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The restoration of ecological interactions: plant-pollinator networks on ancient and restored heathlands [PDF]

, 2008
1. Attempts to restore damaged ecosystems usually emphasize structural aspects of biodiversity, such as species richness and abundance. An alternative is to emphasize functional aspects, such as patterns of interaction between species.
Anonymous, Barabási, Bascompte, Buzna, Cairns, Dicks, Dobson, Dunne, Ehrenfeld, Ehrenfeld, Fortuna, Forup, Gathmann, Gibson, Gilbert, Janzen, Jordano, Jordano, Jordano, Jordano, Kearns, Kearns, Kearns, Lundgren, Memmott, Memmott, Memmott, Montalvo, Nabhan, Palmer, Potts, Rose, Steffan-Dewenter, Steffan-Dewenter, Tanizawa, Thomas, Tscharntke, Usher, Vázquez, Vázquez, Waser, Webb, Webb, Westerkamp, White, Williams, Young   +46 more
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Evolution of plant reproduction: from fusion and dispersal to interaction and communication [PDF]

, 2009
Based on the existing data concerning the evolution of the sexual reproduction, it is argued that the processes of sex differentiation and interactions play a key role in evolution. From the beginning environment and organism are unified.
Willemse, M.T.M.
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Yearly weather variation and surface temperature drives the spatiotemporal dynamics of a threatened butterfly and its host plant

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
It remains unclear to what extent yearly weather variation and spatial variation in microclimate influences the outcome of interacting plant-animal species and whether responses differ between life stages. We collected data over several years on 46 ha on
Markus Franzén, Yannick Francioli, John Askling, Oskar Kindvall, Victor Johansson, Victor Johansson, Anders Forsman   +6 more
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The woodrat gut microbiota as an experimental system for understanding microbial metabolism of dietary toxins

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
The microbial communities inhabiting the alimentary tracts of mammals, particularly those of herbivores, are estimated to be one of the densest microbial reservoirs on Earth.
Kevin D. Kohl, M. Denise Dearing
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Video recording and vegetation classification elucidate sheep foraging ecology in species‐rich grassland

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Factors influencing grazing behavior in species‐rich grasslands have been little studied. Methodologies have mostly had a primary focus on grasslands with lower floristic diversity.
Stephen J. G. Hall, David R. Arney, Robert G. H. Bunce, Elis Vollmer   +3 more
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Arboreal twig-nesting ants form dominance hierarchies over nesting resources. [PDF]

, 2019
Interspecific dominance hierarchies have been widely reported across animal systems. High-ranking species are expected to monopolize more resources than low-ranking species via resource monopolization. In some ant species, dominance hierarchies have been
Philpott, Stacy M, Yitbarek, Senay
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Effects of large herbivores on grassland arthropod diversity [PDF]

, 2015
Both arthropods and large grazing herbivores are important components and drivers of biodiversity in grassland ecosystems, but a synthesis of how arthropod diversity is affected by large herbivores has been largely missing. To fill this gap, we conducted
Olff, H, van der Plas, F, van Klink, Roel, van Noordwijk, Toos, WallisDeVries, MF   +4 more
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Heavy metal hyper accumulation potential of local flora from polluted areas of Delhi

Environment Conservation Journal
Phytoremediation is a cost-effective in-situ technique that exploits plant physiology for environmental remediation. Using local flora for phytoremediation has the advantage of successful revegetation and prevents leaching of the pollutants, such as ...
Garima Sharma, Tandrali Baruah, Sharda Pasricha, Vartika Mathur   +3 more
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Land use alters arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities and their potential role in carbon sequestration on the Tibetan Plateau

Scientific Reports, 2017
Loss of belowground biodiversity by land-use change can have a great impact on ecosystem functions, yet appropriate investigations remain rare in high-elevation Tibetan ecosystems.
Meng Xu, Xiaoliang Li, Xiaobu Cai, Xiaolin Li, Peter Christie, Junling Zhang   +5 more
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Long‐term study reveals top‐down effect of crabs on a California salt marsh

Ecosphere, 2021
Consumers can structure plant communities and may function as keystone species or ecosystem engineers. In salt marshes, the prevailing paradigm has shifted in recent decades from nearly complete focus on bottom‐up processes to inclusion of top‐down ...
Kathryn M. Beheshti, Kerstin Wasson, Christine Angelini, Brian R. Silliman, Brent B. Hughes   +4 more
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