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Research on the driving factors of rural residents' pro-environmental behavior under the background of frequent heat waves Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Xukuo Gao, Chuyuan Wang, Meng Sun, Xiao Wang
Heat wave events have frequently occurred worldwide in recent years, and continuous high temperatures have severely impacted human life and ecosystems. Given this problem, the government and the public must cooperate closely to participate in global environmental governance. Among them, pro-environmental behavior is the most significant form for citizens to participate in environmental protection and
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Characteristics of fecal mercury and methylmercury and risks to captive golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yanju Ma, Xuefeng Liu, Shuliao Tian, Yanxia Ni, Song Wang, Xin He, Zongjin Huan, Huiwen Huang, Wu Chen, Chao Peng, Rong Chen, Lihai Shang, Penglai Fan
Environmental pollution is widespread and poses significant risks to both human populations and diverse animal species. As part of conservation initiatives, many endangered animals are housed in zoos and breeding centers close to human activities, potentially exposing them to health threats arising from envrionmental contamination. By analyzing non-invasive fecal samples from 13 Chinese zoos, we assessed
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Coupling coordination analysis and prediction of multi-social-ecological subsystem in the Xiaoxing'an Moutains-Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jinyu Zhao, Na Sa, Xuyang Kou, Xiao Fu, Shuanning Zheng, Zhaohua Lu, Gang Wu, Weiguo Sang
The Xiaoxing'an Moutains-Sanjiang Plain is currently facing environmental deterioration, economic recession, social development obstruction, population loss, which has been seriously affecting local sustainability. Considering that their solution often requires holistic approaches, which can involve multiple aspects of social-ecological system (SES), it is significant to clarify the evolution of coupling
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Evidence of conservative range in mountain grasses during past climate change: Only contractions or local expansions possible Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Marcin Kiedrzyński, Przemysław P. Tomczyk, Katarzyna M. Zielińska, Edyta Kiedrzyńska, Paweł Wąsowicz
The ongoing biodiversity crisis associated with anthropogenic global warming has especially severe effects on mountain and cold-adapted species. The lesson from the postglacial period can provide examples for future predictions, but scenarios of the range shift of mountain species are not fully explored. Different stories could happen if a species achieved long-distance dispersal and reached lowland
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Sustainability of Artemisia umbelliformis gathering in the wild: An integration of ecological conditions and harvesting exposure Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ninon Fontaine, Perrine Gauthier, Sophie Caillon, John D. Thompson, Isabelle Boulangeat
Harvesting of wild plants is a traditional practice that is sustainable if the plant populations reproduce and persist. The génépi, , occurs on crests and summits in the Alps, and is harvested mainly by amateurs. However, little is known about the ecology of this species and the practice of harvesting has received little scientific attention. Here we assess the sustainability of génépi harvesting through
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Shall we go to the mountains or to the sea for the winter holidays? Occurrence drivers and cultural relevance of the climate-vulnerable Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis in Italy Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Mattia Brambilla, Francesca Roseo, Luciano Ruggieri, Corrado Alessandrini, Chiara Bettega
The non-breeding distribution and ecology of many migratory songbirds are often poorly studied, but very relevant for their conservation in a changing climate. The Snow Bunting is the most northerly breeding passerine worldwide, and winters in temperate/temperate-cold areas. Characterised by specialisation for cold climate and strong migratory connectivity, it underwent a recent range contraction and
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Illegal Wildlife Trade: An analysis of carnivore products found in markets in Benin and Niger Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Chloé Gerstenhaber, Audrey Ipavec, Vincent Lapeyre, Christian Plowman, Yekini Chabi-N’Diaye, Félicia Tevoedjre, Chérifou Adéyèmi Amoussa, Omar Soumana Siddo, Hassane Abdou Aboubacar, Sarah M. Durant
West Africa is home to one of the largest protected area systems in Africa, the W-Arly- Pendjari (WAP) Complex, which provides a last refuge for many threatened carnivore species extirpated from most other protected areas in the region. However, rising global demand for wildlife products has increased concerns about the impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) on these species. To assess the extent
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the eRNA technique in monitoring fish biodiversity – A case study in the Qingdao offshore, China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Wenqiong Li, Hui Jia, Hui Zhang
