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Mechanical fragmentation of leaf litter by fine root growth contributes greatly to the early decomposition of leaf litter Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-12 Wei Wang; Kai Hu; Ke Huang; Jianping Tao
Understory plant root proliferation into the litter layer occurs in many forest ecosystems and dramatically accelerates litter decomposition and nutrient release in the early stages. Mechanical fragmentation of leaf litter by fine roots could be one main reason, but its mechanism is poorly understood. To quantitatively assess the influence of fine roots on the mechanical fragmentation of leaf litter
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The influence of tree species on soil organic carbon stability under three temperate forests in the Baihua Mountain Reserve, China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-09 Qiong Liang; Chan Wang; Kexin Zhang; Shengwei Shi; Jiaxuan Guo; Fan Gao; Jie Liu; Jingxian Wang; Yun Liu
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important component of the carbon (C) cycle in forest ecosystems, and is largely influenced by tree species. Leaf litter originated from different vegetations introduce organic materials into soil with different quantities and qualities, and influence the formation and stability of soil C pool. We present a study on the influence of tree species on SOC stability under
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Legacy of plant-parasitic nematode communities from past ecosystems and shift by recent afforestation Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Nadine Ali; Johannes Tavoillot; Bernard Martiny; Odile Fossati-Gaschignard; Stephan Plas; Ewa Dmowska; Grażyna Winiszewska; Elodie Chapuis; Elsa Rulliat; David Jimenez; Gilles Granereau; Stéphane Barbier; Cécile Héraud; Nadine Gautheron; Véronique Edel-Hermann; Christian Steinberg; Thierry Mateille
Ancient ecological legacies and past land use changes may inform on the present structure of biological communities. However, regions providing such successive ecosystems are scarce. In France, the ‘Landes de Gascogne’ area provides such ecological shifts since a few ancient moorland, peatland and oak areas prior the afforestation with maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) 160 years ago still remain. Focusing
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The impacts of stream acidification on fish assemblages: Assessing three decades of recovery in Shenandoah National Park Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-13 Pat A. Harmon; Ami L. Riscassi; Todd M. Scanlon; James N. Galloway; David Demarest; Christine L. May
Acid deposition, resulting from the atmospheric transport of acidifying compounds emitted during the combustion of fossil fuels, has historically resulted in stream acidification in many headwater streams in the eastern United States, including streams in Shenandoah National Park (SHEN). Though restrictions on these emissions were established by an amendment to the Clean Air Act in 1990, reductions
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Nematode communities indicate the negative impact of Reynoutria japonica invasion on soil fauna in ruderal habitats of Tatra National park in Slovakia Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Marek Renčo; Andrea Čerevková; Zuzana Homolová
Reynoutria japonica is a globally successful invasive plant that spreads rapidly after introduction, mainly along riparian or road corridors where dense stands often extend over several hundred square meters. Little is known, however, about the impacts of its spread in protected habitats of upland regions. This study was conducted to characterize the communities of plants and soil nematodes in ruderal
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Distribution and status updates of Chinese Grass-babbler Graminicola striatus in China: implications for its global conservation status Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Xi ZHENG; Richard LEWTHWAITE; Jonathan MARTINEZ; Yat Tung YU; Yang LIU; Li YANG; Bosco Pui Lok CHAN
The Chinese Grass-babbler Graminicola striatus is a little-known grassland specialist with a broad distribution range in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. It is currently categorized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with a suspected small population size and decline in habitat availability, and Hong Kong is considered the global stronghold. To understand its current conservation
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Response to Limitations on inferring shark vulnerability from spatial habitat protection Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Charlotte A. Birkmanis; Leigh W. Simmons; Ana M.M. Sequeira
Our paper entitled “Shark conservation hindered by lack of habitat protection” (Birkmanis et al., 2020a), prompted Braccini and Newman to write a reply based on (i) our title, which they thought implied that a global assessment was made, and (ii) their interpretation of our paper “that shark conservation depends predominantly on establishing MPAs in highly suitable habitats”. We clearly state in the
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Nursery habitat of three species of juvenile Asian horseshoe crabs in Teritip Beach, East Kalimantan, Indonesia: Characterization and implication Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-09 Lusita Meilana; Agus Alim Hakim; Qinhua Fang
Documenting juveniles’ presence is a crucial criterion for ensuring that a protected area can support robust populations of horseshoe crabs. Yet, there are no studies on the juvenile of Asian horseshoe crab in Indonesia. As the first report on the juvenile of Asian horseshoe crabs in Indonesia, this study aims to analyze the population density of the juvenile Asian horseshoe crab and the characteristics
