Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 102: New Material of Paleocene-Eocene Pellornis (Aves: Gruiformes) Clarifies the Pattern and Timing of the Extant Gruiform Radiation Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11070102 Authors: Grace Musser Daniel T. Ksepka Daniel J. Field Pellornis mikkelseni is an early gruiform from the latest Paleocene-earliest Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark. At approximately 54 million years old, it is among the earliest clear records of the Gruiformes. The holotype specimen, and only...
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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 101: Visual Head Counts: A Promising Method for Efficient Monitoring of Diamondback Terrapins Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11070101 Authors: Patricia Levasseur Sean Sterrett Chris Sutherland Determining the population status of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin spp.) is challenging due to their ecology and limitations associated with traditional sampling methods. Visual counting of emergent heads offers a promising, efficient, and non-invasive method...
Thu Jun 27, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 100: Spatial Response to Linear Infrastructures by the Endangered Golden Lion Tamarin Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11070100 Authors: Linear infrastructures are a primary driver of economic development. However, they also can negatively affect wildlife by mortality and the barrier effect. In this paper, we address how paved and unpaved roads, high-tension power lines, and gas/oil pipelines affect home range size, core areas, and movement in an endangered primate, the...
Wed Jun 26, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 99: A Comparison of the Population Genetic Structure and Diversity between a Common (Chrysemys p. picta) and an Endangered (Clemmys guttata) Freshwater Turtle Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11070099 Authors: Scott W. Buchanan Jason J. Kolbe Johanna E. Wegener Jessica R. Atutubo Nancy E. Karraker The northeastern United States has experienced dramatic alteration to its landscape since the time of European settlement. This alteration has had major impacts...
Wed Jun 26, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 98: The Composition and Assembly of Bacterial Communities across the Rhizosphere and Phyllosphere Compartments of Phragmites Australis Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060098 Authors: Qi Zhou Xiaomin Zhang Rujia He Shuren Wang Congcong Jiao Rui Huang Xiaowei He Jin Zeng Dayong Zhao The rhizosphere and the phyllosphere represent two different epiphytic compartments of host plant, which are closely related to plant growth, health, and productivity....
Mon Jun 24, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 95: First Report of the Red Algal Genus Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Marine Flora of Bangladesh Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060095 Authors: Md. Ariful Islam Mst. Zannatun Mauya S.M. Rafiquzzaman Md. Rashedul Islam Lawrence M. Liao Epiphytic algae in mangrove forests contribute to high productivity in these unique mangrove ecosystems. A general survey of mangrove-associated macroalgae was conducted during February–March...
Thu Jun 20, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 96: New, Rare and Constant Habitats for Endangered Aquatic Plant Communities: The Importance of Microhabitats for Global biodiversity Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060096 Authors: Krzysztof Spałek Jarosław Proćków Natural water reservoirs are very valuable floristic sites, with springs particularly important for the preservation of floral biodiversity. This paper presents, as a case study, a community of water plants that is new to limnocrene karst springs in...
Thu Jun 20, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 97: Long-Term Variation in Survival of A Neotropical Freshwater Turtle: Habitat and Climatic Influences Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060097 Authors: Mario F. Garcés-Restrepo John L. Carr Alan Giraldo Few long-term demographic studies have been conducted on freshwater turtles of South America, despite the need for this type of inquiry to investigate natural variation and strengthen conservation efforts for these species. In this study, we examined the variation...
Thu Jun 20, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 94: The Effects of Edaphic and Climatic Factors on Secondary Lichen Chemistry: A Case Study Using Saxicolous Lichens Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060094 Authors: Alexander Paukov Anzhelika Teptina Maria Morozova Ekaterina Kruglova Sergio E. Favero-Longo Cora Bishop Nishanta Rajakaruna Diversity of secondary lichen metabolites and their relationship to substrate and environmental parameters were studied in saxicolous lichens in the Middle and South...
