Identifying core habitats and corridors for giant pandas by combining multiscale random forest and connectivity analysis
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8628
Abstract: Abstract Habitat loss and fragmentation are widely acknowledged as the main driver of the decline of giant panda populations. The Chinese government has made great efforts to protect this charming species and has made remarkable… read more here.
Keywords: giant pandas; core; giant panda; core habitats ... See more keywords
Species’ traits do not converge on optimum values in preferred habitats
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-4041-y
Abstract: Plant trait expression is shaped by filters, which can alter trait means and variances, theoretically driving species toward an “optimum” trait value for a set of environmental conditions. Recent research has highlighted the ubiquity of… read more here.
Keywords: trait; core habitats; species traits; traits converge ... See more keywords