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Dams promote ecological changes on rivers tackled by the Serial Discontinuity Concept.
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Multidimensional diversity of fish was studied along a 1700 km river stretch.
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Species richness and trophic and isotopic diversity increased towards the river mouth.
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Dam cascades caused declines in fish species richness and ecological diversity and higher turnover.
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Long dam-free stretches of rivers were key for the recovery of ecological diversity.
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Large forest patches within PAs aid at maintaining the connectivity for small dispersal mammals.
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High anthropization in the Andean region limits the connectivity for forest mammals.
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Deforestation in the Andes Amazon Transition Belt (AATB) threatens identified priority corridors.
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CUs and ILs help regulate energy balance components, with lower LST and albedo and higher ET than multiple-use areas.
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External pressures (deforestation, burned areas) have led to significant changes in LST and albedo over the past two decades, particularly in MUs.
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The main predictors of changes in LST, ET, and albedo were the CUs and ILs, burned area, % native vegetation, NDVI, water deficit , and precipitation.
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Results showed significant differences between biomes, with higher daytime LST and lower ET in the Cerrado compared with the Amazon.
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The conversion rates of native vegetation were higher in MUs than in protected areas, , particularly in the Amazon region of Mato Grosso state.
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We design a multi-objective Integer Linear Programming model for MPA selection.
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The model maximizes ecological habitat and connectivity along the Kuroshio current.
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We simulate larval drift from Batanes, Philippines to settlement areas in Taiwan.
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We feed estimated travel time to the optimization model.
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Our framework can inform a potential transboundary MPA network.
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Open biomes cover ∼60% of land worldwide, and are associated with many biodiversity hotspots.
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There, plants typically allocate most biomass belowground, yet functional roles of belowground coarse organs are overlooked.
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Perenniality and decomposability of belowground coarse organs can differ greatly from that of fine roots.
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We call for the inclusion of belowground coarse organs and their functions, especially in carbon cycling research.
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Such inclusive approach can refine mitigation policies and our view on the functioning and conservation of open biomes.
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Data collection can deplete conservation resources.
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This can be circumvented by making better use of readily available data.
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We provide a roadmap for how researchers can make better use of existing data.
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Doing so will make conservation research more efficient and effective.