Search Results - "Kuussaari, M"

Effects of Natura 2000 on nontarget bird and butterfly species based on citizen science data by Pellissier, V., Schmucki, R., Pe'er, G., Aunins, A., Brereton, T. M., Brotons, L., Carnicer, J., Chodkiewicz, T., Chylarecki, P., del Moral, J. C., Escandell, V., Evans, D., Foppen, R., Harpke, A., Heliölä, J., Herrando, S., Kuussaari, M., Kühn, E., Lehikoinen, A., Lindström, Å., Moshøj, C. M., Musche, M., Noble, D., Oliver, T. H., Reif, J., Richard, D., Roy, D. B., Schweiger, O., Settele, J., Stefanescu, C., Teufelbauer, N., Touroult, J., Trautmann, S., Strien, A. J., Swaay, C. A. M., Turnhout, C., Vermouzek, Z., Voříšek, P., Jiguet, F., Julliard, R.

“…The European Union's Natura 2000 (N2000) is among the largest international networks of protected areas. One of its aims is to secure the status of a…”
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Metapopulation structure and migration in the butterfly Melitaea cinxia by Hanski, Ilkka, Kuussaari, Mikko, Nieminen, Marko

“…We describe a spatially realistic metapopulation model and parameterize it for a metapopulation of the butterfly Melitaea cinxia, residing in a network of 50…”
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Metapopulation persistence of an endangered butterfly in a fragmented landscape by Hanski, I, Pakkala, T, Kuussaari, M, Lei, G. (Helsinki Univ. (Finland). Dept. of Zoology)

“…We describe an extensive metapopulation study on the Glanville fritillary Melitaea cinxia, in a network of 1502 discrete habitat patches, comprising the entire…”
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Environmental factors driving the effectiveness of European agri-environmental measures in mitigating pollinator loss - a meta-analysis by Scheper, Jeroen, Holzschuh, Andrea, Kuussaari, Mikko, Potts, Simon G., Rundlöf, Maj, Smith, Henrik G., Kleijn, David

“…In Europe, agri‐environmental schemes (AES) have been introduced in response to concerns about farmland biodiversity declines. Yet, as AES have delivered…”
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Extinction debt: a challenge for biodiversity conservation by Kuussaari, Mikko, Bommarco, Riccardo, Heikkinen, Risto K., Helm, Aveliina, Krauss, Jochen, Lindborg, Regina, Öckinger, Erik, Pärtel, Meelis, Pino, Joan, Rodà, Ferran, Stefanescu, Constantí, Teder, Tiit, Zobel, Martin, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf

“…Local extinction of species can occur with a substantial delay following habitat loss or degradation. Accumulating evidence suggests that such extinction debts…”
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Statistical evaluation of telephone noise interference caused by AC power line harmonic currents by Kuussaari, M.

“…A statistical approach is used to evaluate the limits for harmonic currents in AC power lines, the goal being to prevent excessive telephone noise interference…”
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Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale by Devictor, Vincent, van Swaay, Chris, Brereton, Tom, Brotons, Lluís, Chamberlain, Dan, Heliölä, Janne, Herrando, Sergi, Julliard, Romain, Kuussaari, Mikko, Lindström, Åke, Reif, Jiří, Roy, David B., Schweiger, Oliver, Settele, Josef, Stefanescu, Constantí, Van Strien, Arco, Van Turnhout, Chris, Vermouzek, Zdeněk, WallisDeVries, Michiel, Wynhoff, Irma, Jiguet, Frédéric

“…An analysis of annual variations in ecological community composition in several thousand plots distributed across Europe over two decades reveals that European…”
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Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels by Krauss, Jochen, Bommarco, Riccardo, Guardiola, Moisès, Heikkinen, Risto K, Helm, Aveliina, Kuussaari, Mikko, Lindborg, Regina, Öckinger, Erik, Pärtel, Meelis, Pino, Joan, Pöyry, Juha, Raatikainen, Katja M, Sang, Anu, Stefanescu, Constantí, Teder, Tiit, Zobel, Martin, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf

