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3 November 2022
Differences in leaf and root litter decomposition in tropical montane rainforests are mediated by soil microorganisms not by decomposer microarthropods
1 November 2022
Regeneration of tree species after 11 years of canopy gap creation and deer exclusion in a warm temperate broad-leaved forest over-browsed by sika deer
25 October 2022
Changes in ecological conditions may influence intraguild competition: inferring interaction patterns of snow leopard with co-predators
19 October 2022
Longer study length, standardized sampling techniques, and broader geographic scope leads to higher likelihood of detecting stable abundance patterns in long term black-legged tick studies
18 October 2022
Artificial light at night correlates with seabird groundings: mapping city lights near a seabird breeding hotspot
17 October 2022
Habitat selection of black grouse in an isolated population in northern Germany—the importance of mixing dry and wet habitats
12 October 2022
When disturbances favour species adapted to stressful soils: grazing may benefit soil specialists in gypsum plant communities
7 October 2022
Spatiotemporal relationships of coyotes and free-ranging domestic cats as indicators of conflict in Culver City, California
6 October 2022
Vegetation height and structure drive foraging habitat selection of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in intensive agricultural landscapes
28 September 2022
High resolution thermal remote sensing and the limits of species’ tolerance
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Sánchez-Galindo et al. @uniGoettingen find differences in leaf and root litter decomposition in tropical montane rainforests are mediated by soil microorganisms not by decomposer microarthropods
Read the full article https://t.co/29VtJos9hO
#Biodiversity #Ecology #Entomology
Ang et al. @UTokyo_News_en examine regeneration of tree species after 11 years of canopy gap creation and deer exclusion in a warm temperate broad-leaved forest over-browsed by sika deer
Read the full article https://t.co/rnzIZOqxqH
#Ecology #PlantScience #Zoology #Forestry
Changes in ecological conditions may influence intraguild competition: inferring interaction patterns of snow leopard with co-predators https://t.co/ZnYRmo1FiZ @thePeerJ https://t.co/OUDC5PQend
just up - a data experiment to understand how study design impacts impressions of tick population trajectories. led by @RITNTID RISE fellow and @RITGSOLS undergrad RC! (their first paper! + as first author!) with collaborators @cbahlai and JP in @BahlaiLab https://t.co/ppuxntQMco https://t.co/oJQgcqILQU
Heswall et al. @AucklandUni examine the correlation between artificial light at night with seabird groundings - mapping city lights near a #seabird breeding hotspot
Read the full article https://t.co/2FyhzcGCHR
#AnimalBehavior #Conservation #Biology #Ecology
Tost et al. at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover examine habitat selection of black #grouse in an isolated population in northern Germany—the importance of mixing dry and wet habitats
Read the full article https://t.co/zoDQSPCkSC
#Biogeography #Ecology
Nou article de la tesi publicat. La ramaderia extensiva en condicions moderades afavoreix una comunitat més rica en endemismes edàfics. Una aportació per a la conservació de les comunitats gipsícoles
Coyote and domestic cat conflict in CA https://t.co/F0xA34rZIb via @PeerJLife
Highlighted in the Innovative Uses of Remote Sensing in Biodiversity Conservation Special Issue - High resolution thermal remote sensing and the limits of species’ tolerance. Research from Ednie and Kerr @uOttawa
Full article https://t.co/aBNSZPom0A
#ConservationBio #Ecology