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    Within-season movements of Alpine songbird distributions are driven by fine-scale environmental characteristics

    1. Engler, J. O. et al. Avian SDMs: current state, challenges, and opportunities. J. Avian Biol. 48, 1483–1504 (2017). Article Google Scholar 2. Rodríguez, J. P., Brotons, L., Bustamante, J. & Seoane, J. The application of predictive modelling of species distribution to biodiversity conservation. Divers. Distrib. 13, 243–251 (2007). Article Google Scholar 3. Brambilla, M. […] More

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    Metagenomic views of microbial dynamics influenced by hydrocarbon seepage in sediments of the Gulf of Mexico

    1. Kallmeyer, J., Pockalny, R., Adhikari, R. R., Smith, D. C. & D’Hondt, S. Global distribution of microbial abundance and biomass in subseafloor sediment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109, 16213–16216, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1203849109 (2012). 2. Jørgensen, B. B. & Marshall, I. P. G. In Annual Review of Marine […] More

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    Rebuilding marine life

    1. OECD. The Ocean Economy in 2030 (OECD Publishing, 2016). 2. Duarte, C. M. et al. Will the oceans help feed humanity? Bioscience 59, 967–976 (2009). Google Scholar 3. Roberts, C. M. et al. Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 114, 6167–6175 (2017). Google Scholar 4. […] More

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    On the repulsive interaction between localised vegetation patches in scarce environments

    The interaction between localised vegetation patches in arid and semi-arid landscapes has received only limited attention21. We show that the interaction between localised vegetation patches is always repulsive. Indeed, bounded states of vegetation patches are not allowed. We demonstrate that the repulsive nature of this interaction and the boundary conditions allow for the coexistence of […] More

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    Bats seek cold roosts

    For hibernating mammals, increases in yearly temperature can impact hibernation quality, leading to subsequent fitness fallouts. For bats, hibernating at warmer temperatures requires increased energy expenditure, which can result in lowered survival or reproductive success. While previous studies have indicated that warming may promote range changes for some bat species, the impact on cryophilic (cold […] More

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    Stranded investments

    J. Environ. Econ. Manag. 100, 102277 (2020). Financial investments in fossil fuel assets could be lost if climate policies limit emissions in line with climate targets. Stranded assets, as these are known, thus represent an investment risk which may not be currently accounted for by investors and company valuations. The German climate policy Klimabeitrag — […] More

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    Heterospecific eavesdropping on an anti-parasitic referential alarm call

    Sites and study species Both playback experiments (described below) took place in multiple wetlands in Champaign (n = 3), Iroquois (n = 1), and Vermilion counties (n = 3) in central Illinois, USA. Sites were comprised of mesic shrubland habitat, with dominant shrubs including willow (Salix spp.), dogwood (Cornus spp.), and Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellate), with mesic grasses abundant among shrubs. Patches […] More