Lahden kaupungin luonnon monimuotoisuustavoitteet ja viherrakenteen sopivuus lintulajeille [PDF]
, 2023 Kaupunkien viheralueilla on merkittävä rooli luonnon monimuotoisuuden ylläpitämi-sessä ja niiden määrä, rakenne ja hoito vaikuttavat lajiston, kuten lintulajien esiintymi-seen kaupunkialueella. Kaupunkien ohjelmissa asetetaan tavoitteita ja toimenpiteitä
Laitinen, Annika
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Protecting prey by deceiving predators: A field experiment testing chemical camouflage and conditioned food aversion [PDF]
, 2022 Complicated conservation problems may arise if predator numbers increase beyond their natural boundaries due to anthropogenic influence. For example, dramatic declines in ground-nesting birds are linked to increased nest predation by alien or human ...
Banks Peter B +3 more
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Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe [PDF]
, 2022 AimThe strength of species interactions is traditionally expected to increase toward the Equator. However, recent studies have reported opposite or inconsistent latitudinal trends in the bottom‐up (plant quality) and top‐down (natural enemies) forces ...
Milanović Slobodan +47 more
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Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of the continental part of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia [PDF]
, 2022 Until very recently, Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO), located in the northeastern part of European Russia, was the least studied region of Russia in terms of its moth fauna.
Mikhail V. Kozlov +2 more
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Säätilan ja ympäristön saastumisen yhdysvaikutukset sinitiaisen (Cyanistes caeruleus) pesintään
, 2023 Ihmisen aiheuttama ympäristön saastuminen on yksi merkittävistä lintujen lisääntymiseen vaikuttavista tekijöistä. Vain harvat tutkimukset ovat kuitenkin ottaneet huomioon saasteiden mahdollisia yhdysvaikutuksia luontaisten ympäristötekijöiden kanssa.
Nyrhilä, Siiri
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Conceptual and empirical advances in Neotropical biodiversity research [PDF]
, 2022 The unparalleled biodiversity found in the American tropics (the Neotropics) has attracted the attention of naturalists for centuries. Despite major advances in recent years in our understanding of the origin and diversification of many Neotropical taxa ...
Carina Hoorn +19 more
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Bird Feces as Indicators of Metal Pollution: Pitfalls and Solutions [PDF]
, 2022 Bird feces are commonly used as a proxy for measuring dietary metal exposure levels in wild populations. Our study aims to improve the reliability and repeatability of fecal metal measurements and gives some recommendations for sampling.
Raivikko N +6 more
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Soil microbiota explain differences in herbivore resistance between native and invasive populations of a perennial herb [PDF]
, 2022 1. Soil microbiota can either slow down or facilitate plant invasions through their effects on plant performance. Associations with soil microbiota can also modify other plant traits such as herbivore resistance, which can indirectly affect the outcome ...
Ramula Satu +2 more
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Insect herbivory on two willow species in northern Europe is independent of pollution load [PDF]
, 2022 Pollution has repeatedly been suggested to increase plant susceptibility to insect attack, some diseases and severe climatic conditions. This study explored the effects of industrial pollution on leaf damage by insect herbivores (primarily defoliators)
Mikhail V. Kozlov
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