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Ecology
Harry B. M. Wells, Ramiro D. Crego, Jackson Ekadeli, Mathew Namoni, Duncan M. Kimuyu, Wilfred O. Odadi, Lauren M. Porensky, Andrew J. Dougill, Lindsay C. Stringer, Truman P. Young
Summary: High stocking rates of cattle have negative effects on wild mesoherbivore habitat use and cattle foraging efficiency, while reducing stocking rates to moderate levels can benefit zebra habitat use and cattle foraging efficiency.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Ask Lykke Herrik, Niels Mogensen, Jens-Christian Svenning, Robert Buitenwerf
Summary: African wildlife populations are declining rapidly, and more areas for wildlife are needed to stop further declines and restore ecosystems. Community-based conservation with wildlife-livestock coexistence in African rangelands presents a major opportunity, but the efficacy of conservation efforts in mixed land-use areas is still uncertain.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jared Kehe, Anthony Ortiz, Anthony Kulesa, Jeff Gore, Paul C. Blainey, Jonathan Friedman
Summary: The study used an ultrahigh-throughput coculture platform to measure interactions among 20 soil bacteria in 40 carbon environments, finding that positive interactions were prevalent and primarily occurred as parasitisms between strains with differing carbon consumption profiles. In 85% of cases, non-growing strains were promoted by strongly growing strains, suggesting a simple positive interaction-mediated approach for cultivation, microbiome engineering, and microbial consortium design.
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Ecology
Shu Wang, Ragan M. Callaway
Summary: The study reveals that interactions between different plants can influence the growth and plasticity of plants in response to environmental factors, especially in dry conditions, plant interactions may have a positive facilitative effect on plant growth.
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Ecology
Xuejun Yang, Lorena Gomez-Aparicio, Christopher J. Lortie, Miguel Verdu, Lohengrin A. Cavieres, Zhenying Huang, Ruiru Gao, Rong Liu, Yonglan Zhao, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen
Summary: This study uses a global database to examine the patterns of plant interactions and their effects on climate. It finds that competition occurs more frequently than facilitation in plant communities worldwide and that plant interactions show weak relationships with latitude and climate. The study highlights competition as a fundamental mechanism structuring plant communities globally.
Article
Forestry
Yafeng Wang, Qing Mao, Ping Ren, Shalik Ram Sigdel
Summary: Recent studies have reported long-term stability in alpine treeline positions and increased stem density, but the relevance of a denser treeline forest to tree-tree interactions is still unclear. This study mapped and surveyed individual trees in two Smith fir treeline plots and found that increased stem density at alpine treeline may be linked to competitive interactions in relatively favorable environmental conditions. The spatial patterns of treeline populations are mainly shaped by thermal and moisture conditions, as well as non-climatic variables such as disturbance history and microtopography.
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Ecology
Peter Tyrrell, Robin Naidoo, David W. Macdonald, Johan T. du Toit
Summary: Land transformation has negative impacts on biodiversity and regional sustainability, with land price being an indicator of the cost associated with resisting land conversion. Research in southern Kenya found that land prices are influenced by proximity to cities, areas of high agricultural productivity, and the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Land speculation associated with urbanization increases costs of maintaining conservation areas, but also leads to high land values near a world-famous tourist destination.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Finbarr G. Horgan, Arriza Arida, Goli Ardestani, Maria Liberty P. Almazan
Summary: The study found that the white-backed planthopper performed better at 25 degrees Celsius, while the brown planthopper performed better at 30 degrees Celsius. However, at high temperatures, the white-backed planthopper caused a reduction in oviposition and nymph performance of the brown planthopper. Interference competition enhanced ecosystem resilience to warmer temperatures predicted under global climate change through host plant defenses.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
B. Bordron, A. Germon, J-P Laclau, I. R. Oliveira, A. Robin, C. Jourdan, R. R. Paula, R. C. Pinheiro, J. Guillemot, J. L. M. Goncalves, J-P Bouillet
Summary: In mixed species forests, the effects of soil fertility on belowground processes were investigated. Fertilization increased competition between species, leading to partial exclusion of Acacia fine roots from nutrient-rich topsoil. Eucalyptus roots explored soil near Acacia trees more in unfertilized stands, indicating facilitation through higher soil N availability and direct N transfer from Acacia trees.
