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Variable grouping patterns in primates: A test of the better competitor hypothesis in male Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Intraspecific variation in social organization (IVSO) within primate populations can arise due to male mating competition. Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) populations exhibit both single‐male and multi‐male groups, providing an opportunity to examine the relationship between male competitive ability and social organization.
Lemeng Li, Stacey R. Tecot, Rebecca J. Lewis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mountains of Our Future Earth: Defining Priorities for Mountain Research: A Synthesis From the 2015 Perth III Conference [PDF]

, 2016
The Perth conferences, held every 5 years in Perth, Scotland, bring together people who identify as mountain researchers and who are interested in issues related to global change in mountain social-ecological systems.
Balsiger, Jörg, Gleeson, Erin H., Wymann von Dach, Susanne, von Dach, Susanne Wymann, Anne Nolin, Price, Martin F., Erin H. Gleeson, Gleeson, Erin Holly, Balsiger, J., Susanne Wymann von Dach, Flint, Courtney G., Martin F. Price, Greenwood, Gregory B., Price, M.F., Gregory B. Greenwood, Nolin, Anne, Flint, C.G., Vanacker, Veerle, Jörg Balsiger, Gleeson, E.H., Greenwood, G.B., Courtney G. Flint, Von Dach, S.W., Veerle Vanacker, Greenwood, Gregory, Nolin, A.   +25 more
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What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct roles of bacteria and fungi in driving rhizosphere and bulk soil multifunctionality of Abies georgei in an alpine forest

BMC Plant Biology
Background Root activity creates a unique microbial hotspot in the rhizosphere, profoundly regulating soil activity and associated soil multifunctionality (SMF), the ability of soil to deliver multiple functions or services simultaneously.
Chenguang Gao, T. Martijn Bezemer, Jia Liu, Deyi Wang, Jipeng Wang, Shaojun Deng, Dungang Wang, Huajun Yin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline

Biological Reviews
ABSTRACT Biological diversity in mountain ecosystems has been increasingly studied over the last decade. This is also the case for mountain soils, but no study to date has provided an overall synthesis of the current state of knowledge.
Praeg, Nadine, Steinwandter, Michael, Urbach, Davnah, Snethlage, Mark A., Alves, Rodrigo P., Apple, Martha E., Bilovitz, Peter, Britton, Andrea J., Bruni, Estelle P., Chen, Ting‐Wen, Dumack, Kenneth, Fernandez‐Mendoza, Fernando, Freppaz, Michele, Frey, Beat, Fromin, Nathalie, Geisen, Stefan, Grube, Martin, Guariento, Elia, Guisan, Antoine, Ji, Qiao‐Qiao, Jiménez, Juan J., Maier, Stefanie, Malard, Lucie, Minor, Maria A., Mc Lean, Cowan C., Mitchell, Edward A. D., Peham, Thomas, Pizzolotto, Roberto, Taylor, Andy F. S., Vernon, Philippe, van Tol, Johan J., Wu, Donghui, Wu, Yunga, Xie, Zhijing, Weber, Bettina, Illmer, Paul, Seeber, Julia   +36 more
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Hot and cold deserts as eco‐evolutionary arenas for understanding plant resistance to multiple abiotic stressors

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During their long evolutionary history, land plants have evolved a range of adaptations to different abiotic stressors. These help explain present‐day diversity and distribution patterns, as well as the potential resilience of natural and agricultural systems to a changing climate. Most previous research has focused on adaptation to individual
Marc Fradera‐Soler, Natasha Barbolini, Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Marian Schubert, Catarina Rydin, Olwen M. Grace, Aelys M. Humphreys   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Older Lineages of Oribatid Mites in Mountain Ranges Have Broader Geographic Ranges and Exhibit More Generalistic Traits

Ecology and Evolution
Understanding ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that drive biodiversity patterns is important for comprehending biodiversity. Despite being critically important to the functioning of ecosystems, the mechanisms driving belowground biodiversity are ...
Xue Pan, Bastian Heimburger, Ting‐Wen Chen, Jing‐Zhong Lu, Peter Hans Cordes, Zhijing Xie, Xin Sun, Dong Liu, Donghui Wu, Stefan Scheu, Ina Schaefer, Mark Maraun   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity Conservation and Phylogenetic Systematics: Preserving our evolutionary heritage in an extinction crisis

, 2016
Biodiversity; Nature ...

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Knowledge gaps and research directions in migration ecology for advancing the conservation of migratory songbirds

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding migration ecology is essential for effective conservation of migratory species. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of the ecology of migrating species, it is necessary to study how species react to the complex interplay of intrinsic and extrinsic conditions when optimizing their migratory journey in terms of survival ...
Daniel A. F. Bloche, Heiko Schmaljohann, Nir Sapir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source