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Nuevos registros y observaciones sobre la historia natural del puercoespín pardo, Coendou vestitus (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

open access: yesBiota Colombiana, 2021
El puercoespín pardo, Coendou vestitus, se encuentra entre los roedores endémicos más amenazados de Colombia, con presencia corroborada en pocas localidades de la cordillera Oriental, en los departamentos de Boyacá y Cundinamarca.
Javier E. Cortés-Suárez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

High and dry: Environmental conditions drive opportunities for disease transmission in desert bighorn sheep

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 7, July 2026.
By using probabilistic models to predict contacts as a function of spatially and temporally varying environmental conditions, we show that population‐level conditions at the time of disease introduction can structure opportunities for transmission within each population.
Diana K. Meza   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primer registro de Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) para el departamento de Boyacá en la zona seca del municipio de Villa de Leyva, Colombia.

open access: yesMammalogy Notes, 2018
El 25 de julio de 2017 se registró y fotografió en horas de la mañana un murciélago insectívoro de la especie E. fuscus. El individuo (hembra) fue hallado muerto y perchado contra una pared de una vivienda localizada en la vereda Monquirá en la zona seca
Javier Ernesto Cortés-Suárez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long‐term aridity shapes grassland drought resistance and modulates the roles of plant diversity and functional composition

open access: yesJournal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 7, July 2026.
Widely studied stability drivers such as plant diversity and functional composition have only partial explanatory power for short‐term drought resistance of above‐ground productivity in grasslands at a global scale. The abiotic context, particularly long‐term aridity, is crucial for understanding ecosystem responses to rainfall variation and can ...
Diana Bertuol‐Garcia   +44 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectivas de la ecología del paisaje en entomología aplicada

open access: yesCiencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria, 2006
En este ensayo se analiza la contribución de la ‘ecología del paisaje’ al conocimiento de la dinámica espacial de los organismos con énfasis en el área de la entomología aplicada.
Elizabeth Aguilera Garramuño
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Forest Cover and Seasonality on Several Faunal Groups in Cattle Ranching Landscapes of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 58, Issue 4, July 2026.
Forest cover within cattle ranches can strongly shape faunal biodiversity. In Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico. We show that butterflies, moths, dung beetles, and birds respond differently to forest cover across habitats (pastures vs. forest fragments) and seasons, as a function of their specialization and resource needs.
Lina Adonay Urrea‐Galeano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional divergence drives the prevalence of low‐abundance species in bat assemblages

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 1587-1602, June 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Ecological communities are structured by a few common species, while most occur at low abundance. Understanding the drivers of this widespread pattern raises fundamental questions about community assembly rules and is important for applied ecology for identifying ...
Andrés F. Ramírez‐Mejía   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factores Socio-Ambientales y su Influencia en la Flora Cultivada en Patios de la Región Metropolitana de Maringá (Paraná, Brasil)

open access: yesRevista de Estudos Sociais, 2014
Resumen: Patios urbanos tienen un potencial considerable para la conservación de la biodiversidad y la mejora de la seguridad alimentaria. Sin embargo, estos espacios no son planificados, y existe poca información sobre la diversidad de la flora presente
Fabio Angeoletto   +5 more
doaj  

Effects of landscape context on avian specialist response to increased surface temperature in protected areas

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract Human development is a driver of global change and a major threat to biodiversity. Protected areas maintain and support biodiversity, but outside stressors, such as climate change and land use change, can negatively influence natural resources within protected areas.
Leah J. Rudge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meta‐analysis on the effects of composition and configuration of landscape on the functional diversity of tropical mammals

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 5, May 2026.
Our findings demonstrate that mammal functional richness in tropical regions requires integrating habitat amount and landscape configuration into land‐use planning. Conservation strategies should move beyond setting targets for total habitat area and explicitly incorporate configuration metrics that promote heterogeneity and functional connectivity. In
Julio J. Chacón‐Pacheco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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