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Differences in the Diets of Female and Male Red Deer: The Meaning for Sexual Se...

Sexual segregation is a common phenomenon among animals, particularly dimorphic ones. Although widely addressed, the reasons and consequences of sexual segregation are still an important topic in need of better understanding. In this study, we mainly evaluate the diet composition and feeding behaviour of animals, which are related to the use of different habitats by the sexes, a special case of sexual segregati...

Tree canopy enhances Collembola functional richness and diversity across typica...

The role of tree canopies in protecting soil functional diversity is essential for ecosystems threatened by the longer lasting periods of drought, which are predicted to increase in the southern afro-tropical region. Nonetheless, biodiversity inventories of soil mesofauna are scarce in afro-tropical ecosystems, even in emblematic and well-studied protected areas, such as the Gorongosa National Park (GNP). Under...

The effect of COVID-19 confinement on the activity behaviour of red deer

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected people's social habits, especially those related to outdoor activities. We intended to understand the effects of the two national lockdowns in Portugal on the presence and activity of a wild population of red deer (Cervus elaphus) by analysing data from camera traps installed at Lousã mountain, in the central part of Portugal. The cameras were set between 2019 and ...

Bird taxonomic and functional diversity, group- and species-level effects on a ...

The relative contribution of bird communities to insect pest control has been seldom estimated using trait-based functional diversity indices, in opposition to the general usage of taxonomic indices simply based on the presence and abundance of species. Moreover, few studies attempted to quantify the explicit contribution of functional groups or species of birds to the control of insect pests. We investigated e...

Landscape simplification increases Bactrocera oleae abundance in olive groves: ...

Bactrocera oleae is the main pest in olive groves, and its management requires a sustainable perspective to reduce the use of chemical products. Landscape context is being considered as an important driver of pest reduction, but results on B. oleae show inconsistency to date. Most of landscape-pest control studies focus on the dynamics of the pests within the focal crop, ignoring these dynamics in other land us...

Construção de um sistema de modelos para simulação computacional da limitação n...

A limitação natural de pragas é um serviço de ecossistema que deve ser promovido nos sistemas agrícolas, já que pode ser usada como alternativa, ou complementarmente, à aplicação de pesticidas. Consiste no consumo das pragas pelos seus inimigos naturais e pode ser promovida através do estabelecimento de componentes paisagísticas que forneçam, a estes inimigos das pragas, alimento alternativo e refúgio, para alé...

Landscape simplification increases Bactrocera oleae abundance in olive groves: ...

Bactrocera oleae is the main pest in olive groves, and its management requires a sustainable perspective to reduce the use of chemical products. Landscape context is being considered as an important driver of pest reduction, but results on B. oleae show inconsistency to date. Most of landscape-pest control studies focus on the dynamics of the pests within the focal crop, ignoring these dynamics in other land us...

Local and landscape effects on the Eucalyptus weevil

Construção de um sistema de modelos para simulação computacional da limitação n...

Developing an Agent-Based Model for Haplodrassus rufipes (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)...

Olive growing has been facing major sustainability challenges due to intensification, resulting in an increased use of pesticides and fertilizers and, consequently, in the depletion of natural resources and loss of biodiversity and landscape values. This has created an urgent need to develop models for managing complex agroecosystems that integrate factors affecting food quality, sustainability and biodiversity...