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Are threatened species important for glueing interaction networks together?
Pamela González-del-Pliego, Núria Galiana, Juan David González-Trujillo, Frederico Mestre, Miguel Bastos Araújo, Vinicius A.G. Bastazini
10.1016/j.pecon.2024.11.003
Highlights

  • Ecological interactions shape the functioning and stability of ecosystems.

  • We assessed the vulnerability of species and their interactions in a mammal network.

  • The most important interactions in the network are, at least, partially at risk.

  • Threatened and non-threatened species make unique contributions to the ecological network.

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Available online 18 November 2024
Mapping the threat: projecting invasive plant distribution in the tropical Andes under climate change
Juan David González-Trujillo, Magda R. Escobar-Alba, David E. Lara, Juan E. Carvajal-C
10.1016/j.pecon.2024.11.002
Highlights

  • Tropical mountains provide favorable habitats for invasive plant species.

  • Climate change is expected to open new space for the spread of invasive species.

  • Invasive species could gain between 1,000 and 10,000 km2 of more suitable areas.

  • The areas of greatest suitability are not necessarily at the highest elevations.

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Available online 18 November 2024
Jaguar at the Edge: movement patterns in human-altered landscapes
Vanesa Bejarano Alegre, Claudia Zukeran Kanda, Júlia Emi de Faria Oshima, Bernardo Brandão Niebuhr, Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato, Jeffrey J Thompson, Luca Börger, Milton Cezar Ribeiro
10.1016/j.pecon.2024.10.002
Highlights

  • Jaguars revisited forest, drainage, agriculture, and roads edge frequently.

  • Larger forest patches are vital refuges for jaguars in human landscapes.

  • Jaguars avoided large agricultural areas but often revisited their edges.

  • Jaguars moved faster near roads, avoiding prolonged stays in these areas.

  • Jaguars moved slower near drainage areas, which they frequently revisited.

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Available online 7 November 2024
Insectivorous birds and potential pest control services: An occupancy study of functional groups in a coffee landscape in Oaxaca, Mexico
Juan Andrés Figueroa-Alvarez, Rubén Ortega-Álvarez, Robert H. Manson, Vinicio J. Sosa, Leopoldo D. Vázquez-Reyes, Israel Medina Mena, Leonel Bautista Bautista
10.1016/j.pecon.2024.09.002
Highlights

  • Epiphytes within coffee landscapes enhance occupancy of most insectivorous birds.

  • Coffee dense rustic farms benefit bark gleaning birds and small canopy flycatchers.

  • High shrub cover, epiphytes, and coffee dominance benefit tiny foliage gleaners.

  • Habitat management can be guided by modelling the occupancy of functional groups.

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Available online 6 November 2024
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation