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Impact and recovery of forest cover following wildfire in the Northern Rocky Mountains of the United States
BackgroundAnthropogenic climate change is expected to catalyze forest conversion to grass and shrublands due to more extreme fire behavior and hotter...
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Mid-term changes of dry grasslands with conservation management in the Hainburger Berge Mountains
Our study focused on evaluating plant diversity and vegetation changes in the dry grasslands of the Hainburger Berge Mountains protected within the...
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Changes in Soil Erosion Resistance after Farmland Abandonment in the Karst Rocky Desertification Area of Southwest China
This study aimed to explore alterations in soil erosion resistance following the abandonment of rocky desertification farmlands in karst regions. The...
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Revealing functional responses in habitat selection of rocky features and rugged terrain by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) using LiDAR data
ContextMany carnivores are attracted to rugged terrain, rocky areas, and conspicuous relief features. However, most of the previous research is...
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Ecological displacement in a Rocky Mountain hybrid zone informs management of North American martens (Martes)
ContextParapatric sister species are ideal for tests of ecological interactions. Pacific ( Martes caurina ) and American pine ( M. americana ) martens...
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Insight into the phylogeny and responses of species from the genus Sergia (Campanulaceae) to the climate changes predicted for the Mountains of Central Asia (a world biodiversity hotspot)
BackgroundTogether with other elevated areas, the Mountains of Central Asia are significantly threatened by ongoing climate change. The presence of...
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Species Climatic Suitability Explains Insect–Host Dynamics in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA
Recent extreme events of drought and heat have been associated with insect-driven tree mortality. However, there is substantial uncertainty about the...
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Effect of Rock Fragments on Soil Water and Nutrient: a Case Study in Rocky Mountain Area of North China
Rock fragments have a significant impact on soil hydrological processes and nutrient content. However, the specific relationship between them has not...
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Den site selection by eastern spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius) in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
Eastern spotted skunks ( Spilogale putorius ) are a small carnivore of conservation concern across much of their range due to population declines since...
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Landscape complementation is a driver of bumble bee (Bombus sp.) abundance in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
ContextLand use change is a major factor influencing biodiversity, but the mechanisms that drive species losses require further examination. Habitat...
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Biocultural Ethnobotany of the Zapotec Mountains of Oaxaca
Life in the mountains of Oaxaca (southern Mexico) is characterized by high biological and cultural diversities; both are outstanding in both...
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Fire Ecology of Rocky Mountain Forests
Fire is a dominant driver of ecosystem patterns and processes across the Rocky Mountains. This chapter describes fire ecology and fire-related...
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Upper Pleistocene Avifauna from the Adzhi-Koba Cave in the Crimean Mountains
AbstractA collection of bird bone remains from the Upper Pleistocene sediments of the Adzhi-Koba cave, located at the northwestern cliff of the...
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Plant Invasions in Mountains
Due to extreme climate and limited accessibility, mountains are marked by low human population density and relatively little direct human...
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Community assembly along a successional chronosequence in the northern tropical karst mountains, South China
Background and aimsInsight for vegetation restoration in karst mountains could come from understanding the methods by which communities are built...
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Insights into the breeding ecology of wild-living European wildcats in the Cantabrian Mountains, Spain
Gathering knowledge on the breeding ecology of species in wild-living conditions is critical to set baselines from which to analyse population trends...
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Phenotypic variation seems not to be associated with the genetic profile in Zygopetalum (Orchidaceae): a case study of a high-elevation rocky complex
BackgroundHybridization associated with polyploidy studies is rare in the tropics. The genus Zygopetalum (Orchidaceae) was investigated here as a...
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Differences in the reproductive output and larval survival of Rocky Mountain wood ticks (Dermacentor andersoni) and American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) from prairie populations near their northern distributional limits in western Canada
The effects of temperature and relative humidity (RH) on female reproductive output, egg development and larval survival were determined for Rocky...
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Plant diversity and composition vary with elevation on two equatorial high mountains in Uganda: baselines for assessing the influence of climate change
We describe the distribution and diversity of vascular plants at high elevations (3980–4570 m above sea level) in the Rwenzori Mountains and Mount...
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Characterization of the gut microbiome in wild rocky mountainsnails (Oreohelix strigosa)
BackgroundThe Rocky Mountainsnail ( Oreohelix strigosa ) is a terrestrial gastropod of ecological importance in the Rocky Mountains of western United...