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GAP ANALYSIS OF PRIORITY INDONESIAN MEDICINAL PLANT AS PART OF THEIR CONSERVATION PLANNING Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Ria Cahyaningsih; Joana Magos Brehm; Nigel Maxted
Indonesia is a country rich in medicinal plant biodiversity. The conservation and sustainable use of such species in Indonesia are critical because of incipient population growth, changing land usage, forest clearance, and climate change in a country where the majority of the population depend on traditional medicines for their health care and wellbeing. Identifying the conservation gap is a crucial
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Freezing temperatures restrict woody plant recruitment and restoration efforts in abandoned montane pastures Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Evan M. Rehm; Stephanie Yelenik; Carla D’Antonio
Tropical montane forests are being lost at an alarming rate but harbor some of the globe’s most unique biodiversity. The Hawaiian archipelago is a prime example of the importance of high elevation forests to species conservation and persistence as they serve as the last refugia for Hawaiian birds. Yet these forests have been converted to invasive dominated pastures, and efforts to restore them have
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Elevation and micro environmental conditions directly and indirectly influence forests’ soil seed bank communities Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Chaobo Zou; Francesco Martini; Shang-Wen Xia; Diana Castillo-Diaz; Uromi Manage Goodale
The soil seed bank (SSB) plays an important role in determining future community composition and health of forests. The extent to which abiotic conditions alter the abundance and diversity of the future forest composition via modulating the regenerative capacity of the SSB and their relationship with each other is not fully understood. We studied how elevation and abiotic conditions (canopy openness
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Ecosystem carbon storage following different approaches to grassland restoration in south-eastern Horqin Sandy Land, northern China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Jiyou Yuan; Zhiyun Ouyang; Hua Zheng; Yirong Su
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Creating small, food-habituated groups might alter genetic diversity in the endangered Yunnan snub-nosed monkey Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Eve Afonso; Rong Fu; Amaël Dupaix; Anne-Claude Goydadin; ZhongHua Yu; Dayong Li; Patrick Giraudoux; Li Li
Ecotourism is increasing worldwide for financial, educational and social purposes. Organized viewing of wildlife, especially at feeding sites where wildlife is “ready-to-view”, increases the opportunities for tourists to observe animals in the wild. However, feeding sites might retain only a subsample of wild populations. We thus hypothesized that such human intervention could induce population subdivisions
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Spatial distribution patterns of invasive alien species in China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Jing Chen; Fangzhou Ma; Yanjing Zhang; Chenbin Wang; Haigen Xu
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CITES and beyond: illuminating 20-years of global, legal wildlife trade Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Astrid Alexandra Andersson; Wilson Lau; Hannah B. Tilley; David Dudgeon; Timothy C. Bonebrake; Caroline Dingle
Nature has the potential to provide wide-ranging economic contributions to society – from ecosystem services to providing income to communities via fair trade of resources. Unsustainable trade in wildlife, however, threatens biodiversity and its ability to support communities and a functioning planet. It is therefore important to have clear systems in place for tracing traded wildlife. Monitoring legal
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Habitat change has greater effects than climate change on butterfly occurrence in South Korea Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Tae-Sung Kwon; Cheol Min Lee; Eun-Sook Kim; Myoungsoo Won; Sung-Soo Kim; Young-Seuk Park
We examined the influence of climate and habitat changes on the occurrence of butterflies in South Korea, using data recorded in two different periods: (i) past (1938–1950) and (ii) present (1996–2011). Butterfly species were classified according to their distribution types (northern, southern, and miscellaneous) to examine the effect of climate change. They were also classified according to three
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A non-native woody plant compromises conservation benefits of mid-field woodlots for birds in farmland Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Javier Rivas Salvador; Martin Štrobl; Tomáš Kadlec; Pavel Saska; Jiří Reif
Agricultural intensification seriously threatens European biodiversity. To mitigate this threat, farmland habitat suitability should be improved. Mid-field woodlots surrounded by intensively cultivated fields or grasslands, represent one of the promising tools for such improvement. However, woodlots can be dominated by non-native plants and their impacts on woodlot function as refugees for biodiversity
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Idiosyncratic responses of microbial communities and carbon utilization to acid rain frequency in the agricultural and forest soils Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Ziqiang Liu; Xiaoran Shan; Hui Wei; Jiaen Zhang; Muhammad Saleem; Dengfeng Li; Yan Zhang; Rui Ma; Yanan He; Jiawen Zhong; Yalan Liu
