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0000 - Gale Group | The Making of Modern World
Joana Marcelino, Francisco Moreira, Santi Mañosa, Francesc Cuscó, Manuel B. Morales, Eladio L. García de la Morena, Gérard Bota, Jorge M. Palmeirim, João Paulo Silva,
Summary The Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax (Linnaeus, 1758) is a medium-sized, ‘Near Threatened’ steppe bird, whose Iberian population has been alarmingly declining over recent decades. Although this population loss has been mainly attributed to agricultural intensification, there is no information on Little Bustard adult mortality levels and their drivers. Based on a joint effort combining all the tracking data on adult Little Bustards collected over a period of 12 years by all research teams working ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2017 - Cambridge University Press | Bird Conservation International
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Ana Teresa Marques, Carlos D. Santos, Frank Hanssen, Antonio‐Román Muñoz, Alejandro Onrubia, Martin Wikelski, Francisco Moreira, Jorge M. Palmeirim, João Paulo Silva,
Wind energy production has expanded to meet climate change mitigation goals, but negative impacts of wind turbines have been reported on wildlife. Soaring birds are among the most affected groups with alarming fatality rates by collision with wind turbines and an escalating occupation of their migratory corridors. These birds have been described as changing their flight trajectories to avoid wind turbines, but this behaviour may lead to functional habitat loss, as suitable soaring areas in the proximity ...
Tópico(s): Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
2019 - Wiley | Journal of Animal Ecology
Ana Teresa Marques, Francisco Moreira, Rita Alcazar, Ana Delgado, Carlos Godinho, Hugo Sampaio, Pedro Rocha, Nuno Sequeira, Jorge M. Palmeirim, João Paulo Silva,
Abstract European grassland birds are experiencing major population declines, mainly due to changes in farmland management. We analyzed the role of habitat availability, grazing management and linear infrastructures (roads and power lines) in explaining spatial and temporal variation in the population density of little bustards ( Tetrax tetrax ) in Portugal, during a decade in which the species population size halved. We used data from 51 areas (totaling ca. 1,50,000 ha) that were sampled in two different ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
2020 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports
... Great Britain. J. Appl. Ecol. 39: 157–176. Silva, J.P., Palmeirim, J.M. & Moriera, F. 2010. Higher breeding densities ...
Tópico(s): Plant and animal studies
2011 - Wiley | Ibis
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Hany Alonso, Ricardo A. Correia, Ana Teresa Marques, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Francisco Moreira, João Paulo Silva,
Migratory decisions, such as the selection of stopover sites, are critical for the success of post‐breeding migratory movements and subsequent survival. Recent advances in bio‐logging have revealed the stopover strategies of many long‐distance migrants, but far less attention has been given to short‐distance migrants. We investigated the stopover ecology of an endangered grassland bird, the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax , a short‐distance migrant in Iberia. Using high‐resolution spatial GPS / GSM data, ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2019 - Wiley | Ibis
João Paulo Silva, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Francisco Moreira,
Previous studies have found that densities of little bustard Tetrax tetrax breeding males tend to be higher in areas with smaller agricultural fields, presumably due to increased habitat diversity. However, exceptionally high densities have been found in large grassland fields in Portugal, which suggests that the influence of field size varies geographically, and that the role of this factor is not yet fully understood, despite its importance as a key management issue. We studied how field size, ...
Tópico(s): Animal Behavior and Reproduction
2010 - Elsevier BV | Biological Conservation
Sofia Rodrigues, Joana Patrícia da Silva Santos, Isabel Palmeirim,
Tópico(s): Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
2006 - Elsevier BV | Gene Expression Patterns
João Paulo Silva, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Rita Alcazar, Ricardo A. Correia, Ana Delgado, Francisco Moreira,
Collisions between birds and overhead power lines are an important cause of human-induced mortality. Mapping collision risk is an important prerequisite to minimise the negative impact of these structures on bird populations, particularly for species of high conservation concern and that are prone to collision. We mapped and modelled power line collision risk of a threatened and collision-prone species, the little bustard (Tetrax tetrax), based on three types of information: (i) the average daily ...
