Inbreeding and cognition in wild populations: a relationship that remains unnoticed
Oikos,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2024(9)
Published: July 18, 2024
Anthropogenic
activities
are
causing
a
steep
decline
of
wildlife
populations.
Increased
inbreeding
in
shrinking
populations
can
substantially
curb
individual
fitness
and
population
viability.
One
potentially
important
but
largely
ignored
component
depression
may
be
cognitive
decline.
Cognition
affects
an
animal's
capacity
to
respond
environmental
disturbance,
which,
the
face
global
change,
make
difference
between
persistence
extinction.
While
effects
on
performance
have
been
relatively
well
documented
humans,
they
remain
unexplored
natural
Here
we
review
current
(limited)
knowledge
whether
how
impinges
animals'
abilities.
Insights
into
relationship
cognition
could
prove
valuable
not
only
for
comprehending
development
evolution
also
conservation.
Language: Английский
Extraction and monitoring of vegetation coverage based on uncrewed aerial vehicle visible image in a post gold mining area
Rui Chen,
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Lei Han,
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Yonghua Zhao
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et al.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: July 12, 2023
Vegetation
coverage
reflects
the
degree
of
environmental
degradation.
Timely
and
effective
monitoring
vegetation
conditions
is
basis
for
promoting
protection
improving
ecological
environment
mining
areas.
Exploring
extraction
methods
selecting
optimal
index
in
areas
can
provide
scientific
reference
estimating
based
on
Uncrewed
aerial
vehicles
(UAVs)
are
widely
used
because
their
fast
real-time
performance,
high
spatial
resolution,
easy
accessibility.
In
this
study,
performances
nine
visible
indices
two
threshold
segmentation
extracting
a
post-gold
area
Qinling
Mountains
were
comprehensively
compared
using
spectrum
UAV
images.
Of
indices,
excess
green
(EXG)
visible-band
difference
(VDVI)
most
discriminating
between
non-vegetation
by
visual
interpretation.
addition,
accuracy
bimodal
histogram
method
was
higher
than
that
Otsu’s
method.
The
combined
with
EXG
yielded
results.
Based
methods,
total
percentages
fractional
2019,
2020,
2021
31.47%,
34.08%,
42.77%,
respectively,
indicating
improved.
These
results
valuable
guidance
information
evaluating
restoration
Language: Английский