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View article: Evaluating Management Scenarios for the European Hamster ( <i>Cricetus cricetus</i> ) Using Quantitative Models
Evaluating Management Scenarios for the European Hamster ( <i>Cricetus cricetus</i> ) Using Quantitative Models Open
The European hamster ( Cricetus cricetus ) is critically endangered across its range, with modern intensive agriculture and habitat fragmentation mainly driving population declines. Conservation efforts have been largely ineffective in rev…
View article: Trapped by trails: How different types of recreational trails influence seasonal space use of wildlife in a densely visited national park
Trapped by trails: How different types of recreational trails influence seasonal space use of wildlife in a densely visited national park Open
Protected areas face the challenge of balancing conservation goals with increasing recreational use, which can strongly influence behavioural changes of wildlife and, consequently, affect ecosystem functioning. Understanding the impacts of…
View article: Towards understanding the impact of mycorrhizal fungal environments on the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems
Towards understanding the impact of mycorrhizal fungal environments on the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems Open
Mutualistic interactions between plants and soil fungi, mycorrhizas, control carbon and nutrient fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil of ecosystems featuring a particular type of mycorrhiza exhibit specific properties across multiple dim…
View article: BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series
BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series Open
Motivation Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The updated version expands version 1.0 of the …
View article: Evaluating Ecological Inferences from Camera Trap Data: A Comparative Analysis of Two Sampling Designs
Evaluating Ecological Inferences from Camera Trap Data: A Comparative Analysis of Two Sampling Designs Open
Effective long-term ecological monitoring (LTEM) is critical for monitoring wildlife activity, yet the consequences of the study design choices on its results are not well established. This study examines how camera trap sampling design in…
View article: Shell colour luminance of Cuban painted snails, Polymita picta and Polymita muscarum (Gastropoda: Cepolidae)
Shell colour luminance of Cuban painted snails, Polymita picta and Polymita muscarum (Gastropoda: Cepolidae) Open
Climate change is a global environmental threat, directly affecting biodiversity. Terrestrial gastropods are particularly susceptible to alterations in temperature and humidity and have develop morph-physiological and behavioural adaptatio…
View article: Perception of Mangrove Social–Ecological System Governance in Southeastern Cuba
Perception of Mangrove Social–Ecological System Governance in Southeastern Cuba Open
This study examined local communities’ perceptions of mangroves in coastal southeastern Cuba. A variety of methods were employed, including mixed and structured questionnaire surveys, interviews with key informants, and document reviews. D…
View article: Perception of Mangrove Social-Ecological System Governance in Southeastern Cuba
Perception of Mangrove Social-Ecological System Governance in Southeastern Cuba Open
This study examined local communities' perceptions of mangroves in coastal southeastern Cuba. A variety of methods were employed, including mixed and structured questionnaire surveys, interviews with key informants, and document revie…
View article: When and where? Day-night alterations in wild boar space use captured by a generalized additive mixed model
When and where? Day-night alterations in wild boar space use captured by a generalized additive mixed model Open
Wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), an abundant species across Europe, is often subjected to management in agro-ecosystems in order to control population size, or to scare them away from agricultural fields to safeguard crop yields. Wild boar manage…
View article: The Use of Static Magnetic Field on Irrigation Water and Its Effect on Mineral and Nutrient Content in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.
The Use of Static Magnetic Field on Irrigation Water and Its Effect on Mineral and Nutrient Content in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L. Open
Solanum lycopersicum L. is a nutraceutical plant. Tomato yield and morphological features have been improved by irrigation with water treated with static magnetic field (SMF). The effect of magnetically treated water with SMF (20–200 mT) o…
View article: Multi-scale habitat selection throughout the annual cycle of a long-distance avian migrant
Multi-scale habitat selection throughout the annual cycle of a long-distance avian migrant Open
Long-distance migrants are constrained by widely separated hospitable habitats in geographically isolated locations, making them vulnerable to environmental change, both through natural and anthropogenic causes. Knowledge about their resou…
View article: Assessing trends in population size of three unmarked species: A comparison of a multi‐species N‐mixture model and random encounter models
Assessing trends in population size of three unmarked species: A comparison of a multi‐species N‐mixture model and random encounter models Open
Estimation of changes in abundances and densities is essential for the research, management, and conservation of animal populations. Recently, technological advances have facilitated the surveillance of animal populations through the adopt…
View article: The importance of green roofs in urban macroinvertebrate biodiversity: a case study in Antwerp, Belgium.