With the continuous intensification of human activities, fish biodiversity has been reduced in the Yellow Sea. Therefore, accurate monitoring methods are crucial for determining fish biodiversity in the target area. The environmental DNA (eDNA) technique has emerged as a promising non-invasive method, but it is prone to false positives. The rapid degradation of environmental RNA (eRNA) has the potential
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Sustaining high-value salmonid populations in regulated rivers: Insights from individual-based modelling of brown trout and Atlantic salmon Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Mahboobeh Hajiesmaeili, Louis Addo, Johan Watz, Johnny Norrgård, Steven F. Railsback, Jukka Syrjänen, Marco Blixt, John J. Piccolo
To combat climate change, societal pressure to develop fossil-free hydroelectricity is growing. There is a great need, however, for environmental assessment tools that can predict the effects of streamflow regulation on biodiversity in hydropower-regulated rivers. Ecological modelling lets practitioners: 1) set broad bounds on population-level responses of key species and 2) identify knowledge gaps
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Examining the stoichiometry of C:N:P:K in the dynamics of foliar-litter-soil within dominant tree species across different altitudes in southern China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Zhangting Chen, Zhaokun Jiang, Qiaoyu Li, Yibo Tan, Pengbo Yan, Muhammad Arif
Ecological stoichiometry assessment provides insight into the interactions between foliar-litter-soil dynamics among dominant tree species and facilitates their conservation. However, little research has been carried out on such trends within mixed forest ecosystems in national forest nature reserves globally. The present study fills this knowledge gap by examining the ecological stoichiometry of dominant
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Using UAVRS and deep learning to conduct resource surveys of threatened Tibetan medicinal plants in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Chenghui Wang, Ziyi Li, Rong Ding, Jiawei Luo, Yu Liang, Rui Gu, Shihong Zhong
Kanitz. and Hemsl. are two wild medicinal plants widely used in Tibetan medicine. In recent decades, their wild populations have declined rapidly due to persistent over-harvesting of their flowers. Because their flowers are small and dense, it is difficult to rely on manual counting under wild conditions. The combination of deep learning and unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing (UAVRS) is a new method
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Social determinants of success of community-based hornbill conservation in Thailand Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Jiraporn Teampanpong, Nureehuan Da-ouli, Preeda Thiensongrusamee, Noppawan Tanakanjana Phongkieo, Pilai Poonswad
The Thailand Hornbill Project (THP) launched the first community-based hornbill conservation program in southern Thailand (CBC-THP) in 1994 to combat hornbill poaching. For 30 years, CBC-THP has engaged local communities in hornbill conservation, achieving ecological success evident through increased chick survival rates. To evaluate CBC-THP's success beyond ecological outcomes, we surveyed three stakeholder
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Artificial afforestation increased the distribution area and landscape complexity of planted forests in Tibet over the past 30 years Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Tao Wang, Hong Luo, Yamei Chen, Yongmei Liao, Youyou Huang, Hongbo Yang, Sheng Zhang, Xiao Xu
Afforestation plays an important role in improving the ecological environment and promoting local economic development in countries around the world. Although the artificial afforestation project in Tibet has been conducted for more than 30 years since in 1990 s, few studies have examined the dynamic changes in landscape patterns of planted forests in this region since the implementation of the project
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Spatial population distribution dynamics of big cats and ungulates with seasonal and disturbance changes in temperate natural forest Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Dusu Wen, Jinzhe Qi, Wannian Cheng, Zhaoyue Li, Qi Qi, Yonglu Cui, Nathan James Roberts, Yumiao Tian, Zeying Zhou, Ying Wang, Zhigang Cheng, Yan Zhao, Feng Shan, Eryan Yang, Guangshun Jiang
Wildlife conservation and management in human-dominated landscapes are major concerns for wildlife ecologists and managers. The dynamics of human disturbance, combined with seasonal limitations in the availability of nutritious foods, may restrict wildlife population growth and recovery. However, understanding how large mammal species adjust their population distribution in forest habitats with seasonal
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Interspecific niche overlap and climatic associations of native Quercus species in the Zagros forests of Iran Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Maedeh Sadeghi, Mansoureh Malekian, Mostafa Tarkesh Esfahani
In the arid regions surrounding southwestern Asia, oak trees play an important role in the environment by conserving water and preserving soil and supporting wildlife. There are concerns for the health and continued productivity of these forests, and there is a widespread oak decline. In this study, ecological niche modeling (ENM) and multivariate principal component analysis (PCA) were used to determine
