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Land birds on atolls: diversity, origin, and function

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oceanic islands are global hotspots of avian biodiversity and endemism. Their isolation and distinct environmental conditions have uniquely shaped the evolutionary trajectories of island birds, while, in turn, land bird communities have become critical providers of ecological functions to island ecosystems.
Sebastian Steibl, Alex S. Wegmann, Nick D. Holmes, Caitlin E. Andrews, Gérard Rocamora, Simon Ducatez, James C. Russell   +6 more
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Some consequences of woody plant encroachment in a mesic South African savanna [PDF]

, 2011
This study investigates the diversity present in the patch mosaic of vegetation, and also investigates how woody plant encroachment is affecting ecosystem services in Hluhluwe Game Reserve, with a focus on biodiversity, carbon storage and recreation and ...
Gray, Emma Fiona
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Shrub encroachment accelerates the processes of moisture redistribution in alpine meadows on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Geoderma
Shrub encroachment in alpine meadows is rapidly occurring under global warming, significantly impacting the regulation of runoff, soil water retention and groundwater conservation.
Lirong Zhao, Kexin Li, Ni Zhu, Junmei Gao, Jing Zhang, Di Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Yanlong Wang, Yushou Ma, Yu Liu   +9 more
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Hot and cold deserts as eco‐evolutionary arenas for understanding plant resistance to multiple abiotic stressors

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During their long evolutionary history, land plants have evolved a range of adaptations to different abiotic stressors. These help explain present‐day diversity and distribution patterns, as well as the potential resilience of natural and agricultural systems to a changing climate. Most previous research has focused on adaptation to individual
Marc Fradera‐Soler, Natasha Barbolini, Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Marian Schubert, Catarina Rydin, Olwen M. Grace, Aelys M. Humphreys   +6 more
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Earth observation for Shrub Encroachment 

Abstract. Woody plant encroachment (WPE) refers to the increase in density, cover, and biomass of trees and shrubs, affecting both the environment and economy. Many regions lack quantification of WPE, and its driving factors remain unclear. Shrub encroachment, involving woody plants up to 1.5 meters tall, is particularly challenging to quantify due to ...
Irini Soubry, Xulin Guo
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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Response of woody vegetation to bush thinning on freehold farmlands in north-central Namibia

Scientific Reports, 2023
Bush encroachment affects much of the Namibian woodland landscape, causing significant loss of open savannah habitat and farm profits. Thinning of the trees/shrubs is recommended; however, research is required to identify the overall efficacy and effects
Matti T. Nghikembua, Laurie L. Marker, Bruce Brewer, Arvo Leinonen, Lauri Mehtätalo, Mark Appiah, Ari Pappinen   +6 more
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Shrub encroachment regulates soil carbon via soil enzyme activities and iron in a temperate grassland

, 2022
   This study aimed to discover the mechanisms of ecological effects of shrub encroachment by investigating the changes in soil microbial carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) acquiring enzyme activities down to a depth of 1 m and disentangling the
Jirong Cao (12537204), Sihui Tian (12995751), Tianqi Li (12995753), Qibing Wang (12537115), Bolan Lan (12995756), Yuncong Li (602063), Yecui Hu (468593)   +6 more
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Microvascular Abnormalities in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa: Nailfold Video Capillaroscopic Evidence at Acute and Remission States

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Chronic malnutrition, hypothermia, and hormonal imbalance in anorexia nervosa (AN) may impair capillary structure and perfusion. This study aimed to describe the nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) findings in adolescents with AN and atypical AN (AAN), to assess their association with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), and evaluate ...
Muserref Kasap‐Cuceoglu, Melis Pehlivanturk‐Kizilkan, Erdal Sag, Seher Sener, Zeynep Balik, Sinem Akgul, Orhan Derman, Yelda Bilginer, Nuray Kanbur, Seza Özen   +9 more
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