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Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
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Twenty years of ungulate disease surveillance by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (2003-2022). [PDF]

PLoS One
Schutten K, Shirose L, Stevens B, Goldsmith D, Slater O, Rothenburger JL, Kutz S, Lair S, Jones M, Bourque L, McBurney S, Pybus M, Stasiak I, Moffatt E, Jutha N, Schwantje H, Nituch L, Joly DO, Jardine CM, Bollinger TK.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Integrating large mammalian herbivores into Dynamic Global Vegetation Models: Status and next steps

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Zoogeochemistry, the study of how animals influence elemental cycling within ecosystems, bridges the fields of zoology, ecology and biogeochemistry. Yet, most terrestrial ecosystem models, especially Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs), remain largely plant‐centric
Yue Cheng, Joanne Alice O'Keeffe, Andrew J. Abraham, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Frederik Nygaard Philipsen, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Fabio Berzaghi, Carsten W. Mueller, Lars Vesterdal, Jeppe A. Kristensen, Elizabeth Le Roux   +10 more
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Comparison of acetone and sodium phosphotungstic acid precipitation for sample enrichment prior to RT-QuIC for the detection of prion disease. [PDF]

BMC Res Notes
Nicholson EM, Veneziano SE.
europepmc   +1 more source

Reproductive success under constraints: Does increased maternal activity during lactation offset poor habitat and individual quality in an income breeder?

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Human‐induced environmental modifications may alter forage access and, hence, how animals manage energy trade‐offs during critical periods. Reproduction, especially lactation, is the most energetically costly process for female mammals.
L. Monica Trondrud, Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Nadège C. Bonnot, Nicolas Morellet, Yannick Chaval, Arnaud Bonnet, Bruno Lourtet, A. J. Mark Hewison   +7 more
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Nemabiome metabarcoding reveals strongyle parasite diversity in wild deer in Victoria, Australia. [PDF]

Parasitol Res
Panozzo J, Sakthivel D, Gasser RB, Wright W, Rawlin G, Piedrafita D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Apex predators exploit advantageous snow conditions across hunting modes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Advantageous snow conditions—in terms of snow depth and density—are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy. In a warming climate, the knock‐on effects of a diminishing snowpack may reduce the hunting success of multiple large carnivore species.
Benjamin K. Sullender, Taylor R. Ganz, Ross Mower, Jessica D. Lundquist, Brian N. Kertson, Thomas M. Newsome, Aaron J. Wirsing, Laura R. Prugh   +7 more
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Evidence for multiple prion conformers in natural scrapie isolates. [PDF]

PLoS Pathog
Imamura M, Miyazawa K, Okada H, Ohno M, Iguchi H, Matsuura Y, Iwamaru Y, Takatsuki H, Mori T, Ma J, Atarashi R.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro, Mateus Melo‐Dias, Beatriz Maria Paccas Saraiva, Nacho Villar, Mauro Galetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source