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Surviving in the Amazon Arc of Deforestation: Richness and Defaunation of Mammals in Priority-Protected Areas of the Brazilian Midwest 在森林砍伐的亚马逊弧中生存:巴西中西部优先保护区哺乳动物的丰富和退化
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70088
Mateus Melo-Dias, Letícia G. Ribeiro, Julia F. Queiroz, Marcos Penhacek, Rogério José Custódio, Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues, Clarissa Rosa
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We Need a Process for Managing and Reassessing Rediscovered Species: A Case Study With the ‘Extinct’ Atriplex acutiloba 我们需要一个管理和重新评估重新发现的物种的过程:以“灭绝”的刺阵为例研究
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-20 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70101
Chantelle A. T. Doyle, Frank Hemmings, Tom D. Le Breton, Guy M. Taseski, David J. Eldridge, Mark K. J. Ooi
{"title":"We Need a Process for Managing and Reassessing Rediscovered Species: A Case Study With the ‘Extinct’ Atriplex acutiloba","authors":"Chantelle A. T. Doyle,&nbsp;Frank Hemmings,&nbsp;Tom D. Le Breton,&nbsp;Guy M. Taseski,&nbsp;David J. Eldridge,&nbsp;Mark K. J. Ooi","doi":"10.1111/aec.70101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70101","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In Australia, species declared as ‘extinct’ are afforded no legal protection, even after rediscovery, despite rediscovery being the most common reason for changes to extinct species' listing. Here we use the rediscovery of <i>Atriplex acutiloba</i> R.H.Anderson, an Australian arid zone plant species listed as extinct, to examine how species listing policies may inhibit conservation once a species is, at least on paper, declared extinct. We also provide previously unpublished ecological notes to help reduce taxonomic confusion and improve the veracity of future records of <i>Atriplex acutiloba</i>. We provide recommendations for provisional relisting or emergency revisions where rediscovered species were presumed extinct to ensure that necessary protections are afforded until dedicated reassessment can occur.</p>","PeriodicalId":8663,"journal":{"name":"Austral Ecology","volume":"50 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aec.70101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144666388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Do Eucalypt Species Display Similar Potential Niche Patterns to North American Trees? 桉树物种是否显示出与北美树木相似的潜在生态位模式?
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70092
Trevor H. Booth, Thomas Jovanovic
{"title":"Do Eucalypt Species Display Similar Potential Niche Patterns to North American Trees?","authors":"Trevor H. Booth,&nbsp;Thomas Jovanovic","doi":"10.1111/aec.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A 2024 paper in Science described the realised and potential thermal niches of 188 North American tree species in terms of mean annual temperature (MAT). Using PlantSearch data from outside species-native distributions, it was found that species potential niches displayed a ‘centrifugal organisation’ of thermal niches. As a result, ‘potential niches of cold-adapted species extend to warmer temperatures, whereas potential niches of warm-adapted species extend to cooler temperatures’. These patterns could have important implications for tree species management under climate change, and the study described here aimed to determine if similar patterns could be found with the MAT niches of eucalypt species. The realised niches of 48 eucalypt species and subspecies were assessed in terms of MAT range using maps from a 2016 book and 2022 paper as well as the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA). Potential niches for 44 species and subspecies were examined using ex situ data from the PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). Results from the study described here were less clear-cut than the North American study, but some similarities were found. For example, potential niches of cold-adapted species extended to warmer temperatures, whereas potential niches of warm-adapted species extended to cooler temperatures. In summary, there was some support for the conclusions of the North American study. However, data from arboreta and botanic gardens should be used with care or levels of species climatic tolerance may be exaggerated. The collation of data from commercial trials, which would be more representative of broadscale areas and could also include provenance as well as species information, is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":8663,"journal":{"name":"Austral Ecology","volume":"50 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aec.70092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Investigating Fish-Habitat Associations on Mesophotic Reefs Using Stereo-BRUVS 利用Stereo-BRUVS研究中厚珊瑚礁鱼类与栖息地的关系
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70096
Molly Gerrans, Timothy J. Langlois, Claude Spencer, Brooke Gibbons, Kingsley J. Griffin
