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The effect of light availability and spatio‐temporal heterogeneity on the soil seed bank diversity in temperate forests

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 3, March 2026.
Light is a key driver of understory plant diversity, also important for seed germination, yet its effect on forests soil seed bank diversity remains underexplored. This study assessed the impact of both light availability and spatio‐temporal heterogeneity on soil seed bank diversity.
Barbara Meyers, Dafni Laura Thanopoulos, Catalina Munteanu, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of flower supplementation on pollinators and pollination along an urbanisation gradient

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 654-668, March 2026.
Enhancing urban greenspaces for pollinator communities by planting flower patches is increasingly common, but their efficacy for different groups of insects (bees, hoverflies and moths) is unclear. Our city‐scale experiment demonstrated that the effect of flower patches on pollinators is complex, and direct benefits to specific insects are difficult to
Emilie E. Ellis, Jill L. Edmondson, Stuart A. Campbell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal variation in wild pig (Sus scrofa) diet revealed by DNA metabarcoding

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 50, Issue 1, March 2026.
Using DNA metabarcoding of fecal samples, we investigated the diet of wild pigs at an extensive bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem within Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Arkansas. We found that wild pig diet was highly diverse and included at least 74 plant families and 106 genera and 23 species of vertebrates.
Kenneth C. Wilson, Scott J. Chiavacci, Caleb P. Roberts, Brett A. DeGregorio   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Century‐long trends in plant diversity of temperate mountain vegetation are modulated along elevation gradient

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 3, March 2026.
Resurvey studies in mountain forests of the Tatra Mountains (Central Europe) show that plant diversity has increased over the past century, particularly at lower elevations. These shifts were associated more with increased nitrogen deposition and reduced grazing pressure than with direct climate warming.
Kacper Foremnik, Radim Hédl, Antoni Zięba, Jerzy Szwagrzyk, Bartłomiej Surmacz, Remigiusz Pielech   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improve Quality of Soft Fruit Berries

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
Brian Farneti, Francesco Emanuelli, Lara Giongo, Peter Toivonen, Massimo Iorizzo, Kevin Folta, Chad Finn   +6 more
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De Novo Assembly and Comparative Analysis of the Mitochondrial Genomes for Six Rubus Species

Horticulturae
Rubus is a genus of small berry-producing shrubs, valued for their medicinal properties and as a food source. This genus is a large, globally distributed group that includes over 700 species.
Yujie Shi, Zhen Chen, Jingyong Jiang, Qianfan Li, Wei Zeng   +4 more
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Orchard Management Influences Predation of Halyomorpha halys Eggs

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 3, Page 202-211, March 2026.
We investigated predation of eggs of the invasive stink bug Halyomorpha halys on apple trees in conventional, organic, and extensively managed Dutch orchards. Predation exceeded 40% in extensively managed orchards but was only about 10% in conventional and organic ones. We used camera traps to reveal natural enemies that may contribute to H.
Peter N. Karssemeijer, Daan Heinen, Nina Joosten, Karin Winkler, Herman Helsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Nocturnal Pollination Important for Crop Production? Experimental Evidence From Small Fruit Crops

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 2, Page 147-157, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Insect‐mediated pollination is essential for crop production but is mainly studied considering diurnal pollinators only. Here, we use pollinator exclusion techniques to prevent either diurnal or nocturnal insect visits in small fruit crops: raspberry (Rubus idaeus), over 1 year, and red currant (Ribes rubrum) and black currant (Ribes nigrum ...
Elsa Blareau, Fabrice Requier
wiley   +1 more source

Rubus amisiensis und Rubus conothyrsoides : zwei neue Rubus-Arten aus Nordwestdeutschland

, 1977
Zwei Rubus-Arten werden erstmals beschrieben: Rubus amisiensis Weber (Ems-Brombeere, zur Ser. Silvatici F. gehörig), der im Emsland, in der Grafschaft Bentheim und in den Niederlanden verbreitet ist. Die zweite Art, Rubus conothyrsoides Weber, wächst vor allem im Hügelland im Raum zwischen Bielefeld und Lingen und ist hier streckenweise eine der ...
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An Apple a Day Does Not Keep the Weevils Away: Enhancing Vine Weevil Monitoring With Fruit‐Based Volatiles

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 2, Page 168-178, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus Fabricius; Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an economically important pest of soft fruit and ornamental crops worldwide. Despite extensive research over three decades, the development of an effective semiochemical lure to improve monitoring for this pest remains a challenge.
Eugenia Fezza, Joe M. Roberts, David R. Hall, Steven J. Harte, Daniel P. Bray, Toby J. A. Bruce, Lael E. Walsh, Michael T. Gaffney, Tom W. Pope   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source