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Digital twin challenges in biodiversity modelling

Digital Twin is a contemporary digital representation paradigm that is capable of encompassing the complex interactions within the natural environment.

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Athanasios Trantas, Ruduan Plug, Paolo Pileggi, Elena Lazovik
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Prototype Biodiversity Digital Twin: grassland biodiversity dynamics

European grassland management has often favoured high production through frequent mowing and heavy fertilisation over biodiversity conservation, which is typically supported by less intensive management.

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Franziska Taubert, Tuomas Rossi, Christoph Wohner, Sarah Venier, Tomáš Martinovič, Taimur Haider Khan, Julian Lopez Gordillo, Thomas Banitz
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Prototype Biodiversity Digital Twin: Real-time bird monitoring with citizen-science data

Bird populations respond rapidly to environmental change making them excellent ecological indicators. Climate shifts advance migration, causing mismatches in breeding and resources. Understanding these changes is crucial to monitor the state of the environment.

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Otso Ovaskainen, Patrik Lauha, Julian Lopez Gordillo, Ossi Nokelainen, Anis U. Rahman, Allan T. Souza, Jussi Talaskivi, Gleb Tikhonov, Aurélie Vancraeyenest, Ari Lehtiö
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Prototype Biodiversity Digital Twin: Disease Outbreaks

African swine fever is a transmissible virus impacting wild and domestic swine populations. In Europe, it is non-native and the recently introduced genotype affects wild boar populations with occasional outbreaks in domestic pigs.

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Kate Ingenloff, Syrine Ben Aziza, Claus Weiland, Nikoletta Nikolova, Hans-Hermann Thulke, Martin Lange, Adam Reichold, Dmitry Schigel
Presentation

Biodiversity Digital Twins

Presented remotely at the eLTER Consortia meeting, 3-7 June 2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria (hybrid).

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Zuquim, Gabriela
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Prototype Digital Twin: Recreation and biodiversity cultural ecosystem services

Digital twin approaches have the potential to revolutionise usage, planning and management of cultural ecosystem services i.e.

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Simon Rolph, Chris Andrews, Dylan Carbone, Julian Lopez Lopez Gordillo, Tomáš Martinovič, Nick Oostervink, Dirk Pleiter, Kata Sara-aho, John Watkins, Christoph Wohner, Will Bolton, Jan Dick
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Prototype Biodiversity Digital Twin: Invasive Alien Species

Invasive alien species (IAS) threaten biodiversity and human well-being. These threats may increase in the future, necessitating accurate projections of potential locations and the extent of invasions.

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Taimur Khan, Ahmed El-Gabbas, Marina Golivets, Allan T. Souza, Julian Lopez Gordillo, Dylan Kierans, Ingolf Kühn
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Prototype Biodiversity Digital Twin: Forest Biodiversity Dynamics

Forests are crucial in supporting biodiversity and providing ecosystem services. Understanding forest biodiversity dynamics under different management strategies and climate change scenarios is essential for effective conservation and management.

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Bekir Afsar, Kyle Eyvindson, Tuomas Rossi, Martijn Versluijs, Otso Ovaskainen