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The disruption of seed dispersal networks: disentangling the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation

Oikos, EarlyView.
Seed dispersal by frugivores is a central process linking plant reproduction, animal foraging, population persistence, and ecosystem resilience. Currently, the spatial template sustaining these interactions is rapidly reconfigured by habitat loss and fragmentation promoted by human activity.
Eliana Cazetta, Paulo R. Guimarães Jr
wiley   +1 more source

Generating borderline test samples for randomness testers via intelligent optimization and evolutionary algorithms. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Gao P, Zhang B, Wang Z, Li C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi‐ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion, Rachel Gaulton, Maria Erica Jamil, Marion Pfeifer, Johan Willem Ferry Slik, Stephen G. Willis, F. Merlin Franco   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological and stochastic determinants of the growth and persistence of the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. [PDF]

NPJ Syst Biol Appl
Hussein M, Barua A, Qasaimeh M, Smardz M, Diaz PI, Hatzikirou H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Inter‐Annual Variation in Alpha and Beta Diversity of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Agricultural Ditches

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ditches are essential elements of the agricultural landscape because of their role as habitat or refuge for aquatic species, especially in homogenized and intensively cultivated areas. However, data on the biodiversity associated with agricultural ditches, and its variation over time, are underrepresented in ecological research.
Michela Rappocciolo, Martina Chiorino, Elide Sgarella, Davide Solazzo, Cristina Spreafico, Alberto Doretto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mathematical modeling of adaptive information security strategies using composite behavior models. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Nuaim AA, Nuaim AA, Nadeem M, Agrawal A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Reducing Trade‐Offs of Net Zero Carbon Transitions Through Entrepreneurship and Coordinated Innovation: A Spatially Disaggregated Analysis Across Countries and World Regions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transition processes towards a sustainable future benefit from historic perspectives, since feasible changes of socio‐technological conditions and processes depend on a holistic assessment of how actors are embedded in existing institutions, routines, and structures. Building on the Income–Population–Affluence–Technology equation and utilizing
Jessica Kluge, Marcus Wagner
wiley   +1 more source

Reinsurance-investment game between two α-maxmin mean-variance insurers. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang Q, Zhou G, Fu J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Security Shaping Sustainability: The Difference Between Securitized and Community‐Based Conservation in Benin

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global conservation efforts intensify, balancing environmental protection with social sustainability has become increasingly urgent. This study employs a comparative case study approach to examine two natural resource management interventions in northern Benin: one led by African Parks in an insecure zone, and another by TMG Research in a ...
Ramoudane Orou Sannou, Christian P. Schneider   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Privacy-by-Design Framework for Large Language Model Chatbots in Urology. [PDF]

Int Neurourol J
Kim EJ, Kim J.
europepmc   +1 more source