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Else Demeulenaere is the Associate Director for Natural Resources at the University of Guam’s Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant, where she leads the Island Conservation Lab. Her team conducts research on endangered species, ethnobotany, and ecosystem restoration. Else holds a PhD in Biogeography, Ethnobotany, and Policy. Her research integrates traditional ecological knowledge with modern science to develop policies that protect Guam’s ecosystems and benefit its people.
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Caesalpinioideae is the second largest subfamily of legumes (Leguminosae) with ca. 4680 species and 163 genera. It is an ecologically and economically important group formed of mostly woody perennials that range from large canopy emergent trees to functionally herbaceous geoxyles, lianas and shrubs, and which has a global distribution, occurring on...
Soil bioengineering techniques offer an eco-friendly and practically viable alternative for slope stabilization when compared to traditional techniques. In particular, the improvement in slope stability is obtained by planting vegetation that offers an improvement in existing shear strength via mechanical root reinforcement promoted by the presence...
On the island of Guåhan (Guam) native and endemic species are an integral part of the CHamoru language, rituals, and practices. They are interconnected with their culture and honored together with the ocean, the land, and their ancestors. Presently, this spiritual connection is being jeopardized as military expansion threatens the sacred lands of T...
Bio-engineering techniques such as planting trees/grass along hill slopes to prevent rainfall-induced slope failures is gaining worldwide acceptance. Such environment-friendly and cost-effective techniques can be an alternative slope stabilization solution in remote and rural hilly regions. Non-native, Acacia Auriculiformis tree have been recently...
The Indo-Pacific legume genus Serianthes was recently placed in the Archidendron clade (sensu Koenen et al. 2020), a subclade of the mimosoid clade in subfamily Caesalpinioideae, which also includes Acacia, Archidendron, Archidendropsis, Falcataria, Pararchidendron, Paraserianthes and Wallaceodendron. Serianthes comprises ca. 18 species, five subsp...
Spiritual connections to the natural world are fundamental to Micronesian worldviews. Structured interviews gathered ethnoecological information about Serianthes. The kosmos-corpus-praxis conceptual framework analyzed spirituality surrounding this leguminous tree and its connection with Indigenous cosmology, traditional knowledge, and practices. We...
On the island of Guåhan (Guam), Litekyan is an ancient village considered sacred to the CHamoru or the indigenous people of Guåhan, owing in part to the remnants of latte or stone pillars of houses, which still stand in their original environment surrounded by strand and limestone forest habitats. These habitats extend up to the cliffs and forested...
Micronesian islands taxa exhibit high endemism rates but very little is known about their biogeographical histories. The lack of systematic biogeography is mainly due to insufficient phylogenetic research in Micronesia. With the recent rise of molecular biogeographic data published, we were able to, for the first time, answer fundamental biogeograp...
Pacific Islands have a high degree of biocultural diversity. On Guåhan (Guam), the CHamoru people's traditional knowledge, practices, and language developed in tandem with the island's biological diversity for over 3,500 years. Global processes such as colonization, globalization, and modernization put the island's biocultural diversity at risk. Tw...
The restoration of the Habitat Management Unit (HMU) on Naval Support Activity Andersen (NSAA) aims to effect ecosystem restoration through the removal and exclusion of introduced species and the re-establishment and propagation of native species, with focus on the reintroduction of native forest bird species and focused management for federally li...
A small herd of donkeys was introduced in a coastal dune reserve ‘Houtsaegerduinen’ (ca. 80ha) in Belgium, in order to slow down expansion of dominant grass and shrub species. The Houtsaegerduinen is a nutrient poor scrub-dominated dune system with a spatially heterogeneous vegetation pattern. Different aspects of the grazing behaviour (grazing tim...
In contrast to horses in pastures, it is thought that free-ranging horses do not perform latrine behaviour, i.e. a behavioural pattern whereby the animals graze and defecate in separate areas. However, few studies deal with this particular subject, reporting contrasting conclusions. We hypothesize that horses free-ranging in large heterogeneous are...
Foraging behaviour and diet selection of Koniks and donkeys were studied in order to estimate their possible impact on vegetation development and hence their appropriateness as nature management tools. Koniks show a larger intake rate and quantity than do donkeys. Koniks do not show significant seasonal dif- ferences in biomass intake, whereas donk...
