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Structural stability of plant–pollinator interactions despite seasonal abundance of long‐tongued hawkmoths

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Seasonal environmental cycles affect plant–pollinator interactions by altering plant phenology. Periods of low resource availability can filter pollinators and reduce the complexity of interaction networks, but the extent to which the functional morphology of pollinators influences such filtering remains unclear.
Ugo M. Diniz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of seasonality and parasitism on diet and habitat selection in the common periwinkle

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The common periwinkle Littorina littorea is an ecologically important grazer, known for its strong influence on algal communities and its role in structuring ecosystems. It serves as the first intermediate host for several trematode species in the Baltic Sea, especially for the fluke Cryptocotyle lingua.
Friederike Gronwald   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overexploitation can counteract top‐down control and the paradox of enrichment in simple food chains

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Because of its high abundance or its high feeding intensity, a consumer can overexploit its resource by consuming it on a shorter timescale than resource regeneration. While this short‐term overexploitation is widespread in nature, its general implications for biotic control patterns and ecosystem stability are not clear.
Josquin Guerber   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

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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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aromatic plants, nest bacterial diversity, and nestling condition in Corsican blue tits

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According to the ‘nest protection hypothesis', some passerines incorporate fresh aromatic plants into their nests which reduce pathogens that can negatively affect nestlings. We experimentally evaluated the effect of five aromatic plant species on the nest bacterial microbiota of Corsican blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus.
Hélène Dion‐Phénix   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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