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Greening and Divergent Stability Responses in Central Asian Mountain Grasslands Under the Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy of China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mountain grasslands of Central Asia, recognized as a globally significant biodiversity hotspot and a vital pastoral resource, are presently experiencing profound transformations driven by climate change and evolving grazing practices. This study investigated the multidimensional dynamics of ecosystem stability in the Bayinbuluk grassland of ...
Xiaokang Liu, Yanming Gong, Yanyan Liu, Anwar Mohammat, Kaihui Li, Xuejun Liu   +5 more
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Identifying climate‐change refugia for species management and conservation in the Pacific Northwest

Conservation Science and Practice
The impacts of climate change are already affecting many species and habitats, presenting challenges for species management and conservation. Protecting climate refugia—areas buffered from climate shifts where species can persist despite broader changes ...
Aji John, Julia L. Michalak, Leona K. Svancara, C. Randels, Joshua J. Lawler   +4 more
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Predictive Ecosystem Health Assessment Under Land‐Use and Vegetation Dynamics in a Semi‐Arid Rift Valley Basin, Ethiopia

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land degradation driven by rapid land‐use and climate‐driven vegetation dynamics increasingly threatens ecosystem stability in semi‐arid wetland basins, yet predictive ecosystem health assessments remain limited in Sub‐Saharan Africa. This study evaluates historical dynamics and future trajectories of ecosystem health in the Ziway‐Shalla Sub ...
Brook Legese, Ashish Pandey, Mohit Prakash Mohanty   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the intercontinental disjunctive ferns: series Reniformia Adiantum

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
There are disputed opinions about the three taxa of series Reniformia, namely A. nelumboides X.C.Zhang (A. reniforme var. sinense Y.X.Lin), A. reniforme var. reniforme, and A. reniforme var. asarifolium (Willd.) R. Sim, owing to their similar morphology but intercontinental disjunctive distribution and close lineage with the series Venusta (only ...
Ai‐Hua Wang, Xue‐Ping Lv, Xu‐Hang Zeng, Fa‐Guo Wang, Yong‐Bo Liu, Jianfei Sun, Tongxin He, Harald Schneider, Fu‐Wu Xing, Yue‐Hong Yan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pemanfaatan Tanaman Bunga Marigold dan Kacang Hias Terhadap Populasi Arthropoda pada Tanaman Padi Sawah

Agriprima: Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences, 2018
Penelitian tentang Pemanfaatan tanaman bunga marigold dan kacang hias terhadap populasi arthropoda pada tanaman padi sawah untuk mengetahui populasi arthropoda pada tanaman padi sawah dengan memanfaatkan tanaman refugia sebagai tempat singgah musuh alami
Iqbal Erdiansyah, Dwi Rahmawati Kusuma Ningrum, FNU Damanhuri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beneath the surface: Seed bank homogenization and multiscalar variation in Boston's community gardens

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban community gardens are often assumed to enhance fine‐scale biodiversity, yet repeated disturbance and shared horticultural norms may also contribute to urban biotic homogenization—the convergence of species composition across spatial scales and sites within the urban matrix.
Kristen Jovanelly, Theresa W. Ong
wiley   +1 more source

The potential effect of megafaunal extinctions on modern conservation of horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Many plant species worldwide are struggling to regenerate due to the ongoing effects of climate change. These effects appear to be further exacerbated by the loss of keystone megafauna, which were important seed dispersers. By identifying the traits commonly seen in seeds spread by modern elephants, it is possible to predict which species likely ...
Andrew J. Tighe
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence for Plio-Pleistocene Duck Mussel Refugia in the Azov Sea River Basins

Diversity, 2020
Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida) play an important role in freshwater habitats as ecosystem engineers of the water environment. Duck mussel Anodonta anatina is widely distributed throughout Europe, Siberia, and Western and Central Asia, which ...
Alena A. Tomilova, Artem A. Lyubas, Alexander V. Kondakov, Ilya V. Vikhrev, Mikhail Y. Gofarov, Yulia S. Kolosova, Maxim V. Vinarski, Dmitry M. Palatov, Ivan N. Bolotov   +8 more
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Hydrologic refugia, plants, and climate change

Global Change Biology, 2017
AbstractClimate, physical landscapes, and biota interact to generate heterogeneous hydrologic conditions in space and over time, which are reflected in spatial patterns of species distributions. As these species distributions respond to rapid climate change, microrefugia may support local species persistence in the face of deteriorating climatic ...
Blair C. McLaughlin, David D. Ackerly, P. Zion Klos, Jennifer Natali, Todd E. Dawson, Sally E. Thompson   +5 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source