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Citizen science expanding knowledge: a new record of the lizard Heterodactylus imbricatus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in south-eastern Brazil [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Through citizen science projects, like Projeto Bromélias, community members contribute valuable data on species diversity, notably those with low detectability like the Heterodactylus imbricatus lizard. A recent observation in the State of Espírito Santo
Cássio Zocca +3 more
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The Coleoptera of the Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada: 295 new records from Lindgren funnel traps and a checklist to species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 The Coleoptera fauna of the province of Prince Edward Island has long been one of the most poorly known jurisdictions in Canada, with fewer than half the number of species recorded in the neighbouring provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Reginald P. Webster +2 more
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Mate choice errors may contribute to slow spread of an invasive Eurasian longhorn beetle in North America [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2022 Tetropium fuscum (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a Eurasian longhorn beetle and forest pest that first became invasive to Nova Scotia, Canada around 1990. In the time since its introduction, T.
Jennifer L. Anderson +3 more
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Insects, 2022 Choristoneura fumiferana (SBW) is a major defoliating pest of balsam fir and spruce in eastern North America. As part of an integrated management strategy for SBW, we evaluated the effectiveness of mating disruption as a landscape-level population ...
Lucas E. Roscoe +5 more
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Suboptimal host tree benefits the overwintering of a destructive forest insect pest
Basic and Applied Ecology, 2023 Winter represents a stressful period for many organisms, and terrestrial insects are particularly susceptible to adverse thermal conditions. However, exposure to thermal stress and its effects on insect survival and performance can be modulated by ...
Eric R.D. Moise +2 more
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The prey of the Harpy Eagle in its last reproductive refuges in the Atlantic Forest
Scientific Reports, 2023 The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) is threatened with extinction throughout its distribution in the neotropical forests. In the Atlantic Forest, deforestation has reduced the number of suitable habitats, with only a few remnant forest fragments hosting ...
Mylena Kaizer +5 more
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Insects, 2023 The whitemarked tussock moth (WMTM), Orgyia leucostigma (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), is an economic pest in Nova Scotia, Canada, where it undergoes periodic outbreaks defoliating several tree species of economic value, including balsam fir ...
Peter Mayo +6 more
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Comparison of intercept trap fluids and aerial spore collectors to survey fungal spores
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022 Surveillance for early detection of non-native, invasive pathogens requires simple, sturdy, and easy-to-use collecting devices. In this study, we compared the fungal species detected in wet collection cups of Lindgren traps vs.
Jean A. Bérubé +6 more
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Governance lessons from the Atlantic Forest to the conservation of the Amazon
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Brazilian forests critical are for climate, water, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. The Atlantic Forest and the Amazon are among the most important tropical forests of the world but have different conservation status.
Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto +3 more
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Insects, 2020 Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a defoliating pest in Canada and the northeastern United States. Given its important ecological and economic effects in affected regions, several direct management techniques have been ...
Lucas E. Roscoe +3 more
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