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Biofertilizers: unraveling the in vivo potential of PGPB traits

Selection of artificial warrens following the restocking of na endangered keyst...

The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is an endangered species native to the Iberian Peninsula, playing a vital ecological role in Mediterranean ecosystems as prey for several threatened predators. Conservation efforts have been implemented to halt its decline, with a particular focus on the Iberian rabbit subspecies (Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus). Many conservation programmes involve restocking and habi...

New Additions to the Mammal List Documented in the Portuguese Red Data Book

This study outlines the procedures used for collecting, processing, and categorizing data on 16 new mammal species for mainland Portugal, belonging to four taxonomic groups: Eulipotyphla (1), Chiroptera (4), Rodentia (2), and Cetacea (9). Data collection and processing encompassed field and lab work and bibliographic compilation. Data categorization involves, whenever possible, the assessment of the approximate...

Patch spatial attributes and time to disturbance affect the emergence of source...

Understanding the demography of local populations within ephemeral habitat patches is crucial for effective local (site-based) conservation management in spatially and temporally heterogeneous environments. Evidence suggests that species persisting in networks of ephemeral patches often exhibit source-sink dynamics, where certain local populations act as temporary sources at some time between initial colonizati...

Patch spatial attributes and time to disturbance affect the emergence of source...

Understanding the demography of local populations within ephemeral habitat patches is crucial for effective local (site-based) conservation management in spatially and temporally heterogeneous environments. Evidence suggests that species persisting in networks of ephemeral patches often exhibit source-sink dynamics, where certain local populations act as temporary sources at some time between initial colonizati...

Detection and Molecular Characterization of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. Ci...

Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. are important diarrhea-causing protozoan parasites worldwide that exhibit broad host ranges. Wild small mammals can harbor host-adapted and potentially zoonotic species of both parasites. The aim of this study was to investigate Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in wild rodents and shrews in Portugal, focusing on the protist’s occurrence and genetic diversity. Molecular...

New Additions to the Mammal List Documented in the Portuguese Red Data Book

This study outlines the procedures used for collecting, processing, and categorizing data on 16 new mammal species for mainland Portugal, belonging to four taxonomic groups: Eulipotyphla (1), Chiroptera (4), Rodentia (2), and Cetacea (9). Data collection and processing encompassed field and lab work and bibliographic compilation. Data categorization involves, whenever possible, the assessment of the approximate...

From species detection to population size indexing: The use of sign surveys for...

Monitoring the occupancy and abundance of wildlife populations is key to evaluate their conservation status and trends. However, estimating these parameters often involves time and resource-intensive techniques, which are logistically challeng- ing or even unfeasible for rare and elusive species that occur patchily and in small numbers. Hence, surveys based on field identification of signs (e.g. faeces, footpri...

Livro Vermelho dos Mamíferos de Portugal Continental

A publicação deste Livro Vermelho, o primeiro inteiramente dedicado aos mamíferos, teve a ambição de ir bastante além do seu objetivo central – avaliar o risco de extinção das espécies de Portugal Continental. Entre os objetivos suplementares deste projeto incluem-se: (i) compilar toda a informação existente sobre a ocorrência de mamíferos no território nacional, como dados museológicos, resultados de censos e ...

Inferring past refugia and range dynamics through the integration of fossil, ni...

Aim Reconstructing species' glacial refugial history and demographic changes over time has greatly relied on comparing inferences from multiple methods while not sufficiently acknowledging their limitations. Here, we aim to integrate as fully as possible complementary methods in ecology, genomics and palaeobiology to improve the reconstruction of species biogeographical history. Location South-western Europe. T...