ECCB 2018: Recent submissions
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Identifying umbrella species for connectivity conservation in Europe
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The viability of many species depends on the potential of successful dispersal between populations across broad landscapes. This is particularly true for terrestrial large mammals, many of which are sensitive to the impacts ... -
Audience Segmentation as a tool to improve targeting in tropical forest conservation: a case-study of a bushmeat hunting system in Liberia
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Techniques from the world of marketing could be applied by conservationists to improve behaviour change outcomes. One example is "audience segmentation", a method to improve targeting of interventions by ... -
Forestland connectivity in Romania – implications for management and conservation
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Forest management rules imposed on all forests in Romania provide habitat conditions for many species across forest landscapes, empirically proven by the high biodiversity of the Carpathians and their surroundings. However, ... -
Biodiversity effects of constructed and restored wetlands – an ecological and socioeconomical approach
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems with characteristics of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They have special biota adapted to inundation by water. Between 1970 and 2008, natural wetlands declined on average ... -
Restoration of an abandoned cultural landscape in a world heritage site – management of semi-natural hay meadows in the Vega Archipelago, Northern Norway
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The unique cultural landscape was one of the reason why the Vega Archipelago received World Heritage status in 2004. In this landscape generations of fishermen-farmers have combined fishing with small-scaled low intensive ... -
The elephant in the room; evaluating parasite infection with applications for management in an endangered host.
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)In natural populations parasites are aggregated, with the majority of parasites found in few, specific hosts, whereas the majority of hosts harbour low or no parasite burdens. Previous research has outlined certain demographic ... -
Small coastal lagoons under human pressure
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The Quark region in the Baltic Sea is known for high postglacial rebound; the isostatic land uplift measuring up to 8,5 mm/year, providing 700 ha new land area annually. This forms the landscape continuously, and gives ... -
Attitudes to Carnivores’ Reintroductions in the UK and the role of zoos
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Reintroductions may boost ecosystem function and environmental sustainability. However potential conflicts of interest suggest that the restoration of native wild carnivore species benefit from the understanding of its ... -
Mapping Cerrado woody plant traits with spaceborne hyperspectral data
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The Cerrado (Brazilian savannah), is the most diverse of all of the world's savannahs. While holding a high diversity and endemism of species, this biome is mostly unprotected and understudied. Also, recent studies have ... -
The Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility FinBIF - an integrated open data infrastructure supporting research and decision-making in conservation.
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)FinBIF was established to accelerate digitisation, mobilisation, and distribution of biodiversity data and to boost its use in research, administration, and the private sector. The core of the service has been built in a ... -
Rethinking Ecology, a new journal fostering new thinking in ecological research
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Rethinking Ecology is a new open access, peer-reviewed journal that aims at fostering both forward-thinking and the publication of novel ideas in all aspects of ecology, evolution and environmental science. Rethinking ... -
When mining the habitat of a rare carnivorous landsnail leads to a wealth of knowledge gain for the whole genus
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Powelliphanta is a genus of large land snails endemic to New Zealand. The twelve recognised species and numerous sub-species in that genus are known for their bright and colourful shells as well as their carnivorous habits. ... -
Impacts of environmentally realistic antidepressant exposure on behaviour and sperm traits in fish
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Pharmaceutical pollutants are increasingly being detected in ecosystems worldwide. Indeed, approximately 1 in 10 currently manufactured pharmaceuticals have been found in the environment. In this regard, pollution by ... -
Metabarcoding of arthropod communities as biomonitoring tool for the conservation
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Deforestation and fragmentation of forests contributes to dramatic loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. As a strategy to combat this degradation, it has been proposed to recover deforested areas through forest ... -
Exposure to a widespread agricultural pollutant alters ecologically important behaviours in fish
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The capacity of pharmaceutical pollution to alter behaviour in wildlife is of increasing concern to the scientific community. A major pathway of these contaminants into the environment is the treatment of livestock with ... -
Space use data and systematic conservation planning inform habitat conservation priorities for brown bears in Romania
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Recovery of large carnivores in the European human-dominated landscapes has sparked a debate regarding the optimal landscape conditions in which carnivores can thrive and coexist with humans (López-Bao et al. 2015). Here, ... -
The impact of freshwater mussels (order Unionoida) on river bed characteristics and sediment flux: A flume-based study.
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Unionoid mussels are considered keystone species due to their ability to modify and link pelagic, benthic and hyporheic environments in freshwater systems, [1,2,3] yet empirical data to determine their influence on river ... -
An optimization approach for balancing global wood demand and environmental goals on management strategies in Swedish forests
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The transition towards the bio-based economy in the future increases the demand for raw materials from the forests. This will increase the extraction of wood from the forests but may adversely affect its biodiversity and ... -
Slow response of grassland specialists to habitat fragmentation in well-connected calcareous grasslands
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Due to the transition from traditional land use to modern agriculture throughout Europe, semi-natural grasslands are subject to severe environmental changes. Both agricultural intensification and abandonment have caused ... -
Blue target classification and Heureka
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Forest and its waters are closely connected and dependent on each other. This means that management activities in the forest affect water quality. To be able to take as effective consideration as possible it is important ...