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Afforestation Partially Offsets Losses of Soil Conservation Services and Carbon Stock From Direct and Indirect Urban Expansion in China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban expansion has exerted both direct and indirect impacts on natural land and ecosystem services it supports, driven by increasing population and food demand, yet these underlying pathways remain insufficiently distinguished. Here, we quantified the losses of soil conservation services (water erosion regulation and sandstorm prevention) and
Shuai Liu, Ting Hua, Shurong Zhang, Yiman Zhang, Wenwu Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Do Nectarivorous Bats Like? Nectar Composition in Bromeliaceae With Special Emphasis on Bat-Pollinated Species

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Floral nectar is the most important reward for pollinators and an integral component of the pollination syndrome. Nectar research has mainly focused on sugars or amino acids, whereas more comprehensive studies on the nectar composition of closely related
Thomas Göttlinger, Michael Schwerdtfeger, Kira Tiedge, Gertrud Lohaus   +3 more
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Proximity to wind turbines altered plant–pollinator dynamics in prairie and sagebrush ecosystems in Wyoming, USA

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Wind turbines influence several abiotic conditions in the environments they are sited in and may influence the behavior and movement of insect pollinators. It is unknown how operating turbines influence plant–pollinator interactions. To investigate if pollination dynamics could be affected by the presence of wind turbines, we recorded videos of ...
Michelle Weschler, Brenna Martin, Lusha Tronstad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variation in Extrafloral Nectary Productivity Influences the Ant Foraging.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Extrafloral nectar is the main food source offered by plants to predatory ants in most land environments. Although many studies have demonstrated the importance of extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) to plant defense against herbivores, the influence of EFNs ...
Denise Lange, Eduardo Soares Calixto, Kleber Del-Claro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Among-population variation in microbial community structure in the floral nectar of the bee-pollinated forest herb Pulmonaria officinalis L.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundMicrobial communities in floral nectar have been shown to be characterized by low levels of species diversity, yet little is known about among-plant population variation in microbial community composition.Methodology/principal findingsWe ...
Hans Jacquemyn, Marijke Lenaerts, Rein Brys, Kris Willems, Olivier Honnay, Bart Lievens   +5 more
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Area‐restricted search under realistic constraints

Oikos, EarlyView.
Abstract Area‐restricted search (ARS) is one of the most influential and widely used concepts in foraging theory, capturing a simple rule by which animals intensify local search following a resource encounter. Because ARS performs well in many spatially structured environments, it serves as a basic model for interpreting movement patterns across taxa ...
Inon Scharf, Arik Dorfman
wiley   +1 more source

A plant–pollinator invasional meltdown: the Japanese pagoda tree Styphnolobium japonicum facilitates the invasion of the giant resin bee Megachile sculpturalis

Oikos, EarlyView.
An invasional meltdown can occur when a non‐native species facilitates the spread of another non‐native species in the invaded area, increasing its likelihood of survival or its ecological impact. Plant–pollinator systems pose an exceptional study system to test this concept, which remains poorly known.
Daniel Echeandía, Jordi Margalef‐Marrasé, Marc Riera, Jordina Belmonte, Julia Lanner, Sonja Mader, David Navarro, Ricardo Caliari Oliveira, Rut Puigdemunt, Carlos Hernández‐ Castellano   +9 more
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Diurnal nectar secretion dynamics in Roscoea cautleoides (Zingiberaceae) reveal the role of non-sugar chemicals in plant–pollinator interaction

Current Plant Biology
Floral nectar is essential for plant-pollinator interactions, directly influencing plant reproduction. Although the composition of nectar has been widely studied, the daily dynamics of non-sugar components in the nectar remain unknown.
Wen-Jing Wang, Ya-Ting Lin, Hong-Fan Chen, Mei-Yuan Huang, Zong-Xin Ren, Jian-Li Zhao   +5 more
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Life‐history traits and phylogeny structure taxon‐specific species–substrate relationships in deadwood

Oikos, EarlyView.
To understand the structuring of species assemblages, integrating life‐history traits and evolutionary heritage in analyses is vital. This allows the assessment of a mechanistic link between species and their environment. Deadwood systems are vital for nutrient cycling and biodiversity support, governed by complex intra‐ and inter‐specific fungal and ...
Albin Larsson Ekström, Heloise Gibb, Mari Jönsson, Line Boberg Djupström, Therese Löfroth   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demonstrating limitations of area‐restricted search as a foraging mechanism

Oikos, EarlyView.
Foragers often rely on simple behavioral rules that translate local environmental cues into movement decisions. One of the most widespread rules is area‐restricted search (ARS), in which movement becomes less directional following resource encounters. ARS is generally considered effective for exploiting clustered resources, yet recent conceptual work ...
Inon Scharf
wiley   +1 more source