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Ecology
Christen H. Fleming, Iman Deznabi, Shauhin Alavi, Margaret C. Crofoot, Ben T. Hirsch, E. Patricia Medici, Michael J. Noonan, Roland Kays, William F. Fagan, Daniel Sheldon, Justin M. Calabrese
Summary: This paper introduces a statistically and computationally efficient method for population-level analysis of home-range areas, based on autocorrelated kernel density estimation (AKDE). The method can account for variable temporal autocorrelation and estimation uncertainty. By applying the method to empirical examples, the study quantifies differences between species, environments, and sexes. The approach allows researchers to accurately compare different populations while maintaining statistical precision and power.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Ecology
Brian D. Todd, A. Justin Nowakowski
Summary: In snakes, home range area scales more gradually with body size, following the trend of metabolic rates rather than the steeper scaling seen in mammals and birds. Male snakes have larger home ranges than females, with the difference increasing in warmer temperatures possibly due to mate-searching behavior and thermoregulation. Snakes that actively forage have larger home ranges compared to ambush foragers, reflecting their foraging ecology.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Lili Zhang, Khambay Khamphilavong, Hengchen Zhu, Hua Li, Xiaojun He, Xufang Shen, Liru Wang, Yongxiang Kang
Summary: The study found that twig, leaf, and stoma traits vary nonlinearly along altitudinal gradients, with a reversal point at about 3250 m. The scaling relationships between leaf-twig traits were significantly correlative, and the leaf area-twig cross-sectional area and leaf intensity-leaf area scaling relationships showed common slope across altitudes and slope aspects.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anand Bhopal, Ole F. Norheim
Summary: The health sector has a role to play in decarbonization efforts and should focus on fair pathways to net-zero healthcare that address health and socioeconomic inequalities. It has been recognized in the past decade that not only is the health sector at risk from climate change, but it is also a major emitter of greenhouse gases. In November 2021, the World Health Organization and its partners launched the COP26 Health Programme and established the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health to support sustainable and low-carbon health systems. Fair distribution of the remaining carbon budget and health benefits is crucial, considering the disparities in health financing, carbon emissions, and unmet health needs worldwide.
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Environmental Sciences
Fatemeh Karandish, Hamideh Nouri, Joep F. Schyns
Summary: This study simulates the crop yield and water footprint of major food crops in Iran under different climate conditions. It assesses the impact of agricultural adaptation strategies on water savings and evaluates their effectiveness in reducing unsustainable water use. The results show that cereal production increases, while the unit water footprint tends to decrease. However, the total water consumption also increases. Off-season cultivation is identified as the most effective strategy in saving blue water resources.
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Fisheries
Jacob Burbank, Katelyn Gao, Michael Power
Summary: In this study, we found that fish length and water body size significantly influence the home range size of freshwater fish. We also determined that trophic guild and latitude play important roles in determining home range size. These findings provide valuable information for conservation and environmental management purposes.
ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH
(2023)
Review
Oceanography
Marja Koski, Rasmus Swalethorp, Sanne Kjellerup, Torkel Gissel Nielsen
Summary: This study focused on the seasonal succession of two aggregate-colonizing copepods in a glacial fjord, revealing differences in their ecology, growth, reproduction, and vertical distribution. The correlation between these copepods and environmental variables suggests that they respond differently to their habitat. This highlights the importance of considering non-calanoid copepods in understanding ocean ecosystems.
PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Ecology
Robert J. P. Heathcote, Mark A. Whiteside, Christine E. Beardsworth, Jayden O. Van Horik, Philippa R. Laker, Sivan Toledo, Yotam Orchan, Ran Nathan, Joah R. Madden
Summary: The study shows that juvenile pheasants with better memory develop larger home ranges and are more successful in avoiding predation at the edges of their range. Spatial memory is linked to home range development and variation, and predation risk selects for spatial memory via experience-dependent spatial variation in mortality.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Serhan Yesilkoy, Levent Saylan
Summary: This study simulated the yield and water footprint of sunflower and winter wheat in Northwestern Turkey, projecting future temperature and precipitation changes based on climate predictions. The results indicate a decrease in sunflower yield and a potential increase or decrease in winter wheat yield in different cities.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
M. Rodriguez-Recio, T. Burgos, M. Krofel, J. Lozano, M. Moleon, E. Virgos
Summary: Movement is essential in animal ecology, and this study focuses on the roaming requirements of leopards and the factors influencing their spatial behavior, including ecological and anthropogenic factors. The results show that human activities worldwide can impact the roaming behavior of leopards, potentially leading to consequences for their populations. This research provides crucial information for conservation efforts and policies addressing global change.
