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Ecology
Carlos M. Herrera
Summary: This article explores the comparative importance of facilitation and competition as drivers of pollinator resource use at the community level. Results suggest that in undisturbed montane habitats, plant species are arranged in a way that is closer to a facilitation-dominated extreme on a competition-facilitation gradient.
Article
Ecology
Estelle Barbot, Mathilde Dufay, Isabelle De Cauwer
Summary: Competition for mate acquisition is common in all sexual organisms. In insect-pollinated plants, competition to attract pollinators can lead to selection on attractive traits, which may also contribute to reproductive success. This study examined the selection patterns in Silene dioica and found that females were mainly selected based on fertility-related traits, while males were selected based on flowering duration and corolla width, indicating the involvement of sexual selection. The use of Bateman's metrics further confirmed stronger sexual selection in males. Overall, this study provides insights into sex-specific selection in an insect-pollinated plant population.
Article
Ecology
Elias H. Bloom, Elisabeth C. Oeller, Rachel L. Olsson, Matthew R. Brousil, Robert N. Schaeffer, Saumik Basu, Zhen Fu, David W. Crowder
Summary: The abundance and diversity of pollinator populations are declining globally. This research aims to systematically document bee and plant biodiversity, bee-plant interactions, and bee-mediated pollen movement in farming systems of the Pacific Northwest, USA. The data collected will contribute to the development of a United States pollinator database and support national pollinator protection plans.
Article
Ecology
Edith Villa-Galaviz, Simon M. Smart, Elizabeth L. Clare, Susan E. Ward, Jane Memmott
Summary: The study found that grassland fertilisation led to a decrease in plant species richness and floral abundance, an increase in leaf miner and parasitoid abundance, and a decrease in bumblebee abundance. Different groups of insects were impacted by fertilisers in varying degrees, resulting in significant changes in network structure due to shifts in plant composition.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Andrew D. F. Simon, Hannah E. Marx, Brian M. Starzomski
Summary: The study found that seasonal drought can reduce plant diversity in water-limited ecosystems, with exotic plant species becoming more dominant in seasonal niches in drought-stressed environments. This suggests that environmental filtering plays a key role in structuring the temporal niche of plant communities in such ecosystems, potentially leading to a decline in plant-pollinator community diversity under future climate scenarios with increasing drought stress.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
S. J. Castro, A. B. Castro, N. M. Araujo, V. H. R. Abreu, M. L. Oliveira, R. F. Fadini
Summary: This study reveals the floral biology and visitors of Psittacanthus eucalyptifolius in an Amazonian savanna, Brazil, and compares its reproductive performance with other Psittacanthus species. The results indicate that bees can be as effective as birds in pollinating this species.
Article
Ecology
Manu E. E. Saunders, Liam K. K. Kendall, Jose B. B. Lanuza, Mark A. A. Hall, Romina Rader, Jamie R. R. Stavert
Summary: Understanding how climate influences plant-pollinator interactions is crucial. This study found that climate strongly affects the roles of different pollinator taxa within networks, with non-bee taxa playing central roles across most climate zones.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Kara G. Leimberger, Adam S. Hadley, Sarah J. K. Frey, Matthew G. Betts
Summary: This study used a simulated extinction of a hummingbird-pollinated plant to investigate the effects of species loss on plant-pollinator interactions. The results showed that hummingbird behavior and plant-pollinator interactions were resistant to the loss of the plant species, but further research is needed to understand how hummingbirds persist after resource removal.
Article
Plant Sciences
Katherine E. Eisen, Rong Ma, Robert A. Raguso
Summary: This study investigated the variation in floral scent of Oenothera cespitosa subsp. marginata and compared it with the variation in morphology and rewards. The results showed significant variation in floral scent among and within populations. Differences in patterns of variation in floral scent, morphology, and rewards suggest that these traits may be shaped by different selective pressures.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Bodil K. Ehlers, Thomas Bataillon, Christian F. Damgaard
Summary: Loss of habitat, eutrophication, and reduced grazing intensity are known drivers of landscape-level changes in plant species composition, but the consequences of the massive decline in insect abundance are still not fully understood. This study shows an ongoing decrease in insect-pollinated plant species, especially at sites with low grazing intensity, across different habitat types. In addition to changes in plant diversity driven by land-use intensification, the loss of pollinators may also play a role in reducing the richness of insect-pollinated plants.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Will Glenny, Justin B. Runyon, Laura A. Burkle
Summary: The management actions on public lands have various effects on native insect pollinators, with invasive shrub removal and revegetation with wildflower mixes showing consistently positive impacts, while grazing had neutral effects in the Great Plains but negative effects elsewhere. Prescribed burning had neutral or positive effects for bees, and logging had more uniform positive effects across different ecosystems and taxas. However, the effects of hosting commercial pollinators remains poorly studied, with potential negative impacts on wild bees. More research is needed to understand the overall impact of management actions on pollinators in the US.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laura Russo, Jane C. Stout
Summary: This study demonstrates that network connectance can be manipulated through agrochemical treatments, with the fertilizer treatment increasing connectance and a combination of fertilizer and herbicide maintaining connectance. This has important implications for management goals and conservation efforts in mutualistic communities.
