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Habitat loss and simplification lower arthropod richness but not diversity

Ecosphere
Habitat loss is rarely truly random and often occurs selectively with respect to the plant species comprising the habitat. Such selective habitat removal that decreases plant species diversity, that is, habitat simplification or homogenization, may have ...
Erin V. Scott, Ryan Almeida, Sam McKlin, Alston Lee Lippert, Jake Clary, Carlos Vargas, Will Hidell, Susana Wadgymar, Kevin G. Smith   +8 more
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New‐Era Polymer Thermoelectrics: Material Innovations, Doping Frontiers, Decoupling Strategies, and Unconventional Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The field of polymer thermoelectrics is entering a new era, featuring breakthroughs in addressing the conventional performance disparity between p‐type and n‐type polymers, pioneering doping frontiers, and sophisticated decoupling strategies. This review explores innovations in molecular design and superior stabilities, bridging the gap from ...
Suhao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat connectivity is determined by the scale of habitat loss and dispersal strategy

Ecology and Evolution, 2018
AbstractUnderstanding factors that ameliorate the impact of habitat loss is a major focus of conservation research. One key factor influencing species persistence and evolution is the ability to disperse across increasingly patchy landscapes. Here we ask whether interpatch distance (a proxy for habitat loss) and dispersal strategy can interact to form ...
Allan H. Edelsparre, Ashif Shahid, Mark J. Fitzpatrick   +2 more
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Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang, Yadong Yang, Yongsheng Wang, Guirui Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breeding habitat loss linked to declines in Rufous Hummingbirds

Avian Conservation and Ecology
Habitat loss is the primary driver of biodiversity decline worldwide, but it remains unknown how land-cover change and, in general, habitat loss impact many migratory species, such as the Rufous Hummingbird ( Selasphorus rufus ).
Kendall M Jefferys, Matthew G Betts, W. Douglas Robinson, Jenna R. F. Curtis, Tyler A. Hallman, Adam C Smith, Chloë Strevens, Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez   +7 more
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
wiley   +1 more source

Two Routes to Land: Genomic Underpinnings of Parallel Aerial Egg Deposition in Aquatic Old‐World Pila and New‐World Pomacea (Ampullariidae)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Comparative genomics of Gondwana‐diverged Pila and Pomacea reveals parallel evolution of aerial oviposition. Convergent chromosomal rearrangements reshape regulatory landscapes within topologically associating domains. Lineage‐specific gene family expansions and viral‐derived perivitelline proteins (PV1) underpin desiccation resistance.
Yufei Zhou, Huawei Mu, Xueying Nie, Yue Gao, Hui Wang, Ling Fang, Tiangang Luan, Monthon Ganmanee, Jian‐Wen Qiu, Jin Sun, Jack Chi‐Ho Ip   +10 more
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Variation in species' dispersal capacities amplifies effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on biodiversity loss

Ecosphere
Habitat loss and fragmentation can have a substantial impact on biodiversity loss. Modeling studies showing these effects generally work under the implicit assumption that all species in the community have equal dispersal capacities.
Monique deJager, Edwin T. Pos
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Specialization in habitat use by coral reef damselfishes and their susceptibility to habitat loss [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2012
AbstractWhile it is generally assumed that specialist species are more vulnerable to disturbance compared with generalist counterparts, this has rarely been tested in coastal marine ecosystems, which are increasingly subject to a wide range of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Habitat specialists are expected to be more vulnerable to habitat loss
Pratchett, Morgan S., Coker, Darren J., Jones, Geoffrey P., Munday, Philip L.   +3 more
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