Mon Jun 17, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 93: Phylogenetically Diverse Fusarium Species Associated with Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L. Moench) and Finger Millet (Eleusine Coracana L. Garten) Grains from Ethiopia Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060093 Authors: Alemayehu Chala Tulu Degefu May Bente Brurberg Fusarium is one of the most diverse fungal genera affecting several crops around the world. This study describes the phylogeny of Fusarium species associated with grains of sorghum and finger millet from...
Sat Jun 15, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 92: Chiseling Away at the Dogma of Dietary Specialization in Dipodomys Microps Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060092 Authors: Sydney Rae Stephens Teri J. Orr M. Denise Dearing Dipodomys microps, the chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, is heralded as one of few mammalian herbivores capable of dietary specialization. Throughout its range, the diet of D. microps is thought to consist primarily of Atriplex confertifolia (saltbush), a C4 plant, and sparing amounts of C3...
Fri Jun 14, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 91: Invasive Potential of Pet-Traded Pill-Box Crabs from Genus Limnopilos Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060091 Authors: Jiří Patoka Lucie Bohatá Tomáš Karella Jana Marková Ernik Yuliana Yonvitner Yonvitner The pet trade in aquatic animals is known to be one of the main sources of non-native species worldwide. Freshwater decapod crustaceans have increased in popularity as ornamentals in the last two decades. Freshwater crabs of the genus Limnopilos...
Fri Jun 14, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 90: Indications of Genetic Admixture in the Transition Zone between Fagus sylvatica L. and Fagus sylvatica ssp. orientalis Greut. & Burd Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060090 Authors: Markus Müller Precious Annie Lopez Aristotelis C. Papageorgiou Ioannis Tsiripidis Oliver Gailing Two subspecies of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) can be found in southeast Europe: Fagus sylvatica ssp. sylvatica L. and Fagus sylvatica ssp. orientalis (Lipsky) Greut....
Mon Jun 10, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 89: Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio) Shape Faunal Communities via Multiple Ecological Pathways Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060089 Authors: Robert D. Ellis Organisms that modify the availability of abiotic resources for other species can alter the structure and function of ecological communities through multiple pathways. In Florida Bay, red grouper (Epinephelus morio) engineer habitats by excavating sediment and detritus from karst solution holes and are also predators...
Thu Jun 06, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 88: Trophic Trait Evolution Explains Variation in Nutrient Excretion Stoichiometry among Panamanian Armored Catfishes (Loricariidae) Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060088 Authors: Eric K. Moody Fernando Alda Krista A. Capps Oscar Puebla Benjamin L. Turner Variation in nutrient excretion rates and stoichiometric ratios (e.g., nitrogen to phosphorus) by consumers can have substantial effects on aquatic ecosystem function. While phylogenetic signals within...
Wed Jun 05, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 87: Assessing Ecological Risks from Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Sulfur to US Forests Using Epiphytic Macrolichens Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060087 Authors: Linda H. Geiser Peter R. Nelson Sarah E. Jovan Heather T. Root Christopher M. Clark Critical loads of atmospheric deposition help decision-makers identify levels of air pollution harmful to ecosystem components. But when critical loads are exceeded, how can the accompanying ecological...
Mon Jun 03, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 86: Effects of Land Cover Pattern Along Urban-Rural Gradient on Bird Diversity in Wetlands Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060086 Authors: Qian Mao Chencan Liao Zhaolu Wu Wenbo Guan Wenda Yang Yuqin Tang Gang Wu Wetlands play an important role in the feeding, breeding, and lives of birds. However, available habitats for bird species are changing due to intensifying human activity, especially in the context of China’s mass urbanization....
Fri May 31, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 85: Cross-Shelf Variation Among Juvenile and Adult Coral Assemblages on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11060085 Authors: Michelle J. Jonker Angus A. Thompson Patricia Menéndez Kate Osborne Coral reefs are under increasing pressure from a variety of stressors, highlighting the need for information about the status of coral reef communities including the distribution, abundance and composition of juvenile and adult coral assemblages....
