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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
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Twenty‐one questions shaping the future of plant phenology research in the 21st century

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract This Perspective examines the critical frontiers shaping the future of plant phenology research and identifies key emerging challenges and opportunities expected to influence the field in the 21st century.
Barbara Templ, Johanna Kauffert, José A. Oteros, Sebastian Lehner, Eike Luedeling, Ester Prat, Victor Van der Meersch, Anton Vrieling, Jorad de Vries, Emma Izquierdo‐Verdiguier, Inaki García de Cortázar‐Atauri, Keke Duan, Urša Vilhar, Herminia Garcia‐Mozo, Francois Rebaudo, Haiyin Ye, Gal Oblišar, Raul Zurita‐Milla, Mahdi Khodadadzadeh, Annette Menzel   +19 more
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Targeted behavioural and microclimate data collection substantially improves biophysical model predictions of energy expenditure in wild birds

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Energy is fundamental for life and accurately predicting animals' energy expenditure under changing environments is central to ecology and global change biology. Energy expenditure in free‐living animals can be directly quantified using the doubly labelled water (DLW ...
Shannon R. Conradie, Amanda R. Bourne, Ryno Kemp, Barry van Jaarsveld, Zenon J. Czenze, Amanda R. Ridley, Andrew E. McKechnie, Susan J. Cunningham   +7 more
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Urban oases relax desiccation risk for an arid‐adapted lizard

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Urbanization from expanding human development has radically altered the structure, ecology and microclimate of landscapes worldwide. These dramatic environmental alterations subject organisms to novel ecological conditions and may select for distinct ecophysiological ...
Tucker C. Heptinstall, Savannah J. Weaver, Rory Mendelow, David J. Stroud, Sara Ahlich, Tanmayi Patharkar, Annika Pohlo, Emily N. Taylor, Kinsey M. Brock   +8 more
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Urban Microclimates and Their Relationship with Social Isolation: A Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Urban microclimates, which include phenomena such as urban heat islands (UHIs) as well as cooler environments created by shaded areas and green spaces, significantly affect social behavior and contribute to varying levels of social isolation in cities.
David B. Olawade, Melissa McLaughlin, Yinka Julianah Adeniji, Gabriel Osasumwen Egbon, Arghavan Rahimi, Stergios Boussios   +5 more
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Fine‐scale spatial variation in eastern grey squirrel melanism across a complex urban landscape

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
By sampling 197 parks, the study demonstrates how natural geography creates divergence within cities. The findings reveal that the St. Lawrence River and its tributaries act as barriers, disrupting urban melanism clines in grey squirrels. Ultimately, the research indicates that natural features still dictate evolutionary rules in anthropogenic ...
Francis Quang‐Hai Dinh, Isabella C. Richmond, Andrew P. Hendry, Allison M. Roth   +3 more
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Impact of the Mean Radiant Temperature (T_mrt) on Outdoor Thermal Comfort Based on Urban Renewal: A Case Study of the Panjiayuan Antique Market in Beijing, China

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Like other mega cities in China, Beijing is undergoing a large-scale urban renewal process. However, in the context of global warming and the goal of promoting human health and well-being, urban renewal should follow the principle of minimal intervention,
Chenxiao Liu, Yani Fang, Yanglu Shi, Mingli Wang, Mo Han, Xiaobing Chen   +5 more
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High thermal plasticity, low heritability and constant directional selection on breeding phenology in a viviparous ectotherm

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Our findings reveal that breeding phenology of the common lizard is shaped by strong thermal plasticity, body size effects, constant selection for earlier parturition, but low heritability. This suggests that phenological responses to climate change in this species, and likely in other squamates, will predominantly arise through plastic rather than ...
Théo Bodineau, Alexis Rutschmann, Jean‐François Le Galliard, Manuel Massot, Murielle Richard, Jean Clobert, Sandrine Meylan, Pierre de Villemereuil   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cold storage effects on immature calliphoridae: Survival limits and forensic consequences for PMI estimation

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated the effects of continuous refrigeration (4°C ± 2°C and 50% ± 5% RH) on the development and survival of immature stages (eggs, first, second, and third instar larvae, and pupae) of four forensically important blowfly species (Chrysomya megacephala, Chrysomya putoria, Hemilucilia segmentaria, and Lucilia cuprina) compared
Larissa Thans Carneiro, Janyra Oliveira‐Costa, Márcia Souto Couri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data collected by coupling fix and wearable sensors for addressing urban microclimate variability in an historical Italian city. [PDF]

Data Brief, 2020
Pioppi B, Pigliautile I, Pisello AL.
europepmc   +1 more source