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When pets go wild: Integrating DNA metabarcoding and morphological analyses to ...
Galão, Alexandra; Soto, Elena; Nunes, João; Pedroso, Nuno; Rocha, Ricardo; Rato, CatarinaOceanic island ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of introduced mammalian predators. Among these, free-ranging cats (Felis catus) are especially detrimental, and have been linked to the extinction and population decline of numerous insular taxa. Yet, a more holistic understanding of the impacts of free-ranging cats has been hampered by an incomplete understanding of their diet and population ...
Amphibian and reptile dataset across different land-use types in Guinea-Bissau,...
dos Reis-Silva, Francisco; Alves-Martins, Fernanda; Martínez-Arribas, Javier; Pizzigalli, Cristian; Seck, Sambu; Rainho, Ana; Rocha, RicardoWest Africa is exceptionally biodiverse, yet its wildlife remains largely understudied despite the rapid and ongoing land-use changes. Large swaths of Guinea-Bissau’s landscape were historically characterised by native forest-savannah mosaics. However, key areas of savannah habitats have been converted to rice agroecosystems and forests are being transformed into cashew monocultures at unprecedented rates. Amph...
Unveiling how herpetofauna cope with land‐use changes—Insights from forest‐cash...
dos Reis‐Silva, Francisco; Pizzigalli, Cristian; Seck, Sambu; Cabeza, Mar; Rainho, Ana; Rocha, Ricardo; Palmeirim, Ana FilipaAgricultural induced land-use change comprises a key driver of biodiversity loss across tropical forests. Guinea-Bissau, among Afrotropical West Africa, was formerly occupied by native forest-savanna mosaics. While savannas have long given place to traditional rice agroecosystems, forests are now being transformed into cashew monocultures at unprecedented rates. The ecological impact of such rapid change is lar...
Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms
Darras, Kevin F. A.; Rountree, Rodney A.; Van Wilgenburg, Steven L.; Cord, Anna F.; Pitz, Frederik; Chen, Youfang; Dong, Lijun; Rocquencourt, AgnèsAim The urgency for remote, reliable and scalable biodiversity monitoring amidst mounting human pressures on ecosystems has sparked worldwide interest in Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM), which can track life underwater and on land. However, we lack a unified methodology to report this sampling effort and a comprehensive overview of PAM coverage to gauge its potential as a global research and monitoring tool. ...
Friend or foe? Attitudes of rice farmers toward wild animals in West Africa
Chaves, Patrícia; Schaafsma, Marije; Dabo, Djunco; Lomba, Judite; Mané, Fodé Abulai; de Lima, Ricardo; Palmeirim, Jorge; Rocha, Ricardo; Seck, SambuAs the global human population grows and the demand for space and resources increases, human-wildlife interactions and conflicts are expected to rise, particularly in biodiversity-rich tropical agroecosystems where subsistence farmers and wildlife coexist. We investigated farmers' attitudes using the ABC framework, analyzing their affect, behavior, and cognition toward wild animals. Additionally, we explored ho...
Resource Colorectal Anastomoses
Rocha, Ricardo; Soares, Antonio; Azevedo, P.; Almeida, F.; Carneiro, C.Introduction: There are situations in which the colorectal surgeon finds serious issues related to colorectal anastomosis. Materials and methods: We have performed a narrative review of the literature regarding different surgical techniques purposed for difficult or complicated colorectal anastomosis. Results and discussion: Intraoperative problems and surgical complications often lead colorectal surgeons to di...
Friend or foe? Attitudes of rice farmers toward wild animals in West Africa
Chaves, Patrícia; Schaafsma, Marije; Dabo, Djunco; Lomba, Judite; Mane, Fode; F. De Lima, Ricardo; M. Palmeirim, Jorge; Rocha, Ricardo; Seck, SambuAs the global human population grows and the demand for space and resources increases, human-wildlife interactions and conflicts are expected to rise, particularly in biodiversity-rich tropical agroecosystems where subsistence farmers and wildlife coexist. We investigated farmers' attitudes using the ABC framework, analyzing their affect, behavior, and cognition toward wild animals. Additionally, we explored ho...
Friend or foe? Attitudes of rice farmers toward wild animals in West Africa
Chaves, Patrícia; Schaafsma, Marije; Dabo, Djunco; Lomba, Judite; Mane, Fode; F. De Lima, Ricardo; M. Palmeirim, Jorge; Rocha, Ricardo; Seck, SambuAs the global human population grows and the demand for space and resources increases, human-wildlife interactions and conflicts are expected to rise, particularly in biodiversity-rich tropical agroecosystems where subsistence farmers and wildlife coexist. We investigated farmers' attitudes using the ABC framework, analyzing their affect, behavior, and cognition toward wild animals. Additionally, we explored ho...
Secondary forest buffers the effects of fragmentation on aerial insectivorous b...
Rowley, Sarah; López-Baucells, Adrià; Rocha, Ricardo; Bobrowiec, Paulo E. D.; Meyer, Christoph F. J.Passive forest restoration can buffer the effects of habitat loss on biodiversity. We acoustically surveyed aerial insectivorous bats in a whole-ecosystem fragmentation experiment in the Brazilian Amazon over a 2-year period, across 33 sites, comprising continuous old-growth forest, remnant fragments, and regenerating secondary forest matrix. We analyzed the activity of 10 species/sonotypes to investigate occup...
Nature-based solutions to increase rice yield: An experimental assessment of th...
Sottomayor, Madalena; Palmeirim, Ana Filipa; Meyer, Christoph F.J.; F. De Lima, Ricardo; Rocha, Ricardo; Rainho, AnaRice is widely consumed as a staple food, being cultivated worldwide. However, in West Africa, production is not enough to satisfy demand. Rice often suffers intensive damage by herbivorous arthropods that affect quality and quantity of the grain. Birds and bats have been shown to suppress arthropod pests, potentially enhancing rice productivity and food security. However, the degree to which these taxa provide...