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PLoS Biology, 2022 The realization that ecological principles play an important role in infectious disease dynamics has led to a renaissance in epidemiological theory. Ideas from ecological succession theory have begun to inform an understanding of the relationship between
Nina H Fefferman +2 more
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Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 2020 A central and recurrent discussion in ecology is how deterministic and stochastic processes dictate how communities assemble after severe disturbances.
Sergio Estrada‐Villegas +6 more
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Evolutionary and ecological success is decoupled in mammals [PDF]
Journal of Biogeography, 2018 AbstractAimTo identify which factors distinguish ecologically successful mammalian clades (i.e., clades with a large combined range size) from less successful ones.LocationGlobal.MethodsWe estimated the total range sizes for each individual mammalian subfamily and used phylogenetic regressions to identify the relative importance of factors related to ...
Søren Faurby, Alexandre Antonelli
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Nest architecture is linked with ecological success in songbirds [PDF]
Ecology Letters, 2021 Bird nests are essential structures that directly determine the fitness of an organism. While there is theory and evidence predicting an association between species nest traits and their habitat, few studies have comprehensively examined the macroevolutionary patterns driving nest evolution, species niche and their interrelation.
Iliana Medina +6 more
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Ecological succession of benthic organisms on niche-type artificial reefs
Ecological Processes, 2020 As part of efforts to restore fishery resources and recover damaged coastal ecosystems, artificial reefs are often anchored on the seafloor in coastal zones, to provide new habitats for marine organisms. The aim of the study was to describe the structure
María-Isabel Toledo +5 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Cyanobacteria are important primary producers in temperate freshwater ecosystems. However, studies on the seasonal and spatial distribution of cyanobacteria in deep lakes based on high-throughput DNA sequencing are still rare.
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Sociobiology, 2016 Ecological succession is a complex processes involving changes in the structure of plant community and it is an important factor determining the structure of arboreal ants assemblages, but little is known about the effects of succession on ant ...
Leandro Sousa-Souto +5 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Organisms and time are important factors for rock weathering to form soils. However, weathering time is usually difficult to quantitatively study, and the potential microorganisms involved in rock weathering are difficult to identify qualitatively ...
Jin Chen +6 more
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Feedback loops drive ecological succession: towards a unified conceptual framework
Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical SocietyThe core principle shared by most theories and models of succession is that, following a major disturbance, plant–environment feedback dynamics drive a directional change in the plant community. The most commonly studied feedback loops are those in which
Michiel van Breugel +18 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Ecological succession itself could be a theoretical reference for ecosystem restoration and reconstruction. Glacier forelands are ideal places for investigating plant succession because there are representative ecological succession records at long ...
Li Chang +5 more
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