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Ecological Research publishes original papers on all aspects of #ecology, in both aquatic and terrestrial #ecosystems. ©The Ecological Society of Japan 🌐 https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14401703 Original website: https://esj.ne.jp/er/
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
「中国南西部石阡県の山岳地域における土地利用変化が生態学的環境の質に及ぼす影響：時空間的特性と駆動要因の探究」
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
Influence of land use evolution on ecological environment quality in the mountainous areas of Shiqian, Southwest China: Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving exploration

Quan Wang, Xiu Li
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ecological restoration
Based on the land use data from Shiqian County during 2005 to 2020, methods such as spatial autocorrelation, centroid migration, and multiple logistic regression were employed to explore the spatiotemporal differentiation characteristics of land use change and its ecological environment effects, as well as the explanatory degree of driving factors. The results show that Shiqian County, as a typical mountainous area, demonstrates that, under the guidance of the local government and relevant departments, land use in the karst mountainous region has gradually developed in a rational direction, and the ecological environment has gradually improved.
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
Influence of land use evolution on ecological environment quality in the mountainous areas of Shiqian, Southwest China: Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving exploration

Quan Wang, Xiu Li
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ecological restoration
Based on the land use data from Shiqian County during 2005 to 2020, methods such as spatial autocorrelation, centroid migration, and multiple logistic regression were employed to explore the spatiotemporal differentiation characteristics of land use change and its ecological environment effects, as well as the explanatory degree of driving factors. The results show that Shiqian County, as a typical mountainous area, demonstrates that, under the guidance of the local government and relevant departments, land use in the karst mountainous region has gradually developed in a rational direction, and the ecological environment has gradually improved.
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
「都市部の舗装道路での糞便の堆積を引き起こすキャノピーカバー」
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Canopy cover instigating feces deposition on paved roads in urban areas

Harsh Yadav, Yuki Iwachido, Takehiro Sasaki
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birds/ endozoochory/ fecal deposition/ #seed dispersal/ urbanization/ #ornithology
Paved roads in urban areas impact seed dispersal by altering feces deposition patterns within and near forest fragments. This study in Yokohama, Japan, recorded 1976 feces on paved roads and found that canopy cover significantly influenced deposition. The findings suggest that paved roads contribute to seed dispersal disservice, highlighting the need for management of paved roads in urban forests to mitigate their effects on ecological processes.
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d

Canopy cover instigating feces deposition on paved roads in urban areas

Harsh Yadav, Yuki Iwachido, Takehiro Sasaki
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birds/ endozoochory/ fecal deposition/ #seed dispersal/ urbanization/ #ornithology
Paved roads in urban areas impact seed dispersal by altering feces deposition patterns within and near forest fragments. This study in Yokohama, Japan, recorded 1976 feces on paved roads and found that canopy cover significantly influenced deposition. The findings suggest that paved roads contribute to seed dispersal disservice, highlighting the need for management of paved roads in urban forests to mitigate their effects on ecological processes.
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
「保全のためのゲノムワイド一塩基多型およびマイクロサテライトマーカーを用いたインドネシアのShorea macrophyllaの遺伝的多様性と集団構造」
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesia for conservation

Singgih Utomo et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

DNA markers/ Kalimantan
Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome‐wide single‐nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesia for conservation
Shorea macrophylla, a vital dipterocarp species in Borneo, shows promise for forest rehabilitation due to its rapid growth and valuable timber. Our study compared genetic diversity, structure, and di...
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesia for conservation

Singgih Utomo et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

DNA markers/ Kalimantan
Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome‐wide single‐nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesia for conservation
Shorea macrophylla, a vital dipterocarp species in Borneo, shows promise for forest rehabilitation due to its rapid growth and valuable timber. Our study compared genetic diversity, structure, and di...
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 6d
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 15d
「プロセスベースの群集生態学のこれから：「ちょうどいい」一般則を探して」
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 15d
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Where do “process-oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”

