hellstrom, Jonas Knape, Johan Spens, Michal Zmihorski, Tomas Part
Summary: Wetlands are important for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Human activities have led to global wetland decline, but created wetlands can help counteract this loss. Fish and amphibians coexist in created wetlands, with certain differences in species occurrence and interactions. Additional habitat heterogeneity can enable the coexistence of these taxa.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Matthieu Paquet, Jonas Knape, Debora Arlt, Par Forslund, Tomas Part, Oystein Flagstad, Carl G. Jones, Malcolm A. C. Nicoll, Ken Norris, Josephine M. Pemberton, Hakan Sand, Linn Svensson, Vikash Tatayah, Petter Wabakken, Camilla Wikenros, Mikael Akesson, Matthew Low
Summary: This study found that integrated population models (IPMs) often overestimate the contribution of immigration to changes in population growth, requiring large sample sizes and high temporal variation to accurately estimate immigration contributions. Using simulated and empirical data, it was shown that distinguishing between accurate estimation and overestimation of immigration contributions in IPMs can be challenging.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ineta Kacergyte, Tomas Part, Ake Berg, Debora Arlt, Michal Zmihorski, Jonas Knape
Summary: Restoring wetlands is an important conservation tool for improving birds' habitats. However, the effectiveness of such restorations is not well known. A study in Sweden found that island breeding bird populations increased by 62% to 315% following wetland restorations. The responses varied among different bird groups and were associated with large uncertainties.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Christer Solbreck, Jonas Knape, Jonas Forare
Summary: Insect population dynamics are influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors, such as density dependence, trophic web interactions, and weather conditions. A study on a natural, low-density insect population revealed that population changes during summer were more predictable compared to the long wintering period.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jonas Knape
Summary: Many monitoring programs provide annual indices of relative change in ecological status, but using a single reference year may result in increased uncertainty. However, using the mean of ecological status over several years as the reference period can reduce uncertainty.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL STATISTICS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ineta Kacergyte, Jonas Knape, Michal Zmihorski, Debora Arlt, Tomas Part
Summary: Conservation initiatives have been implemented to support declining water-related biodiversity through wetland creation, and multiple studies have evaluated the suitability of created wetlands for birds and amphibians. However, few studies have considered the species associations that might affect the outcome. In this study, using joint species distribution models, the researchers explored the species associations of birds, amphibians, and fish in created biodiversity wetlands in Sweden. The findings suggest potential conservation conflicts between wetland creation for birds and fish, while synergies between wetland creation for birds and amphibians were observed. Further research is needed to consolidate these synergies and investigate amphibian reproductive output in bird-rich wetlands.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Stanislas Rigal, Jonas Knape
Summary: In the face of declining biodiversity, it is crucial to monitor its fate for conservation strategies. While aggregated indices like geometric means can identify at-risk species groups, they mask the variability between species in their temporal trajectories, which is important for conservation actions. To address this, we propose a toolbox that utilizes dynamic factor analysis to investigate the compositions of species dynamics in multi-species indices, enabling a deeper exploration of biodiversity change and informing conservation policies.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)