The CariView Experience: Migratory caribou teach researchers where critical summer foods and habitats are located – all from the animal’s perspective

This blog post is provided by Libby Ehlers and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “A taste of space: remote animal observations and discrete-choice models provide new insights into foraging dynamics and density for a large subarctic herbivore”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In this blog post, Libby tells the story of how she and colleagues used video collars to … Continue reading The CariView Experience: Migratory caribou teach researchers where critical summer foods and habitats are located – all from the animal’s perspective

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Body size mediates trophic interaction strength of novel fish assemblages under climate change

This blog post is provided by Minami Sasaki, Kelsey M. Kingsbury, David J Booth and Ivan Nagelkerken and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Body size mediates trophic interaction strength of novel fish assemblages under climate change”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they investigate how fish species changing ranges and sizes due to climate change interact. They explore what happens when … Continue reading Body size mediates trophic interaction strength of novel fish assemblages under climate change

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Estimating migration timing and abundance in partial migratory systems using automated telemetry

This blog post is provided by M. C. Dzul, W.L. Kendall, C.B. Yackulic, D.R. Van Haverbeke, P. Mackinnon, K. Young, M.J. Pillow & J. Thomas and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper „Estimating migration timing and abundance in partial migratory systems by integrating continuous antenna detections with physical captures”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper the authors describe … Continue reading Estimating migration timing and abundance in partial migratory systems using automated telemetry

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Modelling trampling effects of large herbivores on ecosystem processes

This blog post is provided by Adam Meyer and Shawn Leroux and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “A theory for context-dependent effects of mammalian trampling on ecosystem nitrogen cycling”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Adam Meyer is a PhD candidate in terrestrial ecosystem ecology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He uses mathematical models and empirical field studies to understand … Continue reading Modelling trampling effects of large herbivores on ecosystem processes

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What kind of birds put artificial materials into their nests?

This blog post is provided by Catherine Sheard and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Anthropogenic nest material use in a global sample of birds”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This study investigates patterns in the use of artificial materials in bird nests. I had been collecting data on bird nests for a number of years, including thinking about how … Continue reading What kind of birds put artificial materials into their nests?

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Managing wildlife in a changing environment: the case of the Baltic grey seal

This blog post is provided by Daire Carroll from the Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Gothenburg University and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “120-years of ecological monitoring data shows that the risk of overhunting is increased by environmental degradation for an isolated marine mammal population: the Baltic grey seal“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In the paper, they explore … Continue reading Managing wildlife in a changing environment: the case of the Baltic grey seal

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Förvaltning av vilda djurpopulationer i en föränderlig värld: fallet med Östersjöns gråsälar

Denna blog är skriven av Daire Carroll från Instutitionen för Biologi och Miljövetenskaper vid Göteborgs Universitet, här beskrivs #HistorienBakomArtikeln för den vetenskapliga artikeln  “120-years of ecological monitoring data shows that the risk of overhunting is increased by environmental degradation for an isolated marine mammal population: the Baltic grey seal”, detta är en artikel som nyligen publicerades i Journal of Animal Ecology. I denna artikel undersöks … Continue reading Förvaltning av vilda djurpopulationer i en föränderlig värld: fallet med Östersjöns gråsälar

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Voles in space: food resources and intestinal parasites impact spatial behaviour in wild rodents

This blog post is provided by Janine Mistrick and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Effects of food supplementation and helminth removal on space use and spatial overlap in wild rodent populations”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This study leverages a large-scale field experiment in southern Finland to investigate how ecological factors affect spatial behaviour in wild rodents. Janine Mistrick, … Continue reading Voles in space: food resources and intestinal parasites impact spatial behaviour in wild rodents

Cascatas tróficas dentro e entre ecossistemas: atributos dos recursos basais e consumidores modulam os impactos desencadeados por múltiplos predadores de ecossistemas adjacentes

Este post é da autoria de Pablo Augusto P. Antiqueira e conta a #StoryBehindthePaper do artigo “Trophic cascades within and across ecosystems: the role of anti-predatory defences, predator type, and detritus quality”, publicado recentemente no Journal of Animal Ecology. Utilizando a bromélia-tanque como sistema modelo, Antiqueira e colegas investigam os efeitos de predadores inter-ecossistemas (aranhas mergulhadoras) sobre as presas, outros predadores e os ecossistemas que utilizam. … Continue reading Cascatas tróficas dentro e entre ecossistemas: atributos dos recursos basais e consumidores modulam os impactos desencadeados por múltiplos predadores de ecossistemas adjacentes

Trophic cascades within and across ecosystems: resource and consumer attributes modulate the impacts triggered by multiple predators from adjacent ecosystems

This blog post is provided by Pablo Augusto P. Antiqueira and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Trophic cascades within and across ecosystems: the role of anti-predatory defences, predator type, and detritus quality”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. Using tank-bromeliad as a model system, Antiqueira and colleagues investigate the effects of cross-ecosystem predators (diving spiders) on prey, other predators and the … Continue reading Trophic cascades within and across ecosystems: resource and consumer attributes modulate the impacts triggered by multiple predators from adjacent ecosystems