A priority research field addresses how to optimize diverse ecosystem services to people, including biodiversity support, regulatory, utilitarian and cultural services. This field may …
Herbivorous animals tend to seek out plants at intermediate phenological states to improve energy intake while minimizing consumption of fibrous material. In some ecosystems, the …
In semi-arid environments characterized by erratic rainfall and scattered primary production, migratory movements are a key survival strategy of large herbivores to track resources over …
Q Ma, Y Zhu, Y Wang, T Liu, X Qing, J Liu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Body size is closely related to the trophic level and abundance of soil fauna, particularly nematodes. Therefore, size-based analyses are increasingly prominent in unveiling soil …
C Kiffner, DM Boyle, K Denninger-Snyder, BM Kissui… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Species interactions such as facilitation and predation influence food webs, yet it is unclear how they are mediated by environmental gradients. Here we test the stress gradient …
Despite being key conservation instruments, the ecological effectiveness of protected areas (PAs) is contested. To assess the ecological effectiveness of PAs in the Katavi‐Rukwa …
A Maier, L Tharandt, F Linsel, V Krakov… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2023 - Springer
A unique property of the Paleolithic record is the possibility to observe human societies in large areas and over long periods of time. At these large spatial and temporal scales, a …
SL Petersen, JD Scasta, KA Schoenecker… - … Wildlife Ecology and …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
America, often referred to as free-roaming, free-ranging, or wild horses and burros, are introduced species that are currently increasing in arid and semi-arid rangelands. They differ …
There are two species of free-roaming feral equids in North America: horses (Equus caballus) and donkeys or “burros”(E. asinus). Both species were introduced as domestic …