The ecological health of Lake Victoria (Kenya) in the face of growing cage aquaculture
Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 The rapid growth of cage aquaculture of introduced Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Lake Victoria has raised urgent environmental concerns. This study aims to compare local environmental conditions, fish species abundance and diversity between ...
John Kengere Okechi +4 more
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A comparison of climate simulations for the last glacial maximum with three different versions of the ECHAM model and implications for summer-green tree refugia [PDF]
, 2011 This is an open access article. The official link can be found below.Model simulations of the last glacial maximum (21 ± 2 ka) with the ECHAM3 T42 atmosphere-only, ECHAM5-MPIOM T31 atmosphere-ocean coupled and ECHAM5 T106 atmosphere-only models are ...
Arpe, K, Leroy, SAG, Mikolajewicz, U
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Three in one-multiple faunal elements within an endangered european butterfly species [PDF]
, 2015 Ice ages within Europe forced many species to retreat to refugia, of which three major biogeographic basic types can be distinguished: "Mediterranean", "Continental" and "Alpine / Arctic" species.
Castilho, Rita +9 more
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The onset of grasses in the Amazon drainage basin, evidence from the fossil record [PDF]
, 2020 Poaceae (the grass family) originated in the Cretaceous, but first dominate the palynological records of the Amazon drainage basin (ADB) in the Neogene (23 to 2.5 million years ago (Ma)).
Hoorn, Carina, Kirschner, Judith A.
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Jurnal HPT (Hama Penyakit Tumbuhan), 2023 Mikrohabitat merupakan suatu kondisi lingkungan yang cocok untuk ditempati oleh beberapa jenis organisme seperti serangga musuh alami maupun serangga hama tanaman.
Irfan Harianto, Nanang Tri Haryadi
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Past and present potential distribution of the Iberian Abies species: A phytogeographic approach using pollen data and species distribution models [PDF]
, 2010 This is the accepted version of the following article: Alba-Sánchez, F., López-Sáez, J. A., Pando, B. B.-d., Linares, J. C., Nieto-Lugilde, D. and López-Merino, L.
Benito de Pando, B +4 more
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Plant hydraulic traits reveal islands as refugia from worsening drought. [PDF]
, 2020 Relatively mesic environments within arid regions may be important conservation targets as 'climate change refugia' for species persistence in the face of worsening drought conditions.
Ackerly, David D +3 more
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Biogeographical patterns of the neotropical genus Battus Scopoli 1777 (Lepidoptera Papilionidae) [PDF]
, 1993 A phylogenetic approach to the groups of species of the neotropical Troidines currently included in the genus Battus Scopoli 1777 has been conducted. In the light of historical and ecological processes of evolution in the neotropical biota, the cladogram
OLIVERIO, Marco, RACHELI T.
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Effects of Pleistocene climate changes on species ranges and evolutionary processes in the Neotropical Atlantic Forest [PDF]
, 2016 The effects of global glaciations on the distribution of organisms is an essential element of many diversification models. However, the empirical evidence supporting this idea is mixed, in particular with respect to explaining tropical forest evolution ...
Cabanne, Gustavo Sebastián +6 more
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The fate of endemic insects of the Andean region under the effect of global warming.
PLoS ONE, 2017 Three independent but complementary lines of research have provided evidence for the recognition of refugia: paleontology, phylogeography and species distributional modelling (SDM). SDM assesses the ecological requirements of a species based on its known
Sara I Montemayor +9 more
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