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African Journal of Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 8, December 2025.ABSTRACT Extensive forest exploitation decreases ecosystem integrity and forces species to adapt to changes in their habitats. Following thousands of years of human settlement in the Pare Mountains, less than 3% of the area remains covered with natural forests.
Hanna Rosti +6 more
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Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites and Geodiversity Sites: a Review [PDF]
Geoheritage, 2015 The inventory and quantitative assessment of the most valuable occurrences of geodiversity are essential steps in any geoconservation strategy and in the establishment of priorities in site management. Despite the existence of many site inventories applied to different scales (countries, municipalities, parks, etc.), the criteria used for their ...
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Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2025.ABSTRACT Aim Species coexistence is based on resource partitioning and modulates biodiversity patterns across climates, latitudes and altitudes. Resource partitioning can occur via niche size or separation in the geographic range or ecological niche. While resource partitioning promotes biodiversity, the impact of different partitioning strategies on ...
Martha Kandziora +10 more
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 52, Issue 21, 16 November 2025.Abstract Due to climate change, overgrazing, and deforestation, arid ecosystems are vulnerable to desertification and land degradation. As aridity increases, vegetation cover loses spatial homogeneity and self‐organizes into heterogeneous vegetation patterns, a step before a catastrophic shift to bare soil.
David Pinto‐Ramos +3 more
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Geodiversity and Biodiversity of the Postglacial Landscape (Dębnica River Catchment, Poland)
Quaestiones Geographicae, 2016 The preparation of a proper zoning plan or landscape-ecological plan requires taking into account recognition of the natural values of an area covered by the plan and evaluating its abiotic and biotic diversities.
Najwer Alicja +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2025.Genomic analyses of Paepalanthus calvus across Brazilian montane ecosystems reveal strong population structure shaped by geographic distance and lithological heterogeneity. Fine‐scale edaphoclimatic factors are the main predictors of genetic divergence among distinct lithobiomes, underscoring the role of substrate‐driven ecological isolation and local ...
Mylena Cabrini +5 more
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Geosciences, 2018 This study supports the usefulness of geomorphological mapping as a tool for gaining an understanding of the landscape and assessing natural heritage.
María José González-Amuchastegui +1 more
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Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 11, November 2025.Intraspecific variation is a fundamental component of biodiversity, shaping species interactions and coexistence dynamics. While numerous mechanisms have been proposed to shape the degree of phenotypic variation within species, many remain largely untested or poorly explored at broad spatial and taxonomic scales.
Viviane Zulian, Casey Youngflesh
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Advancing causal inference in ecology: Pathways for biodiversity change detection and attribution
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 10, Page 2276-2304, October 2025.Abstract Understanding the causes of biodiversity change is essential for addressing environmental challenges. While causal attribution has advanced in other fields, ecologists remain cautious about causal claims or misinterpret predictive models as causal.
Franziska Schrodt +18 more
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Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 10, October 2025.ABSTRACT Aim Plant diversity is essential for ecosystem stability and the delivery of ecosystem services. While climate, through energy and water (i.e., productivity), is the primary driver of the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), edaphic conditions modulate resource storage and heterogeneity. The role of bedrock‐driven edaphic gradients in shaping
Li Huang +6 more
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