Article
Plant Sciences
Blanca Arroyo-Correa, Ignasi Bartomeus, Pedro Jordano
Summary: Intrinsic and extrinsic plant attributes play a substantial role in shaping the configuration of plant-pollinator networks, ultimately affecting individual plant reproductive success within a population. Further factors such as pollinator functional groups and spatial distance also influence plant-pollinator interactions and network structure. The study highlights the importance of understanding these drivers for predicting the outcomes of plant-pollinator interactions at the population level.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Katherine Y. Barragan-Fonseca, Quint Rusman, Daan Mertens, Berhane T. Weldegergis, Joseph Peller, Gerrit Polder, Joop J. A. van Loon, Marcel Dicke
Summary: Soil composition and herbivory can affect plant traits, including flower traits, potentially influencing plant-pollinator interactions. We investigated the effects of insect exuviae as soil amendment and aboveground insect herbivory on Brassica nigra plants. Our findings showed that soil amendment increased flower quantity and volatile organic compound (VOC) emission, while herbivory reduced petal area and VOC emission. Furthermore, soil amendment and herbivory interacted in their effect on petal reflectance spectrum and VOC emission.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jian Ye, Lili Zhang, Xuan Zhang, Xiujuan Wu, Rongxiang Fang
Summary: Plants face dual damage when infected with insect-borne microbial pathogens. Research has shown that many host genes involved in multistress resistance are related to innate immunity and plant hormone signaling, especially jasmonate and salicylic acid. Utilizing genome editing or chemical modulators to fine-tune crop defensive signaling offers potential for sustainable control of insect-borne diseases.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
B. Buuveibaatar, S. Strindberg, P. Kaczensky, J. Payne, B. Chimeddorj, G. Naranbaatar, S. Amarsaikhan, B. Dashnyam, T. Munkhzul, T. Purevsuren, D. A. Hosack, T. K. Fuller
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marlee A. Tucker, Katrin Boehning-Gaese, William F. Fagan, John M. Fryxell, Bram Van Moorter, Susan C. Alberts, Abdullahi H. Ali, Andrew M. Allen, Nina Attias, Tal Avgar, Hattie Bartlam-Brooks, Buuveibaatar Bayarbaatar, Jerrold L. Belant, Alessandra Bertassoni, Dean Beyer, Laura Bidner, Floris M. van Beest, Stephen Blake, Niels Blaum, Chloe Bracis, Danielle Brown, P. J. Nico de Bruyn, Francesca Cagnacci, Justin M. Calabrese, Constanca Camilo-Alves, Simon Chamaille-Jammes, Andre Chiaradia, Sarah C. Davidson, Todd Dennis, Stephen DeStefano, Duane Diefenbach, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Julian Fennessy, Claudia Fichtel, Wolfgang Fiedler, Christina Fischer, Ilya Fischhoff, Christen H. Fleming, Adam T. Ford, Susanne A. Fritz, Benedikt Gehr, Jacob R. Goheen, Eliezer Gurarie, Mark Hebblewhite, Marco Heurich, A. J. Mark Hewison, Christian Hof, Edward Hurme, Lynne A. Isbell, Rene Janssen, Florian Jeltsch, Petra Kaczensky, Adam Kane, Peter M. Kappeler, Matthew Kauffman, Roland Kays, Duncan Kimuyu, Flavia Koch, Bart Kranstauber, Scott LaPoint, Peter Leimgruber, John D. C. Linnell, Pascual Lopez-Lopez, A. Catherine Markham, Jenny Mattisson, Emilia Patricia Medici, Ugo Mellone, Evelyn Merrill, Guilherme de Miranda Mourao, Ronaldo G. Morato, Nicolas Morellet, Thomas A. Morrison, Samuel L. Diaz-Munoz, Atle Mysterud, Dejid Nandintsetseg, Ran Nathan, Aidin Niamir, John Odden, Robert B. O'Hara, Luiz Gustavo R. Oliveira-Santos, Kirk A. Olson, Bruce D. Patterson, Rogerio Cunha de Paula, Luca Pedrotti, Bjorn Reineking, Martin Rimmler, Tracey L. Rogers, Christer Moe Rolandsen, Christopher S. Rosenberry, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Kamran Safi, Sonia Said, Nir Sapir, Hall Sawyer, Niels Martin Schmidt, Nuria Selva, Agnieszka Sergiel, Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba, Joao Paulo Silva, Navinder Singh, Erling J. Solberg, Orr Spiegel, Olav Strand, Siva Sundaresan, Wiebke Ullmann, Ulrich Voigt, Jake Wall, David Wattles, Martin Wikelski, Christopher C. Wilmers, John W. Wilson, George Wittemyer, Filip Zieba, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Thomas Mueller