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Are natural disturbances represented in strictly protected areas in Germany? Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Sebastian Brackhane; Albert Reif; Ewa Zin; Christine B. Schmitt
Natural disturbances are largely suppressed in Central European landscapes due to economic and human safety concerns. European goals to increase the extent of secondary wilderness areas have the potential to support the restoration of threatened habitats associated with natural disturbances. Germany is among the Central European countries with the most advanced wilderness goals. This study aimed to
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Topographic diversity as an indicator for resilience of terrestrial protected areas against climate change Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Alexandra Lawrence; Samuel Hoffmann; Carl Beierkuhnlein
Habitat loss from unrelenting human pressure is causing an unprecedented decline in global biodiversity. Protected areas (PAs) are meant to counteract loss and fragmentation of ecosystems and today PAs form the backbone of conservation strategies worldwide. However, anthropogenic climate change can severely reduce the effectiveness of PAs. Conservation professionals are in need of concrete spatial
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Systematic assessments of tidal wetlands loss and degradation in Shanghai, China: From the perspectives of area, composition and quality Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Shiwei Lin; Xiuzhen Li; Bin Yang; Yuxi Ma; Can Jiang; Liming Xue; Jiangjing Wang; Zhongzheng Yan
Salt marshes and tidal flats are ecosystems providing considerable value to human beings and widely distributed in the world temperate coastal zone. However, they have been seriously damaged due to human activities over the past half century. Previous studies often used area-based statistic measures to track tidal wetlands loss while neglected to extract other important information such as changes
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Future projections for terrestrial biomes indicate widespread warming and moisture reduction in forests up to 2100 in South America Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Luciano J.S. Anjos; Everaldo Barreiros de Souza; Calil Torres Amaral; Tassio Koiti Igawa; Peter Mann de Toledo
Terrestrial biomes are the main reservoirs of biodiversity and CO2 on the planet. In South America, they play a crucial role in climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. Despite scientific advances and recent efforts, there is still no detailed analysis of trends in surface air temperature and precipitation changes until the end of the 21st century and magnitude of change for South America’s
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Effects of temperature and water potential on seed germination of 13 Poa L. species in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Linna Wei; Chunping Zhang; Quanmin Dong; Zengzeng Yang; Hui Chu; Yang Yu; Xiaoxia Yang
Human activity, combined with climate change, has led to severe degradation of natural grasslands all over the world. As such, artificial grasslands created with species suited to the geographical area present a popular alternative. However, species that are both native and suitable for creating artificial grasslands are rare, especially in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China. In this study, we performed
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Cause of decade’s stagnation of plant communities through16-years successional trajectory toward fens at a created wetland in northern Japan Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Kazuo Yabe; Nobutake Nakatani; Tomotsugu Yazaki
Hiraoka is the created wetland that was constructed in 2000 in an urban park in Sapporo City. We introduced fen and bog plants and monitored the hydrochemical conditions and species assemblage composition four times during the 16 years after construction (YAC). The species richness indices of total, exotics, and annuals resembled those of the target fens within 11 YAC, but the species assemblages did
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Anuran Community Patterns in the Rice Fields of the Mid-Western Region of the Republic of Korea Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Min Seock Do; Seok-Jun Son; Green Choi; Nakyung Yoo; Kyo-Soung Koo; Hyung-Kyu Nam
The wildlife that inhabits natural wetlands has been threatened in recent years because of human activities, such as land use changes. Rice fields, however, have been receiving attention as possible substitutes for natural wetlands. Amphibians are one of the representative taxa that inhabit rice fields and are critical for their food webs and ecosystem maintenance. This study was conducted to understand
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Foraging preferences of an apex marine predator revealed through stomach content and stable isotope analyses Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 S.M. McCluskey; K.R. Sprogis; J.M. London; L. Bejder; N.R. Loneragan
Insights into the food habits of predators are essential for maintaining healthy predator populations and the functioning of ecosystems. Stomach content and stable isotope analyses were used to investigate the foraging habits of an apex predator, the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in south-western Australia. A total of 2,594 prey items from 26 families were identified from the stomachs
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Predicting global climatic suitability for the four most invasive anuran species using ecological niche factor analysis Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Desiree Andersen; Amaël Borzée; Yikweon Jang
