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{"title":"Nationwide ranger-based survey reveals the widespread decline of the Iberian rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus) in Spain","authors":"Miguel Delibes-Mateos ,&nbsp;Rafael Villafuerte ,&nbsp;Beatriz Arroyo ,&nbsp;C. Javier Durá-Alemañ ,&nbsp;Fernando E. Garrido ,&nbsp;Jenny A. Glikman ,&nbsp;Zebensui Morales-Reyes ,&nbsp;Vicente Piorno ,&nbsp;Patricia H. Vaquerizas ,&nbsp;María Martínez-Jauregui","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Scientists increasingly recognize the importance of evolutionary-based conservation strategies to better protect biodiversity, emphasizing that population units that diverged long ago may warrant priority for conservation and distinct management as Evolutionary Significant Units (ESUs). In the European rabbit (<em>Oryctolagus cuniculus</em>), two ESUs became geographically isolated around two million years ago in their native area in the Iberian Peninsula. <em>Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus</em> (Oca) and <em>Oryctolagus cuniculus cuniculus</em> (Occ) now occur mostly in separate regions, with limited overlap in a narrow contact zone in Spain. We present robust evidence of a widespread decline of Oca, based on a nationwide online survey of environmental rangers across mainland Spain. A total of 1956 rangers working throughout Spain answered the survey (response rate: 39.8%). Within the Oca range, 70.6% of participants reported decreasing trends. In contrast, 53.6% of participants within the Occ range reported increasing or stable trends. These findings suggest that Oca faces a concerning conservation status, underscoring the urgent need to preserve this ESU, which is restricted to Portugal, western Spain, some areas of North Africa and a few Atlantic islands. We recommend that Spain’s unified management framework for both lineages be replaced with different management models tailored to the specific needs of each ESU. This would enable more efficient conservation of Oca, and context-specific management of Occ, while reducing social conflicts over rabbit management. Additionally, translocations of Occ rabbits into the distribution area of Oca should be urgently prohibited to prevent replacement of the latter by the former.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"67 ","pages":"Article e04143"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147388052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatiotemporal evolution in species richness patterns and future conservation prioritization of Chenopodiaceae in Xinjiang, China under climate change","authors":"Xu Sun ,&nbsp;Yang Xue ,&nbsp;Yunling Zhang ,&nbsp;Songmei Ma ,&nbsp;Dan Zhang ,&nbsp;Xiaoxue Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04131","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04131","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Xinjiang serves as a distribution center for Chenopodiaceae species in China and a key region for global research on their ecological adaptation. Clarifying the spatiotemporal patterns of Chenopodiaceae species richness in Xinjiang helps develop strategies for scientific conservation. Using species occurrence data and environmental variables, this study employed ensemble species distribution models to simulate historical, current, and future richness patterns across Xinjiang. Multidimensional climate velocities were calculated via nearest-neighbor search algorithms. Priority conservation areas (PCAs) were identified by integrating species richness as the feature layer and climate velocity as the cost layer using the Zonation model and overlaid with existing protected areas(PAs) for analysis. First, the mean species richness was relatively high during the Last Glacial Maximum and Mid-Holocene but declined markedly by the current period, with fragmentation of the hotspots along the western and northern Tarim Basin.By the future periods (2050 s and 2090 s), the mean richness will continue to decline under both SSP1–2.6 and SSP5–8.5 climate scenarios, with a more pronounced reduction under SSP5–8.5. Secondly, under SSP1–2.6, the mean climate velocity will increase slightly from 2.89 km/yr (current-2050s) to 2.96 km/yr (2050s-2090s), with stable high-velocity zones in eastern Xinjiang and western Tarim Basin. Under SSP5–8.5, the mean climate velocity will increase from 4.54 km/yr (current-2050s) to 6.23 km/yr(2050s-2090s), and the high-velocity zones will expand significantly across eastern Xinjiang and the western Tarim Basin. The accelerated future climate velocity will exacerbate the decline in Chenopodiaceae species richness. Third, the current PCAs are concentrated in western Junggar Basin. Under SSP1–2.6, the PCAs are primarily distributed in the eastern Junggar Basin, the northern margin and southwestern part of the Tarim Basin, with an increasing trend in area. Under SSP5–8.5, the PCAs are primarily located in the western and southeastern Junggar Basin, with a decreasing trend in area. Both currently and in the future, the overlap between PCAs for Chenopodiaceae species and existing PAs in Xinjiang remains limited.