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When species are lost but functions persist: a trait‐based perspective on Wadden Sea bird diversity dynamics

Oikos, EarlyView.
Biodiversity faces several global threats and communities are likely to show complex delayed responses. Accurately measuring these lags is critical to properly understand diversity dynamics. Here, we investigated these delays with minimal data availability and found critical mismatches between the temporal dynamics of taxonomic and functional diversity
Lucie Kuczynski, Ana Maria Bastidas‐Urrutia, Jan Bernhard Kalusche, Christian Hof, Gregor Scheiffarth, Alexey Ryabov, Helmut Hillebrand   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cooperative foraging between dolphins and fish-eating killer whales. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Fortune SME, Cheng X, Holmes K, Trites AW.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seasonal variations in planktonic food web structure affect stability by shifting the distribution of energy fluxes

Oikos, EarlyView.
Seasonality in temperate ecosystems shapes species phenology, influencing interactions and food web structure. Variations in species richness and biomass affect trophic interaction strength, a crucial factor for community stability, which can be assessed through energy fluxes – an essential indicator of ecosystem function.
Simon Bazin, Isabelle Domaizon, Cécilia Barouillet, Victor Frossard, Arnaud Sentis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Traits Shape Seed-Rodent Interactions in a Subtropical Forest: Insights From Individual-Based Tracking With Double-Duplex PIT Tagging. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Gu H, Yang X, Dirzo R, Zhang Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Functional diversity in agricultural landscapes: evidence of long‐term clustering and multi‐scale effects of land use on avian communities

Oikos, EarlyView.
Functional diversity (FD) is an essential community property connecting biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and conservation objectives. In agricultural landscapes, avian communities, which play key functional roles, are facing large‐scale biodiversity erosion, largely due to land‐use changes.
Pietro Tirozzi, Olivia Dondina, Valerio Orioli, Luciano Bani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acorn-Weevil Interactions in Semi-Humid Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests in Yunnan, China: Trade-Offs Among Acorn Functional Traits. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Fang S, Wang C, Hu S, Peng M, Li Y, Lan C, Li X, Chen D, Zhao B.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Time tells: plasticity and developmental asynchrony underlie trait variation in a dune‐building grass

Oikos, EarlyView.
Habitat‐modifying plants engineer landscapes through plant‐environment feedbacks. The strength of these feedbacks is determined by above‐ and below‐ground traits shaping landscape morphology. Besides interspecific differences, recent findings highlight that intraspecific trait variation, such as shoot density, can also influence landscape morphology ...
Solveig Höfer, Lissie de Groot, Helge Giezeman, Eva Kloppenborg, Eva Lansu, Nathan Scanlan, Max Rietkerk, Martin J. Wassen, Tjisse van der Heide, Valérie C. Reijers   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple hybrid zones involving four Cardamine species and their triploid progeny: watching allopolyploid speciation in action? [PDF]

New Phytol
Zozomová-Lihová J, Šlenker M, Šingliarová B, Pulišová K, Mandáková T, Marhold K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Friends or foes? Polyploidy and competition in a grassland geophyte

Oikos, EarlyView.
Previous studies have suggested polyploids may possess a competitive advantage over diploids, due to their larger size, increased vigour or ability to better respond to abiotic stress. However, few studies have tested the effect of polyploidy on competitive ability directly, and only relatively recently has this oversight begun to be addressed. Here we
Damian Vaz de Sousa, Michelle Greve, Nicolette J. Taylor, Kenneth C. Oberlander   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foraging Patterns of Two Sympatric Wasp Species: The Worldwide Invasive <i>Polistes dominula</i> and the Native <i>Hypodynerus labiatus</i>. [PDF]

Insects
Moreyra S, Lozada M.
europepmc   +1 more source