Lee, Steven Klinger, Robert Brooks, Matthew L. Ferrenberg, Scott
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Soil seed banks help maintain species diversity through temporal storage effects and function as germination pools that can optimize fitness across varying environmental conditions. These characteristics promote the persistence of native plant communities, yet disturbances such as fire and associated invasions by non-native species can disrupt thes...
Gerra-Inohosa, Linda Lībiete, Zane Matisone, Ilze
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Forestry Studies
In a managed forest landscape, the high degree of human intervention has caused significant shifts in natural processes, and preservation of remaining natural ecosystem features is crucial to safeguard ecosystem functioning and support ecosystem services. While drainage ditches, subject to regular maintenance, are anthropogenically created and main...
Xiao, Yao Liu, Xiang Song, Zhiping Lu, Yawen Zhang, Li Huang, Mengjiao Cheng, Yikang Chen, Shiliang Zhao, Yimin Zhang, Zhenhua
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The New phytologist
The effect of pathogens on host diversity has attracted much attention in recent years, yet how the influence of pathogens on individual plants scales up to affect community-level host diversity remains unclear. Here, we assessed the effects of foliar fungal pathogens on plant growth and species richness using allometric growth theory in population...
Zhang, L Gao, J Zhao, R Wang, J Hao, L Wang, M
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Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany)
Precipitation pattern changes may affect plant biodiversity, which could impact ecosystem stability. However, the effects of changes in precipitation regime on ecosystem stability and their potential mechanisms are still unclear. We conducted a 3-year field manipulation experiment with five precipitation treatments (-40%, -20%, 0% (CK), +20% and +4...
Vimercati, Silvia Terraneo, Tullia I. Marchese, Fabio Eweida, Ameer A. Rodrigue, Mattie Pieribone, Vincent Qurban, Mohammed Duarte, Carlos M. Benzoni, Francesca
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Frontiers in Marine Science
Coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) live in an obligate symbiosis with reef-building corals from shallow to deep waters. In particular, crabs of the genus Opecarcinus are known to occur across the tropical belt in association with the scleractinian family Agariciidae, down to a depth of 89 m. The Red Sea is a semi-enclosed basin that has lon...
He, Guangxiong Shi, Zhengtao Fang, Haidong Shi, Liangtao Wang, Yandan Yang, Haozhou Yan, Bangguo Yang, Chaolei Yu, Jianlin Liang, Qiaoling
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Introduction Extreme environments such as prolonged high temperatures and droughts can cause vulnerability of vegetation ecosystems. The dry-hot valleys of Southwestern China, known for their extremely high annual temperature, lack of water, and unique non-zonal “hot island” habitat in the global temperate zone, provide exceptional sites for studyi...
Fan, Niqiao Wang, Yiwen Yang, Xin Li, Jiajing Kang, Jiemin Liu, Qiang Zhang, Zhidong
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Forest landscape fragmentation poses a significant challenge to the conservation of species diversity. Evaluating the suitability of forest landscape restoration (FLR) becomes essential as it promotes effective management of forest resources and protects species diversity. This study focused on deploying and testing a suitability evaluation framewo...
Langraf, Vladimír Petrovičová, Kornélia David, Stanislav Brygadyrenko, Viktor
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Central European Forestry Journal
The spatial distribution of the epigeic fauna of floodplain ecosystems (willow-poplar floodplain forest, regenerated poplar forest), in the conditions of the natural environment of the Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area (PLA, hereinafter) and agrarian landscape was studied. The Dunajské luhy PLA, hereinafter (Slovak Republic) is the part of the...
Poswa, Sanele Briged Manyevere, Alen Mashamaite, Chuene Victor
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Frontiers in Environmental Science
Prescribed fire frequencies have been widely used to reduce the risk of severe wildfire occurrences. In addition, several studies have been conducted to assess the impact of fire frequencies on vegetation, vertebrate, and invertebrate species, as well as soil physical and chemical properties. However, there is a lack of empirically based knowledge ...
Meng, Longchenxi Li, Yong Chen, Luyao Sui, Mingzhen Zhang, Guangqi Liu, Qingfu Chen, Danmei Wu, Yuhang Yang, Zeyu Chen, Shiren
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Frontiers in Plant Science
The various vegetation types in the karst landscape have been considered the results of heterogeneous habitats. However, the lack of a comprehensive understanding of regional biodiversity patterns and the underlying ecological processes limits further research on ecological management. This study established forest dynamic plots (FDPs) of the domin...