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"67 ","pages":"Article e04131"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147388025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bryophyte diversity and its environmental drivers across three green space types in Guangzhou, southern China","authors":"Ke Liu ,&nbsp;Hongxiao Liu ,&nbsp;Lingbo Ji ,&nbsp;Dafeng Hui ,&nbsp;Hai Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04136","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04136","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bryophytes are essential components of urban biodiversity but remain understudied in subtropical cities. This study investigates bryophyte diversity across three urban green space types: parks, affiliated green spaces, and street plantings along urban-rural gradients in Guangzhou, southern China. We surveyed 36 sample sites and employed a boosted regression tree model to analyze the relationships between bryophyte diversity and environmental variables, including soil physicochemical properties, canopy density, precipitation, and anthropogenic disturbance. Twenty-two bryophyte species were recorded, with Sematophyllaceae and Hypnaceae as the dominant families. Key environmental drivers of bryophyte diversity were ranked as follows: human disturbance &gt; canopy density &gt; vascular plant diversity &gt; site elevation &gt; soil properties. Conservation strategies should focus on minimizing anthropogenic impacts, enhancing vascular plant diversity, and maintaining moderate canopy cover.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"67 ","pages":"Article e04136"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147388054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial and temporal responses of a predator-prey assemblage to the COVID-19 anthropause","authors":"Dol Raj Thanet ,&nbsp;Saneer Lamichhane ,&nbsp;Tirtha Bahadur Kshetri ,&nbsp;Madhu Chaudhari ,&nbsp;Santosh Rayamajhi ,&nbsp;Thakur Silwal","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04100","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human recreation increasingly influences wildlife behavior, yet spatial and temporal responses are rarely studied together. We used the COVID-19 lockdown and pre-lockdown survey periods in Bardia National Park, Nepal, as a quasi-experiment to investigate how sudden relaxation in human recreation alters site use and diel activity patterns of predator–prey assemblage. Using camera trapping data, we analyzed camera stations that were in operation during both survey periods within an identical 48-day temporal window [24 March–10 May; pre-lockdown (2019) vs. lockdown (2020)]. Spatial responses were estimated using a two-season, multi-species hierarchical site use model, and temporal responses with kernel density overlap and a probability of diurnality. Site use increased during the lockdown for apex predators and several ungulate prey, especially tiger, wild boar, and nilgai, while chital showed little change, and others showed highly uncertain changes with credible intervals overlapping zero. Prey ungulates broadly reclaimed daylight: chital and barking deer shifted mean activity peaks 2–3 h later, hog deer shifted earlier with a marked reshaping of its activity curve, and sambar moved from nocturnal to crepuscular peaks. Tiger activity changed little overall, though diurnal activity decreased. Year-specific functional responses to greenness (NDVI), elevation, and human disturbance were mostly similar across years but with higher predicted site use in 2020, indicating increased habitat permeability rather than changes in habitat selection. These patterns suggest that spatial and temporal responses are only partly aligned across species, so management strategies that protect both where and when wildlife can operate—for example, zoning away from key corridors and quiet hours around dawn and dusk—may be most effective in maintaining access to critical habitats and activity periods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article e04100"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Forest edges and farmlands as key habitats for butterfly communities in a biodiversity hotspot: A case study from the Taita Hills, Kenya","authors":"Duncan K. Mwinzi ,&nbsp;Esther N. Kioko ,&nbsp;Chao-Dong Zhu ,&nbsp;Rui Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Global biodiversity is declining, largely due to the conversion of natural habitats into agricultural land, settlements, and exotic tree plantations. This has left many natural habitats as small, geographically isolated fragments. The cloud forests of the Taita Hills in Kenya have undergone significant changes in recent decades, resulting in the fragmentation of indigenous forests into small remnants. Despite this, these remaining forest patches continue to support high levels of biodiversity. Butterflies, sensitive to habitat changes, serve as key ecosystem indicators. In this study, we investigated how butterfly composition, richness and abundance vary between forest edges and farmlands, across wet and dry seasons using transect counts and baited traps. We recorded 144 butterfly species from 62 genera across 5 families, totaling 17,438 individuals. Species richness, abundance and Shannon diversity were significantly higher at the forest edge than in farmlands. Non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis revealed distinct butterfly communities in the two habitats and seasons. Wet season had higher species richness than dry season, but no significant difference was found in butterfly abundance between seasons. Species richness and abundance did not significantly change with increase in distance from the forest edge. The forest edges support specialist species, including endemics, while farmlands host both savanna and forest specialists. Conservation efforts should focus on protecting remaining pristine forest fragments and creating diverse agricultural landscapes with hedges to aid butterfly conservation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article