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The PhenoChange network protocol for monitoring leaf phenology in tropical dry ecosystems using phenocameras

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Tropical dry ecosystems (TDEs) cover half of the tropics and play a key role in global carbon dynamics. TDEs present distinct canopy and ground layers that often exhibit contrasting phenological patterns. On‐the‐ground observations of phenology by the human eye, though valuable, may suffer from limited temporal resolution and observer biases ...
Desirée Marques Ramos, Francisco Maiato P. Gonçalves, Magna Soelma de Moura, Mário Marcos do Espírito‐Santo, Ítalo Antônio Cotta Coutinho, Vera De Cauwer, Bruna de Costa Alberton, Jonathan Muledi, Casey M. Ryan, Manuel Jundo Cachissapa, Millena C. N. Santana, Gabriel Ileni K. Uusiku, Antonia Mirelle Lopes Marques, Frances O'Leary, Renata D. Françoso, Nattália do Prado Neves, John L. Godlee, Maria Maraíza P. Santos, Leena Naftal, David Nkulu, Mathew Williams, Albert B. Phillimore, Andrew D. Richardson, Matúš Seči, Milcíades Chicomo, Natasha Wesely, David T. Milodowski, Sam B. Harrison, Ludovica Oddi, Consolata Siniscalco, Fabrícia Conceição M. Mota, Jurandy Almeida, Ricardo da Silva Torres, Mario B. B. Siqueira, Kyle G. Dexter, Leonor Patricia C. Morellato   +35 more
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Distribution and cultivation area dynamics of Aralia Elata (Miq.) Seem. In the upper reaches of the Dadu-Minjiang river under climate change

BMC Plant Biology
Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem. (A. elata), a deciduous shrub in the Araliaceae family, is a prized wild edible vegetable among residents in the upper reaches of the Dadu-Minjiang River.
Yi Huang, Guanghua Zhao, Yang Yang, Jian Yang, Jia Ba Wu Zhi   +4 more
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DETERMINANTS OF GRASSLAND USE RIGHT TRANSFER IN INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: EVIDENCE FROM PASTORAL CHINA [PDF]

This paper focuses on factors influencing grassland lease, which will contribute to the heated debate about land use in China by extending to more extensive and vulnerable grassland regions.
Yu, Lu, Wang, Xiaoxi
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Changing climates and environments within the complex Middle to Late Pleistocene fill of an overdeepened valley at Niederweningen, Switzerland

Boreas, EarlyView.
Glacially overdeepened valleys in the northern Alpine Foreland preserve Middle to Late Pleistocene sedimentary sequences that may serve as valuable archives for reconstructing past environmental changes in response to shifts in climate. This study presents a multidisciplinary analysis of two sediment cores from the overdeepened Wehntal Valley at ...
Johannes M. Miocic, Nigel Thew, Ruth Drescher‐Schneider, Hans Rudolf Graf, Marlu Kühn, Frank Preusser, Werner H. Schoch, Lucia Wick, Heinz Furrer   +8 more
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Modern pollen rain of an upland area: implications of pollen dispersal for interpreting palaeoenvironmental records

Boreas, EarlyView.
A long‐term perspective on landscape evolution is critical for understanding past land‐use activity, land cover–climate feedbacks and, notably, for establishing a factual basis for conservation. Fossil pollen analysis provides a means to achieve this. Biases pertaining to pollen productivity, pollination processes and basin size, however, mean there is
Helen Essell, Gill Plunkett
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A revised classification system of the marronoid clade of spiders (Araneae), based on dense sampling phylogenomics and comparative morphology

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract The marronoid clade is a globally distributed, ecologically diverse group of spiders. It is an important faunal component in both natural and synanthropic environments, and even found in aquatic and extreme habitats such as desert salt flats. The systematics of the marronoid clade has been notoriously unstable due to the widespread character ...
Jonas O. Wolff, Michael B. J. Kelly, Franklyn Cala‐Riquelme, Jacob A. Gorneau, Katherine O. Montana, Helen M. Smith, Phil J. Sirvid, Cor J. Vink, Lauren A. Esposito, Martín J. Ramírez, Charles E. Griswold   +10 more
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Key agroecosystems for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Europe

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Agricultural expansion and intensification are driving amphibian and reptile declines worldwide. However, sustainably managed agroecosystems can support a high diversity of herpetofauna, which play a key role in pest control, reducing crop damage.
Andrea Dalpasso, Stefano Canessa, Mattia Falaschi, Alejandra Moràn‐Ordoñez, Gentile Francesco Ficetola   +4 more
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Effects of grazing previously abandoned grassland on performance in sheep

, 2016
Large areas of cultivated grasslands have been abandoned in Norway and are no longer used for production. Knowing that access to spring and autumn pastures is a limiting factor for sheep farmers, this study aims at testing the eff ect of introducing ...
Steinshamn, Håvard, Lande, Unni Støbet, Grøva, Lise, Brunberg, Emma   +3 more
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Synthesis of Pollinator‐Friendly Management in European Protected Areas

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Effectiveness of pollinator‐friendly management in European protected areas. Abstract Pollinators are important to humans and nature due to their role in ecosystem functioning and services. Research on the effects of pollinator management in protected areas is insufficient compared with that on farmlands and urban areas, potentially hindering ...
Gabriella Süle, András Báldi, David Kleijn, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, Matthias Albrecht, Péter Batáry, Carolin Biegerl, Petr Bogusch, Veronika Braunisch, Jörn Buse, Andree Cappellari, Tristan Eckerter, Thomas Fartmann, Thomas Frank, Florian Fumy, Michael Garratt, Maria Georgi, Elia Guariento, Petr Heneberg, Andreas Hilpold, Andrea Holzschuh, Sebastian Hopfenmüller, Jakub Horák, Raja Imran Hussain, Zsolt Józan, Reet Karise, Vassiliki Kati, Alexandra‐Maria Klein, Anikó Kovács‐Hostyánszki, Petr Kozel, Ádám Kőrösi, Egle Liiskmann, Franz Löffler, Lorenzo Marini, Gabrielle McLaughlin, Amparo Mora, Morgan Morrison, Konstantina Nasiou, Kristýna Nehybová, Péter Ódor, Dominik Poniatowski, Zoltán Soltész, István Szentirmai, Csaba Tölgyesi, Konstantina Zografou, Viktor Szigeti   +45 more
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Taxonomic and functional patterns of arthropod succession after glacier retreat in the Dolomite Alps

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Arthropod succession after glacier retreat varied among species and forelands in the Dolomites Alps, with community composition shaped by glacier identity, time since deglaciation and local environmental conditions. Functional composition shifted from small, highly dispersive pioneer species to larger, less dispersive taxa, reflecting increasing ...
Ivan Petri, Andrea Simoncini, Isabel Cantera, Barbara Valle, Marta Tognetti, Michael Bernasconi, Marina Serena Borgatti, Simone Giachello, Lisa Angelini, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Silvio Marta, Paolo Pantini, Marco Caccianiga, Mauro Gobbi   +13 more
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