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Identification, spatial distribution, and associated factors of urban protected areas in China
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 6, December 2024.Abstract The increasing proximity between protected areas (PAs) and urban areas, which can lead to urban protected areas (UPAs), is now commonplace. Use of Euclidean distance to measure the distance between PAs and cities has not correctly portrayed the spatial relationship between PAs and cities.
Zuo Zitong, Wang Shuyi, Zhong Le
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Engaging youth in biodiversity education through visual narrative
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 6, December 2024.Abstract Engaging youth in early and sustained conservation education has important implications for promoting positive attitudes and behaviors in those who will become the future of conservation and management. Toward this goal, visual narratives (comic books, graphic novels) are an increasingly popular method used by conservation scientists to ...
Kyra Ricci +3 more
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The enigmatic life history of the bamboo explained as a strategy to arrest succession
Ecological Monographs, Volume 94, Issue 4, November 2024.Abstract Bamboos are perennial woody grasses that display an enigmatic mix of traits. Bamboo is highly shade intolerant like early‐successional trees. Without secondary xylem, bamboos cannot continue to grow once they reach a maximum height or replace xylem damaged by hydraulic stress and must instead replace each stem after a few years using ...
Aiyu Zheng, Stephen W. Pacala
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Functional Ecology, Volume 38, Issue 11, Page 2433-2446, November 2024.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plant phosphorus (P) acquisition strategy is considered to be an intrinsic driver behind plant succession. However, variations in plant P acquisition strategies in connection to soil P fraction changes after wetland drainage remain unclear.
Zhenhui Jiang +6 more
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Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 500-507, October 2024.Abstract Background Canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) is a hereditary, generally pruritic and predominantly T‐cell‐driven inflammatory skin disease, involving an interplay between skin barrier abnormalities, allergen sensitisation and microbial dysbiosis.
L. Widorn +2 more
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Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, August 2024.Abstract Eradicating invasive predators from islands can result in substantial recovery of seabirds, but the mechanisms that drive population changes remain poorly understood. Meta‐analyses have recently revealed that immigration is surprisingly important to the recovery of philopatric seabirds, but it is not known whether dispersal and philopatry ...
Jeremy P. Bird +2 more
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Influence of microclimate and forest management on bat species faced with global change
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, August 2024.Abstract Climate refugia, areas where climate is expected to remain relatively stable, can offer a near‐term safe haven for species sensitive to warming temperatures and drought. Understanding the influence of temperature, moisture, and disturbance on sensitive species is critical during this time of rapid climate change.
Chelsea L. Andreozzi +3 more
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Dutch landscapes have lost insect‐pollinated plants over the past 87 years
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 61, Issue 6, Page 1323-1333, June 2024.This study implies that Dutch landscapes are losing insect‐pollinated plant species, which is likely due, at least in part, to the decline in pollination services. Our results of quantifying the decline in insect‐pollinated plants support the necessity and urgency of taking conservation initiatives.
Kaixuan Pan +3 more
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Three major steps toward the conservation of freshwater and riparian biodiversity
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 3, June 2024.Abstract Freshwater ecosystems and their bordering wetlands and riparian zones are vital for human society and biological diversity. Yet, they are among the most degraded ecosystems, where sharp declines in biodiversity are driven by human activities, such as hydropower development, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
Jacqueline H. T. Hoppenreijs +12 more
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Shuitu Baochi Xuebao, 2017 三峡水库消落带在高压淹水浸泡和干湿交替作用下，土壤力学特性必然发生变化，影响土体抗侵蚀性能，破坏库岸稳定性。目前对消落带土壤力学特性变化及其对淹水—落干驱动的响应尚不明确。以三峡水库消落带广泛分布的紫色土为研究对象，模拟水压作用和淹没—出露交替过程，研究紫色土应力—应变和抗剪强度参数对高压淹水和干湿交替作用的响应。结果表明：水柱压力、干湿交替次数和干湿交替幅度都能显著驱动紫色土力学特性发生变化。与对照组相比，随着水柱压力增加，紫色土刚度逐渐增强，黏聚力降低幅度变小，内摩擦角增大。随干湿交替次数增加 ...
吕发友, 鲍玉海, 唐, 曹植菁
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