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Ontogeny shapes individual dietary specialization in female European brown bears (Ursus arctos)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Individual dietary specialization, where individuals occupy a subset of a population’s wider dietary niche, is a key factor determining a species resilience against environmental change. However, the ontogeny of individual ... -
Large-scale spatio-temporal variation in vital rates and population dynamics of an alpine bird
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Quantifying temporal and spatial variation in animal population size and demography is a central theme in ecological research and important for directing management and policy. However, this requires field sampling at large ... -
Use of integrated population models for assessing density-dependence and juvenile survival in Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Management of wildlife populations is most effective with a thorough understanding of the interplay among vital rates, population growth, and density-dependent feedback; however, measuring all relevant vital rates and ... -
Recreation ‘home range’: Motivations and use of green spaces along an urban—peri-urban continuum☆
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The attractiveness of urban forests for people is complex, influenced by culture, social norms, and individual characteristics. The main factors include the occurrence and nature of accessibility (far-near), the availability ... -
Resilience of Juvenile Freshwater Pearl Mussels to Thermal Stress
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Climate change poses a significant threat to freshwater ecosystems by causing increases of average water temperatures, andmore frequent and extreme heating events. Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and the ... -
Cumulative mortality effects on roe deer population dynamics in the boreal forest: Searching for pathways of population persistence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Ungulate populations can exhibit various growth patterns, which are influenced by factors such as predation and resource availability. Favourable environments can lead to irruptive growth, resulting in resource depletion. ... -
An evaluation of fin ray microchemistry to describe movement of White Sturgeon in the Kootenai River basin: insights and limitations.
(Journal article, 2024)Introduction: White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus in the Kootenai River basin is listed as endangered in the United States and Canada. Declines have been mainly attributed to poor recruitment exacerbated by the environmental ... -
First Evidence of Individual Sharks Involved in Multiple Predatory Bites on People
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)It is widely accepted that populations of terrestrial predators sometimes contain “problem individuals” that repeatedly attack humans, yet this phenomenon has never been demonstrated in sharks. Here, we present photographic ... -
A holo-omics analysis shows how sugar kelp can boost gut health in Atlantic salmon
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The projected growth of Aquaculture requires continuous optimisation of feeding regimes, especially in enhancing disease resilience through immunostimulating feed supplements. Seaweed has been introduced as a promising ... -
Recovery or reorganisation? Long-term increases in riverine taxonomic and functional diversity are confounded by compositional dynamics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)When evaluating biological recovery, shifts in species identity such as non-native status, specialisation, and functional traits should be examined alongside changes in species richness. Lithuania, an ecologically overlooked ... -
Database of European vascular plants red lists as a contribution to more coherent plant conservation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The European vascular flora is estimated at more than 20,000 species, with the highest diversity concentrated on the Iberian, Apennine and Balkan Peninsulas1,2. Although the European flora represents ~5.7% of the global ... -
Long-Range Bird Species Identification Using Directional Microphones and CNNs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This study explores the integration of directional microphones with convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for long-range bird species identification. By employing directional microphones, we aimed to capture high-resolution ... -
Optimizing the closure period for improved accuracy of chamber-based greenhouse gas flux estimates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Non-steady-state chambers are often used for greenhouse gas flux measurements, and while there are recommendations on how long to keep the chamber closed, it is less investigated to what extent the length of the chamber ... -
Harvest sustainability assessments need rethinking under climate change: A ringed seal case study from Svalbard, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Throughout the Arctic, ice-affiliated marine mammals constitute local subsistence resources but detrimental effects of declines in their sea ice habitats create a need for harvest sustainability assessments in light of ... -
Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) population status, reasons for decline and potential conservation measures from Western and Central Europe to Fennoscandia: a literature review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The long-term decline of the black grouse population throughout Europe is influenced by many factors that affect populations differently depending on the distribution range, from Central Europe to the Scandinavian countries. ... -
Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)1. Managing forests to sustain their diversity and functioning is a major challenge in a changing world. Despite the key role of understory vegetation in driving forest biodiversity, regeneration and functioning, few studies ... -
Recovery or reorganisation? Long‑term increases in riverine taxonomic and functional diversity are confounded by compositional dynamics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)When evaluating biological recovery, shifts in species identity such as non-native status, specialisation, and functional traits should be examined alongside changes in species richness. Lithuania, an ecologically overlooked ... -
Species on the move: a genetic story of three golden jackals at the expansion front
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)One of the most fascinating mammalian range expansions in Europe involves an opportunistic mesocarnivore―the golden jackal (Canis aureus). However, key questions about the origins and dispersal strategies of pioneering ... -
Land‑based foraging by polar bears reveals sexual conflict outside mating season
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)According to sexual selection theory, the sexes are faced with opposing evolutionary goals. Male fitness benefits from access to females, whereas female fitness is constrained by food resources and safety for themselves ... -
Touch in digitalized worlds: An introduction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The English word digital (from the Latin, digitus)etymologically connects both fingers and technologies.In this special issue, we honor this dual meaning of thedigital by foregrounding how living in a digital era bothchallenges ...
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