Search Results - "Frontiers in ecology and evolution"

Modelling Palaeoecological Time Series Using Generalised Additive Models by Simpson, Gavin L.

“…In the absence of annual laminations, time series generated from lake sediments or other similar stratigraphic sequences are irregularly spaced in time, which…”
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Genetic Diversity and Conservation Units: Dealing With the Species-Population Continuum in the Age of Genomics by Coates, David J., Byrne, Margaret, Moritz, Craig

“…Current approaches to biodiversity conservation are largely based on geographic areas, ecosystems, ecological communities, and species, with less attention on…”
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Factors Influencing Leaf Chlorophyll Content in Natural Forests at the Biome Scale by Li, Ying, He, Nianpeng, Hou, Jihua, Xu, Li, Liu, Congcong, Zhang, Jiahui, Wang, Qiufeng, Zhang, Ximin, Wu, Xiuqin

“…Chlorophyll (Chl) is an important photosynthetic pigment to the plant, largely determining photosynthetic capacity and hence plant growth. However, this…”
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Climate, Environment, and Disturbance History Govern Resilience of Western North American Forests by Hessburg, Paul F., Miller, Carol L., Parks, Sean A., Povak, Nicholas A., Taylor, Alan H., Higuera, Philip E., Prichard, Susan J., North, Malcolm P., Collins, Brandon M., Hurteau, Matthew D., Larson, Andrew J., Allen, Craig D., Stephens, Scott L., Rivera-Huerta, Hiram, Stevens-Rumann, Camille S., Daniels, Lori D., Gedalof, Ze'ev, Gray, Robert W., Kane, Van R., Churchill, Derek J., Hagmann, R. Keala, Spies, Thomas A., Cansler, C. Alina, Belote, R. Travis, Veblen, Thomas T., Battaglia, Mike A., Hoffman, Chad, Skinner, Carl N., Safford, Hugh D., Salter, R. Brion

“…Before the advent of intensive forest management and fire suppression, western North American forests exhibited a naturally occurring resistance and resilience…”
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Review and Interpretation of Trends in DNA Barcoding by DeSalle, Rob, Goldstein, Paul

“…Interpretations and analytical practices surrounding DNA barcoding are examined using a compilation of 3,756 papers (as of December 31, 2018) with “DNA…”
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Anthropogenic, Direct Pressures on Coastal Wetlands by Newton, Alice, Icely, John, Cristina, Sonia, Perillo, Gerardo M. E., Turner, R. Eugene, Ashan, Dewan, Cragg, Simon, Luo, Yongming, Tu, Chen, Li, Yuan, Zhang, Haibo, Ramesh, Ramachandran, Forbes, Donald L., Solidoro, Cosimo, Béjaoui, Béchir, Gao, Shu, Pastres, Roberto, Kelsey, Heath, Taillie, Dylan, Nhan, Nguyen, Brito, Ana C., de Lima, Ricardo, Kuenzer, Claudia

“…Coastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes and mangroves that fringe transitional waters, deliver important ecosystem services that support human development…”
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The Benefits and Limits of Urban Tree Planting for Environmental and Human Health by Pataki, Diane E., Alberti, Marina, Cadenasso, Mary L., Felson, Alexander J., McDonnell, Mark J., Pincetl, Stephanie, Pouyat, Richard V., Setälä, Heikki, Whitlow, Thomas H.

“…Many of the world’s major cities have implemented tree planting programs based on assumed environmental and social benefits of urban forests. Recent studies…”
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Standards and Best Practices for Monitoring and Benchmarking Insects by Montgomery, Graham A., Belitz, Michael W., Guralnick, Rob P., Tingley, Morgan W.

“…Benchmark studies of insect populations are increasingly relevant and needed amid accelerating concern about insect trends in the Anthropocene. The growing…”
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Human-Elephant Conflict: A Review of Current Management Strategies and Future Directions by Shaffer, L. Jen, Khadka, Kapil K., Van Den Hoek, Jamon, Naithani, Kusum J.

“…Human-elephant conflict is a major conservation concern in elephant range countries. A variety of management strategies have been developed and are practiced…”
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Studying Ecosystems With DNA Metabarcoding: Lessons From Biomonitoring of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates by Bush, Alex, Compson, Zacchaeus G., Monk, Wendy A., Porter, Teresita M., Steeves, Royce, Emilson, Erik, Gagne, Nellie, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad, Roy, Mélanie, Baird, Donald J.