Thu May 30, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 84: The Importance of Isotopic Turnover for Understanding Key Aspects of Animal Ecology and Nutrition Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050084 Authors: Wales A. Carter Ulf Bauchinger Scott R. McWilliams Stable isotope-based methods have proved to be immensely valuable for ecological studies ranging in focus from animal movements to species interactions and community structure. Nevertheless, the use of these methods is dependent on assumptions about the incorporation...
Sun May 26, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 83: Effect of Site Attributes and Matrix Composition on Neotropical Primate Species Richness and Functional Traits: A Comparison Among Regions Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050083 Authors: Bayron R. Calle-Rendón Renato R. Hilário José Julio de Toledo Fragmentation threatens biodiversity and forest-dwelling animals can be especially vulnerable. Neotropical primates inhabit forests and play ecological roles in maintaining forest biodiversity. Currently, many...
Sat May 25, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 82: Species-Specific Functional Morphology of Four US Atlantic Coast Dune Grasses: Biogeographic Implications for Dune Shape and Coastal Protection Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050082 Authors: Sally D. Hacker Katya R. Jay Nicholas Cohn Evan B. Goldstein Paige A. Hovenga Michael Itzkin Laura J. Moore Rebecca S. Mostow Elsemarie V. Mullins Peter Ruggiero Coastal dunes arise from feedbacks between vegetation and sediment supply. Species-specific...
Fri May 24, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 81: A Review of the Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Semi-Arid Regions Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050081 Authors: W. Richard J. Dean Colleen L. Seymour Grant S. Joseph Stefan H. Foord Roads now penetrate even the most remote parts of much of the world, but the majority of research on the effects of roads on biota has been in less remote temperate environments. The impacts of roads in semi-arid and arid areas may differ from these results in a number of...
Sun May 19, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 80: Plant Part Age and Size Affect Sessile Macrobenthic Assemblages Associated with a Foliose Red Algae Phycodrys rubens in the White Sea Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050080 Authors: Alexandra Chava Anna Artemieva Eugeniy Yakovis Facilitation by foundation species commonly structures terrestrial and marine communities. Intraspecific variation in individual properties of these strong facilitators can affect the whole suite of the dependent taxa. Marine macroalgae...
Fri May 17, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 79: The Influence of Canopy Cover on the Ecological Function of A Key Autogenic Ecosystem Engineer Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050079 Authors: Jacqueline B. Pocklington Michael J. Keough Tim D. O’Hara Alecia Bellgrove Intertidal fucoid algae can function as ecosystem engineers across temperate marine regions. In this investigation, we assessed the function of the alga dominating rocky reefs in temperate Australia and New Zealand, Hormosira banksii. Invertebrate...
Fri May 17, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 78: Do Local Environmental Factors and Lunar Cycle Influence Timing and Synchrony of Oviposition of a Turtle with Strict Nocturnal Nesting? Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050078 Authors: Tibisay Escalona Nicole Valenzuela Dean C. Adams Timing of nesting affects fitness of oviparous animals living in seasonal environments, and females may cue on environmental factors for their nesting behavior, but these relationships are understudied in tropical turtles. Here,...
Wed May 15, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 77: Impacts of Elevated CO2 Levels on the Soil Bacterial Community in a Natural CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery Area Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050077 Authors: Jing Ma Zhanbin Luo Fu Chen Run Chen Qianlin Zhu Shaoliang Zhang Knowledge of the interactions among different microorganisms is important to understand how ecological function transformation is affected by elevated CO2 levels in CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) sites. Molecular ecological...
Sat May 11, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 76: Evaluation of Gonadal Tissue to Validate Size at Reproductive Maturity in Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Found Stranded in Texas, USA Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050076 Authors: Kathryn Stephenson Craven Jay York Seabright Hodgson Donna Jill Shaver Jennifer Shelby Walker Martha Ramona Villalba-Guerra David William Owens The Kemp’s ridley, Lepidochelys kempii, is the most endangered sea turtle in the world. Anthropogenic mortality of Kemp’s...