Tópico(s): Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
2014 - Elsevier BV | Biological Conservation
Fábio Z. Farneda, Ricardo Rocha, Adrià López‐Baucells, Milou Groenenberg, Inês Silva, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Paulo Estefano Dineli Bobrowiec, Christoph F. J. Meyer,
Summary Understanding how interspecific variation in functional traits influences species’ capacity to persist in fragments and use patches in fragmented landscapes is fundamental for the creation of effective conservation plans. This study uses phylogenetic comparative methods to investigate which functional traits of bat species are correlated with their vulnerability to fragmentation in a tropical landscape with low fragment–matrix contrast. Bats were captured over two years in eight forest fragments, ...
Tópico(s): Evolution and Paleontology Studies
2015 - Wiley | Journal of Applied Ecology
Ana Teresa Marques, Ricardo C. Martins, João Paulo Silva, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Francisco Moreira,
Abstract Collision with power lines is a major cause of mortality for many bird species. Understanding the biotic and abiotic factors that increase collision risk is therefore important for implementing mitigation measures to minimize mortality, such as power line rerouting or wire marking. Here, we used collision events registered during 2003–2015 along 280 km of transmission power lines in southern Portugal to analyse spatio-temporal patterns and collision risk factors in two sympatric, threatened, ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
2020 - Cambridge University Press | Oryx
Francisco Moreira, João Paulo Silva, Beatriz Estanque, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Miguel Lecoq, Márcia Pinto, Domingos Leitão, Iván Azael Martínez Alonso, Rui Pedroso, Eduardo Santos, Teresa Catry, Patrícia Mirella da Silva, I. Henriques, Ana Delgado,
Changes in land use/land cover are a major driver of biodiversity change in the Mediterranean region. Understanding how animal populations respond to these landscape changes often requires using landscape mosaics as the unit of investigation, but few previous studies have measured both response and explanatory variables at the land mosaic level. Here, we used a “whole-landscape” approach to assess the influence of regional variation in the land cover composition of 81 farmland mosaics (mean area of ...
Tópico(s): Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
2012 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
João Paulo Silva, Márcia Pinto, Jorge M. Palmeirim,
More than half of the world's population of the little bastard Tetrax tetrax lives in the Iberian Peninsula, where it is mostly dependent for survival on extensive agricultural areas. The species has declined dramatically, chiefly due to changes in agricultural practices, and is now globally 'Near Threatened'. Knowledge of its habitat requirements is crucial to reverse the trend of habitat deterioration. Winter habitat preferences were studied in a region dominated by extensive cereal farming in ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2003 - Elsevier BV | Biological Conservation
João Paulo Silva, Inês Catry, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Francisco Moreira,
Heat stress is a risk for birds exposed to high ambient temperatures, especially for those that live in open environments with limited protection from direct sun radiation. This makes them particularly vulnerable to climate warming. We studied how ambient temperature affects the daily activity of a threatened grassland bird, the little bustard Tetrax tetrax . The activity of 20 birds tracked by GPS satellite telemetry between 2009 and 2012 was monitored throughout the yearly cycle in the Iberian Peninsula. ...
Tópico(s): Animal Behavior and Reproduction
2015 - Wiley | Ecosphere
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Ricardo Rocha, Adrià López‐Baucells, Fábio Z. Farneda, Diogo F. Ferreira, Inês Silva, Marta Acácio, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Christoph F. J. Meyer,
Secondary forests and human-made forest gaps are conspicuous features of tropical landscapes. Yet, behavioral responses to these aspects of anthropogenically modified forests remain poorly investigated. Here, we analyze the effects of small human-made clearings and secondary forests on tropical bats by examining the guild- and species-level activity patterns of phyllostomids sampled in the Central Amazon, Brazil. Specifically, we contrast the temporal activity patterns and degree of temporal overlap ...
Tópico(s): Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
2019 - University of Oxford | Current Zoology
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Dionei J. Silva, Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Manoel dos Santos Filho, Tânia Margarete Sanaiotti, Carlos A. Peres,
As deforestation frontiers expand in the tropics, understanding species responses is critical to inform efficient land-use management policies. Here we evaluated lizard responses to changes in landscape, habitat patch, and quality in a deforestation frontier in southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. We first considered overall lizard assemblages and then two species subgroups of contrasting thermoregulation strategies. We sampled lizards at 21 forest patches (42–7,035 ha) subject to moderate habitat disturbance ( ...
