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WRIGHT, DAVID, and PETER JONES. "Population densities and habitat associations of the range-restricted Rock Firefinch Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria." Bird Conservation International 15, no. 3 (2005): 287–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270905000456.

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Population densities, using distance sampling, and habitat associations of the range-restricted Rock Firefinch Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis were investigated between late May and early July 2002 in a protected site at Amurum on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, and in unprotected surrounding habitats. Rock Firefinches were strongly associated with inselbergs and rocky outcrops and avoided scrub and abandoned farmland. Density was not significantly higher on the Amurum protected site (0.79 birds/ha; 95% CL 0.51–1.21) than on the unprotected areas (0.55 birds/ha; 95% CL 0.37–0.82). Rock Firefinches wer

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Howard, Karen E., and Adrian Hailey. "Microhabitat separation among diurnal saxicolous lizards in Zimbabwe." Journal of Tropical Ecology 15, no. 3 (1999): 367–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467499000887.

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Studies of niche overlap within communities of lizards have shown that separation may be along the three major dimensions of space, time and food. Space is usually the most important dimension where a range of habitats are involved; there is less information on the importance of microhabitat separation within a single habitat type. This study investigated microhabitat relationships of small diurnal lizard species occupying granitic rock habitat in Zimbabwe. There was statistically significant niche separation among all species in both the type of rock occupied (size, shape, number of cracks, c

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Powell, Robert, Douglas Eifler, and Trevor Joyce. "Variable habitat use influences the mating system of a Lesser Antillean anole." Amphibia-Reptilia 31, no. 3 (2010): 395–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853810791769383.

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AbstractEcologically versatile Anolis schwartzi from St. Eustatius (Lesser Antilles) occurs in various habitats, usually in shaded situations and often in higher densities when associated with rock piles, rock slides, and stone walls. In order to evaluate the mating systems of A. schwartzi in different habitats, we examined populations in rocky and adjacent forested plots in Boven National Park to test the following predictions: (1) Population densities would be higher in habitats with rocks or rock slides than in nearby areas of forest without rocks. (2) Males would be larger in favoured habi

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Hohnen, Rosemary, Katherine Tuft, Sarah Legge, et al. "The significance of topographic complexity in habitat selection and persistence of a declining marsupial in the Kimberley region of Western Australia." Australian Journal of Zoology 64, no. 3 (2016): 198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo16015.

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Mammalian species in northern Australia are declining. The resources that many species from this region require to persist in the landscape remain poorly understood. We examined habitat selection and diet of the scaly-tailed possum (Wyulda squamicaudata, hereafter called Wyulda) in the north-west Kimberley, Western Australia, in relation to variation in complexity of rocky habitat, habitat heterogeneity, and recent fire history. We fitted GPS tags to 23 Wyulda between January 2013 and February 2014 and analysed step selection between GPS fixes to describe habitat choice. We assessed diet by mi

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Grzelak, Katarzyna, and Piotr Kuklinski. "Benthic assemblages associated with rocks in a brackish environment of the southern Baltic Sea." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90, no. 1 (2010): 115–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315409991378.

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Sandy bottoms, with local patches of rocks, dominate the southern Baltic Sea coast. These rock patches create three-dimensional habitats with additional niches that can support diverse assemblages of organisms. In this study we investigated macrofaunal assemblages associated with the boulder field in the brackish Gulf of Gdansk. Of the 30 recorded taxa three animal species (Mytilus trossulus, Balanus improvisus and Electra crustulenta) together with five species of algae were directly attached to rocks. These engineering organisms provided habitats for a further 22 taxa. Among the fauna direct

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Yousefkhani, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian, Hossein Nabizadeh, and L. Lee Grismer. "Ecomorphological differences among forest and rock dwelling species of Darevskia Arribas, 1999 (Squamata, Lacertide) in the Elburz Mountains, Iran." Herpetozoa 35 (December 21, 2022): 245–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e95257.

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Ecological pressure is the major driver of morphological adaptation. Different habitat preferences even among closely related species, often result in the evolution of different body shapes. In the present study, we employed geometric morphometric and principal component analyses (PCA) to compare body shape and head plate morphology among seven species in the genus Darevskia Arribas, 1999 from the Elburz Mountains, Iran that occur in either rocky or forested habitats. The geometric morphometric analysis and the PCA of meristic characters recovered a wide degree of overlap between the rock and

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Yousefkhani, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian, Hossein Nabizadeh, and L. Lee Grismer. "Ecomorphological differences among forest and rock dwelling species of Darevskia Arribas, 1999 (Squamata, Lacertide) in the Elburz Mountains, Iran." Herpetozoa 35, no. () (2022): 245–56. https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e95257.