Thu May 09, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 75: Biogeographical Patterns of Endolithic Infestation in an Invasive and an Indigenous Intertidal Marine Ecosystem Engineer Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050075 Authors: Aldwin Ndhlovu Christopher D. McQuaid Katy Nicastro Nathalie Marquet Marcos Gektidis Cristián J. Monaco Gerardo Zardi By altering the phenotypic properties of their hosts, endolithic parasites can modulate the engineering processes of marine ecosystem engineers. Here, we assessed...
Tue May 07, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 74: Comparative Analysis of Mollusc Assemblages from Different Hard Bottom Habitats in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050074 Authors: Edoardo Casoli Andrea Bonifazi Giandomenico Ardizzone Maria Flavia Gravina Giovanni Fulvio Russo Roberto Sandulli Luigia Donnarumma Composition, trophic structure, and species-substrate relationships of molluscan assemblages inhabiting different hard bottom habitats (Sabellaria alveolata...
Mon May 06, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 73: Lichen Responses to Disturbance: Clues for Biomonitoring Land-use Effects on Riparian Andean Ecosystems Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050073 Authors: Leiddy Chuquimarca Fernando P. Gaona Carlos Iñiguez-Armijos Ángel Benítez The transformation of natural ecosystems due to anthropogenic land use is considered one of the main causes of biodiversity loss. Lichens, due to their poikilohydric nature, are very sensitive to natural and anthropogenic disturbances....
Sun May 05, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 72: Assessing the Impacts of Urbanization on Sex Ratios of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050072 Authors: John P. Vanek Gary A. Glowacki Turtles are particularly susceptible to the negative impacts of urbanization due to low mobility and a life history strategy emphasizing long generation times and high adult survival. In addition to declines directly through habitat loss, urbanization has been hypothesized to limit populations...
Thu May 02, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 70: Effects of Land Use Intensification on Avian Predator Assemblages: A Comparison of Landscapes with Different Histories in Northern Europe Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050070 Authors: Michael Manton Per Angelstam Vladimir Naumov Land use and landcover change alter the ability of habitat networks to maintain viable species populations. While their effects on the quality, amount and patterns of landcover patches are commonly studied, how they affect ecological...
Mon Apr 29, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 71: Utility of Condition Indices as Predictors of Lipid Content in Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050071 Authors: Adrian R. Hards Michelle A. Gray Sophia C. Noël Rick A. Cunjak Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) are increasingly being used as indicator species. This has primarily entailed measuring their condition, the assumption being that condition can be used as a surrogate for lipid content. While there is evidence to suggest...
Mon Apr 29, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 68: A Surfeit of Studies: What Have We Learned from All the Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina and T. ornata) Home Range Studies? Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050068 Authors: Christopher W. Habeck Miranda P. Figueras Jean E. Deo Russell L. Burke Home range (HR) studies are a particularly common approach to investigations of animal habitat use, resource availability, and response to management manipulation such as relocations. Terrapene carolina (Eastern box...
Sun Apr 28, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 69: The Polyextreme Ecosystem, Salar de Huasco at the Chilean Altiplano of the Atacama Desert Houses Diverse Streptomyces spp. with Promising Pharmaceutical Potentials Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050069 Authors: Carlos Cortés-Albayay Johanna Silber Johannes F. Imhoff Juan A. Asenjo Barbara Andrews Imen Nouioui Cristina Dorador Salar de Huasco at the Chilean Altiplano of the Atacama Desert is considered a polyextreme environment, where solar radiation,...
Sun Apr 28, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 67: Latitudinal and Cross-Shelf Patterns of Size, Age, Growth, and Mortality of a Tropical Damselfish Acanthochromis polyacanthus on the Great Barrier Reef Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11050067 Authors: Michael Kingsford David Welch Mark O’Callaghan Patterns of age and growth of a sedentary damsel fish Acanthochromis polyacanthus were tested over a latitudinal range of approximately 10 degrees (1200 km) on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia. Within latitudes,...
