Demographic compensation occurs in populations of Quercus oleoides Schltdl & Cham in fragments across an altitudinal gradient
PeerJ,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13, P. e18980 - e18980
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Background
Demographic
compensation
is
a
complex
process
by
which
populations
can
compensate
for
the
effects
of
anthropogenic
disturbance
and
other
environmental
changes
restore
growth-rate
stability
(
λ
»
1).
Dynamic
equilibrium
achieved
when
growth
rate
[λ]
close
to
one.
This
enables
population
persist
under
changing
conditions.
The
demographics
fragmented
provides
an
ideal
model
explore
processes
adapt
through
demographic
responses.
Aims
To
characterize
Quercus
oleoides
detect
various
that
result
from
Methods
We
established
permanent
plots
in
three
Q.
at
annual
transition
stages
were
registered.
These
survival
probability,
average
reproduction
(that
is,
number
seed
production
size
class).
Results
λs
study
>1.0
P
<
0.005).
However,
differences
found
elasticity
matrices,
as
well
life-table
response
experiment
(LTRE)
variation
analyses.
Conclusions
have
shown
affected
balance
different
strategies
their
vital
rates.
Language: Английский
Coordinating old-growth conservation across scales of space, time, and biodiversity: lessons from the US policy debate
Carlos Carroll,
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Barry R. Noon,
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Susan A. Masino
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et al.
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: April 9, 2025
Conservation
of
old-growth
forests
and
their
biodiversity
climate
benefits
requires
coordinated
actions
across
spatiotemporal
scales,
including
restrictions
on
harvest
old
mature
trees
longer-term
landscape
planning
for
recovery.
In
2024,
the
US
government
drafted
a
National
Old-Growth
Amendment
(NOGA)
to
enhance
consideration
growth
in
planning.
The
amendment
was
never
finalized
due
change
administrations.
However,
debate
associated
with
proposed
NOGA
remains
relevant
several
reasons.
key
points
also
underpin
discussion
regarding
ongoing
regional
policy
initiatives
such
as
amendments
Northwest
Forest
Plan
(NWFP).
illustrates
questions
that
should
inform
national
under
future
Lastly,
highlights
challenges
common
globally
nations
implement
Kunming-Montreal
Global
Biodiversity
Framework.
Although
provides
useful
foundation
initiatives,
more
attention
must
be
paid
implications
variation
context
which
occurs
ecosystems.
New
learn
from
efforts,
NWFP’s
insights
design
reserves
is
essential
conservation
species,
services,
processes
Reserves,
conceived
places
where
extractive
uses
are
restricted
but
beneficial
human
activities
supported,
compatible
strategies
ecosystem
restoration
Indigenous-led
conservation.
An
approach
builds
NOGA’s
adaptive
can
form
long-term
forest
ecosystems
by
protecting
refugia,
addressing
barriers
connectivity,
enhancing
monitoring
capacity.
Ecosystem-based
standards
needed
ensure
protection
so
recruitment
into
stage
shifts
towards
historic
proportions
growth.
addition
clarifying
goals
ecological
integrity,
comprehensive
incorporate
recovering
at-risk
species
based
relationships
scales
between
habitat
viability.
Land
management
agencies
need
articulate
vision
recovery
depleted
elements
(including
both
naturally
disturbed
younger
stands)
via
designation
large
areas
anchored
remaining
stands,
surrounded
managed
native
biodiversity,
services.
Language: Английский
Measuring forest degradation via ecological-integrity indicators at multiple spatial scales
Biological Conservation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
302, P. 110939 - 110939
Published: Dec. 20, 2024
Large-scale forest protection: the successful case of the Kayapo people in the Brazilian Amazon
Regional Environmental Change,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(4)
Published: Sept. 26, 2024
Language: Английский
Approche cartographique par le SIG GRASS pour l'analyse de la structure du paysage au Libéria, Afrique de l'Ouest
Dynamiques environnementales,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53, P. 1 - 36
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
L'extraction
automatique
des
caractéristiques
du
paysage
est
de
plus
en
rendue
possible
grâce
à
l'utilisation
croissante
algorithmes
SIG
et
méthodes
avancées
d'analyse
données
géospatiales.
L'article
aborde
le
potentiel
GRASS
pour
l'analyse
la
géométrie
unités
travers
calcul
raster.
Les
ont
été
obtenues
se
basant
sur
images
satellites
classifiées
Libéria,
Afrique
l'Ouest,
entre
2014
2023.
La
dynamique
a
analysée
dans
les
changements
diachroniques
six
indices
indiquant
déforestation
au
Libéria
:
indice
densité
paysagères,
forme,
numéro
paysage,
écart
type,
coefficient
variation
plage
patch.
L'analyse
numérique
effectuée
techniquement
utilisant
script
par
modules
suivants
r.li.patchdensity,
r.li.shape,
r.li.patchnum,
r.li.padsd,
r.li.padcv
r.li.padrange.
A
l’échelle
parcellaire,
l’indice
forme
passé
2,86
4,09
2023,
ce
qui
indique
l’augmentation
somme
longueurs
bords
donc
une
fragmentation
accrue
parcellaire.
courbure
zone
paysagère
séparabilité
éléments
individuels
indiquent
également
processus
mais
forêts.
Cette
différentes
échelles
s’accompagne
d’une
baisse
notable
part
forêt
dense,
information
prouvée
valeurs
inférieures
patchs
2023
(1,15)
qu’en
(1,68).
En
global,
superficie
forestière
réduite
12
%
suggère
un
taux
annuel
moyen
0,9
Liberia.