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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bong Hoon Kim, Kan Li, Jin-Tae Kim, Yoonseok Park, Hokyung Jang, Xueju Wang, Zhaoqian Xie, Sang Min Won, Hong-Joon Yoon, Geumbee Lee, Woo Jin Jang, Kun Hyuck Lee, Ted S. Chung, Yei Hwan Jung, Seung Yun Heo, Yechan Lee, Juyun Kim, Tengfei Cai, Yeonha Kim, Poom Prasopsukh, Yongjoon Yu, Xinge Yu, Raudel Avila, Haiwen Luan, Honglie Song, Feng Zhu, Ying Zhao, Lin Chen, Seung Ho Han, Jiwoong Kim, Soong Ju Oh, Heon Lee, Chi Hwan Lee, Yonggang Huang, Leonardo P. Chamorro, Yihui Zhang, John A. Rogers
Summary: This study presents a novel design inspired by wind-dispersed seeds, creating a series of three-dimensional passive fliers capable of carrying active electronic payloads. These fliers could be used for various applications such as environmental monitoring, population surveillance, and disease management. The mechanical guided assembly technique allows for the production of miniature 3D fliers optimized for controlled flight in natural environments or urban settings.
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Katrina A. Catalano, Allison G. Dedrick, Michelle R. Stuart, Jonathan B. Puritz, Humberto R. Montes, Malin L. Pinsky
Summary: The study found that dispersal patterns in organisms vary significantly across different years and seasons, introducing positive temporal covariance among dispersal routes. Considering the variation in dispersal will be an important avenue for future metapopulation and metacommunity research across diverse taxa.
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Adam Pepi, Patrick Grof-Tisza, Marcel Holyoak, Richard Karban
Summary: Dispersal behavior has important effects on spatial population dynamics and persistence, and we should include such non-random dispersal in metapopulation models.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Samantha King, Antoine Saint-Amand, Brian K. Walker, Emmanuel Hanert, Joana Figueiredo
Summary: Since the 1980s, the populations of Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata have declined significantly due to disease and human activities. This study used larval survival and competency data to model the dispersal patterns of these coral species along Florida's Coral Reef. The results indicate that selective spatial restoration can stimulate natural recovery, and the model can be used to guide the management and restoration of genotypically diverse Acropora populations.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Allison G. Dedrick, Katrina A. Catalano, Michelle R. Stuart, J. Wilson White, Humberto R. Montes, Malin L. Pinsky
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Zhishu XIAO, Marcel HOLYOAK, Charles J. KREBS, Xiaoqun HUANG
Summary: The presence of seeds with contrasting traits in adjacently placed seeds may lead to different indirect effects on seed dispersal, influencing the foraging decisions of scatter-hoarding animals. These indirect effects can significantly impact seed dispersal patterns in co-fruiting animal-dispersed trees in natural forests.
INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Ana C. Vaz, Mandy Karnauskas, Claire B. Paris, Jennifer C. Doerr, Ronald L. Hill, Calusa Horn, Margaret H. Miller, Melissa Neuman, Kevin J. McCarthy, Nicholas A. Farmer
Summary: This study assessed how the population connectivity of queen conch changes with spatially variable patterns of fishing exploitation. Results showed that the heterogeneous fishing pressure and localized depletion significantly alter population connectivity patterns and structure. This highlights the importance of considering regional and local measures in the conservation and management of queen conch populations and nursery habitat.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Joseph Drake, Xavier Lambin, Chris Sutherland
Summary: Connectivity plays a vital role in ecology, affecting species survival and ecosystem functioning. It consists of both structural and functional components, and the interaction of these components often better describes ecological processes. Demographically-informed connectivity serves as a general framework for addressing current ecological issues, particularly in the fields of population ecology, conservation biology, and landscape ecology.
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Ecology
Melissa A. Burt, Julian Resasco, Nick M. Haddad, Susan R. Whitehead
Summary: Habitat fragmentation can impact ecosystems through habitat loss, reduced connectivity, and edge effects. This study investigated the consequences of connectivity and edge effects on seed dispersal by ants. The results showed that ants dispersed seeds farther in habitat patches connected by corridors, particularly in patch centers. However, there was no effect on the total number of seeds moved or the rate at which ants detected seeds. The composition of ant communities also did not differ across patch types.
