ECCB 2018: Recent submissions
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The power of citizen science and big data to advance fungal conservation: setting the scene
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)In recent years, fungal conservation has gained momentum #1. Fungi are increasingly recognized as key players in ecosystem functioning, and the need to consider Fungi in conservation is increasingly accepted. Fungi are a ... -
Assessing population coherence and connectivity: some methods and caveats
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Genetic tools have been championed as providing novel and sensitive ways to detect the otherwise cryptic movements of organisms, and their genes, in the context of landscape connectivity. A variety of statistical approaches ... -
Cumulative Human Impacts on biRd Populations (CHIRP): A multi-tiered approach to conserving the near-threatened Eurasian Oystercatcher
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) is a partially migratory meadow bird, and wading bird, that has declined substantially in recent decades. The cause of the decline may be due to several threats which vary ... -
Inaccessibility determines primary forests distribution in the Western Carpathians, but their future is not guaranteed
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Currently, most forest landscapes are intensively managed and primary forests around the world are disappearing rapidly with strong negative impacts on biodiversity. However, national inventories of primary forests and ... -
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 ... -
Landscape changes associated to wind farm implementation increase predation on artificial ground-nests
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The effect of wind farms on birds has received considerable attention. Potential indirect impacts associated to these infrastructures include the attraction of predators that may increase nest predation rate, especially ... -
The Status and New Perspectives of World Fisheries in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Fisheries and aquaculture make significant contributions to global food security, livelihoods and economy, producing 167 million tonnes of fish, providing 17 percent of global populations' intake of animal protein and ... -
Persistence of boreal forest epiphytes under alternative objective-driven forest management scenarios
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Epiphytes need to colonize new suitable host trees before their existing host trees disappear in order to persist in forest landscapes. Thus, their persistence may be threatened by accelerated dynamics of intensive forest ... -
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 ... -
Species distribution models as a useful tool in conservation programs: the case of the Northern Bald Ibis
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) is one of the most endangered species on the planet. Its original distribution covered from Syria and Turkey (with migrant populations) to Morocco (where the species was sedentary). ... -
Preliminary conservation assessment of Cuban giant centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha)
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Abstract: In nature conservation, there is a general recognition of the need for increased knowledge about the Earth's species and for national capability to survey and inventory biological diversity, since conservation ... -
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 ... -
From policy to pollination: using mechanistic models to assess policy alternatives and management interventions on insect-mediated ecosystem services
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Increasing pressure on land to deliver more food and fibre with less environmental impact has dramatically increased the demand for assessing effects of present and future agri-environmental policies on ecosystem services ... -
Distribution of biodiversity in managed landscapes – can remotely sensed data be used to find biodiversity hot-spots?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Management of boreal forests for timber production has caused changes in forest structures and disturbance regimes, which have influenced distribution patterns and abundance for a wide range of organisms. The aim of this ... -
Distribution changes, species richness and the role of protected areas in Europe and Northern Africa. The case study of waterbirds
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Evidence is accumulating that avian species, and particularly waterbirds, are responding to anthropogenic pressure and climate change by, inter alia, changing their distributions, both in the breeding and non-breeding ... -
Stand-scale potential of production forests for lichen diversity: a hemiboreal perspective
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)It is still poorly documented how the role of production forests for sustaining biodiversity varies depending on the management techniques used, particularly in the case of species-rich and poorly detectable taxon groups. ... -
Hydrological disturbances and naturalness of aapa mires in Finland
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Peatlands comprise one of the key elements in the boreal landscape. In Finland, almost one third of the land area is covered by different types of peatlands. Half of the Finnish peatland area has been drained, however, and ... -
The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Sweden
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Sweden Emerging infectious disease is an important source of wildlife population declines and loss of biological diversity. Many of these emerging wildlife ... -
More effective Agricultural Environmental Schemes by professionalisation of farmer collectives?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Agricultural environmental schemes (AES) have been implemented in twenty-eight countries in Europe. In 2013 the agricultural area under agri-environmental schemes was 26.3 % of the utilised agricultural area in the ... -
Forecast the response of forest birds to climate change and forest management: does citizen science data provide accurate predictions?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)In the context of global changes and biodiversity mass extinction, species distribution models (SDMs) are of major importance for conservation and management. In particular, such models can be used for mapping spatial ...