Invasive species have a massive impact on their environment and predicting geographical zones at risk of invasion is paramount to the control of further invasions. Invasive anurans are particularly detrimental to native amphibian species, other vertebrates, and even aquaculture through competition, predation, disease transmission, toxicity, or a combination of these. Four species have been designated
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Evaluation of the response stability of two dominant conifer species to climate change in the southern margin of the Tengger Desert Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Ke Chen; Liang Jiao; Xiaoping Liu; Changliang Qi; Ruhong Xue
Global climate change has led to the nonlinear response of the radial growth of trees to climate change at high altitudes and high latitudes in the northern hemisphere, and the responses of different tree species on climate change due to differences in physiological and ecological adaptations are also significantly different. Therefore, we analyzed the response stability and growth trends and the sustainability
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Deforestation in forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana: Boabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Afua Amponsah Amankwah; Jonathan Arthur Quaye-Ballard; Bennetta Koomson; Richard Kwasi Amankwah; Alfred Awotwi; Bright O. Kankam; Nana Yeboaa Opuni-Frimpong; Douglas Siaw Baah; Stephen Adu-Bredu
Forests provide many resources, ecosystem services and absorb carbon dioxide, which helps in climate regulation. In spite of the enormous benefits of forests, the issue of deforestation is still ongoing. There has been a continuous decline in forests globally and the forest area of Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary (BFMS) in Ghana is facing a similar threat. The aim of the study is to determine the different
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Successful neighbour: Interactions of the generalist carnivore red fox with dogs, wolves and humans for continued survival in dynamic anthropogenic landscapes Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Hussain S. Reshamwala; Neeraj Mahar; Rodolfo Dirzo; Bilal Habib
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Decline in forest bird species and guilds due to land use change in the Western Himalaya Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Ghazala Shahabuddin; Rajkamal Goswami; Meghna Krishnadas; Tarun Menon
Land use change is the most widespread driver of biodiversity loss in densely populated tropical countries. Biodiversity loss, in turn, results in changes in functional guilds responsible for various forest ecosystem services. It is thus necessary to understand the extent and types of biodiversity loss and functional guild alteration caused by land use change in order to facilitate sustainable land
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Scent communication behavior by giant pandas Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Jin Hou; Vanessa Hull; Thomas Connor; Hongbo Yang; Jie Gao; Faqin Zhao; Yushan Liao; Shiyu Chen; Jinyan Huang; Yichao Zeng; Shiqiang Zhou; Xiaoping Zhou; Jindong Zhang
Behavioral strategies used in scent communication can reflect the adaptive capacity of animals. Signal detection theory and the principle of least effort posit that scent marking must be efficient and energy maximizing. The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a solitary species that relies heavily on scent communication. There have been few studies on scent communication of wild pandas due to their
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Changes in coastal Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrow characteristics and density following hurricane events in Northeast Florida, USA: Implications for conservation planning Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Barbara I. Blonder; Kyra J. Liedtke; Sloane E. Stephens
The Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus is iconic, yet threatened throughout its range in the southeastern United States. It is a burrowing, herbivorous tortoise whose upland habitats have been greatly reduced by habitat destruction, fragmentation and/or reduction in quality due to anthropogenic changes in the disturbance regimes, such as fire, that are necessary to maintain quality habitat. Importantly
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Mammal Conservation in Amazonia’s Protected Areas: A Case Study of Peru’s Ichigkat Muja - Cordillera del Cóndor National Park Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-09 Jason J. Scullion; Jacqueline Fahrenholz; Victor Huaytalla; Edgardo M. Rengifo; Elisabeth Lang
The protected areas of the Amazon Basin provide a core refuge for many threatened forest mammals species, but their effectiveness in wildlife conservation is poorly documented. To better understand the impact of protected areas on mammal conservation in the Amazon Basin, this study evaluates the diversity, abundance, and conservation status of medium and large forest mammals in a borderland sector
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Demographic changes and loss of genetic diversity in two insular populations of bobcats (Lynx rufus) Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-09 Cassandra M. Miller-Butterworth; Duane R. Diefenbach; Jessie E. Edson; Leslie A. Hansen; James D. Jordan; Tess M. Gingery; Amy L. Russell