{"title":"Investigating Fish-Habitat Associations on Mesophotic Reefs Using Stereo-BRUVS","authors":"Molly Gerrans,&nbsp;Timothy J. Langlois,&nbsp;Claude Spencer,&nbsp;Brooke Gibbons,&nbsp;Kingsley J. Griffin","doi":"10.1111/aec.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fish-habitat associations are fundamental ecological relationships characterising marine community assembly. The strength of fish-habitat associations can be indicative of ecosystem resilience, making them important benchmarks for ecological monitoring. These relationships are relatively unknown in mesophotic (30–150 m) marine systems due to the constraints of sampling in deeper waters. We aimed to assess fish-habitat associations in two unstudied no-take National Park Zones in the recently established Abrolhos Marine Park, Western Australia. We used the first baited remote underwater stereo-video systems (stereo-BRUVs) in this area to quantify demersal fish and benthic habitats between 33 and 154 m depth and modelled associations among fish species, traits and environmental covariates using Hierarchical Modelling of Species Communities (HMSC). Significant evidence of species-environment, trait-environment, and species-species associations was identified which may influence local community assembly. Benthic habitats explained 62.4% of the modelled variation in fish abundance, and 7 of the 21 modelled species showed strong statistical relationships with habitat, particularly macroalgae. The modelled species-environment relationships enabled us to infer the distribution of a subset of fish species across these understudied no-take zones. This study demonstrates the potential of discrete opportunistic studies using stereo-BRUVs for investigating the key drivers of community assembly in mesophotic marine environments. Our findings emphasise the importance of ongoing efforts to map and monitor benthic habitats and bathymetry as influential drivers of higher order species distribution beyond the coastal zone.</p>","PeriodicalId":8663,"journal":{"name":"Austral Ecology","volume":"50 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aec.70096","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Effects of Myrtle Rust on Post-Fire Regeneration of Myrtaceae in Australia 桃金娘锈病对澳大利亚桃金娘科植物火后再生的影响
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70099
Geoffrey S. Pegg, Fiona R. Giblin, Rob Price, Peter Entwistle, Ryan Sims, Louise S. Shuey, Craig Stehn, Angus J. Carnegie
{"title":"The Effects of Myrtle Rust on Post-Fire Regeneration of Myrtaceae in Australia","authors":"Geoffrey S. Pegg,&nbsp;Fiona R. Giblin,&nbsp;Rob Price,&nbsp;Peter Entwistle,&nbsp;Ryan Sims,&nbsp;Louise S. Shuey,&nbsp;Craig Stehn,&nbsp;Angus J. Carnegie","doi":"10.1111/aec.70099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70099","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fire is an important factor influencing the evolution, structure and composition of Australia's native vegetation. Australia's many fire-adapted species regenerate en masse after fire, with a proliferation of new epicormic shoots and seedlings. Given <i>Austropuccinia psidii</i> (myrtle rust) mainly infects new growth, post-fire emergence of new epicormic shoots and seedlings is ideal for the development of the disease, leading to further loss of plants along with subsequent increase of fungal inoculum in the region. Extreme fire events across New South Wales and Queensland in 2019–2020 and subsequent vegetation regeneration across a wide area provided ideal conditions for disease epidemics. Surveys for myrtle rust were conducted across rainforest, coastal heath and woodland environments from south-eastern NSW to south-east Queensland 6–12 months post-fire. Myrtle rust was identified in all regions and ecosystems surveyed apart from areas in south-eastern NSW. Of the 73 Myrtaceae species surveyed in areas other than southern NSW, 44 were found with myrtle rust symptoms, ranging from small spots and limited damage to severe blighting, dieback and death of reshooting trees and seedlings. Monitoring plots were established for some of the more susceptible species, with monthly assessments conducted to determine impact levels and decline rates. The most severely impacted species were <i>Rhodamnia rubescens</i> and <i>Uromyrtus australis</i>, with infections of reshoots causing dieback. Infection of <i>Melaleuca quinquenervia</i> and <i>M. nodosa</i> reshoots and seedlings impeded recovery of populations, causing seedling and tree deaths and reducing flower set and subsequent seed production.</p>","PeriodicalId":8663,"journal":{"name":"Austral Ecology","volume":"50 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aec.70099","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Pristine Vegetation and Fragment Size Are Key Factors for Bird Conservation Within the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil 原始植被和碎片大小是巴西东北部大西洋森林鸟类保护的关键因素
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70098
Fernando Igor de Godoy, Rogério Hartung Toppa, Marcos Roberto Martines, Rodrigo Bernardo, Augusto João Piratelli
