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Importance of woody patches and vegetation heterogeneity in Texas tortoise microhabitat use

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Microhabitat sites provide important resources and thermal conditions to reptile species that can vary spatially and temporally. This study assessed Texas tortoise Gopherus berlandieri microhabitat use and its relationship with carapace temperature during their active (April–October) and inactive seasons (November–March) between January 2023 and ...
Camryn M. Kiel, Danielle K. Walkup, Sandra Rideout‐Hanzak, Evan P. Tanner, Ashley M. Tanner, Andrea B. Montalvo, Toby J. Hibbitts   +6 more
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Mapping Burned Area in the Caatinga Biome: Employing Deep Learning Techniques

Fire
The semi-arid Caatinga biome is particularly susceptible to fire dynamics. Periodic droughts amplify fire risks, while anthropogenic activities such as agriculture, pasture expansion, and land-clearing significantly contribute to the prevalence of fires.
Washington J. S. Franca Rocha, Rodrigo N. Vasconcelos, Soltan Galano Duverger, Diego P. Costa, Nerivaldo A. Santos, Rafael O. Franca Rocha, Mariana M. M. de Santana, Ane A. C. Alencar, Vera L. S. Arruda, Wallace Vieira da Silva, Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira, Mariana Oliveira, Leonardo da Silva Barbosa, Carlos Leandro Cordeiro   +13 more
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Screening of Brazilian Isolated Yeasts Reveals Multiple Potential Chassis for Industrial Biotechnology

Yeast, EarlyView.
Harnessing Brazilian microbial diversity, comprehensive phenotypic screening of 79 yeast isolates identified non‐conventional strains with superior multi‐stress tolerance and metabolic versatility compared to S. cerevisiae under industrially relevant conditions.
Giovanna R. Maklouf, Lara I. S. Sousa, Juliana Pimentel Galhardo, Cecilia Trivellin, João Pedro R. Prado, Tássia Cristina da Silva, Ana C. S. R. de Carvalho, Juliana José, Gonçalo A. G. Pereira, Marcelo F. Carazzolle, Fellipe S. B. de Mello   +10 more
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HOW STRONG IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RAINFALL VARIABILITY AND CAATINGA PRODUCTIVITY? A CASE STUDY UNDER A CHANGING CLIMATE

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Despite the knowledge of the influence of rainfall on vegetation dynamics in semiarid tropical Brazil, few studies address and explore quantitatively the various aspects of this relationship.
CLEBER SALIMON, LIANA ANDERSON
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Multi-scale evaluation of soil functional indicators for the assessment of water and soil retention in Mediterranean semiarid landscapes

, 2012
Ecosystem monitoring and assessment are often based on functional indicators, which provide integrated and yet simple and affordable measures of key ecosystem functions.
Bautista, Susana, García Mayor, Ángeles Pilar   +1 more
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Testicular Echobiometry and Sperm Characterization in Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) From the Caatinga Biome

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
We describe testicular echobiometry and sperm characterization in oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) from the Caatinga biome, Ceará, Brazil. ABSTRACT Among neotropical small felids, the Leopardus tigrinus is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, but studies on reproductive morphology and physiology are scarce for ...
Yuri Gonçalves Matos, Herlon Victor Rodrigues Silva, Bruna Farias Brito, Patrícia Vasconcelos Alves, Romário Parente dos Santos, Andreia Maria da Silva, Alexsandra Fernandes Pereira, Wojciech Janusz Niżański, Alexandre Rodrigues Silva   +8 more
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Bulletin No. 367 - Agricultural Problems in Arid and Semiarid Environments

, 1960
Bulletin No.
No Author (8173005)
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Stem water content predicts drought‐induced mortality in tropical semiarid species

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Hydraulic Failure is one of the primary mechanisms underlying plant mortality during drought. Hydraulic failure occurs when the plant's xylem, under water stress, crosses a critical percentage of loss of xylem hydraulic conductivity (PLC) threshold, which causes the ...
Lussarina Oliveira Lima, Angela Lucena Nascimento Jesus, Vivian Barros Talmag, Rafael Silva Oliveira, Francisca Soares de Araújo, Arlete Aparecida Soares, Cleiton Breder Eller   +6 more
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Effects of topography on soil organic carbon stocks in grasslands of a semiarid alpine region, northwestern China

, 2019
Purpose Soil organic carbon (SOC) in mountainous regions is characterized by strong topography-induced heterogeneity, which may contribute to large uncertainties in regional SOC stock estimation.
Deo, Ravinesh C., Qin, Yanyan, Zhu, Meng, Zhang, Mengxu, Liu, Wei, Feng, Qi, Zhang, Chengqi   +6 more
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Spatially realistic dynamic N‐mixture models

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Dispersal is a complex ecological process that can be driven by the abiotic environment, density‐dependent processes and species mobility. Traditionally, dispersal has been studied with capture‐based data that are often limited in space and time. More recently, spatial dynamic N‐mixture models (i.e.
Qing Zhao, Paige E. Howell, Erin Muths, Brent H. Sigafus, Blake R. Hossack, Christopher E. Latimer   +5 more
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