In the Felidae, only 6 of 38 species have stable or increasing populations, and most felid species are threatened by anthropogenic influences, especially habitat loss and fragmentation. We documented changes in genetic diversity in an isolated, reintroduced population of bobcats on Cumberland Island (CUIS), Georgia, USA, compared to another bobcat population on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA, that
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Low genetic diversity and population differentiation in Thuja sutchuenensis Franch., an extremely endangered rediscovered conifer species in southwestern China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Aili Qin; Yamei Ding; Zunji Jian; Fanqiang Ma; James R.P. Worth; Shunxiang Pei; Gexi Xu; Quanshui Guo; Zuomin Shi
Thuja sutchuenensis Franch. is an extremely endangered conifer (Cupressaceae) species that is endemic to southwestern China. It was once considered extinct in the wild and was rediscovered after 100 years later in October 1999. Due to the habitat destruction from nature and humans, the population has decreased sharply and the distribution range is narrow. Thus there is an urgent need to evaluate genetic
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Indicators of site loss from a migration network: Anthropogenic factors influence waterfowl movement patterns at stopover sites Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Yanjie Xu; Mattias Kieboom; Ron J.A. van Lammeren; Yali Si; Willem F. de Boer
A network of connected wetlands supports migratory movements of waterfowl. These networks are rapidly changing due to intensive human activities around natural habitats. Quantifying how anthropogenic factors change waterfowl movements via a reduction of habitat availability and quality can facilitate a better understanding of the dynamics of these migration networks, and provide early-warning signals
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Predicting the current and future distributions of Brontispa longissima (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) under climate change in China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Xinyang Li; Danping Xu; Yawen Jin; Zhihang Zhuo; Hongjun Yang; Jiameng Hu; Rulin Wang
Brontispa longissima (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a significant pest of palm plants worldwide, has caused huge economic losses in China since its invasion. The maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model and geographical information system (GIS) software were used to predict the adaptive impact of climate change on B. longissima in China. Future distributions of B. longissima were modeled under three climate scenarios
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Short-term winter snow reduction stimulates soil nutrient leaching without changing the microbial biomass in an alpine fir forest Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Fan Yang; Xiangyin Ni; Xin Zeng; Han Li; Bo Tan; Ziyi Liang; Bowen Liu; Zhenfeng Xu; Jian Zhang
Winter snowpack maintains a relatively warm environment for soil microorganisms and modulates soil biogeochemical cycles in cold ecosystems; however, snowpack reduction induced by climate warming may change soil dissolved nutrient leaching and microbial biomass. Here, we performed a snow depth manipulation experiment in an alpine forest on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. We assessed the following effects
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Disturbances consistently restrain the role of random migration in grassland soil microbial community assembly Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Ping Wang; Shuang Pang; Minjie Xu; Wei Liu; Zijia Zhang; Baoming Ji; Ximei Zhang
Random migration often plays important roles in soil microbial community assembly. However, it remains unexplored that whether its role is affected by anthropogenic disturbances, and whether the effects of different disturbances are consistent. Here, we report a novel and general pattern that different disturbances consistently restrain the role of migration in soil bacterial community assembly. We
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Pattern and distribution of human-elephant conflicts in three conflict-prone landscapes in Myanmar Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Zaw Min Thant; Roel May; Eivin Røskaft
Human-elephant conflicts (HEC) are detrimental for both humans and elephants. A better understanding of HEC enhances effective mitigation strategies and promotes the well-being of humans and wild elephants. This study assesses the pattern and distribution of HEC in three different HEC hotspots in Myanmar and identifies local factors that contribute to HEC. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was performed
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Animal-borne video reveals atypical behaviour in provisioned green turtles: A global perspective of a widespread tourist activity Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Fee OH. Smulders; Owen R. O’Shea; Marjolijn JA. Christianen
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Insight into occupancy determinants and conflict dynamics of grey wolf (Canis lupus) in the dry temperate zone of Hindukush Range Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-19 Ejaz Ur Rehman; Jaffar Ud Din; Shakeel Ahmad; Shoaib Hameed; Khurshid Ali Shah; Tahir Mehmood; Muhammad Ali Nawaz
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a widespread but locally endangered species across Pakistan. The current study investigates the occupancy of grey wolf and conflict with humans in Khanbari Valley Gilgit Baltistan. The study was conducted from the 5th of December 2014 to the 11th of January 2015. The study area was delineated into blocks following natural watersheds, and overall 47 motion-triggered cameras
