Rewilded horses in European nature conservation–a genetics, ethics, and welfare perspective

L Lovász, C Sommer‐Trembo, JMI Barth… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, the integration of horses (Equus ferus) in European rewilding initiatives
has gained widespread popularity due to their potential for regulating vegetation and …

Megafauna diversity and functional declines in Europe from the Last Interglacial to the present

M Davoli, S Monsarrat, RØ Pedersen… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Reconstructing megafauna diversity in the past before anthropogenic impacts is crucial
for developing targeted restoration strategies. We estimated the diversity and functional …

The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene

JC Svenning, RT Lemoine, J Bergman… - Cambridge Prisms …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Across the last~ 50,000 years (the late Quaternary) terrestrial vertebrate faunas have
experienced severe losses of large species (megafauna), with most extinctions occurring in …

Tree growth‐forms reveal dominant browsers shaping the vegetation

M Churski, DPJ Kuijper, K Semmelmayer… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plants adopt particular growth‐forms when they are exposed to extreme environmental
conditions. In this study, we describe a unique woody plant growth‐form induced by large …

Short-term effects of clearing restoration on the relationship of plant and moth communities

I Piccini, M Pittarello, D Barberis, M Lonati… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Insects and plants share a close relationship; plants provide feeding opportunities,
ecological niches, and shelters for insects, while insects, in turn, facilitate pollination for …

[PDF][PDF] Czech Republic butterfly barcoding reveals that distribution of genetic lineages depends on species traits

AS Bartonova, P Skopek, M Konvicka… - JOURNAL OF …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Aim: The distribution of within-species lineages has been affected by Quaternary climate
changes, and population differentiation has been influenced by species life history traits. We …

Czech Republic butterfly barcoding reveals that distribution of genetic lineages depends on species traits

A Sucháčková Bartoňová, P Škopek… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The distribution of within‐species lineages has been affected by Quaternary climate
changes, and population differentiation has been influenced by species life history traits. We …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing 40,000 years of vegetation change in the Baetic-Rifan biodiversity hotspot

JS Carrión, J Ochando, F Michelangeli… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract This study presents a 40,000-year-old pollen record from Los Tollos Lake in the
Baetic-Rifan region of southernmost Spain. The data offer insights into the past ecosystems …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond Urban Forests: The Multiple Functions and the Overlooked Role of Semi-Natural Ecosystems in Mediterranean Cities

R Guarino, C Catalano, S Pasta - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent times, the misleading belief that the indiscriminate planting of a million trees is the
panacea to some of the most serious and urgent environmental problems of our planet (such …

[HTML][HTML] Greening a lost world: Paleoartistic investigations of the early Pleistocene vegetation landscape in the first Europeans' homeland

J Carrión, G Amorós, MV Sánchez-Giner… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The scarcity of pictorial reconstructions focusing on Quaternary flora and vegetation prompts
a reevaluation of traditional zoocentrism in future paleoartistic research. Here we present …