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Marine subsidies mediate patterns in avian island biogeography

, 2020
The classical theory of island biogeography, which predicts species richness using island area and isolation, has been expanded to include contributions from marine subsidies, i.e. subsidized island biogeography (SIB) theory.
Ernst, Christopher M., Hanly, Patrick J., Landdegradatie en aardobservatie, Reynolds, John D., Landscape functioning, Geocomputation and Hydrology, Obrist, Debora S., Starzomski, Brian M., Reshitnyk, Luba Y., Kennedy, Jeremiah C., Fitzpatrick, Owen T., Wickham, Sara B., Nijland, Wiebe, Darimont, Chris T.   +12 more
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Urban peatlands can harbour diverse insect communities but depend on appropriate habitat management

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Urban peatlands can support high insect diversity, including endangered species and peat bog specialists. Flower diversity boosts endangered species, while succession cover reduces overall insect richness—but bog condition and urbanization showed no major effects.
Nadja Pernat, Anika Kristin Gathof, Hilke Hollens‐Kuhr, Sascha Buchholz   +3 more
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Quantifying the effects of landscape and habitat characteristics on structuring bird assemblages in urban habitat patches

Scientific Reports
Understanding the determinants of biodiversity in fragmented habitats is fundamental for informing sustainable landscape development, especially in urban landscapes that substantially fragment natural habitat. However, the relative roles of landscape and
Yun Zhu, Yu Liu, Shang Sheng, Jinfeng Zheng, Su Wu, Zhaoyang Cao, Kai Zhang, Yu Xu   +7 more
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Data from: A test of trophic and functional island biogeography theory with the avifauna of a continental archipelago

, 2019
1. The classical MacArthur-Wilson theory of island biogeography (TIB) emphasizes the role of island area and isolation in determining island biotas, but is neutral with respect to species differences that could affect community assembly and persistence ...
Janicki, Julia, Ross, Samuel R. P.‐J., Samuel R. P.‐J. Ross, Economo, Evan P., Friedman, Nicholas R., Evan P. Economo, Julia Janicki, Ross, Samuel R. P-J., Nicholas R. Friedman   +8 more
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Diet breadth shapes gut microbiota in the invasive hornet Vespa velutina

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Dietary and microbial profiles of V. velutina larvae are dominated by Apidae and Firmicutes, respectively. DNA metabarcoding of larval meconium and gut samples reveals a significant positive correlation between prey richness and bacterial diversity in the invasive hornet V. velutina. Multiple significant correlations exist between dietary and microbial
Cayetano Herrera, Iris Alemany, Mar Leza, José A. Jurado‐Rivera   +3 more
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Sheep and cattle grazing regimes differentially affect ground beetle and ant communities in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Sheep and cattle grazing significantly shape ant and ground beetle species composition in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands, promoting higher diversity by increasing habitat heterogeneity. Ground beetles and ants reflect changes in grazing regimes, with sheep‐grazed areas showing the highest diversity, highlighting their utility in ecosystem monitoring.
Marcello Verdinelli, Maria Leonarda Fadda, Stefano Arrizza, Roberto Mannu   +3 more
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Diversity of Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Tenerife and La Gomera (Canary Islands): The Role of Size and Other Island Characteristics

Insects
This paper provides new data on the ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae) from two islands in the Canary archipelago: Tenerife, the largest island, and La Gomera, the second smallest.
Jerzy Romanowski, Piotr Ceryngier, Jaroslav Vĕtrovec, Christian Zmuda, Karol Szawaryn   +4 more
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Dragonfly functional connectivity responses are dynamic relative to drought

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
During drought, dragonfly species richness decreases. Yet, dragonfly assemblages show a higher propensity for dispersal during drought. Dispersal pathways vary among the wet and dry periods, and relative to temporal changes in the landscape. While some dragonfly species can traverse plantation compartments, conservation corridors facilitate functional ...
Charl Deacon, Michael J. Samways, James S. Pryke   +2 more
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Endemic but not eroded: Genomic distinctiveness and conservation genomics of the British swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus)

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Through whole‐genome sequencing of P. machaon populations across Europe, we demonstrate that P. m. britannicus forms a genetically distinct and isolated lineage. Demographic modelling revealed weak historical gene flow from the continent. Although P. m.
Benoit Nabholz, Eliette L. Reboud, Bérénice J. Lafon, Adam M. Cotton, Martin G. Partridge, N. Mark Collins, Fabien L. Condamine   +6 more
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The theory of island biogeography and the stability of oceanic reef fish communities

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Reef fish assemblages on oceanic islands offer valuable insights into ecological and evolutionary processes, yet their temporal dynamics remain poorly understood. This study evaluates the theory of island biogeography (TIB) with long‐term ecological monitoring to assess how island area, isolation from nearest reef and distance from mainland ...
Esteban Jorcin Nogueira, Camille Mellin, Carlos E. L. Ferreira, Hudson Tercio Pinheiro   +3 more
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