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Invasive plants reduce functional feeding diversity and trophic interactions of insect herbivores on a remote tropical island. [PDF]

PLoS One
Supple MR, Lee J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Seed dispersal, herbivory and recruitment failure of Persoonia elliptica (Proteaceae) in Western Australian Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest

, 2012
Persoonia elliptica is a resprouting understorey tree species of the jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forests of South-Western Australia. All known populations are lacking in seedlings and saplings, resulting in population structures made up solely of ...
Monaco, Sophie
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Drought and growing season phenology over 35 years modulates species interactions among domestic and wild herbivores

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Using a unique 35‐year dataset, this study shows that domestic livestock do not facilitate wild large herbivores as predicted by the grazing optimization hypothesis. Instead, competition caused avoidance of cattle by elk which intensified under drought, and highlights how climate change influences interactions among domestic and wild large herbivores ...
Joel Ruprecht, Tavis D. Forrester, Casey L. Brown, Lara F. Mengak, Michael J. Wisdom, Darren A. Clark, Taal Levi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Species-specific, accession-specific, and common responses of foliar phytohormones and morphological traits to drought and herbivory. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Xiao X, Aragam KS, Bräutigam A, Dussarrat T, Gaar S, Hanusch M, Heinen R, Hildebrandt M, Jakobs R, Junker RR, Keshan R, Servín JVM, Setordjie EA, Seymen YB, Steppuhn A, Unsicker SB, van Dam NM, Weber B, Weirauch SK, Weisser WW, Ziaja D, Schnitzler JP, Winkler JB, Müller C.   +23 more
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Beaver Herbivory Behavior and its Impact on Habitat Restoration at South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

North American beavers (Castor canadensis) are ecological engineers that improve biodiversity and can improve the health of riparian ecosystems. Beavers are generalist herbivores with some evidence of species preference, utilizing woody material for both
Marten, Sarah
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Digging into dirt: Rewilding with threatened mammals shapes soil‐emerging insect assemblages

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
By comparing insect communities across treatments at two time points, we show that reintroduced digging mammals shape soil‐emerging insect assemblages. This provides empirical evidence that restoring ecosystem engineers may drive broader community‐level change in semi‐arid ecosystems. Abstract Digging mammals function as ecosystem engineers by altering
Lucy G. Johanson, Peter Contos, Romina Rader, Heloise Gibb   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Warming increases trophic cascade strength in an aquatic food chain

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Using experiments and Bayesian dynamical modelling, we demonstrate that warming strengthens trophic cascades in an aquatic food chain through coordinated, temperature‐dependent shifts in predator, prey and resource traits. By tracing indirect effects to underlying mechanisms, our study shows how climate change can amplify predator impacts and ...
Francis P. Biagioli, Kyle E. Coblentz, Liuqingqing Yang, Dinelka Thilakarathne, John P. DeLong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genotype-Dependent Soil Legacy of Woodland Strawberry (<i>Fragaria vesca</i> L.) on Plant Growth and Herbivore Resistance. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Liu J, Muola A, Anderson P, Koski TM, Wang M, Stenberg JA.   +5 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropogenic Pressures, Rather Than Plant Vigour, Promote Insect Herbivory Rates on <i>Securidaca longepedunculata</i> Along Elevation in a South African Woodland. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Mamathaba MP, Phogole B, Gaoue OG, Yessoufou K.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source