Fri Apr 26, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 65: Lingering Impacts of Hurricane Hugo on Rhizophora mangle (Red Mangrove) Population Genetics on St. John, USVI Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040065 Authors: Paul. A. X. Bologna James J. Campanella Dena J. Restaino Zachary A. Fetske Matthew Lourenco John V. Smalley Stochastic events can have catastrophic effects on island populations through a series of genetic stressors from reduced population size. We investigated five populations of red mangrove...
Tue Apr 23, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 66: Mitigating Tropical Forest Fragmentation with Natural and Semi-Artificial Canopy Bridges Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040066 Authors: Diego Balbuena Alfonso Alonso Margot Panta Alan Garcia Tremaine Gregory Fragmentation caused by linear infrastructures is a threat to forest-dwelling wildlife globally. Loss of canopy connectivity is particularly problematic for highly arboreal species such as those of the Neotropics. We explored the use of both natural...
Tue Apr 23, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 64: Ecosystem Engineering by Thalassinidean Crustaceans: Response Variability, Contextual Dependencies and Perspectives on Future Research Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040064 Authors: Deena Pillay Ecological functions in marine sedimentary habitats are greatly influenced by bio-engineering organisms. Thalassinidean crustaceans are particularly important in this regard, given their density, spatial occupancy and burrowing depths. These features coupled with high...
Fri Apr 19, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 63: Implications of Spatial Habitat Diversity on Diet Selection of European Bison and Przewalski’s Horses in a Rewilding Area Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040063 Authors: Luisa Zielke Nicole Wrage-Mönnig Jürgen Müller Carsten Neumann In Europe, the interest in introducing megaherbivores to achieve ambitious habitat restoration goals is increasing. In this study, we present the results of a one-year monitoring program in a rewilding project in Germany (Doeberitzer...
Thu Apr 18, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 62: Recent Trends in Research on the Genetic Diversity of Plants: Implications for Conservation Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040062 Authors: Yasmin G. S. Carvalho Luciana C. Vitorino Ueric J. B. de Souza Layara A. Bessa Genetic diversity and its distribution, both within and between populations, may be determined by micro-evolutionary processes, such as the demographic history of populations, natural selection, and gene flow. In plants, indices of genetic...
Thu Apr 18, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 61: Differences in Bacterial Diversity, Composition and Function due to Long-Term Agriculture in Soils in the Eastern Free State of South Africa Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040061 Authors: Joel P. Dube Angel Valverde Joachim M. Steyn Don A. Cowan Jacqueline E. van der Waals Land-use change from natural to managed agricultural ecosystems significantly impacts soil bacterial diversity and function. The Eastern Free State (EFS) is one of the most productive...
Wed Apr 17, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 60: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Fecundity of Acropora spp. in the Northern Great Barrier Reef Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040060 Authors: Morgan S. Pratchett Andrew S. Hoey Chun-Hong Tan Chao-Yang Kuo Andrew G. Bauman Rajani Kumaraswamy Andrew H. Baird The amount of energy invested in sexual reproduction by scleractinian corals depends on their life history strategies (i.e., allocation of energy between growth, reproduction, and maintenance)....
Tue Apr 16, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 58: No Signs of Genetic Erosion in a 19th Century Genome of the Extinct Paradise Parrot (Psephotellus pulcherrimus) Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040058 Authors: Martin Irestedt Per G. P. Ericson Ulf S. Johansson Paul Oliver Leo Joseph Mozes P. K. Blom The Paradise Parrot, Psephotellus pulcherrimus, was a charismatic Australian bird that became extinct around 1928. While many extrinsic factors have been proposed to explain its disappearance, it remains...
Mon Apr 15, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 59: Factors Influencing Epiphytic Lichen Species Distribution in a Managed Mediterranean Pinus nigra Arnold Forest Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040059 Authors: Ece Sevgi Osman Yalçın Yılmaz Gülşah Çobanoğlu Özyiğitoğlu Hüseyin Barış Tecimen Orhan Sevgi Lichens have important ecological functions in black pine forests, such as nitrogen fixation and nutrient cycling. Understanding lichen diversity could provide a better understanding of black pine ecosystems....