Tópico(s): Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
2022 - The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles | Journal of Herpetology
João Gameiro, João Paulo Silva, Aldina M. A. Franco, Jorge M. Palmeirim,
Assessing progress towards achieving conservation targets is required for all countries committed to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Natura 2000 network is the largest protected area network in the world and was created to protect Europe's threatened species and habitats, often requiring active management. This study assesses the effectiveness of areas classified under the EU Birds Directive at protecting Western Europe's agro-steppes, the last remnants of suitable habitat for several ...
Tópico(s): Land Use and Ecosystem Services
2020 - Elsevier BV | Biological Conservation
João Paulo Silva, Beatriz Estanque, Francisco Moreira, Jorge M. Palmeirim,
Tópico(s): Bird parasitology and diseases
2013 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Ornithology
João Paulo Silva, Francisco Moreira, Jorge M. Palmeirim,
Even though leks have been widely used by biologists as a model to study sexual selection, we still do not understand how lekking individuals use space, interact and socially progress over time. This study aimed to provide new insights into lekking breeding dynamics using a high temporal and spatial resolution data set derived from the GPS tracking of adult male little bustards, Tetrax tetrax, collected over a 4-year period. We found the lekking system was dynamic at both intra- and interseasonal ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2017 - Elsevier BV | Animal Behaviour
Pedro M. Lourenço, Andreia Silva, Carlos D. Santos, Ana Catarina Miranda, José P. Granadeiro, Jorge M. Palmeirim,
Many species of waders forage extensively at night, but there is very little information on the relevance of this behaviour for the energy budget of waders wintering in estuarine wetlands. Quantitative data on diurnal and nocturnal intake rates can indicate the extent to which birds need to forage at night to supplement their diurnal energetic intake, or rather show a preference for nocturnal foraging. We compared day and night foraging behaviour, diet, and energy consumption of several wader species ...
Tópico(s): Animal Behavior and Reproduction
2008 - Elsevier BV | Acta Oecologica
Rita F. Ramos, João Paulo Silva, Carlos Carrapato, Pedro Rocha, Paulo A. M. Marques, Jorge M. Palmeirim,
Tópico(s): Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
2019 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Ornithology
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
William Douglas de Carvalho, João D. Miguel, Bruna da Silva Xavier, Adrià López‐Baucells, Isaí Jorge de Castro, Renato Richard Hilário, José Júlio de Toledo, Ricardo Rocha, Jorge M. Palmeirim,
Tópico(s): Marine animal studies overview
2022 - Springer Science+Business Media | Community Ecology
David V.C. Brito, Filipa Esteves, Ana Teresa Rajado, Nádia Silva, Rossana M. C. Andrade, Joana Apolónio, Sofia M. Calado, Maria Leonor Faleiro, Carlos A. Matos, Nuno Marques, Ana Marreiros, Hipólito Nzwalo, Sandra Pais, Isabel Palmeirim, Vânia Palma Roberto, Sónia Simão, Natércia Joaquim, Rubén Miranda, António Pêgas, D. Raposo, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Inês M. Araújo, José Bragança, Pedro Castelo‐Branco, Clévio Nóbrega,
Abstract As life expectancy continues to increase worldwide, age-related dysfunction will largely impact our societies in the future. Aging is well established to promote the deterioration of cognitive function and is the primary risk factor for the development of prevalent neurological disorders. Even in the absence of dementia, age-related cognitive decline impacts specific types of memories and brain structures in humans and animal models. Despite this, preclinical and clinical studies that investigate ...
Tópico(s): Diet and metabolism studies
2023 - | npj Aging
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Manoel dos Santos Filho, Thalita Ribeiro, Dionei José da Silva, Juliano André Bogoni, Ana Filipa Palmeirim,
Abstract Deforestation remains the most pervasive driver of biodiversity erosion across tropical forests. Understanding how species can cope with such habitat changes is particularly important along the rapidly expanding agricultural frontiers. To do so, we used a functional perspective examining small mammal responses to habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation across the ‘Arc of Deforestation’ in the Southern Brazilian Amazon. Small mammals were surveyed using a combination of conventional ...