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Ecological pressure is the major driver of morphological adaptation. Different habitat preferences even among closely related species, often result in the evolution of different body shapes. In the present study, we employed geometric morphometric and principal component analyses (PCA) to compare body shape and head plate morphology among seven species in the genus Darevskia Arribas, 1999 from the Elburz Mountains, Iran that occur in either rocky or forested habitats. The geometric morphometric analysis and the PCA of meristic characters recovered a wide degree of overlap between the rock and

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Evans, Ally J., Louise B. Firth, Stephen J. Hawkins, Elisabeth S. Morris, Harry Goudge, and Pippa J. Moore. "Drill-cored rock pools: an effective method of ecological enhancement on artificial structures." Marine and Freshwater Research 67, no. 1 (2016): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf14244.

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Coastal defences are proliferating in response to anticipated climate change and there is increasing need for ecologically sensitive design in their construction. Typically, these structures support lower biodiversity than natural rocky shores. Although several studies have tested habitat enhancement interventions that incorporate novel water-retaining features into coastal defences, there remains a need for additional long-term, fully replicated trials to identify alternative cost-effective designs. We created artificial rock pools of two depths (12cm, 5cm) by drill-coring into a shore-parall

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Datar, Mandar N., and Aparna V. Watve. "Vascular plant assemblage of cliffs in northern Western Ghats, India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 10, no. 2 (2018): 11271. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.3611.10.2.11271-11284.

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Vertical rocky cliffs, which consist of various types of rock, are widespread all over the world. India’s northern Western Ghats consisting of basaltic rocks form probably the largest cliff ecosystem globally, however, almost no studies are available concerning their floristic richness. In an attempt to understand the vascular plant assemblage of this habitat, cliffs of the northern Western Ghats were surveyed for their microhabitats, species diversity, distribution of endemics, occurrence of particular adaptive traits and potential threats. A total of 102 species of vascular plants were docum

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Moosman, Paul R., David M. Marsh, Emily K. Pody, Timothy J. Brust, and Susan Loeb. "Differential selection of roosts by Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) relative to rock structure and microclimate." Journal of Mammalogy 104, no. 4 (2023): 723–38. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13442171.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Roost selection by insectivorous bats in temperate regions is presumably influenced by roost microclimates in relation to thermoregulatory strategies, but few studies have included temperature measurements in habitat selection models. Rocky landscape features are an important source of roosts that provide both shelter from predators and beneficial microclimates for bats. Most information about rock-roosting bats has been derived from western North America. We studied microhabitat selection by the Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) on

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Moosman, Paul R., David M. Marsh, Emily K. Pody, Timothy J. Brust, and Susan Loeb. "Differential selection of roosts by Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) relative to rock structure and microclimate." Journal of Mammalogy 104, no. 4 (2023): 723–38. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13442171.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Roost selection by insectivorous bats in temperate regions is presumably influenced by roost microclimates in relation to thermoregulatory strategies, but few studies have included temperature measurements in habitat selection models. Rocky landscape features are an important source of roosts that provide both shelter from predators and beneficial microclimates for bats. Most information about rock-roosting bats has been derived from western North America. We studied microhabitat selection by the Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) on

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Moosman, Paul R., David M. Marsh, Emily K. Pody, Timothy J. Brust, and Susan Loeb. "Differential selection of roosts by Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) relative to rock structure and microclimate." Journal of Mammalogy 104, no. 4 (2023): 723–38. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13442171.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Roost selection by insectivorous bats in temperate regions is presumably influenced by roost microclimates in relation to thermoregulatory strategies, but few studies have included temperature measurements in habitat selection models. Rocky landscape features are an important source of roosts that provide both shelter from predators and beneficial microclimates for bats. Most information about rock-roosting bats has been derived from western North America. We studied microhabitat selection by the Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) on

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Moosman, Paul R., David M. Marsh, Emily K. Pody, Timothy J. Brust, and Susan Loeb. "Differential selection of roosts by Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) relative to rock structure and microclimate." Journal of Mammalogy 104, no. 4 (2023): 723–38. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13442171.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Roost selection by insectivorous bats in temperate regions is presumably influenced by roost microclimates in relation to thermoregulatory strategies, but few studies have included temperature measurements in habitat selection models. Rocky landscape features are an important source of roosts that provide both shelter from predators and beneficial microclimates for bats. Most information about rock-roosting bats has been derived from western North America. We studied microhabitat selection by the Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) on

