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King rail (Rallus elegans) home range and microhabitat characteristics in western Lake Erie coastal marshes. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 We studied microhabitat and home‐range characteristics of the king rail, a secretive marsh bird of conservation concern, in the western Lake Erie region. Our results suggest that king rails in the region have mean home‐range sizes of 8.8 ha (±1.63 [SE]; range = 1.9 to 15.8) and utilize water depths of 6 to 17 cm within dense vegetation.
Brewer DE +5 more
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Wild Bee Assemblages and Pollination Networks of Managed Emergent Wetlands in Central New York, USA. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWetlands are underrepresented in wild bee surveys yet we find they host a diversity of bee species and offer important late‐season floral resources. Wetland restoration and management for wildlife in the northeastern United States creates a matrix of freshwater wetland habitat that helps support the landscape's wild bee fauna.
Jacobson MM +4 more
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Scrub encroachment promotes biodiversity in temperate European wetlands under eutrophic conditions. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 We examine the effects of encroachment on biodiversity along gradients of soil moisture and soil fertility in open and wooded wetlands in Denmark. Our results support existing knowledge of the importance of nutrient poor, wet mires and meadows for rare species but on former arable lands where restoration of infertile habitats is less feasible we ...
Brunbjerg AK +9 more
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Assessing the nutritional consequences of switching foraging behavior in wood bison. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 We assessed how changes in the types of plants herbivores influences the nutrients the animal acquires. We quantified seasonal changes in the plants consumed by wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) and analyzed the plants consumed for nutritional composition.
Hecker LJ, Edwards MA, Nielsen SE.
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Plant Species of Ponds and Springheads in Lorestan (Iran) [PDF]
تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک, 2022 Vegetation around springs and ponds causes water to re-infiltrate into the ground and recharge underground reservoirs. In the study of ponds and springs in Lorestan province, 108 species were identified which belong to 35 families and 64 genera ...
Mohammad Mehrnia, Adel Jalili
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Examining the utility of DNA barcodes for the identification of tallgrass prairie flora. [PDF]
Appl Plant Sci, 2021 Premise The tallgrass prairies of North America are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, making efficient species identification essential for understanding and managing diversity. Here, we assess DNA barcoding with high‐throughput sequencing as a method for rapid plant species identification.
Herzog SA, Latvis M.
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Scanning Electron Microscopy in the Analysis of Species of the Genus Persicaria Mill
Разработка и регистрация лекарственных средств, 2022 Introduction. Scanning electron microscopy acts as a promising method of analysis, allowing to describe in detail the identification features of closely related plant species, as well as to conduct micro-roentgenstructural analysis of the sample in the ...
A. A. Gudkova +5 more
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River Research and Applications, Volume 38, Issue 9, Page 1544-1554, November 2022., 2022 Abstract Flooding of the town of Forres, Scotland prompted the implementation of a flood alleviation scheme (FAS) featuring a low earth‐fill dam constructed upstream of the town to create a flood retention area, limiting peak discharges entering the urban area. Flow through the dam is controlled by a weir, and it was recognised that if coarse sediment,
Matthew F. Johnson +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 10, October 2022., 2022 Functional rarity represents a promising concept to better understand the ecological importance of rare species and may be a useful tool to protect functional diversity more efficiently. We investigate patterns and drivers of plant functional rarity in German hay meadows on both the species level (which species are functionally rare and why) and the ...
Gabriel Walther +3 more
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Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 744-760, October 2022., 2022 Longitudinal training dams (LTDs) are novel hydraulic engineering structures in the river Waal intended to facilitate intensive navigation and safe discharges in the main channel while providing sheltered habitats for aquatic biota in shore channels. Net erosion was estimated for eight out of the nine mesohabitats for the 2015‐2020 period.
Natasha Y. Flores +4 more
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