Mon Apr 15, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 57: Environmental Variation and How its Spatial Structure Influences the Cross-Shelf Distribution of High-Latitude Coral Communities in South Africa Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040057 Authors: Sean N. Porter Michael H. Schleyer Coral communities display spatial patterns. These patterns can manifest along a coastline as well as across the continental shelf due to ecological interactions and environmental gradients. Several abiotic surrogates for environmental...
Wed Apr 10, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 56: Communities and Attachment Networks Associated with Primary, Secondary and Alternative Foundation Species; A Case Study of Stressed and Disturbed Stands of Southern Bull Kelp Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040056 Authors: Mads S. Thomsen Paul M. South Southern bull kelps (Durvillaea spp., Fucales) are ‘primary’ foundation species that control community structures and ecosystem functions on temperate wave-exposed rocky reefs. However, these...
Wed Apr 10, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 55: Testing the Poleotolerance Lichen Response Trait as an Indicator of Anthropic Disturbance in an Urban Environment Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040055 Authors: Bernardo Rocha Pedro Pinho Joana Vieira Cristina Branquinho Paula Matos Urban environments are densely populated areas buzzing with a wide range of anthropic activities that cause disturbances like air pollution or the heat island effect, threatening both human and environmental health. Mitigating...
Sat Apr 06, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 54: Climate Change, Bioclimatic Models and the Risk to Lichen Diversity Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040054 Authors: Christopher J. Ellis This paper provides an overview of bioclimatic models applied to lichen species, supporting their potential use in this context as indicators of climate change risk. First, it provides a brief summary of climate change risk, pointing to the relevance of lichens as a topic area. Second, it reviews the past use of lichen bioclimatic...
Thu Apr 04, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 53: Ecotone Dynamics and Stability from Soil Scientific Point of View Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040053 Authors: Theodore Danso Marfo Rahul Datta Shamina Imran Pathan Valerie Vranová Transitional areas between two or more different biomes—ecotones—are clearly visible due to the sudden changes in vegetation structures and patterns. However, much is still unknown about the crucial soil factors that control such vegetational changes...
Wed Apr 03, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 52: New Insights Into Nematode DNA-metabarcoding as Revealed by the Characterization of Artificial and Spiked Nematode Communities Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040052 Authors: Lieven Waeyenberge Nancy de de Sutter Nicole Viaene Annelies Haegeman Nematodes are ideal biological indicators to monitor soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. For this reason, they have been receiving increasing attention from a broad range of scientists. The main method...
Tue Apr 02, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 51: Using Growth Forms to Predict Epiphytic Lichen Abundance in a Wide Variety of Forest Types Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040051 Authors: Gregorio Aragón Isabel Martínez Pilar Hurtado Ángel Benítez Clara Rodríguez María Prieto Epiphytic richness is continuously declining due to forest fragmentation, logging, burning, agriculture, and livestock. The rate of species loss caused by habitat degradation and loss is more pronounced in Central and South...
Mon Apr 01, 2019 03:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 49: Taking Advantage of the Genomics Revolution for Monitoring and Conservation of Chondrichthyan Populations Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040049 Authors: Shaili Johri Michael P. Doane Lauren Allen Elizabeth A. Dinsdale Chondrichthyes (sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras) are among the oldest extant predators and are vital to top-down regulation of oceanic ecosystems. They are an ecologically diverse group occupying a wide range of habitats and are thus,...
Fri Mar 29, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 50: A Brief Review of Non-Avian Reptile Environmental DNA (eDNA), with a Case Study of Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) eDNA Under Field Conditions Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040050 Authors: Clare I. M. Adams Luke A. Hoekstra Morgan R. Muell Fredric J. Janzen Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an increasingly used non-invasive molecular tool for detecting species presence and monitoring populations. In this article, we review the current state of non-avian...
Fri Mar 29, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 48: New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula (Southwest Europe) Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11040048 Authors: João Encarnação Pedro Morais Vânia Baptista Joana Cruz Maria Alexandra Teodósio Climate change and the overall increase of seawater temperature are causing a poleward shift in species distribution, which includes a phenomenon described as the tropicalization of temperate regions. This work aims to report...