e04101"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Partitioned functional spaces, collapsing redundancy: Functional extinction risks in coastal fish communities","authors":"Pengzhan Zhang ,&nbsp;Yang Yan ,&nbsp;Feng Zeng ,&nbsp;Linlong Wang ,&nbsp;Yefu Kong ,&nbsp;Xin Peng ,&nbsp;Yugui Zhu ,&nbsp;Lifeng Zhang ,&nbsp;Bin Kang","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04109","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04109","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The functional dimension of biodiversity is a critical predictor of ecosystem resilience, yet it is frequently overlooked in conservation planning for degraded coastal systems. Taking the anthropogenically pressured central East China Sea as an example, we conducted a trait-based analysis of 242 elasmobranch and bony fish species using seven years of standardized bottom trawl data (2015–2021) and quantified functional structure–ecosystem function linkages. Our analysis revealed that elasmobranchs and bony fishes occupy fully partitioned functional spaces, demonstrating complementary and non-redundant ecosystem roles. We further identified significant associations between fish functional traits and specific ecosystem functions. Spatially, offshore waters exhibited significantly elevated species richness and functional richness, whereas nearshore communities showed heightened functional originality. Crucially, simulated extinctions of key functional groups—mesopredators (76.6 % functional richness loss), nutrient transporters (61.3 %), and top predators (11.8 %)—exceeded random extinction impacts, indicating collapsing functional redundancy. Nearshore systems proved disproportionately vulnerable to mesopredator and nutrient-transporter loss. These findings necessitate targeted conservation of elasmobranchs and functionally irreplaceable species—particularly mesopredators, nutrient transporters and top predators—to mitigate disproportionate functional diversity loss and sustain key ecosystem functions under escalating anthropogenic pressures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article e04109"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Policy orientations reshape landscape connectivity in mountainous regions: Simulation and spatial optimization in Funiu Mountain area in Central China","authors":"Zechen Wang ,&nbsp;Zhenqin Shi ,&nbsp;Wenbo Zhu ,&nbsp;Jiayuan Mao ,&nbsp;Shiliang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Landscape connectivity is a key indicator of ecological integrity and stability at the large scale, yet it is highly vulnerable to land-use changes driven by policy decisions. Over recent decades, rapid urbanization and land-use intensification have led to a widespread decline in connectivity, especially in central and eastern regions in China. Consequently, it is urgent to investigate how different policy orientations will affect landscape connectivity in the future. This study analyzed land-use data from the Funiu Mountain area (2005–2020) in Central China and employed the Patch-generating Land Use Simulation model to simulate land-use patterns in 2035 under four policy-oriented scenarios. Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis and Conefor were used to evaluate the landscape connectivity of ecological core areas, and the policy scenario with the greatest improvement was applied to guide the spatial configuration of future forest and cropland. The results showed that elevation was the dominant driver of land-use change, and substantial land-use shifts occurred across all scenarios, with the ecological-priority scenario increasing connectivity indices by 30–40 %, while the other three scenarios changed within –10–10 %. This study provides theoretical support for policy delineation by prioritizing contiguous forest expansion along key ecological corridors, clustering new cropland near existing patches, and siting construction away from least cost paths and pinch points, which improves connectivity as indicated by higher PC, IIC, and LCP and reduces fragmentation risk. Multiple policy scenarios of landscape connectivity simulation can help optimize production, living, and ecological spaces and guide sustainable land use planning in mountainous regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article e04105"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A multi-model analysis of global pangolin trade from CITES records (1977–2024): Implications for species conservation","authors":"Tariq Ahmad ,&nbsp;Sayantani M. Basak ,&nbsp;Bo Li","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04117","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04117","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pangolins are the world’s most intensively traded mammals, primarily targeted for their scales, meat, and body parts. Consequently, international trade continues to threaten their existence, despite legal protection. Using CITES trade records from 1977 to 2024, we examined temporal, geographic, and taxonomic patterns of pangolin trade after rigorous data cleaning and standardization. Poisson regression generalized linear mixed models (GLMM), and a zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) model were employed to examine trade trends, accounting for overdispersion and excess zeros. Our findings reveal a long-term decline in reported legal trade, yet a marked shift in species and trade dynamics. Historically dominated by Asian species such as Manis javanica, M. crassicaudata, and M. pentadactyla, the trade has increasingly involved African species, including M. gigantea and M. tricuspis, in recent years. Since 2000, reported exports from and imports to China have declined significantly and are now comparable to those of other major countries, indicating substantial progress in controlling the pangolin trade. Following the 2016 uplisting of all eight species pangolin to Appendix I, the legal international trade declined sharply, although unreported trafficking may persist beyond CITES records. Overall, this shift reveals the depletion of Asian populations and the rising exploitation pressure on African species. Our findings highlight a clear shift in global pangolin trade, with African pangolins now replacing Asian pangolins, and highlight the vital need for stronger enforcement measures and monitoring that directly target commercial demand.