• Database of European vascular plants red lists as a contribution to more coherent plant conservation 

  Lončarević, Nina; Liu, Udayangani; Stefanaki, Anastasia; Carapeto, André; Ensslin, Andreas; Meade, Conor; Metzing, Detlev; Peci, Dhimiter; Fantinato, Edy; Colling, Guy; Pancova, Hana; Akmane, Ieva; Tsvetkov, Ivaylo N.; Šibík, Jozef; Szitár, Katalin; Van Meerbeek, Koenraad; Daco, Laura; Boudagher, Magda; Klisz, Marcin; Walczak, Margareta; Evju, Marianne; Lužnik, Martina; Kiehn, Michael; Sarginci, Murat; Aksoy, Necmi; Koçer, Nihan; Barazani, Oz; Anastasiu, Paulina; Stroh, Peter; Vit, Petr; Vergeer, Philippine; Puchałka, Radosław; Kahale, Rhea; Godefroid, Sandrine; Lanfranco, Sandro; Parpan, Taras; Kull, Tiiu; Rašomavičius, Valerijus; Fišer, Živa; Glasnović, Peter (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 ...

• Recovery or reorganisation? Long-term increases in riverine taxonomic and functional diversity are confounded by compositional dynamics 

  Baker, Nathan J.; Pilotto, Francesca; Welti, Ellen A. R.; Osadčaja, Diana; Palinauskas, Vaidas (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 ...

• Long-Range Bird Species Identification Using Directional Microphones and CNNs 

  Garcia, Tiago; Pina, Luis; Maria, Jorge; May, Roelof Frans; Oliveira, Ricardo; Robb, Magnus (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 

  Johannesson, Carl-Fredrik; Nordén, Jenni; Lange, Holger; Silvennoinen, Hanna Marika; Larsen, Klaus Steenberg (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 

  Nater, Chloé Rebecca; Lydersen, Christian; Andersen, Magnus; Kovacs, Kit M. (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 

  Hambálková, Lucie; Cukor, Jan; Brynychová, Kateřina; Sevcik, Richard; Vacek, Zdeněk; Vacek, Stanislav; Skoták, Vlastimil; Linda, Rostislav; Andersen, Oddgeir (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 

  Chianucci, Francesco; Napoleone, Francesca; Ricotta, Carlo; Ferrara, Carlotta; Fusaro, Lina; Balducci, Lorenzo; Trentanovi, Giovanni; Bradley, Owen; Kovács, Bence; Mina, Marco; Cerabolini, Bruno E. L.; Vandekerkhove, Kris; De Smedt, Pallieter; Lens, Luc; Hertzog, Lionel; Verheyen, Kris; Hofmeister, Jeňýk; Hošek, Jan; Matula, Radim; Doerfler, Inken; Muller, Jörg; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Helback, Jan; Schall, Peter; Fischer, Markus; Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob; Riis-Hansen, Rasmus; Goldberg, Irina; Aude, Erik; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Schmidt, Inger Kappel; Riis Nielsen, Torben; Mårell, Anders; Dumas, Yann; Janssen, Philippe; Paillet, Yoan; Archaux, Frédéric; Xystrakis, Fotios; Tinya, Flóra; Ódor, Péter; Aszalós, Réka; Bölöni, János; Cutini, Andrea; Bagella, Simonetta; Sitzia, Tommaso; Brazaitis, Gediminas; Marozas, Vitas; Ujházyová, Mariana; Ujházy, Karol; Máliš, František; Nordén, Björn; Burrascano, Sabina (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 

  Baker, Nathan J.; Pilotto, Francesca; Welti, Ellen A.R.; Osadčaja, Diana; Palinauskas, Vaidas (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 

  Bogdanowicz, Wiesław; Bilska, Aleksandra G.; Kleven, Oddmund; Aspi, Jouni; Caro, Amaia; Harmoinen, Jenni; Kvist, Laura; Madeira, Maria José; Pilot, Małgorzata; Kopatz, Alexander (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 

  Prop, Jouke; Black, Jeffrey M.; Aars, Jon; Oudman, Thomas; Wolters, Eva; Moe, Børge (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 

  Broch, Tuva Beyer; Varma, Saiba (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 ...

• Off the conservation radar: the hidden story of Europe’s tiny pea clams (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae) 

  Halabowski, Dariusz; Sousa, Ronaldo; Lopes‑Lima, Manuel; Killeen, Ian; Aldridge, David C.; Zając, Katarzyna; Magerøy, Jon Hamner; Cossey, Daniel Alan; Urbańska, Maria; Österling, Martin; Prié, Vincent (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  This study highlights the conservation problems faced by the tiny freshwater bivalves of the family Sphaeriidae, also known as pea, pill, or fingernail clams (or mussels) in Europe. Despite their global distribution, assumed ...