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Clare Watson
Summary: Due to climate change, some endangered animals may not survive in their current habitats. Researchers are conducting tests on a controversial strategy to relocate them before it becomes too late - starting with Australia's rarest reptile.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marco Antonio Montoya, Gabriela Allegretti, Luis Antonio Sleimann Bertussi, Edson Talamini
Summary: The study examines how different economic sectors in Brazil contribute to global climate change through international trade, showing that Brazil has a much cleaner energy matrix with 47.5% renewable energy. While Brazil is a net importer of virtual non-renewable energy emissions, it is also a net exporter of virtual renewable energy emissions, positively contributing to mitigating climate change. The findings emphasize the importance of promoting trade policies and compensatory mechanisms to support sectors with climate-change comparative advantage and expanding national policies to enhance climate-change competitive advantages.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wei Yang, Yuanxu Ma, Linhai Jing, Siyuan Wang, Zhongchang Sun, Yunwei Tang, Hui Li
Summary: Climate change and human activities have had significant impacts on biodiversity, making the identification of potential suitable habitats urgent. This study used the maximum entropy model to identify current and potential future habitats of Asian elephants in South and Southeast Asia, providing useful references for optimizing protected area planning.
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Environmental Sciences
Yuequn Cao, Fulin Qi, Huanyu Cui, Meng Yuan
Summary: Research on carbon footprint is crucial for improving the climate environment by managing energy use, reducing emissions, and addressing climate change. This study used bibliometric analysis to establish a knowledge map of collaborative research and identified key trends and opportunities for future research. The findings highlight the continuous growth of carbon footprint research, the shift from conceptual methods to specific problems, the importance of international cooperation, and the potential integration of carbon footprint with other impact assessments.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Christopher D. Wells, Lawrence S. Jackson, Amanda C. Maycock, Piers M. Forster
Summary: The regional climate impacts of future emissions scenarios can be estimated by combining Earth system model simulations with a linear pattern scaling model. The study used MESMER to emulate the regional pattern of the surface temperature response based on historical single-forcer and future Shared Socioeconomic Pathway simulations. The results highlight the limitations of linear pattern scaling for strong mitigation pathways and provide guidance for selecting predictor scenarios and introducing other dependent variables in pattern scaling models.
EARTH SYSTEM DYNAMICS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Ana Carolina Antunes, Benoit Gauzens, Ulrich Brose, Anton M. Potapov, Malte Jochum, Luca Santini, Nico Eisenhauer, Olga Ferlian, Simone Cesarz, Stefan Scheu, Myriam R. Hirt
Summary: The relationship between species' body masses and densities generally follows a three-quarter power law, but there are significant deviations within local communities. Soil temperature and water content have positive and negative net effects, respectively, on soil communities, mediated by changes in local edaphic conditions and the body-mass range of the communities.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Pierre Gauzere, Benjamin Blonder, Pierre Denelle, Bertrand Fournier, Matthias Grenie, Leo Delalandre, Tamara Munkemuller, Francois Munoz, Cyrille Violle, Wilfried Thuiller
Summary: In addition to local species abundance, functional trait distinctiveness of species is now recognized as a key driver of community dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The scale at which species pool is defined has a significant impact on assessing the functional distinctiveness of species. Our study provides empirical evidence that measures of ecological originality are strongly scale-dependent, and emphasizes the importance of considering scale dependencies in ecological research to avoid biased or wrong conclusions.
Article
Ecology
Jingyi Li, Mingyu Luo, Shaopeng Wang, Benoit Gauzens, Myriam R. Hirt, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Ulrich Brose
Summary: Understanding feeding links formation is crucial for understanding food web processes. We developed a size-constrained feeding-niche (SCFN) model and analyzed 72 aquatic and 65 terrestrial food webs to examine feeding niches. Our results showed significant differences between aquatic and terrestrial predators, as well as variations along a temperature gradient. Overall, our SCFN model successfully reproduced feeding relationships and predation architecture across 137 natural food webs, providing insights into the organization of natural food webs and enabling new modeling approaches.
Article
Ecology
Billur Bektas, Wilfried Thuiller, Julien Renaud, Maya Gueguen, Irene Calderon-Sanou, Jean-Gabriel Valay, Marie-Pascale Colace, Tamara Munkemueller
Summary: We propose a novel framework that combines spatially explicit sampling, plant trait information, and a warming experiment to study plant community re-assembly during climate warming. Our framework separates the signals of environmental filtering and competition by considering spatial distance between individuals. In an elevational transplant experiment in the French Alps, we found common signals of environmental filtering and competition in all communities, with stronger environmental filtering in alpine communities and dominance of symmetrical competition in control and warmed alpine communities.
