Key questions in marine megafauna movement ecology

GC Hays, LC Ferreira, AMM Sequeira… - Trends in ecology & …, 2016 - cell.com
It is a golden age for animal movement studies and so an opportune time to assess priorities
for future work. We assembled 40 experts to identify key questions in this field, focussing on …

Migratory animals couple biodiversity and ecosystem functioning worldwide

S Bauer, BJ Hoye - Science, 2014 - science.org
Background Every year, billions of migratory animals cross the planet in pursuit of increased
foraging opportunities, improved safety, and higher reproductive output. In so doing, these …

Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations

T Roslin, B Hardwick, V Novotny, WK Petry, NR Andrew… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Biotic interactions underlie ecosystem structure and function, but predicting interaction
outcomes is difficult. We tested the hypothesis that biotic interaction strength increases …

Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally

DA Gill, MB Mascia, GN Ahmadia, L Glew, SE Lester… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being used globally to conserve marine
resources. However, whether many MPAs are being effectively and equitably managed, and …

Cold truths: how winter drives responses of terrestrial organisms to climate change

CM Williams, HAL Henry, BJ Sinclair - Biological Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Winter is a key driver of individual performance, community composition, and ecological
interactions in terrestrial habitats. Although climate change research tends to focus on …

A movement ecology paradigm for unifying organismal movement research

R Nathan, WM Getz, E Revilla… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Movement of individual organisms is fundamental to life, quilting our planet in a rich tapestry
of phenomena with diverse implications for ecosystems and humans. Movement research is …

Migration in butterflies: a global overview

S Chowdhury, RA Fuller, H Dingle… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insect populations including butterflies are declining worldwide, and they are becoming an
urgent conservation priority in many regions. Understanding which butterfly species migrate …

The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): unforeseen successes in animal ecology

N Pettorelli, S Ryan, T Mueller, N Bunnefeld… - Climate research, 2011 - int-res.com
This review highlights the latest developments associated with the use of the Normalized
Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in ecology. Over the last decade, the NDVI has proven …

Animal migration to northern latitudes: environmental changes and increasing threats

V Kubelka, BK Sandercock, T Székely… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Every year, many wild animals undertake long-distance migration to breed in the north,
taking advantage of seasonally high pulses in food supply, fewer parasites, and lower …

A complex phenotype in salmon controlled by a simple change in migratory timing

NF Thompson, EC Anderson, AJ Clemento… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Differentiation between ecotypes is usually presumed to be complex and polygenic.
Seasonal patterns of life history in salmon are used to categorize them into ecotypes, which …