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Developing a macroecology for human‐altered ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Although anthropogenically‐induced ecological disruptions are fundamentally important in defining ecosystem properties, they are largely overlooked by macroecological theory. Anthropogenic disruptions and their effects are generally not comparable to one another, nor to disturbances that are part of natural disturbance regimes.
Erica A. Newman, Mark Q. Wilber, Alexandre Génin, Oriana E. Chafe, Henry F. Houskeeper, Steven Lee, Eric L. Berlow, John Harte   +7 more
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PondNet – towards a global network of experiments on the effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Global change is reshaping the distribution of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. Predicting the long‐term consequences of such changes remains a challenge due to a need for a clear understanding of the mechanisms underpinning ecosystem‐level responses, as well as the role of geographical and environmental contingencies.
Miguel G. Matias, Dominique Gravel, Jonathan M. Chase, Carla Pinto‐ Cruz, David García‐ Callejas, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Mathew A. Leibold, Dora Neto, Cátia L. Pereira, Carlos Ramos, Pedro M. Raposeiro, Alejandro Rozenfeld, Katarzyna Sroczynska, David R. Vieites, Guy Woodward, Miguel B. Araújo   +15 more
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Patch Mow Grazing: Investigating the Effects of Mowing on Forage Nutritive Value, the Biomass–Nutritive Value Relationship, and Herbivore Selection [PDF]

Herbivore foraging behavior plays a critical role in shaping grassland structural heterogeneity, with selection often driven by forage biomass and nutritive value.
Stauble, Trace R.
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Dietary partitioning mediates species coexistence in the high seas area of northwest Pacific

Ecography, EarlyView.
Niche partitioning, manifesting along various axes of the ecological niche, is a fundamental mechanism mediating species coexistence in a system. However, the emergence of many species in marine ecosystems would face considerable constraints in achieving coexistence through spatiotemporal differentiation mechanisms under the framework of niche ...
Na Zang, Bilin Liu, Wenjun Zheng, Yushuang Luo, André E. Punt, Xinjun Chen, Dongming Lin   +6 more
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Performance of drought‐tolerant maize for silage or grain in conventional and Kura clover perennial groundcover cropping systems

Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment
Drought‐tolerant (DT) maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids have demonstrated better performance than non‐DT hybrids when drought events are present. The objective of this study was to assess the performance of three DT maize hybrids for whole‐plant dry matter (DM)
Kenneth A. Albrecht, Francisco E. Contreras‐Govea, Eduardo D. Munaiz, Edward J. Bures, Francisco J. Arriaga   +4 more
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Climate‐driven resource availability drives medium‐ and broad‐scale temporal changes in owl–prey interactions over 24 years in a semi‐arid ecosystem

Ecography, EarlyView.
Predator–prey interactions are vital to ecosystem functioning but may be disrupted by climate change. We investigated a food‐web network involving three owl species over 24 years in a semi‐arid ecosystem at Bosque Fray Jorge National Park, Chile.
Jazmin M. Quiroz‐Calizaya, Adriana Lozada, Douglas A. Kelt, Alejandra J. Troncoso, Peter L. Meserve, M. Andrea Previtali, W. Bryan Milstead, Julio R. Gutiérrez, Craig Weideman, Nicolas Gouin, Tyler R. Kartzinel, Karin Maldonado, Angéline Bertin   +12 more
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Nutritive value of green forage and crop by-products of Cyn&ra cardunculus [PDF]

, 1999
The nutritive value of cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) green forage (GF), dry leaves (DL) and straw (S) was studied from chemical composition analyses and from voluntary intake, digestibility and rumen degradability estimations obtained using adult ...
Rodríguez, Carlos Alberto, Martínez, Adela, Cajarville, Cecilia, González, Javier, Repetto, José L.   +4 more
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Synergistic mechanisms foster declines in native fish community stability following the introduction of non‐native species

Ecography, EarlyView.
Non‐native species introductions profoundly alter freshwater communities, yet the mechanisms by which non‐native fishes affect native community stability remain unclear. Using a multi‐decadal dataset on fish community composition and abundance collected across France, we quantified native community stability and decomposed this metric into its main ...
Chengzong Tian, Mengzhen Xu, Congcong Wang, Wei Xin, Xiongdong Zhou, Jorge García‐Girón   +5 more
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Improved Nutritive Value of Different Forage Species Monitored by Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy [PDF]

The development of rapid and reliable methods for the evaluation and prediction of forage quality has been the objective of many researchers for several years.
Berardo, N, Odoardi, M, Tava, A, Valdicelli, L   +3 more
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Production of bioethanol from residual barley and utilization of fermentation co‐products in animal nutrition

Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView.
Abstract The search for sustainable alternatives for bioethanol production has encouraged the valorization of agro‐industrial residues. This study evaluated the use of residual barley as a feedstock for bioethanol production and as a potential ingredient for ruminant feed.
Gabrielle Fusiger Berwian, Arthur de Almeida Rebechi, Jéssica Mulinari, Jaqueline Garda‐Buffon, Luciane Maria Colla   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source