Wed Mar 27, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 47: Bat Pass Duration Measurement: An Indirect Measure of Distance of Detection Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030047 Authors: Christian Kerbiriou Yves Bas Isabelle Le Viol Romain Lorrillière Justine Mougnot Jean-François Julien Few reports have been published on detection distances of bat calls because the evaluation of detection distance is complicated. Several of the approaches used to measure detection distances are based on the researcher’s...
Fri Mar 22, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 46: The Role of Maximum Shelf Depth versus Distance from Shore in Explaining a Diversity Gradient of Mushroom Corals (Fungiidae) off Jakarta Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030046 Authors: Bert W. Hoeksema Giyanto Suharsono Many coral reef systems are shelf-based and consist of reefs that are arranged in rows parallel to the coastline. They usually show an increase in species richness in the offshore direction, coinciding with decreasing terrigenous impact...
Thu Mar 21, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 45: Could Hair-Lichens of High-Elevation Forests Help Detect the Impact of Global Change in the Alps? Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030045 Authors: Juri Nascimbene Renato Benesperi Paolo Giordani Martin Grube Lorenzo Marini Chiara Vallese Helmut Mayrhofer Climate change and the anthropic emission of pollutants are likely to have an accelerated impact in high-elevation mountain areas. This phenomenon could have negative consequences on alpine habitats...
Thu Mar 21, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 44: Plasticity in Three-Dimensional Geometry of Branching Corals Along a Cross-Shelf Gradient Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030044 Authors: Neil E. Doszpot Michael J. McWilliam Morgan S. Pratchett Andrew S. Hoey Will F. Figueira Scleractinian corals often exhibit high levels of morphological plasticity, which is potentially important in enabling individual species to occupy benthic spaces across a wide range of environmental gradients. This study tested...
Thu Mar 21, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 43: Do Different Teams Produce Different Results in Long-Term Lichen Biomonitoring? Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030043 Authors: Giorgio Brunialti Luisa Frati Cristina Malegori Paolo Giordani Paola Malaspina Lichen biomonitoring programs focus on temporal variations in epiphytic lichen communities in relation to the effects of atmospheric pollution. As repeated surveys are planned at medium to long term intervals, the alternation of different operators...
Tue Mar 19, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 42: Antarctic Studies Show Lichens to be Excellent Biomonitors of Climate Change Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030042 Authors: Leopoldo G. Sancho Ana Pintado T. G. Allan Green Lichens have been used as biomonitors for multiple purposes. They are well-known as air pollution indicators around urban and industrial centers. More recently, several attempts have been made to use lichens as monitors of climate change especially in alpine and polar regions. In this...
Tue Mar 19, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 41: The Long and Short of Biodiversity: Cumulative Diversity and Its Drivers Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030041 Authors: Matthew Hammond Jurek Kolasa Long-term or cumulative diversity is the biodiversity that accumulates at a site over many generations of community members. Cumulative diversity is likely important to the intrinsic and functional value of ecosystems given the legacies left behind by many species. While its components—average short-term...
Thu Mar 14, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 39: Vacant Bivalve Boreholes Increase Invertebrate Species Richness in a Physically Harsh, Low Intertidal Platform Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030039 Authors: María Bagur Jorge L. Gutiérrez Lorena P. Arribas M. Gabriela Palomo Ecosystem engineers can modulate harsh abiotic conditions, thus creating habitat for species that cannot withstand the local environment. In this study, we investigated if vacant boreholes created by the rock-boring bivalve Petricola...
Thu Mar 07, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 40: Tradeoffs with Growth and Behavior for Captive Box Turtles Head-Started with Environmental Enrichment Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030040 Authors: Sasha J. Tetzlaff Jinelle H. Sperry Brett A. DeGregorio Head-starting is a conservation strategy that entails releasing captive-reared animals into nature at sizes large enough to better resist post-release predation. However, efforts to maximize growth in captivity may jeopardize development of beneficial...
