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Litterfall and leaf decomposition in Nothofagus pumilio forests along an altitudinal gradient in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

, 2018
To achieve a fuller understanding of forest ecosystem functioning, it is necessary to know decomposition dynamics. The objective of this study was to quantify litter production, decomposition and mineralization in Nothofagus pumilio forests, in Tierra ...
A. Moretto, G. M. Pastur
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patterns of understorey bird diversity across Amazonian forests: survey effort and range maps predict local species richness

Ecography, EarlyView.
Species diversity typically increases from higher to lower latitudes, but the regional‐scale variation along this geographic gradient remains unclear. It has been suggested that species diversity throughout Amazonia generally increases westward toward the Andes, but this pattern and its environmental determinants require further investigation for most ...
Pilar L. Maia‐ Braga, Anderson S. Bueno, Marina F. A. Maximiano, Torbjørn Haugaasen, Marina Anciães, John G. Blake, Bette A. Loiselle, Sergio H. Borges, Juliana Menger, Sidnei Dantas, Ramiro D. Melinski, Affonso H. N. Souza, Fernando H. T. de Abreu, Roberta L. Boss, Carlos A. Peres   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Powerful yet challenging: mechanistic niche models for predicting invasive species potential distribution under climate change

Ecography, EarlyView.
Risk assessments of invasive species present one of the most challenging applications of species distribution models (SDMs) due to the fundamental issues of distributional disequilibrium, niche changes, and truncation. Invasive species often occupy only a fraction of their potential environmental and geographic ranges, as their spatiotemporal dynamics ...
Erola Fenollosa, Sean E. H. Pang, Natalie J. Briscoe, Antoine Guisan, Roberto Salguero-Gómez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alpine ungulates adjust diel activity to the natural return of wolves amid anthropogenic pressures

Ecography, EarlyView.
As wolves recolonise their historical range across Europe, ungulates face predation once more – but in landscapes profoundly altered by human activity. This shift raises crucial questions about their capacity to express adaptive antipredator behaviours.
Charlotte Vanderlocht, Valerio Donini, Andrea Corradini, Simone Dal Farra, Benjamin Robira, Andrea Gazzola, Giorgia Galeotti, Laura Limonciello, Noemi Squillaci, Maël Van Dam, Giada Zeni, Marta Gandolfi, Elisa Iacona, Lucrezia Lorenzetti, Matteo Nava, Federico Ossi, Heidi C. Hauffe, Francesco Ferretti, Luca Corlatti, Luca Pedrotti, Francesca Cagnacci   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

From shadows to data: first robust population assessment of snow leopards in Pakistan

Ecography, EarlyView.
The snow leopard Panthera uncia is a flagship species of the greater Himalayan region and symbolizes the integrity of this ecological system. Within the greater Himalayas, Pakistan holds special significance as the north of the country represents a confluence of three major mountain ranges (Hindu Kush, Pamir–Karakoram, and Himalaya).
Muhammad Ali Nawaz, Shoaib Hameed, Jaffar Ud Din, Hussain Ali, Shakeel Ahmad, Ian Durbach, Mehmood Ghaznavi, Mohsin Farooque, Naeem Iftikhar, Muhammad SamarHussain Khan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efecto de la temperatura en la regeneración de especies leñosas del Chaco Serrano e implicancias en la distribución actual y potencial de bosques

Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 2012
La temperatura influye sobre los límites de distribución de las especies leñosas, actuando sobre los procesos asociados con la fase regenerativa de las plantas.
Ana I Pais Bosch, Paula A Tecco, Guillermo Funes, Marcelo Cabido   +3 more
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Floristic-functional variation of tree component along an altitudinal gradient in araucaria forest areas, in Southern Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
We aimed to investigate the taxonomic and functional variations of tree component of Araucaria Forest (AF) areas located along an altitudinal gradient (700, 900 and 1,600 m asl), in the southern region of Brazil.
VANESSA F. SOBOLESKI, PEDRO HIGUCHI, ANA CAROLINA DA SILVA, MARIELE A.F. DA SILVA, AMANDA S. NUNES, RODINELI LOEBENS, KARINE DE SOUZA, JHENIFFER FERRARI, CARLA L. LIMA, RICARDO V. KILCA   +9 more
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Temperature variability homogenized thermal responses in an ectotherm community along a European longitudinal gradient

Ecography, EarlyView.
Climate change, through rising temperatures, greater variability, and more frequent extremes, is reshaping insect phenology and thermal niches, with profound effects for pest outbreaks. Predicting these impacts requires a clear understanding of species and communities' responses across geographic gradients.
Ruining Li, Chun‐Sen Ma, Léna Jego, Cécile Le Lann, Joan Van Baaren, Gang Ma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physiology–microhabitat matching may help organisms cope with the thermal and hydric challenges under climate change: a tale of two lizards

Ecography, EarlyView.
Climate change is significantly affecting biodiversity, and organisms that depend on external temperature – such as ectotherms – are particularly vulnerable to these effects. Microhabitats provide refuge for species, thereby reducing exposure to thermal and hydric stress under climate change.
Carolina Reyes‐ Puig, Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou, Neftalí Sillero, Urtzi Enriquez‐ Urzelai   +3 more
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Species Diversity and Distribution of Amphibians in Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, China

Biology
Mountain ecosystems offer valuable opportunities to study species distribution and diversity along altitudinal gradients, particularly for amphibians.
Mingfu Li, Mei Xiao, Li Zhao, Yiming Wu, Long Jin, Chengzhi Yan, Wenbo Liao   +6 more
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