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
David Costantini, Peter A. Seeber, Sanatana-Eirini Soilemetzidou, Walid Azab, Julia Bohner, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Gabor A. Czirjak, Marion L. East, Eva Maria Greunz, Petra Kaczensky, Benjamin Lamglait, Joerg Melzheimer, Kenneth Uiseb, Alix Ortega, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Ditte-Mari Sandgreen, Marie Simon, Chris Walzer, Alex D. Greenwood
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
M. P. G. Hofman, M. W. Hayward, M. Heim, P. Marchand, C. M. Rolandsen, J. Mattisson, F. Urbano, M. Heurich, A. Mysterud, J. Melzheimer, N. Morellet, U. Voigt, B. L. Allen, B. Gehr, C. Rouco, W. Ullmann, O. Holand, n H. Jorgensen, G. Steinheim, F. Cagnacci, M. Kroeschel, P. Kaczensky, B. Buuveibaatar, J. C. Payne, I Palmegiani, K. Jerina, P. Kjellander, O. Johansson, S. LaPoint, R. Bayrakcismith, J. D. C. Linnell, M. Zaccaroni, M. L. S. Jorge, J. E. F. Oshima, A. Songhurst, C. Fischer, R. T. Mc Bride, J. J. Thompson, S. Streif, R. Sandfort, C. Bonenfant, M. Drouilly, M. Klapproth, D. Zinner, R. Yarnell, A. Stronza, L. Wilmott, E. Meisingset, M. Thaker, A. T. Vanak, S. Nicoloso, R. Graeber, S. Said, M. R. Boudreau, A. Devlin, R. Hoogesteijn, J. A. May-Junior, J. C. Nifong, J. Odden, H. B. Quigley, F. Tortato, D. M. Parker, A. Caso, J. Perrine, C. Tellaeche, F. Zieba, T. Zwijacz-Kozica, C. L. Appel, I Axsom, W. T. Bean, B. Cristescu, S. Periquet, K. J. Teichman, S. Karpanty, A. Licoppe, V Menges, K. Black, T. L. Scheppers, S. C. Schai-Braun, F. C. Azevedo, F. G. Lemos, A. Payne, L. H. Swanepoel, B. Weckworth, A. Berger, A. Bertassoni, G. McCulloch, P. Sustr, V Athreya, D. Bockmuhl, J. Casaer, A. Ekori, D. Melovski, C. Richard-Hansen, D. van de Vyver, R. Reyna-Hurtado, E. Robardet, N. Selva, A. Sergiel, M. S. Farhadinia, P. Sunde, R. Portas, H. Ambarli, R. Berzins, P. M. Kappeler, G. K. Mann, L. Pyritz, C. Bissett, T. Grant, R. Steinmetz, L. Swedell, R. J. Welch, D. Armenteras, O. R. Bidder, T. M. Gonzalez, A. Rosenblatt, S. Kachel, N. Balkenhol
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Petra Kaczensky, Sanchir Khaliun, John Payne, Bazartseren Boldgiv, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Chris Walzer
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kyle Joly, Eliezer Gurarie, Mathew S. Sorum, Petra Kaczensky, Matthew D. Cameron, Andrew F. Jakes, Bridget L. Borg, Dejid Nandintsetseg, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Paul F. Jones, Thomas Mueller, Chris Walzer, Kirk A. Olson, John C. Payne, Adiya Yadamsuren, Mark Hebblewhite
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Dejid Nandintsetseg, Chloe Bracis, Peter Leimgruber, Petra Kaczensky, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Badamjav Lkhagvasuren, Buyanaa Chimeddorj, Shiilegdamba Enkhtuvshin, Ned Horning, Takehiko Y. Ito, Kirk Olson, John Payne, Chris Walzer, Masato Shinoda, Jared Stabach, Melissa Songer, Thomas Mueller
Article
Microbiology
Eirini S. Soilemetzidou, Erwin de Bruin, Kathrin Eschke, Walid Azab, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Gabor A. Czirjak, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Petra Kaczensky, Marion Koopmans, Chris Walzer, Alex D. Greenwood
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
John C. Payne, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Diana E. Bowler, Kirk A. Olson, Chris Walzer, Petra Kaczensky
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Martina Burnik Sturm, Steve Smith, Oyunsaikhan Ganbaatar, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Boglarka Balint, John C. Payne, Christian C. Voigt, Petra Kaczensky
Summary: Increasing livestock numbers are affecting resource availability for wild ungulates, potentially negatively impacting their fitness. The Mongolian Gobi serves as a refuge for threatened ungulates, but concerns are rising due to high livestock numbers. Analysis using different methodologies reveals shifts in dietary niche and highlights the importance of understanding resource partitioning in ungulates.