“…Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 597-605 Intensification or abandonment of agricultural land use has led to a severe decline of semi-natural habitats across Europe…”
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Can pollination services, species diversity and conservation be simultaneously promoted by sown wildflower strips on farmland? by Korpela, Eeva-Liisa, Hyvönen, Terho, Lindgren, Sami, Kuussaari, Mikko

“…•The simultaneous promotion of pollination services and species diversity was rapid.•Species of conservation concern showed a slow but steady…”
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The parasitoid complex attacking Finnish populations of the Glanville fritillary Melitaea cinxia (Lep: Nymphalidae), and endangered butterfly by Lei, G.C., Vikberg, V., Nieminen, M., Kuussaari, M.

“…Ten species of parasitoids were found in association with a large metapopulation of the Glanville fritillary Melitaea cinxia (L.) in a fragmented landscape in…”
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Relative contributions of local and regional factors to species richness and total density of butterflies and moths in semi-natural grasslands by Pöyry, Juha, Paukkunen, Juho, Heliölä, Janne, Kuussaari, Mikko

“…Metapopulation theory predicts that species richness and total population density of habitat specialists increase with increasing area and regional…”
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New insights into butterfly-environment relationships using partitioning methods by Heikkinen, R.K, Luoto, M, Kuussaari, M, Poyry, J

“…Parnassius mnemosyne…”
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Determinants of local species richness of diurnal Lepidoptera in boreal agricultural landscapes by Kuussaari, Mikko, Heliölä, Janne, Luoto, Miska, Pöyry, Juha

“…The determinants of local species richness of diurnal Lepidoptera were studied in 68 agricultural landscapes in five geographic regions by sampling field…”
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Multi-species richness of boreal agricultural landscapes: effects of climate, biotope, soil and geographical location by Kivinen, Sonja, Luoto, Miska, Kuussaari, Mikko, Helenius, Juha

“…Aim To assess the relative importance of climate, biotope and soil variables as well as geographical location for the species richness of plants, butterflies,…”
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An Empirical Test of a Diffusion Model: Predicting Clouded Apollo Movements in a Novel Environment by Ovaskainen, Otso, Luoto, Miska, Ikonen, Iiro, Rekola, Hanna, Meyke, Evgeniy, Kuussaari, Mikko

“…Functional connectivity is a fundamental concept in conservation biology because it sets the level of migration and gene flow among local populations. However,…”
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Inbreeding and extinction in a butterfly metapopulation by Saccheri, Ilik, Kuussaari, Mikko, Kankare, Maaria, Vikman, Pia, Fortelius, Wilhelm, Hanski, Ilkka

“…It has been proposed that inbreeding contributes to the decline and eventual extinction of small and isolated populations,. There is ample evidence of fitness…”
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Responses of butterfly and moth species to restored cattle grazing in semi-natural grasslands by Pöyry, Juha, Lindgren, Sami, Salminen, Jere, Kuussaari, Mikko

“…The effects of restorative grazing on the abundance of butterfly and moth species were studied in mesic semi-natural grasslands of SW Finland differing in…”
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Restoration of butterfly and moth communities in semi-natural grasslands by cattle grazing by Poyry, J, Lindgren, S, Salminen, J, Kuussaari, M

“…The effects of restorative grazing on species composition and community structure of butterflies and moths were studied in mesic semi-natural grasslands…”
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Local Specialization and Landscape-Level Influence on Host Use in an Herbivorous Insect by Kuussaari, Mikko, Singer, Michael, Hanski, Ilkka

“…We studied host plant abundance, host use, and oviposition preference in metapopulations of the butterfly Melitaea cinxia within an area of 3500 km2in the…”
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Allee Effect and Population Dynamics in the Glanville Fritillary Butterfly by Kuussaari, Mikko, Saccheri, Ilik, Camara, Mark, Hanski, Ilkka

“…The Allee effect - a decrease in population growth rate at low density - may be produced by several mechanisms including difficulty in finding mates at low…”
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