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From beak to fruit: An Asian hornbill database for frugivory and seed dispersal research Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Hanci Liang, Kim R. McConkey, Jun Ying Lim
Hornbills (family Bucerotidae) are important frugivores and seed dispersers of Asian tropical forests. While much is known about the diets and their role as seed dispersers at the local or landscape scale, the lack of a comprehensive, standardised, and digital database on hornbill frugivory and seed dispersal interactions hampers broader and comparative studies across hornbill species and with other
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A framework for functional zoning of national parks based on biocultural diversity assessment Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Xifa Song, Yuting Wu, Siyu Chen, Le Wang, Diechuan Yang, Wei Zhang, Nan Liu
Reasonable zoning is essential for maintaining the integrity and stability of natural ecosystems and achieving multi-goal management of national parks, and can facilitate efficient management and protection of various resources. Biocultural diversity is an important result and outstanding representation of human-land relationships, directly affecting the resilience of socio-ecological systems. Taking
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The impacts of different seasons on macroinvertebrate community structure and functional diversity in the Jingui River, China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Chen Sun, Lixian Xia, Min Zhang, Qianyun He, Naiqi Yu, Hongyong Xiang, Haijun Yang
Species diversity and functional diversity indices reflect the variations of community structure and their responses to environmental stress. This study clarifies the biodiversity of macroinvertebrates in the Jingui River of Shenzhen and their response to the aquatic environment across different seasons. Utilizing ten functional traits, we conducted a seasonal survey at ten sampling points to examine
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Response of wildlife communities to human activities in the distribution area of the North China Leopard Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Mengyan Zhu, Yue Zhao, Meng Wang, Muhammad Zaman, Guangshun Jiang
Currently, human activities are among the most important factors affecting the distribution of wildlife, and conservationists around the world are working to uncover the true impact of human activities on wildlife. With the rapid disappearance of tigers and wolves in North China in recent decades, leopards have become the only top predators. However, the responses of wildlife, including leopards, to
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Effects of ramp slope and substrate type on the climbing success of Pelophylax nigromaculatus in agricultural landscapes Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Bo Bi, Ren Geng, Dan Chen, Jing Chen, Qiu Jin, Chengting Zhou, Shaohua Lei, Xiaojun Wang, Guangju Zhao, Xiaobian Wu
Habitat fragmentation has become a serious threat to amphibian populations worldwide. Concrete anti-seepage, widely applied in waterway construction, has posed a threat by causing amphibians to easily fall into concrete irrigation channels and struggle to escape. However, our understanding of the impact of irrigation channels on frog movement and survival remains limited. In this study, we evaluated
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Effects of human disturbance on detectability of non-breeding birds in urban green areas Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Samuele Ramellini, Stefano Lapadula, Luca Bonomelli, Diana Sciandra, Mattia Falaschi
Animals adapted to disturbed habitats have evolved multiple behavioural strategies, spanning from hiding to displacing to less disturbed microhabitats. Urban areas pose new evolutionary challenges since animals often need to deal with novel environmental conditions. In this context, urban parks may constitute biodiversity hotspots within the concrete jungle. Nonetheless, the recent increase in recreational
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Ecology, economic botany and conservation of Diploknema butyracea in Nepal Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Shreehari Bhattarai, Balram Bhatta, Arjun K. Shrestha, Ripu M. Kunwar
(Roxb.) H. J. Lam, butter tree, locally known as , is a medium to large-sized deciduous tree widely distributed on the south-facing slopes in the sub-Himalayan region from 200 m to 1500 m. This is an economically valuable, nutritionally important, ecologically slow-growing, and culturally integrated multipurpose tree species. The tree is culturally connected with an ethnic minority group, , in central
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Hornbill abundance and habitat relationships in a human-impacted protected area in the Indian Eastern Himalaya Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Karishma Pradhan, Aparajita Datta, Dollar Ganguly, Rohit Naniwadekar, Sitaram Mahato, Kezajacho Dukpa, Soumya Banerjee, Arjan Basu Roy
