Search Results - "Renison, D."

Climate change and the distribution and conservation of the world's highest elevation woodlands in the South American Altiplano by Cuyckens, G.A.E., Christie, D.A., Domic, A.I., Malizia, L.R., Renison, D.

“…Climate change is becoming an increasing threat to biodiversity. Consequently, methods for delineation, establishment and management of protected areas must…”
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Wind protection rather than soil water availability contributes to the restriction of high-mountain forest to ravines by Sparacino, J., Renison, D., Devegili, A. M., Suarez, R.

“…Tropical and subtropical high-mountain forests are often restricted to ravines, with forest presence being rare in other topographies such as ridges. We tested…”
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Effects of freezing temperatures on early life stages of native trees of different elevational origin: implications for tree recruitment in seasonally dry mountain forests by Torres, R. C., Valfré‐Giorello, T. A., Cingolani, A. M., Cáceres, Y., Barberá, I., Hensen, I., Renison, D.

“…ABSTRACT In mountain forests, tree regeneration is limited by increasingly frequent frosts with increasing elevation. We investigated the effects of exposure…”
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Predicting cover types in a mountain range with long evolutionary grazing history: a GIS approach by Cingolani, A. M., Renison, D., Tecco, P. A., Gurvich, D. E., Cabido, M.

“…Aim: To determine how the distribution and cover of different vegetation types are affected by physical factors and livestock in a mountain range with a long…”
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Water provisioning services in a seasonally dry subtropical mountain: Identifying priority landscapes for conservation by Cingolani, A.M., Poca, M., Giorgis, M.A., Vaieretti, M.V., Gurvich, D.E., Whitworth-Hulse, J.I., Renison, D.

“…•We related dry-season water discharge with landscape variables across 16 catchments.•Water discharge per unit area was consistently higher in catchments…”
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Occurrence of top carnivores in relation to land protection status, human settlements and rock outcrops in the high mountains of central Argentina by Pia, M.V., Renison, D., Mangeaud, A., De Angelo, C., Haro, J.G.

“…We evaluated puma (Puma concolor) and culpeo fox (Pseudalopex culpaeus smithersi) occurrence in relation to a national park where livestock was reduced and…”
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Winning and losing: causes for variability in outcome of fights in male Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) by Renison, D.

“…Game theory models predict that fighting ability should be more important in contest outcome when the payoffs of winning are high for both contestants, and…”
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Genetic structure and diversity of Polylepis australis (Rosaceae) tree populations from central Argentina: Implications for forest conservation by Julio, N. B., Rondan Dueñas, J. C., Renison, D., Hensen, I.

“…Worldwide, large areas of forest are being transformed to other land cover types and the resulting fragmented populations may suffer from restricted gene flow…”
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La ganadería extensiva, ¿es compatible con la conservación de la biodiversidad y de los suelos? by Ana M. Cingolani, Imanuel Noy-Meir, Daniel D. Renison, Marcelo Cabido

“…El efecto de la ganadería comercial sobre la conservación de la biodiversidad y de los suelos es difícil de evaluar debido a la falta de relictos sin ganado, a…”
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Filtering processes in the assembly of plant communities: Are species presence and abundance driven by the same traits? by Cingolani, Ana M, Cabido, Marcelo, Gurvich, Diego E, Renison, Daniel, Díaz, Sandra

“…Question: Is the response of plant traits to environment at the community level similar when considering species abundance and when considering species…”
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Capacidad germinativa y longevidad en semillas de dos especies arbóreas nativas del bosque serrano en el Centro Argentino by Torres, R. C., Renison, D.

“…Resumen La capacidad germinativa y la longevidad de las semillas determinan la estrategia reproductiva de las especies arbóreas y su conocimiento es importante…”
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Restauración del Capital Natural: sin reservas no hay bienes ni servicios by Renison, D, Levy-Tacher, S, Ovalle, C, Rangel-Ch, J.O, Aronson, J, Del Pozo, A

“…One of the most innovative and attractive ideas to emerge in recent years is the call for humanity to preserve and manage what remains of our natural…”
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Cover and growth habit of Polylepis woodlands and shrublands in the mountains of central Argentina: human or environmental influence? by Renison, Daniel, Hensen, Isabell, Suarez, Ricardo, Cingolani, Ana M.

“…Aim To determine whether the cover and growth habit of the main forest forming species (Polylepis australis BITT.) in a mountain range with low human…”
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Mapping vegetation in a heterogeneous mountain rangeland using landsat data: an alternative method to define and classify land-cover units by Cingolani, Ana M, Renison, Daniel, Zak, Marcelo R, Cabido, Marcelo R

“…Three major problems are faced when mapping natural vegetation with mid-resolution satellite images using conventional supervised classification techniques:…”
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Polylepis australis’ regeneration niche in relation to seed dispersal, site characteristics and livestock density by Torres, Romina C., Renison, Daniel, Hensen, Isabell, Suarez, Ricardo, Enrico, Lucas

“…Establishment of Polylepis forests endemic to the mountains of South America may be affected by seed dispersal, site characteristics and livestock density…”
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Sensitivity of wildlife to spatial patterns of recreationist behavior: A critical assessment of minimum approaching distances and buffer areas for grassland birds by Fernández-Juricic, Esteban, Venier, M. Paula, Renison, Daniel, Blumstein, Daniel T.

“…A major goal of protected area management is to promote coexistence between wildlife and people and managers may restrict human activity by creating buffer…”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizas and performance of Polylepis australis trees in relation to livestock density by Menoyo, Eugenia, Renison, Daniel, Becerra, Alejandra G.

“…Polylepis australis trees endemic to Argentina dominate the canopy of subtropical high altitude forests. Here, livestock rearing is the main economic activity…”
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Anthropogenic soil degradation affects seed viability in Polylepis australis mountain forests of central Argentina by Renison, Daniel, Hensen, Isabell, Cingolani, Ana M

“…South American Polylepis mountain forests belong to the most endangered forest ecosystem in the world. Reforestation measures have been strongly recommended…”
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Mating system, outcrossing distance effects and pollen availability in the wind-pollinated treeline species Polylepis australis BITT. (Rosaceae) by Seltmann, Peggy, Cocucci, Andrea, Renison, Daniel, Cierjacks, Arne, Hensen, Isabell

“…Fragmentation may negatively affect plant fitness through pollen limitation and increased levels of inbreeding. Effects of fragmentation may vary with regard…”
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Combined effects of environment and grazing on vegetation structure in Argentine granite grasslands by Cingolani, Ana M, Cabido, Marcelo R, Renison, Daniel, Solís Neffa, Viviana

“…Effects of grazing and environment on vegetation structure have been widely acknowledged, but few studies have related both factors. We made 57 floristic…”
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