Myiarchus flycatchers are the primary seed dispersers of
... Ramos-Ordoñez & Arizmendi, 2011). This represents a significant potential bias, as patterns that remain elusive at local scales may emerge in regional studies covering areas with varying levels of disturbance or recovery (Carlo, Aukema & Morales, 2007). Frugivory and seed dispersal may also differ ...
... Ramos-Ordoñez & Arizmendi, 2011). This represents a significant potential bias, as patterns that remain elusive at local scales may emerge in regional studies covering areas with varying levels of disturbance or recovery (Carlo, Aukema & Morales, 2007). Frugivory and seed dispersal may also differ ...
1.8 Arthropod Pest Management
... b) Organic matter decomposition: Mold mites, springtails, wolf spiders, centipedes, sow bugs, ground beetles exist at different trophic levels and serve to break down organic matter into its constituent parts. They feed directly on organic matter or prey on those that do. c) Natural or intrinsic le ...
... b) Organic matter decomposition: Mold mites, springtails, wolf spiders, centipedes, sow bugs, ground beetles exist at different trophic levels and serve to break down organic matter into its constituent parts. They feed directly on organic matter or prey on those that do. c) Natural or intrinsic le ...
1.8 Arthropod Pest Management
... b) Organic matter decomposition: Mold mites, springtails, wolf spiders, centipedes, sow bugs, ground beetles exist at different trophic levels and serve to break down organic matter into its constituent parts. They feed directly on organic matter or prey on those that do. c) Natural or intrinsic lev ...
... b) Organic matter decomposition: Mold mites, springtails, wolf spiders, centipedes, sow bugs, ground beetles exist at different trophic levels and serve to break down organic matter into its constituent parts. They feed directly on organic matter or prey on those that do. c) Natural or intrinsic lev ...
Biological pest control - doc-developpement
... The current scope of this article does not include composting techniques. For these see Composting: Destroying pathogens, seeds, or unwanted plants or Mulch: Mulching (composting) over unwanted plants. Biological control is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant dis ...
... The current scope of this article does not include composting techniques. For these see Composting: Destroying pathogens, seeds, or unwanted plants or Mulch: Mulching (composting) over unwanted plants. Biological control is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant dis ...
Adaptive advantages of myrmecochory: the predator
... myrmecochory: the predator-avoidance hypothesis tested over a wide geographic range. / Ecography 28: 583 /592. The predator-avoidance hypothesis states that once released from the parent plant, myrmecochorous seeds are rapidly taken by ants to their nests, where they are protected from predators. ...
... myrmecochory: the predator-avoidance hypothesis tested over a wide geographic range. / Ecography 28: 583 /592. The predator-avoidance hypothesis states that once released from the parent plant, myrmecochorous seeds are rapidly taken by ants to their nests, where they are protected from predators. ...
Adaptive advantages of myrmecochory: the predator
... myrmecochory: the predator-avoidance hypothesis tested over a wide geographic range. The predator-avoidance hypothesis states that once released from the parent plant, myrmecochorous seeds are rapidly taken by ants to their nests, where they are protected from predators. Previous studies conducted t ...
... myrmecochory: the predator-avoidance hypothesis tested over a wide geographic range. The predator-avoidance hypothesis states that once released from the parent plant, myrmecochorous seeds are rapidly taken by ants to their nests, where they are protected from predators. Previous studies conducted t ...
Adaptive advantages of myrmecochory: the predator
... myrmecochory: the predator-avoidance hypothesis tested over a wide geographic range. / Ecography 28: 583 /592. The predator-avoidance hypothesis states that once released from the parent plant, myrmecochorous seeds are rapidly taken by ants to their nests, where they are protected from predators. ...
... myrmecochory: the predator-avoidance hypothesis tested over a wide geographic range. / Ecography 28: 583 /592. The predator-avoidance hypothesis states that once released from the parent plant, myrmecochorous seeds are rapidly taken by ants to their nests, where they are protected from predators. ...
Seed mass, shape, and persistence in the soil seed bank of Israeli
... persistence. Species with persistent seeds had significantly higher seed mass than those with transient seeds (one-tailed t-test = 1.68, n = 48, P = 0.007), but there was no significant difference in shape between them (one-tailed t-test = 1.68, n = 48, P = 0.076; t-test = 1.68, n = 45, P = 0.124). ...
