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Mitigating Human–Large Carnivore Conflicts via Time‐Regulated Management of Free‐Ranging Livestock in the Sanjiangyuan Region, China

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The graphical abstract illustrates the comprehensive workflow of our study, from the deployment of infrared cameras at sites with high activity of four large carnivores, through data collection and assessment of activity patterns, to the prediction of time periods with potential human–large carnivore conflicts and the proposal of corresponding ...
Dong Wang, Quanbang Li, Xu Su, Xinming Lian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

AutoPollS: A tool for automated monitoring of pollinators using deep learning

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Deep learning and computer vision hold enormous potential for automated monitoring of biodiversity, including pollinators and other insects. Efficient, scalable monitoring of insect pollinators is crucial given pollinators' role in supporting biodiversity and agricultural productivity amidst declining pollinator populations.
Matthew A.‐Y. Smith, Olivia M. Bernauer, Grace Melone, Brett Graham, Julia Wiessing, Rafael Salas, Jeremy Hemberger, Abhishek Bhattacharyya, Acacia T. S. Tang, Elena Rojas, Joshua San Miguel, Brian J. Spiesman, Claudio Gratton, James D. Crall   +13 more
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Sanitation felling against the European spruce bark beetle: A matter of intensity and forest type Tagli fitosanitari contro il bostrico tipografo: una questione di intensità e tipologia forestale

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
We assess the effect of sanitation felling performed in 2022 in North‐Eastern Italy on bark beetle damage that occurred in 2023 across eight spruce forest types, as evaluated using multispectral satellite imagery. Bark beetle damage was reduced only at very high or very low sanitation felling rates.
Aurora Bozzini, Michele Missoni, Giacomo Santoiemma, Iris Bernardinelli, Rinaldo Comino, Massimo Faccoli   +5 more
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Seasonal soil respiration responses to fencing vary by alpine grassland type in the Tibetan Plateau

Geoderma
Fencing is widely applied for grassland restoration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. However, considerable uncertainty remains in how soil respiration (Rs) and its components, autotrophic (Ra) and heterotrophic (Rh) respiration, respond to fencing in ...
Luyun Chen, Jeremy R. Shaw, Xiaoyang Zeng, Chenjun Du, Yongheng Gao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional homogenization of terrestrial mammals outside protected areas in the Hengduan Mountains, China

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite the crucial role of human impacts on biodiversity loss, many assessments of this loss focus on single metrics, such as species richness, and overlook the multidimensional effects of human activities. Because of its importance to ecosystem functioning, we investigated the functional diversity of medium‐ and large‐sized mammal ...
Xueyou Li, Wenqiang Hu, Kenneth Otieno Onditi, Quan Li, Zhechang Hu, Ru Bai, Yang Liu, Hongjiao Wang, Xuelong Jiang   +8 more
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Ecosystem Carbon Storage in Alpine Grassland on the Qinghai Plateau.

PLoS ONE, 2016
The alpine grassland ecosystem can sequester a large quantity of carbon, yet its significance remains controversial owing to large uncertainties in the relative contributions of climate factors and grazing intensity.
Shuli Liu, Fawei Zhang, Yangong Du, Xiaowei Guo, Li Lin, Yikang Li, Qian Li, Guangmin Cao   +7 more
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Scenarios and strategies for future‐proofing ecosystem management under climatic novelty

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate change is driving unprecedented declines in dominant, habitat‐forming foundation species across marine and terrestrial ecosystems globally. As climatic novelty becomes the norm, ecosystem reassembly will become increasingly common. Predicting and understanding these transitions, and their implications for future ecosystem functioning ...
Lauren T. Toth, Elizabeth T. Borer, Deron E. Burkepile, Joan Dudney, Nathan P. Lemoine, Julianna J. Renzi, Kathryn E. L. Smith, Travis A. Courtney, Sara A. Goeking, William M. Hammond, David L. Hoover, Sandra MacFadyen, Michael J. Osland, Joseph E. Townsend, Robert Y. Fidler   +14 more
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Disturbance pattern of alpine meadow in Yak Meadow Park, Jade Dragon Mountain [PDF]

JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 2019
Xiao-neng SUN, Jiao DING, Ke-jian HE, Xiu-yu WANG, Xiao-xia HUANG, Zhe-zhou LYUZENG   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Managing livestock protection and summer pasture farming: The results from a participatory stakeholder process in the Alps

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
The return of wolves in Europe has triggered conflicts around livestock protection measures, prompting a participatory process in South Tyrol (2022–2025) involving eight stakeholder groups to identify obstacles and co‐develop interventions. Socio‐economic issues—like the declining viability of summer grazing and lack of personnel—proved as critical as ...
Stauder Julia, Platzgummer Johanna, Ende Lucas, Favilli Filippo, Benjamin Kostner   +4 more
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Host plant use is driven by microclimate not nutritional quality in a grassland butterfly

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Small Copper butterflies (Lycaena phlaeas) choose to lay eggs on host plants growing in warmer microclimates, despite lower nitrogen content. Bare ground created by European Moles increases host plant temperatures and weakens the negative relationship between nitrogen content and microclimatic warmth.
William B. V. Langdon, Richard Fox, Owen T. Lewis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source