A random survival forest illustrates the importance of natural enemies compared to host plant quality on leaf beetle survival rates
Wetlands are habitats where variation in soil moisture content and associated environmental conditions can strongly affect the survival of herbivorous insects by changing host plant quality and natural enemy d... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - September 10, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Thomas A. Verschut and Peter A. Hamb äck Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Response of growth and development of the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) to thermal discharge from a nuclear power plant
During electricity generation of nuclear power plant, heat energy cannot be completely converted into electrical energy, and a part of it is lost in the form of thermal discharge into the environment. The ther... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - September 6, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Zhi-guo Dong, Yi-hua Chen, Hong-xing Ge, Xiao-ying Li, Hai-long Wu, Chen-he Wang, Zhe Hu, Yang-jian Wu, Guang-hui Fu, Ji-kun Lu and Hua Che Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Grazing effects on the nutritive value of dominant species in steppe grasslands of northern China
In this study, we investigated t... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - September 3, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Xiajie Zhai, Yingjun Zhang, Kun Wang, Qian Chen, Shuiyan Li and Ding Huang Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Experimental herbivore exclusion, shrub introduction, and carbon sequestration in alpine plant communities
Shrub cover in arctic and alpine ecosystems has increased in recent decades, and is predicted to further increase with climate change. Changes in shrub abundance may alter ecosystem carbon (C) sequestration an... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 30, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Mia Vedel S ørensen, Bente Jessen Graae, Dagmar Hagen, Brian J. Enquist, Kristin Odden Nystuen and Richard Strimbeck Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Pollen limitation and resource limitation affect the reproductive success of Medicago sativa L.
A large proportion of the flowers and ovules of plants do not develop into fruits and seeds. Plant reproduction may be limited because of pollen limitation and resource limitation. Medicago sativa L. is an ecolog... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 29, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Min Chen and Xiao-An Zuo Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Effects of permafrost collapse on soil bacterial communities in a wet meadow on the northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Permafrost degradation may develop thermokarst landforms, which substantially change physico –chemical characteristics in the soil as well as the soil carbon stock. However, little is known about changes of bac... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 22, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Xiaodong Wu, Haiyan Xu, Guimin Liu, Lin Zhao and Cuicui Mu Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Field studies reveal a close relative of C. elegans thrives in the fresh figs of Ficus septica and disperses on its Ceratosolen pollinating wasps
Biotic interactions are ubiquitous and require information from ecology, evolutionary biology, and functional genetics in order to be understood. However, study systems that are amenable to investigations acro... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 21, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Gavin C. Woodruff and Patrick C. Phillips Tags: Research article Source Type: research
A comparison of the larvivorous habits of exotic Poecilia reticulata and native Aplocheilus parvus
The exotic fish Poecilia reticulata is promoted in the tropics as a biological control agent for aquatic pathogenic carriers, such as mosquitoes. Such control measures are often adopted blindly, ignoring the pote... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 14, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: G. K. Achini W. Fernando, Sevvandi Jayakody, W. M. Hiranya K. Wijenayake, Gawrie N. L. Galappaththy, Mangala Yatawara and Jeevanie Harishchandra Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Life history traits in a capital breeding pine caterpillar: effect of host species and needle age
For capital breeding Lepidoptera, larval food quality is a key determinant of their fitness. A series of studies have suggested that the larval host species or varieties dramatically impact their development a... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 8, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Dan Luo, Meng Lai, Chuanfeng Xu, Haoni Shi and Xingping Liu Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Occurrence of the invasive Spanish slug in gardens: can a citizen science approach help deciphering underlying factors?
The Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris, also known as A. lusitanicus) is considered one of the most invasive species in agriculture, horticulture and private gardens all over Europe. Although this slug has been problem... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 2, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Daniel D örler, Matthias Kropf, Gregor Laaha and Johann G. Zaller Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Are sleeping site ecology and season linked to intestinal helminth prevalence and diversity in two sympatric, nocturnal and arboreal primate hosts (Lepilemur edwardsi and Avahi occidentalis)?
Various factors, such as climate, body size and sociality are often linked to parasitism. This constrains the identification of other determinants driving parasite infections. Here, we investigate for the firs... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 13, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: May Hokan, Elke Zimmermann, Ute Radespiel, Bertrand Andriatsitohaina, Solofonirina Rasoloharijaona and Christina Strube Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Quantifying the unquantifiable: why Hymenoptera, not Coleoptera, is the most speciose animal order
We challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the Hymenoptera, is more speciose, due in large p... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 12, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Andrew A. Forbes, Robin K. Bagley, Marc A. Beer, Alaine C. Hippee and Heather A. Widmayer Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Species –habitat associations in an old-growth temperate forest in northeastern China
Species coexistence mechanisms and maintenance of biodiversity have long been considered important components of community ecology research. As one of the important mechanisms, species coexistence theory based... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 9, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Qi Liu, Lianzhu Bi, Guohua Song, Quanbo Wang and Guangze Jin Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Seasonality and weather conditions jointly drive flight activity patterns of aquatic and terrestrial chironomids
Chironomids, a major invertebrate taxon in many standing freshwaters, rely on adult flight to reach new suitable sites, yet the impact of weather conditions on their flight activity is little understood. We in... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - June 19, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Lucie Vebrov á, Andre van Nieuwenhuijzen, Vojtěch Kolář and David S. Boukal Tags: Research article Source Type: research
A synthesis of ecological and evolutionary determinants of bat diversity across spatial scales
Diversity patterns result from ecological to evolutionary processes operating at different spatial and temporal scales. Species trait variation determine the spatial scales at which organisms perceive the envi... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - June 11, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Franciele Parreira Peixoto, Pedro Henrique Pereira Braga and Poliana Mendes Tags: Review Source Type: research