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Moosman, Paul R., David M. Marsh, Emily K. Pody, Timothy J. Brust, and Susan Loeb. "Differential selection of roosts by Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) relative to rock structure and microclimate." Journal of Mammalogy 104, no. 4 (2023): 723–38. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13442171.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Roost selection by insectivorous bats in temperate regions is presumably influenced by roost microclimates in relation to thermoregulatory strategies, but few studies have included temperature measurements in habitat selection models. Rocky landscape features are an important source of roosts that provide both shelter from predators and beneficial microclimates for bats. Most information about rock-roosting bats has been derived from western North America. We studied microhabitat selection by the Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) on

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Kim, JJH, L. Liggins, and JD Aguirre. "Social environment mediates habitat shifts in a range-restricted giant limpet." Marine Ecology Progress Series 666 (May 20, 2021): 89–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13667.

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The individuals of many species shift habitats at different stages in their lives. Sometimes, these habitat shifts coincide with an ontogenetic transition. These ontogenetic habitat shifts can allow species to access nutritional resources, avoid conspecific aggression or predation, or secure breeding opportunities when it is advantageous to do so. The Kermadec Islands giant limpet Scutellastra kermadecensis is a protandrous hermaphrodite endemic to Rangitāhua, the Kermadec Islands. These limpets have an unusual habit whereby small limpets (piggies) piggy-back on the shells of larger individual

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Valdez, Jose W., Kaya Klop-Toker, Michelle P. Stockwell, et al. "Differences in microhabitat selection patterns between a remnant and constructed landscape following management intervention." Wildlife Research 44, no. 3 (2017): 248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr16172.

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Context Achieving successful conservation outcomes in habitat creation and reintroductions requires an understanding of how species use their habitat and respond to these interventions. However, few initiatives directly compare microhabitat selection between remnant and managed habitats to measure effectiveness and evaluate outcomes. Probability of detection is also rarely included in studies on microhabitat use, which may lead to erroneous conclusions if detectability varies between variables. Methods In this study, we used the endangered green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) to compare

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Sinigla, Mónika, Erzsébet Szurdoki, László Lőkös, et al. "Distribution and habitat preference of protected reindeer lichen species (Cladonia arbuscula, C. mitis and C. rangiferina) in the Balaton Uplands (Hungary)." Lichenologist 53, no. 3 (2021): 271–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0024282921000165.

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AbstractThe maintenance of protected lichen species and their biodiversity in general depends on good management practices based on their distribution and habitat preferences. To date, 10 of the 17 protected lichen species of Hungary have been recorded in the Bakony Mts including the Balaton Uplands region. Habitat preferences of three protected Cladonia species (C. arbuscula, C. mitis and C. rangiferina) growing on underlying rocks of red sandstone, basalt, Pannonian sandstone and gravel were investigated by detailed sampling. We recorded aspect, underlying rock type, soil depth, pH and CaCO3

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Žagar, Anamarija. "Altitudinal distribution and habitat use of the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis (Linnaeus, 1768) and the Horvath’s rock lizard Iberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904) in the Kočevsko region (S Slovenia)." Natura Sloveniae 18, no. 2 (2016): 47–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.14720/ns.18.2.47-62.

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The study reports on the distribution and habitat use of two lizard species in the Kočevsko region: Horvath’s rock lizard and common wall lizard. Extensive sampling across an altitudinal span of 200 to 1,100 m a.s.l. in the study area revealed 62 localities with populations of both or either species. At 11 of these localities (18%) species occurred in syntopy, at 42 locations (68%) only common wall lizards were found, while at 9 locations (14%) only Horvath’s rock lizards were recorded. Both species occurred across the entire altitudinal span but exhibited an opposite pattern of relative abund

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Warner, Philip, Jamel Banton, David Smith, and Renée McDonald Lyn Shue. "ROCK ARMOUR: A BENTHIC HABITAT PROVIDING VALUABLE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA." Coastal Engineering Proceedings, no. 37 (September 1, 2023): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.9753/icce.v37.management.95.

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This paper describes our findings from ecological surveys at several shoreline and beach enhancement projects in the Caribbean. Using standard fish abundance and diversity surveys and benthic habitat mapping protocols, we track how rock armour transitions from a barren substrate at installation to a diverse marine ecosystem over time. The ecosystem services provided by the rock armour have been evaluated and compare well with naturally occurring habitats. Using available economic benefit analyses, we estimate the value of these ecosystem services at various stages as the rock armour habitat ma

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Fakhrurrozi, Idris, Mohammad Bagus Rizan Ardiansyah, Andik Dwi Muttaqin, and Mauludiyah. "Assessing benthic habitat distribution in Tunda Island, Banten, Indonesia using Sentinel-2A imagery." BIO Web of Conferences 168 (2025): 05014. https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202516805014.

