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Resource suitability drives low use of avian‐excavated tree cavities: A multi‐state occupancy dynamics approach

Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", in the Atlantic Forest, bird-excavated cavities are rarely reused. Why? Not scarcity, but low suitability. Multi-state models show they often shift from occupied to empty rather than being reused 🌎

Birds that nest in tree cavities are sometimes dependent on a few cavity-excavating bird species to make nesting sites available. Such interdependency, however, does not always materialize because ex...

Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 2d

Hi. Today in “One day, one paper”, long-term, high-resolution data boosts species distribution models. Dynamic SDMs outperform static ones, especially for migratory and small-bodied birds. Investing in multi-year biodiversity monitoring is key for reliable conservation planning under global change🌎

Mass support for conserving 30% of the Earth by 2030: Experimental evidence from five continents | PNAS

Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 3d

Great point! The study shows that when it comes to taking action, policy design is key. Public support increases if wealthy countries pay more, if nature (in its intrinsic value) is prioritized over the economy, and if financing schemes don’t rely on a general tax increase.

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning people. Today in “One day, one paper”, A new global study reveals massive public support for the #30x30 target. People favor rich countries paying more and prioritizing nature, showing that large-scale conservation is politically viable 🌎

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Rapid global expansion of protected areas is critical for safeguarding biodiversity but depends on political action for successful implementation. ...

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 4d

Hi everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", a new machine learning framework predicts plant invasion risk in the Caribbean with >90% accuracy using pre-introduction traits. Habitat affiliation and invasion history are key predictors, enabling proactive, data-driven biosecurity before introductions 🌎

Cumulative impacts to global marine ecosystems projected to more than double by mid-century

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 5d

Hello everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", global cumulative impacts on marine ecosystems are projected to >double by mid-century, driven by ocean warming and fisheries. Coastal habitats face the highest total impacts, while offshore and tropical regions will experience the fastest increase 🌎

Pressures from human activities are expected to increase substantially, affecting marine ecosystems globally. To plan for a sustainable future, we need to forecast the distributions of cumulative…

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 6d

Hi everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", validating a habitat suitability model (HSM) for UK pine marten reintroductions shows it predicts presences well but fails on absences. Woodland cover (3km scale) is the key driver. The authors present an updated HSM to guide future conservation efforts 🍁🌎

Validating habitat suitability models for pine marten (Martes martes) reintroductions to England and Wales

We present a validated HSM for pine martens in Britain which can be used to identify areas for future reintroduction projects, such as Devon and Cumbria, as well as areas where woodland planting coul...

Drivers of the pre-season drought thresholds triggering earlier autumn foliar senescence in the Northern Hemisphere - Nature Communications

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 7d

In "One day, one paper", a bayesian framework on N. Hemisphere data identifies pre-season drought thresholds that trigger earlier autumn senescence.The propagation of meteorological to soil drought is the key driver. Projections show vegetation will become more sensitive to drought in the future🍁🌎

Global warming can delay autumn leaf senescence, but warming-related droughts may cause leaves to age earlier. This study shows that pre-season droughts are associated with earlier leaf senescence…

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 8d

Today in "One day, one paper", Using machine learning in a tropical dry forest, this study reveals pollination syndromes are dynamic. The importance of specific floral traits to pollinators shifts significantly across seasons and habitat types, challenging the static view of these interactions 🍁 🌎

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 9d

Hello. Today in "One day, one paper", a mixed-methods valuation of Virginia marshes reveals they provide $90M/yr in services (3.3% of local GDP). Surveys show a disconnect: decision-makers undervalue recreation, a service highly prized by local fishers, risking unforeseen economic impacts 🌎

Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 10d

Hello people. Today in "One day, one paper" long-term data on B. terrestris queens shows wet years reduce fitness, while warmth has complex seasonal effects. Climate in late summer/winter, which impacts queen resource stores before and during hibernation, is critical for spring reproduction 🌎

Uncovering diversity and abundance patterns of CO2-fixing microorganisms in peatlands - npj Biodiversity

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 11d

Good morning. Today in "One day, one paper", metabarcoding reveals CO₂-fixing microbes (CFMs) are abundant (up to 40% of bacteria) and diverse in peatlands. Models show CFM abundance is directly driven by community richness, with the environment as an indirect driver of this key C-cycle component 🌎

npj Biodiversity - Uncovering diversity and abundance patterns of CO2-fixing microorganisms in peatlands

