Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical events that can impact human welfare both directly and indirectly, via shocks to ecosystems and the services they provide. Animal …
The identification and analysis of ecological guilds have been fundamental to understand the processes that determine the structure and organization of communities. However …
Understanding patterns of species diversity at different spatial scales is important for adapting management and conservation efforts. We have therefore studied wild bee and …
The profound impacts of fire on natural ecosystems have moulded many aspects of life on Earth, but many of these effects remain poorly understood, other than in the most general …
P Heneberg, P Bogusch, J Řehounek - Journal of Insect Conservation, 2013 - Springer
Evidence-based conservation allows the evaluation of both the collateral benefits and the drawbacks of a wide range of human activities, like quarrying. In this study, the community …
JC Campos, J Bernhardt, N Aquilué, L Brotons… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rewilding has been proposed as an opportunity for biodiversity conservation in abandoned landscapes. However, rewilding is challenged by the increasing fire risk associated with …
Little is known about the impact of disturbances on functional diversity and the long‐term provisioning of ecosystem services, especially in animals. In this work we analyze the effect …
Wildfires simplify ecosystems, modifying the ecological niches of the fauna living in the recently burned areas. Small mammals respond rapidly to changes in habitat structure and …
X Santos, M Cheylan - Biological Conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
Wildfires are common disturbances that have a major impact on ecosystems. Recent decades have seen an increase in fire frequency and extension due to the combined effects …