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SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND HABITAT USE OF THE WESTERN MASSASAUGA (SISTRURUS TERGEMINUS) IN NEBRASKA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We used radiotelemetry during 2004 and 2005 to investigate seasonal movements and habitat use and to improve our understanding of how land management practices were affecting Western Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus) populations in Nebraska.
Fawcett, James D.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Spatial Relation of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera-Apidae) with Host-Plant and their Conservation Issues: An Outlook from Urban Ecosystem of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Ecology and conservation status of bumblebee species remains poorly understood, especially in rapidly degrading urban ecosystems, which is important considering the role of bumblebees in the pollinations. We collected more than 200 bumblebee (Bombus
Baniya, Pratikshya   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Application of habitat thresholds in conservation: Considerations, limitations, and future directions

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2015
Habitat thresholds are often interpreted as the minimum required area of habitat, and subsequently promoted as conservation targets in natural resource policies and planning.
Yntze van der Hoek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monarch Habitat in Conservation Grasslands

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
There is strong evidence that a major driver of the decline of eastern North American monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) is the loss of breeding habitat in the upper midwestern United States.
Laura Lukens   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aggregating protected habitats embraces implicit habitat conservation triage [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of Peerage of Science, 2014
peerReviewed
Halme, Panu, Kotiaho, Janne Sakari
openaire   +3 more sources

Metapopulation perspective to institutional fit: maintenance of dynamic habitat networks

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2017
Species living in metapopulations depend on connected habitat networks for their survival. If habitat networks experience fast temporal dynamics, species conservation requires preventing habitat discontinuities that could lead to metapopulation ...
Henna Fabritius, Ari Jokinen, Mar Cabeza
doaj   +1 more source

Recovery of tigers in India: Critical introspection and potential lessons

open access: yesPeople and Nature, 2021
In a world where biodiversity is on the decline, examples of conservation success especially of large carnivores are of interest to policy makers and conservation practitioners. Herein, we elucidate the conservation actions that have been responsible for
Yadvendradev Jhala   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global habitat suitability modeling reveals insufficient habitat protection for mangrove crabs

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Mangrove crabs are important components of mangrove forests however their large scale habitat suitability and conservation received little attention. The Metopograpsus thukuhar/cannicci species complex is a mangrove dwelling species occurs in the Indo ...
Masoud Yousefi, Reza Naderloo
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation outcome assessment of Wuyishan protected areas based on InVEST and propensity score matching

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Protected areas (PAs) are crucial for biodiversity conservation, but doubts are rising regarding their effectiveness in conserving habitat quality. This study used the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model to analyse the
Xue Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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