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Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
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Inequalities in intraspecific plant–lemur interactions drive seed dispersal patterns

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Biotic interactions occur between individuals and accumulate to shape species‐level interaction structure across a community. Skewed interaction structures, where a few individuals are highly connected and most have few interactions, are increasingly identified at the individual‐level.
Jadelys Tonos, Hasinavalona Rakotoarisoa, Onja H. Razafindratsima   +2 more
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Connecting the distribution and diversification of marine plants

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Integration of the evolutionary history with distribution of extant species is necessary to explain present‐day diversity, particularly for ‘foundation' species, such as seagrasses, which create habitats of socioecological relevance. Here, we resolved if varying evolutionary history of seagrass families has imprinted the distribution ranges of extant ...
Fernando Tuya, Javier Martínez‐ Pérez, Álvaro Fueyo, Néstor E. Bosch   +3 more
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Seed co‐occurrence caused by shared frugivores leaves a long‐lasting signal in the spatial co‐occurrence among plants

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By dispersing seeds, frugivorous animals affect spatial co‐occurrence of plants, ultimately influencing plant community dynamics. Frugivorous animals are intrinsically involved in plant community dynamics, by dispersing seeds of fleshy‐fruited plants and influencing their spatial co‐occurrence.
Antonio J. Perea, Elena Quintero, Jorge Isla, Lucía Acevedo‐Limón, Blanca Arroyo‐Correa, Gemma Calvo, Pablo Homet, Thorsten Wiegand, Pedro Jordano   +8 more
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Fruit‐quality tradeoffs generate asymmetry in plant reliance on mutualistic frugivores

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Seed dispersal is a fundamental ecological process influencing the evolution of plant life‐history strategies. In fleshy‐fruited plants dispersed by mutualistic frugivores, variation in fruit traits among closely related species may shape the temporal and spatial dynamics of dispersal events critical to population success.
João Vitor S. Messeder, Tomás A. Carlo
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Dynamics of floral resources in farmland according to pollinator preferences and floral traits

Wild pollinators are still undergoing pressures putting at risk the pollination services they provide. In an intensive agricultural context where demand for productivity is still ever-increasing, pollinator population's decline is a fundamental issue. Along with pesticides, access to sufficient nectar and pollen resources throughout the year has been ...
Langlois, Alban, Michelot-Antalik, Alice, Porcher, Emmanuelle, Baude, Mathilde   +3 more
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Mycorrhizae influence plant vegetative and floral traits and intraspecific trait variation

American Journal of Botany, 2022
AbstractPremiseArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can strongly influence host plant vegetative growth, but less is known about AMF effects on other plant traits, the relative impacts of AMF on vegetative growth versus floral traits, or AMF‐induced intraspecific variation in traits.MethodsIn an experimental greenhouse study, we inoculated seven species ...
Laura A. Burkle, Catherine A. Zabinski
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Floral Trait Evolution of Angiosperms on Pacific Islands

The American Naturalist, 2020
Animals frequently evolve unique suites of traits on islands, but whether plants evolve comparable island syndromes remains unresolved. Here, we test the prediction on the basis of natural history observations that insect-pollinated plants evolve smaller flowers on islands than on mainland communities.
Molly C, Hetherington-Rauth, Marc T J, Johnson   +1 more
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A Compromise on Floral Traits

Science, 2002
FLORAL EVOLUTIONNew work is indicating that some pollinators might not deserve their starring evolutionary roles in shaping flower fashions. A growing number of scientists are looking for more subtle evolutionary forces--from nectar thieves and herbivores to environmental demands and developmental changes--that might also sculpt floral traits.
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Pollinators, herbivores, and the evolution of floral traits

Science, 2019
Floral characters reflect plant adaptation to both bumble bees and leaf-eating ...
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