Development and field validation of a regional, management‐scale habitat model: A koala Phascolarctos cinereus case study
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3300
Abstract: Abstract Species distribution models have great potential to efficiently guide management for threatened species, especially for those that are rare or cryptic. We used MaxEnt to develop a regional‐scale model for the koala Phascolarctos cinereus… read more here.
Keywords: habitat quality; field; management; koala ... See more keywords
Is conservation based on best available science creating an ecological trap for an imperiled lagomorph?
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7104
Abstract: Abstract Habitat quality regulates fitness and population density, making it a key driver of population size. Hence, increasing habitat quality is often a primary goal of species conservation. Yet, assessments of fitness and density are… read more here.
Keywords: quality; habitat quality; conservation; density ... See more keywords
Reduced habitat quality increases intrinsic but not ecological costs of reproduction
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8859
Abstract: Abstract Although the costs of reproduction are predicted to vary with the quality of the breeding habitat thereby affecting population dynamics and life‐history trade‐offs, empirical evidence for this pattern remains sparse and equivocal. Costs of… read more here.
Keywords: quality; survival; ecological costs; habitat quality ... See more keywords
Long-term survival probability, not current habitat quality, predicts dispersal distance in a stream salamander.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2982
Abstract: Dispersal evolves as an adaptive mechanism to optimize individual fitness across the landscape. Specifically, dispersal represents a mechanism to escape fitness costs resulting from changes in environmental conditions. Decades of empirical work suggest that individuals… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; variation; habitat quality; dispersal distance ... See more keywords
Time-averaging voles match density with long-term habitat quality.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3036
Abstract: An optimal habitat-selecting organism should use a dispersal strategy that enables occupation of the habitat yielding greatest fitness. The strategy is complicated when habitat quality varies through time. Theory predicts that the long-term distribution of… read more here.
Keywords: quality; habitat; habitat quality; long term ... See more keywords
Mapping the Relative Habitat Quality Values for the Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) of the Canadian Prairies Using an Innovative Parameterization Approach in the InVEST HQ Module
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DOI: 10.1007/s00267-021-01502-w
Abstract: The range and population of Burrowing Owls (BOs) are declining in the Canadian Prairies. Multiple anthropogenic sources of degradation (threat) are attributed to this trend. Yet, the cumulative degradation caused by these sources has not… read more here.
Keywords: degradation; burrowing owls; habitat; range ... See more keywords
Injury frequency and severity in crayfish communities as indicators of physical habitat quality and water quality within agricultural headwater streams
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-8171-z
Abstract: Crayfishes (Decapoda) are common inhabitants of agricultural headwater streams in the Midwestern USA that have been impacted by physical habitat degradation and contamination by agricultural pollutants. The frequency and severity of injuries within crayfish communities… read more here.
Keywords: quality; physical habitat; habitat quality; water ... See more keywords
Quantitative assessment of the habitat quality dynamics in Yellow River Basin, China
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09404-4
Abstract: Habitat quality is an important indicator for measuring regional biodiversity and ecosystem service value. A change in habitat quality is the direct result of the interaction between human activities and the natural environment. In this… read more here.
Keywords: yellow river; quality; habitat quality; river basin ... See more keywords
Water availability drives habitat quality for the butterfly Plebejus argus in a Mediterranean sand dune landscape
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-017-0026-8
Abstract: For terrestrial species, habitat is frequently defined as physical patches of a certain land cover type in a matrix of non-habitat. However, the appropriate definition of habitat quality requires more detailed information on the resources… read more here.
Keywords: quality; habitat quality; sand dune; plebejus argus ... See more keywords
Behavioral switching in Magellanic woodpeckers reveals perception of habitat quality at different spatial scales
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-018-0746-5
Abstract: ContextThe switching pattern between behavioral modes provides a mechanistic basis for understanding how animals perceive and memorize the habitat quality in their home ranges.ObjectivesWe assessed if Magellanic woodpeckers (Campephilus magellanicus) move based on habitat quality… read more here.
Keywords: quality; quality different; habitat quality; magellanic woodpeckers ... See more keywords
Brood provisioning and reproductive benefits in relation to habitat quality: a food supplementation experiment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.05.009
Abstract: Food availability is a major characteristic of habitat quality, linking habitats with demographic parameters such as reproductive performance. Parent birds adjust their food provisioning to both habitat-specific food characteristics and the demands of their young.… read more here.
Keywords: quality; brood; habitat quality; food ... See more keywords