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Predatory activity and spatial pattern: the response of generalist carabids to their aphid prey

, 2005
1. The spatial distribution of cereal aphids infesting a field of winter wheat during the population establishment, development and decline phases were studied using a field-scale grid of sampling locations. 2.
Winder, L., Symondson, W. O. C., Woolley, C., Perry, J. N., Alexander, C. J., Holland, J. M.   +5 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
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Partners or passengers? Revisiting the association between diatoms and aquatic animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Numerous studies have revealed the importance of research on the communities capable of colonizing animal surfaces (epibionts) and the animals on which they live (basibionts). Very few studies have considered epizoic diatoms, and there are gaps and biases in our knowledge, including the choice of basibionts, the methods used, and the habitats ...
Gianluca Vacca, Elisa Falasco, Francesca Bona   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracking Climate and Environmental Attention: A News‐Based Composite Index

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study introduces the Climate and Environmental Attention Index, a composite indicator that tracks media attention to climate and environmental issues. Based on the Semantic Brand Score, the proposed index extracts significant signals from unstructured text, going beyond traditional measures of word frequency and sentiment.
Gianna Figà‐Talamanca, Andrea Fronzetti Colladon, Barbara Guardabascio, Ludovica Segneri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generalist versus Specialist Self-Replicators [PDF]

Darwinian evolution, including the selection of the fittest species under given environmental conditions, is a major milestone in the development of synthetic living systems.
Monreal Santiago, Guillermo, Altay, Meniz, Marić, Ivana; id_orcid, Otto, Sijbren; id_orcid, Schaeffer, Gaël, Monzón, Diego M, Komáromy, Dávid, Schaeffer, Gaël; id_orcid, Otto, Sijbren, Marić, Ivana, Ottelé, Jim   +10 more
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Breadth at the Helm: Generalist CEOs and Corporate ESG Performance‐Evidence From China

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on the Upper Echelons Theory and the Imprinting Theory, this study conjectures that generalist CEOs may have a stronger tendency to pursue environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. We perform multiple regression analyses with observations of Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share listed companies from 2010 to 2023 in order to explore ...
Shanmei Luo, Chaofan Jin, Hongling Han, You Zhang, Yuqi Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering teachers and fostering pupil climate action in Welsh primary schools

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The Curriculum for Wales intends to help students understand and address climate change, but relies on teachers' knowledge and implementation thereof. This article focuses on “The Lifecycle of My Clothes”, a unit of work (UoW) developed by academics and practitioners. The UoW aimed to increase students' awareness of the environmental impact of
Jennifer A. Rudd, Shannon R. O'Connor, Geraldine Lublin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative transcriptomics of a generalist aphid, Myzus persicae and a specialist aphid, Lipaphis erysimi reveals molecular signatures associated with diversity of their feeding behaviour and other attributes

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionAphids are phloem sap-sucking insects and are a serious destructive pest of several crop plants. Aphids are categorized as “generalists” or “specialists” depending on their host range. Myzus persicae (Sulz.) is a generalist aphid with a broad
Manvi Sharma, Praveen Kumar Oraon, Rakesh Srivastava, Rubina Chongtham, Shailendra Goel, Manu Agarwal, Arun Jagannath   +6 more
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Classroom boundaries and teacher agency: Challenges of implementing Ireland's new primary curriculum

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reports on a doctoral study examining teacher agency in one Irish primary school at a timely moment ahead of the implementation of the new Primary Curriculum Framework in September 2025. The framework embeds teacher agency as a central professional principle, yet findings from this study reveal a more cautious and bounded reality.
Máiréad Nally, Carmel O. Sullivan, Karin Bacon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source