Dominant deer mice show the importance of abundance in competition
Abstract Detecting competitive interactions is important for predicting species responses to environmental change but remains challenging, especially over large scales. Modern coexistence theory predicts that reduced ecological trait overlap promotes coexistence through stabilizing mechanisms, while fitness differences generate competitive asymmetries.
Arielle W. Parsons +2 more
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Space Use of an Expanding Generalist Predator Is Shaped by Human, Marine and Seasonal Effects on Arctic Tundra. [PDF]
Hofhuis SP, Tarroux A, Ims RA, Ehrich D.
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Abstract The mechanisms linking productivity to patterns of species richness, species prevalence, and beta diversity remain contested and may be scale‐dependent. We address productivity–diversity relationships in arthropod communities across two subarctic landscapes.
Pablo Peña‐Aguilera +4 more
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Decades of Change in Vascular Plant Composition in High-Latitude Ecosystems: Shifting Prevalence of Pollination Strategies. [PDF]
Kiilunen P +10 more
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Abstract Nitrogen (N) fixation performed by certain prokaryotes (diazotrophs) is a key source of new N in pristine ecosystems. Diazotrophs associate with various plants, including bryophytes—the dominant plant group in northern ecosystems such as boreal forests. There, bryophyte‐associated N2 fixation contribute half of total ecosystem N input. However,
Kathrin Rousk +4 more
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Divergent functional traits and gene expression profiles in native and encroaching plant species across an alpine elevational gradient. [PDF]
Yang Z +9 more
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Volatile Organic Compound Release During Litter Decomposition in the Arctic
Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from Arctic litter decomposition decline over time and differ strongly between Cassiope tetragona and Salix arctica. The inter‐species differences and changes over time are greater than the effects of climate change treatments on litter VOC emissions.
Riikka Rinnan +7 more
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Elevated graminoid cover co-occurs with Ascomycota-dominated soils in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. [PDF]
Bakker L +12 more
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Environmental changes on Yugorski Peninsula, Kara Sea, Russia, during the last 12,800 radiocarbon years [PDF]
Andreev, Andrei +3 more
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The Importance of Spatial Variability in Estimating Evapotranspiration From a Subalpine Wetland
Spatial trends in evapotranspiration were quantified in a sub‐alpine wetland, with higher rates occurring in the wetlands' western portion. This spatial variability suggests care must be taken when estimating evapotranspiration via point measurements. The METRIC approach to modelling evapotranspiration performed reasonably well and should be explored ...
Sheryl H. M. Chau +2 more
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