Thu Mar 07, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 37: Prokaryotic Dynamics in the Meromictic Coastal Lake Faro (Sicily, Italy) Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030037 Authors: Carmela Raffa Carmen Rizzo Marc Strous Emilio De Domenico Marilena Sanfilippo Luigi Michaud Angelina Lo Giudice Lake Faro, in the North-Eastern corner of Sicily (Italy), shows the typical stratification of a meromictic tempered basin, with a clear identification of the mixolimnion and the monimolimnion, separated by an interfacial...
Wed Mar 06, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 38: Cross-Shelf Variation in Coral Community Response to Disturbance on the Great Barrier Reef Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030038 Authors: Camille Mellin Angus Thompson Michelle J. Jonker Michael J. Emslie Changes in coral reef health and status are commonly reported using hard coral cover, however such changes may also lead to substantial shifts in coral community composition. Here we assess the extent to which coral communities departed from their pre-disturbance...
Wed Mar 06, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 36: May the Diversity of Epiphytic Lichens Be Used in Environmental Forensics? Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030036 Authors: Stefano Loppi Epiphytic (tree inhabiting) lichens, well-known biomonitors of atmospheric pollution, have a great potential for being used in environmental forensics. Monitoring changes in biodiversity is a useful method for evaluating the quality of an ecosystem. Lichen species occurring within an area show measurable responses to environmental...
Tue Mar 05, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 34: GPS Technology for Semi-Aquatic Turtle Research Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030034 Authors: Madaline M. Cochrane Donald J. Brown Ron A. Moen Global positioning system (GPS) telemetry units are now small enough to be deployed on terrestrial and semi-aquatic turtles. Many of these GPS units use snapshot technology which collects raw satellite and timestamp data during brief periods of data recording to minimize size. We evaluated locations from snapshot...
Fri Mar 01, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 35: The Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Population in a Changing Environment, Central Poland as a Case Study Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030035 Authors: Jakub Gryz Dagny Krauze-Gryz Common buzzard is the most abundant bird of prey in Europe, and its population has undergone serious changes. In this study, we focused on a population in Central Poland (study area 105 km2, forests around 24 km2, seven forest complexes) to analyze how certain environmental factors influenced...
Fri Mar 01, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 33: The Distribution of Planktivorous Damselfishes (Pomacentridae) on the Great Barrier Reef and the Relative Influences of Habitat and Predation Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030033 Authors: Michael J. Emslie Murray Logan Alistair J. Cheal Planktivorous damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are diverse and abundant on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), are important prey for commercially harvested coral trout (Plectropomus spp.) and their feeding mode plays a central role...
Thu Feb 28, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 32: Geomorphology and Altitude Effects on the Diversity and Structure of the Vanishing Montane Forest of Southern Ecuador Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030032 Authors: Omar Cabrera Ángel Benítez Nixon Cumbicus Carlos Naranjo Pablo Ramón Fani Tinitana Adrián Escudero (1) Background: Neotropical montane forests represent one of the most diverse world ecosystems; however, they are also among the most threatened ones mostly due to deforestation. Our...
Wed Feb 27, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 30: A Facilitation Cascade Enhances Local Biodiversity in Seagrass Beds Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030030 Authors: Y. Stacy Zhang Brian R. Silliman Invertebrate diversity can be a key driver of ecosystem functioning, yet understanding what factors influence local biodiversity remains uncertain. In many marine and terrestrial systems, facilitation cascades where primary foundation and/or autogenic ecosystem engineering species promote the settlement and survival...
Tue Feb 26, 2019 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 31: High Genetic Diversity among Breeding Red-Backed Shrikes Lanius collurio in the Western Palearctic Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11030031 Authors: Liviu G. Pârâu Roberto Carlos Frias-Soler Michael Wink Revealing the genetic population structure in abundant avian species is crucial for understanding speciation, conservation, and evolutionary history. The Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio, an iconic songbird renowned for impaling its prey, is widely distributed...
Tue Feb 26, 2019 02:00
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