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Benthic habitats in coastal areas are composed of diverse organisms and substrates such as seaweed, seagrass, algae, hard corals, dead corals, rock, and rubble. Understanding their distribution is essential for effective marine spatial planning and conservation. This study aimed to assess benthic habitat distribution around Tunda Island using Sentinel-2A satellite imagery and evaluate the classification accuracy. Field data were collected from March 5 to 7, 2024, using the photo transect method to identify key benthic classes. Image classification was performed using a Random Forest classifier

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M. G. Segovia, Júlio, Lúcia C. Neco, and Rodrigo H. Willemart. "On the habitat use of the Neotropical whip spider Charinus asturius (Arachnida: Amblypygi)." Zoologia 35 (March 29, 2018): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e12874.

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The non-random occupation of habitats is termed habitat selection. Some species of whip spiders select trees with burrows at their base, while others use substrates such as rocks. Here, we investigated the habitat use byCharinusasturiusPinto-da-Rocha, Machado &amp; Weygoldt, 2002, an endemic species of Ilhabela Island in Brazil. We found thatC.asturiusis more likely to be found under rocks that cover larger areas of substrate. Our results also suggest the existence of territorialism inC.asturiusand show thatC.asturiusadults may be found again on the same rock a week later. Additionally, ou

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Gomes, Marisa A., Catarina M. Alves, Fábio Faria, Jesus S. Troncoso, and Pedro T. Gomes. "Untangling Coastal Diversity: How Habitat Complexity Shapes Demersal and Benthopelagic Assemblages in NW Iberia." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 12, no. 4 (2024): 538. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse12040538.

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Understanding species–habitat relationships is essential for ecosystem-based conservation. This study explores the significance of habitat characteristics and complexity for demersal and benthopelagic communities within a patchwork of coastal habitats, including rocky seabed, macroalgae formations, sandy bottoms, and a combination of rock and sand areas. Species and habitats were surveyed along the north-west (NW) Iberian continental shelf area of Viana do Castelo using baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS). We found significant differences (p < 0.05) in species assemblages across

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JACINTO, DAVID, and TERESA CRUZ. "Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) attachment force and burrowing behavior in rocky shores of SW Portugal*." Zoosymposia 7, no. 1 (2012): 231–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.7.1.21.

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The rock burrowing sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus is a common wave-swept organism that inhabits intertidal rock pools and shallow subtidal temperate shores. Here we present field data on P. lividus attachment force, burrow shape and test diameter measured in different rocky habitats (intertidal pools, low shore intertidal channels and shallow subtidal shores) and in two study sites with different wave-exposure conditions. These data were then analyzed to look for a possible relationship between the size of sea urchins and their attachment force and burrow shape as well as the influence of w

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Sharpe, Sean T., and J. S. Millar. "Influence on the variation in initiation of breeding in Peromyscus maniculatus." Canadian Journal of Zoology 69, no. 3 (1991): 698–705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z91-102.

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Correlates of the initiation of breeding by female Peromyscus maniculatus borealis (Mearns) were examined to test the hypotheses that asynchronous breeding was related to age, weight, matriline, and nest-site habitat. Life-history data were collected by mark–recapture techniques and by monitoring natal nests over two breeding seasons in 1985 and 1986. Timing of initiation of breeding was related significantly to nest-site habitat and age, but not to matriline or weight. At approximately the same altitude, females nesting in dry rocky stream beds bred first, followed by those in open rock field

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M., G. Segovia Júlio, Lúcia C. Neco, and Rodrigo H. Willemart. "On the habitat use of the Neotropical whip spider Charinus asturius (Arachnida: Amblypygi)." Zoologia 35 (March 29, 2018): 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e12874.

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The non-random occupation of habitats is termed habitat selection. Some species of whip spiders select trees with burrows at their base, while others use substrates such as rocks. Here, we investigated the habitat use by Charinus asturius Pinto-da-Rocha, Machado & Weygoldt, 2002, an endemic species of Ilhabela Island in Brazil. We found that C. asturius is more likely to be found under rocks that cover larger areas of substrate. Our results also suggest the existence of territorialism in C. asturius and show that C. asturius adults may be found again on the same rock a week later. Addition

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Lavrskaya, Ekaterina A., Aleksey E. Selivanov, and Ksenia O. Pechenkina. "Representatives of the family Teloschistaceae as a component of the vegetation cover of rocky outcrops in the Chusovaya River valley (Middle Urals)." Вестник Пермского университета. Серия «Биология»=Bulletin of Perm University. Biology, no. 3 (2024): 263–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.17072/1994-9952-2024-3-263-268.