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How evergreen and deciduous trees coexist during secondary forest succession: Insights into forest restoration mechanisms in Chinese subtropical forest Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Haonan Zhang; Qingpei Yang; Daqing Zhou; Wanggu Xu; Jun Gao; Zhi Wang
Deciduous broadleaved forests and evergreen broadleaved forests constitute the majority of global subtropical forests. Subtropical vegetation has faced strong anthropogenic pressures, and many natural forests destroyed throughout history have been restored to secondary forests due to various government conservation policies. In early forest restoration, deciduous and evergreen species with significantly
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Modelling the habitat selection of the bearded vulture to predict areas of potential conflict with wind energy development in the Swiss Alps Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-25 Sergio Vignali; Franziska Lörcher; Daniel Hegglin; Raphaël Arlettaz; Veronika Braunisch
Global warming impels countries to dramatically reduce their release of greenhouse gas emissions and increase their reliance on green energy, notably wind power. Yet, without cautious planning, the sprawl of wind turbines could negatively impact biodiversity, especially flying vertebrates that are otherwise already threatened. Inherent risks for vulnerable and endangered species are usually mitigated
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Fire and herbivory shape soil arthropod communities through habitat heterogeneity and nutrient cycling in savannas Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-19 Joshua Thoresen; Marie-Liesse Vermeire; Zander Venter; Graeme Wolfaard; Jennifer Adams Krumins; Michael Cramer; Heidi-Jayne Hawkins
Soil arthropods are important components of savannas, contributing to nutrient cycling and thus primary productivity. To investigate how fire and mammalian herbivores influence arthropod food webs, we used two long term herbivore exclosures (ca. 20 y) and burning trials (ca. 5-y return) located along rivers in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Herbivory and fire will usually have negative effects
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Trophic guild and forest type explain phyllostomid bat abundance variation from human habitat disturbance Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Jorge D. Carballo-Morales; Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez; Federico Villalobos
The loss of tropical forest cover caused by land-use change is causing changes in populations of animal trophic guilds, including those belonging to Phyllostomidae bat species. They fulfill important ecosystem functions such as pollination, seed dispersion, and regulations of vertebrate and invertebrate populations in Neotropical forests and human disturbed habitats. However, the effect of habitat
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Development and evaluation of the soil water balance model in an inland arid delta oasis: Implications for sustainable groundwater resource management Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Balati Maihemuti; Zibibula Simayi; Yilinuer Alifujiang; Tayierjiang Aishan; Abdulla Abliz; Gulaimubaier Aierken
Sampling and testing were conducted on the groundwater level depth, soil water content, and vegetation coverage in the delta oasis of the WeiGan-KuChe River Basin, and a method for analyzing soil water balances for groundwater-dependent vegetation (GDV) was developed using the soil water balance model with the Richards equation. Three typical observation points (sites A, B, and C) were selected to
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Effects of interaction between biochar and nutrients on soil organic carbon sequestration in soda saline-alkalized grassland:A review Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Heyang Gong; Yuefen Li; Shujie Li
Grassland contains enormous soil organic carbon (SOC) reserves, and even minor fluctuation may remarkably reflect the climatic change. N, P and S in soil organic matters (SOMs) have important influences on SOC sequestration. The soil in soda-alkaline grassland is featured by high pH, high ESP, deteriorated physical properties and poor nutrients, etc. N and P are the primary limiting elements, and the
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Predicting the future redistribution of Chinese white pine Pinus armandii Franch. Under climate change scenarios in China using species distribution models Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Hang Ning; Lei Ling; Xiangcheng Sun; Xiaotong Kang; Hui Chen
Pinus armandii, or Chinese white pine, is one of the pine species native to China and plays an important role in ecological conservation and regional socioeconomic development. However, few studies have focused on the distribution of its habitat and important environmental factors related to suitability. Therefore, we used a MaxEnt model to represent the current species distribution of P. armandii
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Relationship between relative growth rate and C:N:P stoichiometry for the marsh herbaceous plants under water-level stress conditions Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Weizhen Sun; Fuxi Shi; Huimin Chen; Yang Zhang; Yuedong Guo; Rong Mao
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Malacological survey in a bottle of water: A comparative study between manual sampling and environmental DNA metabarcoding approaches Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Stephen Mulero; Eve Toulza; Anaïs Loisier; Meryl Zimmerman; Jean-François Allienne; Joséphine Foata; Yann Quilichini; Jean-Pierre Pointier; Olivier Rey; Jérôme Boissier
