Incorporating effects of habitat patches into species distribution models

F Riva, CJ Martin, C Galán Acedo, EN Bellon… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDMs) are algorithms designed to infer the distribution of
species using environmental and biotic variables and have become an important tool for …

[HTML][HTML] Higher levels of protection do not consistently improve habitat quality: Insights from Mediterranean and Alpine shrublands

A Bricca, T Deola, S Zerbe, S Bagella, G Rivieccio… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Protected areas are recognized as a crucial tool to mitigate ongoing trends of biodiversity
loss. The effect of different levels of protection and their subsequent conservation efficiency …

Designing count‐based studies in a world of hierarchical models

QS Latif, JJ Valente, A Johnston… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in hierarchical modeling have improved estimation of ecological parameters from
count data, especially those quantifying population abundance, distribution, and dynamics …

Enhanced flight performance in hoverfly migrants

R Massy, W Hawkes, S Weston, T Doyle, KR Wotton - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Many animals undergo seasonal migrations in which they travel long distances aided by
variations in morphology, physiology, and behavior. Here, we compare the flight …

Sediment assessment, management, and regulation in the 21st century

RJ Wenning, SE Apitz - Integrated Environmental Assessment …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Nearly 20 years ago, SETAC published the results of a Pellston Workshop on methods for
assessing and setting sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) and associated tools (Wenning et …

Restoring streams with large wood: An analysis of geomorphic changes 7 years post‐restoration in small coastal streams

MM Maffia, C Segura, CM Lorion… - Earth Surface …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Introducing large wood (LW) into streams for restoration purposes is a common practice, as
it creates habitat through processes like scouring, deposition and sediment sorting …

Are Open Science instructions targeted to ecologists and evolutionary biologists sufficient? A literature review of guidelines and journal data policies

E Koivisto, E Mäntylä - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Open science (OS) awareness and skills are increasingly becoming an essential part of
everyday scientific work as eg, many journals require authors to share data. However …

Embracing Methodological Issues in Ethnobiology and Overcoming Challenges

UP Albuquerque, AS Cantalice, AR Magalhães… - Acta Botanica …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
This article delves into the evolving landscape of ethnobiology, mainly focusing on
integrating quantitative approaches and the hypothetical-deductive method. We highlight the …

Geographically isolated wetlands have higher alpha diversity than surrounding uplands in pine savanna ecosystems

J Barratt Heitmann, TH Folk, LJ Lord… - Wetlands Ecology and …, 2025 - Springer
Geographically isolated wetlands are critical biodiversity reservoirs, providing important
habitat for plants, herpetofauna, and avifauna. Biodiversity monitoring is crucial to …

[HTML][HTML] Comment on Krüger, L. Decreasing Trends of Chinstrap Penguin Breeding Colonies in a Region of Major and Ongoing Rapid Environmental Changes …

WC Oosthuizen, M Christian, M Ngwenya - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Historical data on chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) breeding population sizes are
sparse and sometimes highly uncertain, making it hard to estimate true population …