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Disproportionate Declines in Ground-Foraging Insectivorous Birds after Mistletoe Removal. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Insectivorous birds have been recognized as disproportionately sensitive to land-use intensification and habitat loss, with those species feeding primarily on the ground exhibiting some of the most dramatic declines.
David M Watson
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Risks for human health related to the presence of plant lectins in food

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The European Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess the risk related to the presence of plant lectins in food. Based on the available evidence, the CONTAM Panel considered only phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), a legume lectin from beans (Phaseolus sp.), for the risk characterisation.
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Agneta Åkesson, Vasileios Bampidis, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Gisela Degen, Antonio Hernández‐Jerez, Tim Hofer, Christer Hogstrand, Stefano Landi, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Kyriaki Machera, Isabelle P. Oswald, Guido Rychen, Salomon Sand, Katharina Vejdovszky, Barbara Viviani, Hanne Frøkiær, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Patrick Mulder, Pierre Rougé, Heather Wallace, Marios Georgiadis, José Ángel Gómez Ruiz, Eirini Kouloura, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Lydia Alarcón Asensio, Eleni Gkimprixi, Evangelia Ntzani   +30 more
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Seasonal variations of sulphur, phosphorus and magnesium in the leaves and current-year twigs of hemiparasitic mistletoe Loranthus europaeus Jacq. and its host Quercus pubescens Willd.

Journal of Forest Science, 2018
The objectives of this research were to investigate nutrient seasonal dynamics in the hemiparasitic mistletoe Loranthus europaeus von Jacquin and its host Quercus pubescens Willdenow, and to evaluate nutrient relationships between mistletoe and its host.
Roman GEBAUER, Daniel VOLAŘÍK, Josef URBAN   +2 more
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Ecological function over evolutionary legacy: The limited role of shared evolutionary history in shaping modern frugivory interactions

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 12, Page 3688-3703, December 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Frugivory, encompassing interactions between vertebrates and plants that range from mutualistic to antagonistic, drives seed dispersal and underpins the structure and resilience of tropical ecosystems.
Lisieux Fuzessy, Miguel Verdú, Marco Aurelio Pizo   +2 more
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Diversity modulates above‐ground productivity in response to disturbances: The case of Iberian forests

Journal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 12, Page 3605-3621, December 2025.
We analysed whether forest productivity responses to disturbances were modulated by structural and functional diversity, as well as by functional dominance, and whether these responses vary among functional groups. Forest diversity can mitigate the negative effects of disturbances on productivity.
Pedro Rebollo, Verónica Cruz‐Alonso, Paloma Ruiz‐Benito, María Triviño, Julen Astigarraga, Patricia González‐Díaz, Miguel A. Zavala, Enrique Andivia   +7 more
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Talking Mungee – a teacher, provider, connector, exemplar: what’s not to celebrate about the world’s largest mistletoe, Nuytsia floribunda [PDF]

, 2023
Alison Lullfitz, Lynette Knapp, Shandell Cummings, J.C. Woods, Stephen D. Hopper   +4 more
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Parasitic plants in Europe: ecological niches and spatial patterns

Plant Biology, Volume 27, Issue 7, Page 1285-1299, December 2025.
Parasitic plant functional types in Europe exhibit different distribution patterns in terms of habitats, geography, and major environmental gradients, reflecting their physiological properties. Abstract Parasitic plants inhabit a wide range of ecosystems worldwide, where they may have critical roles as “ecosystem engineers”.
N. Fahs, I. Axmanová, J.‐C. Svenning, J. Padullés Cubino, I. Biurrun, S. Boch, J. A. Campos, A. Čarni, J. Dengler, E. Garbolino, T. Heinken, K. Knotková, J. Těšitel   +12 more
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Salt‐Induced Stomatal Closure Suppresses Parasitism by Phtheirospermum japonicum

Physiologia Plantarum, Volume 177, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
ABSTRACT In nature, parasitic plants may grow in marginal and stressful environments. However, the effects of concurrent abiotic stress, such as salinity, on parasitism remain underexplored, particularly in facultative root hemiparasites. Here, we examined the effect of salt on the relationship between the parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum and its ...
Clarissa F. Frederica, Masashi Asahina, Emi Yumoto, Louis J. Irving   +3 more
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An eDNA Survey of Plant Biodiversity in a Local Dam Within South Africa's Largest City

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.
Ecological information is needed to establish, implement and monitor such biodiversity management plans. This study employs environmental DNA to provide a good overview of plant community structure in an urban dam in Johannesburg, South Africa. It further reveals a gap in the taxonomic coverage of South African plants on public DNA databases.
N. Nhlengethwa, R. D. Stewart, A. Emami‐Khoyi, P. R. Teske, S. Csányi, M. Heltai, M. van der Bank   +6 more
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Impact of White Mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. abietis) Infection on Needles and Crown Morphology of Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.)

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2012
White mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. abietis (Wiesb.) Abromeit), (Santalales, Viscaceae) is a hemiparasite species and, in Romania, occurs only on silver fir (Abies alba Mill.).
Catalina O. BARBU
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