Search Results - "Yoccoz, N. G"

DNA from soil mirrors plant taxonomic and growth form diversity by YOCCOZ, N. G., BRÅTHEN, K. A., GIELLY, L., HAILE, J., EDWARDS, M. E., GOSLAR, T., Von STEDINGK, H., BRYSTING, A. K., COISSAC, E., POMPANON, F., SØNSTEBØ, J. H., MIQUEL, C., VALENTINI, A., De BELLO, F., CHAVE, J., THUILLER, W., WINCKER, P., CRUAUD, C., GAVORY, F., RASMUSSEN, M., GILBERT, M. T. P., ORLANDO, L., BROCHMANN, C., WILLERSLEV, E., TABERLET, P.

“…Ecosystems across the globe are threatened by climate change and human activities. New rapid survey approaches for monitoring biodiversity would greatly…”
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Arctic ecosystem structure and functioning shaped by climate and herbivore body size by Legagneux, P., Gauthier, G., Lecomte, N., Schmidt, N. M., Reid, D., Cadieux, M-C., Berteaux, D., Bêty, J., Krebs, C. J., Ims, R. A., Yoccoz, N. G., Morrison, R. I. G., Leroux, S. J., Loreau, M., Gravel, D.

“…Understanding how climate change will impact whole ecosystems, rather than single species within them, remains challenging. Now, research into the direct and…”
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Monitoring the spatio-temporal dynamics of geometrid moth outbreaks in birch forest using MODIS-NDVI data by Jepsen, J.U., Hagen, S.B., Høgda, K.A., Ims, R.A., Karlsen, S.R., Tømmervik, H., Yoccoz, N.G.

“…Defoliation caused by repeated outbreaks of cyclic geometrid moths is the most prominent natural disturbance factor in the northern-boreal birch forest…”
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When relative allocation depends on total resource acquisition: implication for the analysis of trade‐offs by Descamps, S., Gaillard, J.‐M., Hamel, S., Yoccoz, N. G.

“…A central tenet of evolutionary biology states that life‐history traits are linked via trade‐offs, as classically exemplified by the van Noordwijk and de Jong…”
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Echinococcus multilocularis in Svalbard, Norway: Microsatellite genotyping to investigate the origin of a highly focal contamination by Knapp, J., Staebler, S., Bart, J.M., Stien, A., Yoccoz, N.G., Drögemüller, C., Gottstein, B., Deplazes, P.

“…► High similarity was found amongst the Svalbardian E. multilocularis samples as described in previous field scale sampling. ► The Svalbardian E…”
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Population dynamics of large herbivores: variable recruitment with constant adult survival by Gaillard, Jean-Michel, Festa-Bianchet, Marco, Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles

“…Recent long-term studies of population ecology of large herbivorous mammals suggest that survival of prime-aged females varies little from year to year and…”
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Disentangling the importance of interspecific competition, food availability, and habitat in species occupancy: Recolonization of the endangered Fennoscandian arctic fox by Hamel, S., Killengreen, S.T., Henden, J.-A., Yoccoz, N.G., Ims, R.A.

“…► Is red fox competition or lemming abundance limiting recovery of the arctic fox? ► We performed an extensive red fox removal intervention to test these…”
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Intestinal parasites of the Arctic fox in relation to the abundance and distribution of intermediate hosts by Stien, A, Voutilainen, L, Haukisalmi, V, Fuglei, E, Mørk, T, Yoccoz, N G, Ims, R A, Henttonen, H

“…The intestinal parasite community of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) on the Svalbard archipelago in the High Arctic was investigated in relation to the abundance…”
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Additive Partitioning of Diversity Reveals No Scale-dependent Impacts of Large Ungulates on the Structure of Tundra Plant Communities by Ravolainen, V. T, Yoccoz, N. G, Bråthen, K. A, Ims, R. A, Iversen, M, González, V. T

“…Large herbivores can change ecosystem functioning by impacting plant diversity. However, although such impacts are expected to be scale-dependent in ecosystems…”
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Effects of age, sex and density on body weight of Norwegian red deer: evidence of density–dependent senescence by Mysterud, A., Yoccoz, N. G., Stenseth, N. C., Langvatn, R.

