Soil nematode community and crop productivity in response to 5-year biochar and manure addition to yellow cinnamon soil
This study aimed to reveal the effects of biochar and manure applications on soil fertility improvement and cr... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 16, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Xiaodan Liu, Dengxiao Zhang, Huixin Li, Xiuxiu Qi, Ya Gao, Yibo Zhang, Yanlai Han, Ying Jiang and Hui Li Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Using long-term ranging patterns to assess within-group and between-group competition in wild mountain gorillas
Competition within and between social groups determines access to resources and can be inferred from space use parameters that reflect depletion of food resources and competitive abilities of groups. Using loc... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 16, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Nicole Seiler and Martha M. Robbins Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Correction to: Phylogeography of higher Diptera in glacial and postglacial grasslands in western North America
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 9, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Anna M. Solecki, Jeffrey H. Skevington, Christopher M. Buddle and Terry A. Wheeler Tags: Correction Source Type: research
A quasi-experimental approach using telemetry to assess migration-strategy-specific differences in the decision-making processes at stopover
Migrant birds travel between their breeding areas and wintering grounds by alternating energetically and physiologically demanding flights with periods of rest and fuelling, so-called stopovers. An important i... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 8, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Heiko Schmaljohann and Thomas Klinner Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Co-occurrence patterns and the large-scale spatial structure of benthic communities in seagrass meadows and bare sand
Species distribution models are commonly used tools to describe diversity patterns and support conservation measures. There is a wide range of approaches to developing SDMs, each highlighting different charact... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - July 8, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Casper Kraan, Simon F. Thrush and Carsten F. Dormann Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Spatial conservation prioritisation in data-poor countries: a quantitative sensitivity analysis using multiple taxa
Spatial conservation prioritisation (SCP) is a set of computational tools designed to support the efficient spatial allocation of priority areas for conservation actions, but it is subject to many sources of u... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - June 26, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Ahmed El-Gabbas, Francis Gilbert and Carsten F. Dormann Tags: Research article Source Type: research
State-dependent mortality can enhance behavioral unpredictability
Although behavioral unpredictability is widely described within-individual variability in behavior, its adaptive significance is little understood. Using a dynamic state variable model, this study investigated... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - June 25, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Toshinori Okuyama Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Prevalence of monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies in West Texas during the fall of 2018
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a conspicuous insect that has experienced a drastic population decline over the past two decades. While there are several factors contributing to dwindling monarch popu... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - June 12, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Z. Brym, Cassandra Henry, Shannon P. Lukashow-Moore, Brett J. Henry, Natasja van Gestel and Ronald J. Kendall Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Leopard seal diets in a rapidly warming polar region vary by year, season, sex, and body size
Resolving the preferred prey items and dietary proportions of leopard seals is central to understanding food-web dynamics in the rapidly-warming Antarctic Peninsula region. Previous studies have identified a w... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - June 3, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Douglas J. Krause, Michael E. Goebel and Carolyn M. Kurle Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Year-round spatiotemporal distribution pattern of a threatened sea duck species breeding on Kolguev Island, south-eastern Barents Sea
The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) was categorized as ´Vulnerable` by the IUCN after a study revealed a rapid wintering population decline of 65% between 1992–1993 and 2007–2009 in the Baltic Sea. As knowle... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 25, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Thiemo Karwinkel, Ingrid L. Pollet, Sandra Vardeh, Helmut Kruckenberg, Petr Glazov, Julia Loshchagina, Alexander Kondratyev, Benjamin Merkel, Jochen Bellebaum and Petra Quillfeldt Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Seed dispersal of wild radishes and its association with within-population spatial distribution
The wild radishes, Raphanus raphanistrum and R. pugioniformis (Brassicaceae) are native to the East Mediterranean region. However, whereas R. raphanistrum is widely distributed worldwide, the endemic R. pugionifo... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 11, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: J. Ziffer-Berger, Y. Waitz, E. Behar, O. Ben Joseph, L. Bezalel, H. Wasserstrom, P. K. Bajpai, S. Bhattacharya, F. Przesdzink, E. Westberg, K. Mummenhoff and O. Barazani Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The trinity of ecological contrasts: a case study on rich insect assemblages by means of species, functional and phylogenetic diversity measures
The ‘classical’ concept of species diversity was extended in the last decades into other dimensions focusing on the functional and phylogenetic diversity of communities. These measures are often argued to allo... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 10, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Elia Guariento, Patrick Strutzenberger, Christine Truxa and Konrad Fiedler Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Predicting the potential distribution of the parasitic Cuscuta chinensis under global warming
The climate is the dominant factor that affects the distribution of plants. Cuscuta chinensis is a stem holoparasitic plant without leaves or roots, which develops a haustorium and sucks nutrients from host plant... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 9, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Zichun Ren, Lyuben Zagortchev, Junxia Ma, Ming Yan and Junmin Li Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Soil properties changes earthworm diversity indices in different agro-ecosystem
Earthworm communities are generally very sensitive to physico-chemical properties of the soil in different agro-ecosystem i.e. cultivated or non-cultivated which directly or indirectly influence the earthworm ... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Sharanpreet Singh, Ayushi Sharma, Kiran Khajuria, Jaswinder Singh and Adarsh Pal Vig Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Effects of reproductive resource allocation and pollen density on fertilization success in plants
Declining resources due to climate change may endanger the persistence of populations by reducing fecundity and thus population fitness via effects on gamete production. The optimal mode of generative reproduc... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Elizabeth M. Gillet and Hans-Rolf Gregorius Tags: Research article Source Type: research