“…An ongoing challenge for ecological studies has been the collection of data with high precision and accuracy at a suitable scale to detect and manage critical…”
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How People Domesticated Amazonian Forests by Levis, Carolina, Flores, Bernardo M., Moreira, Priscila A., Luize, Bruno G., Alves, Rubana P., Franco-Moraes, Juliano, Lins, Juliana, Konings, Evelien, Peña-Claros, Marielos, Bongers, Frans, Costa, Flavia R. C., Clement, Charles R.

“…For millennia, Amazonian peoples have managed forest resources, modifying the natural environment in subtle and persistent ways. Legacies of past human…”
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11 Pressing Research Questions on How Light Pollution Affects Biodiversity by Hölker, Franz, Bolliger, Janine, Davies, Thomas W., Giavi, Simone, Jechow, Andreas, Kalinkat, Gregor, Longcore, Travis, Spoelstra, Kamiel, Tidau, Svenja, Visser, Marcel E., Knop, Eva

“…Artificial light at night (ALAN) is closely associated with modern societies and is rapidly increasing worldwide. A dynamically growing body of literature…”
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Effects of Pollution on Fish Behavior, Personality, and Cognition: Some Research Perspectives by Jacquin, Lisa, Petitjean, Quentin, Côte, Jessica, Laffaille, Pascal, Jean, Séverine

“…Pollutants, and more generally, environmental stressors, are a neglected source of behavioral and cognitive variations in wild populations. Based on recent…”
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Multifunctional Toxins in Snake Venoms and Therapeutic Implications: From Pain to Hemorrhage and Necrosis by Ferraz, Camila R., Arrahman, Arif, Xie, Chunfang, Casewell, Nicholas R., Lewis, Richard J., Kool, Jeroen, Cardoso, Fernanda C.

“…Animal venoms have evolved over millions of years for prey capture and defense from predators and rivals. Snake venoms, in particular, have evolved a wide…”
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Impacts of Nitrogen and Phosphorus: From Genomes to Natural Ecosystems and Agriculture by Guignard, Maïté S., Leitch, Andrew R., Acquisti, Claudia, Eizaguirre, Christophe, Elser, James J., Hessen, Dag O., Jeyasingh, Punidan D., Neiman, Maurine, Richardson, Alan E., Soltis, Pamela S., Soltis, Douglas E., Stevens, Carly J., Trimmer, Mark, Weider, Lawrence J., Woodward, Guy, Leitch, Ilia J.

“…Nitrogen (N) and/or phosphorus (P) availability can limit growth of primary producers across most of the world's aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. These…”
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Linking Movement Ecology with Wildlife Management and Conservation by Allen, Andrew M., Singh, Navinder J.

“…A common challenge in species conservation and management is how to incorporate species movements into management objectives. There often is a lack of…”
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Forest Growth Responses to Drought at Short- and Long-Term Scales in Spain: Squeezing the Stress Memory from Tree Rings by Julio Camarero, J., Gazol, Antonio, Sangüesa-Barreda, Gabriel, Cantero, Alejandro, Sánchez-Salguero, Raúl, Sánchez-Miranda, Angela, Granda, Elena, Serra-Maluquer, Xavier, Ibáñez, Ricardo

“…Drought-triggered declines in forest productivity and associated die-off events have increased considerably due to climate warming in the last decades. There…”
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Calibrating Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Conventional Surveys for Measuring Fish Species Richness by McElroy, Mary E., Dressler, Terra L., Titcomb, Georgia C., Wilson, Emily A., Deiner, Kristy, Dudley, Tom L., Eliason, Erika J., Evans, Nathan T., Gaines, Steven D., Lafferty, Kevin D., Lamberti, Gary A., Li, Yiyuan, Lodge, David M., Love, Milton S., Mahon, Andrew R., Pfrender, Michael E., Renshaw, Mark A., Selkoe, Kimberly A., Jerde, Christopher L.

“…The ability to properly identify species present in a landscape is foundational to ecology and essential for natural resource management and conservation…”
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Plastic as a Vector of Dispersion for Marine Species With Invasive Potential. A Review by García-Gómez, José Carlos, Garrigós, Marta, Garrigós, Javier

“…Plastic debris constitutes up to 87% of marine litter and represents one of the most frequently studied vectors for marine alien species with invasive…”
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Plant Mating Systems Often Vary Widely Among Populations by Whitehead, Michael R., Lanfear, Robert, Mitchell, Randall J., Karron, Jeffrey D.

“…Most flowering plants are hermaphroditic, yet the proportion of seeds fertilized by self and outcross pollen varies widely among species, ranging from…”
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