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The contribution of wood‐inhabiting fungi and bacteria to dead wood decomposition varies along a regional climatic gradient

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Dead wood decomposition is a crucial ecological function in forests, influenced by climate and facilitated by microbial communities. While fungi are considered the primary decomposers, bacteria also contribute, interacting with fungi in both facilitative and competitive
Anika Gossmann, Mo Bahram, Thomas Ranius, Kadri Runnel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting diversity patterns of brown: and white-rot wood saprotrophs in response to climate and dispersal vectors. [PDF]

FEMS Microbiol Ecol
Gossmann A, Runnel K, Bahram M, Ranius T.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bergmann's rule: Why does body size increase with latitude?

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Bergmann's rule describes the tendency for endothermic body size to increase with latitude, a pattern often attributed to climatic factors. However, the underlying developmental and evolutionary mechanisms remain debated.
Kurt M. Ongman, Carl G. Lundblad, Courtney J. Conway   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time-series dataset: fondant feeding in overwintering Apis mellifera colonies. [PDF]

BMC Res Notes
Kurdin I, Kurdina A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Elevation reverses the effects of forest structure on folivory and leaf asymmetry

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Centuries of timber production have homogenized many forests by reducing variation in canopy density and deadwood availability, with far‐reaching consequences for biodiversity and trophic interactions.
Soumen Mallick, Clara Wild, Adèle Kieffer, Jorge Salvador Torres Pineda, Kerstin Pierick, Julia Rothacher, Orsi Decker, Ludwig Lettenmaier, Oliver Mitesser, Nico Eisenhauer, Akira S. Mori, Christian Ammer, Bernhard Schuldt, Jörg Müller   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of cooling vest along with hospital full-body protection equipment on physiological and cognitive indicators among hospital nurses: an interventional study. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Jamshidi H, Zamanian Z, Daneshmandi H, Gaoua N, Vizeshfar F, Zare M, Jahangiri H.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Local climate and genetic influence on intraspecific variation in torpor physiology of a cave‐roosting bat

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Many small endotherms employ torpor as a survival strategy to reduce energy expenditure during periods with low food availability and cold temperatures. The expression and physiology of torpor can vary substantially within species because of phenotypic plasticity and ...
Nicholas C. Wu, Tomás Villada‐Cadavid, Christopher Turbill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of microclimate during transport on physiological indicators of market pig welfare: a systematic review with meta-analysis. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Hernandez RO, Rocha AO, Cai C, Erasmus M, Johnson JS, Brito LF.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Shrubs inhibit plant diseases by intercepting light in alpine meadows

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change is disproportionately impacting mountain ecosystems, leading to widespread shrub expansion into alpine meadows. Shrub encroachment alters the albedo, carbon budget and warming rate in alpine grasslands, but it remains challenging to predict how shrub ...
Yimin Zhao, Xiaodan Tan, Peng Zhang, Yao Xiao, Xiang Liu, Mu Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatio-Temporal Comparisons Between Microclimate Species Distribution Models and Mechanistic Models of Potential Surface Activity. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Stickley SF, Crawford JA, Peterman WE, Fraterrigo JM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source