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Herbivore and mesocarnivore carcasses trigger divergent short‐term changes in soil properties
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.Scavengers reshape nutrient cycles in soils under carrion. Compared to herbivore carcasses, smaller but longer‐lasting carnivore remains boost nutrient levels and microbial activity in dry soils. Abstract Animal corpses act as pulses of organic matter (OM) and serve a key zoogeochemical role by providing localized nutrient inputs to soils and thereby ...
Adrián Colino‐Barea +15 more
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Legacy pollutants are declining in Great Skuas (Stercorarius skua) but remain higher in Faroe Islands than in Scotland [PDF]
, 2016 To monitor environmental pollutants in Faroese biota, samples from a top predator were analysed and put into a spatial and temporal context. Analysis of 20 Great Skua eggs sampled in 2012 from the Faroe Islands showed >70 % lower concentrations of ...
Alonso, Sarah +5 more
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Animal Conservation, EarlyView.We have found evidence of behavioural barriers for both hybridization and disease transmission between European wildcats and domestic cats. This includes hierarchical interspecies exclusion enforced by wildcats, as well as sexual selection exerted by wildcat females.
Jose María Gil‐Sánchez +4 more
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Новые данные о распространении и численности крупных хищных птиц в Нижегородской области, Россия
Пернатые хищники и их охрана, 2019 В статье приведены новые данные о распространении и результаты анализа современной численности 8 видов крупных хищных птиц (беркут Aquila chrysaetos, орёл-могильник A. heliaca, большой подорлик A. clanga, малый подорлик A.
Pavel M. Shukov
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Animal Conservation, EarlyView.The rapid expansion of wind energy across the Mediterranean region calls for more advanced tools to assess and mitigate its impacts on biodiversity. In this study, we present an innovative approach combining 13‐year satellite imagery analysis and ecological modelling, to assess the spatiotemporal overlap between wind energy development and habitat ...
Chiara Costantino +4 more
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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and inorganic elements in predatory bird livers and eggs 2007 to 2009: a Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) Report [PDF]
, 2011 The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS; http://pbms.ceh.ac.uk/) is the umbrella project that encompasses the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology’s National Capability contaminant monitoring and surveillance work on avian predators.
Beith, S.J. +6 more
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Ibis, EarlyView.High colour variability in animals has been associated with adaptability to environmental change. Establishing how such variability is distributed in time and space, and identifying environmental correlates, can help understand the processes driving it.
Kaspar Delhey +4 more
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НЕКОТОРЫЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПИТАНИЯ ХИЩНЫХ ПТИЦ В ТВЕРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ [PDF]
, 2008 Рассматриваются особенности питания трех видов хищных птиц: ястреба-тетеревятника (Accipiter gentilis), канюка (Buteo buteo) и беркута (Aquila chrysaetos) в Тверской обл. Отмечена избирательность пернатых хищников к определенным видам добычи.
Николаев, В.И. +1 more
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Elevation, rather than land use, causes important dietary shifts in the Mediterranean golden eagle
Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.In an ever‐changing landscape, golden eagles in the Iberian Peninsula demonstrate remarkable dietary adaptability. We monitored 50 distinct breeding events over 4 years using camera traps, collecting over 520 000 images. Elevation, rather than land use, emerged as the main driver of prey composition: lagomorphs and columbiforms dominated at lower ...
D. Gambra +7 more
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