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Searching for snakes: ball python hunting in southern Togo, West Africa
The ball python (Python regius) is the single most exported live CITES-listed species from Africa, with a large proportion of snakes being sourced from Togo, West Africa, official…
Large carnivores and zoos as catalysts for engaging the public in the protection of biodiversity
Addressing the biodiversity crisis requires renewed collaborative approaches. Large carnivores are ambassador species, and as such they can aid the protection of a wide range of s…
A rapid assessment of hunting and bushmeat trade along the roadside between five Angolan major towns
Hunting and related bushmeat trade are activities which negatively impact wildlife worldwide, with serious implications for biodiversity conservation. Angola’s fauna was severely …
Wild mammal dung abundance in Lake Mburo National Park is lower than in adjacent ranchlands
The establishment of livestock ranchlands adjacent to protected areas in savanna ecosystems is believed to threaten wild animals. Intensive competition for vegetative resources, w…
Performance of detection dogs and visual searches for scat detection and discrimination amongst related species with id…
Ecology often faces the problem that many threatened species are highly elusive but also conflict-laden. Thus, proper monitoring data are inevitable for their conservation and man…
Widening of Hydrous Shear Zones During Incipient Eclogitization of Metastable Dry and Rigid Lower Crust—Holsnøy, Wester…
The partially eclogitized crustal rocks on Holsnøy in the Bergen Arcs, Norway, indicate that eclogitization is caused by the interplay of brittle and ductile deformation promoted …
Megafire effects on spotted owls: elucidation of a growing threat and a response to Hanson et al. (2018)
The extent to which wildfire adversely affects spotted owls (Strix occidentalis) is a key consideration for ecosystem restoration efforts in seasonally dry forests of the western …
Distribution of Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini in the Mediterranean Sea
The Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini has been reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea along…
Nomen omen. Toponyms predict recolonization and extinction patterns for large carnivores
The names given to places are a legacy of the past distribution of animal and plant species. The hypothesis tested in this work is that the density of toponyms can be used to pred…
Habitat preference and potential distribution of Magnolia officinalis subsp. officinalis and M. o. subsp. biloba in Chi…
Magnolia officinalis subsp. officinalis and M. officinalis subsp. biloba are important medicinal plants in China. The bark of these two subspecies is commonly used in the producti…
A proposal for practical and effective biological corridors to connect protected areas in northwest Costa Rica
Habitat loss and increases in habitat isolation are causing animal population reductions and extirpations in forested areas of the world. This problem extends to protected areas, …
Phylogeographic patterns and demographic history of Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata from different countries …
Invasive species of Pomacea snails are of growing concern when it comes to the conservation of global biodiversity. Pomacea canaliculata has been listed among the world’s 100 wors…
Popularity of pet otters on YouTube: evidence of an emerging trade threat
In response to growing reports of otters in the pet trade, and suggestions that the popularity of pet otters on social media may be driving demand, we collated YouTube videos of p…
Predicted impacts of transport infrastructure and traffic on bird conservation in Swedish Special Protection Areas
The ecological impacts of roads and railways extend into the surrounding landscape, leading to habitat degradation and reduced wildlife densities within an area that is considerab…
Journal of Geophysics - Zeitschrift für Geophysik 41
Dieser Band enthält 58 Artikel zu Themengebieten der Seismologie, Erdmagnetismus und Gesteinsphysik veröffentlicht durch die Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft in dem Jahr 197…
Two alternative evaluation metrics to replace the true skill statistic in the assessment of species distribution models
Model evaluation metrics play a critical role in the selection of adequate species distribution models for conservation and for any application of species distribution modelling (…
The utility of Sentinel-2 Vegetation Indices (VIs) and Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for invasive alien spe…
The threat of invasive alien plant species is progressively becoming a serious global concern. Alien plant invasions adversely affect both ecological services and socio-economic s…
Seeking consensus in German forest conservation: An analysis of contemporary concepts
Setting operational conservation objectives is a major challenge for effective biodiversity conservation worldwide. To analyse forest conservation objectives in Germany in a trans…
Modelling Acacia saligna invasion on the Adriatic coastal landscape: An integrative approach using LTER data
Invasive Alien Species (IAS) pose a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. Even if preventing biological invasions should be the most cost-effective way to…
Feeding Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs): actual and potential contributions from LTER-Italy
The conceptual framework of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) aims to capture the major dimensions of biodiversity change by structuring biodiversity monitoring and by rulin…
Der Bad Freienwalde–Frankfurter Stauchungszug und die Entstehung der Oderbruchdepression
[...] Die Untersuchung widmet sich der Genese der Oderbruchdepression im Kontext des angrenzenden Bad Freienwalde-Frankfurter Stauchungszugs. Der Autor analysiert, inwieweit die E…
Thirty years of ecological research at the Gran Sasso d’Italia LTER site: climate change in action
Since 1986, vegetation monitoring of alpine plant communities has been performed at the Gran Sasso d’Italia LTER site (https://deims.org/c0738b00-854c-418f-8d4f-69b03486e9fd) in t…
Climatic and pedoclimatic factors driving C and N dynamics in soil and surface water in the alpine tundra (NW-Italian A…
In alpine tundra the interannual and seasonal variability of C and N forms in soil and lake water during the short snow-free season could be significant and related to climatic an…
Plant diversity changes in a nature reserve: a probabilistic sampling method for quantitative assessments
Species pool conservation is critical for the stability of ecosystem processes. However, climate and land use changes will likely affect biodiversity, and managers of protected ar…
Jungpleistozäne Kleinsäugerreste von Zachow bei Ketzin in Brandenburg – Vorläufige Mitteilung