Article
Ecology
Saeideh Esmaeili, Brett R. Jesmer, Shannon E. Albeke, Ellen O. Aikens, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Sarah R. B. King, Briana Abrahms, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Jeffrey L. Beck, Randall B. Boone, Francesca Cagnacci, Simon Chamaille-Jammes, Buyanaa Chimeddorj, Paul C. Cross, Nandintsetseg Dejid, Jagdag Enkhbyar, Ilya R. Fischhoff, Adam T. Ford, Kate Jenks, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Jacob D. Hennig, Takehiko Y. Ito, Petra Kaczensky, Matthew J. Kauffman, John D. C. Linnell, Badamjav Lkhagvasuren, John F. McEvoy, Joerg Melzheimer, Jerod A. Merkle, Thomas Mueller, Jeff Muntifering, Atle Mysterud, Kirk A. Olson, Manuela Panzacchi, John C. Payne, Luca Pedrotti, Geir R. Rauset, Daniel Rubenstein, Hall Sawyer, John D. Scasta, Johannes Signer, Melissa Songer, Jared A. Stabach, Seth Stapleton, Olav Strand, Siva R. Sundaresan, Dorj Usukhjargal, Ganbold Uuganbayar, John M. Fryxell, Jacob R. Goheen
Summary: The study found that selection for intermediate forage biomass is associated with smaller ungulates, regardless of body size or digestive system. Meanwhile, selection for proximity to surface water is stronger for equids compared to ruminants, regardless of body size.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
B. G. Parker, M. Khanyari, H. Ambarli, B. Buuveibaatar, M. Kabir, G. Khanal, H. R. Mirzadeh, Y. Onon, M. S. Farhadinia
Summary: This study provides an overview of trophy hunting characteristics in Asia, including the number of countries with hunting programs, the target species, hunting areas, and permit prices. The findings reveal variations in these characteristics among countries, highlighting the need for further research on the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of trophy hunting. The study also emphasizes the importance of evaluating the contributions of trophy hunting to conservation efforts and the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as examining public perceptions of trophy hunting.
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Byoung-Won Park, Young Woo Park, Bo Da Nam, Seong Soon Kwon
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Ariunbaatar Barkhasbaatar, Martin Gilbert, Amanda E. Fine, Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba, Batchuluun Damdinjav, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Bodisaikhan Khishgee, Christine K. Johnson, Connie Y. H. Leung, Ulaankhuu Ankhanbaatar, Dulam Purevtseren, James M. Tuttle, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Joseph S. Malik Peiris, Losolmaa Jambal, Munkhduuren Shatar, Tuvshintugs Sukhbaatar, Sarah H. Olson
Summary: This study collected a total of 10,222 fecal samples from wild birds in Mongolia between 2009-2013 and 2016-2018, and identified 175 low-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses of 29 subtype combinations. During these time periods, the viruses were more frequently detected in the fall season (August to October) compared with the early summer (April to July). The study demonstrates the use of a cost-effective fecal sampling approach for monitoring avian influenza in wild bird populations and contributes to our understanding of the prevalence and ecology of these viruses in Mongolia, a country with a globally important habitat for large concentrations of migratory water birds.
VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Mathieu Pruvot, Amanda E. Fine, Charlotte Hollinger, Samantha Strindberg, Batchuluun Damdinjav, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Buyanaa Chimeddorj, Gantulga Bayandonoi, Bodisaikhan Khishgee, Batkhuyag Sandag, Jamiyankhuu Narmandakh, Tserenjav Jargalsaikhan, Batzorig Bataa, Denise McAloose, Munkhduuren Shatar, Ganzorig Basan, Mana Mahapatra, Muni Selvaraj, Satya Parida, Felix Njeumi, Richard Kock, Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
