Macroinvertebrate and soil prokaryote communities in the forest–tundra ecotone of the Subarctic Yukon
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DOI: 10.1007/s00300-018-2330-5
Abstract: The forest–tundra interface is the world’s largest ecotone, and is globally important due to its biodiversity, climatic sensitivity, and natural resources. The ecological communities which characterize this ecotone, and which provide local and global ecosystem… read more here.
Keywords: ecotone; forest tundra; tundra ecotone; soil prokaryote ... See more keywords
Tipping Points in the Mangrove March: Characterization of Biogeochemical Cycling Along the Mangrove–Salt Marsh Ecotone
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DOI: 10.1007/s10021-019-00411-8
Abstract: Coastal wetland vegetation communities can respond to sea level rise via the encroachment of more salt- and inundation-tolerant species into existing vegetation communities. Black mangroves ( Avicennia germinans L. ) are encroaching on saltgrass (… read more here.
Keywords: ecotone; salt; biogeochemical cycling; vegetation ... See more keywords
Land engineering and its role for sustainable agriculture in the agro-pastoral ecotone: A case study of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11442-019-1630-1
Abstract: With global climate change, the agricultural light-temperature potential productivity in the agro-pastoral ecotone has increased. This offers a good opportunity to develop agriculture in the agro-pastoral ecotone. However, the agro-pastoral ecotone is also an ecologically… read more here.
Keywords: agro pastoral; pastoral ecotone; land engineering; ecotone ... See more keywords
Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in a mosaic habitat at the ecotone between two savanna ecosystems in the Neotropical region
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DOI: 10.1007/s42690-019-00031-8
Abstract: One of the main issues related to the conservation of native ecosystems involves the availability of data regarding the biodiversity present on them. In northeastern Brazil, the state of Piaui comprises an important area of… read more here.
Keywords: dung beetles; region; dung; tree clusters ... See more keywords
Water resource and ecotone transformation in coastal ecosystems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.04.015
Abstract: Abstract Mangrove marshes are a significant global ecosystem, finely-tuned to contemporary sea level. As sea level rises the mangrove-to-freshwater ecotone reflects underlying groundwater salinity indicating the transformation of freshwater resources into saltwater unsuitable for consumption… read more here.
Keywords: sea level; resource ecotone; ecotone; transformation ... See more keywords
Hydrologic thresholds and changes in ANPP of artificial sand-fixing vegetation in a desert-oasis ecotone in Northwest China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.07.011
Abstract: Abstract The interactive relationships between ecological and hydrological processes drive plant performance, community structure, and community succession in arid areas. Yet the nature of potential hydrologic thresholds for responses of vegetation remains poorly understood. In… read more here.
Keywords: sand; ecotone; hydrologic thresholds; northwest china ... See more keywords
Reproduction as a bottleneck to treeline advance across the circumarctic forest tundra ecotone
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DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03733
Abstract: The fundamental niche of many species is shifting with climate change, especially in sub‐arctic ecosystems with pronounced recent warming. Ongoing warming in sub‐arctic regions should lessen environmental constraints on tree growth and reproduction, leading to… read more here.
Keywords: seed; production; ecotone; reproduction ... See more keywords
Evidence for ecotone speciation across an African rainforest‐savanna gradient
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16867
Abstract: Accelerating climate change and habitat loss make it imperative that plans to conserve biodiversity consider species' ability to adapt to changing environments. However, in biomes where biodiversity is highest, the evolutionary mechanisms responsible for generating… read more here.
Keywords: ecotone; evidence; speciation; african rainforest ... See more keywords
Local adaptation in thermal tolerance for a tropical butterfly across ecotone and rainforest habitats
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DOI: 10.1242/bio.058619
Abstract: ABSTRACT Thermal adaptation to habitat variability can determine species vulnerability to environmental change. For example, physiological tolerance to naturally low thermal variation in tropical forests species may alter their vulnerability to climate change impacts, compared… read more here.
Keywords: thermal tolerance; ecotone; tolerance; generation ... See more keywords
Divergent Hydraulic Strategies Explain the Interspecific Associations of Co-Occurring Trees in Forest–Steppe Ecotone
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DOI: 10.3390/f11090942
Abstract: Research Highlights: Answering how tree hydraulic strategies explain the interspecific associations of co-occurring trees in forest–steppe ecotone is an approach to link plant physiology to forest dynamics, and is helpful to predict forest composition and… read more here.
Keywords: hydraulic strategies; forest steppe; steppe ecotone; interspecific associations ... See more keywords