Impact of food availability on the thermal performance curves of male European green lizards (Lacerta viridis) In a changing environment, characterized by human-induced rapid environmental change (HIREC), understanding the impacts of environmental stressors on reptile species is crucial. Preferred body temperatures (PBT) and thermal performance curves (TPCs) are comprehensive thermal…
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Publication – Růžičková et al., Insect Conservation and Diversity
Species- and trait-based responses of carabids to rotation and closer-to-nature forestry in a temperate forest under changing climate
Continue Reading....Publication – László et al., Journal of Insect Conservation
Conservation on the edge: unravelling critical drivers behind the decline of a mountain grasshopper’s marginal populations The ongoing decline of insects highlights the global biodiversity crisis, with orthopterans among the most threatened terrestrial invertebrates in Europe. A mountain grasshopper, Arcyptera fusca, is experiencing declines throughout its range, particularly in Central Europe.…
Continue Reading....Publication – Krenhardt et al., Ecology and Evolution
Birdsong as an Indicator of Habitat Structure and Quality Birdsong is a complex and highly flexible sexual signal that plays a crucial role in intra- and intersexual communication. Various aspects of the surrounding habitat can influence birdsong; for example, birds may modify their songs to enhance acoustic transmission, or males…
Continue Reading....Publication – Mori et al., Global Ecology and Biogeography
A Comprehensive Occurrence Dataset for European Ostracoda Inhabiting Groundwater and Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems Motivation Groundwater ecosystems sustain a unique and globally important biodiversity but remain understudied due to sampling and exploration challenges, as well as a shortage of taxonomic experts. Groundwater ostracods, like other groundwater taxa, exhibit a high degree of…
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