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The impact of fire on habitat use by the short-snouted elephant shrew ('Elephantulus brachyrhynchus') in North West Province, South Africa [PDF]

, 2008
Several studies have investigated the response of small mammal populations to fire, but few have investigated behavioural responses to habitat modification. In this study we investigated the impact of fire on home range, habitat use and activity patterns
ARNOLD, BALLARD, BLANC, BONS, BOULENGER, BOULENGER, BROWN, CARRANZA, CROCHET, D. James Harris, DOUADY, FELSENSTEIN, HARRIS, HARRIS, HARRIS, HARRIS, HARRIS, HUELSENBECK, HUELSENBECK, Hugo Rebelo, José C. Brito, KOCHER, LE HOUÉ, LE HOUÉ, MELLADO, MELLADO, Miguel A. Carretero, Miguel M. Fonseca, Mohsen Kalboussi, MORAVEC, NOUIRA, PASTEUR, PERERA, POSADA, PRENTICE, PULQUÉ, RATO, SALVADOR, SAMBROOK, SARNTHEIN, Saïd Larbes, SCHLEICH, SCHUSTER, SWOFFORD, THOMPSON, WERNER, ZACHOS   +46 more
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Quantitative synthesis of the effects of drought on community composition and species interactions in terrestrial ecosystems

Oikos, EarlyView.
Droughts, increasingly frequent under human‐driven climate change, are expected to intensify globally. Both pulsed and prolonged droughts can strongly affect organismal survival and population dynamics, potentially altering terrestrial communities and ecosystems.
Mattheau S. Comerford, Kate Nash, Averie St. Germaine, Colin Andrews, Tyler S. Barr, Jonathan Dain, Alyssa Gonclaves, Amy, Jones, Cooper Kimball‐ Rhines, William Maguire, Alexander Richards, Emma Schneider, Alexis Wilkes, Mayra C. Vidal   +14 more
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Microhabitat structure modulates seed fate outcomes through differential effects on native and exotic rodent interactions in an endangered palm species

Basic and Applied Ecology
Microhabitat structure plays a critical role in rodent behavior and seed resource use, influencing plant population dynamics through shifts between positive and negative interaction outcomes.
Sebastián Cordero, Francisca Gálvez, Gastón O. Carvallo, Pedro Jordano, Francisco E. Fontúrbel   +4 more
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Cotton facilitates long‐distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds

Oikos, EarlyView.
Cotton (Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these lightweight and fluffy fibres may support wind dispersal of the seeds inside.
Roos van der Meer, Lotte L. Koot, Elke Molenaar, Andries K. Janse van Vuuren, Ara Monadjem, Kat Bebbington, Sjouke A. Kingma   +6 more
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Edges effects on seed predation by rodents in deciduous forests of northern Switzerland [PDF]

, 2018
Seed predation by rodents affects plant population dynamics and it mayrespond to changes in vegetation structure at forest edges. This studyinvestigates the magnitude and direction of a potential edge effect intemperatedeciduous forests, and it seeks ...
Buschor, Marco, Kollmann, Johannes
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Anti-phage islands force their target phage to directly mediate island excision and spread. [PDF]

, 2018
Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the diarrheal disease cholera, is antagonized by the lytic phage ICP1 in the aquatic environment and in human hosts. Mobile genetic elements called PLEs (phage-inducible chromosomal island-like elements) protect V.
McKitterick, Amelia C, Seed, Kimberley D
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Behavioral aspects and predation of seeds of Cardiospermum grandiflorum Swartz (Sapindaceae) by Cissoanthonomus tuberculipennis Hustache (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]

, 2013
For the first time in Brazil, the weevil Cissoanthonomus tuberculipennis Hustache, 1939 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are reported preying on seeds of Cardiospermum grandiflorum Swartz (Sapindaceae).
Lampert, Silvana, Rosado-Neto, Germano H., Savaris, Marcoandre, Valle da Silva Pereira, Paulo Roberto   +3 more
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Understanding contingency in wolf‐mediated livestock predation across a mosaic of land uses: An agent‐based modelling approach

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The return of grey wolves to multi‐use landscapes in North America and Europe raises concerns over accompanying risks of livestock predation. While local‐level risk factors have received attention, it is difficult to explore the role that landscape‐scale variables, such as landscape connectivity, play in driving livestock losses.
Vivian F. Hawkinson, Oswald J. Schmitz, Kristy M. Ferraro   +2 more
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Postdispersal weed seed predation ranged between 19 to 84% per week following a species preference rank [PDF]

, 2008
Postdispersal weed seed predation ranged between 19 to 84% per week following a species preference ...
Alignier, Audrey, Meiss, Helmut, Petit, Sandrine, Reboud, Xavier   +3 more
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Selective Pod Abortion by \u3ci\u3eBaptista Leucantha\u3c/i\u3e (Fabaceae) as Affected by a Curculionid Seed Predator, \u3ci\u3eApion Rostrum\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera) [PDF]

, 2017
The effect of a seed predator, Apion rostrum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), on selective pod abortion from Baptisia leucantha (Fabaceae) was investigated in a restored tallgrass prairie plot.
Petersen, Chris E, Sleboda, Jo Ann
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