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1. Habitat use and activity patterns of three Eulemur species in the forest and restoration areas of Ranomafana and Ankafobe, Madagascar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Anthropogenic deforestation is a major threat to forest environments, as it leads to habitat loss and fragmentation. Many species suffer from these consequences due to reduced resource availability or connectivity. Forests in Madagascar have drastically been reduced in the past few centuries. READ MORE
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2. Freedom and Movement for Humans and Wild Animals : A journey along the German-Danish border fence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : In December 2019, the Danish government finished building a fence on the border with Germany. Although the fence was nominally intended to prevent wild boar entering Denmark, the government had recently acquired enough barbed wire to reinforce it against human migrants. READ MORE
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3. Identification of restoration hotspots in landscape-scale green infrastructure planning based on model-predicted connectivity forest
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Boreal forest landscapes have undergone severe anthropogenic fragmentation and their enormous values concerning, e.g., ecosystem service, biodiversity and culture are hazarded. READ MORE
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4. Claws and Effect : how Small Carnivore Richness Responds to Habitat Diversity and Ecological Productivity
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Species distribution and composition research has gained significance in light of global warming and its impact on biodiversity. Understanding the factors shaping species richness is crucial for wildlife ecology and conservation. READ MORE
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5. Carabidocoenoses and Fragments of Forests : exploring the Carabid Landscape
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Epigeic ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were sampled between 2021-06-28 and 2021-07-09 using pitfall traps in the Swedish counties Värmland and Gävleborg. The structural properties of the landscapes surrounding these points were estimated from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s national land cover databases and the Swedish Forest Agency’s data for all formally protected and high conservation value forests using patch-based configurational metrics. READ MORE