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A practical workflow for applying validation strategies in tree height-diameter modelling. [PDF]

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Ayer S, Bhatta KP.
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Large parameter uncertainty persists in soil food web models integrating stoichiometry, respiration and assimilation

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Soil food web models are essential for linking animal diversity to carbon and nutrient cycling. However, it is unclear how soil animals regulate excess carbon when nutrient availability limits their growth and how to best represent animal respiration in these models. To
Robert W. Buchkowski, George G. Brown, Francesca Bosello, Wilian C. Demetrio, Miguel Cooper, Elisa Thébault, Carlos Barreto, Zoë Lindo, Jérôme Mathieu   +8 more
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When is the bait worth the risk? A mechanistic model of a compensatory ecological trap in seabirds

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Ecological traps occur when organisms preferentially select habitats that reduce fitness. In seabird–fishery systems, fishery‐derived trophic subsidies can increase foraging success, reinforce habitat preference and indirectly enhance reproductive output or recruitment,
Cristóbal Anguita, Alejandro Simeone, Cristián F. Estades   +2 more
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Macroevolution of Steep Interspecific Metabolic Allometry in an Old Insect Order. [PDF]

Ecol Lett
Schönberger D, Metz M, Tsuboi M, Bianco G, DeVries ZC, Nord A, Svensson EI.   +6 more
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Scaling temperature‐dependent dispersal rates to metacommunity dynamics: An experimental test

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Changes in community structure under shifting thermal regimes depend on how both local population dynamics and regional dispersal respond to temperature. Processes underlying dispersal, such as movement speed and demographic density dependence, are constrained by ...
Keila Stark, Ze‐Yi Han, Jean P. Gibert, Mary I. O'Connor   +3 more
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Functional variation in butterfly egg pore traits: The potential role of climate

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Immobile eggs of terrestrial animals are exposed to variable environmental conditions. Insect egg pores, critical for gas exchange (aeropyles) and fertilisation (micropyles), are ecologically important yet understudied.
Teun de Jong, Liana O. Greenberg, Ella Catley, Nina E. Fatouros, Graziella Iossa   +4 more
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Geographic variation and allometry shape head morphology more than diet in the Mexican black-bellied garter snake (<i>Thamnophis melanogaster</i>). [PDF]

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Manjarrez J, Sunny A, Rodríguez-Romero FJ.   +2 more
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Shrubs benefit from being functionally more conservative and distinct from neighbour trees

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Multi‐strata forests can enhance ecosystem functioning, with interactions between overstorey trees and understorey shrubs playing a pivotal role. However, how the structure and composition of neighbouring trees, together with shrub traits, influence shrub growth remains
Sai Peng, Chen Chen, Helge Bruelheide, Pablo Castro Sánchez‐Bermejo, Anpeng Cheng, Xianglu Deng, Sylvia Haider, Shan Li, Yi Li, Ting Tang, Yujie Xue, Haoru Yan, Bo Yang, Bernhard Schmid, Keping Ma, Xiaojuan Liu   +15 more
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In growing lambs, can body weight be predicted from the dorsal area? [PDF]

Transl Anim Sci
Gastelum-Delgado MÁ, Barrientos-Medina RC, Arcos-Álvarez DN, Vázquez-Martínez I, Mezo-Solis J, Camacho Perez E, Dias-Silva TP, Chaves Gurgel AL, Chay-Canul AJ.   +8 more
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