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Rediscovery of the lost skink Proscelotes aenea and implications for conservation
Scientific Reports, 2023 Biodiversity loss is recognized as a grand challenge of the twenty-first century but ascertaining when a species is “lost” can be incredibly difficult—since the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Ali Puruleia +11 more
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The Lichen Genus Sticta (Lobariaceae, Peltigerales) in East African Montane Ecosystems
Journal of Fungi, 2023 The lichen flora of Africa is still poorly known. In many parts of the tropics, recent studies utilizing DNA methods have revealed extraordinary diversity among various groups of lichenized fungi, including the genus Sticta.
Ulla Kaasalainen +4 more
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Metabarcoding Close to Home: Songbird Nests as eDNA Aggregators for Trophic Ecology and Biodiversity Studies. [PDF]
Ecol EvolEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) sampling to monitor wildlife presence has mostly focused on water but increasingly includes soil, air, and creative biotic substrates like flowers and spiderwebs.
Kronenberger JA +3 more
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Transplanting the leafy liverwort Herbertus hutchinsiae : A suitable conservation tool to maintain oceanic-montane liverwort-rich heath? [PDF]
, 2016 Thanks to the relevant landowners and managers for permission to carry out the experiments, Chris Preston for helping to obtain the liverwort distribution records and the distribution map, Gordon Rothero and Dave Horsfield for advice on choosing ...
Averis A +29 more
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Structure on lower montane secondary forests and shrublands in northern Antioquia, Colombia
Colombia Forestal, 2012 Tropical montane forests have the highest biodiversity in the world. However, they are being seriously threatened by deforestation, degradation and climate change. Their conservation is also at risk because we know little about their ecology.
Héctor Iván Restrepo +2 more
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Climate Change Ecology, 2022 Community ecology is driven by the patterns and drivers of species assemblages. Montane communities, in particular, are extremely vulnerable to climate change and are one of the first ecosystems to experience climate-induced biological responses. Loss of
Pooja Rathore +2 more
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Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity : a synthesis [PDF]
, 2009 Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is it recognized threat to plant diversity ill temperate and northern parts of Europe and North America. This paper assesses evidence from field experiments for N deposition effects and thresholds for terrestrial plant
Alkemade, R. +16 more
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Tanzanian forest tree plot diversity and elevation [PDF]
, 1999 Observed variation in species richness on ecological gradients and between regions has attracted several different explanations. Climatic factors, such as energy availability, precipitation and mean annual temperature, are frequently cited to explain ...
Lovett, J.C.
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2015 The effect of experimental livestock grazing regimens (4 treatments×6 replicates) on spiders via habitat structure and prey abundance was investigated on sub-montane habitats in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. The study, 2002–2004 included a baseline
Peter Dennis +3 more
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