Asian forest hornbills play an important functional role as seed dispersers. Three of the large-bodied hornbill species in the Eastern Himalaya are declining globally. To understand their global population status, it is important to obtain reliable abundance estimates across their range. Protected areas are the strongholds for hornbill species in the Eastern Himalaya but differ in degree of disturbances
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Last stand: Application of a criteria-based framework to inform conservation of a critically threatened tropical lowland forest fragment Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Edward L. Webb, Avele Iofi Lalogafu’afu’a, Opeta Mekuli, Eti Olo, Jacob Phelps, Lalakai Taisegi, Nerisa Taua, Ailao Tualaulelei, Jeff Vaito'a, Johanness Jamaludin, Adam C. Miles
Investing resources into protecting small, isolated tropical forest fragments can require considerable justification, especially in the context of limited resources and competing development pressures. Nevertheless, fragments may be suitable targets for conservation if they offer irreplaceable biodiversity outcomes and align with conservation aspirations. This is particularly true for island systems
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Integrative approach for landscape demography analysis of Plakad-Pa Pak-Tawan-Ok (Betta siamorientalis): Deciphering genetic and environmental factors in Eastern Thailand's conservation efforts Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Pish Wattanadilokchatkun, Aingorn Chaiyes, Nattakan Ariyaraphong, Wongsathit Wongloet, Warong Suksavate, Chadaphon Thatukan, Nichakorn Kumnan, Thitipong Panthum, Thanyapat Thong, Worapong Singchat, Syed Farhan Ahmad, Ekaphan Kraichak, Akihiko Koga, Sahabhop Dokkaew, Narongrit Muangmai, Prateep Duengkae, Kornsorn Srikulnath
In recent decades, a global acceleration of urbanization has been observed, leading to significant habitat loss and fragmentation. Economic development in eastern Thailand has been promoted, but this has often coincided with unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. The expansion of urban and industrial areas in the region puts many organisms at risk of extinction owing to habitat loss. Plakad-Pa
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Microplastic pollution of threatened terrestrial wildlife in nature reserves of Qinling Mts., China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Tong Wu, Xiaoxiao Shu, Chengliang Wang, Wei Li, Daibo Zhu, Jie Wang, Yi Zhang, Xiali Yang, Xiaowei Wang
Waste pollution poses a significant threat to the survival of wildlife. In particular, microplastic pollution has received widespread attention. However, data on the exposure of threatened wildlife in nature conservation to microplastics, a very valuable basic data for animal conservation, are still limited. This study was conducted in the Qinling Mts., a key biodiversity hotspot and an essential genetic
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Buccal swabs for long-term DNA storage in conservation genetics of fish: One-and-a-half-year analysis timeframe Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Simona Sciuto, Silvia Colussi, Giuseppe Esposito, Arianna Meletiadis, Marino Prearo, Elisabetta Pizzul, Pier Luigi Acutis, Rodolphe Elie Gozlan, Paolo Pastorino
Conservation genetic research is essential for the management and recovery of endangered taxa. However, the invasive collection of biological material for DNA analysis is controversial. From an ethical perspective, non-destructive sampling methods leave the aquatic specimen alive and less invasive procedures minimize stress on the animals. DNA can be obtained from fish using minimally invasive techniques
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Yearly variation in individual diet specialization: Evidence from cave salamanders Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Enrico Lunghi, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti, Giorgio Mancinelli
Individual diet specialization is a key behavioral trait, with multifaceted impacts on population dynamics. Long-term studies are fundamental to properly understand such dynamics and their main causes. Indeed, individuals may vary from specialism to generalism in response to multiple biological and environmental factors, thus snapshot studies can have limited relevance for the overall biology of species
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Reconstructed and projected beach temperatures reveal where flatback turtles are most at risk from climate change Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Malindi Gammon, Blair Bentley, Sabrina Fossette, Nicola J. Mitchell
Nest temperature is the predominant driver of emergence success and primary sex ratios in sea turtles, with female offspring produced at higher temperatures due to temperature-dependent sex determination. Emergence success and primary sex ratios are unfeasible to measure at scale, making methods to estimate these life-history traits from predicted sand temperatures highly desirable for long-term conservation
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Responses of belowground fine root biomass and morphology in Robinia pseudoacacia L. plantations to aboveground environmental factors Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Yonghan Feng, Xiang Sui, Jie Tang, Rui Liu, Xile Ling, Wenjun Liang, Xi Wei
