ECCB 2018: Recent submissions
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Beyond describing threats: Rigorous analysis of conservation interventions
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Conservation science as a discipline spends a lot of effort describing threats. While this is important, relatively little attention is paid to rigorously testing conservation interventions. Conservation Evidence is one ... -
Shrub growth and expansion in the Arctic tundra: an assessment of controlling factors using an evidence-based approach.
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Background Woody shrubs have increased in biomass and expanded into new areas throughout the Pan-Arctic tundra biome in recent decades, which has been linked to a biome-wide observed increase in productivity [1]. Experimental, ... -
Snow Leopard Population Genetics and Diet Analysis in the Baltistan Region of Northern Pakistan
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), is perfectly evolved to endure the frigid temperatures and rugged, inhospitable mountain terrain found throughout its Central Asian home range (1). This, along with it’s phantom-like ... -
Does our current environmental monitoring support adaptive management?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)European environmental and rural development policies require programmes of statutory monitoring using prescribed parameters - for example water quality parameters are monitored by all countries that implement the Water ... -
Conservation Biology is not a single field of science: how to judge citation impact properly
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Conservation Biology is not a single field of science. It is a multitude of very different fields of science. It ranges from continental-scale distribution change simulations using planetary-scale climate data, to understanding ... -
Biodiversity conservation on farmland: start at the landscape level
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)For decades, policy makers, NGO’s, companies in the agro-production chain and farmers are struggling to improve biodiversity in Europe’s countryside. Most efforts focus on individual farms. However, we know that in ... -
Armageddon scribes: only transdisciplinarity will rescue conservation biology from irrelevancy
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)I argue that our discipline is caught in a rut of irrelevancy on the grander scale. Much of our research is focussed on refining the basics of what we essentially already know well. While there will always be processes to ... -
Natura 2000 stakeholder involvement in Turkey's forests
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Participation of local stakeholders is very important in selection and creation of Natura 2000 areas. There is not a standard procedure that has been developed by the EU in this respect. This study primarily aims to establish ... -
Towards greater context for scholarly metrics
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)This talk will discuss how most quantitative approaches to evaluating research do not yet fully capture the true disciplinary and public influence of science research. I suggest how machines can aid in human judgement and ... -
When the nature’s contributions to people approach meets REDD
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The concept of Nature’s Contributions to People coined by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, IPBES, recognizes the central role that culture plays in defining all links between people ... -
Using the multi-vantage point method to assess the conservation status of the tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) in the Philippines
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The tamaraw is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines. Previously considered widely distributed in the island, by 2007 they are now thought to remain in only three areas. The multi-vantage point method was ... -
Flow as a disturbance agent: fish responses to serial flooding in a hydrologically-variable dryland river system, Australia
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Lowland rivers are one of the most prominent freshwater ecosystems globally, yet are also one of the most imperiled from expanding human settlements, agriculture and water resources capture. Many countries are implementing ... -
Effect of forest naturalness on assemblages of different morphological groups of wood-inhabiting fungi
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Forestry is known to have clear negative effects on the diversity of fungal species, especially on those that are producing large, long living fruitbodies. However, the effect of forestry has not been comprehensively studied ... -
Seal Exclusion Device in a pontoon trap for salmonids affects the size and numbers of caught fish
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Year Test Seal visits (no) Frequency (visits per filmed hour) Total time in trap or by SED (mm:ss) 2012 Diamond mesh SED 1 0.01 00:07 2012 Control 6 0.01 00:54 2016 Square mesh ... -
The role of old growth forests in carbon sequestration – do we know enough for scenario modelling?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Increasing the area of unmanaged forests and lengthening the rotation in managed forests has been suggested as a possible strategy to increase carbon sequestration and biodiversity in forests simultaneosly. However, since ... -
#DamOrNot: bridging science and current affairs through an educational Twitter game
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Do you know how many rivers you crossed over on your journey to school or work today? How many of those rivers have culverts that could act as barriers to the movement of fishes, materials, or even water? Or, did you hear ... -
A five-step approach to evaluate effects of infrastructure on biodiversity at Malmbanan, Sweden
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) is planning a double railway-track along Malmbanan, between Kiruna and Narvik, due to increasing demands for iron ore from mines in northern Sweden. The project will lead ... -
Natural Climate Solutions. What are the natural sinks, what capacity they offer, how they can be maximized?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Better stewardship of land is needed to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement goal of holding warming below 2°C; however, confusion persists about the specific set of land stewardship options available and their mitigation ... -
“Beyond the grassland”: habitat use of extensively grazing cattle, sheep
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The role of extensive grazing in nature conservation is growing. The historical importance of this management type in Europe is widely acknowledged, but detailed, systematic description of the practices and of the related ... -
Artificial feeding of wildlife: where do we go?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Food provisioning to wildlife is an issue of increasing conservation concern due to its consequences on species and ecosystems. Humans have increased the amount of food available to wildlife and its spatio-temporal ...