Dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Teltele district of Borana rangelands, southern Ethiopia: using geospatial and field survey data
This study aimed to examine the changes, drivers, tre... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - October 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Yeneayehu Fenetahun, Wang Yong-dong, Yuan You and Xu Xinwen Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Floral traits are associated with the quality but not quantity of heterospecific stigmatic pollen loads
In flowering communities, plant species commonly share pollinators and therefore plant individuals receive heterospecific pollen (HP). However, the patterns of HP transfers can deviate from patterns of plant-p... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - October 6, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Manon A. Peuker, Hannah Burger, Sabrina Krausch, Ulrich Neum üller, Manfred Ayasse and Jonas Kuppler Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in Europe
In this study, we used the hydroge... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - September 29, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Patrick G. R. Wright, Jason Newton, Paolo Agnelli, Ivana Budinski, Ivy Di Salvo, Carles Flaquer, Antonio Fulco, Panagiotis Georgiakakis, Adriano Martinoli, Maria Mas, Mirna Mazija, Mauro Mucedda, Eleni Papadatou, Boyan Petrov, Luisa Rodrigues, Fiona Mathe Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Meta-analysis reveals severe pollen limitation for the flowering plants growing in East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region
Pollen limitation occurs widely and has an important effect on flowering plants. The East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region is a global biodiversity hotspot. However, to our knowledge, no study has synthetica... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - September 29, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Xianfeng Jiang and Yanping Xie Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Coexistence between human and wildlife: the nature, causes and mitigations of human wildlife conflict around Bale Mountains National Park, Southeast Ethiopia
Human –wildlife conflict occurs when the needs and behavior of wildlife impact negatively on humans or when humans negatively affect the needs of wildlife. To explore the nature, causes and mitigations of human... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - September 14, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Sefi Mekonen Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Stagewise resolution of temperature-dependent embryonic and postembryonic development in the cowpea seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (F.)
The thermal plasticity of life-history traits receives wide attention in the recent biological literature. Of all the temperature-dependent traits studied, developmental rates of ectotherms are especially ofte... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - September 11, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Dmitry Kutcherov Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Endozoochorous dispersal by herbivores and omnivores is mediated by germination conditions
Vertebrate-mediated seed dispersal is probably the main long distance dispersal mode. Through endozoochory, large mammals act as mobile links between habitats within and among forest patches. Along with other ... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 31, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Sorour Karimi, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Mostafa Tarkesh Esfahani and Christophe Baltzinger Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Seed germination prediction of Salvia limbata under ecological stresses in protected areas: an artificial intelligence modeling approach
Salvia is a large, diverse, and polymorphous genus of the family Lamiaceae, comprising about 900 ornamentals, medicinal species with almost cosmopolitan distribution in the world. The success of Salvia limbata se... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 29, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Maryam Saffariha, Ali Jahani and Daniel Potter Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Effects of forest structure on the interaction between avian hosts, dipteran vectors and haemosporidian parasites
Forest habitats are important biodiversity refuges for a wide variety of bird species. Parasitism may modulate host species presence and abundance, and parasite effects can change according to forest managemen... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 19, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Willem van Hoesel, Diego Santiago-Alarcon, Alfonso Marzal and Swen C. Renner Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Predicting distribution of Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. in China
With the growth of economic benefits brought by Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. and the increasing market demand, this species has been widely introduced and cultivated in China. It is important to scientifically se... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 11, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Zhihang Zhuo, Danping Xu, Biao Pu, Rulin Wang and Meng Ye Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Seventh BMC ecology image competition: the winning images
The seventh BMC Ecology competition attracted entries from talented ecologists from around the world. Together, they showcase the beauty and diversity of life on our planet as well as providing an insight into... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Alison L. Cuff, Michel Baguette, Simon Blanchet, Luke M. Jacobus, Dominique Mazzi and Josef Settele Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The allelopathic, adhesive, hydrophobic and toxic latex of Euphorbia species is the cause of fairy circles investigated at several locations in Namibia
In this multidisciplinary study we present soil chemical, phytochemical and GIS spatial patterning evidence that fairy circles studied in three separate locations of Namibia may be caused by Euphorbia species. (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - August 3, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: J. J. Marion Meyer, Christiaan E. Schutte, Jan W. Hurter, Nicole S. Galt, Petunia Degashu, Greg Breetzke, Denis Baranenko and Nicole L. Meyer Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey
Temperate forest understorey vegetation poses an excellent study system to investigate whether increases in resource availability lead to an increase in plant species richness. Most sunlight is absorbed by the... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 29, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Carsten F. Dormann, Maurizio Bagnara, Steffen Boch, Judith Hinderling, Andrea Janeiro-Otero, Deborah Sch äfer, Peter Schall and Florian Hartig Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Response of reindeer mating time to climatic variability
The breeding time of many species has changed over the past 2 –3 decades in response to climate change. Yet it is a key reproductive trait that affects individual's parturition time and reproductive success, an... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 29, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Am élie Paoli, Robert B. Weladji, Øystein Holand and Jouko Kumpula Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Risk assessment in the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae): intensity of behavioral response differs with predator species
The ability of a prey species to assess the risk that a predator poses can have important fitness advantages for the prey species. To better understand predator –prey interactions, more species need to be obser... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 17, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Wanrong Wei, Qiaoyan Zhen, Zhongmin Tang and Maria K. Oosthuizen Tags: Research article Source Type: research
