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Open Journal of Ecology (OJE) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote,share,and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of ecology and to keep a record of state-of-the-art res…
Josianne Gatt Støttrup, Claus Stenberg, Karsten Dahl, Louise Dahl Kristensen, Katherine Richardson
The extraction of large boulders from coastal reefs for construction of harbours and coastal protection has led to habitat degradation for local fish populations through the destruction of cavernous reefs and changes in macroalgal cover resulting from a loss…
Andreas Ch. Braun, Joachim Vogt
We assessed the effects of plantations of exotic trees ( Pinus radiata , Eucalyptus globulus , and Populus nigra ) on plant biodiversity in the temperate zone of the biodiversity hotspot of Central Chile. This region has suffered from intense deforestation in…
Chafika Chaoui Boudghane-Bendiouis, Karima Abdellaoui-Hassaïne, Boutaïna Belqat, Evelyne Franquet, Samira Boukli Hacene, Baya Yadi
Physical Habitat characterization of black flies was performed in the Tafna Basin of Algeria, based primarily on stream size, substrate, and aquatic and riparian vegetation. A total of 143 samples were taken between April and October 2009 at 11 sampling sites…
Kathryn Teare Ada Lambert, Nigel R. Andrew, Paul G. McDonald
Identifying the factor causing species decline from a multitude of potential disturbances is essential for successful management. Invasive species are often drivers of decline, either through direct effects such as recruitment limitation, or through indirect…
Manoj Bhatta, Karan Bahadur Shah, Bhupendra Devkota, Rajiv Paudel, Saroj Panthi
Reliable and sufficient information regarding status, distribution and habitat preference of red panda ( Ailurus fulgens fulgens ) is lacking in Nepal. The research activities on red panda in the mid-western Nepal are very limited, so the status of red panda…
Korehisa Kaneko, Seiich Nohara
In this study, we examined the influences of the differences in basin scale and river-crossing structures of 8 rivers of Ise Bay in Mie and Aichi Prefectures, Japan on the vegetation in the estuarine tidal flats of these rivers. The dominant plant communities…
Rafael Flores-Garza, Victor López-Rojas, Pedro Flores-Rodríguez, Carmina Torreblanca Ramírez
The Bivalvia Class, is widely represented in marine ecosystems and is economically important; this research focused on this class and was carried out by sampling the rocky intertidal zone of seven sites located in the Marina Region Priority No. 32, Guerrero,…
Solomon Belay, Aklilu Amsalu, Eyualem Abebe
We analyzed the magnitude of land use land cover changes and identified drivers of those changes at Awash National Park, Ethiopia, using aerial photographs, satellite images and field observation. Scattered bushland—the most important habitat for the wild ani…
Pablo J. F. Pena Rodrigues, Mariana A. Iguatemy, Marcelo T. Nascimento
Edge effects and linear canopy openings may change ecological patterns and processes on forests. Here we investigate if these openings in a lowland Brazilian Atlantic forest cause edge effects on seedlings. We sampled seedling communities at forest edges near…
Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Alex E. Mercado-Molina, Pedro J. Alejandro-Camis, Frances Candelas-Sánchez, Jaime S. Fonseca-Miranda, Carmen M. González-Ramos, Roger Guzmán-Rodríguez, Pascal Mège, Alfredo A. Montañez-Acuña, Iván Olivo Maldonado, Abimarie Otaño-Cruz, Samuel E. Suleimán-Ramos
Coral reefs have largely declined across multiple spatial scales due to a combination of local-scale anthropogenic impacts, and due to regional-global climate change. This has resulted in a significant loss of entire coral functional groups, including western…
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Open Journal of Ecology (OJE) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote,share,and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of ecology and to keep a record of state-of-the-art res… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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