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Forest conversion into pasture selects dung beetle traits at different biological scales depending on species pool composition. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Briefly, we assess the impacts of forest conversion on the functional diversity of dung beetles in two different regions of Brazil, considering in particular intraspecific variation. To do this we conducted standardized surveys in seven forest fragments and adjacent pastures for every region and measured fourteen traits in individuals collected in each
Pessôa MB +3 more
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Prioritizing Conservation Areas for the Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in Brazil From Low-Coverage Genomic Data. [PDF]
Evol ApplABSTRACT Estimates of current genetic diversity and population connectivity are especially important for endangered species that are subject to illegal harvesting and trafficking. Genetic monitoring can also ensure that management units are sustaining viable populations, while estimating genetic structure and population dynamics can influence genetic ...
Vilaça ST +5 more
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TAXON, Volume 72, Issue 2, Page 307-359, April 2023., 2023 Abstract Classifications of the pantropical plant family Sapotaceae based solely on morphology have historically recognized between 125 and 53 genera. Phylogenetic analyses using molecular data have repeatedly demonstrated that broad concepts of two large genera belonging to subfamily Chrysophylloideae, Chrysophyllum and Pouteria, are untenable and ...
Ulf Swenson +6 more
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Zoologica Scripta, Volume 51, Issue 6, Page 708-723, November 2022., 2022 Abstract Understanding the evolution of genitalic traits and their co‐evolution between sexes is at the core of Evolutionary Biology. Cross‐species reproductive trait co‐variation can be the outcome of hybrid avoidance and/or sexual selection. Although the outcome of these two phenomena will look similar, they yield distinct patterns of species co ...
Luiz Silveira +7 more
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Roadkill patterns in Latin American birds and mammals
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 31, Issue 9, Page 1756-1783, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Aim Roads are a major threat for wildlife, degrading habitat and causing mortality via wildlife–vehicle collisions. In Latin America, the conjunction of high biodiversity and a rapidly expanding road network is reason for concern. We introduce an approach that combines species traits and habitat preferences to describe vulnerability and map ...
Pablo Medrano‐Vizcaíno +6 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Jasminum polyanthum unrooted cuttings from Uganda
EFSA Journal, Volume 20, Issue 5, May 2022., 2022 Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation EU/2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by unrooted cuttings of Jasminum polyanthum that are ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +24 more
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People and Nature, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 462-480, April 2022., 2022 Abstract Restoring the degraded Atlantic Forest is one of the biggest conservation challenges in Brazil. In a biome with high human presence, understanding the potential for restoration approaches, such as agroforestry, to provide benefits to smallholder farmers and biodiversity is essential in developing equitable restoration strategies.
Yara Shennan‐Farpón +3 more
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Climate and crown damage drive tree mortality in southern Amazonian edge forests
Journal of Ecology, Volume 110, Issue 4, Page 876-888, April 2022., 2022 Tree death is a key process for our understanding of how forests are responding to global change. Our long‐term research shows that more than 70% of all trees dying in this critical region at the edge of Amazonia already had markedly broken and damaged crowns years before they died.
Simone M. Reis +11 more
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Biotropica, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 431-443, March 2022., 2022 Our article finds that dominant species from a tall woodland savanna have similar leaf water potential regulation than savanna species and different than forest species at the Amazonia–Cerrado transition. Abstract The Cerrado–Amazonia transition harbors forest and savanna formations under the influence of pronounced climate seasonality; however, the ...
Halina Soares Jancoski +7 more
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Journal of Biogeography, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 676-689, March 2021., 2021 Abstract Aim Phylogenetic diversification is a precursor to speciation, but the underlying patterns and processes are not well‐studied in lichens. Here we investigate what factors drive diversification in two tropical, morphologically similar macrolichens that occupy a similar range but differ in altitudinal and habitat preferences, testing for ...
Bibiana Moncada +10 more
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