... persistence. Species with persistent seeds had significantly higher seed mass than those with transient seeds (one-tailed t-test = 1.68, n = 48, P = 0.007), but there was no significant difference in shape between them (one-tailed t-test = 1.68, n = 48, P = 0.076; t-test = 1.68, n = 45, P = 0.124). ...
Full text pdf - International Journal of Agriculture and Biosciences
... some extent on bacteria and fungi. Some animals such as wood and leaf-eating insects depend on symbiotic gut microbes to digest cellulose in their food supply, while other insects utilize fungi directly as a food source (Higa and Parr, 1994; Gupta and Roget, 2004). Without microbes, organic matter o ...
... some extent on bacteria and fungi. Some animals such as wood and leaf-eating insects depend on symbiotic gut microbes to digest cellulose in their food supply, while other insects utilize fungi directly as a food source (Higa and Parr, 1994; Gupta and Roget, 2004). Without microbes, organic matter o ...
Factors influencing seedling recruitment in a critically endangered
... differences in seedling recruitment between burned and unburned sites requires taking into account a species’ Fig. 1. Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis. Location of the remaining known populations in Alabama, USA (arrow). The filled circle (inset) indicates Autauga life history and site-related diff ...
... differences in seedling recruitment between burned and unburned sites requires taking into account a species’ Fig. 1. Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis. Location of the remaining known populations in Alabama, USA (arrow). The filled circle (inset) indicates Autauga life history and site-related diff ...
InvasIve Plants and HortIculture In calIfornIa
... climate. A small percentage of foreign plants have adapted so well that they have naturalized and become invasive. Before a plant is considered invasive, ...
... climate. A small percentage of foreign plants have adapted so well that they have naturalized and become invasive. Before a plant is considered invasive, ...
the risk assessment
... [Reproduction by vegetative fragmentation? Yes] "Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium." ...
... [Reproduction by vegetative fragmentation? Yes] "Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium." ...
expansion under climate change Non-climatic
... from within each block was equal to the number of treatment combinations to be established in that block. All excavated soil from a single site (e.g. within, north transect) was mixed by hand and sub-samples were transported to appropriate planting locations (figure 1). A composite mix of three soil ...
... from within each block was equal to the number of treatment combinations to be established in that block. All excavated soil from a single site (e.g. within, north transect) was mixed by hand and sub-samples were transported to appropriate planting locations (figure 1). A composite mix of three soil ...
Agricultural Practices that Promote Crop Pest suppression by
... pests and thus reduce pressure from pests and associated costs. However, several authors have pointed out the importance of identifying and enhancing the key functional ecosystem traits, rather than “encouraging diversification per se” (Landis et al., 2000). Indeed, it has been shown that simply inc ...
... pests and thus reduce pressure from pests and associated costs. However, several authors have pointed out the importance of identifying and enhancing the key functional ecosystem traits, rather than “encouraging diversification per se” (Landis et al., 2000). Indeed, it has been shown that simply inc ...
Salt Marsh Secrets
... Meghan Fellows uncovered the secret that SMBB cannot produce many seeds when its haustoria attach to an invasive annual grass. She learned that the annual grass dies too early, before SMBB can produce fruits. SMBB needs a perennial halophyte to serve as hosts through spring and summer. The lesson fo ...
... Meghan Fellows uncovered the secret that SMBB cannot produce many seeds when its haustoria attach to an invasive annual grass. She learned that the annual grass dies too early, before SMBB can produce fruits. SMBB needs a perennial halophyte to serve as hosts through spring and summer. The lesson fo ...
View plan for Kahanahaiki Management Unit
... Much effort has been focused on the Kahanahaiki MU over the years. It is home to many MIP rare taxa, including plants, snails and birds. Since the area is diverse, easily accessible, and relatively small, many field techniques were first tested and installed by NRS here. These include the first larg ...
... Much effort has been focused on the Kahanahaiki MU over the years. It is home to many MIP rare taxa, including plants, snails and birds. Since the area is diverse, easily accessible, and relatively small, many field techniques were first tested and installed by NRS here. These include the first larg ...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Aquatic Plant Management
... must be based on a more sophisticated understanding of interacting factors than have been considered in the past. Insect biocontrol agents currently under research and development for hydrilla were discovered from overseas investigations of native habitats and brought in through the biocontrol "pipe ...
