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Seasonal patterns of taxonomic and functional beta diversity in submerged macrophytes at a fine scale

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Spatiotemporal variation in community composition is of considerable interest in ecology. However, few studies have focused on seasonal variation patterns in taxonomic and functional community composition at the fine scale. As such, we conducted seasonal
Hao Wang, Hui Fu, Zihao Wen, Changbo Yuan, Xiaolin Zhang, Leyi Ni, Te Cao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revealing in-block nestedness: Detection and benchmarking [PDF]

Physical Review E, 2018
As new instances of nested organization --beyond ecological networks-- are discovered, scholars are debating around the co-existence of two apparently incompatible macroscale architectures: nestedness and modularity. The discussion is far from being solved, mainly for two reasons. First, nestedness and modularity appear to emerge from two contradictory
Solé-Ribalta, Albert, Tessone, Claudio, Mariani, Manuel, Borge-Holthoefer, Javier   +3 more
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Selective extinction and habitat nestedness are the main drivers of lizard nestedness in the Zhoushan Archipelago

Current Zoology, 2022
Abstract Nested subset pattern (nestedness) is an important part of the theoretical framework of island biogeography and community ecology. However, most previous studies often used nestedness metrics or randomization algorithms that are vulnerable to type I error. In this study, we investigated the nestedness of lizard assemblages on 37
Minchu Zhang, Chaonan Tang, Qing Zhang, Chengxiu Zhan, Chuanwu Chen, Yanping Wang   +5 more
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Analysis and Assembling of Network Structure in Mutualistic Systems [PDF]

, 2007
It has been observed that mutualistic bipartite networks have a nested structure of interactions. In addition, the degree distributions associated with the two guilds involved in such networks (e.g.
Burgos, Enrique, Ceva, Horacio, Delbue, Ana M., Devoto, Mariano, Medan, Diego, Perazzo, Roberto P. J., Zimmermann, Martin G.   +6 more
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Developing and Evaluating Aquatic Passive Sampling of Environmental DNA for Microbial Community Profiling. [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has transformed biodiversity monitoring across taxa from bacteria to mammals, yet sample collection remains a major bottleneck. Passive sampling via adsorption and entrapment has emerged as a promising alternative to overcome the limitations of conventional active filtration.
Qian C, Jeunen GJ, Han W, Chan TY, Jiang Y, Fu W, Seymour M.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Patterns and drivers of Nothobranchius killifish diversity in lowland Tanzania

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Temporary pools are seasonal wetland habitats with specifically adapted biota, including annual Nothobranchius killifishes that survive habitat desiccation as diapausing eggs encased in dry sediment.
Martin Reichard, Michal Janáč, Radim Blažek, Jakub Žák, Okinyi David Alila, Matej Polačik   +5 more
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Species–size networks elucidate the effects of biodiversity on aboveground biomass in tropical forests

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Although biodiversity has been shown to profoundly affect ecosystem function in forests, the processes which it impacts are limited understood. Various plant species with diverse sizes interact to form complex networks to complete resource use processes,
Zhi Wen, Quan Pan, Ruonan Li, Yanzheng Yang, Zuyang Jiang, Hua Zheng, Zhiyun Ouyang   +6 more
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Cognitive constraints, contraction consistency, and the satisficing criterion [PDF]

, 2008
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Aleskerov, Anand, Apesteguia, Arrow, Baigent, Bordes, Bullinger, Chernoff, Christopher J. Tyson, Conlisk, Duggan, Fishburn, Gaertner, Herzberger, Johnson, Kalai, Nash, Samuelson, Sen, Sen, Sen, Sen, Simon, Simonson, Szpilrajn   +24 more
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Partitioning of beta‐diversity reveals distinct assembly mechanisms of plant and soil microbial communities in response to nitrogen enrichment

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Nitrogen (N) deposition poses a serious threat to terrestrial biodiversity and alters plant and soil microbial community composition. Species turnover and nestedness reflect the underlying mechanisms of variations in community composition.
Weixing Liu, Xian Yang, Lin Jiang, Lulu Guo, Yaru Chen, Sen Yang, Lingli Liu   +6 more
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The Dynamical Hypothesis in Situ: Challenges and Opportunities for a Dynamical Social Approach to Interpersonal Coordination

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Over the past three decades, Van Gelder's dynamical hypothesis has been instrumental in reconceptualizing the ways in which perception‐action‐cognition unfolds over time and in context. Here, I examine how the dynamical approach has enriched the theoretical understanding of social dynamics within cognitive science, with a particular focus on ...
Alexandra Paxton
wiley   +1 more source