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Bayesian Network Analysis reveals resilience of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita to an Irish Sea regime shift
Emily G. Mitchell, Margaret I. Wallace, V. Anne Smith, Amanda A. Wiesenthal, Andrew S. Brierley
Feb 12, 2021
Abstract: Robust time-series of direct observations of jellyfish abundance are not available for many ecosystems, leaving it difficult to determine changes in jellyfish abundance, the possible causes (e.g. climate change) or the...
Molecular characterization of a marine turtle tumor epizootic, profiling external, internal and postsurgical regrowth tumors
Kelsey Yetsko, Jessica A. Farrell, Nicholas B. Blackburn, Liam Whitmore, Maximilian R. Stammnitz, Jenny Whilde, Catherine B. Eastman, Devon Rollinson Ramia, Rachel Thomas, Aleksandar Krstic, Paul Linser, Simon Creer, Gary Carvalho, Mariana A. Devlin, Nina Nahvi, Ana Cristina Leandro, Thomas W. deMaar, Brooke Burkhalter, Elizabeth P. Murchison, Christine Schnitzler, David J. Duffy
Feb 01, 2021
Abstract: Sea turtle populations are under threat from an epizootic tumor disease (animal epidemic) known as fibropapillomatosis. Fibropapillomatosis continues to spread geographically, with prevalence of the disease also...
Whales from space dataset, an annotated satellite image dataset of whales for training machine learning models.
Monitoring whales in remote areas is important for their conservation; however, using traditional survey platforms (boat and plane) in such regions is logistically difficult. The use of very high-resolution satellite imagery to...
Whales from space dataset, an annotated satellite image dataset of whales for training machine learning models
Abstract: Monitoring whales in remote areas is important for their conservation; however, using traditional survey platforms (boat and plane) in such regions is logistically difficult. The use of very high-resolution satellite...
Effectiveness of protected areas in conserving tropical forest birds
Victor Cazalis, Karine Princé, Jean-Baptiste Mihoub, Joseph Kelly, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Ana S. L. Rodrigues
Sep 15, 2020
Abstract: Protected areas (PAs) are the cornerstones of global biodiversity conservation efforts, but to fulfil this role they must be effective at conserving the ecosystems and species that occur within their boundaries....
Life history, climate and biogeography interactively affect worldwide genetic diversity of plant and animal populations.
Understanding how biological and environmental factors interactively shape the global distribution of plant and animal genetic diversity is fundamental to biodiversity conservation. Genetic diversity measured in local...
Predicted climate change will increase the truffle cultivation potential in central Europe
Tomáš Čejka, Miroslav Trnka, Paul J. Krusic, Ulrich Stobbe, Daniel Oliach, Tomáš Václavík, Willy Tegel, Ulf Büntgen
Dec 04, 2020
Abstract: Climate change affects the distribution of many species, including Burgundy and Périgord truffles in central and southern Europe, respectively. The cultivation potential of these high-prized cash crops under future...
Area of Habitat maps for the world's terrestrial birds and mammals.
Maria Lumbierres, Prabhat Raj Dahal, Carmen D Soria, Moreno Di Marco, Stuart HM Butchart, Paul F Donald, Carlo Rondinini
Dec 08, 2022
Area of Habitat (AOH) is "the habitat available to a species, that is, habitat within its range". It complements a geographic range map for a species by showing potential occupancy and reducing commission errors. AOH maps are...
Roads as a contributor to landscape-scale variation in bird communities
Abstract: Roads and their traffic can affect wildlife over large areas and, in regions with dense road networks, may influence a high proportion of the ecological landscape. We assess the abundance of 75 bird species in relation...
Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of immature Australasian white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias )
Abstract: In Australian and New Zealand waters, current knowledge on white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) movement ecology is based on individual tracking studies using relatively small numbers of tags. These studies describe a...
Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale
Michael B. J. Harfoot, Alison Johnston, Andrew Balmford, Neil D. Burgess, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Maria P. Dias, Carolina Hazin, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Michael Hoffmann, Nick J. B. Isaac, Lars L. Iversen, Charlotte L. Outhwaite, Piero Visconti, Jonas Geldmann
Nov 02, 2021
Abstract: The Anthropocene is characterized by unparalleled human impact on other species, potentially ushering in the sixth mass extinction. Yet mitigation efforts remain hampered by limited information on the spatial patterns...
Severe conservation risks of roads on apex predators
Abstract The global expansion of road networks threatens apex predator conservation and ecosystem functioning. This occurs through wildlife-vehicle collisions, habitat loss and fragmentation...
Itxaso Quintana, Edgar F Cifuentes, Jeffrey A Dunnink, María Ariza, Daniela Martínez-Medina, Felipe M Fantacini, Bibek R Shrestha, Freddie-Jeanne Richard
Feb 21, 2022
Whales from space dataset, an annotated satellite image dataset of whales for training machine learning models.
Monitoring whales in remote areas is important for their conservation; however, using traditional survey platforms (boat and plane) in such regions is logistically difficult. The use of very high-resolution satellite imagery to...
Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of immature Australasian white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias )
Abstract: In Australian and New Zealand waters, current knowledge on white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) movement ecology is based on individual tracking studies using relatively small numbers of tags. These studies describe a...
Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems.
Roads as a contributor to landscape-scale variation in bird communities
Abstract: Roads and their traffic can affect wildlife over large areas and, in regions with dense road networks, may influence a high proportion of the ecological landscape. We assess the abundance of 75 bird species in relation...