Li Yin, Weikai Bao, Frans Bongers, Bin Chen et al.
Tropical and subtropical forest ecosystems play an important role in the global carbon regulation. Despite increasing evidence for effects of biodiversity (species diversity, functional diversity and functional dominance), stand structural attributes, stand age and environmental conditions (climate ...
Animesh K. Gain, Carlo Giupponi
The variation of river flow within a natural range plays an important role in promoting the social-ecological sustainability of a river basin. In order to determine the extent of the natural range of variation, this study assesses hydrologic flow thresholds for the Lower Ganges River Basin. The flow...
C. Samantha Sherman, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Nathan Pacoureau, Jay H. Matsushiba et al.
Sharks and rays are key functional components of coral reef ecosystems, yet many populations of a few species exhibit signs of depletion and local extinctions. The question is whether these declines forewarn of a global extinction crisis. We use IUCN Red List to quantify the status, trajectory, and ...
Ian Harrison, Pamela Green, T. Farrell, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli et al.
Abstract Protected areas, although often terrestrially focused and less frequently designed to protect freshwater resources, can be extremely important for conserving freshwater biodiversity and supporting human water security necessary for people to survive and thrive. This study measured the quant...
Sandra Brucet, Stephanie Pédron, Thomas Mehner, Torben L. Lauridsen et al.
Summary We aimed to distinguish the relative contributions of natural and anthropogenic local factors on patterns of fish diversity in E uropean lakes at different geographical scales. We compiled data from standardised fish monitoring using multimesh benthic gill nets, information on lake morphomet...
Tobias S. Coe, Patrick B. Hamilton, Andrew M. Griffiths, David J. Hodgson et al.
There is substantial evidence that genetic variation, at both the level of the individual and population, has a significant effect on behaviour, fitness and response to toxicants. Using DNA microsatellites, we examined the genetic variation in samples of several commonly used laboratory strains of z...
Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, M.C.J. Verdegem, L.A.J. Nagelkerke, M. Abdul Wahab et al.
Jüergen Kreyling, Jürgen Dengler, Julia Walter, Nikolay Velev et al.
Biodiversity can buffer ecosystem functioning against extreme climatic events, but few experiments have explicitly tested this. Here, we present the first multisite biodiversity × drought manipulation experiment to examine drought resistance and recovery at five temperate and Mediterranean grassland...
A. Ross Brown, Stewart F. Owen, James L. Peters, Yong Zhang et al.
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are potent environmental contaminants, and their effects on wildlife populations could be exacerbated by climate change, especially in species with environmental sex determination. Endangered species may be particularly at risk because inbreeding depression and ...
Peter E. Jones, Jeroen S. Tummers, Shams M. Galib, Darragh J. Woodford et al.
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are one of the principal threats to freshwater biodiversity. Exclusion barriers are increasingly being used as a management strategy to control the spread of AIS. However, exclusion barriers can also impact native organisms and their effectiveness is likely to be conte...
M.E. Äzim, M.C.J. Verdegem, Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, Mohd Helmy Abd Wahab et al.
Production of three Indian major carps, catla Catla catla, rohu Labeo rohita and kalbaush L. calbasu, in a periphyton-based polyculture system was compared. Bamboo poles, approximating a submerged surface area equal to the total pond surface area, were used as substrates for periphyton and were plan...
Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, L.A.J. Nagelkerke, M.C.J. Verdegem, M. Abdul Wahab et al.
We examined the influence of addition of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and artificial feed in rohu (Labeo rohita) ponds. We analyzed the relationships among four datasets on different components of the pond food web (water quality, food availability, natural food intake, and fish growth and producti...
Jullie M. Sarmiento-Ramírez, Elena Abella‐Perez, Andrea D. Phillott, Jolene Sim et al.
Nascent fungal infections are currently considered as one of the main threats for biodiversity and ecosystem health, and have driven several animal species into critical risk of extinction. Sea turtles are one of the most endangered groups of animals and only seven species have survived to date. Her...
Mohammad Lutfar Rahman, Md Shahjahan, Nesar Ahmed
In Bangladesh, aquaculture is critically important in terms of providing food and nutrition, sustainable livelihoods, income, and export earnings. Nevertheless, aquaculture in Bangladesh has faced recent concerns due to climate change. Aquaculture is vulnerable to a combination of climatic factors, ...
Michele Thieme, Kim Birnie‐Gauvin, Jeffrey J. Opperman, P.A. Franklin et al.
Freshwater connectivity and the associated flow regime are critical components of the health of freshwater ecosystems. When freshwater ecosystems are fragmented, the movements and flows of species, nutrients, sediments, and water are altered, changing the natural dynamics of freshwater ecosystems. T...