Dezene Huber 🌻 · @dezene
1272 followers · 1484 posts · Server ecoevo.social
#Human #activity can be a factor in allowing #sympatry of similar #species. Case-in-point, giant and neotropical otters in the #Amazon.
In this new study, Norris and Michalski (2023) observed that #giant #otters tended to avoid human activity while #neotropical otters did not.
OA 🔗 https://peerj.com/articles/15742/
We #influence our #ecosystems in many ways. While not always and inevitably detrimental, we need to be aware of our #impacts.
#human #activity #sympatry #species #Amazon #Giant #otters #neotropical #influence #ecosystems #impacts #conservation
Dezene Huber 🌻 · @dezene
708 followers · 670 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Interesting new paper on The #Empty #Forest #Syndrome that occurs with the extirpation of large #vertebrates, particularly #predators.
I can see this interacting (negatively, #synergistically) with Pauly's #Shifting #Baseline Syndrome. And is it time to coin a similar conceptual model and terms for the disappearance of #insects and other small #fauna?
Title: Beyond the “empty forest”: The defaunation syndromes of #Neotropical forests in the #Anthropocene
Open Access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198942200364X
#empty #forest #syndrome #vertebrates #predators #synergistically #shifting #baseline #insects #fauna #neotropical #anthropocene
Flo Grattarola · @flograttarola
37 followers · 3 posts · Server ecoevo.socialHola 👋🏼 I’m super happy to have joined Mastodon. As a newcomer, here’s a bit about me: I’m a #Uruguayan biologist, doing research in #macroecology and #biodiversityinformatics. Currently, I’m a #postdoc researcher at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague where I study the range dynamics of #Neotropical #carnivores. I’m also the coordinator of #Biodiversidata and the admin of #NaturalistaUY. My interests are diverse but include #OpenScience, #CameraTraps and #ParticipativeResearch. Cheers!
#uruguayan #macroecology #biodiversityinformatics #postdoc #neotropical #carnivores #biodiversidata #naturalistauy #OpenScience #CameraTraps #participativeresearch