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Impact of Forest Fragmentation and Associated Edge Effects on Tropical Forest Biodiversity in North West Madagascar, Assessed via Ecoacoustics

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Deforestation in the tropics is a major threat to forest‐specialist animals, many of which are already threatened with extinction. We assessed how forest fragmentation and its associated edge‐effects impact animal biodiversity in Northwest Madagascar using soundscape analysis and acoustic indices.
Daniel Hending, Heriniaina Randrianarison, Niaina Nirina Mahefa Andriamavosoloarisoa, Christina Ranohatra‐Hending, Grainne McCabe, Sam Cotton, Marc W. Holderied   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re‐make, re‐model: evolution and development of vertebrate cranial lateral lines

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lateral lines are placodally derived mechanosensory systems on the heads and trunks of many aquatic vertebrates. There is evidence of lateral lines in the earliest known vertebrate fossils, and they exist in organisms with widely different craniofacial morphologies – including the presence or absence of jaws, external or internal nostrils, and
Vishruth Venkataraman, Marco Lopez, Victoria E. Prince, Michael I. Coates   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental DNA as a tool for hydropower impact assessments: current status, special considerations, and future integration

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally there is an urgent need to find sustainable solutions to balance energy production with the protection of vulnerable species and conservation of biodiversity. This is particularly critical for freshwater ecosystems, habitats, and species that may be impacted by hydropower development and operations needed to meet energy grid demands ...
Kristine N. Moody, Steven T. Gardner, Line E. Sundt‐Hansen, Frode Fossøy, Dana N. McCoskey, Katherine J. Morrice, Brenda M. Pracheil   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soundscapes: Species Richness and Community Composition of Neotropical Atlantic Forest Avifauna

Conservation
As tropical forests become increasingly vulnerable to land use changes, fragmentation, and climate shifts, efforts to minimise species loss are essential.
Vanessa Grundy, Mariane C. Kaizer, Luiza F. Passos, Ivana Schork   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entomogenic Climate Change [PDF]

, 2008
Rapidly expanding insect populations, deforestation, and global climate change threaten to destabilize key planetary carbon pools, especially the Earth's forests which link the micro-ecology of insect infestation to climate.
Crutchfield, James P., Dunn, David
core   +1 more source

Automated bioacoustics: methods in ecology and conservation and their potential for animal welfare monitoring

Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2019
Vocalizations carry emotional, physiological and individual information. This suggests that they may serve as potentially useful indicators for inferring animal welfare.
Michael P. Mcloughlin, Rebecca I A Stewart, A. McElligott   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Habitat use and diel activity of insectivorous bats across land‐cover types on an Afrotropical oceanic island

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Using acoustic surveys, we investigated habitat use and diel activity patterns of insectivorous bats across the main land‐use types of the endemic‐rich Príncipe Island, in Central West Africa. We sampled bat activity at 48 sites spanning old‐growth forests, secondary regrowth forests, shaded cocoa plantations, and horticultural areas.
Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Ana Catarina Araújo‐Fernandes, Ana Sofia Castro‐Fernandes, Patrícia Guedes, Yodiney dos Santos, João C. Alves, Vanessa Mata, Natalie Yoh, Ricardo Rocha   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

INSECT FLIGHT - BIOACOUSTICAL APPROACH

Le Journal de Physique Colloques, 1990
Insect aerodynamics is drawing the attention of a number of researchers belonging to different disciplines with a view to understand its aerodynamic capabilities so as to revolutionise the aircraft technology. It is possible to understand, to some extent, the insect aerodynamics by experimentally determining the frequency of wing beat in its fethered ...
A. Ahmad, B. Krishna Shankar, G. Gopala Krishna   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Artificial light alters spatial and temporal habitat use by a crepuscular aerial insectivore

Ibis, EarlyView.
Artificial light is increasing worldwide, and has biological effects from molecular to ecosystem levels, which may be particularly severe for crepuscular and nocturnal animals. We investigated how artificial light affected spatial and temporal patterns of habitat use by Common Nighthawks Chordeiles minor in the southern Grassland and northern Boreal ...
Carrie Ann Adams, Colleen Cassady St. Clair, Elly C. Knight, Erin M. Bayne   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure to traffic noise weakens territory defence in the Southern Emu‐wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Ibis, EarlyView.
Anthropogenic noise has the potential to negatively impact wildlife by disrupting communication and reducing overall fitness. Understanding the effects of traffic noise on signalling behaviour can be important for managing threatened populations. The Southern Emu‐wren Stipiturus malachurus is a threatened, sedentary and territorial songbird, with a ...
Julian Behrens, Diane Colombelli‐Négrel, Sonia Kleindorfer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source