Search Results - "Van der Wal, Rene"

WiseEye: Next Generation Expandable and Programmable Camera Trap Platform for Wildlife Research by Nazir, Sajid, Newey, Scott, Irvine, R Justin, Verdicchio, Fabio, Davidson, Paul, Fairhurst, Gorry, Wal, René van der

“…The widespread availability of relatively cheap, reliable and easy to use digital camera traps has led to their extensive use for wildlife research, monitoring…”
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Citizen science data reveals the need for keeping garden plant recommendations up-to-date to help pollinators by Anderson, Helen B., Robinson, Annie, Siddharthan, Advaith, Sharma, Nirwan, Bostock, Helen, Salisbury, Andrew, Roberts, Stuart, van der Wal, René

“…Widespread concern over declines in pollinating insects has led to numerous recommendations of which “pollinator-friendly” plants to grow and help turn urban…”
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Temporal trends in opportunistic citizen science reports across multiple taxa by Knape, Jonas, Coulson, Stephen James, van der Wal, René, Arlt, Debora

“…Opportunistic reporting of species observations to online platforms provide one of the most extensive sources of information about the distribution and status…”
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Limitations of recreational camera traps for wildlife management and conservation research: A practitioner's perspective by Newey, Scott, Davidson, Paul, Nazir, Sajid, Fairhurst, Gorry, Verdicchio, Fabio, Irvine, R. Justin, van der Wal, René

“…The availability of affordable 'recreational' camera traps has dramatically increased over the last decade. We present survey results which show that many…”
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Boundaries of the wolf and the wild: a conceptual examination of the relationship between rewilding and animal reintroduction by Arts, Koen, Fischer, Anke, van der Wal, René

“…Animal reintroduction and rewilding are two widely appealing and frequently connected forms of ecological restoration. However, the critical assumption that…”
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Are litter decomposition and fire linked through plant species traits? by Cornelissen, Johannes H. C., Grootemaat, Saskia, Verheijen, Lieneke M., Cornwell, William K., Bodegom, Peter M., Wal, René, Aerts, Rien

“…Biological decomposition and wildfire are connected carbon release pathways for dead plant material: slower litter decomposition leads to fuel accumulation…”
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Root traits predict decomposition across a landscape-scale grazing experiment by Smith, Stuart W., Woodin, Sarah J., Pakeman, Robin J., Johnson, David, Wal, René

“…Root litter is the dominant soil carbon and nutrient input in many ecosystems, yet few studies have considered how root decomposition is regulated at the…”
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High Arctic ecosystem states: Conceptual models of vegetation change to guide long-term monitoring and research by Ravolainen, Virve, Soininen, Eeva M., Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala, Eischeid, Isabell, Forchhammer, Mads, van der Wal, René, Pedersen, Åshild Ø.

“…Vegetation change has consequences for terrestrial ecosystem structure and functioning and may involve climate feedbacks. Hence, when monitoring ecosystem…”
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Bringing Together Species Observations: A Case Story of Sweden’s Biodiversity Informatics Infrastructures by D. Peterson, Jesse, Kasperowski, Dick, van der Wal, René

“…Biodiversity informatics produces global biodiversity knowledge through the collection and analysis of biodiversity data using informatics techniques. To do…”
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influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale by Nielsen, Uffe N., Osler, Graham H. R., Campbell, Colin D., Burslem, David F. R. P., van der Wal, René

“…We used a landscape-scale study of birch invasion onto heather moorland to determine the consistency of changes in vegetation type and soil properties and in…”
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Common stories of reintroduction: A discourse analysis of documents supporting animal reintroductions to Scotland by Arts, Koen, Fischer, Anke, van der Wal, René

“…► We analysed policy-related expert documents on animal reintroductions to Scotland. ► In particular, we examined rhetoric and argumentation by identifying…”
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Public and professional views on invasive non-native species – A qualitative social scientific investigation by Selge, Sebastian, Fischer, Anke, van der Wal, René

“…► We investigated public and scientific understandings of fundamental concepts in invasion biology. ► Species’ perceived harmfulness and human responsibility…”
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Do herbivores cause habitat degradation or vegetation state transition? Evidence from the tundra by Wal, René van der

“…Range expansion and increasing densities of large herbivores are held responsible for large-scale habitat degradation in a wide range of natural and…”
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Political decision making, governance shifts and Scottish animal reintroductions: are democratic principles at stake? by Arts, Koen, Fischer, Anke, van der Wal, René

“…Contemporary governance systems have been characterised as 'multi-actor' and 'multi-level', but the consequences of such greater complexity for core principles…”
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Rich local knowledge despite high transience in an Arctic community experiencing rapid environmental change by Lennert, Ann Eileen, van der Wal, René, Zhang, Jasmine, Hausner, Vera Helene, Ancin Murguzur, Francisco Javier, Miles, Martin W.

“…Environmental monitoring and long-term research produce detailed understanding, but its collective effort does not add up to ‘the environment’ and therefore…”
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Nitrogen deposition enhances moss growth, but leads to an overall decline in habitat condition of mountain moss-sedge heath by Armitage, Heather F., Britton, Andrea J., van der Wal, René, Pearce, Imogen S. K., Thompson, Des B. A., Woodin, Sarah J.

“…Ecosystems are subject to multiple, natural and anthropogenic environmental influences, including nitrogen (N) deposition, land use and climate. Assessment of…”
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Experimental icing affects growth, mortality, and flowering in a high Arctic dwarf shrub by Milner, Jos M., Varpe, Øystein, Wal, René, Hansen, Brage Bremset

“…Effects of climate change are predicted to be greatest at high latitudes, with more pronounced warming in winter than summer. Extreme mid‐winter warm spells…”
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High-arctic plants like it hot: a long-term investigation of between-year variability in plant biomass by van der Wal, René, Stien, Audun

“…The Arctic is viewed as most sensitive to climate warming and subject to a general greening. Yet, summer weather conditions, which differ greatly among years,…”
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The influence of seabird nutrient enrichment and grazing on the structure and function of island soil food webs by Wright, Daniel G., van der Wal, René, Wanless, Sarah, Bardgett, Richard D.

“…Marine inputs from seabirds (in the form of guano) to terrestrial coastal communities play an important role in supporting aboveground food webs. However,…”
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Recovery of ecosystem carbon fluxes and storage from herbivory by Sjögersten, Sofie, van der Wal, René, Loonen, Maarten J. J. E, Woodin, Sarah J

“…The carbon (C) sink strength of arctic tundra is under pressure from increasing populations of arctic breeding geese. In this study we examined how CO2 and CH4…”
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