Biological ControlClonal integration can help plants counter environmental stresses, but its effects on plant responses to herbivory remain unclear. We investigated how clonal integration in the invasive Alternanthera philoxeroides and the native Alternanthera sessilis ...
Yingying Tan +4 more
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Nematodes enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake under C and N-rich conditions [PDF]
, 2016 The role of soil fauna in crucial ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling remains poorly quantified, mainly because of the overly reductionistic approach adopted in most experimental studies.
Bert, Wim +4 more
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Substantial Insect Herbivory in a South African Savanna‐Forest Mosaic: A Neglected Topic
Ecology and EvolutionInsect herbivory plays a crucial role in shaping plant communities in many terrestrial ecosystems. However, in African savannas, insect herbivory has been relatively understudied compared to large mammalian herbivory.
Heveakore Maraia +10 more
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Anthropogenic seed dispersal: rethinking the origins of plant domestication
, 2020 It is well documented that ancient sickle harvesting led to tough rachises, but the other seed dispersal properties in crop progenitors are rarely discussed. The first steps toward domestication are evolutionary responses for the recruitment of humans as
Spengler, R.
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New Records for \u3ci\u3eEuhrychiopsis Lecontei\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Their Densities in Wisconsin Lakes [PDF]
, 2018 The native aquatic weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei is currently being researched as a potential biological control for the exotic aquatic macrophyte Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), yet little is known about its specific distribution in ...
Bozek, Michael A +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Acidification and deoxygenation are two consequences of climate change that also co-occur in eutrophied coastal zones and can have deleterious effects on marine life.
Craig S. Young, Christopher J. Gobler
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Plants can benefit from herbivory: stimulatory effects of sheep saliva on growth of Leymus chinensis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Plants and herbivores can evolve beneficial interactions. Growth factors found in animal saliva are probably key factors underlying plant compensatory responses to herbivory.
Jushan Liu +7 more
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Contrasting responses of an invasive plant to herbivory of native and introduced insects
Ecological ProcessesBackground Interactions between alien plants and insect herbivores in introduced ranges may determine their invasion success. However, few studies have investigated whether alien plants respond differently to native and introduced herbivores in their ...
Qiu-Yue Fu +5 more
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Basic and Applied EcologyLandscape-scale land use is important in driving species communities and interactions. However, despite increasing concerns regarding the ecological consequences of insect declines, our understanding of how the relative proportions of different land ...
Yuanyuan Quan +5 more
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The effect of population structure, plant size, herbivory and reproductive potential on effective population size in the temperate epiphytic orchid, Sarcochilus australis [PDF]
, 2013 Distribution of plant size and reproductive success is investigated in the temperate epiphytic orchid Sarcochilus australis (Lindl.) Rchb. f. at Kinglake National Park, Victoria, in south-eastern Australia, and applied to estimating the effective ...
Tremblay, Raymond L.
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