ECCB 2018: Recent submissions
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Genetic tools for biodiversity conservation and wildlife management
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Applied conservation genetics is a seemingly ever-evolving field and still highly relevant as many species are lost or further endangered each day. Most recently genomics has added more tools to the conservation geneticist’s ... -
Introduction of non-indigenous benthic marine species in the Normand-Breton Gulf (France) over the two last centuries
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) is considered as one of the main threats to indigenous biodiversity, and because their eradication after introduction remains highly challenging and debatable, the prevention ... -
Data for conservation: GBIF supporting conservation science and its application
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The need for evidence-based conservation remains of vital importance in achieving targets as set out by the Convention of Biological Diversity. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an open-data research ... -
Where is Road Ecology going?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The building of new roads is a recognized agent of landscape transformation with several conservation implications for almost all species worldwide, threatening them with a huge variety of impacts (including some little ... -
Assessing the effect of multi-species involved in conservation conflicts
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Conservation conflicts (i.e. when parties clash over differences in their objectives and when one party asserts, or at least is perceived to assert, its interests at the expense of another) are one of the most challenging ... -
Multifunctional flower strips - does such a thing exist?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Agricultural production is one of the key drivers of biodiversity loss in the world, and as a consequence of this some ecosystem services that are important for crop production are threatened. There is a plethora of different ... -
Predicting the future for endangered birds
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Predicting the future for endangered birds Climate and habitat explain to a large extent the distribution and abundance of species but nowadays climate change and increasing pressure on land use are causing notable ... -
Accurate spatial ecology of endangered Saimaa ringed seals as a base for fishing closure determination
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) is an endangered subspecies living landlocked in Lake Saimaa, southeastern Finland. One of the major threats of this small population (ca 370 seals) is by-catch due to mainly ... -
At which spatial and temporal scales can fungi indicate habitat connectivity?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Isolation of habitats in space and time affects species globally and in a multitude of ecosystems [1]. It is however often difficult to assess the level of isolation from the point of view of the focal species [2]. ... -
THAT'S THE PRESS, BABY! THE PRESS! BUT THERE'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GREY SQUIRREL SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF THE MEDIA
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Eradication of introduced populations are key conservation tools to mitigate the impacts caused by established alien species. Although the scientific community widely agrees with the necessity to manage and control invasive ... -
Tracking the origin of ivory through genetic analysis in Cambodia
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Cambodia is one of 13 countries that still contain dwindling numbers of wild Asian elephants, Elephus maximus. Now in highly fragmented populations, the Asian elephant is classified as endangered on the IUCN red list and ... -
An overview of Lejeuneaceae (Marchantiophyta) in India with a comprehensive note on the status of the family in the state Assam
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Lejeuneaceae is one of the dominant and advanced families of the group Marchantiophyta (liverwort) of bryophytes which prefers to grow in humid forests of topical-subtropical regions. India, owing to its tropical climate, ... -
Characteristics of boreal and hemiboreal herb-rich forests as polypore habitats
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Habitat deterioration caused by intensive silvicultural actions has resulted in the decline of saprotrophic species, including polypore fungi (Basidiomycota). Polypore assemblages in herb-rich forests remain little studied, ... -
Genetic causes and consequences of Brown trout migratory behaviour
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Salmonids are among the most famous and economically important migrating organisms, but unfortunately also often endangered because of multiple human activities. As many other salmonids, brown trout exhibits diverse life ... -
Using GIS tools to identify conservation hot spots in large boreal lakes
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Balancing the growing demands of human population and sustainable use of natural resources is a great challenge for humankind and the target of several international environmental conventions. Water Framework Directive ... -
BRINGING BACK ECOLOGICAL FLOWS: THE CASE OF MIGRATORY FISH AND THE REGULATION OF HYDROPOWER IN FINLAND
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Most of the large Finnish rivers were licensed and built for hydropower after the Second World War. The need for electricity at that period triumphed over all the other interests, leading to a significant decrease in ... -
Hierarchical Bayesian models reveal the habitat characteristics of Arctic marine mammals
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)So far the remoteness of the Arctic has limited the number of biological surveys in the region and thus, estimates about distributions and abundances of Arctic marine mammals (AMMs) are missing in many areas. A better ... -
The components of nature that provide wellbeing: Does biodiversity matters and for who?
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Species extinctions are continuing at alarming rates, despite considerable efforts on the part of conservationists. Human action is responsible for the biodiversity crisis, and the solutions to it largely depend on the way ... -
Susceptibility of European freshwater fish to climate change: species profiling based on life-history and environmental characteristics
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Climate change is expected to strongly affect freshwater fish communities. Combined with other anthropogenic impacts, it will influence species distributions, and contribute to population declines and local extinctions. ... -
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) pickers on forest landscape: implications for sustaining a non-timber value
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)Non-timber-forest-products can offer provisioning services as well as cultural values for a wide range of people. In developed countries gathering of the NTFP has decreased, mostly because of socio-economic changes, but ...