The adaptation of fine roots to a variety of environmental conditions is crucial for promoting the growth and long-term survival of forest trees. To achieve sustainable forest ecology management requires a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationships between belowground and aboveground factors in the forest ecosystem. Equally important is identifying the factors that directly affect the
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Assessing the risks to valuable medicinal plants in Nepal from human activities and environmental factors Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Dhruba Khakurel, Yadav Uprety, Sangram Karki, Bijay Khadka, Basu Dev Poudel, Gyeongik Ahn, Joon-Yung Cha, Woe-Yeon Kim, Sung-Ho Lee, Sangeeta Rajbhandary
The demand for trade has led to unsustainable harvesting of medicinal plants, causing a decline in their population in natural habitats. This presents a notable problem, however, there is a lack of information regarding the severity of the threat to these resources. To address this, a study was conducted to identify high-value medicinal plants in the Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal and evaluate
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Constructing ecological security patterns with differentiated management intensity based on multifunctional landscape identification and multi-criteria decision-making Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Hong Jiang, Jian Peng, Dongmei Xu, Hui Tang
The trade-off of ecosystem services should be considered in ecological security pattern (ESP) construction, which can be reflected in landscape multifunctionality and comprehensive importance. Multi-intensity ESPs management is also required to achieve effective ecological planning. In this study, we proposed an approach of multi-intensity ESPs construction that integrated multifunctional landscape
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Predicting potential occurrence of Adelges tsugae (Homoptera: Adelgidae) on a global scale under climate change scenarios using maximum entropy model Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Yun Sang Jeong, Dae-Seong Lee, Da-Yeong Lee, Young-Seuk Park
Invasive alien species pose grave threats to natural ecosystems and human society. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Annand) is an invasive alien species in several countries, causing severe damage to forest mainly composed of hemlock and spruce. This study employed a maximum entropy model to predict the global potential occurrence areas of HWA based on worldwide HWA occurrence data and four bioclimatic
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The hidden impact of an invasive predator: Chronic stress in common frog tadpoles Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 M. Vodrážková, I. Šetlíková, J. Navrátil, P. Vodrážka, M. Moos, M. Berec
The presence of non-native predators can induce chronic stress in native species, but the physiological responses of potential prey are not well understood. We investigated the effects of the presence of a non-native predator, the red-eared slider (), on common frog () tadpoles. We measured the stress hormone corticosterone (CORT) in tadpoles under two predator treatments: permanent presence and short-term
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Modelling of potential vegetation identifies diverging expectable outcomes of river floodplain widening Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Imelda Somodi, Krisztina Dóra Konrád, Dávid Béla Vizi, Béla Tallósi, Andrea Samu, Péter Kajner, Ákos Bede-Fazekas
River re-naturalisations are at the forefront of conservation efforts. The hope is that these interventions will benefit both local ecosystems and facilitate flood mitigation. While hydrological modelling has been a standard procedure in assessing the outcomes of river re-naturalisations, vegetation modelling has not always been performed as part of these assessments. We hypothesised that the use of
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Male aggressive behaviors as an indicator in primate tourism management assessment Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Bin Yang, James R. Anderson, Meng-Ya Han, Xin-Yu Meng, Jun Luo, Kang-Sheng Jia, Yong-Feng Chen, Wen-Yong Tian, Bing-Bo Qiao, Chao Zhang, Han-Qing Jing, Pei-Yuan Zhou, Bao-Guo Li
Primate tourism brings many benefits, but also some problems. How to better evaluate primate tourism is of significance for formulating tourism management strategies. In this study, we compared the aggressive behavior of three Sichuan snub-nosed monkey groups that encounter ecotourists and found that male aggressive behavior is a useful indicator for assessing ecotourism of these and, by inference
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Home ranges and hatching success of threatened Eurasian curlew in north-eastern Europe relates to habitat type: Natural vs. agricultural landscapes Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Pierrick Bocher, Marie Donnez, Audran Chenu, Tatiana Sviridova, Jérôme Fort, Stefan Garthe, Frédéric Jiguet, Markus Piha, Jaanus Elts, Riho Marja, Françoise Amélineau, Frédéric Robin, Pierre Rousseau, Philipp Schwemmer
Farmland birds are among the most threatened species in Europe, largely as a result of the intensification of agriculture leading to widespread biodiversity losses. Ground-breeding shorebirds in grassland and arable habitats are particularly exposed to human threats and predation in highly modified landscapes; however, parts of their populations still breed in natural habitats and could provide a reservoir
