Submitted by editor on 14 Could 2024.
Dusky grouse. Picture by Ken Archer.
Visitor Editors: Christian Hagen, Lance McNew and Emmanuel Menoni.
Rationale: Grouse are ecologically vital species present in numerous forested habitats all through the Northern Hemisphere. Environment friendly and unbiased strategies for monitoring these species is essential for understanding their inhabitants developments, habitat necessities, and responses to environmental adjustments. Nevertheless, monitoring grouse in forest ecosystems presents distinctive challenges because of comparatively low densities, elusive habits, and inhabitants accessibility.
This particular concern goals to discover the challenges related to monitoring forest grouse populations and suggest revolutionary options to reinforce inhabitants monitoring and restoration efforts. We invite authors to submit analysis articles, brief communications, and unique artificial evaluations of subject and analytical strategies associated to inhabitants monitoring, estimation, and conservation of grouse. Instance matters may embody:
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Methodological developments in grouse monitoring methods in forest ecosystems
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Comparative evaluations of monitoring protocols and analytical approaches
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Adaptive inhabitants or harvest administration techniques for grouse
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Integrating genetic and demographic information into grouse conservation applications
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Evaluations of actions and habitat use to tell correct inhabitants administration
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Assessments of inhabitants dynamics and developments of grouse
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Case research and success tales of collaborative grouse conservation
We count on papers to be framed in a monitoring context in forested ecosystems.
Be aware that papers included in a particular concern are on common extra downloaded and skim than a median paper. By being a part of a particular concern, your analysis will get better visibility and outreach, and finally extra citations.
Submissions ought to adhere to the journal’s formatting and quotation model tips. All manuscripts will endure peer overview by specialists within the subject to make sure scientific rigor and high quality. Please notice that by submitting a paper to a particular concern does to ensure acceptance of the paper. As soon as a paper is prepared, it is going to be revealed on Early View, and due to this fact doesn’t have to attend on publication till all papers within the Particular Challenge are prepared.
For common data on Article Processing Expenses (APC), learn extra right here.
Essential Dates:
Submissions open 15 Could 2024
Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 January 2025
Questions? E-mail me [at] wildlifebiology [dot] org
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