Using historical habitat loss to predict contemporary mammal extirpations in Neotropical forests
Conserv Biol. 2024 Mar 8:e14245. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14245. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUnderstanding which species will be extirpated in the aftermath of large-scale human disturbance is critical to mitigating biodiversity loss, particularly in hyperdiverse tropical biomes. Deforestation is the strongest driver of contemporary local extinctions in tropical forests but may occur at different tempos. The 2 most extensive tropical forest biomes in South America-the Atlantic Forest and the Amazon-have experienced historically divergent pathways of habitat loss and biodiversity decay, providing a unique case study to investiga...
Source: Conservation Biology - March 8, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Juliano A Bogoni Carlos A Peres Ana B Navarro Vitor Carvalho-Rocha Mauro Galetti Source Type: research
Effects of agriculture and nature reserves on avian behavior in northwestern Costa Rica
Conserv Biol. 2024 Mar 7:e14241. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14241. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBehavioral changes are often animals' first responses to environmental change and may act as a bellwether for population viability. Nonetheless, most studies of habitat conversion focus on changes in species occurrences or abundances. We analyzed >14,000 behavioral observations across 55 bird species in communities in northwestern Costa Rica to determine how land use affects reproductive, foraging, and other passive kinds of behaviors not associated with either foraging or reproduction. Specifically, we quantified differences in beha...
Source: Conservation Biology - March 7, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Alison Ke Rahel Sollmann Luke Frishkoff Alejandra Echeverri Jim Zook Daniel S Karp Source Type: research
Influence of microclimate and forest management on bat species faced with global change
We examined whether bat activity during the summer dry season is greater in forests where coastal fog provides moisture and more stable temperatures across both protected mature stands and those regularly logged. Acoustic monitoring was conducted at a landscape scale with 20 study sites, and generalized linear mixed models were used to examine the influence of habitat variables. Six species were positively associated with warmer nighttime temperature, and 5 species had a negative relationship with humidity or a positive relationship with climatic moisture deficit. Our results suggest that these mammals may have greater cli...
Source: Conservation Biology - March 6, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Chelsea L Andreozzi Todd E Dawson Justin Kitzes Adina M Merenlender Source Type: research
Influence of microclimate and forest management on bat species faced with global change
We examined whether bat activity during the summer dry season is greater in forests where coastal fog provides moisture and more stable temperatures across both protected mature stands and those regularly logged. Acoustic monitoring was conducted at a landscape scale with 20 study sites, and generalized linear mixed models were used to examine the influence of habitat variables. Six species were positively associated with warmer nighttime temperature, and 5 species had a negative relationship with humidity or a positive relationship with climatic moisture deficit. Our results suggest that these mammals may have greater cli...
Source: Conservation Biology - March 6, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Chelsea L Andreozzi Todd E Dawson Justin Kitzes Adina M Merenlender Source Type: research
Exploring the potential for online data sources to enhance species threat mapping through the case study of global bat exploitation
Conserv Biol. 2024 Mar 5:e14242. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14242. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExpanding digital data sources, including social media and online news, provide a low-cost way to examine human-nature interactions, such as wildlife exploitation. However, the extent to which using such data sources can expand or bias understanding of the distribution and intensity of threats has not been comprehensively assessed. To address this gap, we quantified the geographical and temporal distribution of online sources documenting the hunting and trapping, consumption, or trade of bats (Chiroptera) and compared these with the dis...
Source: Conservation Biology - March 5, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Sara Bronwen Hunter Malik Oedin Julie Weeds Fiona Mathews Source Type: research
Quantitative evaluation of the global impacts of human land modification on raptors
Conserv Biol. 2024 Mar 5:e14228. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14228. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRaptors are threatened by anthropogenic land modifications, but targeted quantitative assessment of these impacts is lacking. We conducted the first global quantitative evaluation of the impacts of human-modified land on raptors. We used eBird data from 2001 to 2020 on 425 raptor species and occupancy models to assess the impacts of human-modified land on raptor distribution. The mean spatiotemporal correlations of human settlement, cropland, and pasture with raptor occupancy probability were -0.048 (SE 0.031), -0.134 (0.032), and -0.14...
Source: Conservation Biology - March 5, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Taxing Zhang Yu Xu Jianghong Ran Source Type: research
Exploring the potential for online data sources to enhance species threat mapping through the case study of global bat exploitation
Conserv Biol. 2024 Mar 5:e14242. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14242. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExpanding digital data sources, including social media and online news, provide a low-cost way to examine human-nature interactions, such as wildlife exploitation. However, the extent to which using such data sources can expand or bias understanding of the distribution and intensity of threats has not been comprehensively assessed. To address this gap, we quantified the geographical and temporal distribution of online sources documenting the hunting and trapping, consumption, or trade of bats (Chiroptera) and compared these with the dis...
