Estimation of vegetation water content using hyperspectral vegetation indices: a comparison of crop water indicators in response to water stress treatments for summer maize
Vegetation water content is one of the important biophysical features of vegetation health, and its remote estimation can be utilized to real-timely monitor vegetation water stress. Here, we compared the respo... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - April 29, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: F. Zhang and G. Zhou Tags: Research article Source Type: research
No evidence for spatial variation in predation risk following restricted-area fox culling
Predation and predator abundance may significantly affect bird populations, especially ground nesting species, because nest predation is often the major cause of nest failure. Predator control by means of cull... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - April 25, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Jim-Lino K ämmerle, Sarah Niekrenz and Ilse Storch Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Public assessment of green infrastructure benefits and associated influencing factors in two Ethiopian cities: Bahir Dar and Hawassa
Currently, urban green infrastructure is increasingly gaining attention as a source of multiple benefits. Understanding how city residents perceive the benefits of green infrastructure is critical for urban po... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - April 23, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Kassahun Gashu and Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Flatworm mucus as the base of a food web
By altering their habitats, engineering species can improve their own fitness. However, the effect of this strategy on the fitness of coexisting species or on the structure of the respective food web is poorly... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - March 29, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Benjamin Wilden, Nabil Majdi, Ute Kuhlicke, Thomas R. Neu and Walter Traunspurger Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Assessment of parasite virulence in a natural population of a planktonic crustacean
Understanding the impact of disease in natural populations requires an understanding of infection risk and the damage that parasites cause to their hosts (= virulence). However, because these disease traits ar... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - March 14, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Eevi Savola and Dieter Ebert Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Phenotypic and genetic characterisation revealed the existence of several biotypes within the Neorautanenia brachypus (Harms) C.A. wild accessions in South East Lowveld, Zimbabwe
Local communities in the South Eastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe have adopted the feeding of livestock with Neorautanenia brachypus (Harms) C.A. tuber to mitigate against climate change. Differences within Neorautaneni... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - March 12, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Trish. O. Nyarumbu, Tinotenda Kaseke, Vimbai Gobvu, Chrispen Murungweni, Arnold. B. Mashingaidze and Zedias Chikwambi Tags: Research article Source Type: research
BMC ecology image competition 2018: the winning images
The sixth BMC Ecology Image Competition received more than 145 photographs from talented ecologists around the world, showcasing the amazing biodiversity, natural beauty and biological interactions found in natur... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - March 8, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Alison L. Cuff, Ying Lou, Jiang Zhigang, Michel Baguette, Simon Blanchet, Jean Clobert, Luke M. Jacobus, Dominique Mazzi and Josef Settele Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Both candidate gene and neutral genetic diversity correlate with parasite resistance in female Mediterranean mouflon
Parasite infections can have substantial impacts on population dynamics and are accordingly a key challenge for wild population management. Here we studied genetic mechanisms driving parasite resistance in a l... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - March 5, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Elodie Portanier, Mathieu Garel, S ébastien Devillard, Daniel Maillard, Jocelyn Poissant, Maxime Galan, Slimania Benabed, Marie-Thérèse Poirel, Jeanne Duhayer, Christian Itty and Gilles Bourgoin Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Protura are unique: first evidence of specialized feeding on ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil invertebrates
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) play a central role in nutrient cycling in boreal and temperate forests, but their role in the soil food web remains little understood. One of the groups assumed to live as speciali... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 22, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Sarah L. Bluhm, Anton M. Potapov, Julia Shrubovych, Silke Ammerschubert, Andrea Polle and Stefan Scheu Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The effect of buffer strip width and selective logging on streamside plant communities
Riparian forests surrounding streams host high biodiversity values, but are threatened by clear-cut logging. Narrow buffer strips of about 15 m are commonly left between the stream and the clear-cut, but studi... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 9, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: A. Old én, V. A. O. Selonen, E. Lehkonen and J. S. Kotiaho Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Ecological plasticity and commercial impact of invasive marbled crayfish populations in Madagascar
The marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) is a monoclonal, parthenogenetically reproducing freshwater crayfish species that has formed multiple stable populations worldwide. Madagascar hosts a particularly la... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 6, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Ranja Andriantsoa, Sina T önges, Jörn Panteleit, Kathrin Theissinger, Vitor Coutinho Carneiro, Jeanne Rasamy and Frank Lyko Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The relationship between oxidative stress, reproduction, and survival in a bdelloid rotifer
A proposed mediator of trade-offs between survival and reproduction is oxidative stress resistance. Investments in reproduction are associated with increased oxidative stress that reduces lifespan. We used the... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 1, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Leigh C. Latta IV, K. Nathaniel Tucker and Robert A. Haney Tags: Research article Source Type: research
A meta-analysis shows that seaweeds surpass plants, setting life-on-Earth ’s limit for biomass packing
As plants, algae and some sessile invertebrates may grow in nearly monospecific assemblies, their collective biomass increases and if they compete hard enough some die, freeing up space. The concurrent increas... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - January 31, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Joel C. Creed, Vasco M. N. C. S. Vieira, Trevor A. Norton and Debora Caetano Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Phase- and season-dependent changes in social behaviour in cyclic vole populations
Social behaviour has been linked to hypotheses explaining multiannual population cycles of small rodents. In this paper we aimed to test empirically that the degree of space sharing among adult breeding female... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - January 25, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Kaja Johnsen, Olivier Devineau and Harry P. Andreassen Tags: Research article Source Type: research
A model for the biomass –density dynamics of seagrasses developed and calibrated on global data
Seagrasses are foundation species in estuarine and lagoon systems, providing a wide array of services for the ecosystem and the human population. Understanding the dynamics of their stands is essential in orde... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - January 25, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Vasco M. N. C. S. Vieira, In ês E. Lopes and Joel C. Creed Tags: Research article Source Type: research