Article
Ecology
Vanessa Cutts, Dagmar M. Hanz, Martha Paola Barajas-Barbosa, Franziska Schrodt, Manuel J. Steinbauer, Carl Beierkuhnlein, Pierre Denelle, Jose Maria Fernandez-Palacios, Pierre Gauzere, Matthias Grenie, Severin D. H. Irl, Nathan Kraft, Holger Kreft, Brian Maitner, Francois Munoz, Wilfried Thuiller, Cyrille Violle, Patrick Weigelt, Richard Field, Adam C. Algar
Summary: Current models of island biogeography treat endemic and non-endemic species as if they were functionally equivalent, focussing primarily on species richness. Thus, the functional composition of island biotas in relation to island biogeographical variables remains largely unknown.
Article
Ecology
Zdenka Lososova, Irena Axmanova, Milan Chytry, Gabriele Midolo, Sylvain Abdulhak, Dirk Nikolaus Karger, Julien Renaud, Jeremie Van Es, Pascal Vittoz, Wilfried Thuiller
Summary: This study compiled a comprehensive dataset of seed dispersal distance classes and predominant dispersal modes for most European vascular plants. The seed dispersal dataset can be used in functional biogeography, dynamic vegetation modelling, and ecological studies at local to continental scales.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Lucie Mahaut, Philippe Choler, Pierre Denelle, Eric Garnier, Wilfried Thuiller, Jens Kattge, Servane Lemauviel-Lavenant, Sandra Lavorel, Francois Munoz, Delphine Renard, Josep M. Serra-Diaz, Nicolas Viovy, Cyrille Violle
Summary: The productivity of grasslands is influenced by both environmental factors and biodiversity, while the temporal stability of grasslands can display both positive and negative covariations with productivity. It is crucial to consider the multiple components of stability and the interaction between environment and biodiversity for sustainable grassland management.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Giovanni Poggiato, Pierre Gauzere, Camille Martinez-Almoyna, Gabrielle Deschamps, Julien Renaud, Cyrille Violle, Tamara Munkemueller, Wilfried Thuiller
Summary: Understanding how combinations of ecological traits at the community-level vary with environmental conditions is crucial for addressing the biodiversity crisis. However, most previous studies have overlooked the inherent correlations between these traits, leading to unrealistic predictions. We propose a framework that incorporates joint trait distribution models to account for these correlations and provide more accurate predictions. Our framework enhances the understanding and prediction of trait distributions, moving functional biogeography towards a more predictive science. Overall, this framework has a high level of importance and would receive a score of 8 out of 10.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexander R. Dyer, Ulrich Brose, Emilio Berti, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Myriam Hirt
Summary: Movement is crucial for animal survival and biodiversity in fragmented landscapes. A model considering biophysical constraints of animal body mass suggests that larger animals have limited heat-dissipation capacities, leading to reduced travel speeds and a hump-shaped trend with body mass. This implies that the movement capacities of the largest species are more limited than previously thought, which has important implications for predicting biodiversity dynamics in fragmented landscapes.
Article
Ecology
Clement Valle, Giovanni Poggiato, Wilfried Thuiller, Frederic Jiguet, Karine Prince, Isabelle Le Viol
Summary: The study examines the influence of data type, resolution, and sampling size on the species associations identified by joint species distribution models (jSDM). It finds that the associations are mainly affected by resolution and sampling size, rather than data type. The study also reveals a positive correlation between species associations and functional similarity, challenging the expectation of negative biotic interactions. Furthermore, the high-resolution residual species associations are shown to contain valuable information for enhancing predictive performance through conditional predictions.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Wilfried Thuiller, Irene Calderon-Sanou, Loic Chalmandrier, Pierre Gauzere, Louise M. J. O'Connor, Marc Ohlmann, Giovanni Poggiato, Tamara Munkemuller
Summary: Biotic interactions, the backbone of ecological communities, can be studied through empirical observation, inference from co-occurrences, and construction of potential interaction networks. These three approaches have respective strengths and limitations, but integration of these approaches shows promise for enhancing our understanding and application of interaction biogeography.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Franz Essl, Adrian Garcia-Rodriguez, Bernd Lenzner, Jake M. Alexander, Cesar Capinha, Pierre Gauzere, Antoine Guisan, Ingolf Kuehn, Jonathan Lenoir, David M. Richardson, Sabine B. Rumpf, Jens-Christian Svenning, Wilfried Thuiller, Damaris Zurell, Stefan Dullinger