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The paper presents data on the patterns of lichens of the family Teloschistaceae on coastal rocks in the middle reaches of the Chusovaya River from the village of Kyn to the town of Chusovoy (Perm Krai, Sverdlovsk Oblast). To describe the lichen cover on rocky outcrops, 30×30 cm survey plots were laid out. Each site was photographed with a scale ruler, and habitat characteristics such as surface slope, exposure, overhangs, and rock were recorded. The family Teloschistaceae in the study area on rocky outcrops is represented by three genera: Caloplaca, Rusavskia, and Xanthoria. Of these genera,

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Carruthers, Tim J. B., Shawn L. Carter, Todd R. Lookingbill, Lisa N. Florkowski, Jane M. Hawkey, and William C. Dennison. "A Habitat-Based Framework for Communicating Natural Resource Condition." ISRN Ecology 2012 (May 15, 2012): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/384892.

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Progress in achieving desired environmental outcomes needs to be rigorously measured and reported for effective environmental management. Two major challenges in achieving this are, firstly, how to synthesize monitoring data in a meaningful way at appropriate temporal and spatial scales and, secondly, how to present results in a framework that allows for effective communication to resource managers and scientists as well as a broader general audience. This paper presents a habitat framework, developed to assess the natural resource condition of the urban Rock Creek Park (Washington, DC, USA),

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Stål, Johan, and Leif Pihl. "Quantitative assessment of the area of shallow habitat for fish on the Swedish west coast." ICES Journal of Marine Science 64, no. 3 (2007): 446–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm018.

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Abstract Stål, J., and Pihl, L. 2007. Quantitative assessment of the area of shallow habitat for fish on the Swedish west coast. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 446–452. Much effort has been focused recently on juvenile and adult fish habitat use in shallow coastal areas. However, to understand fully the importance of such habitats for fish production it is necessary also to quantify the area of existing habitat types. We inventory and quantify the area of major habitat types in a 1000 km2 area of the Swedish west coast, on a scale appropriate for coastal-zone management. An echosounder

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Novak, Peter A., Peter Bayliss, Erica A. Garcia, Brad J. Pusey, and Michael M. Douglas. "Ontogenetic shifts in habitat use during the dry season by an amphidromous shrimp in a tropical lowland river." Marine and Freshwater Research 68, no. 12 (2017): 2275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf16375.

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Caridean shrimp have considerable effects on ecosystem processes and, thus, understanding their use of key habitats is important for determining their potential ecological effect. The present study examined the meso-habitat use of Macrobrachium spinipes, a large-bodied and important amphidromous species, in the Daly River, northern Australia. We examined shrimp abundance at four common meso-habitat types; sand bank, rock bars, undercut and structurally complex banks and mid-channel areas at five sites on three occasions during the dry season (May to October). We found that habitat use changed

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Bellchambers, Lynda M., Scott N. Evans, and Jessica J. Meeuwig. "Abundance and size of western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) as a function of benthic habitat: implications for ecosystem-based fisheries management." Marine and Freshwater Research 61, no. 3 (2010): 279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf09031.

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Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) requires the expansion of fisheries research programs to include the relationship between target species and their habitats such that trophic and other ecological interactions can be assessed. The western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) is an ecologically important species that supports Australia’s most valuable single-species fisheries. We tested the relationship between abundance and size of western rock lobster and benthic habitats based on the annual independent breeding stock survey and benthic towed video transects. The work was undertaken at D

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Tokushima, Hideyuki, and Peter J. Jarman. "Ecology of the rare but irruptive Pilliga mouse, Pseudomys pilligaensis. IV. Habitat ecology." Australian Journal of Zoology 63, no. 1 (2015): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo14057.

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We determined preferences of the Pilliga mouse, Pseudomys pilligaensis, for habitat attributes (ground and vegetation cover) through phases of a population irruption, and characterised refuge sites used when environmental conditions were unfavourable. In general, P. pilligaensis preferred areas with substrate dominated by sand and shrubs rather than rock or litter. However, its habitat selection changed with phases of the irruption. In the Increase phase, it showed no strong habitat preferences, perhaps because the abundance of food (seeds) overrode preferences for more stable habitat values.

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Wilmer, Jessica Worthington, and Patrick Couper. "Phylogeography of north-eastern Australia’s Cyrtodactylus radiation: a habitat switch highlights adaptive capacity at a generic level." Australian Journal of Zoology 63, no. 6 (2015): 398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo15051.