Mito Ikemoto, Yoko Wada et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

cognition/ generality/ interests/ methodology/ scientific approaches
Where do “process‐oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”
In this study, we report that the distinction between pattern- and process-oriented approaches in community ecology is often ambiguous, as revealed through a literature review. We identify three key ...
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 15d
#OpenAccess
Where do “process-oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”

Mito Ikemoto, Yoko Wada et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

cognition/ generality/ interests/ methodology/ scientific approaches
Where do “process‐oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”
In this study, we report that the distinction between pattern- and process-oriented approaches in community ecology is often ambiguous, as revealed through a literature review. We identify three key ...
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 15d
「乳児腸内におけるビフィズス菌の群集集合に関する生態学的視点」
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 15d
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Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut

Miriam N Ojima et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

community assembly/ human milk oligosaccharides/ infant gut microbiome/ probiotics
Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut
Ecological processes influence the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut. Dispersal from maternal body sites, family members, and shared environments introduces bifidobacteria. Ec....
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 15d
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Hiroshi Tomimatsu @hrstm.bsky.social · Aug 20
A unique review by Ojima et al. in @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social takes a community ecology approach to the development of infant gut microbiome. They explore how dispersal, drift, selection, and diversitification influence the establishment of bifidobacteria. doi.org/10.1111/1440...
Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut
Ecological processes influence the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut. Dispersal from maternal body sites, family members, and shared environments introduces bifidobacteria. Ec...
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · 15d
#OpenAccess
Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut

Miriam N Ojima et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

community assembly/ human milk oligosaccharides/ infant gut microbiome/ probiotics
Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut
Ecological processes influence the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut. Dispersal from maternal body sites, family members, and shared environments introduces bifidobacteria. Ec....
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
「獲物を求めてパーム林を彷徨う： サバ州キナバタンガンのオイルパーム２農園における雄の Sunda Leopard Cat の空間パターン」🐆
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
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Prowling through palm: Exploring spatial patterns of male Sunda leopard cats across two oil palm plantations in Kinabatangan, Sabah

Amanda Wilson et al
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fragmented landscape/ generalist species/ GPS telemetry/ home range/ spatial ecology
Prowling through palm: Exploring spatial patterns of male Sunda leopard cats across two oil palm plantations in Kinabatangan, Sabah
Industrial oil palm plantations threaten biodiversity in Southeast Asia, yet some native species are highly adaptable within these environments. Our study tracked four male leopard cats (Prionailurus...
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Sustainable Palm Oil Choice @sustainablepalmoil.bsky.social · Aug 18
Interesting new study on how Sunda leopard cats adapt to fragmentation of their habitat by oil palm and the importance of management practices that mitigate risks and enhance habitat connectivity to ensure their long-term survival.

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Prowling through palm: Exploring spatial patterns of male Sunda leopard cats across two oil palm plantations in Kinabatangan, Sabah
Industrial oil palm plantations threaten biodiversity in Southeast Asia, yet some native species are highly adaptable within these environments. Our study tracked four male leopard cats (Prionailurus...
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
#OpenAccess
Prowling through palm: Exploring spatial patterns of male Sunda leopard cats across two oil palm plantations in Kinabatangan, Sabah

Amanda Wilson et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

fragmented landscape/ generalist species/ GPS telemetry/ home range/ spatial ecology
Prowling through palm: Exploring spatial patterns of male Sunda leopard cats across two oil palm plantations in Kinabatangan, Sabah
Industrial oil palm plantations threaten biodiversity in Southeast Asia, yet some native species are highly adaptable within these environments. Our study tracked four male leopard cats (Prionailurus...
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
「蝶と寄生バエおよびセンチュウからなる宿主－寄生者系の相互作用に影響を与える生物的要因と非生物的要因」
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
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Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes

Yen-Hua Yeh, Hidenori Deto, Tadashi Miyashita
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

food web/ grassland/ Lycaenidae/ mutualistic ant/ precipitation
The defensive function of mutualistic ants for the Reverdin's Blue butterfly against two groups of parasitoids (tachinid flies and mermithid nematodes) differs among ant species, and this is affected by the number of precipitation days in the larval period of the butterfly. Camponotus japonicus is the most effective against flies, while Lasius japonicus against nematodes. The effect of rainfall is negative for fly parasitism but positive for nematode parasitism. Note that darker blue circles in the triangle indicate lower AIC values.
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
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Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes

Yen-Hua Yeh, Hidenori Deto, Tadashi Miyashita
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

food web/ grassland/ Lycaenidae/ mutualistic ant/ precipitation
The defensive function of mutualistic ants for the Reverdin's Blue butterfly against two groups of parasitoids (tachinid flies and mermithid nematodes) differs among ant species, and this is affected by the number of precipitation days in the larval period of the butterfly. Camponotus japonicus is the most effective against flies, while Lasius japonicus against nematodes. The effect of rainfall is negative for fly parasitism but positive for nematode parasitism. Note that darker blue circles in the triangle indicate lower AIC values.
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
「湧水に生息する端脚目および等脚目甲殻類の環境温暖化に対するレジリエンスを、安定同位体を代謝可塑性の指標として評価する」
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
Assessing seepage-spring dwelling amphipod and isopod resilience to environmental warming using stable isotopes as a metabolic plasticity proxy

Tara Amberger, Daniel W Fong, Stephen E MacAvoy
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#climate/ invertebrate/ metabolism
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2
Assessing seepage-spring dwelling amphipod and isopod resilience to environmental warming using stable isotopes as a metabolic plasticity proxy

Tara Amberger, Daniel W Fong, Stephen E MacAvoy
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#climate/ invertebrate/ metabolism
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · May 27
CALL FOR PAPERS! 📢 Submit to the ICSE Proceedings

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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29
北日本の多雪地に留まって越冬するニホンジカの採食戦術
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29
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Overwintering foraging tactics of sedentary sika deer in a region prone to heavy snow in northern Japan

Moeri Akamatsu, Hiroto Enari et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...
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bark stripping/ Cervus nippon/ feeding mark/ herbivory/ risk-averse foraging
Overwintering foraging tactics of sedentary sika deer in a region prone to heavy snow in northern Japan
We present the overwintering foraging tactics adopted by the sika deer recently established in a heavy snowfall region of northern Japan. We found that sedentary deer adopted risk-averse foraging by ....
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29
#OpenAccess
Overwintering foraging tactics of sedentary sika deer in a region prone to heavy snow in northern Japan

Moeri Akamatsu, Hiroto Enari et al
doi.org/10.1111/1440...
🦌
bark stripping/ Cervus nippon/ feeding mark/ herbivory/ risk-averse foraging
Overwintering foraging tactics of sedentary sika deer in a region prone to heavy snow in northern Japan
We present the overwintering foraging tactics adopted by the sika deer recently established in a heavy snowfall region of northern Japan. We found that sedentary deer adopted risk-averse foraging by ....
doi.org
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29
「地域知を用いた自然再生：汽水域における砂浜再生後のマクロベントス群集の変化」
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29
Changes in a macrozoobenthic assemblage after beach nourishment based on local knowledge in a brackish lagoon

Yasushi Miyamoto et al
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hypoxia/ macrozoobenthic invertebrate/ nature-based coastal protection/ macrozoobenthos
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29
Changes in a macrozoobenthic assemblage after beach nourishment based on local knowledge in a brackish lagoon

Yasushi Miyamoto et al
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hypoxia/ macrozoobenthic invertebrate/ nature-based coastal protection/ macrozoobenthos
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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29
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Ryosuke Nakadai @r-nakadai.bsky.social · Jul 5
🌍 New theoretical paper out!
How do key parameters of neutral theory control temporal beta diversity?
Simple simulations reveal:
✅ Temporal distance-decay has upper limits
✅ Strong parameter dependency

Time ≠ Space — obvious, but still overlooked.
Temporal beta‐diversity patterns are highly dependent on fundamental parameters of neutral dynamics
Temporal beta diversity describes changes in community composition over time, yet its fundamental properties under neutral dynamics remain unclear. Using simulations, we demonstrate that temporal dis...
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