{"title":"Pristine Vegetation and Fragment Size Are Key Factors for Bird Conservation Within the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil","authors":"Fernando Igor de Godoy,&nbsp;Rogério Hartung Toppa,&nbsp;Marcos Roberto Martines,&nbsp;Rodrigo Bernardo,&nbsp;Augusto João Piratelli","doi":"10.1111/aec.70098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70098","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Human population growth has significantly altered tropical forests, resulting in negative environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. Forest-dependent species face increasing challenges, including habitat loss, fragmentation and severe landscape changes, often resulting in population declines and local extinction. In this study, we investigate the effects of anthropogenic landscape changes—specifically fragmentation and native vegetation cover on—bird populations in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. We hypothesise that (1) sites with pristine native vegetation will exhibit higher thresholds for local extinction compared to disturbed areas, even when large habitat fragments are present; (2) bird responses will vary based on land use patterns, landscape structure and forest dependence; and (3) many species will display distinct local sensitivity to environmental disturbances, diverging from global patterns reported in the literature. We collected data from 100 sites between 2012 and 2019, ensuring an even distribution across 10 classes of native vegetation. We assessed three bird attributes within a 1-km radius buffer around each site, using six landscape metrics. We recorded a total of 238 bird species, with 36 identified as highly sensitive. Our findings reveal that the most pristine areas support bird taxa that have already disappeared locally in other regions. Semi-dependent forest species appeared to benefit from reduced native vegetation cover. Moreover, our data unveiled unique local patterns of species sensitivity to environmental change. To safeguard Atlantic Forest birds in northeastern Brazil, we emphasise the importance of maintaining a minimum threshold of 60% native vegetation within the landscape, preserving fragments larger than 100 ha.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8663,"journal":{"name":"Austral Ecology","volume":"50 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
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Differences in Establishment of Host and Parasite After One Decade Among Four Simultaneous Translocations of a Long-Lived Reptile 一种长寿爬行动物四次同时易位后10年寄主和寄生虫建立的差异
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70097
Carmen Hoffbeck, Scott Jarvie, Stephanie Godfrey, Susan Keall, Michael Taylor, Alison Cree, Nicola Nelson
{"title":"Differences in Establishment of Host and Parasite After One Decade Among Four Simultaneous Translocations of a Long-Lived Reptile","authors":"Carmen Hoffbeck,&nbsp;Scott Jarvie,&nbsp;Stephanie Godfrey,&nbsp;Susan Keall,&nbsp;Michael Taylor,&nbsp;Alison Cree,&nbsp;Nicola Nelson","doi":"10.1111/aec.70097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70097","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Translocations are increasingly used to restore populations, yet seldom are simultaneous over large climate gradients into different latitudes, and rarely consider both a host and its parasites. Tuatara (<i>Sphenodon punctatus</i>) is a long-lived reptile endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Once found throughout NZ, tuatara populations are now sustained on offshore islands and increased through translocation, including to pest-free sanctuaries. Here, we study the simultaneous translocations of adult tuatara to four mainland sanctuaries a decade following release, investigating populations established both north and south of the founding population that span nearly 1000 km in latitude. We compared changes in body condition and snout-vent length (SVL) of tuatara, and abundance of a host-specific, ectoparasitic tick for tuatara among sites, plus evidence for survival and emergence of the next generation of tuatara. We found a general increase in SVL and maintenance of body condition between release in 2012 and 2023 at all sites, with some differences between males and females. However, tuatara at some sites showed more growth and/or higher body condition by 2023, particularly correlating with site temperature. Although ticks persisted on founding tuatara, there were fewer ticks on the next generation and those at the southern site. Evidence for a second generation of tuatara was also weakest at the southern site. This study shows that long-distance translocations north and south of a source population can yield promising outcomes for survival and growth of a long-lived reptile in current climates, though with differences in outcomes among sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":8663,"journal":{"name":"Austral Ecology","volume":"50 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aec.70097","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Changes in Vegetation Cover and Their Effects on the Diversity of Fruit-Feeding Butterflies 植被覆盖变化及其对食果蝴蝶多样性的影响
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70095
Gabriela de Araújo Silva, Bianca Santana Dias Nascimento, Uriel de Jesus Araújo Pinto, Allana Lina Coutinho dos Santos, Marina do Vale Beirão, Jhonathan de Oliveira Silva
