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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

Sooty mold deposition and leaf-level light attenuation beneath trees infested with <i>Lycorma delicatula</i>. [PDF]

MicroPubl Biol
Chandler J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Thermogenesis‐derived spatiotemporal microclimates guide pollinator movement to ensure pollination

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Alocasia odora's microclimatic heterogeneity guides Colocasiomyia fly movement within its inflorescence. During the female stage, midday heat in the upper spadix pushes flies down to the cooler female zone. During the male stage, nocturnal warmth in the upper part pulls flies upward and spathe constriction closes the lower female chamber.
Yuanjun Yu, Yan Luo, Wufan Zhang, Xiang Ding, Xiqiang Song, Yibo Luo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in ginseng quality and soil characteristics in different growth modes of <i>Panax ginseng</i>. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Cao K, Sun C, Tao J, Zhang L, Pan X, Zhang Y, Shao C, Guan Y, Wang Q.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

No Cocoa Without Deforestation? A Field‐Type Analysis of Forest Frontiers in West Africa

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the interrelations of production systems, class relations and deforestation in a smallholder forest frontier. Using the concept of field types, we provide a plot‐level analysis of deforestation processes in West Africa, where smallholders convert forest into cocoa farms.
Sarah Lena Graf, Christianah Oyenpemi, Christine Bosch, Oyakhilomen Oyinbo, Emmanuel A. Codjoe, Stéphanie Eileen Domptail   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mixed Plantations Mitigate Negative Effects of Natural Forest Conversion on Soil Meso- and Micro-Faunal Communities in Zhangguangcailing Mountains, Northeast China. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Ma S, Zhang Y, Li K, Wang Q, Cui D, Yao Z, Li C, Tian Y.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) gametophytes grow endophytically in red macroalgae: Implications for kelp restoration

Journal of Phycology, EarlyView.
Abstract Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forests have declined by 95% in Australia since the 1970s due to climate change. Despite expanding restoration efforts, long‐term recovery is still lacking. Factors influencing recruitment by the microscopic gametophyte phase may represent a key mechanism underpinning the successful recovery and restoration of
Tamzin Gannon, Wouter Visch, Christopher P. Burridge, Adam Smolenski, Sharee McCammon, Ellen Gunn, Jeffrey T. Wright, Catriona L. Hurd, Scott Bennett   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-light gaps and carbon allocation regulate regeneration of understory <i>Fraxinus mandshurica</i> seedlings. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Wu S, Wu F, Dong C, Gao Z, He L, Liu Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

Macroalgae respond to consumer‐mediated nutrient cycling in a temperate ecosystem

Journal of Phycology, EarlyView.
Abstract Primary production in coastal upwelling regions has often been presumed to be supported primarily by allochthonous nutrients, but inconsistent nutrient delivery and the metabolic cost of nitrate assimilation can leave producers nitrogen limited during the growing season. As a potential supplement for insufficient allochthonous supply, nutrient
Em G. Lim, Claire M. Attridge, Kiara R. Kattler, Brittnie Spriel, Isabelle M. Côté   +4 more
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Phylogenetic Diversity Outperforms Functional Diversity in Predicting Aboveground Biomass Across Tree Strata in a Subtropical Forest. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Li Q, Wang Y, Ci X, Lu Z, Xu Y.
europepmc   +1 more source