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 12d

Good morning everyone. Today, in "One day, one paper", US coastal radar shows offshore bird migration is 13-20% lower and more concentrated (fewer peak nights) than terrestrial migration. These patterns enable dynamic conservation, like targeted wind turbine curtailment, to mitigate collision risk 🌎

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 13d

Good morning everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", in Thailand, 36-yr Landsat & low-tide Sentinel data tracked mangrove dynamics. The method mapped species (83.6% acc.) , revealing a 21.6% expansion , but showed rehabilitated stands are low-diversity monocultures 🌎

Climate rather than overgrazing explains most rangeland primary productivity change in Mongolia

Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 14d

Hi people. Today in "One day, one paper", a quasi-experimental study in Mongolia finds climate change, not overgrazing, is the main driver of long-term rangeland productivity change. Herd size effects are modest and short-term, while climate impacts are an order of magnitude larger 🌎

Rangelands are Earth’s dominant land type, supporting the livelihoods of more than 2 billion people. Concerns about rangeland degradation typically focus on overgrazing. But climate change may be a…

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 15d

Hello everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", a large-scale bird study in Colombia finds local assessments underestimate biodiversity loss from forest-to-pasture conversion by 60%. This scale-dependent loss is driven by biotic homogenization, which erases high beta-diversity 🌎

Tropical biodiversity loss from land-use change is severely underestimated by local-scale assessments - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Analysis of data on 971 bird species in natural habitat and cattle pasture in Colombia finds that near-national-scale losses of bird diversity greatly exceed losses recorded at the local scale,…

Global Coastal Biogeographic Boundaries: Unveiling the Nature of Processes Shaping the Distribution of Marine Biodiversity

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 16d

Good morning everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", global data analysis (OBIS/GBIF) identifies 51 coastal biogeographic boundaries, realigning 23 provinces. Strong thermohaline gradients from currents, upwelling, and river discharge are the primary drivers shaping these divisions 🌎

Aim Identify biogeographic boundaries that delineate the distribution of species assemblages along global non-insular coastlines, characterise the potential barriers responsible for biogeographic…

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 17d

Hello. BIOMOD2 ensemble model projects global potential wetland distribution. Mean temperature of the warmest quarter is the key driver. A significant area reduction and a shift to higher latitudes are predicted by the 2080s, redefining conservation priorities for countries like Russia and Canada 🌎

Tropical deforestation is associated with considerable heat-related mortality - Nature Climate Change

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 18d

Good morning. Today in "One day, one paper", tropical deforestation from 2001–2020 caused 0.27 °C local warming, exposing 345 million people and leading to 28,000 annual heat-related deaths. Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Americas are most affected, highlighting climate-linked health risks 🌎

The authors assess the impacts of tropical deforestation and its subsequent local warming on human heat-related mortality. They estimate that deforestation-related warming (+0.27 °C) is associated…

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 19d

Today in "One day, one paper", vegetation restoration in degraded karst ecosystems strengthens trophic interactions in soil micro-food webs. Enhanced energy flow among nematodes and microbes improves soil structure and boosts carbon storage, with natural regeneration showing the strongest effects 🌎

Genomic signatures indicate biodiversity loss in an endemic island ant fauna

Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 20d

Good morning . Today in "One day, one paper", 79% of Fiji’s endemic ant species have declined since human arrival (~3000 years ago), with acceleration in the past 300. Disturbance-tolerant species are expanding. Community genomics reveals island species’ vulnerability to anthropogenic change 🌎

Insect populations have declined worldwide, but the extent and drivers of these declines are debated. Most studies rely on field surveys performed in the past century, leaving gaps in our…

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 21d

Good morning everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", restored wetlands extend bats’ foraging window by complementing aquatic insect emergence from urban streams. This synergy is context-dependent, underscoring the importance of spatial design in ecological restoration 🌎

Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 22d

Good morning everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", in a Chinese alpine meadow, nectar sugar concentration shapes bumblebee–flower interactions. Long-proboscid bees prefer dilute nectar in deep flowers. This trait-based matching structures the ecological network and fosters biodiversity 🌎 🍁