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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
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Genomics Reveals Distinct Evolutionary Lineages in Asian Elephants

Ecology and Evolution
This study introduces, for the first time, whole‐genome sequencing (WGS) data from predominantly wild‐born Asian elephants currently housed in European zoos, covering the distribution range of Asian elephants.
Jeroen Kappelhof, Emma Diepeveen, Martijn F. L. Derks, Ole Madsen, Rebekah Rogers, Benoit Goossens, Reeta Sharma, Martien A. M. Groenen, Jack J. Windig, Mirte Bosse   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of subclinical EEHV infection in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Peninsular Malaysia through a molecular approach

Veterinary Integrative Sciences
Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) is a highly destructive viral disease affecting both Asian and African elephants, posing a threat in captivity and the wild.
Millawati Gani, Kayal Vizi Karuppannan, Mohd Firdaus Ariff Abdul Razak, Ahmad Azhar Mohammed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simulated elephant foraging alters tree root exudation rates: Species‐specific responses and implications for belowground carbon dynamics in tropical forests

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Asian elephants play crucial roles in ecosystem functioning, and their interactions with plants influence above‐ and belowground carbon cycling. We tested whether their mechanically destructive foraging triggers short‐term, stress‐induced shifts in tree root exudation, an underappreciated pathway linking herbivory to belowground carbon processes.
Pratibha Khatri, Bimal Sharma, Lisa Ong, Ahimsa Campos‐Arceiz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elephants in the News

, 1979
Motty -- Birth of an African/Asian elephant at Chester Zoo; Elephants at the Washington Park Zoo, Portland, Oregon, USA; Elephants at the Knoxville Zoo, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Dima --26,000-year-old baby mammoth tissues are being studied at the ...
Editors, Elephant, Elephant Editors
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Multi-scale habitat selection and constraints of a small Asian elephant population in Yunnan Nangunhe National Nature Reserve, China

Global Ecology and Conservation
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) populations in Yunnan Nangunhe National Nature Reserve (NNNR) represents the smallest known population in China and geographically isolated from other Asian elephant populations, potentially leading to their gradual ...
Jingshan Wang, Xu Li, Wenguang Duan, Yuan Tian, Ruobing Han, Dehuai Meng, Weibin Wang, Dusu Wen   +7 more
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The potential effect of megafaunal extinctions on modern conservation of horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Many plant species worldwide are struggling to regenerate due to the ongoing effects of climate change. These effects appear to be further exacerbated by the loss of keystone megafauna, which were important seed dispersers. By identifying the traits commonly seen in seeds spread by modern elephants, it is possible to predict which species likely ...
Andrew J. Tighe
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive catalog of gut microbial genomes in Asian elephants: insights from shotgun metagenomics

Animal Microbiome
Background The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in metabolism, immune regulation, and ecological adaptation of mammals. Although significant advancements have been made in shotgun metagenomic sequencing and the emergence of algorithms for generation ...
Xingwei Shi, Fei Chen, Min Dai, Yongjing Tang, Jishan Wang, Yuheng Lin, Minhui Shi, Tianming Lan, Huan Liu, Xin Jin, Liang Xiao, Karsten Kristiansen, Xiaoping Li   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical health issues, reproductive hormones, and metabolic hormones associated with gut microbiome structure in African and Asian elephants

Animal Microbiome, 2021
Background The gut microbiome is important to immune health, metabolism, and hormone regulation. Understanding host–microbiome relationships in captive animals may lead to mediating long term health issues common in captive animals.
Mia M. Keady, Natalia Prado, Haw Chuan Lim, Janine Brown, Steve Paris, Carly R. Muletz-Wolz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, Borgný Katrínardóttir, Bruce J. McAdam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source