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Ecology
Maria J. Navarro-Ramos, Andy J. Green, Adam Lovas-Kiss, Jacinto Roman, Kane Brides, Casper H. A. van Leeuwen
Summary: The study focuses on the potential of predatory waterbirds, particularly grey herons, to disperse plant seeds and aquatic invertebrates within and among aquatic ecosystems in north-western Europe. Results show that herons play a crucial role in the secondary dispersal of a wide variety of plant species and invertebrates, thereby facilitating connectivity between freshwater and terrestrial habitats.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Fisheries
Nicolas Le Corre, Pierre Pepin, Guoqi Han, Zhimin Ma
Summary: Climate change affects the distribution and settlement patterns of northern shrimp, with warming ocean temperatures leading to habitat expansion and shifts. Historically important areas are negatively impacted while less important areas are projected to receive more settlers. Regional ocean models are essential for assessing climate change impacts on fisheries and ecosystems.
FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Zoology
Louis F. Cassar, Elisabeth Conrad, Charles Galdies
Summary: The study focuses on Brachytrupes megacephalus, an insect species found in Malta, exploring its spatial distribution, population trends, and behaviors. Results suggest a weak yet statistically significant correlation between mating strategies and ambient meteorological conditions, as well as considerable variation in patch occupancy during spring and autumn in the specified study area. The research also discusses behavioral disparities between Maltese populations and those in Sicily and the Maghreb, highlighting differences in tunnel length, attraction to artificial light sources, and crop damage across regions.
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Environmental Sciences
Luca Carraro, Florian Altermatt
Summary: The fractal structure of river networks plays a crucial role in the stability and persistence of organismal populations. Random networks fail to accurately reflect the topological features of real rivers and lead to biased estimates of population stability and persistence. Optimal Channel Networks provide more accurate representations of river network properties.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Ecology
Jinlei Zhu, Carsten M. Buchmann, Frank M. Schurr
Summary: Seed dispersal by wind is crucial for plant propagation. Accurate estimation of terminal velocity (V-t) is important for understanding seed dispersal ability. Existing methods have biases in estimating V-t. This study presents a new video-based method that accurately estimates the falling trajectory and V-t of wind-dispersed seeds.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Parasitology
Laura S. Mackenzie, Xavier Lambin, Emma Bryce, Claire L. Davies, Richard Hassall, Ali A. M. Shati, Chris Sutherland, Sandra E. Telfer
Summary: This study investigates the spatiotemporal patterns and drivers of infection probability for ectoparasites and vector-borne microparasites in a classically functioning metapopulation of water vole hosts. The results suggest that the relative importance of host and vector dynamics on microparasite infection probabilities is related to parasite life-histories. The study provides essential empirical evidence for the development of a comprehensive theory of metapopulation processes of vector-borne parasites.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Laura Melissa Guzman, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, Ignacio M. Barberis, Regis Cereghino, Diane S. Srivastava, Benjamin Gilbert, Valerio D. Pillar, Paula M. de Omena, A. Andrew M. MacDonald, Bruno Corbara, Celine Leroy, Fabiola Ospina Bautista, Gustavo Q. Romero, Pavel Kratina, Vanderlei J. Debastiani, Ana Z. Gonialves, Nicholas A. C. Marino, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Barbara A. Richardson, Michael J. Richardson, Olivier Dezerald, Gustavo C. O. Piccoli, Merlijn Jocque, Guillermo Montero
Summary: Functional traits determine organism performance, species distribution, and community composition. Climate has a greater influence on the functional trait composition of invertebrate communities within bromeliads than local conditions. Climate mediates trait responses to local conditions, highlighting the need for studies spanning a range of climate variations to fully understand trait filtering at different scales.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yann Hautier, Pengfei Zhang, Michel Loreau, Kevin R. Wilcox, Eric W. Seabloom, Elizabeth T. Borer, Jarrett E. K. Byrnes, Sally E. Koerner, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Andy Hector, Peter B. Adler, Juan Alberti, Carlos A. Arnillas, Jonathan D. Bakker, Lars A. Brudvig, Miguel N. Bugalho, Marc Cadotte, Maria C. Caldeira, Oliver Carroll, Mick Crawley, Scott L. Collins, Pedro Daleo, Laura E. Dee, Nico Eisenhauer, Anu Eskelinen, Philip A. Fay, Benjamin Gilbert, Amandine Hansar, Forest Isbell, Johannes M. H. Knops, Andrew S. MacDougall, Rebecca L. McCulley, Joslin L. Moore, John W. Morgan, Akira S. Mori, Pablo L. Peri, Edwin T. Pos, Sally A. Power, Jodi N. Price, Peter B. Reich, Anita C. Risch, Christiane Roscher, Mahesh Sankaran, Martin Schuetz, Melinda Smith, Carly Stevens, Pedro M. Tognetti, Risto Virtanen, Glenda M. Wardle, Peter A. Wilfahrt, Shaopeng Wang
