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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
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:342-7
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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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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
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:358-66
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  • 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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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
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:348-57
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  • 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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Bird communities in the Dry Chaco of South America: vegetation structure and climate effects
Romina Cardozo, Ricardo B. Machado
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:374-83
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  • Vegetation and climate conditions in dry forest are key regulators of microclimate.

  • Bird composition were associated with canopy changes.

  • While vegetation drives differences of dry-forest birds, climate was for all birds.

  • Higher temperatures during the day decrease bird activity in the Dry Chaco.

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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
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:331-41
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  • 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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Guiding transdisciplinary synthesis processes for social-ecological policy decisions
Jean Paul Metzger, Carlos Joly, Gerd Sparovek, Renata Pardini, Patricia Ruggiero, Gabriela di Giulio, Cristina Azevedo, Danilo Boscolo, ... Rafael B. Chaves
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:315-27
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  • Synthesis science can efficiently leverage the process of co-producing policies when it uses transdisciplinary approaches.

  • Adapting interdisciplinary working group model is pivotal for effectively implementing transdisciplinary synthesis approaches.

  • We share eight learnings to tackle transdisciplinary syntheses challenges and barriers.

  • These learnings allowed us to better deal with mismatches in the implementation space between research and practice.

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Maintenance of a scavenger ancient food web in insular remote areas
Ulises Balza, Samanta Dodino, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Alejandro Kusch, Andrea Raya-Rey
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:367-73
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  • Trophic interactions of Andean condors were studied through non-invasive sampling.

  • Andean Condors in Tierra del Fuego exhibit a unique reliance on marine food webs.

  • 38% of the carbon in condor feathers from Tierra del Fuego was marine originated.

  • Protected areas are relevant for the conservation of ancient interactions.

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Forest-biased terminology does not help to include open ecosystems in conservation policies
Gerhard E. Overbeck, Valério D. Pillar
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:328-30
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  • In all conservation debates, terminology needs to adequately describe the ecosystems in questions.

  • Using ‘Forest Code’ for Law 12.651, Brazil's Law for Protection of Native Vegetation, is incorrect and should be abandoned.

  • The term ‘deforestation’ should not be applied to vegetation types other than forest.

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