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Animal‐mediated seed dispersal: A review of study methods

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract By dispersing seeds, animals provide ecological functions critical for the ecology, evolution, and conservation of plants. We review quantitative and empirical approaches and emerging technologies to quantify processes and patterns of animal‐mediated seed dispersal (zoochory) across its phases: from predispersal to postdispersal.
Noelle G. Beckman, Erin K. Kuprewicz, Binod Borah, James M. Bullock, Amanda S. Gallinat, Juan P. González‐Varo, Abir Jain, Jun Ying Lim, Carina I. Motta, Omer Nevo, Haldre S. Rogers   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using by‐catch data from wildlife surveys to quantify climatic parameters and timing of phenology for plants and animals using camera traps

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Gaining a better understanding of global environmental change is an important challenge for conserving biodiversity. Shifts in phenology are an important consequence of environmental change.
Tim R. Hofmeester, Sherry Young, Sonya Juthberg, Navinder J. Singh, Fredrik Widemo, Henrik Andrén, John D. C. Linnell, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt   +7 more
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Complex relationships between climate and reproduction in a resident montane bird

Royal Society Open Science, 2023
Animals use climate-related environmental cues to fine-tune breeding timing and investment to match peak food availability. In birds, spring temperature is a commonly documented cue used to initiate breeding, but with global climate change, organisms are
Lauren E. Whitenack, Joseph F. Welklin, Carrie L. Branch, Benjamin R. Sonnenberg, Angela M. Pitera, Dovid Y. Kozlovsky, Lauren M. Benedict, Virginia K. Heinen, Vladimir V. Pravosudov   +8 more
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Studying interspecific population synchrony: current status and future perspectives

Ecography, EarlyView.
Interspecific population synchrony, or co‐fluctuations in the population dynamics and demographic parameters of different species, is an important ecological phenomenon with major implications for the stability of communities and ecosystems. It is also central in the context of biodiversity loss, as interspecific synchrony can influence how ecological ...
Ragnhild Bjørkås, Ivar Herfindal, Marlène Gamelon, Aline Magdalena Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-latitude snowfall as a sensitive indicator of climate warming: A case study of Heilongjiang Province, China

Ecological Indicators, 2021
While global distribution and dynamics of snow extent and snow depth have been intensely studied, the response of snowfall events to global warming is complex and remains unclear in current literature.
Lijuan Zhang, Cuizhen Wang, Yongsheng Li, Yutao Huang, Fan Zhang, Tao Pan   +5 more
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Climate Change Has Already Reshaped North American Forest Pest Dynamics: Insights From Multidecadal Process‐Based Modelling

Global Change Biology Communications, EarlyView.
Climate change has rapidly expanded and shifted suitable climate conditions for eight major forest pests across North America, especially toward northern and higher elevation areas. Host exposure and overlap among pests are increasing, raising ecological and economic risks, and signaling accelerating future impacts under continued warming.
Yan Boulanger, Chris J. K. MacQuarrie, Véronique Martel, Jacques Régnière, Rémi Saint‐Amant, Kishan Sambaraju   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term observations of increasing snow cover in the western Cairngorms [PDF]

, 2016
As part of the UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) long-term monitoring, an automatic repeat-photography camera was installed to record changes in landscape phenology in the Allt a'Mharcaidh catchment, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland.
Andrews, Cameron, Cameron, Core Team, Harrison, Kohler, Osborn, Trivedi   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Assessing the Response of the Net Primary Productivity to Snow Phenology Changes in the Tibetan Plateau: Trends and Environmental Drivers

Remote Sensing
Understanding the relationship between climate, snow cover, and vegetation Net Primary Productivity (NPP) in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is crucial. However, the role of snow cover in influencing the NPP remains unclear.
Jiming Liu, Lu Shen, Zhaoming Chen, Jingwen Ni, Yan Huang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diverse Responses of Vegetation Dynamics to Snow Cover Phenology over the Boreal Region [PDF]

Forests, 2019
Snow cover phenology plays an important role in vegetation dynamics over the boreal region, but the observed evidence of this interaction is limited. A comprehensive understanding of the changes in vegetation dynamics and snow cover phenology as well as the interactions between them is urgently needed. To investigate this, we calculated two indicators,
Tao Xiong, Hongyan Zhang, Jianjun Zhao, Zhengxiang Zhang, Xiaoyi Guo, Zhenhua Zhu, Yu Shan   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Recurrent drought amplifies drought impacts and increases seasonal synchrony in mountain grassland communities

Oikos, EarlyView.
Climate change increases the recurrence of drought events with strong repercussions on grassland ecosystems. While the effects of single drought events on ecosystem structure and functioning are well understood, it is largely unknown whether and how recurrent drought events modify ecosystem responses to subsequent drought.
Lena M. Müller, Michael Bahn, Maximillian Weidle, Georg Leitinger, Dina in 't Zandt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source