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Dietary shift of the common leopard Panthera pardus in and around Bani Wildlife Sanctuary, western Himalayas: implications for conservation and human–wildlife conflict

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding the dietary patterns of apex predator like the common leopard Panthera pardus is essential for evaluating their ecological role, particularly in landscapes where human–wildlife conflict is prevalent. In this context, this study investigates the seasonal diet composition of the common leopard in and around the Bani Wildlife Sanctuary, a ...
Iyaz Quyoom, Bilal A. Bhat, Arif Nabi Lone, Wasim Sajad Malik   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetation type mediates how urbanization reshapes the structure, function, and spatial variation of soil food webs

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Urbanization represents one of the major anthropogenic alterations of the Earth's surface, with significant impacts on biodiversity and its functions. Soil animals are essential components of biodiversity, and their trophic interactions play integral roles in the ...
Haifeng Yao, Zhipeng Li, Saichao Zhang, Shasha Hu, Huayuan Shangguan, Xin Sun, Anton M. Potapov   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extending plant water‐use strategies to flowers: Evidence from trait correlations across plant organs

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Despite the importance of flowers to plant fitness, it remains unclear whether flowers display ecophysiological strategies and how floral traits are associated with leaf economic traits.
Dario C. Paiva, Adam B. Roddy
wiley   +1 more source

Physiological synergies in tolerance to freezing and drought stress reveal greater exaptation of Quercus to seasonally cold environments compared with Lithocarpus

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Diversification in the genus Quercus, which includes tropical‐temperate transitions, is hypothesized to have been enabled by rapid colonization of new niches. To evaluate the role of ecophysiological adaptation to climate, we draw on close relatives in Lithocarpus and ...
Barbara M. Neto‐Bradley, Jeannine Cavender‐Bares, David A. Coomes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isolation of lactic acid bacteria and quantification of Lentilactobacillus buchneri using qPCR in sorghum silage inoculated with native strains in tropical conditions

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
The objective of this study was to isolate lactic bacteria, quantify the population of Lentilactobacillus buchneri by qPCR, and evaluate the effects of the inoculation of native strains of L. buchneri in sorghum silage.
JOÃO PAULO S. ROSEIRA, ODILON G. PEREIRA, TÂMARA C. DA SILVEIRA, RICARDO M.A. PINHO, RENAN S. CASCARDO, ROSINEA A. DE PAULA, POLIANE A. ZERBINI, HILÁRIO C. MANTOVANI, WAGNER S. ALVES, KARINA G. RIBEIRO   +9 more
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Shrubs inhibit plant diseases by intercepting light in alpine meadows

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change is disproportionately impacting mountain ecosystems, leading to widespread shrub expansion into alpine meadows. Shrub encroachment alters the albedo, carbon budget and warming rate in alpine grasslands, but it remains challenging to predict how shrub ...
Yimin Zhao, Xiaodan Tan, Peng Zhang, Yao Xiao, Xiang Liu, Mu Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fermentative and microbiological profile of marandu-grass ensiled with citrus pulp pellets

Scientia Agricola, 2005
High-wet roughages with low content of soluble carbohydrates, such as tropical grasses, should be inappropriate for producing silages of adequate quality.
Thiago Fernandes Bernardes, Ricardo Andrade Reis, Andréia Luciane Moreira   +2 more
doaj  

Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro, Mateus Melo‐Dias, Beatriz Maria Paccas Saraiva, Nacho Villar, Mauro Galetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobile consumers influence the shoreward edge of intertidal seagrass ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Ecological paradigms suggest that the environmentally stressful edge of a habitat is determined by physical factors. The work finds that, counter to these paradigms, an environmentally stressful edge can also be impacted by biotic interactions and are more complex than suggested.
Stephanie R. Valdez, Carter S. Smith, Catherine L. Brenner, Avery B. Paxton, Brian R. Silliman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mammalian herbivory indirectly shapes savanna arthropod communities but only at very low or high levels

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study investigates how large mammalian herbivores shape arthropod communities in African savannas, using a broad gradient of herbivory types and intensities to assess these effects under real‐world, non‐experimental conditions. Abstract Savanna ecosystems support unique biodiversity and provide livelihoods for millions of people.
Bjoern Erik Matthies, Nicola Stevens, Jane K. Hill, Bosco Leturuka, Margaret Njuguna, Lucy K. Smyth, Matthew S. Rogan, Catherine W. Machungo, Jonathan E. M. Baillie, Jafford N. Rithaa, Catherine L. Parr   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source