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... all bacterial genomes until variants are established by biochemical analysis. ...
... all bacterial genomes until variants are established by biochemical analysis. ...
Towards novel approaches to modelling biotic interactions in
... physiological representations of competition for resources (e.g. light and water) as derived from process-based forest gap models (e.g. Lischke et al., 2006; Hickler et al., 2012). These models can be combined with classical SDM approaches (e.g. Meier et al., 2011b). ...
... physiological representations of competition for resources (e.g. light and water) as derived from process-based forest gap models (e.g. Lischke et al., 2006; Hickler et al., 2012). These models can be combined with classical SDM approaches (e.g. Meier et al., 2011b). ...
Competition among native and invasive Impatiens species: the roles
... The rationale of our study stems from the wellestablished notion that high-density results in severe competition for resources (Antonovics and Levin 1980; Silvertown and Charlesworth 2009). Invasive species often gain an advantage over their native competitors under high resource supply, but stressf ...
... The rationale of our study stems from the wellestablished notion that high-density results in severe competition for resources (Antonovics and Levin 1980; Silvertown and Charlesworth 2009). Invasive species often gain an advantage over their native competitors under high resource supply, but stressf ...
Stochastic competitive exclusion leads to a cascade of
... Ecological communities are shaped from the complex interplay of four fundamental processes (Vellend, 2010): selection, in the form of species interactions that favor certain species against others; speciation, leading to the appearance of new species, better adapted to the environment; dispersal, wh ...
... Ecological communities are shaped from the complex interplay of four fundamental processes (Vellend, 2010): selection, in the form of species interactions that favor certain species against others; speciation, leading to the appearance of new species, better adapted to the environment; dispersal, wh ...
Assessing the structure and temporal dynamics of seabird
... converted to mass by multiplying the number of prey items by the estimated mass (diet of diving petrels from 1986 and 1987 – see Table 1). Sufficient diet data were available for wandering albatross, black-browed albatross, grey-headed albatross, whitechinned petrel, South Georgia diving petrel and ...
... converted to mass by multiplying the number of prey items by the estimated mass (diet of diving petrels from 1986 and 1987 – see Table 1). Sufficient diet data were available for wandering albatross, black-browed albatross, grey-headed albatross, whitechinned petrel, South Georgia diving petrel and ...
Mutualism, Facilitation, and the Structure of Ecological Communities
... of natural communities. Terrestrial, aquatic, and marine vascover to shade the soil and reduce evaporation rates. In parcular plants (Figure 1b and 1c), as well as reef-forming corals ticular, Bertness and Hacker (1994) showed that the canopy (Figure 1a) and giant kelps, all help to reduce flow (win ...
... of natural communities. Terrestrial, aquatic, and marine vascover to shade the soil and reduce evaporation rates. In parcular plants (Figure 1b and 1c), as well as reef-forming corals ticular, Bertness and Hacker (1994) showed that the canopy (Figure 1a) and giant kelps, all help to reduce flow (win ...
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... in shaping communities of sedentary organisms. These studies (of which several have become classics of marine ecology) have fundamentally changed the way in which we view marine benthic communities. This work has also served as an inspiration for innovation in the mathematical description of communi ...
... in shaping communities of sedentary organisms. These studies (of which several have become classics of marine ecology) have fundamentally changed the way in which we view marine benthic communities. This work has also served as an inspiration for innovation in the mathematical description of communi ...
LOCAL DISTURBANCE CYCLES AND THE MAINTENANCE OF
... recolonization has been shown to explain species composition and distribution (Wootton 2001a), and the effects of habitat fragmentation on the structure of competitive communities (Roy et al. 2004). It has further been shown to generate landscape-level patchiness and disturbance cycles in model syst ...
... recolonization has been shown to explain species composition and distribution (Wootton 2001a), and the effects of habitat fragmentation on the structure of competitive communities (Roy et al. 2004). It has further been shown to generate landscape-level patchiness and disturbance cycles in model syst ...
EBSA`s: Concepts and Metrics - Centre for Marine Biodiversity
... subarea, restricted in its distribution within the study area or wider region? - Are there structural habitat features present in the ...
... subarea, restricted in its distribution within the study area or wider region? - Are there structural habitat features present in the ...
CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE SCALE OF RESERVES FOR
... Despite the appealing logical motivation for coarse-filter conservation, implementation is not a simple task. A variety of attributes of ecosystem value fall under the banner of coarse-filter conservation. The relative conservation value of ecosystems may be assessed by (a) endangerment of ecosystem ...
... Despite the appealing logical motivation for coarse-filter conservation, implementation is not a simple task. A variety of attributes of ecosystem value fall under the banner of coarse-filter conservation. The relative conservation value of ecosystems may be assessed by (a) endangerment of ecosystem ...
Succession of Wood-inhabiting Fungal Communities
... patterns in decaying logs. The influence of priority effects during community assembly is studied using time-series data from re-inventoried logs. The importance of wood-modification by a primary species and competition is examined in species interaction laboratory experiments. 454 sequencing reveal ...
... patterns in decaying logs. The influence of priority effects during community assembly is studied using time-series data from re-inventoried logs. The importance of wood-modification by a primary species and competition is examined in species interaction laboratory experiments. 454 sequencing reveal ...
Erik Trond Aschehoug
... Aschehoug, ET. 2016. From resource competition to chemical warfare: Invasions and the ways plants interact. Invited Symposia, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Aschehoug, ET and Callaway, RM. 2015. Diversity of invaders increases impacts on native communities. Ecologi ...
