Establishing if species contractions were the result of natural phenomena or human induced landscape changes is essential for managing natural populations.Fishers (Martes pennanti) in California occur in two geographically and genetically isolated populations in the northwestern mountains and southern Sierra Nevada.Their isolation is hypothesized t
Looking into the prevalence of bycatch juveniles of critically endangered elasmobranchs: a case study from pelagic longline and trammel net fisheries of the Asinara Gulf (western Mediterranean)
Bycatch of cartilaginous species is considered one of the main drivers for the dramatic declines observed in many populations.Pelagic longlines and passive nets impact many species depending on their life stage and habitat use.Here, we present an updated list of incidental catches collected through a 4-year fishery-dependent survey.We documented th
Flexible and high quality plant growth prediction with limited data
Predicting plant growth is a fundamental challenge that can be employed to analyze plants and further make decisions to have healthy plants with high yields.Deep learning has recently been showing its potential to address this challenge in recent years, however, there are still two issues.First, image-based plant growth prediction is currently take