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Identifying the effects of landscape pattern on soil conservation services on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Erfu Dai, Rongrong Lu, Jun Yin
Land use patterns affect soil erosion processes and soil conservation services. Identifying key landscape pattern affecting soil conservation services is critical for improving soil conservation services and optimizing land use patterns. In this study, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), where ecosystem services are important, was selected as research area. Based on land use, meteorological, soil and
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Assessing the impact of climate change on three Populus species in China: Distribution patterns and implications Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Peng Wang, Weixue Luo, Qingyu Zhang, Shunxin Han, Zheng Jin, Jinchun Liu, Zongfeng Li, Jianping Tao
, one of the most extensively cultivated tree species in China, holds substantial potential for carbon sequestration potential and economic value. However, the effects of climate change on different species remain unclear. Consequently, there is an urgency to investigate the potential distribution and dynamics of under current and future climate scenarios. This study employed four ecological niche
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Marine habitat use and movement in response to ocean warming by a threatened forest-nesting seabird Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Marie-Sophie Garcia-Heras, Christopher Wolf, Jennifer A. Bailey Guerrero, Lindsay J. Adrean, S. Kim Nelson, Daniel D. Roby, Matthew G. Betts, James W. Rivers
Although anthropogenic climate change has resulted in significant alterations of ocean environments, the degree to which marine organisms can respond behaviorally to climate effects remains poorly understood, especially for species with increased extinction risk. We monitored marine space use and movement of the threatened marbled murrelet () along the central coast of Oregon, USA during the 2017–2019
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Adreno-immunological response to healthcare facility noise during rehabilitation of Tropical Screech Owls Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Heriberto Barbosa-Moyano, Mayra Hespanhol Frediani, Melissa Peixoto Prosperi, Stefanny Christie Monteiro Titon, Aymam Cobo de Figueiredo, Fernando Ribeiro Gomes, Claudio Alvarenga De Oliveira
Wild animals, particularly those affected by urban expansion frequently face challenges such as vehicle collisions, and encounters with domestic dogs. Rehabilitation in care facilities usually conducted in conditions poses considerable challenges. In rescue centers, these animals are exposed to a new environment characterized by human noise and the presence of multiple species in a confined space.
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Patterns and drivers of amphibian and reptile road mortality vary among species and across scales: Evidence from eastern Ontario, Canada Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Joshua D. Jones, Ori Urquhart, Evelyn Garrah, Ewen Eberhardt, Ryan K. Danby
The mortality of wildlife on roadways is a major conservation concern worldwide. Amphibians and reptiles are especially vulnerable to vehicular collisions, and this is of particular concern in the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve (Ontario, Canada) where several species are near their geographic limits of distribution and designated as species-at-risk. We completed regular surveys (n = 270) of two major
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Metapopulation networks unlock the effects of landscape fragmentation on agricultural pests and natural predators Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Zhi Wen, Yudi Fu, Hua Zheng, Zhiyun Ouyang
In agricultural landscapes, patches containing diverse species can serve as nodes, and species diffusion among these patches can serve as edges, forming metapopulation networks. However, the impact of landscape fragmentation on these networks and consequences for keystone crop species remain unclear. Here, we investigated thrips (pests) and lacewings (natural predators) in mango orchards and surrounding
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High genetic diversity and weak population structure of Leptobotia elongata from different markers Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Dongqi Liu, Ying Wang, Shiyong Zhao
To study genetic diversity and population structure of in China, nine populations in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (Lizhuang (LZ), Jiangnan (JN), Yalong (YL), Xuifeng (XF), Chengjiang (CJ), Xiqu (XQ), Chuxiong (CX), Shizhu (SZ), and Pingshan (PS)) were analogized base on D-Loop gene and nuclear gene. The results showed that 81 mutation sites and 64 haplotypes were detected in 246 D-Loop sequences
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Potential distribution of Crassostrea sikamea (Amemiya, 1928) along coastal China under global climate change Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Bingxian Liu, Zhenqiang Liu, Ya Chen, Ruijing Lu, Cui Li, Peizhen Ma, Haolin Yu, Zhen Zhang, Haiyan Wang
