Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Habitat

  1. Swedish municipalities show interest in biodiversity but face constraints
    National survey reveals Swedish municipalities prioritise biodiversity but face organisational constraints, funding gaps, and conflicting agendas that fragment implementation efforts.
  2. Long-nosed potoroo faces different conservation statuses across landscapes
    Long-nosed potoroo conservation varies by landscape in Victoria, facing threats from invasive predators, fire, and climate change. Strategic management combining habitat protection and predator.
  3. Local human disturbances suppress potential coral climate refugia
    Local human disturbances suppress coral reef climate refugia globally, but targeted intervention could restore protection against marine heatwaves.
  4. Epicormic foliage chemistry varies after fire
    Post-fire epicormic eucalypt foliage exhibits species-dependent chemical composition affecting folivore nutritional access during forest recovery in southeastern Australia.
  5. Artificial light at night altered caracal movement and foraging
    GPS collar study investigating artificial light at night effects on caracal movement, habitat selection, and foraging behavior across age classes in urban-adjacent landscapes.
  6. Ancient feathers show a managed trans-Andean parrot trade
    Pre-Inca Amazonian parrot feather trade reconstructed using ancient DNA, isotope analysis, and spatial modeling reveals sophisticated trans-Andean exchange networks operated by the Ychsma culture.
  7. Mammal and bird ranges may shift uphill in the Altai Mountains
    Climate change threatens mammal and bird distributions in the Altai Mountains. MaxEnt modeling reveals habitat loss and range shifts toward higher elevations, with human activities and snow cover.
  8. Simulated Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on the Potential Distribution Range of Four Taxus Species in China
    Climate change modeling reveals divergent habitat shifts for four Chinese Taxus species, with implications for pharmaceutical sourcing and conservation strategies across multiple future scenarios.
  9. Highway effects varied across native mammal species in a conservation reserve
    Study examining highway impacts on eight medium-sized mammal species in an Australian conservation reserve using camera-trapping and occupancy modeling reveals species-specific responses to road.
  10. Flower and leaf traits are linked across a continuum
    Flowers exhibit coordinated water and carbon economy traits with leaves across 245 species spanning Arctic to tropical latitudes, indicating integrated ecophysiological strategies.
  11. Fire and habitat loss altered bird dietary trait structure
    Fire and habitat loss interact to reshape bird community diets in Atlantic Forest. Study reveals trait convergence under high disturbance and low forest cover, requiring integrated management.
  12. Road-crossing sites can be ranked for wildlife connectivity
    Multi-species framework for prioritizing wildlife crossing structure locations across regional road networks using habitat modeling and connectivity analysis, demonstrated across 6,992 km in Israel.
  13. Woodland dormice favored denser, better-connected riverine vegetation
    Microhabitat selection and vegetation structure utilization by Graphiurus murinus in a riverine Combretum forest, assessed through capture-mark-recapture and statistical modeling.
  14. Porcupine density and behavior varied across Punjab habitats
    Study of Indian crested porcupine population density, reproductive timing, and parental behavior across diverse Punjab habitats reveals seasonal variation and flexible social organization patterns.
  15. New open-air sites show repeated Later Stone Age visits in the Karoo
    Archaeological survey in Wolwekraal Nature Reserve documents multiple late Holocene Later Stone Age sites along the Dorps River, revealing repeated occupational patterns in the arid Karoo region.
  16. Climate-adapted planning is needed for floodplain biodiversity
    Species distribution and hydrological modelling framework for climate-adapted conservation planning of floodplain biodiversity across catchment and reach scales.
  17. Amazonian caimans differ in body-temperature regulation
    Study of three Amazonian caiman species reveals distinct thermoregulation strategies correlated with habitat and size, including vascular heat storage mechanisms.