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Antarctic ice-free terrestrial microbial functional redundancy in core ecological functions and microhabitat-specific microbial taxa and adaptive strategy

Environmental Microbiome
Background Although ice-free terrestrial ecosystems in Antarctica cover only limited areas, they harbor diverse and metabolically active microbial communities.
Mimi Zhang, Yao Xiao, Qianqian Song, Zhiyong Li   +3 more
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Greater future range expansions in alien than native ant species

Oikos, EarlyView.
There is growing concern that many species may not be able to track suitable conditions under climate change and suffer range contractions as a result. At the same time, alien species introduced to novel geographic ranges are often assumed to benefit from climate change.
Tongyi Liu, Sébastien Ollier, Cleo Bertelsmeier   +2 more
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Ecology of a stream from upper Paraná River basin inhabited by Aspidoras fuscoguttatus Nijssen & Isbrüker, 1976 (Siluriformes, Callichthyidae)

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Most information on catfishes of the genus Aspidoras has focused species kept in aquaria, in non-natural conditions. Biotic and abiotic parameters of environment inhabited by Aspidoras fuscoguttatus, associated ichthyofauna, as well as strategies ...
R. B. de Araujo, V. Garutti
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Warming modifies trophic impacts of invading shrimp with impact varying among primary producers

Oikos, EarlyView.
Environmental change drivers, such as climate change and species invasions, can disrupt biological networks and weaken ecosystem stability. Acting together, these drivers may interact and alter the effects on the ecosystem. However, few studies have examined the interactive effects of climate change and species invasions, particularly in aquatic ...
Stefanie Coxe, Linnea Kivelä, Tawfiqur Rahman, Ulrika Candolin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure of bird assemblages in dry and seasonally flooded grasslands in Itirapina Ecological Station, São Paulo state

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Grasslands are characteristic physiognomies of the Brazilian Cerrado domain. One of last remnants of these threatened environments in the state of São Paulo is located in Itirapina Ecological Station, considered as an Important Bird Area (IBA).
CZ. Fieker, MG. Reis, MM. Dias Filho
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Mapping microhabitats of lignocellulose decomposition by a microbial consortium

Nature Chemical Biology
AbstractThe leaf-cutter ant fungal garden ecosystem is a naturally evolved model system for efficient plant biomass degradation. Degradation processes mediated by the symbiotic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus are difficult to characterize due to dynamic metabolisms and spatial complexity of the system.
Marija Veličković, Ruonan Wu, Yuqian Gao, Margaret W. Thairu, Dušan Veličković, Nathalie Munoz, Chaevien S. Clendinen, Aivett Bilbao, Rosalie K. Chu, Priscila M. Lalli, Kevin Zemaitis, Carrie D. Nicora, Jennifer E. Kyle, Daniel Orton, Sarai Williams, Ying Zhu, Rui Zhao, Matthew E. Monroe, Ronald J. Moore, Bobbie-Jo M. Webb-Robertson, Lisa M. Bramer, Cameron R. Currie, Paul D. Piehowski, Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson   +23 more
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Experimental and field evidence indicate that islet‐nesting tundra birds experience reduced nest predation and benefit indirectly from high snow goose densities

Oikos, EarlyView.
Landscape features can shape the occurrence and strength of predator–prey interactions by influencing predation risk and prey distribution. In the High Arctic, some bird species select nesting sites with physical features that impede access for their main terrestrial predator, the Arctic fox.
Marylou Beaudoin, Andréanne Beardsell, Éliane Duchesne, Madeleine‐Zoé Corbeil‐Robitaille, Pierre Legagneux, Dominique Berteaux, Joël Bêty   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asymmetric transferability of trait–environment relationships between native and exotic plant species in Singaporean forests differing in land‐use history

Oikos, EarlyView.
Functional traits allow ecologists to synthesise general rules of community assembly. In joint species distribution modelling, traits are increasingly used to explain species–environment relationships, with the intention of being able to generalise predictions to other species in other systems.
Hao Ran Lai, Kwek Yan Chong, Louise Neo, David A. Wardle, Peter A. Vesk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The interacting effects of precipitation and microhabitat on non‐native seed predation are contingent on temporal dynamics

Oikos, EarlyView.
Understanding how different drivers of global change interact to shape ecological processes remains a major challenge in ecology. Climate change is reshuffling the interactions that structure communities, with major implications for biological invasions.
Mariana C. Chiuffo, Agostina Torres, Mauro N. Tammone, Martin A. Nuñez, Mariano A. Rodriguez‐Cabal   +4 more
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Biomimetic chemical microhabitats enhance coral settlement

Trends in Biotechnology
Anthropogenic stressors pose substantial threats to the existence of coral reefs. Achieving successful coral recruitment stands as a bottleneck in reef restoration and hybrid reef engineering efforts. Here, we enhance coral settlement through the development of biomimetic microhabitats that replicate the chemical landscape of healthy reefs.
Kundu, Samapti, Potenti, Simone, Quinlan, Zachary A., Willard, Helena, Chen, Justin, Noritake, Timothy, Levy, Natalie, Karimi, Zahra, Jorissen, Hendrikje, Hancock, Joshua R., Drury, Crawford, Kelly, Linda Wegley, De Cola, Luisa, Chen, Shaochen, Wangpraseurt, Daniel   +14 more
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