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Scaling from microsite to landscape to resolve litter decomposition dynamics in globally extensive drylands

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Decomposition is the transformation of dead organic matter into its inorganic constituents. In most biomes, decomposition rates can be accurately predicted with simple mathematical models, but these models have long under‐predicted decomposition in globally extensive ...
Heather L. Throop, Jiwei Li, Daryl L. Moorhead, Sasha C. Reed, Katherine E. O. Todd‐Brown, Alexi C. Besser, Dellena Evelyn Bloom, Thomas C. Ingalls, Alejandro Cueva   +8 more
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Land use overrides climatic controls on soil organic nitrogen transformations: Contrasting responsiveness between forest and cropland ecosystems

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Soil organic nitrogen (SON) transformation is critical for global nutrient cycling and ecosystem productivity, yet how its responsiveness to climate change differs across diverse land use types remains poorly resolved.
Xinyi Yang, Pengpeng Duan, Andrew T. Nottingham, Wolfgang Wanek, Lettice C. Hicks, Luiz A. Domeignoz‐Horta, Peilei Hu, Kongcao Xiao, Xunyang He, Kelin Wang, Dejun Li   +10 more
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Perceived costs as drivers of wildlife management preferences in rural Tanzanian communities

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Effectively managing human–wildlife interactions is crucial for fostering coexistence on shared landscapes. Management options are most effective when aligned with the preferences of people directly affected by wildlife, yet little is known about how socioecological factors influence these preferences.
Christian Kiffner, Justin Raycraft, Reilly Becchina, Danielle Bettermann, Stephen Koester, Elana Kriegel, Kiana Lindsay, Edwin Maingo Ole, Emily Ramirez, Bryan Spizuco, Neil H. Carter   +10 more
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Structured machine learning modeling to support conservation of deep‐sea benthic biodiversity

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Biodiversity monitoring programs need to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable predictions. To establish a predictive monitoring program for deep‐sea benthos of the Santos Basin, Brazil, we developed a two‐stage structured model that allowed comparison of biodiversity predictions obtained from environmental simulations (2M‐Sim).
Gustavo Fonseca, Danilo C. Vieira, Juliane C. Carneiro, Renato S. Carreira, Milena Ceccopieri, Thais N. Corbisier, Adriana Galindo Dalto, Alberto G. Figueiredo Jr., Fabiane Gallucci, Paula Gheller, Simone Brito de Jesus, Helena Passeri Lavrado, Letícia Lazzari, Eduardo Hilzendeger Marcon, Daniel Leite Moreira, Rafael Bendayan de Moura, Ellen Pape, Ana Cláudia Aoki Santarosa, João Regis dos Santos Filho, Silvia Helena de Mello e Sousa, Thaisa Marques Vicente, Luciana Erika Yaginuma, Cinthia Yamashita, Wandrey Watanabe   +23 more
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Emerging applications of large language models in ecology and conservation science

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Large language models (LLMs) mark a major development in artificial intelligence, with potentially transformative implications for ecology and conservation science. Built on advanced deep‐learning architectures, these models can support a wide range of tasks. We reviewed emerging applications of LLMs, drawing on the wider scientific literature
Christos Mammides, Hao Gu, Thilina S. Nimalrathna, Naufal Rahman Avicena, Harris Papadopoulos, Ahimsa Campos‐Arceiz   +5 more
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Habitat and spatial trends of U.K. wintering waterbird populations over 50 years

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Kingdom is an important wintering ground for millions of waterbirds. Most U.K. wintering waterbird populations increased between 1970 and the mid‐1990s, but declined thereafter. We examined U.K. population indices in 46 wintering waterbird species in two 25‐year periods, 1970–1994 and 1995–2019, to identify which waterbird groups ...
Blaise Martay, Philipp H. Boersch‐Supan, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Graham E. Austin, Niall H. K. Burton, David Noble, Kirsi Peck, Simon R. Wotton, Teresa M. Frost   +8 more
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Uncovering correlates of decline and critical refuges for a threatened terrestrial mammal

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Globally, the geographic ranges of numerous species are contracting. Identifying spatiotemporal patterns of threat impact can illuminate why species decline in some parts of their range but persist in others. We developed a correlative approach to identify species’ response thresholds and locate ecological refuge areas associated with ...
Natalya M. Maitz, Michelle S. Ward, Jonathan R. Rhodes, Ben C. Scheele, Hugh P. Possingham, Diana O. Fisher   +5 more
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Behavioral interventions to reduce demand for threatened freshwater turtles as pets

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Growing demand for freshwater turtles as pets has fueled illegal trade and accelerated wild population declines, underscoring the need for theory‐based demand‐reduction interventions. We conducted a three‐part randomized controlled trial with active turtle keepers (n = 1800) in China to test conservation‐ and legality‐framed messages by ...
Wuji Zheng, Beilu Duan, Anita Kar Yan Wan, Alexander Clark, Toby Park, Kristina Londakova, Freddy Parker, Xiaoxi Zhang, Lishu Li, Tien Ming Lee   +9 more
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Exploring legal‐ and health‐risk messaging to reduce demand for elephant skin

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are poached for an illegal trade in their skins, which are used in traditional medicine in Africa and Asia. We explored whether messages about the legal and health risks of using elephant skin for medicinal purposes (stomach illness) could reduce such consumption.
Beilu Duan, Zac Posada‐Baynham, Joceline Yong, Xiaoxi Zhang, Zhan Chen, Anita K. Y. Wan, Jingjing Zhao, Alexander Clark, Lishu Li, Wuji Zheng, Tien Ming Lee   +10 more
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Motivation, Self‐Regulated R2W Strategy Use, and Their Relationship Patterns Among Different Writing Performance Groups

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study investigated how writing motivation and self‐regulated read‐to‐write (SRL‐R2W) strategy use was related to writing performance and how the relationship between motivation and SRL‐R2W strategy use varied among different writing performance groups.
Huixuan Zhou, Barry Bai, Jing Wang, Pinge Nie   +3 more
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