Global climate change has led to ocean warming, acidification, hypoxia, and alterations in the biogeochemical circulation, thereby influencing the distribution, abundance, and population patterns of marine organisms. Particularly, oysters, which tend to attach to rocks in intertidal zones, may be more vulnerable to climate change. The Kumamoto oyster, (Amemiya, 1928), is renowned for its nutritional
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Declining pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) population productivity caused by woody encroachment and oil and gas development Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Victoria M. Donovan, Jeffrey L. Beck, Carissa L. Wonkka, Caleb P. Roberts, Craig R. Allen, Dirac Twidwell
Conservation is increasingly focused on preventing losses in species’ populations before they occur. Tracking changes in demographic parameters that can impact a population’s resilience in response to drivers of global change can support early conservation efforts. We assessed trends in population productivity (late summer juveniles per 100 females) relative to drivers of global change in 40 pronghorn
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Evolutionary characteristics of sloping cultivated land under functional diversification in mountain areas: A case of Fengjie County, China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Wenxin Zhao, Yangbing Li, Qingrong Wang, Jing’an Shao
With the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization, the rural functions in China's mountainous regions have tended to diversify, and the use of sloping cultivated land has also evolved. Exploring the coupling relationship between rural functional diversification and the evolution of sloping cultivated land is of great significance to the protection of cultivated land in mountainous areas
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Broad-scale perspective on body size-trophic position patterns of freshwater fishes at the intraspecific and community levels from individual-based data in China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Yintao Jia, Yuzhu Han, Yihang Jiang, Chunlong Liu, Xiaoyun Sui, Ren Zhu, Xiang Tan, Xiu Feng, Mingdian Liu, Kemao Li, Yifeng Chen
As predators are generally larger than their prey, positive body size and trophic position relationships are typically assumed, and these relationships have helped in estimating and predicting the effects of global environmental change on the trophic dynamics of aquatic ecosystems. However, current efforts to confirm the generality of body size-trophic position relationships have focused mainly on
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Impacts of increasing temperature due to global warming on key habitat-forming species in the Mediterranean sea: Unveiling negative biotic interactions Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Mar Bosch-Belmar, Mario Francesco Tantillo, Gianluca Sarà
Temperature plays a pivotal role in prey-predator interactions, acting as a potent source of disturbance that can reshape the strengths of interactions between prey and predators. This alteration can subsequently destabilize populations and trigger shifts in the dynamics of ecosystems and food webs. The rising temperatures are exerting significant impacts on Mediterranean biodiversity and community
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Conservation status of the idle crayfish Austropotamobius bihariensis Pârvulescu, 2019 Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Mihaela C. Ion, Andrei-Robert Ács, Antonio Vasile Laza, Istvan Lorincz, David Livadariu, Andreea Monika Lamoly, Bogdan Goia, Andrei Togor, Elena Iulia Iorgu, Andrei Ştefan, Oana Paula Popa, Lucian Pârvulescu
Knowledge about the conservation status of a species is crucial for its protection in the long run. It provides insights into the geographic range, population size and trend, which are useful in management activities towards safeguarding the future of a species. The idle crayfish, , is a recently described crayfish species that has not yet undergone a full conservation assessment. Here, we present
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Low genetic diversity and small effective population size in the endangered Hopea reticulata (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Liang Tang, Jiyu Duan, Ying Cai, Wenna Wang, Yongbo Liu
Tardieu (Dipterocarpaceae) represents a critically endangered tree species primarily confined to the Ganza Ridge of Hainan Island, China, with a couple of additional records of populations in Thailand and Vietnam. Neither the species’ genetic diversity, which is essential for a species’ long-term survival in the face of changing climate and various biotic stresses, nor the demographic history, which
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Climate change and reduced shading restrict the activity period of a threatened tortoise in tropical dry forest Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Rafael A. Lara-Reséndiz, Juan C. Álvarez-Yepiz, Donald B. Miles, Julia Joos, Ana G. Pérez-Delgadillo, Fausto R. Méndez-de la Cruz
The vulnerability of biodiversity to climate change and habitat alterations is a growing global concern. In the case of reptiles, it has been widely documented that relatively small changes in temperature can have drastic effects on biological processes with significant ecological consequences. This study used biophysical models to investigate how climate change and levels of shade influence the activity
