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Towards a sustainable insect food production system
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Insect production has been suggested as a food production system that could be more sustainable than many conventional livestock systems. Insects are a promising source of nutrients for humans containing high amounts of ...
Conservation, local well-being and ecosystem services inside the Bwabwata National Park
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
On a global scale, high biodiversity areas show a large overlap with the indigenous people's traditional territories, hence approaches in biodiversity conservation shifted from exclusion to involvement of local people into ...
Species in the Virtual World: Culturomics meets Biogeography
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Since the evolution of consciousness, animals and plants have been core components of mental models that humans use to make sense of the world. The species that populate these models inevitably include those that have ...
How do stand characteristics and crown heterogeneity influence bat activity in forests?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
In forest ecosystems, changes in three-dimensional structure that may be induced by forest management influence the presence and abundance of plant and animal species. This is particularly true for bats as they make extensive ...
Linking pollinator abundance in field margins to crop pollination service
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Crop pollination services are an often-used argument for supporting pollinators in agricultural landscapes. However, the link between pollinator occurrence in the proximity of fields and realized crop pollination service ...
A joint SCB-Europe and SCB-Africa initiative: The 100 questions for biodiversity conservation in Mediterranean North Africa
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
The Mediterranean region is a hotspot of biodiversity facing numerous environmental threats and socio-economic challenges. Researchers have a key role in providing pragmatic solutions for the conservation of biodiversity, ...
Analysing the road verges as ecological assets - BIodiversity as company
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Using GIS-analysis in identifying valuable habitats on slopes of Finnish traffic network
Certain built up or otherwise strongly modified environments may be significant for preserving species in endangered natural habitats. ...
Taking a more nuanced look at demand reduction
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
The illegal wildlife trade is a multibillion dollar industry, and a major cause of wildlife declines (Nellemann et al. 2014). It can contribute to the spread of invasive species and diseases, and the loss of biodiversity ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in forest - the ‘BioHolz’ project
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Whenever a tree dies, it makes room for millions of organisms contributing to the crucial ecosystem process of decomposition. The diversity of saproxylic organisms, which are depending in at least some stage of their life ...
Large carnivore attacks on humans: a worldwide study to investigate spatial-temporal patterns, triggering factors, scenarios, and species attributes
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Large carnivore attacks on humans are increasing globally in the last decades. The expansion of human population and activities in areas inhabited by large carnivores, together with the recovery which several of these ...