[HTML][HTML] Rapid assessment of avian species richness and abundance using acoustic indices

T Bradfer-Lawrence, N Bunnefeld, N Gardner… - Ecological …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Accelerating global shifts in climate and land use change are altering natural habitats and
species assemblages, making management interventions crucial to halt the biodiversity …

Selective‐logging and oil palm: Multitaxon impacts, biodiversity indicators, and trade‐offs for conservation planning

DP Edwards, A Magrach, P Woodcock, Y Ji… - Ecological …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Strong global demand for tropical timber and agricultural products has driven large‐scale
logging and subsequent conversion of tropical forests. Given that the majority of tropical …

The conservation impact of botanical drones: Documenting and collecting rare plants from vertical cliffs and other h ard‐to‐reach areas

B Nyberg, C Bairos, M Brimhall… - Ecological Solutions …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
A high percentage of island floras are at risk of extinction and have been reduced to relic
populations, often in remote hard‐to‐reach areas. Uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS aka …

[PDF][PDF] Review of rope-based access methods for the forest canopy: safe and unsafe practices in published information sources and a summary of current methods

DL Anderson, W Koomjian… - … in Ecology and …, 2015‏ - canopywatchinternational.org
The availability of reliable information on tree climbing methods is critical for the
development of canopy science and for the safety of workers accessing the forest canopy. 2 …

Extending our scientific reach in arboreal ecosystems for research and management

CH Cannon, C Borchetta, DL Anderson… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
The arboreal ecosystem is vitally important to global and local biogeochemical processes,
the maintenance of biodiversity in natural systems, and human health in urban …

It'sa trap: Optimizing detection of rare small mammals

KM Harkins, D Keinath, M Ben-David - PLoS One, 2019‏ - journals.plos.org
Improving detection probabilities for rare species is critical when assessing presence or
habitat associations. Our goal was to create a new small mammal trap** protocol that …

Canopy bird assemblages are less influenced by habitat age and isolation than understory bird assemblages in Neotropical secondary forest

T Bradfer‐Lawrence, N Gardner… - Ecology and …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Secondary forest habitats are increasingly recognized for their potential to conserve
biodiversity in the tropics. However, the development of faunal assemblages in secondary …

Dietary Plasticity in a Specialist Predator, the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus): New Insights into Diet During Brood Rearing

BW Robinson, TL Booms… - Journal of Raptor …, 2019‏ - meridian.allenpress.com
Climate and landscape change are expected to affect species' distributions and interactions,
with potentially harmful consequences for specialist predators. Availability of optimal prey …

Integrating life history traits and forest structure to evaluate the vulnerability of rainforest birds along gradients of deforestation and fragmentation in eastern Australia

DC Pavlacky Jr, HP Possingham, AW Goldizen - Biological Conservation, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The management of rainforest ecosystems for multi-species conservation must assess the
impacts of habitat degradation at different spatial scales as well as determine which species …

[HTML][HTML] Variation of avifaunal diversity in relation to land-use modifications around a tropical estuary, the Negombo estuary in Sri Lanka

MB Jayathilake, WU Chandrasekara - Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2015‏ - Elsevier
We assessed variation in avifaunal diversity at some selected habitats around the Negombo
estuary in Sri Lanka in relation to land-use modifications. During the study period, we …