{"title":"Changes in Vegetation Cover and Their Effects on the Diversity of Fruit-Feeding Butterflies","authors":"Gabriela de Araújo Silva,&nbsp;Bianca Santana Dias Nascimento,&nbsp;Uriel de Jesus Araújo Pinto,&nbsp;Allana Lina Coutinho dos Santos,&nbsp;Marina do Vale Beirão,&nbsp;Jhonathan de Oliveira Silva","doi":"10.1111/aec.70095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70095","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tropical dry forests (TDFs) have been altered by anthropogenic disturbances, particularly deforestation for pastures creation, which impacts plant and animal composition, abundance, and ecological processes. This study examined the spatio-temporal variation of fruit-feeding butterfly assemblage along an environmental gradient (forest interior, transition zone, and pasture) in TDFs at “Serra da Jacobina”, a mountain range 220 km long in Brazil. Butterflies were collected using 234 baited traps across nine transects in both the dry and rainy seasons. A total of 1091 individuals belonging to 35 species of the Nymphalidae family were sampled. Butterfly composition did not differ between environments or seasons, but forests showed higher abundance and richness, which were positively related to tree density. Species richness peaked in the rainy season, though abundance remained consistent. Eight species served as habitat indicators, with <i>Hamadryas februa</i> being the strongest indicator of old-growth forests; showing highest abundance in the forest interior and decreasing towards the pasture. Conversely, two species (<i>Hamadryas feronia</i> and <i>Callicore sorana</i>) showed the opposite pattern, predominating in pastures. Changes in land cover and tree density were key factors influencing butterfly assemblages. Longer pasture rotation and the preservation of native and fruit trees can help maintain insect diversity and ecosystem services, including those provided by fruit-feeding butterflies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8663,"journal":{"name":"Austral Ecology","volume":"50 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aec.70095","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Species Distribution Models to Help Integrate Community Ecology 帮助整合群落生态学的物种分布模型
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70091
Luíz Fernando Esser, Danilo Neves, João André Jarenkow
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Ecological Niche Modelling of Microendemic Species: Understanding the Distribution of Montane Frogs in the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest 小特有种的生态位模型:了解巴西南部大西洋森林中山地蛙的分布
IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学
Austral Ecology Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1111/aec.70085
C. Daniel Rivadeneira, Andreas Schwarz Meyer, Marcos R. Bornschein, Luiz F. Ribeiro, Marcio R. Pie
{"title":"Ecological Niche Modelling of Microendemic Species: Understanding the Distribution of Montane Frogs in the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest","authors":"C. Daniel Rivadeneira,&nbsp;Andreas Schwarz Meyer,&nbsp;Marcos R. Bornschein,&nbsp;Luiz F. Ribeiro,&nbsp;Marcio R. Pie","doi":"10.1111/aec.70085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70085","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Modelling the distribution of microendemic species presents significant challenges due to limited occurrence records and the coarse resolution of available bioclimatic data. This is particularly true for montane regions, which harbour high levels of endemism and environmental heterogeneity. In this study, we modelled the potential distribution of <i>Brachycephalus pernix</i> group toadlets to assess their range and identify key environmental drivers of their ecological niches. We applied two correlative modelling approaches—model-selection procedures using MaxEnt and Ensemble Small Models—incorporating a broad suite of environmental predictors beyond traditional bioclimatic variables. Our results highlight that Ensemble Small Models outperformed model-selection procedures (MaxEnt) in predicting suitable habitats for these microendemic species, yielding more spatially precise predictions centred in highland, montane and submontane regions. Suitability was strongly associated with environmental variables related to precipitation and moisture, which play a critical role in shaping the realised niche of the <i>B. pernix</i> group. The species exhibited niche conservatism, likely reflecting the retention of ancestral ecological preferences that facilitate persistence in montane environments. This supports the hypothesis that mountain ranges act as long-term refugia during climatic fluctuations. Importantly, models incorporating heterogeneous environmental data outperformed those using only bioclimatic variables, highlighting the value of accounting for topographic and climatic complexity when modelling narrow-range taxa. Despite identifying additional suitable habitats, many of these areas remain unprotected and are increasingly threatened by deforestation and land-use change. Our findings provide new insights into the ecological requirements and distribution dynamics of the <i>B. pernix</i> group and emphasise the urgent need for targeted conservation efforts to safeguard their specialised habitats and ensure long-term persistence.</p>","PeriodicalId":8663,"journal":{"name":"Austral Ecology","volume":"50 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aec.70085","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144574143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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