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A nation-wide census for future conservation actions
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Citizen science is a type of research which could be crucial for wildlife monitoring in the developing countries due to low funding opportunities and trained specialists. In the Republic of Moldova, this concept is not ...
Promoting co-existence of Saimaa ringed seal and commercial fisheries by developing a seal-safe fyke net
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is a critically endangered species, which lives only in the Saimaa lake area. Both commercial and recreational fisheries are common in the Saimaa lake area, and gillnets are one ...
When sustainable hunting brings to light the hidden value of natural habitats
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
While natural habitats are usually regarded as lacking any economic value, as the latter is concealed, remaining outside of any economic trade, ecosystem services confer some value to land areas based on the services they ...
Introduction – Does nature best manage itself or do protected areas need active conservation?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
A traditional approach to limit impacts of forestry on biodiversity is to set aside forests of conservation value. Many set-asides are relatively untouched, but some have a history of disturbances; wildfires, forest grazing, ...
Quantifying and assessing the need and potential for assisted migration
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Assisted migration (AM) has been suggested as a conservation strategy for aiding species to reach newly suitable locations as climate changes. The magnitude of decrease in range size and the extent of emerging new areas ...
Organic farming improves the spatiotemporal stability of pollinator species richness
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
The spatiotemporal stability of the biodiversity of service providers such as insect pollinators is critical to guarantee high and stable levels of ecosystem services in agroecosystems. The proportion of semi-natural ...
Using citizen science data for a species recovery project for house martins in Swiss communities
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
House martins are in decline in many western European countries. The reasons for the decline are poorly understood, but as a species placing their nest on the outside of buildings, the house martin strongly depends on human ...
The Pleasant Emotion of Sad Music
(University of Jyväskylä, Department of Music, 2013)
In general, sad music is thought to cause us to experience sadness, which is considered an unpleasant emotion. As a result, the question arises as to why we listen to sad music if it evokes sadness. We hypothesized that ...
Ecosystem carbon and biodiversity in thirteen landscapes around the world
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Impacts on biodiversity are considered one of the main detrimental consequences of changing climates. However, climate change mitigation is also directly influencing biodiversity if it is done by adding ecosystem carbon ...