... must be based on a more sophisticated understanding of interacting factors than have been considered in the past. Insect biocontrol agents currently under research and development for hydrilla were discovered from overseas investigations of native habitats and brought in through the biocontrol "pipe ...
CP Ecology Notes Part 4
... the first species to live where no life has lived in the past, they are called pioneer species. As the lichens grow, they help break up the rocks and when they die their organic material helps to form soil in which plants can grow. ...
... the first species to live where no life has lived in the past, they are called pioneer species. As the lichens grow, they help break up the rocks and when they die their organic material helps to form soil in which plants can grow. ...
Open Access
... were tested for performance during and after juvenile development. Performance was tested on leaves from the three different plant treatment groups in a climate chamber with conditions adjusted as described above. Males from the same kin group were added in the deutonymph life stage to guarantee for ...
... were tested for performance during and after juvenile development. Performance was tested on leaves from the three different plant treatment groups in a climate chamber with conditions adjusted as described above. Males from the same kin group were added in the deutonymph life stage to guarantee for ...
Integrated Pest Management IPM
... An injurious and noxious or troublesome living organism [that] does not include a virus, bacteria, fungus or internal parasite that exists on humans or animals (British Columbia Pesticide Control Act,1997) Includes insects, weeds, plant pathogens, birds, non-human mammals and other organisms which p ...
... An injurious and noxious or troublesome living organism [that] does not include a virus, bacteria, fungus or internal parasite that exists on humans or animals (British Columbia Pesticide Control Act,1997) Includes insects, weeds, plant pathogens, birds, non-human mammals and other organisms which p ...
establishment by invasive, naturalized, and native asters reflects
... The ratio of inedible seed parts (seed coat and pappus) to edible seed parts (endosperm and embryo) generally increases as seed size declines, due to surface area to volume relationships. This has the potential for creating a bias, since even if there were no preferences based on size, one would exp ...
... The ratio of inedible seed parts (seed coat and pappus) to edible seed parts (endosperm and embryo) generally increases as seed size declines, due to surface area to volume relationships. This has the potential for creating a bias, since even if there were no preferences based on size, one would exp ...
Herbicidal effect of Ailanthus altissima leaves water extracts on
... (Heisey, 1996), mainly present in the Simaroubaceae family. Ailanthone is in several studies shown to be toxic for many plant species, including weeds, crops and trees (Mergen, 1959; Heisey, 1990a; Lawrence et al., 1991; Heisey, 1996; Heisey and Heisey, 2003). It's believed that, by producing and re ...
... (Heisey, 1996), mainly present in the Simaroubaceae family. Ailanthone is in several studies shown to be toxic for many plant species, including weeds, crops and trees (Mergen, 1959; Heisey, 1990a; Lawrence et al., 1991; Heisey, 1996; Heisey and Heisey, 2003). It's believed that, by producing and re ...
Effects of groundcover management on ground beetles (Coleoptera
... although it did not affect other species (Holliday and Hagley, 1978). Soil moisture negatively affected carabid catches in cultivated fields (Cárcamo et al., 1995). This could explain the significantly lower diversity reported in the straw mulch plots since humidity in this cover would be likely to ...
... although it did not affect other species (Holliday and Hagley, 1978). Soil moisture negatively affected carabid catches in cultivated fields (Cárcamo et al., 1995). This could explain the significantly lower diversity reported in the straw mulch plots since humidity in this cover would be likely to ...
Open Access - Ghent University Academic Bibliography
... This item is the archived peer-reviewed author-version of: Title: Local adaptation of aboveground herbivores towards plant phenotypes induced by soil biota. ...
... This item is the archived peer-reviewed author-version of: Title: Local adaptation of aboveground herbivores towards plant phenotypes induced by soil biota. ...
Sanders, BSP, DS Kjar, and TP Egan. Beetle
... through which plants were rooted. A random numbers table was used to select points along the transects from which Jimbay fruits were collected. Fruits were collected if they were brown and dry, but not yet dehisced. The relative coverage was calculated for the 3 different plant species growing along ...
... through which plants were rooted. A random numbers table was used to select points along the transects from which Jimbay fruits were collected. Fruits were collected if they were brown and dry, but not yet dehisced. The relative coverage was calculated for the 3 different plant species growing along ...