[...] Der Beitrag berichtet über den erstmaligen Nachweis einer vielfältigen Kleinsäugerfauna in einer Sandgrube am Kahlen Berg bei Zachow. In den dort aufgeschlossenen jungpleist…
Similarities, differences and mechanisms of climate impact on terrestrial vs. marine ecosystems
Comparisons between terrestrial and marine ecosystems are generally not in the main stream of scientific literature even though Webb (2012) listed several points for which the tra…
Interannual variability of vertical particle fluxes in the Ross Sea (Antarctica)
This study presents new data on biogenic and terrigenous particle fluxes collected by an oceanographic mooring (Mooring A) deployed in the south-western Ross Sea (Antarctica) in t…
Long-term changes of the trophic status in transitional ecosystems of the northern Adriatic Sea, key parameters and fut…
The determination of the trophic status of transitional ecosystems from the physico-chemical and biological point of view is one of the requirements of the European Water Framewor…
Time series and beyond: multifaceted plankton research at a marine Mediterranean LTER site
Plankton are a pivotal component of the diversity and functioning of coastal marine ecosystems. A long time-series of observations is the best tool to trace their patterns and var…
Editorial
The present Special Issue entitled “Italian Long-Term Ecological Research for understanding ecosystem diversity and functioning. Case studies from aquatic, terrestrial and transit…
Moving beyond the illusion of participation in the governance of Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (Tshopo Province, Democrati…
The participation of local communities in the governance of protected areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo is challenged by several external and local factors. This article a…
A scaling down mapping of Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) through the combination of scientific literature, NATURA 2000,…
This research investigates the occurrence of Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Mediterranean Sea, where it is an endemic and the largest bivalve species. Such a species is pro…
A case study on trade in threatened Tiger Geckos (Goniurosaurus) in Vietnam including updated information on the abunda…
Tiger geckos of the genus Goniurosaurus are considered as a susceptible reptile group, due to their restricted distribution ranges, specialisation to specific microhabitats and ge…
Prof. Dr. Willy Theodor Stöhr
Der Beitrag verfolgt die wichtigsten Stationen im Leben von Prof. Dr. Willy Th. Stöhr. Einen Schwerpunkt des Textes bildet Stöhrs Tätigkeit im Geologischen Dienst des Landes Rhe…
An evaluation of destination attractiveness for nature-based tourism: Recommendations for the management of national pa…
National parks are increasingly recognized as playing an important role in the development of nature-based tourism destinations that promote effective management of natural resour…
Unique botanical values in a metropolitan area and the landscape history reasons of their occurrence on the Széchenyi H…
Urban areas host several threatened species in small reserves that face habitat loss and fragmentation due to land-use change. Despite historical and current disturbances, these a…
Dead wood fungi in North America: an insight into research and conservation potential
Saproxylic fungi act as keystone species in forest ecosystems because they colonise and decompose dead wood, facilitating colonisation by later species. Here, we review the import…
High nature value farmlands: challenges in identification and interpretation using Cyprus as a case study
High Nature Value Farmland systems (HNVf) in Europe are recognised for their importance for biodiversity conservation and their extent is one of the impact indicators in the CAP m…
Diversity and distribution of food plants: Implications for conservation of the critically endangered Hainan gibbon
An understanding of the diversity and distribution patterns of Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) foods is essential to its conservation. We used data from plots in various success…
Microhabitat selection and communal nesting in the insular Psychedelic Rock Gecko, Cnemaspis psychedelica, in Southern …
The Psychedelic Rock Gecko, Cnemaspis psychedelica, was described in 2010 and certainly belongs to the most spectacular gecko discoveries worldwide. The species is endemic to two …
Rise to fame: events, media activity and public interest in pangolins and pangolin trade, 2005–2016
Attention focused on pangolins (Pholidota) and the threats posed to their survival and welfare by international trade (for use in Chinese Traditional Medicine and the Asian wild m…
Hydrogeologisch-wasserhaushaltliche Aspekte der rückläufigen Braunkohlenförderung in der Lausitz.
[...] In der mehr als hundertjährigen Geschichte des Lausitzer Braunkohlebergbaus wurden durch Entwässerungsmaßnahmen 9,5 Mrd. m<sup>3</sup> des statischen Grundwasservorrates ent…
A socio-economic survey of pangolin hunting in Assam, Northeast India
India has been identified as a source country for the illegal international trade in endangered pangolins, “scaly mammalian anteaters”, widely considered as the “world’s most traf…
Matching social-ecological systems by understanding the spatial scale of environmental attitudes
Mismatching in the spatial scales of social structures and ecological processes complicates the management of natural resources. Here we suggest the use of variance components to …
A review of regulation ecosystem services and disservices from faunal populations and potential impacts of agricultural…
Land use and cover change (LUCC) is the main cause of natural ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss and can cause a decrease in ecosystem service provision. Animal populatio…
Vulnerability of mammals to land-use changes in Colombia’s post-conflict era
Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, is entering a peaceful period after more than fifty years of armed conflict. Due to land use changes resulting from th…
Current status of habitat monitoring in the European Union according to Article 17 of the Habitats Directive, with an e…
Since the beginning of the 1990s, monitoring of habitats has been a widespread tool to record and assess changes in habitat quality, for example due to land use change. Thus, Arti…
Using field-based entomological research to promote awareness about forest ecosystem conservation
Interactions between plants, insect herbivores and associated predators represent the majority of terrestrial biodiversity. Insects are vital food sources for many other organisms…
Effects of set-aside management on certain elements of soil biota and early stage organic matter decomposition in a Hig…
Agricultural intensification is one of the greatest threats to soil biota and function. In contrast, set-aside still remains a management practice in certain agri-environmental sc…
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