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data for Hogan et al. 2023: "Functional consequences of animal community changes in managed grasslands: An application of the CAFE approach"
<p>Data to accompany the following publication:</p> <div> <div> <div> <div>Hogan, K. F. E., Jones, H. P., Savage, K., Burke, A. M., Guiden, P. W., Hosler, S. C., Rowland‐Schaefer, E., & Barber, N. A. (2023). Functional consequences of animal community changes in managed grasslands: An application of the CAFE approach. <em>Ecology</em>, e4192. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4192">https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4192</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Please see README for description of data. </p> <p>Paper abstract: In the midst of an ongoing biodiversity crisis, much research has focused on species losses and their impacts on ecosystem functioning. The functional consequences (ecosystem response) of shifts in communities are shaped not only by changes in species richness, but also by compositional shifts that result from species losses and gains. Species differ in their contribution to ecosystem functioning, so species identity underlies the consequences of species losses and gains on ecosystem functions. Such research is critical to better predict the impact of disturbances on communities and ecosystems. We used the ‘Community Assembly and the Functioning of Ecosystems’ (CAFE) approach, a modification of the Price equation to understand the functional consequences and relative effects of richness and composition changes in small non-volant mammal and dung beetle communities as a result of two common disturbances in North American prairie restorations – prescribed fire and reintroduction of large grazing mammals. Previous research in this system shows dung beetles are critically important decomposers, while small mammals modulate much energy in prairie food webs. We found that dung beetle communities were more responsive to bison reintroduction and prescribed fires than small non-volant mammals. Dung beetle richness increased after bison reintroduction, with higher dung beetle community biomass resulting from changes in remaining species (context-dependent component) rather than species turnover (richness components); prescribed fire caused a minor increase in dung beetle biomass for the same reason. For small mammals, bison reintroduction reduced energy transfer through the loss of species, while prescribed fire had little impact on either small mammal richness or energy transfer. The CAFE approach demonstrates how bison reintroduction controls small non-volant mammal communities by increasing prairie food web complexity, and increases dung beetle populations with possible benefits for soil health through dung mineralization and soil bioturbation. Prescribed fires, however, have little effect on small mammals and dung beetles, suggesting a resilience to fire. These findings illustrate the key role of re-establishing historical disturbance regimes when restoring endangered prairie ecosystems and their ecological function.</p>
FIG. 12 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 12. — Model of the life histories of the animals interred in Burial 6 divided into four stages; acquisition, management, preparation and sacrifice and/or deposition. Arrows and letters in grey indicate the zooarchaeological and archaeological indicators of these processes.
FIG. 11 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 11. — Photograph of basket excavated as a block from Burial 6. Arrow indicates the concentration of serpentine remains.
FIG. 10 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 10. — Canid and felid skull preparation methods: A, Element 2194 female wolf 1-2 years old; B, Element 1960 jaguar infant.
FIG. 9. — Element 1818 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 9. — Element 1818: A, in situ in Burial 6; B, deformed right femoral shaft; C, head injury along the nuchal crest; D, right innonimate with deformed acetabulum.
FIG. 8. — Element 2246 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 8. — Element 2246: A, pathology on the distal humeri, B, breakage along the occipital region of the cranium; C, perforation on the left coracoids bone.
FIG. 7 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 7. — Comparisons of the element distribution (grey=absent) and surface modifications (black arrow) present on the modern and archaeological sample: A, modern comparative sample; B, Element 2193; C, overlap of the two templates, areas in dark grey indicate where the element in both the comparative and archaeological sample were absent.
FIG. 1 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 1. — Iconographic representations of: A, close up of a canid depicted in mural painting "Coyote with Sacrifical Knife" probably from Techinantitla (taken from Millon 1988b: Figure V.12, tracing by S. Sugiyama); B, eagle from Atetelco apartment compound (photo taken by N. Sugiyama).
FIG. 2 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 2. — Plan view drawing of Burial 6. Each dotted circle shows a grouping within the burial complex, these groupings are distributed in cardinal and intercardinal directions and at the center of the dedicatory cache. Abreviations: E, eagles; F, felids; C, canids. Burial Scale bar: 1 m.
