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Assessing habitat suitability for black grouse broods at the bioregional scale

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, a galliform species emblematic of the European Alps, is currently threatened by habitat change, particularly given the closure of heathland linked to the rising tree line at higher altitudes. The presence of heathlands in good ecological condition is, however, imperative for the species' reproduction.
Alexandre T. M. Defossez, Samuel Alleaume, Marc Montadert, Josselin Giffard‐Carlet, Dino Ienco, Nadia Guiffant, Sandra Luque   +6 more
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Experimental assessment of large mammal population estimates from airborne thermal videography

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife resource management requires reliable, fast, and affordable methods of surveying wildlife populations to develop and adaptively adjust policies. Thermal video from drones can yield high rates of detection over large areas with relative speed and safety.
Julia S. McElhinny, Gregory D. Larsen, Maxwell Messinger, Chad H. Newbolt, Andrew Whitworth, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Miles R. Silman, Jared T. Beaver   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delineating seasonal shifts in reindeer habitat and diet selection by integrating GPS telemetry and stable isotope analysis

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Seasonal changes shape herbivore behaviour by altering forage availability and habitat conditions; however, few studies integrate diet and habitat selection data across temporal scales. This study uses seasonality as a unifying framework to combine fine‐scale GPS‐based habitat selection data with broader‐scale dietary information from stable isotope ...
Tamara A. Hiltunen, Sami M. Kivelä, Jouko Kumpula, Jouni O. Aspi, Jeffrey M. Welker   +4 more
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Tradeoffs between brain and digestive tissues across elevations in Typhlomys daloushanensis: evidence for sexual dimorphism

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
To cope with highly stochastic and/or heterogeneous environmental conditions, animals must balance energy resource allocation across physiological processes. The digestive tract and brain exhibit structural variations under strong developmental and selective pressures that vary across environmental gradients both between and within species.
Yimei Yan, Bangqing Chen, Jifa Cui, Chris Newman, Boyu Lei, Nan Wu, Jinwei Wu, Jin Zhao, Christina D. Buesching, Youbing Zhou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

New opportunities for grassland species in warming temperate winters

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Temperate winters are getting warmer, the length of the growing season is increasing and mid‐winter fluctuations of warm and freezing temperatures are more frequent. Although typically winter dormant, some herbaceous perennials can maintain or grow green leaves during ...
F. Curtis Lubbe, Andrea Kučerová, Martin Bitomský, Jitka Klimešová   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internal physiological drivers of leaf development in trees: Understanding the relationship between non‐structural carbohydrates and leaf phenology

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plant phenology is crucial for understanding plant growth and climate feedback. It affects canopy structure, surface albedo, and carbon and water fluxes. While the influence of environmental factors on phenology is well‐documented, the role of plant intrinsic factors ...
Yunpeng Luo, Constantin Zohner, Thomas W. Crowther, Jianlan Feng, Günter Hoch, Peng Li, Andrew D. Richardson, Yann Vitasse, Arthur Gessler   +8 more
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Leaf longevity and structure, fruit mass and phenology in 52 cultivated varieties and wild accessions of olive

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Although phenology has long been recognized as a critical feature for the adaptation of organisms to their local environment, until recently, phenological events have seldom been considered in the broader context of trait‐based ecology.
Eric Garnier, Karim Barkaoui, Florent Alexandre, Sylvia Lochon‐Menseau, Bruno Bernazeau, Marie‐Laure Navas   +5 more
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Below the leaves: Integrating above‐ and below‐ground phenology for earth‐system predictability

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Almost every aspect of biological systems has phenology—a pattern in activity or function linked to annual cycles. Most terrestrial phenology research focusses on leaves, the onset of leaf out or senescence.
Kendalynn Morris, Richard Nair
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Elevation, soil pH and calcium availability shape regional and local scale spatial patterns of PhoD gene abundance in tropical and subtropical forests

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Organic phosphorus mineralization is a critical process in the phosphorus cycle, governing phosphorus bioavailability for plants. The PhoD gene, which encodes the key enzyme alkaline phosphatase, serves as a valuable biomarker for this process.
Sandhya Mishra, Shangwen Xia, Wenting Wang, Xiaodong Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate-induced shifts in habitat suitability of forest types and adaptation strategies in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. [PDF]

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Ramachandran A, Manickavasagam M, Hariharan S, Kanmani S, Mathan M, Ahamed Ibrahim SN, Pavithrapriya S, Praveenkumar P, Geetha R, Sathyapriya K, Kumar DS, Yasar Arafath KA, Vijaya Kumar VS, Balaji L, Joseph K.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source