• Effects of extrinsic and intrinsic factorson parturition and reproductive outputin wolverines 

  Brøseth, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  One of the selective advantages of delayed implantation in carnivores is the flexibility to decouple the time between mating and parturition, allowing both to occur when conditions are most favorable. Terrestrial carnivores ...

• Climate, Hydrology, and Nutrients Control the Seasonality of Si Concentrations in Rivers 

  Johnson, Keira; Jankowski, Kathi Jo; Carey, Joanna C.; Sethna, Lienne R.; Bush, Sidney A.; McKnight, Diane; McDowell, William H.; Wymore, Adam S.; Kortelainen, Pirkko; Jones, Jeremy B.; Lyon, Nicholas J.; Laudon, Hjalmar; Poste, Amanda Elizabeth; Sullivan, Pamela L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  * Seasonal variations in annual riverine dissolved silica concentrations (DSi regime) were correctly classified 80% of the time • Climate and primary productivity emerge as the most important drivers in differentiating ...

• Mammals show faster recovery from capture and tagging in human-disturbed landscapes 

  Stiegler, Jonas; Gallagher, Cara A.; Hering, Robert; Müller, Thomas; Tucker, Marlee A.; Apollonio, Marco; Arnold, Janosch; Barker, Nancy A.; Barthel, Leon; Bassano, Bruno; van Beest, Floris M.; Belant, Jerrold L.; Berger, Anne; Beyer Jr, Dean E.; Bidner, Laura A.; Blake, Stephen; Börner, Konstantin; Brivio, Francesca; Brogi, Rudy; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Cagnacci, Francesca; Dekker, Jasja; Dentinger, Jane; Duľa, Martin; Duquette, Jarred F.; Eccard, Jana A.; Evans, Meaghan N.; Ferguson, Adam W.; Fichtel, Claudia; Heim, Morten; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Hewison, Mark; Isabell, Lynne A.; Janssen, René; Jarnemo, Anders; Jeltsch, Florian; Miloš, Jezek; Kaczensky, Petra; Kamiński, Tomasz; Kappeler, Peter M.; Kasper, Katharina; Kautz, Todd M.; Kimmig, Sophia; Kjellander, Petter; Kowalczyk, Rafał; Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie A.; Kröschel, Max; Krop-Benesch, Anette; Linderoth, Peter; Lobas, Christoph; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Solberg, Erling Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Wildlife tagging provides critical insights into animal movement ecology, physiology, and behavior amid global ecosystem changes. However, the stress induced by capture, handling, and tagging can impact post-release ...

• Variation in nest survival of three species of tropical plovers in Madagascar with clutch size, age of nest, year and El Niño effect 

  Tanner, Claire E.; Jones, William; Kubelka, Vojtěch; Caspers, Barbara A.; Krueger, Oliver; Mijoro, Tafita Jaona; Sandercock, Brett Kevin; Zefania, Sama; Székely, Tamas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  A combination of life history traits and environmental conditions has been highlighted as the main drivers of avian breeding success. While drivers of breeding success are well known in some species, especially birds in ...

• Red deer grazing pressure on agricultural grass meadows from broad to local scale 

  Hjermann, Tilde; Bilet, Nikolai Antonsen; Rivrud, Inger Maren; Meisingset, Erling; Thorvaldsen, Pål; Mysterud, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Grazing by wildlife on agricultural land is widespread across geographical regions, and can cause human–wildlife conflicts due to reduced crop yield when the grazing pressure is high. Growing red deer (Cervus elaphus) ...

• Visitors’ relations to recreational facilities and attractions in a large vulnerable mountain region in Norway: Unpacking the roles of tourists and locals 

  Gundersen, Vegard; Selvaag, Sofie Kjendlie; Köhler, Berit; Zouhar, Yosra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  A growing number of research studies show increasing trends of visitation to vulnerable areas, which may have negative impacts on both the local ecosystem and people's nature experience. Most of the studies deal with visitor ...

• Seasonal environmental transitions and metabolic plasticity in a sea-ice alga from an individual cell perspective 

  Duncan, Rebecca J.; Søreide, Janne; Nielsen, Daniel A.; Varpe, Øystein; Wiktor, Józef; Tobin, Mark J.; Pitusi, Vanessa; Petrou, Katherina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Sea-ice microalgae are a key source of energy and nutrient supply to polar marine food webs, particularly during spring, prior to open-water phytoplankton blooms. The nutritional quality of microalgae as a food source ...

• Effects of resource availability and interspecific interactions on Arctic and red foxes' winter use of ungulate carrion in the Fennoscandian low-Arctic tundra 

  Lacombe, Simon; Ims, Rolf Anker; Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles; Kleiven, Eivind Flittie; Antunes Lopes Da Silva Nicolau, Pedro Guilherme; Ehrich, Dorothee (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  In the Arctic tundra, predators face recurrent periods of food scarcity and often turnto ungulate carcasses as an alternative food source. As important and localized re-source patches, carrion promotes co-occurrence of ...

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