Summary: A correction to this paper has been published, please check the link for more information.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Ecology
Benjamin Van Allen, Natalie Jones, Benjamin Gilbert, Kelly Carscadden, Rachel Germain
Summary: Maternal environmental effects have significant impacts on population competitive dynamics, especially in fluctuating environments; even under constant conditions, maternal effects can influence competitive outcomes; omitting maternal effects can lead to reduced model explanation and biased parameter estimates.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Retraction
Ecology
Benjamin Gilbert, Arthur E. Weis
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2021)
Correction
Biology
Benjamin Gilbert
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Rachel M. Germain, Mackenzie Urquhart-Cronish, Natalie T. Jones, Margaret M. Mayfield, Maia Raymundo
Summary: Populations in communities are affected by species interactions, and this study explores how these interactions evolve in natural communities. The authors conducted experiments transplanting different populations of an invasive grass into natural communities and found that the interaction strengths and fitness of the populations varied. The results demonstrate the importance of species interactions in determining fitness in ecological communities.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Ecology
Ruiping Luo, Benjamin Gilbert
Summary: Drought timing has significant impacts on plant and aphid populations, with just a few weeks' difference altering the effects of drought on plant growth and herbivore population density. Aphid herbivory can either mask or exacerbate the effects of drought on plants, and the timing of drought also influences whether plant and herbivore responses are parallel or divergent.
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Ecology
Lina Aoyama, Lauren G. Shoemaker, Benjamin Gilbert, Sharon K. Collinge, Akasha M. Faist, Nancy Shackelford, Vicky M. Temperton, Gyorgy Barabas, Loralee Larios, Emma Ladouceur, Oscar Godoy, Catherine Bowler, Lauren M. Hallett
Summary: Restoration ecology aims to re-establish species in degraded habitats, but there are still unanswered questions regarding the determinants of long-term re-establishment success and the factors contributing to unpredictable restoration outcomes. This study uses tools from coexistence theory to address these questions and applies them to the restoration of the endangered Contra Costa goldfields.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Ecology
Emma J. Walker, Benjamin Gilbert
Summary: Global changes can lead to species declines and extinctions through habitat destruction and degradation, with distinct consequences for species dynamics and extinction. Habitat degradation has a faster impact on species populations, particularly for rare species, while habitat destruction shows clear thresholds. Predicting the long-term impacts of global changes on species can be based on species traits and the location and steepness of thresholds.
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Ecology
Henry K. Baker, Stephanie S. Li, Stefan C. Samu, Natalie T. Jones, Celia C. Symons, Jonathan B. Shurin
Summary: Predators drive trophic cascades by reducing prey biomass and altering prey traits. The ecological and evolutionary experience of prey communities can alter the balance of consumptive and non-consumptive predator effects, influencing trophic cascade strength.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aaron Oliver, Hamanda B. Cavalheri, Thiago G. Lima, Natalie T. Jones, Sheila Podell, Daniela Zarate, Eric Allen, Ronald S. Burton, Jonathan B. Shurin
Summary: The study investigated the genetic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity of Daphnia, an ecologically important zooplankton species, in response to temperature and fish predation. The researchers found that exposure to fish kairomones increased the thermal tolerance limits for physiological activity in Daphnia. The study also revealed differences in gene expression between clones from different lakes and their responses to temperature and predation. The findings suggest that phenotypic responses to temperature and predator cues can be influenced by divergent patterns of gene regulation.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Charlie J. G. Loewen, Donald A. Jackson, Benjamin Gilbert
Summary: This study found contrasting responses in species richness, phylogenetic relationships, and functional diversity along geographic temperature gradients in western North America. The results suggest that elevational and latitudinal equivalence assumptions in ecological response models, especially regarding climatic refuges for dispersing species, may not hold true. The study also revealed different patterns of environmental filters and limiting similarity in community assembly with increasing elevation and latitude. Additionally, the study found that predictions of how climate change will influence diversity differ between elevation and latitude gradients.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Retraction
Ecology
Denon Start, Colin Bonner, Arthur E. Weis, Benjamin Gilbert
Retraction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Denon Start, Shannon McCauley, Benjamin Gilbert
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Correction
Biology
Benjamin Gilbert, Devin Kirk, Dylan Shea