Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 124: Movement and Home Range of the Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica): Spatial Ecology of a River Specialist

Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 124: Movement and Home Range of the Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica): Spatial Ecology of a River Specialist Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11080124 Authors: Jason P. Ross Robert D. Bluett Michael J. Dreslik Spatial ecological information is necessary to guide the conservation efforts of river turtles, but it is lacking for many species including the smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica). We investigated the spatial ecology of A. mutica in two reaches...

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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 122: Assessment of Changes in the Structure of Zooplankton Communities to Infer Water Quality of the Caspian Sea

Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 122: Assessment of Changes in the Structure of Zooplankton Communities to Infer Water Quality of the Caspian Sea Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11080122 Authors: Elena Krupa The work aimed to study the structural variables of zooplankton to assess the water quality of the Caspian Sea. Studies of zooplankton were conducted in the spring and summer of 2008 and 2010. Abundance, biomass, an average individual mass of a specimen, Shannon Bi, Shannon Ab, Δ-Shannon...

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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 123: A Comprehensive Study of Orchid Seed Production Relative to Pollination Traits, Plant Density and Climate in an Urban Reserve in Western Australia

Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 123: A Comprehensive Study of Orchid Seed Production Relative to Pollination Traits, Plant Density and Climate in an Urban Reserve in Western Australia Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11080123 Authors: Mark C. Brundrett The pollination of 20 common terrestrial orchids was studied in a 60-ha urban banksia and eucalypt dominated woodland in Western Australia. Five years of data (24,000 flowers, 6800 plants) measured fruit set relative to floral areas, capsule volumes,...

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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 121: GIS-modeling of the Range Shifts of the Sub-fossil and Extant European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Eastern Europe in Holocene

Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 121: GIS-modeling of the Range Shifts of the Sub-fossil and Extant European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Eastern Europe in Holocene Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11080121 Authors: Oksana Nekrasova Yevheniia Yanish Volodymyr Tytar Mihails Pupins The study of the dynamics of the European pond turtle’s Emys orbicularis range and distribution as an indicator of climate change in the past, present, and future is most relevant in connection with...

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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 120: Living on the Edge: Variation in the Abundance and Demography of a Kelp Forest Epibiont

Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 120: Living on the Edge: Variation in the Abundance and Demography of a Kelp Forest Epibiont Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11080120 Authors: Katie K. Arkema Jameal F. Samhouri The ecology of an epibiont may depend not only on the dynamics of its biogenic habitat but also on microclimate variation generated within aggregations of its host, a process called physical ecosystem engineering. This study explored variation in the abundance and demography of Membranipora,...

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