... Aschehoug, ET. 2016. From resource competition to chemical warfare: Invasions and the ways plants interact. Invited Symposia, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Aschehoug, ET and Callaway, RM. 2015. Diversity of invaders increases impacts on native communities. Ecologi ...
Biotic interactions and speciation in the tropics
... that have been proposed to increase speciation rates in tropical regions. Two of these, the evolutionary speed hypothesis and the biotic interactions hypothesis, suggest that higher speciation rates in tropical regions are related to temperature. As discussed above, the strong correlation between te ...
... that have been proposed to increase speciation rates in tropical regions. Two of these, the evolutionary speed hypothesis and the biotic interactions hypothesis, suggest that higher speciation rates in tropical regions are related to temperature. As discussed above, the strong correlation between te ...
niche dynamics of deer mice in a fragmented, old-growth
... Peramyscus areas and P. maniculatus were non-randomly distributed across macrohabitats (including continuous old-growth forests, old-growth corridors, old-growth fragments, and clearcuts) of the Olympic National Forest, Washington. At this landscape scale, population densities of P. areas were signi ...
... Peramyscus areas and P. maniculatus were non-randomly distributed across macrohabitats (including continuous old-growth forests, old-growth corridors, old-growth fragments, and clearcuts) of the Olympic National Forest, Washington. At this landscape scale, population densities of P. areas were signi ...
Temporal stability in forest productivity increases with tree diversity
... light alone may induce a positive effect of biodiversity on average productivity (Morin et al. 2011). This biodiversity effect emerged because increasing species richness promotes higher diversity in shade tolerance and growth ability, which results in forests exhibiting a faster turnover in biomass ...
... light alone may induce a positive effect of biodiversity on average productivity (Morin et al. 2011). This biodiversity effect emerged because increasing species richness promotes higher diversity in shade tolerance and growth ability, which results in forests exhibiting a faster turnover in biomass ...
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Invasion, Competition, and Biodiversity Loss in Urban
... Birds foraging in urban habitats showed no differences in foraging behavior between food patches that were close to shelters (under bushes) and open patches (Shochat et al. 2004a). In the desert, however, birds depleted resources in areas close to the bush to a greater extent than in those in the o ...
... Birds foraging in urban habitats showed no differences in foraging behavior between food patches that were close to shelters (under bushes) and open patches (Shochat et al. 2004a). In the desert, however, birds depleted resources in areas close to the bush to a greater extent than in those in the o ...
ECOLOGY REVIEW By Kelly Riedell Brookings Biology
... Essential Knowledge 4.B.3. Interactions between and within populations influence patterns of species distribution and abundance Evidence of student learning is demonstrated understanding of each of the following: 1 Competition, parasitism, predation, mutualism and commensalism can affect population ...
... Essential Knowledge 4.B.3. Interactions between and within populations influence patterns of species distribution and abundance Evidence of student learning is demonstrated understanding of each of the following: 1 Competition, parasitism, predation, mutualism and commensalism can affect population ...
Diversity, productivity and temporal stability in the economies ARTICLE IN PRESS
... conscious search or by recombination and differential success, to more successful formulas for dealing with their environment. As a result of this evolution, the interactions among entities and the functioning of the system itself change over time. Because ecology and economics share much in common, ...
... conscious search or by recombination and differential success, to more successful formulas for dealing with their environment. As a result of this evolution, the interactions among entities and the functioning of the system itself change over time. Because ecology and economics share much in common, ...
Hard and Soft Selection Revisited: How Evolution by Natural
... If selection is indeed soft, then such variation can be sustained under purifying selection without our being dead one hundred times over. The invocation of soft selection as an explanation for observed patterns of genetic variation offers a solution to the dilemma of hard selection, but at the same ...
... If selection is indeed soft, then such variation can be sustained under purifying selection without our being dead one hundred times over. The invocation of soft selection as an explanation for observed patterns of genetic variation offers a solution to the dilemma of hard selection, but at the same ...
Sequence analysis of 16S rRNA, gyrB and catA genes and DNA
... approximately 1200 bp PCR product besides the approximately 1500 bp specific product, making direct sequencing impossible. Sequence analyses gave interesting results. The reported 0.2 % difference between 16S rRNA gene sequences of type strains of R. qingshengii and R. jialingiae was not found, beca ...
... approximately 1200 bp PCR product besides the approximately 1500 bp specific product, making direct sequencing impossible. Sequence analyses gave interesting results. The reported 0.2 % difference between 16S rRNA gene sequences of type strains of R. qingshengii and R. jialingiae was not found, beca ...
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... [15]. In the present study, therefore, we consider the combined effects of GCC and toxicants at the population and community levels (Fig. 1). The ultimate aim is to provide support for improved ERA [16] and ecosystems restoration [17] under GCC. The combination of toxicant stress with other environm ...
... [15]. In the present study, therefore, we consider the combined effects of GCC and toxicants at the population and community levels (Fig. 1). The ultimate aim is to provide support for improved ERA [16] and ecosystems restoration [17] under GCC. The combination of toxicant stress with other environm ...
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF PLANT DISEASES IN NATURAL
... affect plant community diversity, structure, and dynamics by mediating plant competition or successional processes. Finally, I explore some of the rapid evolutionary changes associated with plant diseases in natural ecosystems, particularly looking at patterns and consequences of local adaptation. I ...
... affect plant community diversity, structure, and dynamics by mediating plant competition or successional processes. Finally, I explore some of the rapid evolutionary changes associated with plant diseases in natural ecosystems, particularly looking at patterns and consequences of local adaptation. I ...