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Habitat suitability for Twaite shad in the Sea Scheldt Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek
Exploring the suitability of bromeliads as aquatic breeding habitats for cacao pollinators Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bromeliads are common plants in the Neotropics. Being epiphytic, they are often incorrectly considered as parasites and removed from agroforestry systems. However, their water-filled leaf axils provide habitats for a diverse group of aquatic organisms, potentially including cacao pollinating dipterans which could be beneficial to local farmers. Thus far, it is unclear how frequently and abundantly potential pollinators occur in bromeliads in ...
Green vs brown food web : effects of habitat type on multidimensional stability proxies for a highly-resolved Antarctic food web Universiteit Gent
Food web analyses are powerful tools to understand the structure, dynamics and stability of communities. Potter Cove (25 de Mayo/King George Island) is one of the most biodiverse and studied fjords on the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), where climate change is affecting benthic and pelagic communities. This fjord ecosystem presents a considerable degree of environmental and species distribution heterogeneity across space: the outer portion of ...
The importance of habitat productivity, stability and heterogeneity for spider species richness in coastal grey dunes along the North Sea and its implications for conservation Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek
Evaluating landscape suitability for Golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and Wied’s black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii) in the Bahian Atlantic Forest Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
In southern Bahia, Brazil, rapid deforestation of the Atlantic Forest threatens a variety of endemic wildlife, including the Endangered golden-headed lion tamarin (GHLT; Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and the Near Threatened Wied’s black-tufted-ear marmoset (Wied’s marmoset; Callithrix kuhlii). Identifying high quality areas in the landscape is critical for mounting efficient conservation programs for these primates. We constructed ecological niche ...
Wetland Suitability and Connectivity for Trans-Saharan Migratory Waterbirds Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
To complete their life cycle waterbirds rely on patchily distributed and often ephemeral wetlands along their migration route in a vast unsuitable matrix. However, further loss and degradation of remaining wetland habitats might lead to a configuration and size of stopovers that is no longer sufficient to ensure long-term survival of waterbird populations. By identifying optimal conservation targets to maintain overall habitat availability en ...
Climatic suitability and compatibility of the invasive Iris pseudacorus L. (Iridaceae) in the Southern Hemisphere: Considerations for biocontrol Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A B S T R A C T
Iris pseudacorus L. (Iridaceae) is an emergent macrophyte native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia.
Considered invasive in wetland habitats around the world, this species is now the target of a biocontrol pro-
gramme in the Southern Hemisphere. Native range surveys of the weed led to the selection of the flea beetle,
Aphthona nonstriata Goeze (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), as a candidate ...
Iris pseudacorus L. (Iridaceae) is an emergent macrophyte native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia.
Considered invasive in wetland habitats around the world, this species is now the target of a biocontrol pro-
gramme in the Southern Hemisphere. Native range surveys of the weed led to the selection of the flea beetle,
Aphthona nonstriata Goeze (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), as a candidate ...
Integrating pedestrian-habitat models and network kernel density estimations to measure street pedestrian suitability Universiteit Gent
Pedestrian-oriented urban designs are sustainable from a mobility perspective, and could therefore be used to improve urban environments. This study proposes an analogy between the ecological idea of habitat and the pedestrian urban environment and introduces the concept of "pedestrian habitat quality". We present a methodology based on this concept to measure pedestrian habitat suitability in an urban street network, combining network kernel ...