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Ecology
Deyi Yin, Scott J. Meiners, Ming Ni, Qing Ye, Fangliang He, Marc W. Cadotte
Summary: Positive interactions are widespread in plant communities and have important effects on species invasions and community dynamics. They are more frequent during early establishment stages and are more common and stronger between native species compared to exotic species. Positive native interactions can protect communities from biological invasions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
George M. M. Branch, Nina Steffani, Maya C. C. Pfaff, Ndiviwe G. G. Baliwe, Zanne Zeeman
Summary: This study investigates the progressive effects of three alien species on limpet species in South Africa: Mytilus galloprovincialis, Semimytilus patagonicus, and Balanus glandula. The interactions among algae, the limpet Scutellastra granularis, and M. galloprovincialis are examined, as well as the influences of B. glandula on S. granularis and Afrolittorina knysnaensis. The study also looks at the transformation of the zonation of S. granularis by the successive arrival of these three aliens and assesses the effectiveness of published predictors of the effects of M. galloprovincialis when applied to S. patagonicus. The study concludes that the influences of alien species are not easily predictable, depending on various factors such as the nature of the invader and recipient species, environmental conditions, and complex species interactions. The three alien species now cover almost all zones on wave-exposed rocky shores, impacting the zonation of limpets.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peter Tyrrell, Irene Amoke, Koen Betjes, Femke Broekhuis, Robert Buitenwerf, Sarah Carroll, Nathan Hahn, Daniel Haywood, Britt Klaassen, Mette Lovschal, David Macdonald, Karen Maiyo, Hellen Mbithi, Nelson Mwangi, Churchil Ochola, Erick Odire, Victoria Ondrusek, Junior Ratemo, Frank Pope, Samantha Russell, Wilson Sairowua, Kiptoo Sigilai, Jared A. Stabach, Jens-Christian Svenning, Elizabeth Stone, Johan T. du Toit, Guy Western, George Wittemyer, Jake Wall
Summary: The savannas of the Kenya-Tanzania borderland are important for biodiversity conservation and support a large number of pastoralists and their livestock. However, the ongoing fragmentation of natural vegetation by smallholder fencing and agricultural expansion threatens this social-ecological system. In this study, data from multiple sources were synthesized to create a spatial-temporal database, providing valuable information for ecological research, conservation, livestock management, and spatial planning.
Article
Plant Sciences
E. Victoriano-Romero, S. Valencia-Diaz, J. G. Garcia-Franco, K. Mehltreter, V. H. Toledo-Hernandez, A. Flores-Palacios
Summary: In montane forests, the presence of epiphytes contributes to the formation of canopy soil but results in fitness costs for the plants. A 2-year experiment was conducted in a cloud forest in Mexico to explore the role of different epiphyte species in soil formation and nutrient composition, as well as the fitness costs involved. The results showed that certain epiphyte species promote canopy soil formation but are poor competitors, and the nutrient content of the soil is influenced by microbiota rather than epiphyte composition.
Review
Plant Sciences
Simon P. Hart
Summary: Research shows that facilitation can be classified based on mathematical population dynamic theory, providing a population-dynamic foundation for facilitation studies. However, existing empirical work has left several fundamental questions unanswered. Therefore, aligning future empirical studies on facilitation with existing mathematical population dynamic theory can enhance understanding of the effects of facilitation on ecological dynamics.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lesley A. Alton, Vanessa Kellermann
Summary: Climate warming is expected to increase ectotherms' energy demands by accelerating their metabolic rates. However, this prediction ignores environmental complexity such as species interactions. Through experiments with Drosophila species, we found that developmental acclimation to warmer temperatures can reduce the energetic cost of climate warming by reducing the thermal sensitivity of metabolic rates. However, interspecific interactions among larvae can erode this benefit, underestimating the metabolic costs of warming by 3-16% on average.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biodiversity Conservation
J. A. Johnson, R. Altwegg, D. M. Evans, J. G. Ewen, I. J. Gordon, N. Pettorelli, J. K. Young
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2016)
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Ecology
Brett W. A. Howland, Dejan Stojanovic, Iain J. Gordon, Don Fletcher, Melissa Snape, Ingrid A. Stirnemann, David B. Lindenmayer
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Brett W. A. Howland, Dejan Stojanovic, Iain J. Gordon, Jim Radford, Adrian D. Manning, David B. Lindenmayer
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2016)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
M. A. Benvenutti, D. R. Pavetti, D. P. Poppi, D. G. Mayer, I. J. Gordon
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(2017)
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Zoology
W. G. Batson, I. J. Gordon, D. B. Fletcher, T. J. Portas, A. D. Manning
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
M. A. Benvenutti, D. R. Pavetti, D. P. Poppi, D. G. Mayer, I. J. Gordon
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(2017)
Editorial Material
Biodiversity Conservation
I. J. Gordon, R. Altwegg, D. M. Evans, J. G. Ewen, G. Guillera-Arroita, J. A. Johnson, J. K. Young
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2018)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julen Gonzalez-Redin, J. Gareth Polhill, Terence P. Dawson, Rosemary Hill, Iain J. Gordon
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julen Gonzalez-Redin, J. Gareth Polhill, Terence P. Dawson, Rosemary Hill, Iain J. Gordon
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Environmental Sciences
Julen Gonzalez-Redin, Iain J. Gordon, Rosemary Hill, J. Gary Polhill, Terence P. Dawson
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nicola T. Munro, Sue McIntyre, Ben Macdonald, Saul A. Cunningham, Iain J. Gordon, Ross B. Cunningham, Adrian D. Manning
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Biodiversity Conservation
Adrian D. Manning, Maldwyn J. Evans, Sam C. Banks, William G. Batson, Emily Belton, Helen A. Crisp, Donald B. Fletcher, Iain J. Gordon, Kate Grarock, Nicki Munro, Jenny Newport, Jennifer Pierson, Timothy J. Portas, Melissa A. Snape, Claire Wimpenny
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2019)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chambers Ian, Roberts John, Urbaniak Suzy, Gibson David, Durant Graham, Cerini Bobby, Maulloo Aman, Kamudu Applasawmy Bhamini, Barrett Rees, Nelson Charles, Robson Heather, Sangha Kamaljit, Russell-Smith Jeremy, Flintoff Kim, Buchholz Joel, Stafford Smith Mark, Gordon Iain James
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Engineering, Environmental
Julen Gonzalez-Redin, J. Gareth Polhill, Terence P. Dawson, Rosemary Hill, Iain J. Gordon