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Urbanization of seed dispersal networks. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Rapid urban expansion is affecting the composition of wild communities and creating novel ecosystems worldwide. Seed dispersal is key for ecosystem persistence, particularly in fragmented landscapes. However, generalizations regarding the impacts of urbanization are still difficult due to the lack of studies encompassing the urban matrix.
Mendes SB, Olesen JM, Nogales M, Marrero P, Romero J, Nieves C, Heleno R.   +6 more
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Successful recovery of native plants post-invasive removal in forest understories is driven by native community features. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Abstract Temperate forest understories hold the majority of the plant diversity present in these ecosystems and play an essential role in the recruitment and establishment of native trees. However, the long‐term persistence of diverse and functional forest understories is threatened by the impacts of invasive plants.
Petri L, Ibáñez I.
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Overcoming barriers to build partnerships for managing plant invasions under global change. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Non‐native plant invasions are a cross‐boundary conservation challenge, requiring coordinated management and policy responses underpinned by science. Global change is expected to exacerbate this challenge by changing abiotic and biotic drivers of invasive plant distribution, abundance, and impact. Current approaches may no longer be effective,
Bufford JL, Brandt AJ, Chong KY, Hooper A, Kamelamela KL, Martin C, Parker IM, Pauchard A, Suding KN, Peltzer DA.   +9 more
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Low abundance of phytophagous nematodes under invasive exotic Pinus elliottii - enemy release and plant-soil feedbacks. [PDF]

New Phytol
Summary According to the enemy release hypothesis (ERH), the fitness of exotic plants and their capacity to become invasive in their area of introduction may partly be attributable to the loss of their natural enemies. Invasive species may also benefit from modifying soil attributes and thereby creating a positive soil–plant feedback.
Guerrero LSC, Buscardo E, Inomoto MM, Nagy L.   +3 more
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Complex and Dynamic Effects of an Extreme Low Temperature Weather Event on Invasive Plant Populations and Resident Communities. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Invasive plant species might benefit more from climate change, though evidence for that is not clear. Here, we show that the effects of a low‐temperature extreme weather event can result in a dramatic reduction in both vegetative and reproductive growth of invasive populations of Gunnera tinctoria (giant rhubarb) in the west of Ireland.
Mantoani MC, Sweeney C, Osborne BA.
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Examining the structure of plant-lemur interactions in the face of imperfect knowledge. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Biotic interactions, such as plant–animal seed dispersal mutualisms, are essential for ecosystem function. Such interactions are threatened by the possible extinction of the animal partners. Using a data set that includes plant–lemur interactions across Madagascar, we studied the current state of knowledge of these interactions and their ...
Tonos J, Papinot B, Park DS, Raelison M, Ramaroson H, Stubbs J, Razafindratsima OH.   +6 more
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Dispersal Ability Reduces Thermal Specialization and Prevents Climate-Driven Extinctions in a Neotropical Rainforest. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
We found that species with higher dispersal ability are less specialized in their temperature tolerances and more likely to persist under climate change. By analyzing more than 6 thousand species of plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates distributed in the Atlantic Rainforest, we show that more mobile species can avoid extinction by shifting locations,
Chaves CJN, Carnaval AC, Leal BSS, Santos JP, Monteiro ECS, Palma-Silva C.   +5 more
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Assessing the conservation value of cemeteries to urban biota worldwide. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Cemeteries are key urban green spaces with multifaceted societal and ecological importance. Their biodiversity is shaped by unique environmental and cultural factors. They can potentially protect rare and endangered species, yet their conservation value compared with other urban green spaces remains largely unexplored.
Itescu Y, Jeschke JM.
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Plantas vasculares de la Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla, México

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2020
Antecedentes: La Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla (RBPC) es considerada uno de los humedales más importantes de Mesoamérica. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue actualizar el listado de plantas vasculares con base en la revisión e ...
Leonardo Noriel López-Jiménez, Derio Antonio Jiménez-López, Ofelia Castillo-Acosta, José Alberto Gallardo-Cruz, Ana Isabel Fernández-Montes de Oca   +4 more
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Agroecologia, domesticação de plantas e sociobiodiversidade: (re)construindo o processo coevolutivo com as frutas nativas

Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2022
Esta pesquisa parte da premissa de que é imprescindível a promoção de processos de domesticação de plantas que valorizem a diversidade biológica e cultural do planeta, pois está em curso um modelo de globalização hegemônica que vem causando prejuízos ...
Rodrigo Ozelame da Silva, Julian Perez-Cassarino, Walter Steenbock, Valter Roberto Schaffrath   +3 more
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