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Integrating fecal DNA and telemetry to estimate wildlife densities in anthropogenic landscapes

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Density estimation is central to wildlife management efforts but can be challenging in anthropogenic landscapes due to small parcel sizes, access restrictions, and limited green space. We evaluated (a) the use of a plot‐based spatial capture‐recapture sampling design to estimate deer density in developed landscapes and (b) if integrating telemetry data
Ashley Lynn, Mikiah McGinn, Nathan J. Hostetter, Heather Evans, Christopher E. Moorman, Nils Peterson, John Kilgo, Elizabeth M. Kierepka   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitating macrosystem biology with organismal‐scale airborne remote sensing: Challenges and opportunities

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Emergent ecosystem properties, such as population and trait distributions, biodiversity and energy and water fluxes, occur because of the dynamic interactions of individuals in their environment.
Sarah J. Graves, Ritesh Chowdhry, Meilun Zhou, Ira Harmon, Ben Weinstein, S. K. Morgan Ernest, Alina Zare, Ethan P. White, Stephanie A. Bohlman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Legume cover under <i>Camellia oleifera</i> forests enhances understory biomass carbon storage and soil CO₂ flux but declines soil inorganic carbon storage on a karst steep slope. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Ding L, Sun H, Long Z, Gao B, Zhou Z, Ye Y, Yang S, Lei X.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The ecology of attraction: Fruit traits and frugivore diversity in neotropical Piper

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Fruit traits can benefit plant reproduction by enhancing seed dispersal by mutualistic frugivores (e.g. seed dispersal syndromes), but identifying the role of specific fruit traits in mediating frugivory is challenging because these traits can serve multiple functions ...
Sharlene E. Santana, Anusha Aggarwal, Sneha Sil, Gloriana Chaverri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Niche, Interspecific Association and Community Stability of Understory Vegetation in Artificial Sand-Fixing Forests of the Mu Us Sandy Land. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Ao H, Xu H, Mi Y, Wang H, Zhang L, Zhang S, Gao H, Li S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Diet, phenology and body size shape nutrient release by songbirds

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Animals can dramatically alter ecosystem structure and function through the cycling and transport of nutrients in their waste. While birds are particularly capable of influencing nutrient cycles due to their high mobility, abundance, metabolism and functional diversity,
Linsey Chen, Alexander S. Flecker, Ethan S. Duvall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coupled Effects of Tree Species and Understory Morel on Modulating Soil Microbial Communities and Nutrient Dynamics. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Yuan X, Qin H, Wang Y, Wu S, Zhang Z, Fan M, Li L, Tian L, Fu Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergies and trade-offs in forest carbon pools: separating universal drivers from forest type-specific controls. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Zhou Y, She J, Xiang G, Zhu X.
europepmc   +1 more source