Spatial and seasonal use of habitat by birds in northern Nigeria by Muhammad, Sulaiman I., Then, Amy Yee Hui, Ramli, Rosli

“…Capsule: Although woodland habitat supports higher avian species diversity and abundance, shrubland may be more important for migratory species. …”

Species Diversity and Feeding Guilds of Birds in Paya Indah Wetland Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia by Zakaria, Mohamed, Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz, Sajap, Ahmad Said

“…The evenness of individuals among the species was higher in Marsh swamps (Pielou J = 0.71) and lower in Patchy shrubland (Pielou J = 0.67). Analysis of variance and Tukey (HSD) tests showed that bird species among habitats is significantly different (F4, 495 = 8.82 p<0.0001). …”
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Fuelwood Deficits in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Aron, J, Eberhard, A, Gandar, M

“…Fuelwood is obtained primarily from natural woodland and shrubland. Detailed analyses are made of above ground woody biomass production for the different areas. …”

Conservation implications for the Himalayan wolf Canis (lupus) himalayensis based on observations of packs and home sites in Nepal by Werhahn, G, Kusi, N, Sillero-Zubiri, C, Macdonald, D

“…We recorded eight wolf packs (with an average composition of two adults and three pups), and found five home sites in high-altitude shrubland patches within alpine grasslands at 4,2790-4,940 m altitude. …”

Seasonality, habitat type and locality influenced bird assemblage structure in Nigeria by Muhammad, Sulaiman I., Ramli, Rosli, Then, Amy Yee Hui

“…The dry season and woodland habitat showed higher bird species richness, abundance and diversity than the wet season and shrubland habitat. Tree density was more important in increasing bird abundance than shrub density. …”

Multi-scale path-level analysis of jaguar habitat use in the Pantanal ecosystem by Costa Alvarenga, G, Chiaverinia, L, Cushman, SA, Droge, E, Macdonald, D, Kantek, DLZ, Gonçalves Moratoe, R, Thompson, JJ, Oscar, RBLM, Abade, L, Cesar Cascelli de Azevedo, F, Ramalho, EE, Kaszta, Ż

“…Out of eight investigated variables, six were related to jaguar habitat use in the Pantanal: terrain roughness, human population density, grassland, percentage of tree cover, flooded habitats and shrubland. The results of scale optimization revealed that jaguars responded primarily to landscape variables at broad scales (32 km) of habitat availability, with only one variable (grassland) influencing jaguar path selection at a finer scale (4 km). …”

Gridded Biomass Burning Emission Inventory in Equatorial Southeast Asia (ESEA) by Chin, Jia Hui, Justin Sentian, Farrah Anis Fazliatul Adnan

“…CO2 was the most dominant species emitted, followed by CO and NMVOC. The burning of shrubland and evergreen forest was identified as the primary cause of BB in ESEA. …”
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Post-reforestation vegetation development on abandoned highland fields in Java, Indonesia by Marliana, Siti Nurleily, Ruhe, Ferdinand

“…Vegetation data were collected using stratified systematic sampling on three types of disturbed habitats found in the area: woodland, shrubland, and grassland. The importance value index of each species was calculated; species richness and diversity were estimated using the Species Prediction and Diversity Estimation (SPADE) program. …”
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Long-term experimental drought alters floral scent and pollinator visits in a Mediterranean plant community despite overall limited impacts on plant phenotype and reproduction by Jaworski, CC, Geslin, B, Zakardjian, M, Lecareux, C, Caillault, P, Nève, G, Meunier, J, Dupouyet, S, Sweeney, ACT, Lewis, OT, Dicks, LV, Fernandez, C

“…We used an in situ long-term drought experiment to investigate multiple impacts of reduced precipitation in a natural Mediterranean shrubland, a habitat where climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and intensity of droughts. …”

Surface texture heterogeneity in maculated bird eggshells by Attard, MRG, Bowen, J, Portugal, SJ

“…The difference in eggshell surface roughness between foreground and background pigmentation was greater among species that occupied dense habitats, such as forests with closed canopies, compared to those that nest in open and semi-open habitats (e.g. cities, deserts, grasslands, open shrubland and seashores). Among maculated eggs, foreground texture was correlated with habitat, parental care, diet, nest location, avian group and nest type, while background texture was correlated with clutch size, annual temperature, development mode and annual precipitation. …”

