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Why do bugs perish? Range size and local vulnerability traits as surrogates of Odonata extinction risk

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2020
Despite claims of an insect decline worldwide, our understanding of extinction risk in insects is incomplete. Using bionomic data of all odonate (603 dragonflies and damselflies) North American species, we assessed (i) regional extinction risk and ...
Maya Rocha‐Ortega, P. Rodríguez, Jason T. Bried, John C. Abbott, A. Córdoba‐Aguilar   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recent and rapid anthropogenic habitat fragmentation increases extinction risk for freshwater biodiversity

bioRxiv, 2020
Anthropogenic habitat fragmentation is often implicated as driving the current global extinction crisis, particularly in freshwater ecosystems. The genetic signal of recent population isolation can however be confounded by the complex spatial arrangement
C. Brauer, L. Beheregaray
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advanced Flame Retardant Strategies and Fire Performance Assessment for Safer Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Two‐Part Review

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into building structures introduces distinct fire risks with critical implications for occupant safety. This review examines the key fire hazards associated with PV implementation and explores mitigation strategies, including flame‐retardant additives.
Florian Ollagnon, Olaia Aurrekoetxea‐Arratibel, Emma Gottis, Heng‐Yu Li, Xabier Olano‐Azkune, Matthieu Despeisse, Antonin Faes, Christophe Ballif   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in Micro/Nanofiber‐Based Porous Materials for High‐Performance Thermal Insulation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Micro/nanofiber porous materials have engendered great interest in the thermal insulation field. Herein, the structural designs, fabrication techniques, and applications of the micro/nanofiber thermal insulation materials are systematically summarized.
Xiaobao Gong, Shuo Shi, Jing Yin, Rong Liu, Jianming Chen, Xungai Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extinction in a branching process: Why some of the fittest strategies cannot guarantee survival [PDF]

, 2013
The fitness of a biological strategy is typically measured by its expected reproductive rate, the first moment of its offspring distribution. However, strategies with high expected rates can also have high probabilities of extinction. A similar situation
Klaere, Steffen, Sawaya, Sterling
core   +2 more sources

First record of the “Matrinxã” Brycon amazonicus (Agassiz 1829) (Characiformes: Bryconidae) in the Rio Paranapanema mouth region, Upper Rio Paraná basin, Brazil [PDF]

Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
: The Rio Paranapanema is one of the most important tributaries of the Upper Rio Paraná, and in recent decades there has been a marked decline in the population of native species due to the development of a series of reservoirs and the introduction of ...
Renan Borges dos Reis, Bruno Henrique Mioto Stabile, Augusto Frota, Weferson Júnio da Graça   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green Plants in the Red: A Baseline Global Assessment for the IUCN Sampled Red List Index for Plants [PDF]

, 2015
Plants provide fundamental support systems for life on Earth and are the basis for all terrestrial ecosystems; a decline in plant diversity will be detrimental to all other groups of organisms including humans. Decline in plant diversity has been hard to
Albuquerque, S, Aletrari, E, Andrews, AK, Atchison, G, Bachman, SP, Baloch, E, Barlozzini, B, Brummitt, NA, Brunazzi, A, Carretero, J, Celesti, M, Chadburn, H, Cianfoni, E, Cockel, C, Coldwell, V, Concetti, B, Contu, S, Crook, V, Donaldson, JS, Dyson, P, Farjon, A, Gardiner, L, Ghanim, N, Greene, H, Griffiths-Lee, J, Groom, A, Harker, R, Hilton-Taylor, C, Hopkins, D, Khela, S, Lakeman-Fraser, P, Lindon, H, Lockwood, H, Loftus, C, Lombrici, D, Lopez-Poveda, L, Lutz, M, Lyon, J, Malcolm-Tompkins, P, McGregor, K, Meagher, TR, Moat, JF, Moreno, L, Murray, L, Nazar, K, Nic Lughadha, EM, Power, E, Quiton Tuijtelaars, M, Salter, R, Segrott, R, Thacker, H, Thomas, LJ, Tingvoll, S, Watkinson, G, Wojtaszekova, K   +54 more
core   +1 more source

Dynamically Adaptive Wrinkle‐Structured Light‐Regulating Films for Energy‐Efficient Buildings

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A scalable, moisture‐responsive cellulose nanofibril/polyvinyl alcohol (CNF/PVA)‐glycerol film with switchable wrinkled surfaces for dynamic light regulation is developed. Compared to glass, it achieves tunable light diffusion for daylight harvesting, thermal regulation, and privacy control.
Jiaying Zhu, Penghui Zhu, Hao Sun, Xinpeng Zhao, Yuhang Ye, Xia Sun, Zhengyang Yu, Yujing Tan, Feng Jiang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Global Red List Data to Inform Localised Research and Conservation Priorities—A Case Study in the Republic of Seychelles

Diversity, 2022
Global Red List assessments are powerful tools for informing large-scale conservation decision-making processes, however, they can also be used to inform more localised research and conservation priorities.
Robert W. Bullock, Henriette M. V. Grimmel, Ellie E. Moulinie, Dillys K. Pouponeau, James S. E. Lea   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predation effects on mean time to extinction under demographic stochasticity

, 2012
Methods for predicting the probability and timing of a species' extinction are typically based on a combination of theoretical models and empirical data, and focus on single species population dynamics.
Abrams, Allesina, Assaf, Bartlett, Bascompte, Black, Brook, Brose, Brose, Drossel, Dunne, Ebenman, Foley, Gardinier, Gian Marco Palamara, Gillespie, Gustav W. Delius, Hammill, Hanski, Hofbauer, Holling, Holling, Jeschke, Jeschke, Kramer, Lande, Lande, Liebhold, Mace, Matthew J. Smith, May, McCann, McKane, McKane, Nisbet, Nåsell, Ovaskainen, Owen L. Petchey, Parker, Powell, Prowse, Purvis, Rall, Real, Sabo, Sabo, Sahasrabudhe, Smout, Spitze, Turchin, Vucic-Pestic, Williams, Witting   +52 more
core   +1 more source