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The genus Cyrtodactylus is the most diverse and widely distributed group of geckos in the world. Throughout their extensive range, species exploit a diverse range of habitats and are able to partition niches locally. Recent work has shown that Cyrtodactylus geckos in Queensland, Australia, have radiated in situ after colonisation by an arboreal Papuan ancestor and have undergone a habitat switch to rock dwelling during their evolutionary history. Using mitochondrial data we conducted a phylogeographic and molecular dating analysis to investigate the historical biogeography of Cyrtodactylus spe

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Smith, Walter H., Skyla L. Slemp, Conner D. Stanley, Melissa N. Blackburn, and John Wayland. "Rock crevice morphology and forest contexts drive microhabitat preferences in the Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus)." Canadian Journal of Zoology 95, no. 5 (2017): 353–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0140.

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Little is known about how vertical rock habitats are selected by organisms in forest ecosystems. Multiple lungless salamanders use rock outcrops in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, with Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus (Cope and Packard, 1881)) showing the strongest associations as an outcrop specialist. Although previous work has identified environmental correlates of rock face and arboreal habitat use in this species, it remains to be known if and how Green Salamanders select crevice refugia as a function of both outcrop morphology and the context of outcrops within the s

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Toni, S. A., and M. D. Piercey-Normore. "Chemical ecology of lichens and species composition of cryptogams among three boreal habitats in eastern Manitoba." Botany 91, no. 2 (2013): 53–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2012-0139.

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The Precambrian Shield supports a diversity of cryptogams where environmental conditions predict their distribution. Moisture and light are thought to affect secondary metabolite production in lichens, leading to a hypothesis of chemical communities that may be independent of species assemblages. Hypotheses were that habitats will be characterized by lichen secondary metabolites and that lichen and bryophyte species composition will also distinguish among habitats. Lichens and bryophytes were sampled from six quadrats from each of two sites within each of three habitats (rock faces, rock outcr

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Whalen, Kevin G., and Donna L. Parrish. "Nocturnal habitat use of Atlantic salmon parr in winter." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56, no. 9 (1999): 1543–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f99-078.

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We completed 22 night snorkeling surveys between November and March 1995-1997 to quantify Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr habitat use relative to habitat availability in the Rock River, Vermont, U.S.A. On average, post-young-of-the-year (PYOY) parr selected greater water depths in winter than young-of-the-year (YOY) parr, whereas YOY and PYOY parr both selected water velocities ([Formula: see text]19 cm/s) that were significantly lower than random measurements (46 cm/s). Maturity of PYOY parr had no significant influence on habitat selection. The majority of YOY and PYOY parr at night were

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Tupper, M., and R. G. Boutilier. "Effects of habitat on settlement, growth, and postsettlement survival of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52, no. 9 (1995): 1834–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f95-176.

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Settlement and growth of age 0+ cod were monitored using snorkel and self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) in four distinct habitat types (sand, seagrass, cobble, and rock reef) in St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia. Newly settled cod were marked with acrylic dye, allowing repeated visual length estimates of individual fish. Settlement of cod did not differ between habitat types, but postsettlement survival and subsequent juvenile densities were higher in more structurally complex habitats. These differences appear to be due to increased shelter availability and decreased predator

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Zannetos, Stylianos P., Konstantinos Theodorou, Yiannis G. Zevgolis, Eleni Galinou, and Triantaphyllos Akriotis. "Habitat Suitability Assessment for Two Burrowing Rodents on the Island of Lesvos: A Niche-Based Approach." Life 14, no. 10 (2024): 1231. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life14101231.

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We conducted a habitat suitability assessment for two burrowing rodents, Anatolian or Nehring’s blind mole rat (Nannospalax xanthodon) and Harting’s vole (Microtus hartingi), on the island of Lesvos using a niche-based approach. We collected data on the presence of the two species across the island and selected several environmental variables, including land cover, geology, and habitat topography, to assess their influence on habitat suitability. We used the Maxent species distribution modelling algorithm to predict suitable habitats. The results showed that both species preferred habitats wit

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Cataño Barrera, Alma María, Gerardo Javier Arista González, and Juan Manuel Lozano de Poo. "Caracterización de la roca potosina como material de construcción." H+D HÁBITAT MÁS DISEÑO, no. 26 (March 8, 2021): 9–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.58493/habitat.2021.26.01.

