Ecology and Conservation: Recent submissions
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Inbreeding depression in male reproductive traits
(Oxford University Press (OUP) / European Society of Evolutionary Biology, 20 February 2025)Inbreeding frequently leads to inbreeding depression, a general reduction in trait values and loss of fitness, and it appears that some sexually selected traits are especially sensitive to inbreeding, but sperm may be an ... -
Assessing the water quality hazard and challenges to achieving the freshwater goal in Sri Lanka
(Nature Research, 25 March 2025)Nearly 93% of all drinking water supply in Sri Lanka comes from improved sources such as tubewells. Despite this national achievement, deteriorating water quality remains a major challenge to achieving the UN Sustainable ... -
Efficacy of artificial nest shading as a climate change adaptation measure for marine turtles at Ascension Island
(Wiley / The Wildlife Society, 13 November 2023)Successful embryonic development and offspring sex ratios of marine turtles are determined by thermal conditions experienced during incubation, rendering them potentially vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change. With ... -
Fish community composition in the tropical archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1 November 2024)Understanding species distribution across habitats and environmental variables is important to inform area-based management. However, observational data are often lacking, particularly from developing countries, hindering ... -
Interconnecting fragmented forests: Small and mobile birds are cornerstones in the plant–frugivore meta-network
(National Academy of Sciences, 13 February 2025)Habitat fragmentation is causing the collapse of seed dispersal interactions and ecosystem functioning. When management and conservation strategies aim to sustain ecosystem functioning of fragmented forests, species’ traits ...