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Limited elephant impacts on baobabs despite increasing elephant densities in a newly established protected area

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Researchers combined aerial and ground surveys to map baobab distribution and assess elephant herbivory impacts on baobabs across Karingani Game Reserve, Mozambique. Researchers found that aerial surveys were an effective tool for mapping baobabs and that baobabs were more likely to occur closer to permanent water, at lower elevations, and in areas ...
Audrey Y. Chin, Catherine A. Ressijac, Peter S. Goodman, Hannah Adler, Andrew B. Davies   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mammalian herbivory indirectly shapes savanna arthropod communities but only at very low or high levels. [PDF]

J Anim Ecol
Matthies BE, Stevens N, Hill JK, Leturuka B, Njuguna M, Smyth LK, Rogan MS, Machungo CW, Baillie JEM, Rithaa JN, Parr CL.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Variable species establishment in response to microhabitat indicates different likelihoods of climate‐driven range shifts

Ecography, EarlyView.
Climate change is causing geographic range shifts globally, and understanding the factors that influence species' range expansions is crucial for predicting future biodiversity changes. A common, yet untested, assumption in forecasting approaches is that species will shift beyond current range edges into new habitats as they become macroclimatically ...
Nathalie Isabelle Chardon, Lauren McBurnie, Katie J. A. Goodwin, Kavya Pradhan, Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, Amy L. Angert   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Under Pressure: Shading, High Herbivory, and Low Levels of Fertilization Drive the Vegetative Response of a Highly Invasive Species. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Venâncio H, Demetrio GR, Alves-Silva E, Cornelissen T, Cuevas-Reyes P, Santos JC.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Development and Reproduction of Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae): The Effect of Temperature, Origin and Food

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Nymphal development took longer at 25°C than 30°C, and the Greek N. tenuis population developed more slowly than the commercial population. Nymphs clearly preferred E. kuehniella eggs over Artemia sp. cysts when both were offered equally. Egg production increased at 30°C, while female longevity declined.
Eleni Yiacoumi, Sofoklis Flouris, Dimitrios Fytilis, Maria Gkamsizi, Nikos A. Kouloussis, Dimitrios S. Koveos   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant Traits and Reproduction in a Multitrophic System: The Role of Aphids, Parasitoids and Hyperparasitoids

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
This field mesocosm study examined the top‐down effects of hyperparasitoids, parasitoids and aphids on plant growth and fitness. Parasitoids reduced aphid populations, but this effect was attenuated by hyperparasitoids. However, these multitrophic interactions did not affect plant traits and reproduction, likely due to the plant's fast life cycle and ...
Mitchel E. Bourne, Enric Frago, Nina Xiaoning Zhang, Erik H. Poelman, Maximilien A. C. Adam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercrop-mediated inducibility affects direct defenses and plant resistance but not indirect defenses in maize. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Jordán JP, DiPaola A, Power AG, Poveda K, Kessler A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Two Metschnikowia nectar yeast species have similar volatile profiles but elicit differential foraging in bee pollinators

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Yeasts that specialize in flower nectar play an important role in pollination ecology. Metschnikowia reukaufii and Metschnikowia koreensis were the most prevalent nectar yeasts found in our field sites. Bee pollinators exhibited different behavioural responses to nectar yeasts in field experiments. Bees visited more flowers with M.
M. Elizabeth Moore, Lindsey Wilson, Nathan Brandt, Ayako Wada‐Katsumata, Ahmed M. Saveer, Coby Schal, Robert R. Dunn, Rebecca E. Irwin, Caiti Smukowski Heil   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insect herbivores reduce plant biomass loss and enhance plant recovery in response to extreme drought. [PDF]

Ecology
Yang Q, van der Putten WH, Ten Hooven FC, Harvey JA, Veen GF.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beaver Herbivory Behavior and its Impact on Habitat Restoration at the 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
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