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La caracterización del material pétreo ha sido poco abordada porque tradicionalmente este tipo de roca se considera un material resistente y su proceso de producción sigue siendo altamente artesanal. Por lo tanto, el interés de realizar un estudio profundo e las propiedades índices (densidad, absorción y porosidad) de los tipos más comunes y representativos de rocas en la región centro del estado de San Luis Potosí, obedece a la revaloración del material pétreo como insumo tradicional de construcción desde su dimensión estructural y ornamental. Esta investigación considera cinco tipos de rocas

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Bulinski, J., D. Goldney, and J. Bauer. "The Habitat Utilisation and Social Behaviour of Captive Rock-wallabies: Implications for Management." Australian Mammalogy 19, no. 2 (1996): 191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am97191.

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As part of a breeding program a small group of Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies, Petrogale penicillata, was captured within the Jenolan Caves reserve and transferred to a nearby enclosure. This study examined the social behaviour and habitat utilisation of these captive rock-wallabies. The subjects were observed in slightly over half (52.2%) of the area available within the enclosure. Sightings were concentrated around a small cliff line. Frequency of sightings within grid cells was significantly correlated with scat density but unrelated to a measure of visibility suggesting the rock-wallabies exh

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Drumm, D. J., N. R. Loneragan, N. Ellis, and G. A. Skilleter. "The significance of habitat and exposure to the reef-flat macroinvertebrates of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, for conservation planning." Pacific Conservation Biology 17, no. 4 (2011): 320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc110320.

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Marine habitats are often used as surrogates of biodiversity for marine park planning. In this study we investigate the significance of both habitat and wind exposure to reef-top macroinvertebrates to determine whether habitats alone provide a surrogate of biodiversity. Detailed habitat maps of the reef flat of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) and historical wind data, were used to assess the distribution and abundance of the macroinvertebrate fauna of the reef-top. Macroinvertebrates were surveyed along transects at 128 sites in four main, broad habitat types (rubble/rock, sand/ coral, sand and algal

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White, Gemma E., and Culum Brown. "Microhabitat Use Affects Brain Size and Structure in Intertidal Gobies." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 85, no. 2 (2015): 107–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000380875.

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The ecological cognition hypothesis poses that the brains and behaviours of individuals are largely shaped by the environments in which they live and the associated challenges they must overcome during their lives. Here we examine the effect of environmental complexity on relative brain size in 4 species of intertidal gobies from differing habitats. Two species were rock pool specialists that lived on spatially complex rocky shores, while the remainder lived on dynamic, but structurally simple, sandy shores. We found that rock pool-dwelling species had relatively larger brains and telencephalo

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Telfer, Wendy R., Anthony D. Griffiths, and David M. J. S. Bowman. "Scats can reveal the presence and habitat use of cryptic rock-dwelling macropods." Australian Journal of Zoology 54, no. 5 (2006): 325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo05074.

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The rock-dwelling macropod species of the tropics of the Northern Territory, Australia, are behaviourally elusive and difficult to observe in their rugged habitats. Hence, little is understood about their ecology. We evaluated the potential of using scats (faecal pellets) as a survey tool for this faunal assemblage by: (1) developing a key to the scats of the species; (2) examining the rates of loss and decomposition of short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) scats in these tropical environments; and (3) comparing the distribution of scats of P. brachyotis with the species’ use of spac

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Chee, S. Y., J. L. S. Wee, C. Wong, J. C. Yee, Y. Yusup, and A. Mujahid. "Drill-Cored Artificial Rock Pools Can Promote Biodiversity and Enhance Community Structure on Coastal Rock Revetments at Reclaimed Coastlines of Penang, Malaysia." Tropical Conservation Science 13 (January 2020): 194008292095191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1940082920951912.

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Coastlines are drastically altered globally due to urbanisation and climate-related issues. As a response, communities build coastal defence structures to protect people and property. Although these infrastructures fulfil engineering demands of coastal defences, the trade-off to nature includes a decrease in biodiversity able to live on these structures because of the lack of topographic complexity. Several studies have tried to increase the surface complexity on coastal defence structures through eco-engineering habitat enhancements that mimic nature. However, few of these studies have been c

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Bellman, Marlene A., Scott A. Heppell, and Chris Goldfinger. "Evaluation of a US west coast groundfish habitat conservation regulation via analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of trawl fishing effort." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62, no. 12 (2005): 2886–900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f05-180.

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We examined the extent to which the 2000 Pacific Fishery Management Council footrope restriction shifted and reduced trawl fishing effort on Oregon fishing grounds, related these changes to the seafloor habitat type over which they occurred, and developed methods for enhancing spatial review of fishing effort. Density analysis of trawl start locations demonstrated how fishing efforts increased and decreased in relation to habitat distribution and fishery management actions between 1995 and 2002. Trawl effort patterns exhibited significant interannual variability and were patchy in distribution

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Inoue, M. "The Lichen Flora and Habitats of the Syowa Region, Continental Antarctica." Lichenologist 27, no. 6 (1995): 451–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0024-2829(95)80005-0.

