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Translocation of deadwood in ecological compensation: A novel way to compensate for habitat loss. [PDF]

Ambio
Tranberg O, Hekkala AM, Lindroos O, Löfroth T, Jönsson M, Sjögren J, Hjältén J.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Climatic drivers prevail in montane and lowland Odonata latitudinal diversity gradients, but human modification erodes lowland patterns

Ecography, EarlyView.
Latitudinal diversity gradients (LDGs) arise from the interplay of historical, ecological, and evolutionary processes, yet these drivers may differ across landforms. Mountains, with steep elevational and climatic gradients, often sustain distinct diversity dynamics compared with adjacent lowlands, where vertical climatic gradients are weak and human ...
Zhenyuan Liu, Bo‐Ping Han, Haomiao Zhang, Ramiro Martín‐Devasa, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Janne Soininen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From distant shores to an emerging island: the role of surface and subsurface transport in modeling seed dispersal

Ecography, EarlyView.
Long‐distance seed dispersal by ocean currents plays a critical role in structuring coastal plant communities. As direct observations of this phenomenon are infeasible, numerical modeling is a valuable tool. Here, we use Lagrangian particle tracking to examine the colonization of the newly forming island Norderoogsand (German Bight, Wadden Sea) by five
Jakob Rahner, Rahel Vortmeyer‐Kley, Ulf Gräwe, Michael Kleyer, Ulrike Feudel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Topography constrains the climatic response of treeline migration in Taiwan's subalpine forests

Ecography, EarlyView.
Treelines are moving upslope, but the rates and drivers differ among different regions, globally. Many studies have examined the relationship between treeline movement and climate change, particularly rising temperature, while the role of topographical factors has received much less attention, despite the longstanding recognition of its importance.
Kuan‐Yu Chen, Jonathan Peereman, J. Aaron Hogan, Teng‐Chiu Lin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inverse sky islands: lowland river valleys drive microbial divergence while high elevations select for convergence in massive mountain ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Mountain ecosystems are often interpreted through the lens of the ‘sky island' model, where high‐elevation habitats function as isolated archipelagos. However, this model's applicability to massive, topographically complex mountain ranges where highlands are continuous and lowlands are fragmented remains untested.
Yazhou Zhang, J. Aaron Hogan, Jianjun Wang, Wenguang Sun, Yaojun Ye, Xin Liu, Minshu Song, Hang Sun   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and Population Sizes of Wintering Waterbirds in the Wetlands of the Saïss-Middle Atlas Region (North-Central Morocco): Main Survival Factors and Evaluation of Habitat Loss. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Squalli W, Mansouri I, Douini I, Achiban H, Saghrouchni H, El Agy A, Fadil F, Wink M, Dakki M.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘biomod2' – extending presence–absence species distribution models to multiple data types

Ecography, EarlyView.
The R package ‘biomod2' is one of the most widely used and versatile tools for species distribution modelling (SDM), enabling ecologists to calibrate, evaluate, and project species–environment relationships across space and time using multiple modelling algorithms and ensemble forecasting.
Maya Guéguen, Hélène Blancheteau, Rémi Lemaire‐Patin, Wilfried Thuiller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scrutinizing the Wallacean shortfall: global gaps in snake occurrence data across space and environment

Ecography, EarlyView.
Occurrence records are fundamental for ecological and evolutionary research, providing key information on species' geographic ranges. However, these records are often taxonomically, spatially, and temporally biased, requiring caution in their use. Here, we analysed the spatial coverage of occurrence records for over 3500 snake species worldwide to ...
Lívia Frateles, Cristina Ronquillo, Gabriel Nakamura, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz‐Filho, Richard James Ladle, Joaquín Hortal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Gain and loss of habitat

, 2017
openaire   +1 more source