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Decades of Enclosure Protection Exert Composite Effects on Grassland Grasshopper Communities

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Decades of enclosure protection have altered grasshopper community structure, with species‐specific effects on population dynamics. For the low‐mobility grasshopper Chorthippus fallax, abundance did not differ strongly between exclosure‐protected and overgrazed areas, but its egg development duration was longer in exclosures. The two C.
Dan‐dan Feng, Hui‐feng Zhao, Ya‐hui Men, Jing Li, Mei‐ling Yang, Cai‐qing Yang, Bing Chen, Ai‐bing Zhang   +7 more
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Long-term Ecological Research and Experimental Demonstration Provide Theoretical and Technical Support for Adaptive Management of Alpine Grassland

, 2018
The traditional theory holds that the extreme climatic environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has created the potential for regional ecosystem sensitivity and vulnerability making it a worldwide problem of ecosystem management, maintenance, and ...
Qian, LI, Guangmin, CAO, Li, LIN, Bo, FAN, Yangong, DU, Fawei, ZHANG, Xiaowei, GUO, Yikang, LI, Dawen, QIAN   +8 more
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Spatial Patterns of Avian Stable Isotopes Reveal Ecological Impacts of Climate and Land‐Use Change

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Increased feather δ15N values with pasture coverage reveal an elevated baseline δ15N in grazing landscapes, while broader isotopic niches in farmland habitats reflect agricultural expansion's significant influence on resource use patterns of the avian community.
Yaohong Jia, Chao Zhang, Xiaoyu Hu, Wei Wei, Yonggang Nie, Hong Zhou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Decadal Home‐Range Dynamics and Habitat Shift in Golden Snub‐Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study provides novel insights into the biogeographic patterns of the Sichuan golden snub‐nosed monkey, particularly in terms of habitat suitability and spatial‐use strategies. We found that habitat suitability has expanded over the past decade, with substantial shifts in the environmental factors influencing habitat suitability, from terrain and ...
Xueyu Wang, Yiwei Li, Hong Li, Xingyu Liu, Yunchuan Dai, Wancai Xia, Yuhang Zhu, Fan Wang, Zhisong Yang, Dayong Li   +9 more
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The Australian Hydromyine Rodents—Their Interspecific Diversity and Reproductive Biology: A Review

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
There are two major groups, the Rattus species and the Hydromyini, in Australia. Clearly, the hydromyine rodents, unlike the Rattus genus, exhibit a diverse array of reproductive biological traits in both males and females, the full evolutionary significance of which has yet to be ascertained.
William G. Breed, Christopher M. Leigh, Eleanor J. Peirce   +2 more
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Environmental Drivers of Geographic Isolation in Three Pika Species in Northeast Asia

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Using bias‐corrected species distribution models, we found that geographic isolation among three northeastern Asian pika species (Ochotona coreana, Ochotona mantchurica, and Ochotona hyperborea) reflects both divergent environmental preferences and potential competitive interactions. O.
Yuxi Peng, Chengbin Yang, Dallin B. Kohler, Wenxuan Yu, Hailong Li, Chongzhe Zhong, Yucheol Shin, Zhengji Piao, Guanglan Cao, Weihong Zhu, Amaël Borzée, Ying Li   +11 more
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Gut Microbiota Analysis and Comparison in Forest Musk Deer (Moschus berezovskii) of Different Ages and Musk‐Secreting Periods

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Metagenomic sequencing was used to analyze fecal microbiota of captive male forest musk deer (FMD) from the Sichuan Institute of Musk Deer Breeding across ages and musk‐secreting periods. Gut microbiota was generally stable and dominated by Firmicutes, while age and musk secretion shaped microbial composition and function, with musk collection linked ...
Jiuyan Jiang, Qiuping Huang, Fei Wu, Pingwei Liang, Linping Fan, Xia Zhou, Chengli Zheng, Xin Shi, Huina Song, Ji Wang, Jing Xue Luo, Ji Chen, Qinlin Yang, Siqi Peng, Lingqian Yin, Dejun Zeng, Hang Jie, Guangxiang Zhu   +17 more
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RECENT CHANGES IN THE ALPINE GRASSLANDS OF THE WEST COAST

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association, 1981
A full range of both tall and short snowgrass communities are present within the alpine grassland region of the West Coast; Many of the intertussock, fleshy herbs were removed with the initial grazing by wild animals, while the stature of many of the tall tussock communities was reduced with continual heavy grazing. Once major animal control operations
openaire   +2 more sources

Conserving Rodent Pests in Transition Toward Endangered Status

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Rodent control invariably takes place in the context of ecosystems heavily modified by agriculture. Together, they are potent drivers of rodent decline and endangerment. Nineteen percent of 2349 rodent species evaluated in the IUCN Red List of threatened species are of some conservation concern.
Xavier Lambin
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Seasonal and Regional Dietary Heterogeneity Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Differentiation in Przewalski's Gazelle (Procapra przewalskii)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Seasonal and regional dietary variation in Przewalski's gazelle was linked to coordinated changes in gut microbiota, functional pathways, and fecal metabolites. Winter diets featured Poaceae, Cyperaceae, and Iridaceae, whereas summer diets shifted toward forb families.
Jingjie Zhang, Chengbo Liang, Feng Jiang, Xin Zhao, Tongzuo Zhang   +4 more
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