Article
Plant Sciences
B. Fuchs, K. Saikkonen, A. Damerau, B. Yang, M. Helander
Summary: Glyphosate residues in soil have a longer persistence and can affect rhizosphere microbes, which in turn can have detrimental effects on crops and non-target plants. The impact of ubiquitous glyphosate residues on mutualistic microbes in aboveground plant parts is not well explored.
Article
Ecology
Michael Staab, Stefanie Pietsch, Haoru Yan, Nico Bluethgen, Anpeng Cheng, Yi Li, Naili Zhang, Keping Ma, Xiaojuan Liu
Summary: Plant diversity enhances productivity by facilitating defense mutualisms between plants with extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) and ants, resulting in lower herbivore loads and altered defense traits in neighboring non-EFN plants. This mutualistic facilitation can potentially promote carbon capture and multiple ecosystem functions in tropical reforestation.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hsun-Yi Hsieh, John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto
Summary: This study investigates how cascading higher-order interactions (HOIs) affect the population dynamics of a focal species and finds that the 2nd degree HOI significantly reduces survival rate and changes sex ratio. Bayesian analysis suggests unexpected results may arise from complex eco-evolutionary dynamics involving the 1st and 2nd degree HOIs.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Katerina Sam, Leonardo Re Jorge, Bonny Koane, Pita K. Amick, Elise Sivault
Summary: The exclusion of flying vertebrate predators led to a significant increase in both arthropod density and herbivory damage. The effect of ant exclusion on arthropod density and leaf damage was not significant. The presence of insectivorous flying vertebrates is important for maintaining plant health.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Review
Ecology
Adam Z. Hasik, Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Jean-Francois Doherty, Meghan A. Duffy, Robert Poulin, Adam M. Siepielski
Summary: The study found that parasitism did not significantly affect the mean or variance of host-species interaction outcomes. Infected hosts could experience both strongly detrimental and strongly beneficial effects. The impact of parasites on host species interactions varied depending on the environment.
Article
Ecology
Raquel Munoz-Gallego, Thorsten Wiegand, Anna Traveset, Jose M. Fedriani
Summary: This study investigates the interaction between Mediterranean palm and feral goat, and finds that the intensity of goat activity affects palm distribution, seed rain, and seed predation. In areas with low goat activity, seeds are spatially aggregated around adult palms but experience higher insect-seed predation and lower seed germination success. In areas with high goat activity, palm seed dispersal and recruitment are almost non-existent due to heavy consumption by goats. The study shows how the outcome of plant-animal interactions can vary from mutualism to antagonism and even reproductive collapse depending on species abundance and activity.
Article
Entomology
Khaled Mousavi, Ali Rajabpour, Mohamad Hamed Ghodoum Parizipour, Fatemeh Yarahmadi
Summary: Entomopathogenic fungi are crucial microbial agents in biological control, showing potential for controlling aphids and being compatible with other biological control methods.
ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kouichi Ohwada, Akira Yamawo
Summary: The study found that ant abundance in temperate grasslands influences the predation activity of slugs towards honeydew sources such as aphids, as shown through field experiments and laboratory tests.
Article
Entomology
Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Malgorzata Tartanus, Zbigniew B. Jozwiak, Eligio Malusa
Summary: The "SOIL-INSECT toolbox" chamber was developed to analyze the behavior of soil-dwelling insects under various conditions. It can adapt to different stimuli and was confirmed suitable for complex studies in a natural soil environment. The results showed that soil conditions affected larval behavior, likely due to its impact on the soil microbiome and physicochemical characteristics.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Entomology
Kayla I. Perry, Daniel A. Herms
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Annabel L. Smith, Trevor R. Hodkinson, Jesus Villellas, Jane A. Catford, Anna Maria Csergo, Simone P. Blomberg, Elizabeth E. Crone, Johan Ehrlen, Maria B. Garcia, Anna-Liisa Laine, Deborah A. Roach, Roberto Salguero-Gomez, Glenda M. Wardle, Dylan Z. Childs, Bret D. Elderd, Alain Finn, Sergi Munne-Bosch, Maude E. A. Baudraz, Judit Bodis, Francis Q. Brearley, Anna Bucharova, Christina M. Caruso, Richard P. Duncan, Johnm. Dwyerh, Ben Gooden, Ronny Groenteman, Liv Norunn Hamre, Aveliina Helm, Ruth Kelly, Lauri Laanisto, Michele Lonati, Joslin L. Moore, Melanie Morales, Siri Lie Olsen, Meelis Partel, William K. Petry, Satu Ramula, Pil U. Rasmussen, Simone Ravetto Enri, Anna Roeder, Christiane Roscher, Marjo Saastamoinen, Ayco J. M. Tack, Joachim Paul Topper, Gregory E. Vose, Elizabeth M. Wandrag, Astrid Wingler, Yvonne M. Buckley
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2020)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yvan A. Delgado de la Flor, Kayla I. Perry, Katherine J. Turo, Denisha M. Parker, Jennifer L. Thompson, Mary M. Gardiner
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Kayla Perry, Nicole C. Hoekstra, Yvan A. Delgado de la Flor, Mary M. Gardiner
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2020)
Correction
Forestry
Kayla I. Perry, Daniel A. Herms
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kayla I. Perry, Nicole C. Hoekstra, Steve W. Culman, Mary M. Gardiner
Summary: This study in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, found that soil chemical and physical properties significantly influenced the community of soil-dwelling invertebrates, with heavily contaminated vacant lots having simplified communities. Increased mowing frequency led to greater biomass and blooms of urban spontaneous forbs, but also correlated with heavy metal contamination in the soil.
