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Benefit or ecological trap? Monitoring the effects of small clear‐cuts on capercaillie Tetrao urogallus and its mammalian predators

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The shift to ‘close to nature forestry' as the dominating forestry regime in western‐European forests has resulted in increasing timber volume and denser forests with negative effects on photophilic species. Hence, there is an increasing focus on active habitat management measures to support these species.
Maria Kochs, Joy Coppes, Tanja Beutel, Gabriel Holz, Jim‐Lino Kämmerle, Michael Kraft, Veronika Braunisch   +6 more
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Maximizing the detection probabilities of dusky grouse for population monitoring

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Despite its status as a game species in the western USA, rigorous monitoring of dusky grouse Dendragapus obscurus populations is limited. Obtaining an adequate number of observations for effective population monitoring of dusky grouse is challenging due to difficult‐to‐reach montane habitats, cryptic behaviors, and limited personnel, time, and funds at
Elizabeth A. Leipold, Claire Gower, Lance B. McNew   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving forest age prediction performance using ensemble learning algorithms base on satellite remote sensing data

Ecological Indicators
Forest age plays a crucial role in assessing forest structure, carbon sinks, and other ecological functions. How to estimate forest age by satellite remote sensing data has been a hot research topic. This study focused on the forests of Zhejiang Province,
Jinjin Chen, Huaqiang Du, Fangjie Mao, Zihao Huang, Chao Chen, Mengchen Hu, Xuejian Li   +6 more
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Dietary differentiation of two co‐occurring common bat species (Eptesicus nilssonii and Pipistrellus pygmaeus)

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Sympatric bat species can co‐exist and avoid interspecific competition via niche differentiation e.g. diet. Detecting dietary differences can be achieved by comparing dietary niches of sympatric and allopatric populations. If dietary overlap is higher in sympatry versus allopatry, co‐occurrence may be altering the dietary niche of the species.
Heather Wood, Adam Kimberley, William F. Englund, Sara A. O. Cousins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coniferous forest biome : ecosystem analysis, proposal for 1973 and 1974 : Volume 1

This proposal by the Coniferous Forest Biome investigators requests support for the third and fourth years of a highly integrated series of investigations within the Ecosystem Analysis program of the United States effort under the International ...
Gessel, Stanley P., U.S. International Biological Program. Coniferous Forest Biome   +1 more
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Fire regimes at the transition between mixedwood and coniferous boreal forest in northwestern Quebec.

, 2004
Fire history was reconstructed for an area of 15 000 km2 located in the transition zone between the mixed and coniferous forests in Quebec's southern boreal forest.
Bergeron, Y., Flannigan, M., Gauthier, S., Kafka, V.   +3 more
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Landscape factors influencing predation on capercaillie nests by two competing mesopredators: pine marten and red fox

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Predation by pine martens Martes martes and red foxes Vulpes vulpes is an important factor influencing the population dynamics of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the relative effects of these mesopredators on the reproductive success of capercaillie. To better understand how various landscape factors influence
Siow Yan Jennifer Angoh, Scott Michael Brainerd, Olivier Devineau, Morten Odden, Torfinn Jahren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil fauna niche complementarity explains long-term soil multifunctionality differences between planted and natural subalpine forests

Geoderma
Understanding soil biodiversity − ecosystem functioning relationships (BEFs) remains a key challenge. Although the mass ratio, niche complementarity, and quantity hypotheses offer mechanistic explanations for BEFs, their relative roles have not been ...
Chengwei Tu, Ajuan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Yilin Feng, Lei Chen, Xueyong Pang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urbanisation and human activities influence the co‐occurrence of red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris and meso‐carnivores in Berlin, Germany

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban expansion is a major driver of habitat fragmentation, shrinking wildlife habitat, and restricting wildlife movements and activity patterns. In this novel environment, species must adapt to the new composition of wildlife communities. For example, red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris are commonly found in urban environments, while their potential ...
Josefa Vergara Stuardo, Sinah Drenske, Julie Louvrier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dusky grouse seasonal resource selection in the Great Basin isolated mountain ranges of Nevada, USA

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Dusky grouse Dendragapus obscurus are a montane forest grouse species with a paucity of information regarding their temporal and spatial resource use during critical times of high mortality and reproductive output. This lack of vital data may leave dusky grouse at risk of sub‐optimal management in many areas of their distribution, especially in the ...
Stephanie Landry, Brian Smith, Erica Stuber, Shawn Espinosa, David Dahlgren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source