Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pawel Sierocinski, Jesica Soria Pascual, Daniel Padfield, Mike Salter, Angus Buckling
Summary: The quantity of invading organisms has minimal impact on the composition and function of laboratory methanogenic communities; Invasion can increase biogas production, but only when the invading organisms reach a certain proportion; A lower richness of invading taxa at low propagule pressures, and the important functional role of absent taxa explain the inconsistency between invasion success and changes in function.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Saskya Van Nouhuys, David C. Harris, Ann E. Hajek
Summary: Parasitic nematodes and hymenopteran parasitoids are introduced and used to control invasive Eurasian Sirex noctilio woodwasps. In North America, the native parasitoids have expanded their host ranges to attack this invader. The distribution and interactions between S. noctilio, natural enemies, and native parasitoids were investigated. S. noctilio were strongly aggregated, with high parasitism by the invasive nematode and the most abundant native parasitoid. There is little evidence for direct competition between nematodes and parasitoids but negative association between native parasitoids suggests competition with the most abundant native parasitoid.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Congyan Wang, Youli Yu, Huiyuan Cheng, Daolin Du
Summary: This study explores the impact of co-invasion of two invasive plant species on native plant communities, finding that plant taxonomic and functional diversity, community invasibility, and the relative abundance, growth performance, and diversity of native plants are critical factors affecting invasion resistance.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Xue Wang, Jiang Wang, Bing Hu, Wei-Long Zheng, Meng Li, Zhi-Xiang Shen, Fei-Hai Yu, Bernhard Schmid, Mai-He Li
Summary: Experimental study in subtropical monsoon regions of southeast China revealed that increasing richness of alien invasive species did not significantly reduce native plant biomass, but significantly increased invasive plant biomass and invasion success. Manipulating evenness of invasive species did not affect invasion success or have differential suppression effects on native plants. The dominance of one invasive species in terms of biomass was observed, regardless of its proportion in the alien plant mixtures. The effects of invasive species richness on invasion success were mainly driven by selection effects among the invasive species.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
G. Klefti, A. T. Hill
Summary: This study, through a meta-analysis, found that non-invasive ventilation (NIV) significantly reduced the rate of endotracheal intubation and the proportion of patients meeting the criteria for intubation, as well as ICU mortality rate, compared to standard medical care for severe community-acquired pneumonia in adults. However, no significant effect on hospital mortality rate was found. The quality of evidence for the outcomes related to intubation and proportion of patients meeting intubation criteria was rated as 'Moderate', while the quality of evidence for ICU and hospital mortality rate was rated as 'Low'.
QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sandra Rojas-Botero, Johannes Kollmann, Leonardo H. Teixeira
Summary: The study found that biotic resistance plays a key role in inhibiting the invasion of Solidago gigantea during early stages of restoration, while the effects of environmental fluctuations were inconsistent. Designing grassland communities based on competitive trait hierarchies can effectively reduce invasibility, while high non-native propagule pressure increases the risk of invasion. Environmental fluctuations play a secondary role compared to biotic drivers of invasion.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Jamie Bojko, Amy L. Burgess, Ambroise G. Baker, Caroline H. Orr
Summary: Invasive non-native species and their invasive parasites can have negative impacts on ecosystems, biodiversity, and native species health, but may also help control the impacts of INNS. Current knowledge on the diversity of symbiotic organisms co-invading with INNS is limited, highlighting the need for further research in this area.
JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Taiadjana M. Fortuna, Philippe Le Gall, Samir Mezdour, Paul-Andre Calatayud
Summary: Several biophysical factors, including the dominance of exotic invasive species, impact biodiversity loss. These species can alter insect community structures, displace native species, and disrupt herbivore's natural enemies, affecting biological control. Industrial-scale development of edible insects and the use of sterile insect technique in pest control also pose risks to local fauna and raise concerns about their non-intrusive impact.
CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zhonghua Ning, Cong Chen, Tian Xie, Zhenchang Zhu, Qing Wang, Baoshan Cui, Junhong Bai
Summary: The invasion of Spartina species generally reduces biodiversity but increases coastal faunal abundance and fitness. The impact of invasive Spartina is dependent on habitat types, faunal taxa, trophic levels, and feeding types. Removal of invasive species can benefit native faunal communities, but the recovery process depends on specific measures and time.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jianfan Sun, Wajid Ali Khattak, Adeel Abbas, Mohsin Nawaz, Rashida Hameed, Qaiser Javed, Yanwen Bo, Khalid Ali Khan, Daolin Du
Summary: Global ecosystems are facing rapid and unprecedented transformations due to human activities, posing challenges for biodiversity, ecosystem functionality, and social well-being. Environmental pollutants play a significant role in shaping the invasibility of invasive species by altering ecosystem composition and functioning. Analyzing the interactions between invasive weeds, pollutants, and native species provides valuable insights into their strategies and implications for ecosystem stability and management efforts.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Lia Q. R. Ossanna, Elise S. Gornish
Summary: Adding labile carbon sources can effectively suppress the growth of invasive non-native plants, especially in semi-arid and arid regions of the western USA and southeast Australia. Carbon addition has no significant effect on native plant abundance and does not harm native perennial plants.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Qinfeng Guo
Summary: In their influential paper, Shea and Chesson proposed a model (S&C model) to explore the scale dependency in the relationships between native and exotic species richness. Two updates were made in this study based on extensive new data: (1) changing the negative richness relationship between natives and exotics to non-consistent or non-significant; and (2) modifying the original diagram to accurately represent the richness and correlations of native and exotic species across different scales.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Virginia Menicagli, Elena Balestri, Sara Fulignati, Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti, Claudio Lardicci
Summary: Marine plastic litter pollution is a growing concern due to its potential harmful effects on human health, biota, and coastal ecosystems. Limited information is available on the degradation behavior of plastics, particularly in dune habitats. The effects of plastics on dune plant growth and invasive species have also been overlooked.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rodrigo Pedro Leal, Arcio Jose Silveira, Danielle Katharine Petsch, Roger Paulo Mormul, Sidinei Magela Thomaz
Summary: Invasive species show greater resilience to drought but are more negatively affected by interspecific competition compared to native species. The high dominance of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems can be explained by their ability to recover from drought disturbances, while the presence of native species acts as a biotic resistance mechanism.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Maximillian P. T. G. Tercel, Jordan P. Cuff, William O. C. Symondson, Ian P. Vaughan
Summary: This study conducted a meta-analysis on the effects of ant invasion on animal communities. The results showed that non-native ants significantly reduced animal diversity, with a decrease of 42.79% in species abundance and 53.56% in species richness. This highlights the role of non-native ants as drivers of significant reductions in animal community diversity.
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Christopher J. Lortie
Summary: Decisions and judgment are complex processes due to the profound pressures exerted by global change on natural systems. A hierarchical approach is proposed to prioritize interventions based on implementation timing, with protecting first, managing second, and restoring last. This optimization workflow is considered reasonable for addressing various global challenges, not limited to climate mitigation through restoration.
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Marylou Mantova, Herve Cochard, Regis Burlett, Sylvain Delzon, Andrew King, Celia M. Rodriguez-Dominguez, Mutez A. Ahmed, Santiago Trueba, Jose M. Torres-Ruiz
Summary: This study evaluated the relationship between xylem hydraulic failure and cell death, and found that cavitation plays a critical role in triggering cellular death. The resistance to cavitation varies among species and affects the tolerance of cells to dehydration.
Article
Ecology
Chris M. Smith-Martin, Robert Muscarella, Roi Ankori-Karlinsky, Sylvain Delzon, Samuel L. Farrar, Melissa Salva-Sauri, Jill Thompson, Jess K. Zimmerman, Maria Uriarte
Summary: Severe droughts have caused lower plant growth and high mortality in ecosystems worldwide, including tropical forests. The vulnerability to drought varies among species, with differences in hydraulic traits playing a role in survival strategies. Despite a range of hydraulic traits across species, they do not always predict the magnitude of growth declines during drought. Trade-offs between drought avoidance and tolerance were observed among species, with potential shifts in forest composition and function under a drying climate in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Asaf Alon, Shabtai Cohen, Regis Burlett, Uri Hochberg, Victor Lukyanov, Ido Rog, Tamir Klein, Herve Cochard, Sylvain Delzon, Rakefet David-Schwartz
Summary: Survival and growth of woody species in the Mediterranean are mainly limited by water availability. We tested the hypothesis that Mediterranean species adjust their xylem vulnerability and osmotic potential along a precipitation gradient. Our study on five predominant Mediterranean species showed that leaf water potentials declined significantly along the summer, reaching lower levels in the driest sites. Surprisingly, we did not find plasticity in resistance to embolism or osmotic potentials along the drought gradient, leading to narrower hydraulic safety margins and embolism risk in drier sites.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ajaree Thonglim, Giovanni Bortolami, Sylvain Delzon, Maximilian Larter, Remko Offringa, Joost J. B. Keurentjes, Erik Smets, Salma Balazadeh, Frederic Lens
Summary: The synergy between drought-responsive traits across different organs is crucial in influencing drought resilience at the whole-plant level. This study investigated the response to drought in Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes by analyzing the stems and leaves. The findings reveal that anatomical, ecophysiological, and molecular adaptations across organs are intertwined and determine the drought response strategies.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Ecology
C. J. Lortie
Summary: Globally, teaching has undergone significant changes and innovations in the past three years, allowing for more seamless integration of technology and active visual teaching online or in-person. The CREATE pedagogy, originally proposed years ago and recently applied to ecology and evolution courses, offers a framework for engaging students in active reading and critical thinking. This approach not only enhances student engagement in various courses but also has a profound impact on how educators deliver content in lecture settings.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Ramona E. Irimia, Daniel Montesinos, Anurag Chaturvedi, Ian Sanders, Jose L. Hierro, Gaston Sotes, Lohengrin A. Cavieres, Ozkan Eren, Christopher J. Lortie, Kristine French, Adrian Christopher Brennan
Summary: Invasive species have a high capacity to adapt to new environments, resulting in spatial trait variation. We examined the geographic differentiation of phenotypic traits in the invasive Centaurea solstitialis by comparing genetic differentiation and phenotypic differentiation. We found that native plants were more fecund, while non-native plants had larger seed mass. There was little overall genetic differentiation between native and non-native ranges, suggesting rapid evolution has contributed to the success of C. solstitialis.
EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laurent J. J. Lamarque, Chloe E. L. Delmas, Guillaume Charrier, Regis Burlett, Ninon Dell'Acqua, Jerome Pouzoulet, Gregory A. A. Gambetta, Sylvain Delzon
Summary: Maintaining wine production under global warming requires optimizing plant material selection and developing drought-resistant grapevine cultivars. However, the lack of understanding of drought resistance differences among Vitis genotypes hampers progress. We studied xylem embolism vulnerability in 30 Vitis species and varieties from different locations and climates, and assessed drought vulnerability in 329 viticultural regions worldwide. We found that vulnerability to embolism decreased during summer within a variety, and there were wide variations in drought resistance among grapevine varieties. Hydraulic traits are crucial for improving viticulture suitability under climate change.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Gareth B. Jenkins, Andrew P. Beckerman, Celine Bellard, Ana Benitez-Lopez, Aaron M. Ellison, Christopher G. Foote, Andrew L. Hufton, Marcus A. Lashley, Christopher J. Lortie, Zhaoxue Ma, Allen J. Moore, Shawn R. Narum, Johan Nilsson, Bridget O'Boyle, Diogo B. Provete, Orly Razgour, Loren Rieseberg, Cynthia Riginos, Luca Santini, Benjamin Sibbett, Pedro R. Peres-Neto
Summary: We urge journals to mandate archiving open data in a user-friendly format for readers. Consistent implementation will allow contributors to receive recognition through open data citation and promote scientific advancements.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Mario Zuliani, Nargol Ghazian, Malory Owen, Michael F. F. Westphal, H. Scott Butterfield, Christopher J. J. Lortie
Summary: Positive associations between animals and foundational shrub species are frequent in desert ecosystems. This study investigated the impact of shrub density on the presence and habitat use of the federally endangered lizard species, Gambelia sila. The findings suggest that both shrub density and shrub cover are key factors for some desert lizards.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Anja Petek-Petrik, Peter Petrik, Laurent J. Lamarque, Herve Cochard, Regis Burlett, Sylvain Delzon
Summary: The temporal variability of experimental drought mortality in conifers is best explained by an integrated trait that accounts for the rate at which the stomatal safety margin is crossed: the stomatal margin retention index. The regulation of water loss and the spread of xylem embolism have mostly been considered separately. The development of an integrated approach taking into account the temporal dynamics and relative contributions of these mechanisms to plant drought responses is urgently needed.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Giovanni Bortolami, Nathalie Ferrer, Kendra Baumgartner, Sylvain Delzon, David Gramaje, Laurent J. Lamarque, Gianfranco Romanazzi, Gregory A. Gambetta, Chloe E. L. Delmas
Summary: Xylem anatomy is influenced by environmental and biotic stresses. Vascular occlusions are observed in leaves and contribute to the plant's response to different stresses. This study examines the occurrence and function of vascular occlusions in grapevine leaves with various symptoms, revealing higher amounts of occlusions in leaves with the esca disease compared to other symptoms. The relationship between occlusions and esca symptoms was investigated across different countries and cultivars, highlighting the unique impact of occlusions on leaf physiology.
Review
Plant Sciences
Jose M. Torres-Ruiz, Herve Cochard, Sylvain Delzon, Thomas Boivin, Regis Burlett, Maxime Cailleret, Deborah Corso, Chloe E. L. Delmas, Miquel De Caceres, Antonio Diaz-Espejo, Pilar Fernandez-Conradi, Joannes Guillemot, Laurent J. Lamarque, Jean-Marc Limousin, Marylou Mantova, Maurizio Mencuccini, Xavier Morin, Francois Pimont, Victor Resco De Dios, Julien Ruffault, Santiago Trueba, Nicolas K. Martin-StPaul
Summary: Plant hydraulics is crucial for understanding water extraction and transport in plants, as well as their water relations and susceptibility to pathogen attacks. Variations in hydraulic properties can significantly impact plant growth, survival, production, and the risk of biotic attacks and forest fires. Integrating hydraulic traits into different disciplines can improve our understanding of these processes and help assess the effects of climate change on forests and agriculture.
Letter
Plant Sciences
Patrick Duddek, Andrea Carminati, Nicolai Koebernick, Luise Ohmann, Goran Lovric, Sylvain Delzon, Celia M. Rodriguez-Dominguez, Andrew King, Mutez Ali Ahmed
Summary: Root hairs in maize significantly increase root-soil contact, but their shrinkage during soil drying is initiated at relatively high soil matric potentials (between -10 and -310 kPa).