Spatial fidelity of plant, vertebrate, and invertebrate assemblages in multiple-use forest in eastern Australia
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Invertebrate species affect biodiversity. Spatial fidelity for general species assemblages were found to be approximately similar in unlogged and logged forest sites in eastern Australia. However, fidelity in several forest types among plant and invertebrates was low because of high invertebrate turnover. Plant and vertebrate assemblages do not act as surrogates for invertebrate species biodiversity, and including invertebrates for biodiversity studies may produce cheaper, more accurate surveys.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1998
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Edge effects on an epiphytic lichen in fragmented forests
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Increased amount of edge habitat is an important consequence of forest fragmentation. Therefore, it is important to understand plant and animal responses to edge to formulate proper recommendations for conservation of biodiversity. Researchers studied ten high-contrast edges of different age between mature Picea abies forest and large clearcuts in Sweden. Their study revealed that epiphytic lichens have the potential to indicate forest edge effects.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1998
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Prediction of mammal diversity on four land masses
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Knowing the number of living species is crucial to conservation biology, but the number of species for well-known groups such as mammals is unknown. A study was conducted to predict the size class, order and number of species of mammals in America, Africa, Eurasia, and Oceania. Africa and Eurasia had the highest number of species. America had the most Rodentia.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
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