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Gross primary productivity and water use efficiency are increasing in a high rainfall tropical savanna. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol, 2022
Hutley LB, Beringer J, Fatichi S, Schymanski SJ, Northwood M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Social bees can enhance the persistence of plant–bee interactions during seasonal changes in seasonally dry tropical forests

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Social bees, especially Meliponini, formed a persistent core that maintained plant–bee interactions across both dry and green seasons in the Caatinga. Persistence was not linked to broader diets; social bees used fewer plant species, despite availability, indicating selective tracking of temporally concentrated floral resources.
Ana Letícia S. Lima, Cândida M. L. Aguiar, Celso F. Martins, Emanuelle L. S. Brito   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using an unmanned aerial system to analyse environmental impacts of charcoal production on tropical savanna ecosystems in northwestern Kenya. [PDF]

Environ Monit Assess, 2022
Petersen M, Nüsser M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Anthropogenic and natural factors are associated with bird dawn chorus onset in subtropical East Asia

Ibis, EarlyView.
Anthropogenic factors such as artificial lighting at night (ALAN) and natural factors including temperature and moonlight can affect the dawn chorus pattern in birds. However, most studies are conducted in temperate regions. We investigated the effect of anthropogenic and natural factors on dawn chorus timing in eight species of bird across Hong Kong ...
Ann W. Y. To, Sarah A. Collins
wiley   +1 more source

Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna

People and Nature
The ecological history of tropical savannas remains a subject of intense debate and of high conservation relevance. Despite emerging evidence suggesting the antiquity of tropical savannas, the misconception that all tropical savannas are products of ...
Ashish N. Nerlekar, Digvijay Patil
doaj   +1 more source

Protection status and environmental gradients shape butterfly assemblages in an East African tropical ecosystem

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Observed butterfly richness was highest in moderately protected areas. During the dry season, vegetation productivity increased butterfly richness while human population density reduced it. Moderately protected areas supported high butterfly abundance and a high proportion of host‐specialist species.
Richard Alphonce Giliba, Jacqueline Loos, Konrad Fiedler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of tropical grass species on soil nitrification and denitrification across savanna ecosystems

Geoderma
Although limited by nutrient-poor soils primary productivity in certain humid savannas can be as high as in tropical forests. This high productivity can be partly attributed to the ability of certain perennial grasses (Poaceae) to inhibit nitrification ...
William Galland, Amélie A.M. Cantarel, Sébastien Barot, Jean-Christophe Lata, Abigaïl Delort, Jonathan Gervaix, Audrey Niboyet, Lea Nosalova, Jacobo Arango, Niels Blaum, Corli Coetsee, Katja Geißler, Fulgence Kouamé Koffi, Marcel Konan, Yoan Marcangeli, Saïbou Nignan, Daniel M. Villegas, Benjamin J. Wigley, Lambiénou Yé, Xavier Le Roux, Alessandro Florio   +20 more
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Fire‐driven forest degradation enhances termite activity and accelerates litter decomposition in the Amazonia rainforest

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Forest degradation increased termite‐mediated litter decomposition, whereas no such effect was detected in undisturbed forests. Reduced ant predation and altered forest conditions were associated with higher termite abundance and faster litter decomposition.
Vanessa S. Ribeiro, José Henrique Schoereder, Tathiana G. Sobrinho, Paulo M. Brando, Filipe Viegas de Arruda, Ludmila Rattis, Og DeSouza, Márcia N. Macedo, Leonardo Maracahipes‐Santos, Lucas Navarro Paolucci   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caste‐Associated Social Context Modulates Behavioural Interactions With Insecticide‐Exposed Individuals in Nasutitermes corniger (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Termites are eusocial insects that maintain cohesion and exchange information through frequent physical interactions among nestmates. This social organisation underlies the principle of horizontal insecticide transfer, which is widely exploited as a termite control strategy.
Sara Yuri Medeiros Watanabe, Lazaro Quintino de Lira Filho, Derick Lira, Guilherme de Souza Batista Pereira, Thiago Henrique Cavalcanti de Mendonça, Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Castration, Implant Protocol, and Supplementation of Bos indicus-Influenced Beef Cattle under Tropical Savanna Conditions on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Huerta-Leidenz N, Jerez-Timaure N, Rodas-González A, Sarturi JO, Brashears MM, Miller MF, Brashears MT.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source