Long-term field studies are critical for safeguarding biodiversity: a new concept and concern

• Main Authors: Hårding, Karin, Carroll, Daire, Infantes, Eduardo, Carroll, Jessica, Harkonen, Tero
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Authorea, Inc. 2024
• Subjects: Kattegat; harbour seal; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.171010042.24317771/v1

Changes in species abundance and distribution are driven by short-term interactions between individuals and their environment, as well as by long-term shifts in climate, prey abundance, disease outbreaks and predators, acting across generations. Unfortunately, management of wildlife populations by h...