“…12 years of age at low density, but decreased to approximately ten years of age at high density. The pattern of density–dependent senescence in males, but not…”
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Extra-pair paternity in the monogamous alpine marmot (Marmota marmota): the roles of social setting and female mate choice by Cohas, A, Yoccoz, N. G, Da Silva, A, Goossens, B, Allainé, D

“…Extra-pair paternity (EPP) can be influenced by both social setting and female mate choice. If evidence suggests that females try to obtain extra-pair…”
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Extra-pair paternity in alpine marmots, Marmota marmota: genetic quality and genetic diversity effects by Cohas, A, Yoccoz, N. G, Allainé, D

“…Assuming that a male's genetic characteristics affect those of his offspring, extra-pair copulation has been hypothesized to increase heterozygosity of the…”
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Echinococcus multilocularis on Svalbard: introduction of an intermediate host has enabled the local life-cycle by Henttonen, H, Fuglei, E, Gower, C N, Haukisalmi, V, Ims, R A, Niemimaa, J, Yoccoz, N G

“…The taeniid tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis is here reported for the first time at the Svalbard Archipelago in the Norwegian Arctic. This new finding is…”
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Weak compensation of harvest despite strong density-dependent growth in willow ptarmigan by Pedersen, H.C, Steen, H, Kastdalen, L, Broseth, H, Ims, R.A, Svendsen, W, Yoccoz, N.G

“…Ptarmigan and grouse species (…”
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Time series data for Canadian arctic vertebrates: IPY contributions to science, management, and policy by Ferguson, S. H., Berteaux, D., Gaston, A. J., Higdon, J. W., Lecomte, N., Lunn, N., Mallory, M. L., Reist, J., Russell, D., Yoccoz, N. G., Zhu, X.

“…Long-term data are critically important to science, management, and policy formation. Here we describe a number of data collections from arctic Canada that…”
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Prevalence of nest predators in a sub-Arctic ecosystem by Klausen, Kristin B, Pedersen, Åshild Ø, Yoccoz, N. G, Ims, Rolf A

“…High nest loss is an important driver of gallinaceous bird population dynamics. Identifying factors determining the spatial distribution of potential nest…”
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Age-specific feeding cessation in male red deer during rut by Mysterud, A, Bonenfant, C, Loe, L.E, Langvatn, R, Yoccoz, N.G, Stenseth, N.C

“…Tactics for resource-use involve both using stored reserves (capital breeding) and feeding while reproducing (income breeding). In polygynous ungulates, males…”
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Consequences of inter‐population crosses on developmental stability and canalization of floral traits in Dalechampia scandens (Euphorbiaceae) by Pélabon, C., Carlson, M. L., Hansen, T. F., Yoccoz, N. G., Armbruster, W. S.

“…Congruence between changes in phenotypic variance and developmental noise in inter‐population hybrids was analysed to test whether environmental canalization…”
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Comparison of budburst phenology trends and precision among participants in a citizen science program by Bison, M., Yoccoz, N. G., Carlson, B. Z., Delestrade, A.

“…Quantifying shifts in plant phenology in response to climate change represents an ongoing challenge, particularly in mountain ecosystems. Because climate…”
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Cohort variation in individual body mass dissipates with age in large herbivores by Hamel, S., Gaillard, J.-M., Yoccoz, N. G., Albon, S., Côté, S. D., Craine, J. M., Festa-Bianchet, M., Garel, M., Lee, P., Moss, C., Nussey, D. H., Pelletier, F., Stien, A., Tveraa, T.

“…Environmental conditions experienced during early growth and development markedly shape phenotypic traits. Consequently, individuals of the same cohort may…”
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