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Linking regional and global functional trait data: insights from mammal communities in a fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape

Oikos, EarlyView.
Accurate functional trait data are essential for understanding ecosystem services and processes in fragmented landscapes. We evaluated whether the global EltonTraits 1.0 database adequately represents the functional structure of mammal communities in forest fragments and restoration sites in a highly fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape.
Maria F. R. Godoi, Fábio Z. Farneda, Alan D. Pereira, Marcos Akira‐ Umeno, Fernanda C. Marques, Marcos Robalinho Lima   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stability of Difference Equations with Interspecific Density Dependence, Competition, and Maturation Delays. [PDF]

Bull Math Biol
Hosack GR, El-Hachem M, Beeton NJ.
europepmc   +1 more source

Inequalities in intraspecific plant–lemur interactions drive seed dispersal patterns

Oikos, EarlyView.
Biotic interactions occur between individuals and accumulate to shape species‐level interaction structure across a community. Skewed interaction structures, where a few individuals are highly connected and most have few interactions, are increasingly identified at the individual‐level.
Jadelys Tonos, Hasinavalona Rakotoarisoa, Onja H. Razafindratsima   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenetic Structure Shifts Across Life-History Stages in Response to Microtopography and Competition in Subtropical Forests. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Meng W, Zhang H, Sun L, Xu J, Qiao Y, Li H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fruit‐quality tradeoffs generate asymmetry in plant reliance on mutualistic frugivores

Oikos, EarlyView.
Seed dispersal is a fundamental ecological process influencing the evolution of plant life‐history strategies. In fleshy‐fruited plants dispersed by mutualistic frugivores, variation in fruit traits among closely related species may shape the temporal and spatial dynamics of dispersal events critical to population success.
João Vitor S. Messeder, Tomás A. Carlo
wiley   +1 more source

Individual and population variation in isotopic niche between two sympatric cormorant species. [PDF]

PeerJ
Piriz G, Niklitschek EJ, Mansilla Gamín V, Maldonado K.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seasonal variation of leaf functional traits in sub‐Arctic plants

Oikos, EarlyView.
Leaf functional traits are informative of plant fitness and functions in ecosystems. These functional traits and their variation across geographic extents are much studied but less is known about their temporal variation over a growing season. Here, we provide an analysis of the seasonal variation in six leaf functional traits of 11 sub‐Arctic vascular
Pekka Niittynen, Marija Merkurjeva, Julia Kemppinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Ecological Mechanism of Coral-Algal Phase Shifts: A Case Study of Wenchang in Hainan Province. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Lyu Y, Zhang Y, Li Y, Wang Y, Chen Z, Huang Y, Li T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The effects of single versus successive warm summers on an intertidal community

Oikos, EarlyView.
To accurately predict how organisms and ecological communities will respond to future conditions caused by climate change, we must consider the temporal dynamics of environmental stressors, including the effects of repeated exposures to stress. We performed a two‐year passive thermal manipulation in coastal British Columbia, Canada to determine how ...
Amelia V. Hesketh, Cassandra A. Konecny, Sandra M. Emry, Christopher D. G. Harley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Fungal Communication Mechanisms in the Rhizosphere Microbiome for a Sustainable Green Agriculture. [PDF]

J Fungi (Basel)
Gao J, Dong A, Li J, Xu J, Liang Z, Logrieco AF.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source