• Application of Landsat-derived vegetation trends over South Africa: Potential for monitoring land degradation and restoration 

      Venter, Alexander Samuel; Scott, Samantha Luise; Desmet, Philip G.; Hoffmann, Michael Timm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Monitoring vegetation change is important because the nature, extent and rate of change in key measures, such as plant biomass, cover and species composition, provides critical insight into broader environmental and land ...
    • Assessing the effect of sample bias correction in species distribution models 

      Dubos, Nicolas; Préau, Clémentine; Lenormand, Maxime; Papuga, Guillaume; Monsarrat, Sophie; Denelle, Pierre; Louarn, Marine Le; Heremans, Stien; May, Roelof Frans; Roche, Philip; Luque, Sandra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      1. Open-source biodiversity databases contain a large number of species occurrence records but are often spatially biased; which affects the reliability of species distribution models based on these records. Sample bias ...
    • An assessment of relative habitat use as a metric for species’ habitat association and degree of specialization 

      O'Reilly, Enya; Gregory, Richard D.; Aunins, Ainars; Brotons, Llúis; Chodkiewicz, Tomasz; Escandell, Virginia; Foppen, Ruud P. B.; Gamero, Anna; Herrando, Sergi; Jiguet, Frédéric; Kålås, John Atle; Kamp, Johannes; Klvanova, Alena; Lehikoinen, Aleksi; Lindström, Åke; Massimino, Dario; Øien, Ingar Jostein; Reif, Jiri; Šilarová, Eva; Teufelbauer, Norbert; Trautmann, Sven; van Turnhout, Chris; Vikstrøm, Thomas; Vorisek, Petr; Butler, Simon J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In order to understand species’ sensitivity to habitat change, we must correctly determine if a species is associated with a habitat or not, and if it is associated, its degree of specialization for that habitat. However, ...
    • At which spatial and temporal scales can fungi indicate habitat connectivity? 

      Nordén, Jenni; Åström, Jens; Josefsson, Torbjörn; Blumentrath, Stefan; Ovaskainen, Otso; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne; Nordén, Björn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Isolation of habitats in space and time affects species globally and in a multitude of ecosystems. It is however often difficult to assess the level of isolation from the point of view of the focal species. Indicator species ...
    • Evaluating the use of local ecological knowledge (LEK) in determining habitat preference and occurrence of multiple large carnivores 

      Madsen, Emily K.; Elliot, Nicholas B.; Mjingo, Ernest E.; Masenga, Emmanuel H.; Jackson, Craig Ryan; May, Roelof Frans; Røskaft, Eivin; Broekhuis, Femke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Understanding habitat preferences and distribution of threatened species is a cornerstone of conservation, however many of the techniques available can be resource intensive. One cost-effective method is by collecting ...
    • Evaluating the use of local ecological knowledge (LEK) in determining habitat preference and occurrence of multiple large carnivores 

      Madsen, Emily K.; Elliot, Nicholas B.; Mjingo, Ernest E.; Masenga, Emmanuel H.; Jackson, Craig Ryan; May, Roelof Frans; Røskaft, Eivin; Broekhuis, Femke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Understanding habitat preferences and distribution of threatened species is a cornerstone of conservation, however many of the techniques available can be resource intensive. One cost-effective method is by collecting ...
    • Handbook of field sampling for multi-taxon biodiversity studies in European forests 

      Burrascano, Sabina; Trentanovi, Giovanni; Paillet, Yoan; Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob; Giordani, Paolo; Bagella, Simonetta; Bravo-Oviedo, Andrés; Campagnaro, Thomas; Campanaro, Alessandro; Francesco, Chianucci; De Smedt, Pallieter; Itziar, García-Mijangos; Matošević, Dinka; Sitzia, Tommaso; Aszalós, Réka; Brazaitis, Gediminas; Andrea, Cutini; Ettore, D'Andrea; Doerfler, Inken; Hofmeisterr, Jeňýk; Hošeks, Jan; Janssen, Philippe; Rojas, Sebastian Kepfer; Korboulewsky, Nathalie; Kozák, Daniel; Lachat, Thibault; Lõhmus, Asko; Lopez, Rosana; Mårell, Anders; Matula, Radim; Mikoláš, Martin; Munzi, Silvana; Nordén, Björn; Pärtel, Meelis; Penner, Johannes; Runnel, Kadri; Schall, Peter; Svoboda, Miroslav; Tinya, Flóra; Ujházyová, Mariana; Vandekerkhove, Kris; Verheyen, Kris; Xystrakis, Fotios; Ódor, Péter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Forests host most terrestrial biodiversity and their sustainable management is crucial to halt biodiversity loss. Although scientific evidence indicates that sustainable forest management (SFM) should be assessed by ...
    • Predation on livestock as an indicator of drastic prey decline? The indirect effects of an African swine fever epidemic on predator–prey relations in Poland 

      Klich, Daniel; Sobczuk, Maria; Basak, Sayantani M.; Wierzbowska, Izabela A.; Tallian, Aimee Grace; Hędrzak, Magdalena; Popczyk, Bartłomiej; Żoch, Krzysztof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      ABSTRACT The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is one of the most conflictual mammals in Europe. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) are an essential part of gray wolf diet in central Europe, but after the emergence of African swine fever (ASF) ...
    • Relic DNA confounds the results of DNA-based study on microeukaryotic succession in aquatic biofilms 

      Abdullah Al, Mamun; Chen, Huihuang; Yan, Xue; Ren, Kevin; Xue, Yuanyuan; Shimeta, Jeff; Majaneva, Markus; Wilkinson, David M.; Yang, Jun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      High-throughput sequencing has revolutionized the DNA sequence-based study of microbial community and diversity on an unprecedented scale. Relic DNA is widespread in the natural aquatic environment; however, the extent to ...
    • Setting reference levels and limits for good ecological condition in terrestrial ecosystems – Insights from a case study based on the IBECA approach 

      Jakobsson, Simon; Töpper, Joachim Paul; Evju, Marianne; Framstad, Erik; Lyngstad, Anders; Pedersen, Bård; Sickel, Hanne; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne; Vandvik, Vigdis; Velle, Liv Guri; Aarrestad, Per Arild (Journal article, 2020)
      Effective evidence-based nature conservation and habitat management relies on developing and refining our methodological toolbox for detecting critical ecological changes at an early stage. This requires not only optimizing ...
    • Utilizing LiDAR data to map tree canopy for urban ecosystem extent and condition accounts in Oslo 

      Hanssen, Frank Ole; Barton, David Nicholas; Venter, Zander; Nowell, Megan Sara; Cimburova, Zofie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      LiDAR-based segmentation of urban tree canopies and their physical properties (canopy height, canopy diameter, 3D surface and volume) is a replicable, complementary and useful information source for urban ecosystem condition ...