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AbstractThe lichen flora and habitats in the Syowa region of continental Antarctica were surveyed. The distribution patterns of lichens appear to reflect habitat salinity, derived from wind-blown sea spray. Some halotolerant species are established in saline habitats where snow dunes are well developed. Snow and ice ameliorate the salinity of the habitat and provide a major source of moisture for lichens. Wind-borne drift snow carried by katabatic winds or occasional snow showers also provide the source of moisture to lichens growing on dry rock habitats in the Syowa region.

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Nolan, B. "An Update of The Proserpine Rock-wallaby Petrogale persephone Recovery Plan." Australian Mammalogy 19, no. 2 (1996): 309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am97309.

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The Proserpine Rock-wallaby (Petrogale persephone) was not discovered until 1976, with scientific description occurring in 1982 by G.M. Maynes. Petrogale persephone occurs only within the Whitsunday Shire and on Gloucester Island, North Queensland and lives amongst rocky outcrops in elevated pockets of semi-deciduous vine forests. Food is found within the forest and in adjoining woodlands. Changes in land use and habitat fragmentation, through clearing, has isolated many colonies. Habitat loss remains as the single biggest threat to this species followed by road kills in specific areas. Other

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Shen, Guanghong, James A. Moore, and Charles R. Hatch. "The effect of habitat type and rock type on individual tree basal area growth response to nitrogen fertilization." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30, no. 4 (2000): 613–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x99-249.

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Individual tree basal area increment models for nitrogen fertilized stands were developed using data from permanent research plots located throughout the Inland Northwest. Results show that tree size, stand density, habitat type, and rock type significantly interact to affect individual tree basal area growth response to nitrogen fertilization. Suppressed trees growing on moist habitat types and all rock types, except metasedimentary, exhibited greater relative response than did dominant or codominant trees growing in the same stand. However, suppressed trees growing on dry sites or on soils d

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Shine, Richard, Jonathan K. Webb, Mark Fitzgerald, and Joanna Sumner. "The impact of bush-rock removal on an endangered snake species, Hoplocephalus bungaroides (Serpentes : Elapidae)." Wildlife Research 25, no. 3 (1998): 285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr97022.

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We examined the impact of habitat degradation (removal of surface rocks) on an endangered snake species (Hoplocephalus bungaroides, Elapidae) at 23 sites in south-eastern Australia, by quantifying the impact of rock removal on (i) the availability of suitable shelter-sites for the snakes and their major prey species (the velvet gecko, Oedura lesueurii), and (ii) the numbers of snakes and geckos. Our survey showed that both the snakes and the geckos prefer rocks lying on other rocks, rather than on soil, and select rocks of particular sizes. The rocks removed by bush-rock collectors overlap con

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Kisekelwa, Tchalondawa, Wilondja Alimasi, Lutete Mazambi, et al. "Fish Diversity in Relation to Littoral Habitats in Three Basins of Lake Kivu (East Africa)." Diversity 15, no. 9 (2023): 1014. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15091014.

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In total, 28 of the 29 fish species reported from the Lake Kivu basin occur in the littoral zone of the lake, but information about their structure, occurrence, and the habitats affecting their distribution is largely lacking. The lake’s inshore area is poorly heterogenous, with rock and macrophyte habitats representing the major habitats. The lack of heterogeneity in the habitats is probably an important factor influencing species richness, abundance, and the association between the species and habitats. We evaluated the fish diversity, abundance, and habitat parameters across 14 sites repres

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Muhamad, Muhammad Abdul Hakim, Rozaimi Che Hasan, Najhan Md Said, Mohd Shahmy Mohd Said, and Raiz Razali. "Marine Habitat Mapping using Multibeam Echosounder Survey and Underwater Video Observations: A Case Study from Tioman Marine Park." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1240, no. 1 (2023): 012006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1240/1/012006.

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Abstract In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of utilizing high-resolution multibeam echosounder (MBES) datasets and supervised classification via machine learning to create marine habitat maps. The purpose of current study was threefold: (1) to extract bathymetric and backscatter derivatives from a multibeam dataset, (2) to measure the correlation between bathymetric and backscatter derivatives, and (3) to generate a marine habitat map using the Random Forest (RF). Tioman Marine Park (TMP), which is situated Southeast China Sea. MBES surveyed area are encompassed an area of 406

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