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Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global amphibian declines, loss of genetic diversity and fitness: a review [PDF]

, 2010
It is well established that a decrease in genetic variation can lead to reduced fitness and lack of adaptability to a changing environment. Amphibians are declining on a global scale, and we present a four-point argument as to why this taxonomic group ...
Allentoft, M.E., John O’Brien, O’Brien, J., Morten E. Allentoft, Morten Allentoft, Morten E. Allentoft   +5 more
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Impacts of Urban Areas and Their Characteristics on Avian Functional Diversity

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2017
Urban development is rapidly expanding across the globe and is a major driver of environmental change. Despite considerable improvements in our understanding of how species richness responds to urbanization, there is still insufficient knowledge of how ...
Emily Oliveira Hagen, Emily Oliveira Hagen, Oskar Hagen, Oskar Hagen, Juan D. Ibáñez-Álamo, Juan D. Ibáñez-Álamo, Owen L. Petchey, Karl L. Evans   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitigating the Effects of Habitat Loss on Solitary Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems

Agriculture, 2020
Solitary bees and other wild pollinators provide an important ecosystem service which can benefit both the agricultural economy and the sustainability of many native ecosystems. Many solitary bees, however, are experiencing decreases in their populations
Olivia Kline, Neelendra K. Joshi
doaj   +1 more source

Habitat loss and discontinuity as drivers of habitat fragmentation: The role of contamination and connectivity of habitats

Environmental Research
Habitat discontinuity of aquatic environments is a serious problem that might hamper the different activities performed by organisms. When combined with contamination, the consequences for the population's dynamics might be exacerbated, particularly regarding foraging activity.
David Salvatierra, María Pilar González, Julián Blasco, Marcos Krull, Cristiano V.M. Araújo   +4 more
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Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) occur earlier with increasing temperature

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd, Elise Cadiou, Alain G. Belliveau, Zoe A. Panchen, Terrell T. Roulston, Zoë Migicovsky   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

City life makes females fussy : sex differences in habitat use of temperate bats in urban areas [PDF]

, 2014
Urbanization is a major driver of the global loss of biodiversity; to mitigate its adverse effects, it is essential to understand what drives species' patterns of habitat use within the urban matrix.
Olley, Lena, Mayhew, Rebekah J, Fuentes-Montemayor, Elisa, Park, Kirsty J., Minderman, Jeroen, Bunnefeld, Nils, Mayhew, Rebekah J., Lintott, Paul, Lintott, Paul R., Park, Kirsty   +9 more
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Arthropod arbiters: natural enemy communities mediate the effects of landscape and local-scale complexity on Lygus-induced crop loss in organic strawberries

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainable pest management requires growers and regional land managers to consider the relationships among pest management practices, pest and natural enemy communities, crop loss, and multi-scalar habitat complexity.
Adrian Lu, David Gonthier, Amber Sciligo, Karina Garcia, Karina Garcia, Taiki Chiba, Gila Juárez, Claire Kremen, Claire Kremen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cumulative Effects of Barriers on the Movements of Forest Birds

Ecology and Society, 2002
Although there is a consensus of opinion that habitat fragmentation has deleterious effects on animal populations, primarily by inhibiting dispersal among remaining patches, there have been few explicit demonstrations of the ways by which degraded ...
Marc Bélisle, Colleen Cassady St. Clair
doaj   +1 more source

Success of coastal sage scrub restoration is influenced by local adaptations of shrub species

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Restoring plant communities is increasingly challenging with climate change. While practitioners have traditionally used local seed sources, many are recommending assisted migration, possibly from more extreme environments such as inland rather than coastal environments, for restoration.
Moises R. Perea‐Vega, Megan E. Lulow, Julie E. Coffey, Amy K. Henry, Katharina T. Schmidt, Priscilla M. Ta, Kailen A. Mooney, Sarah Kimball   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source