Tópico(s): Species Distribution and Climate Change
2024 - Springer Science+Business Media | Mammal Research
Luan G. Araujo Goebel, Juliano André Bogoni, Gabriela Rodrigues Longo, Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Eder Correa Fermiano, Dionei José da Silva, Áurea Regina Alves Ignácio, Manoel dos Santos Filho,
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2025 - Elsevier BV | Journal for Nature Conservation
Nádia Silva, Ana Teresa Rajado, Filipa Esteves, David V.C. Brito, Joana Apolónio, Vânia Palma Roberto, Alexandra Binnie, Inês M. Araújo, Clévio Nóbrega, José Bragança, Pedro Castelo‐Branco, Raquel P. Andrade, Sofia M. Calado, Maria Leonor Faleiro, Carlos A. Matos, Nuno Marques, Ana Marreiros, Hipólito Nzwalo, Sandra Pais, Isabel Palmeirim, Sónia Simão, Natércia Joaquim, Rui Gonçalves Miranda, António Pêgas, Ana Paula Sardo,
Abstract Human ageing is a complex, multifactorial process characterised by physiological damage, increased risk of age-related diseases and inevitable functional deterioration. As the population of the world grows older, placing significant strain on social and healthcare resources, there is a growing need to identify reliable and easy-to-employ markers of healthy ageing for early detection of ageing trajectories and disease risk. Such markers would allow for the targeted implementation of strategies ...
Tópico(s): Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
2023 - Springer Science+Business Media | Biogerontology
Kevin J. Gaston, Tim M. Blackburn,
... Valsecchi J, de Queiroz H, Beja P and Palmeirim J (2009) Structuring of Amazonian bat assemblages: the ... Online publication date: 1-Jul-2005. Cardoso P, Silva I, de Oliveira N and Serrano A (2004) ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
1995 - Royal Society | Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
William Douglas de Carvalho, Luís Miguel Rosalino, Bruna da Silva Xavier, Isaí Jorge de Castro, Renato Richard Hilário, Tiago Miranda Marques, José Júlio de Toledo, Marcus Vinícius Vieira, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Karen Mustin,
Abstract Context Analyze the multiple dimensions of biodiversity under a local and landscape lens in natural habitats, such as Amazonian savannas, is fundamental for the conservation of species and ecosystems. Objectives We aim to explore how landscape forest cover and patch-level variables affect the patterns of species abundance, functional traits, and taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic α-diversity of Phyllostomid bats in forest patches of the Savannas of Amapá, in both the wet and dry seasons. ...
Tópico(s): Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
2022 - Springer Science+Business Media | Landscape Ecology
Aina Rossinyol-Fernàndez, Djunco Dabo, Francisco dos Reis Silva, Raquel Oliveira, Sambú Seck, Ana Rainho, Mar Cabeza, Ana Filipa Palmeirim,
Over millennia, mammals have coexisted with humans across the forest-savannah mosaics characterising part of West Africa. While some savannahs have long been used for rice cultivation in Guinea-Bissau, savannas and forests are now being rapidly converted into cashew monocultures. To understand how species cope with such land-use changes, we investigated how mammals make use of forest patches, cashew orchards and rice paddies over two contrasting periods: early and late rainy season. Using camera- ...
Tópico(s): Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
2024 - Elsevier BV | Global Ecology and Conservation
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Renato Richard Hilário, William Douglas de Carvalho, Bruna da Silva Xavier, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Marcus Vinícius Vieira, Karen Mustin, Pedro Cardoso,
Abstract Identifying how species richness or diversity changes with different proportions of natural and anthropized environments in the landscape is important for landscape management for conservation. Here, we propose a new method to assess biodiversity changes in landscapes with varying proportions of habitat types. The algorithm is based on the resampling of individuals recorded in different habitats considering both the proportion occupied by each habitat in the landscape and the number of ...
Tópico(s): Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
2024 - Wiley | Ecological Applications