Source: Conservation Biology - March 5, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Sara Bronwen Hunter Malik Oedin Julie Weeds Fiona Mathews Source Type: research
Quantitative evaluation of the global impacts of human land modification on raptors
Conserv Biol. 2024 Mar 5:e14228. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14228. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRaptors are threatened by anthropogenic land modifications, but targeted quantitative assessment of these impacts is lacking. We conducted the first global quantitative evaluation of the impacts of human-modified land on raptors. We used eBird data from 2001 to 2020 on 425 raptor species and occupancy models to assess the impacts of human-modified land on raptor distribution. The mean spatiotemporal correlations of human settlement, cropland, and pasture with raptor occupancy probability were -0.048 (SE 0.031), -0.134 (0.032), and -0.14...
Source: Conservation Biology - March 5, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Taxing Zhang Yu Xu Jianghong Ran Source Type: research
Erratum to Effects of human depopulation and warming climate on bird populations in Japan
Conserv Biol. 2024 Mar 3:e14252. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14252. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38433371 | DOI:10.1111/cobi.14252 (Source: Conservation Biology)
Source: Conservation Biology - March 4, 2024 Category: Biology Source Type: research
The influence of social identity on attitudes toward wildlife
This study illustrates the utility of social identity theory for explaining and influencing human-wildlife interactions.PMID:38433373 | DOI:10.1111/cobi.14243 (Source: Conservation Biology)
Source: Conservation Biology - March 4, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Max H Birdsong Alexander L Metcalf Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf Holly Kathleen Nesbitt Justin A Gude Source Type: research
Evaluating ecosystem protection and fragmentation of the world's major mountain regions
Conserv Biol. 2024 Feb 26:e14240. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14240. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTConserving mountains is important for protecting biodiversity because they have high beta diversity and endemicity, facilitate species movement, and provide numerous ecosystem benefits for people. Mountains are often thought to have lower levels of human modification and contain more protected area than surrounding lowlands. To examine this, we compared biogeographic attributes of the largest, contiguous, mountainous region on each continent. In each region, we generated detailed ecosystems based on Köppen-Geiger climate regions, ecor...
Source: Conservation Biology - February 26, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: David M Theobald Aerin L Jacob Paul R Elsen Erik A Beever Libby Ehlers Jodi Hilty Source Type: research
Evaluating ecosystem protection and fragmentation of the world's major mountain regions
Conserv Biol. 2024 Feb 26:e14240. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14240. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTConserving mountains is important for protecting biodiversity because they have high beta diversity and endemicity, facilitate species movement, and provide numerous ecosystem benefits for people. Mountains are often thought to have lower levels of human modification and contain more protected area than surrounding lowlands. To examine this, we compared biogeographic attributes of the largest, contiguous, mountainous region on each continent. In each region, we generated detailed ecosystems based on Köppen-Geiger climate regions, ecor...
Source: Conservation Biology - February 26, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: David M Theobald Aerin L Jacob Paul R Elsen Erik A Beever Libby Ehlers Jodi Hilty Source Type: research
Evaluating ecosystem protection and fragmentation of the world's major mountain regions
Conserv Biol. 2024 Feb 26:e14240. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14240. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTConserving mountains is important for protecting biodiversity because they have high beta diversity and endemicity, facilitate species movement, and provide numerous ecosystem benefits for people. Mountains are often thought to have lower levels of human modification and contain more protected area than surrounding lowlands. To examine this, we compared biogeographic attributes of the largest, contiguous, mountainous region on each continent. In each region, we generated detailed ecosystems based on Köppen-Geiger climate regions, ecor...
Source: Conservation Biology - February 26, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: David M Theobald Aerin L Jacob Paul R Elsen Erik A Beever Libby Ehlers Jodi Hilty Source Type: research
Evaluating ecosystem protection and fragmentation of the world's major mountain regions
Conserv Biol. 2024 Feb 26:e14240. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14240. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTConserving mountains is important for protecting biodiversity because they have high beta diversity and endemicity, facilitate species movement, and provide numerous ecosystem benefits for people. Mountains are often thought to have lower levels of human modification and contain more protected area than surrounding lowlands. To examine this, we compared biogeographic attributes of the largest, contiguous, mountainous region on each continent. In each region, we generated detailed ecosystems based on Köppen-Geiger climate regions, ecor...
Source: Conservation Biology - February 26, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: David M Theobald Aerin L Jacob Paul R Elsen Erik A Beever Libby Ehlers Jodi Hilty Source Type: research
Evaluating ecosystem protection and fragmentation of the world's major mountain regions
Conserv Biol. 2024 Feb 26:e14240. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14240. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTConserving mountains is important for protecting biodiversity because they have high beta diversity and endemicity, facilitate species movement, and provide numerous ecosystem benefits for people. Mountains are often thought to have lower levels of human modification and contain more protected area than surrounding lowlands. To examine this, we compared biogeographic attributes of the largest, contiguous, mountainous region on each continent. In each region, we generated detailed ecosystems based on Köppen-Geiger climate regions, ecor...
Source: Conservation Biology - February 26, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: David M Theobald Aerin L Jacob Paul R Elsen Erik A Beever Libby Ehlers Jodi Hilty Source Type: research
