Food resource richness increases seed disperser visitations and seed rain richness
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11093
Abstract: Abstract Within the context of global change, seed dispersal research often focuses on changes in disperser communities (i.e., seed dispersers, such as birds, in an area) resulting from habitat fragmentation. This approach may not be… read more here.
Keywords: seed; richness; food; resource ... See more keywords
Global richness patterns of alpine genus Gentiana depend on multiple factors
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11366
Abstract: Abstract Environmental factors impact species richness differently across taxonomic groups, and understanding the geographic patterns and drivers influencing alpine plant richness remains limited. This study compiled global distribution data of 404 species of Gentiana, an… read more here.
Keywords: richness patterns; richness; environmental factors; alpine genus ... See more keywords
An approach based on the total‐species accumulation curve and higher taxon richness to estimate realistic upper limits in regional species richness
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3570
Abstract: Abstract Most of accumulation curves tend to underestimate species richness, as they do not consider spatial heterogeneity in species distribution, or are structured to provide lower bound estimates and limited extrapolations. The total‐species (T–S) curve… read more here.
Keywords: regional species; species richness; total species; richness estimate ... See more keywords
Regional Climate Drives Spatial Variation in Species Richness in the Most Diverse Family of Neotropical Snakes (Colubroidea: Dipsadidae)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71716
Abstract: ABSTRACT Species richness gradients are frequently associated with spatial variation of environmental conditions. However, understanding how the regional environment influences species assemblages is an ongoing topic of discussion, with three non‐exclusive explanations being proposed. Under… read more here.
Keywords: family; richness; dipsadidae; spatial variation ... See more keywords
The origins of climate‐diversity relationships and richness patterns in Chinese plants
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9607
Abstract: Abstract A major goal of ecology and evolutionary biology is to explain geographic patterns of species richness. Richness is often correlated with climatic variables. However, the processes underlying these climate‐diversity relationships remain poorly understood. Two… read more here.
Keywords: diversity relationships; ecology; richness patterns; richness ... See more keywords
Patch size, isolation, and matrix effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in a landscape microcosm
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2173
Abstract: The amount and arrangement of habitat is a fundamental determinant of biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a landscape. Biodiversity is expected to decline following habitat loss and isolation, potentially impeding ecosystem function. But because greater… read more here.
Keywords: litter; matrix; patch size; biodiversity ... See more keywords
Hurricanes lead to declines in taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional richness and shifts in moth community composition
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.70279
Abstract: Disturbances play a central role in shaping biodiversity, influencing both community structure and ecosystem function. The responses of biodiversity to disturbance are inherently multidimensional, often leading to shifts in taxonomic composition, functional traits, and evolutionary… read more here.
Keywords: richness; composition; taxonomic phylogenetic; biodiversity ... See more keywords
Functional vertebrate group diversity differentially impacts vector‐borne pathogen transmission and genetic diversity
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.70292
Abstract: Anthropogenic land use change has led to considerable biodiversity loss, affecting ecosystem functions with unresolved consequences for zoonotic disease transmission. Functional diversity is understudied but potentially important for understanding the role of biodiversity because many… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; disease; vector; richness ... See more keywords
Drivers of elevational richness peaks, evaluated for trees in the east Himalaya.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2548
Abstract: Along elevational gradients, species richness often peaks at intermediate elevations and not the base. Here we refine and test eight hypotheses to evaluate causes of a richness peak in trees of the eastern Himalaya. In… read more here.
Keywords: peaks evaluated; richness peaks; elevational richness; richness ... See more keywords
Niche dimensionality and herbivory control stream algal biomass via shifts in guild composition, richness, and evenness.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2831
Abstract: We developed a framework for the hierarchical pathways of bottom-up (niche dimensionality) and top-down control (herbivory) on biomass of stream algae via changes in guild composition (relative abundance of low profile, high profile, and motile… read more here.
Keywords: richness evenness; biomass; field; guild composition ... See more keywords
Bacterial communities of the Salvia lyrata rhizosphere explained by spatial structure and sampling grain.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01594-7
Abstract: Advancements in molecular technology have reduced the constraints that the grain of observation, or the spatial resolution and volume of the sampling unit, has on the characterization of plant-associated microbiomes. With discrete ecological sampling and… read more here.
Keywords: within rhizosphere; bacterial communities; salvia lyrata; richness ... See more keywords