Multi-temporal Land-Cover Classification of Kinabalu Eco Linc Site and the Protected Park Areas by C F Miuse, Kamlisa Uni Kamlun

“…Seven land cover type were identified in the area which comprises of primary forest, secondary forest, shrubland/grassland, barren land, agriculture, plantation, and river. …”
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Holocene palaeoclimate and sea level fluctuation recorded from the coastal Barker Swamp, Rottnest Island, south-western Western Australia by Gouramanis, Chris., Dodson, J., Wilkins, D., De Deckker, Patrick., Chase, B. M.

“…The pollen record suggests a long-term shift from the early-mid Holocene to the late Holocene to drier conditions with less shrubland and more low-ground cover and less fire activity. …”
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Development of a geospatial framework for monitoring and assessing desertification in Kebbi state, Nigeria by Aliero, Muhammadu Mansur

“…The state of the condition indicates a decline in vegetated and shrubland, however; farming land and bare grassland are increasing. …”
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Tropical agroecosystem functions in a changing environment by Holle, MJM

“…Despite its protected status, Panua Nature Reserve has seen extensive human disturbance, resulting in a mixture of forest, shrubland, and maize fields within the reserve. My study area is a tropical landscape shaped by small-scale farming. …”

A handbook for the standardised sampling of plant functional traits in disturbance-prone ecosystems, with a focus on open ecosystems by Wigley, BJ, Charles-Dominique, T, Hempson, GP, Stevens, N, te Beest, M, Archibald, S, Bond, WJ, Bunney, K, Coetsee, C, Donaldson, J, Fidelis, A, Gao, X, Gignoux, J, Lehmann, C, Massad, TJ, Midgley, JJ, Millan, M, Schwilk, D, Siebert, F, Solofondranohatra, C, Staver, AC, Zhou, Y, Kruger, LM

“…In open ecosystems (i.e. grasslands, savannas, open woodlands and shrublands), traits related to disturbance (e.g. herbivory, drought, and fire) play a central role in explaining species performance and distributions and are the focus of this handbook. …”

Spatial Modeling of Forest and Land Fire Susceptibility Using the Information Value Method in Kotawaringin Barat Regency, Indonesia by Ikhsan, Arman Nur, Hadmoko, Danang Sri, Widayani, Prima

“…Furthermore, the most susceptive land covers are swamps (IVM = 1.071) and shrublands (IVM = 0.024). According to the IVM model of susceptibility mapping, Kotawaringin Barat is categorized as very high (18.32) and high (27.97) risk. …”
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Multi-scale habitat modelling identifies spatial conservation priorities for mainland clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) by Macdonald, DW, Bothwell, HM, Kaszta, Z, Ash, E, Bolongon, G, Burnham, D, Can, OE, Campos-Arceiz, A, Channa, P, Clements, GR, Hearn, AJ, Hedges, L, Htun, S, Kamler, JF, Kawanishi, K, Macdonald, EA, Mohamad, SW, Moore, J, Naing, H, Onuma, M, Penjor, U, Rasphone, A, Rayan, DM, Ross, J, Singh, P, Tan, CKW, Wadey, J, Yadav, BP, Cushman, SA

“…While deforestation and land use conversion were deleterious for both species, N. nebulosa was uniquely associated with shrublands and grasslands. We identified 800 km2 as a minimum patch size for supporting clouded leopard conservation. …”

Response of global soil consumption of atmospheric methane to changes in atmospheric climate and nitrogen deposition by Zhuang, Qianlai, Chen, Min, Xu, Kai, Tang, Jinyun, Saikawa, Eri, Lu, Yanyu, Melillo, Jerry M., McGuire, A. David, Prinn, Ronald G

“…During the twentieth century, the consumption rates increased at 0.03–0.20 Tg CH4 yr−2 with seasonal amplitudes increasing from 1.44 to 3.13 Tg CH4 month−1. Deserts, shrublands, and xeric woodlands were the largest sinks. …”
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