Article
Ecology
Mary M. Gardiner, Kayla I. Perry, Christopher B. Riley, Katherine J. Turo, Yvan A. Delgado de la Flor, Frances S. Sivakoff
Summary: Community scientists found that within residential gardens in Ohio, USA, native aphidophagous lady beetle abundance is positively correlated with forest habitat, while alien species are more common within agricultural landscapes. Urbanization is negatively associated with both aphidophagous alien and native lady beetles. The study emphasizes the importance of understanding how declining aphidophagous native species utilize forest habitats as a conservation priority.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Jesus Villellas, Johan Ehrlen, Elizabeth E. Crone, Anna Maria Csergo, Maria B. Garcia, Anna-Liisa Laine, Deborah A. Roach, Roberto Salguero-Gomez, Glenda M. Wardle, Dylan Z. Childs, Bret D. Elderd, Alain Finn, Sergi Munne-Bosch, Benedicte Bachelot, Judit Bodis, Anna Bucharova, Christina M. Caruso, Jane A. Catford, Matthew Coghill, Aldo Compagnoni, Richard P. Duncan, John M. Dwyer, Aryana Ferguson, Lauchlan H. Fraser, Emily Griffoul, Ronny Groenteman, Liv Norunn Hamre, Aveliina Helm, Ruth Kelly, Lauri Laanisto, Michele Lonati, Zuzana Munzbergova, Paloma Nuche, Siri Lie Olsen, Adrian Oprea, Meelis Partel, William K. Petry, Satu Ramula, Pil U. Rasmussen, Simone Ravetto Enri, Anna Roeder, Christiane Roscher, Cheryl Schultz, Olav Skarpaas, Annabel L. Smith, Ayco J. M. Tack, Joachim Paul Topper, Peter A. Vesk, Gregory E. Vose, Elizabeth Wandrag, Astrid Wingler, Yvonne M. Buckley
Summary: Genetic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity play different roles in shaping intraspecific trait variation, with reproductive traits more genetically determined in short-lived plants. Field observations suggest that genetic differentiation may be inferred from observational data only for traits closely related to fitness.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Diana K. Jerome, William K. Petry, Kailen A. Mooney, Amy M. Iler
Summary: Organisms adjust their phenology based on environmental cues, which can be affected by climate change, leading to shifts in phenology; In a high-elevation environment, the timing of snow melt and warming can impact the flowering, fruiting, and reproductive success of alpine plant species; Responses to snow melt timing and warming vary among species and phenological stages, with additive effects on phenology and snow melt potentially acting through multiple mechanisms to shift phenology.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Owen R. Jones, Patrick Barks, Iain Stott, Tamora D. James, Sam Levin, William K. Petry, Pol Capdevila, Judy Che-Castaldo, John Jackson, Gesa Romer, Caroline Schuette, Chelsea C. Thomas, Roberto Salguero-Gomez
Summary: Matrix population models (MPMs) are a crucial tool for biologists studying variation in vital rates across life cycles. The COMPADRE and COMADRE databases provide a vast amount of MPM data, but the current computational tools pose barriers to users. To address this, researchers have developed Rcompadre and Rage packages that facilitate the use of these databases and enable ecological and evolutionary analyses.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Kayla Perry, Frances S. Sivakoff, Kimberly F. Wallin, John W. Wenzel, Daniel A. Herms
Summary: The study quantified movement of ground-dwelling arthropods in response to canopy gap formation and understory vegetation removal, showing that these factors influenced the dispersal and movement of highly mobile arthropods, such as Parajulidae, Paradoxosomatidae, and Opiliones. Limited dispersal of most other arthropods suggests potential survival and reproduction challenges in response to environmental changes caused by disturbances. Understanding how disturbances mediate arthropod movement can provide valuable information for biodiversity conservation and sustainable forest management.
Article
Entomology
Kayla Perry, Christopher B. Riley, Fan Fan, James Radl, Daniel A. Herms, Mary M. Gardiner
Summary: The study suggests that hybrid ash populations with resistance to emerald ash borer may play a role in supporting threatened arthropod communities in managed landscapes. However, ash specialists were rare in the common garden experiment, with herbivorous beetle richness, composition, and levels of herbivory being driven by native generalists. The findings highlight the importance of planting resistant ash species prior to widespread ash mortality caused by emerald ash borer to conserve native arthropod biodiversity.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Matthew B. Arnold, Michael Back, Michael Daniel Crowell, Nageen Farooq, Prashant Ghimire, Omon A. Obarein, Kyle E. Smart, Trixie Taucher, Erin VanderJeugdt, Kayla I. Perry, Douglas A. Landis, Christie A. Bahlai
Summary: This study investigated the mechanisms of coexistence between two exotic lady beetles in Michigan. Through a 31-year data analysis, it was found that these species coexisted through a combination of environmental, habitat, and seasonal mechanisms, and had different ecological preferences. Understanding these coexistence mechanisms contributes to native biodiversity conservation and management of invaded ecosystems.
Article
Ecology
Benjamin Wong Blonder, Pierre Gauzere, Lars L. Iversen, Po-Ju Ke, William K. Petry, Courtenay A. Ray, Roberto Salguero-Gomez, William Sharpless, Cyrille Violle
Summary: Predicting or controlling the state of ecological communities is a global challenge. Dynamical models can be used, but parameterizing and interpreting these models is difficult. We propose a method of rewriting model parameters in terms of measurable traits and environmental variables to make predictions and identify control policies for desired species and trait compositions.
Article
Forestry
Andrea Galman, William K. Petry, Luis Abdala-Roberts, Ana Butron, Maria de la Fuente, Marta Francisco, Alan Kergunteuil, Sergio Rasmann, Xoaquin Moreira