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Rewilding in cold blood: Restoring functionality in degraded ecosystems using herbivorous reptiles Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Gavin Stark, Mauro Galetti
Rewilding constitutes an ecological recovery approach that has been promoted to restore vanished ecological functions by replacing recently extinct or extirpated species through the reintroduction of the missing species or the introduction of their non-native functional analogues. In recent years we have witnessed many rewilding projects worldwide, with emphasis on (re)introducing large-bodied mammals
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Response of soil bacteria community to experiment warming in three agroecosystems of the Tibet Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Zhiming Zhong, Guangyu Zhang, Gang Fu
Studies on the response of soil bacterial communities to climate warming in croplands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are currently insufficient. In April 2016, a field experiment incorporating two factors (warming and crop types) was initiated in the Tibet. The three crops were Medicago sativa, Elymus nutans and Hordeum vulgare. The 16 S technique was used to measure soil bacteria community at both 0–10
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Regional analysis estimates extensive habitat impairment for the widespread, but vulnerable eastern box turtle Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 H. Patrick Roberts, Lori Erb, Lisabeth Willey, Scott Buchanan, Michael T. Jones, Nathan Nazdrowicz, Kevin Oxenrider, Brian Zarate, David I. King, Michael Ravesi, John Kleopfer
Turtle populations are declining globally, yet limited attention has been directed toward understanding the conservation status of species perceived to be widespread and common. The goal of this study was to contribute to the understanding of the conservation status of the eastern box turtle (), a wide-ranging terrestrial generalist, in the northeastern United States (Maine to Virginia) by (1) characterizing
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Occupancy and N-mixture modeling applications in ecology: A bibliometric analysis Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Laurentiu Rozylowicz, Viorel D. Popescu, Steluta Manolache, Andreea Nita, Simona R. Gradinaru, Marian D. Mirea, Raluca I. Bancila
The rapid decline in global biodiversity underscores the critical need for comprehensive monitoring of wildlife distribution and abundance. This study explores the trends in applied hierarchical modeling, which is an important tool in addressing these conservation challenges. By analyzing a dataset of 697 peer-reviewed articles published between 2002 and 2022, we examine the taxonomic focus, detection
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Effects of anthropogenic disturbance and land cover protection on the behavioural patterns and abundance of Brazilian mammals Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Heather E. Ewart, Nielson Pasqualotto, Roberta M. Paolino, Keith Jensen, Adriano G. Chiarello
Governmental and private protected areas are a key focus of conservation concern, as they tend to be associated with greater biodiversity and abundance of threatened mammals than non-protected areas. Protected areas are also effective at limiting anthropogenic pressures that threaten endemic species. Behavioural shifts are often the most immediate response of animals to disturbance, indicating the
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Priority areas for the establishment of genetic reserves to actively protect key crop wild relative species in Italy Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Lorenzo Raggi, Cecilia Zucchini, Eliane Sayde, Daniela Gigante, Valeria Negri
Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa genetically close to a crop. Being a precious source of genetic variability and of traits for crop improvement, CWR have a high socio-economic value and are identified among the main plant genetic resources. Alarming enough, the inter- and intraspecific diversity, as well as their habitat diversity, is under threat of irremediable loss. Italy is the second
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Scatter-hoarding rodents are important seed dispersers in pine plantations Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Haojun Dou, Ling Hou, Mingjie Hu, Lin Cao
The caching behavior of rodents is widely considered to facilitate plant seed dispersal and seedling regeneration in forest ecosystems. Studies supporting this theory have been based mainly on experimental results from natural forests; however, whether scatter-hoarding rodents play an important role in seed dispersal and seedling regeneration in tree plantations remains unclear. In this study, we tracked
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Little agreement among methodologies to determine fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in a mountain ungulate Glob. Ecol. Conserv. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Stefania Tampach, Jorge Ramón López-Olvera, Rupert Palme, Franz Schwarzenberger, Anna Hillegonda Baauw, Pia Anderwald, Elena Albanell