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Tree Squirrels Selectively Disperse High‐Quality Acorns Away From Tree Trunks

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Acorn quality and squirrel feeding behavior significantly structured spatial dispersal patterns of two Californian oak species. Non‐infested acorns were preferentially selected for embryo excision and dispersed farther than infested ones. Acorns were fully consumed near tree trunks, signaling rapid feeding in safe refuges, whereas non‐eaten, partially ...
Miguel Puente‐Ruiz, Raquel Muñoz‐Gallego, Marta Peláez, Rodolfo Dirzo, Ramón Perea   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coastal Dune Restoration: Trends and Perspectives [PDF]

, 2013
Sandy coasts are distributed worldwide and they are all heterogeneous ecosystems in terms of morphology, vegetation, and dynamics. Psammophytes are common in these environments.
M. Luisa Martínez, Patrick A. Hesp and Juan B. Gallego-Fernández, Martínez, María Luisa (Coordinador), M. Luisa Martínez, Juan B. Gallego-Fernández, Patrick A. Hesp   +4 more
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An evaluation of coastal sand dune flora of Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India: perspectives for conservation and management

Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes
Most of the sand dunes close to the Cuddalore coast of India have been destroyed due to human pressure. The remaining coastal sand dune (CSD) is under extreme threat due to unplanned development.
M. Anbarashan, N. Balachandran, R. Mathevet, N. Barathan, P. Uma Maheswari   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coastal sand dune ecosystem services in metropolitan suburbs: effects on the sake brewery environment induced by changing social conditions

Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2017
Chiba Prefecture, Japan, lies very near Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. It borders the sea on three sides and is banded by coastal dunes. Several sake breweries are located near these dunes. Although there are records of sake brewing along the coast of
Korehisa Kaneko, Hajime Matsushima
doaj   +1 more source

Stochastic dynamics of coastal dune vegetation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
This work introduces a physically-based modeling framework to capture the spatio-temporal dynamics of dune vegetation under stochastic environmental disturbances. In analogy with other transitional disturbed environments, the model evaluates vegetation cover, within a cross-shore dimensionless framework, in response to random wind speed and runup.
C. Camporeale, M. Latella
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The Australian Hydromyine Rodents—Their Interspecific Diversity and Reproductive Biology: A Review

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
There are two major groups, the Rattus species and the Hydromyini, in Australia. Clearly, the hydromyine rodents, unlike the Rattus genus, exhibit a diverse array of reproductive biological traits in both males and females, the full evolutionary significance of which has yet to be ascertained.
William G. Breed, Christopher M. Leigh, Eleanor J. Peirce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some Tuco‐Tucos Hide More Than Others: An Integrative Approach Reveals Cryptic Diversity in Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) From Central Argentina

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Here, we adopt an integrative framework (molecular phylogenetics and geometric morphometrics) to reassess patterns of diversity and differentiation across this region. We analyzed cytochrome b sequences and quantified cranial shape variation. Our analyses indicate the presence of three species groups (mendocinus, talarum, and tucumanus) and two ...
Facundo Contreras, José A. Coda, Daniela Pereyra, José W. Priotto, Fernando J. Mapelli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The vegetation of Holocene coastal dunes of the Cape south coast, South Africa. [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Cowling RM, Cawthra H, Privett S, Grobler BA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Soil wetting and drying processes influence stone artefact distribution in clay‐rich soils: A case study from Middle Gidley Island in Murujuga, northwest Western Australia

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Soils that contain swelling clay minerals (e.g., montmorillonite) expand and contract during wetting and drying, causing movement within the soil profile. This process, known as argilliturbation, can alter artefact distributions, destroy stratigraphy and complicate the interpretation of archaeological deposits.
Caroline Mather, Matthias Leopold, Kaitlin Sullivan, Kane Ditchfield, Tom Horrocks, Luke Gliganic, Emma Beckett, Diana Patalwala, Emielda Yusiharni, Michael Smirk, William Hiscock, Jo McDonald   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observations of wave run-up affected by dune scarp during storm conditions: a two dimensional large-scaled movable bed experiment

Frontiers in Marine Science
Artificial dunes serve as essential nature-based defenses against the increasing threats posed by climate change and rising sea levels along coastal regions. However, these man-made dunes are particularly susceptible to erosion during severe storm events,
Eunju Lee, Hai Van Dang, Sungwon Shin, Jeseon Yoo, Hyoungsu Park   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source