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Forest EcosystemsExcessive forest exploitation significantly contributes to land degradation and the creation of human-made deadwood. Stumps are sometimes ignored in studies on the biodiversity of coarse woody debris.
Monika Staniaszek-Kik +2 more
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Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 51, Issue 8, August 2026.The Deadman River watershed (British Columbia, Canada) was severely impacted by the Sparks Lake Fire in 2021. Timelapse photogrammetry reveals sharp post‐fire channel widening and increase in migration rate. Through multispectral remote‐sensing analysis, these morphodynamic changes are related to burn severity affecting the watershed.
Gareth J. T. Wells, Alessandro Ielpi
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The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.We used 4 sampling methods to estimate or index the abundance and sex ratio of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) over 14 years. The present study highlights the importance of considering individual heterogeneity in capture probability when estimating abundance of pond‐breeding amphibians from capture data with imperfect detection. Abstract Long‐
Patrick D. Moldowan +3 more
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TAXON, Volume 75, Issue 4, August 2026.Abstract Tolpis (Asteraceae) is a recently diversified genus of flowering plants, centered in the Macaronesian region, where it exhibits striking morphological variation and high levels of endemism. In this study, we focus on the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores (Portugal).
Lurdes Borges Silva +7 more
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Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2026.Abstract Insect outbreaks significantly impact tree mortality and carbon‐nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems, yet most terrestrial biosphere models do not represent insect disturbances due to the complexity of nutrient processes and limited data. To address this gap, we implemented a new insect impacts module in the QUINCY (Quantifying Interactions ...
Yimian Ma +3 more
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Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 8, August 2026.Abstract The groundwater—surface‐water interface is an important regulator of many biogeochemical processes along river corridors. One of the main drivers of these processes is the pore water travel time along hyporheic flow paths. However, our understanding and ability to predict the spatial‐temporal dynamics of subsurface travel times are limited ...
Nicolai Brekenfeld +9 more
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Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 8, August 2026.Abstract For much of the coastal United States, water quality continues to worsen due to excess nitrogen (N) from agricultural production and urban development. Restoration of freshwater wetlands, especially those connected to streams (i.e., fluvial wetlands), is a promising management option for curtailing watershed inputs of N to coastal embayments ...
Casey D. Kennedy +4 more
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Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 8, August 2026.Our findings show that Eurasian jay dispersal activity depends on specific understorey structures when selecting caching microsites—particularly shrub cover and standing pines. These features could be directly shaped by management to promote assisted natural oak regeneration.
Olivia Lorente‐Casalini +4 more
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Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 8, August 2026.Riparian forest buffers support biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and food webs in human‐modified landscapes, and dampen land‐use and climate stressors (sediments, nutrients, thermal maxima), motivating their wider use in management. These outcomes were regulated by the presence or size of mostly small, mature buffers and sometimes by proximity among
Brendan G. McKie +18 more
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