Threats of future climate change and land use to vulnerable tree species native to Southern California [PDF]
, 2014 Climate and land-use changes are expected to drive high rates of environmental change and biodiversity loss in Mediterranean ecosystems this century. This paper compares the relative future impacts of land use and climate change on two vulnerable tree ...
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Bees use anthropogenic habitats despite strong natural habitat preferences [PDF]
Diversity and Distributions, 2018 Abstract Aim Habitat loss and alteration are widely considered one of the main drivers of current pollinator diversity loss. Yet little is known about habitat importance and preferences for major groups of pollinators, although this information is crucial to anticipate and mitigate the current ...
Collado, Miguel Á. +2 more
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Estimating offsets for avian displacement effects of anthropogenic impacts [PDF]
, 2019 Biodiversity offsetting, or compensatory mitigation, is increasingly being used in temperate grassland ecosystems to compensate for unavoidable environmental damage from anthropogenic developments such as transportation infrastructure, urbanization, and ...
Arnett E. B. +17 more
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HABITAT UTILIZATION BY THE TEXAS HORNED LIZARD (PHRYNOSOMA CORNUTUM) FROM TWO SITES IN CENTRAL TEXAS [PDF]
, 2017 The Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) is found in a variety of habitats. Although several studies have been conducted on habitat use by this species, none have been performed in central Texas, a more mesic habitat than most of those previously ...
Anderson, Wesley M. +3 more
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Habitat-Net: Segmentation of habitat images using deep learning [PDF]
Ecological Informatics, 2018 ABSTRACTUnderstanding environmental factors that influence forest health, as well as the occurrence and abundance of wildlife, is a central topic in forestry and ecology. However, the manual processing of field habitat data is time-consuming and months are often needed to progress from data collection to data interpretation.
Jesse F. Abrams +8 more
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Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2005 <strong>Abstract</strong> <strong>Distribution and habitat use of the gray wolf (<em>Canis lupus</em> L., 1758) in the upper Apennine (Northern Italy)</strong><br> In order to define wolf ranges and ...
Nicola Gilio +3 more
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Home range and habitat use by Kemp's Ridley turtles in West-Central Florida [PDF]
, 2003 The Kemp's ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is an endangered species whose recovery depends in part on the identification and protection of required habitats.
Bjorndal, Karen A. +5 more
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Movements and Diving Behavior of the Eastern North Pacific Offshore Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 The Pacific Offshore killer whale population is currently listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List and Threatened in Canada. The population is estimated at 300 individuals with a range extending from Southern California to the Aleutian Islands in ...
Gregory S. Schorr +6 more
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Managed realignment for habitat compensation: Use of a new intertidal habitat by fishes [PDF]
, 2015 Managed realignment has become an increasingly common mechanism to increase the efficiency and sustainability of flood defences, reduce defence costs or compensate for habitat losses. This study investigated the use by fishes of a new intertidal habitat,
Clifton-Dey, D., Cowx, I.G., Nunn, A.D.
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Wetland habitat selection by woodland caribou as characterized using the Alberta Wetland Inventory
Rangifer, 2011 We examined habitat selection by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in northwestern Alberta based on a wetland classification system developed for the Alberta Vegetation Inventory. Our two objectives were to describe caribou habitat use, and to
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