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Conservation priorities for African Vigna species: Unveiling Angola’s diversity hotspots Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Silvia Catarino; Josefa Rangel; Iain Darbyshire; Esperança Costa; Maria Cristina Duarte; Maria M. Romeiras
It is widely recognized that the conservation of the Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) in their wild habitats is fundamental to ensure the continuous supply of novel genetic material, crucial for future crop improvement. Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) and V. subterranea (bambara groundnut) are amongst the most significant African legumes as sources of food and fodder. In this study we investigated the diversity
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Trends in demography, genetics, and social structure of Przewalski’s horses in the Hortobagy National Park, Hungary over the last 22 years Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Viola Kerekes; István Sándor; Dorina Nagy; Katalin Ozogány; Loránd Göczi; Benjamin Ibler; Lajos Széles; Zoltán Barta
The world population of Przewalski’s horses has recovered from very few survivors, and is still categorized as “Endangered” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. For this reason, the maintenance of genetically valuable populations is highly important. The 3000 ha Pentezug Reserve in Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, was home to 270 Przewalski’s horses at the end of 2018, approximately 30% of
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A case for better international protection of the Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-19 Sarah Heinrich; Boyd T.C. Leupen; Simon Bruslund; Andrew Owen; Chris R. Shepherd
The Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) is an island endemic bird species from Indonesia. Its populations have rapidly decreased over the last decades and where the species was once widespread, only fragmented populations now remain. The species is protected on a national level and any capture or trade of wild individuals is strictly prohibited. Yet, illegal domestic trade continues to threaten
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Barriers against invasive crayfish species in natural waters and fish passes - Practical experience Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Raphael Krieg; Alex King; Armin Zenker
The spread of non-indigenous crayfish species poses a threat to local populations of crayfish as well as to other fauna and flora across Europe and around the world. Several methods have been used in attempt to reduce their numbers and stop their further spread. Crayfish barriers are the best way to stop the non-anthropogenic spread of established invasive crayfish populations. Up to now there are
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The use of Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)-mediated data in publications written in Chinese Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Maofang Luo; Zheping Xu; Tim Hirsch; Thant Sin Aung; Wubing Xu; Liqiang Ji; Haining Qin; Keping Ma
With the development of biodiversity informatics, more and more data repositories have emerged, providing massive stores of open scientific data. The use of open data is increasingly valuable for scientific research and related decision making but little is known about which topics are addressed, especially in non-English publications. Further, how this data should be cited has been called into question
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On the tiger trails: Leopard occupancy decline and leopard interaction with tigers in the forested habitat across the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Kanchan Thapa; Sabita Malla; Samundra Ambuhang Subba; Gokarna Jung Thapa; Babu Ram Lamichhane; Naresh Subedi; Maheshwar Dhakal; Krishna Prasad Acharya; Madhuri Karki Thapa; Pramod Neupane; Shashank Poudel; Shiv Raj Bhatta; Shant Raj Jnawali; Marcella J. Kelly
Better conservation planning requires updated information about leopard distribution to prioritize and allocate limited resources available. The long-term persistence of leopards and sympatric tigers can be compromised by linear infrastructure development such as roads that fragment habitat. We used detection and non-detection data collected along walking search paths (~4140 km) in 96 grid cells (each
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Effects of legalization and wildlife farming on conservation Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Jessica Bell Rizzolo
Many wildlife species are impacted by unsustainable consumption. Wildlife is consumed for such diverse purposes as food, medicine, ornamentation, entertainment, and social status. However, it is still debated whether legalization and wildlife farming can saturate demand and thus reduce poaching, or if these policies increase demand, and subsequently poaching of vulnerable wildlife. This paper used
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Functional zoning of China's protected area needs to be optimized for protecting giant panda Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 2.526) Pub Date : 2020-12-05 Hongfei Zhuang; Wancai Xia; Chao Zhang; Li Yang; Kunyuan Wanghe; Junzhi Chen; Xiaofeng Luan; Wei Wang
Management zone designations are important to improving the core function of biodiversity conservation in any protected area. However, land managers of most protected areas can barely identify whether the zones they manage are ideally designated due to lack of clear information related to the protected objects as well as other related in-situ conservation information on a regional scale. Here we focused
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