Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.The study explores how beavers (Castor spp.) affect endangered freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in European rivers. Beaver dams can harm small, fragmented mussel populations by reducing flow, increasing sediment, and potentially limiting host fish movement, while larger populations may benefit from improved bed stability and ...
Louise Lavictoire +2 more
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Monitoring the Dynamics of Aquatic Vegetation in a Typical Shallow Lake Using the Water Bloom Index Algorithm-A Case Study in Bao' an Lake in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Song S +7 more
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High Voltage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT High voltage equipment, as a core component of power systems, plays an indispensable role in ensuring the reliability of power supply through its safe and stable operation. Traditional visual defect detection for high voltage equipment, however, often relies on manual inspection and experience‐based judgement, which struggles to meet the ...
Zhenbing Zhao +7 more
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Functional diversity dynamics of waterbird communities driven by water levels at Shengjin Lake, a small river-connected shallow lake in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWang Y, Ji X, Zhou L.
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Warming Effects on Periphyton Community and Abundance in Different Seasons Are Influenced by Nutrient State and Plant Type: A Shallow Lake Mesocosm Study. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2020 Hao B +6 more
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Fungal Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections proliferate during amphibian terrestrial dormancy
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The spread and impact of wildlife pathogens is often seasonal, and identifying the season(s) of highest impact can be critical to biodiversity and public health management.
David R. Daversa +4 more
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Life history theory assumes that there are negative correlations among different components of the life history—investing more in reproduction now means taking resources away from growth, maintenance or the ability to reproduce in the future.
David Reznick +2 more
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Seasonal changes in N-cycling functional genes in sediments and their influencing factors in a typical eutrophic shallow lake, China. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolZhang L +7 more
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Oxygen supply capacity (α) is a physiological trait hypothesized to shape the metabolic niche and biogeography of aquatic breathers, yet how natural selection targets α remains unclear.
Na Zhang +6 more
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Mean temperature determines whether winter variability accelerates or buffers energy loss
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Winter survival in dormant animals depends on conserving finite energy reserves, yet winter temperatures fluctuate around shifting means. In ectotherms, metabolic rate increases exponentially with temperature, so thermal variability is expected to accelerate energy loss,
Jordan R. Glass +5 more
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