Recent tree diversity increase in NE Iberian forests following intense management release: a task for animal-dispersed and drought tolerant species
<ol> <li>Under increasing human-related threats to forests, many studies suggest that increasing tree species diversity may boost forest resilience by enhancing the range of species' responses to disturbances. However, it remains unclear whether passive or active forest management strategies should be applied to increase tree diversity. This issue would benefit from investigating which management and environmental factors, together with species' functional traits influence temporal changes in tree species diversity.</li> <li>We explored the influence of the bioclimatic region, land-use history, forest cover, protection, management, forest structure and changes in temperature and precipitation, to explain tree species diversity changes in NE Iberian forests, by comparing 3141 plots from the Spanish National Forest Inventory sampled between 1989 and 2016. Moreover, we assessed which species' functional traits (dispersal habit, drought and shade tolerance) were most relevant for diversity changes.</li> <li>After 27 years, tree species richness and diversity moderately increased in the tree and regeneration layers. This trend occurred mostly in long-established, non-recently managed forests and in those with a lower initial basal area. Increasing temperature had negative effects for diversity increase in the tree layer but positive for the regeneration compartment, while decreasing precipitation showed the opposite effects.</li> <li>Tree species with higher drought tolerance, and especially those animal-dispersed ones arriving from the regional pool, mostly contributed to the local diversity increase. This pattern occurred in all forest types, although the taxonomic array of species varied.</li> <li> <em>Synthesis and applications.</em> The main drivers influencing the passive increase in tree species diversity suggest a primary role of diminishing forest exploitation in this recovery process, fine-tuned by climatic changes. This ecological scenario has particularly favored animal-dispersed tree species with higher drought tolerance, which mostly led the diversity increase. A higher presence of such highly mobile and drought-tolerant species can be crucial to increase functional diversity and, ultimately, increase forest resilience under future scenarios of greater aridity. In light of these results, management strategies should continue fostering the restoration of diversity in once intensively exploited forests while ensuring the maintenance of the already gained tree species diversity.</li> </ol>
Comparing conservation and animal welfare professionals' perspectives on domestic cat management (data and scripts)
<p>This repository contains the final datasets and R scripts to run the analyses and create the plots in the main text of this publication.</p> <p> </p>
AI-based real-time animal management system for flock monitoring in the husbandry of fattening turkeys
<p>The dataset was collected in a commercial turkey barn using a self-developed AI-based real-time animal management system to assess the behavior of turkeys. The data covers turkeys from the 6th to the 18th week of life.</p>
FIG. 6 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 6. — Anatomical elements present on an eagle, Element 2193.
FIG. 4 in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 4. — Cutmarks on the distal articular surface of the tibiotarsus of an eagle, Element 1962.
FIG. 5. — A in Animal Management, preparation and sacrifice: reconstructing burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México
FIG. 5. — A, Modern taxidermically prepared specimen; B and C, surface modifications on the skull.
Fijian sea krait behavior relates to fine‐scale environmental heterogeneity in old‐growth coastal forest: The importance of integrated land–sea management for protecting amphibious animals
<p><span>Here the data for "Fijian sea krait behaviour relates to fine-scale environmental heterogeneity in old growth forest: the importance of integrated land-sea management for protecting amphibious animals" by</span><span> Lowe, C., Keppel, G., Waqa, K., Peters, S., Fisher, R.N., Scanlon, A., Osborne-Naikatini, T, and Thomas-Moko, N </span><span> is provided. This article investigates the habitat of </span>Yellow Lipped Sea Kraits, <em>Laticauda</em> <em>colubrina</em>, in the terrestrial realm on Leluvia Island, a small, topographically flat atoll in Fiji with coastal forest. The investigation uses concurrent microclimate measurements and behaviour surveys, as well as vegetation surveys, and the data collected for these analyses are provided here. Microclimates were significantly related to canopy cover, leaf litter depth, and distance from the high-water mark (HWM). Sea kraits were almost exclusively observed in coastal forest within 30 m of the HWM. Sloughing of skins only occurred within crevices of mature or dying trees. Resting <em>L</em>. <em>colubrina</em> were significantly more likely to occur at locations with higher mean diurnal temperatures, lower leaf litter depths, and shorter distances from the HWM. On Leleuvia, behaviour of <em>L</em>. <em>colubrina</em> therefore relates to environmental heterogeneity created by old-growth coastal forests, particularly canopy cover and crevices in mature and dead tree trunks. The importance of healthy coastal habitats, both terrestrial and marine, for <em>L</em>. <em>colubrina</em> suggests it could be a good flagship species for advocating integrated land-sea management. Furthermore, our study highlights the importance of coastal forests and topographically flat atolls for biodiversity conservation. Effective conservation management of amphibious species that utilise land- and seascapes is therefore likely to require a holistic approach that incorporates connectivity among ecosystems and environmental heterogeneity at all relevant scales.</p>
The Case of the Missing Meleagris: Diet and Animal Management at Copán, Honduras
<p>Senior thesis at Harvard College. Topic: Diet and Animal Management at Copán, Honduras</p>
Fijian sea krait behavior relates to fine‐scale environmental heterogeneity in old‐growth coastal forest: The importance of integrated land–sea management for protecting amphibious animals
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Data from: Predicting functional responses in agro-ecosystems from animal movement data to improve management of invasive pests
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Recent tree diversity increase in NE Iberian forests following intense management release: A task for animal-dispersed and drought tolerant species
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