The importance of green roofs in urban macroinvertebrate biodiversity: a case study in Antwerp, Belgium. Open
Urbanization has been identified as a significant anthropogenic factor in the decline of macroinvertebrate populations in terms of abundance, biomass, and species richness over the past few decades. Green roofs are commonly promoted as mea…
View article: Simulation-based assessment of the performance of hierarchical abundance estimators for camera trap surveys
Simulation-based assessment of the performance of hierarchical abundance estimators for camera trap surveys Open
Knowledge on animal abundances is essential in ecology, but is complicated by low detectability of many species. This has led to a widespread use of hierarchical models (HMs) for species abundance, which are also commonly applied in the co…
View article: Assessing trends in population size of three unmarked species: A comparison of a multi-species N-mixture Model and Random Encounter Models
Assessing trends in population size of three unmarked species: A comparison of a multi-species N-mixture Model and Random Encounter Models Open
Estimation of changes in abundances and densities is essential for the research, management, and conservation of animal populations. Recently, technological advances have facilitated the surveillance of animal populations through the adopt…
View article: Towards understanding the impact of mycorrhizal fungal environments on the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems.
Towards understanding the impact of mycorrhizal fungal environments on the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Open
Mutualistic interactions between plants and soil fungi, mycorrhizae, control carbon and nutrient fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil of ecosystems featuring a particular type of mycorrhiza exhibit specific properties across multiple dim…
View article: Fungal pairwise interactions shift from positive to negative under warming stress
Fungal pairwise interactions shift from positive to negative under warming stress Open
The impact of climate change on soil processes depends on how abiotic stressors (drought, flood, heatwave…) affect soil species physiology directly, but also indirectly through their interactions. A number of different theoretical fr…
View article: Comparing arthropod communities on two types of extensive green roofs
Comparing arthropod communities on two types of extensive green roofs Open
Extensive green roofs are said to increase local arthropod diversity in urban environments. Most roofs are dominated by either generalists or xerothermic species, as a result of their isolated locations and shallow substrate layers. We inv…
View article: Macro-invertebrate abundance on green roofs versus ground level sites in the city of Antwerp, Belgium
Macro-invertebrate abundance on green roofs versus ground level sites in the city of Antwerp, Belgium Open
Here, the abundance of macro-invertebrates (Arthropoda and Gastropoda) of eight green roofs and their adjacent ground level habitats in the city of Antwerp, Belgium, is compared. All higher-level taxa found were present in both types of ha…
View article: List of data as input to poisson N-mixture models in Stan
List of data as input to poisson N-mixture models in Stan Open
List of data used in the Stan models (file: "poisson_Nmix_datalist.rds", format: ".rds")
View article: Simulation-based assessment of the performance of hierarchical abundance estimators for camera trap surveys
Simulation-based assessment of the performance of hierarchical abundance estimators for camera trap surveys Open
The need for knowledge about abundance to guide conservation and management strategies in combination with low detectability of many species has led to a widespread use in ecology and management of a range of hierarchical models (HMs) for …
View article: Migration routes and timing of European Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) breeding in eastern Mongolia
Migration routes and timing of European Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) breeding in eastern Mongolia Open
The phenology and routes of long-distance migrations of European Nightjars are well described for Western European individuals migrating within the East Atlantic and Mediterranean flyways, while little is known about populations from other…