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Nutrient enrichment destabilizes aquatic food webs through synchronization within and across trophic levels

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Nutrient enrichment destabilizes ecosystems globally, but the mechanistic pathways underlying this effect in multi‐trophic communities remain unclear. To address this knowledge gap, we applied biodiversity–stability theory to multi‐trophic communities by partitioning ...
Libin Zhou, Shaopeng Wang, Qi Yang, Pubin Hong, You Zhang, Maowei Liang, Peng Xing, Zhigang Mao, Biao Li, Erik Jeppesen, Martin Søndergaard, Liselotte S. Johansson, Qinglong Wu   +12 more
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Abiotic variables drive different aspects of fish community trait variation and species richness across the continental United States

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Trait distributions provide insight into how niches overlap within a broader trait space. By integrating individual‐level trait observations from different communities, we can explore how facets of trait dimensionality vary across environmental conditions.
Alicia McGrew, Crysta Gantz, Brigid Wills, Benjamin Baiser, Sydne Record, Phoebe L. Zarnetske, Angela L. Strecker   +6 more
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Brandt's vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii) affects the dominant position of three gramineous species by altering defense traits and interspecific competition. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Xie Y, Hua Y, Zhang J, Wei W, Yin B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Torpor‐assisted migration: Regular use of shallow torpor reduces rest‐phase energy expenditure for songbirds during migration

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Migrating songbirds regularly use shallow torpor (up to 98% of birds for some species) to save energy (up to 42%) during inactive periods. This Ruby‐crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula that was captured after a spring snowstorm highlights the value of being able to save energy when encountering unfavourable conditions.
Ryan A. C. Leys, Lily Hou, Liam P. McGuire   +2 more
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Grain yield and interspecific competition in an oat-common vetch intercropping system at varying sowing density. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Wang Y, Han X, Zhao X, Zhang Y, Qi B, Li L.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Plasticity in parental care: Interspecific competitor cues shape biparental cooperation in a burying beetle

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Our study contributes to our understanding of the effects of interspecific competition in species with biparental care where male and female parents must somehow coordinate their response to interspecific competition. Abstract Interspecific competition is an important evolutionary driver of many species' life histories and behaviours, arising wherever ...
Casey Patmore, Per T. Smiseth
wiley   +1 more source

Formation of a constructed microbial community in a nutrient-rich environment indicates bacterial interspecific competition. [PDF]

mSystems
Wang J, Appidi MR, Burdick LH, Abraham PE, Hettich RL, Pelletier DA, Doktycz MJ.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Global meta‐analysis reveals urban‐associated behavioural differences among wild populations

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Urbanization drives rapid phenotypic change, yet broad patterns of behavioural responses remain unclear. Using a global phylogenetic meta‐analysis, we show urban populations exhibit increased boldness, aggression, exploration and activity—especially in birds—highlighting consistent behavioural shifts and revealing major taxonomic gaps that limit our ...
Tracy T. Burkhard, Ned A. Dochtermann, Anne Charmantier   +2 more
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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