Summary: The rapid environmental changes in the Anthropocene era have caused shifts in species' spatial distributions, with lagged responses leading to disequilibrium states. The effects of different types of environmental change and time lags on species responses have not been adequately explored, which has implications for biodiversity assessments, scenarios, and models, thus impacting policymaking and conservation science. This perspective piece examines lagged species responses to environmental change and discusses ways to improve the calibration of species distribution models (SDMs) to account for time lags and enhance biodiversity science and policy.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Rike Schwarz, Nico Eisenhauer, Olga Ferlian, Fernando. T. Maestre, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Henriette Uthe, Lise Thouvenot
Summary: The invasion of earthworms has led to changes in plant communities in northern North American forests, resulting in decreased plant diversity and a competitive advantage for grass species. This study provides insights into the mechanisms behind these changes by examining the effects of earthworms on plant functional traits and interspecific plant competition.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marlee A. Tucker, Aafke M. Schipper, Tempe S. F. Adams, Nina Attias, Tal Avgar, Natarsha L. Babic, Kristin J. Barker, Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau, Dominik M. Behr, Jerrold L. Belant, Dean E. Beyer, Niels Blaum, J. David Blount, Dirk Bockmuhl, Ricardo Luiz Pires Boulhosa, Michael B. Brown, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Francesca Cagnacci, Justin M. Calabrese, Rok Cerne, Simon Chamaille-Jammes, Aung Nyein Chan, Michael J. Chase, Yannick Chaval, Yvette Chenaux-Ibrahim, Seth G. Cherry, Dusko Cirovic, Emrah Coban, Eric K. Cole, Laura Conlee, Alyson Courtemanch, Gabriele Cozzi, Sarah C. Davidson, Darren DeBloois, Nandintsetseg Dejid, Vickie DeNicola, Arnaud L. J. Desbiez, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, David Drake, Michael Egan, Jasper A. J. Eikelboom, William F. Fagan, Morgan J. Farmer, Julian Fennessy, Shannon P. Finnegan, Christen H. Fleming, Bonnie Fournier, Nicholas L. Fowler, Mariela G. Gantchoff, Alexandre Garnier, Benedikt Gehr, Chris Geremia, Jacob R. Goheen, Morgan L. Hauptfleisch, Mark Hebblewhite, Morten Heim, Anne G. Hertel, Marco Heurich, A. J. Mark Hewison, James Hodson, Nicholas Hoffman, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Djuro Huber, Edmund J. Isaac, Karolina Janik, Milos Jezek, Orjan Johansson, Neil R. Jordan, Petra Kaczensky, Douglas N. Kamaru, Matthew J. Kauffman, Todd M. Kautz, Roland Kays, Allicia P. Kelly, Jonas Kindberg, Miha Krofel, Josip Kusak, Clayton T. Lamb, Tayler N. LaSharr, Peter Leimgruber, Horst Leitner, Michael Lierz, John D. C. Linnell, Purevjav Lkhagvaja, Ryan A. Long, Jose Vicente Lopez-Bao, Matthias-Claudio Loretto, Pascal Marchand, Hans Martin, Lindsay A. Martinez, Roy T. McBride, Ashley A. D. McLaren, Erling Meisingset, Joerg Melzheimer, Evelyn H. Merrill, Arthur D. Middleton, Kevin L. Monteith, Seth A. Moore, Bram Van Moorter, Nicolas Morellet, Thomas Morrison, Rebekka Mueller, Atle Mysterud, Michael J. Noonan, David O'Connor, Daniel Olson, Kirk A. Olson, Anna C. Ortega, Federico Ossi, Manuela Panzacchi, Robert Patchett, Brent R. Patterson, Rogerio Cunha de Paula, John Payne, Wibke Peters, Tyler R. Petroelje, Benjamin J. Pitcher, Bostjan Pokorny, Kim Poole, Hubert Potocnik, Marie-Pier Poulin, Robert M. Pringle, Herbert H. T. Prins, Nathan Ranc, Slaven Reljic, Benjamin Robb, Ralf Roder, Christer M. Rolandsen, Christian Rutz, Albert R. Salemgareyev, Gustaf Samelius, Heather Sayine-Crawford, Sarah Schooler, Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Nuria Selva, Paola Semenzato, Agnieszka Sergiel, Koustubh Sharma, Avery L. Shawler, Johannes Signer, Vaclav Silovsky, Joao Paulo Silva, Richard Simon, Rachel A. Smiley, Douglas W. Smith, Erling J. Solberg, Diego Ellis-Soto, Orr Spiegel, Jared Stabach, Jenna Stacy-Dawes, Daniel R. Stahler, John Stephenson, Cheyenne Stewart, Olav Strand, Peter Sunde, Nathan J. Svoboda, Jonathan Swart, Jeffrey J. Thompson, Katrina L. Toal, Kenneth Uiseb, Meredith C. VanAcker, Marianela Velilla, Tana L. Verzuh, Bettina Wachter, Brittany L. Wagler, Jesse Whittington, Martin Wikelski, Christopher C. Wilmers, George Wittemyer, Julie K. Young, Filip Zieba, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Thomas Mueller
Summary: COVID-19 lockdowns have had significant impacts on wildlife, altering their spatial behaviors such as increased movements and reduced avoidance of roads. However, individual responses varied and were influenced by the different lockdown conditions.