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article e04117"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147385240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bald Eagle home range size and core-use areas in an urbanizing landscape","authors":"Miranda Middleton ,&nbsp;Reesa Yale Conrey ,&nbsp;Nicolas Jaffe ,&nbsp;Liba Pejchar","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04079","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04079","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urbanization has contributed to the decline of many wildlife species through habitat loss. To examine how Bald Eagles (<em>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</em>) respond to urbanization we used dynamic Brownian bridge movement models to estimate home range size and core-use areas of 24 territorial Bald Eagles affixed with GPS/GSM transmitters during five different stages of the annual cycle. We then used a mixed-effects linear regression model to identify the land cover characteristics associated with home range size and core-use areas. We found that Bald Eagle home ranges and core-use areas varied in size and were often discontinuous. Home ranges and core-use areas tended to be larger during the pre-nesting and non-nesting stages and smaller during the nestling and post-fledge stages, with these differences being more pronounced in females. Home ranges and core-use areas were smaller in areas containing more water and lower canopy cover. Home ranges, but not core-use areas, were also smaller in areas containing higher amounts of herbaceous wetlands. Home range size was not strongly associated with impervious cover, a metric of human development intensity, but core-use area size increased with impervious cover. Eagle core-use areas did not contain more than an average of 39 % impervious cover, defined as low development intensity by the U.S. Geological Survey. In our study, home ranges covered areas with higher levels of impervious surface compared to core-use areas, demonstrating that while eagles will inhabit areas with moderate levels of development, they concentrate their use in areas with lower levels of development. These findings suggest that Bald Eagles can use urbanizing landscapes, but care should be taken to protect key nesting and foraging sites from high density development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article e04079"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146024329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Decoupled climate relationships of tree radial growth and canopy dynamics along environmental gradients in Qinling Mountains, central China","authors":"Xuan Wu ,&nbsp;Changfeng Sun ,&nbsp;Yu Liu ,&nbsp;Mengdan Jing ,&nbsp;Huiming Song ,&nbsp;Qiufang Cai ,&nbsp;Meng Ren ,&nbsp;Zhuoying Li ,&nbsp;Qiang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04060","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04060","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Radial growth and canopy dynamics of trees both play a significant role in the terrestrial carbon cycle. However, the climate-driven responses of these two key biomass compartments and their modulating factors across different growing seasons remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we integrated tree-ring chronologies with the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from remote sensing to investigate the climate response of tree growth across 20 sites spanning different environmental gradients in the Qinling Mountains of central China. We calculated correlations of Tree-ring width and NDVI with climate factors and evaluated how these responses varied with aridity index, topographic wetness index, elevation and slope. The results revealed that decoupling of xylem and foliage climate responses was most significant in the early growing season, primarily driven by moisture availability, with both tree-ring width and NDVI showing stronger correlations with vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and temperature under improved moisture conditions. Notably, we observed a significant positive correlation between TRW and NDVI of the middle growing season. These findings demonstrate that climate response differences between radial growth and canopy dynamics may arise from their heterogeneous adaptive strategies along environmental gradients, highlighting the important scientific significance of joint assessment of both xylem and foliage growth for understanding forest growth dynamics under global change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54264,"journal":{"name":"Global Ecology and Conservation","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article e04060"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145981532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}