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Quantifying the mutualism-antagonism continuum for seed removal by a granivorous disperser by Rehling, Finn, Jongejans, Eelke, Farwig, Nina, Schabo, Dana G.

“…•Outcomes of interactions can be sorted along continua from mutualism to antagonism.•We modelled seed dispersal and predation effects by hawfinches on a tree…”
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Imagine a world without seed dispersers: A review of threats, consequences and future directions by Farwig, Nina, Berens, Dana G.

“…Seed dispersing animals, ranging from small insects to large mammals, provide a crucial service for a large number of plant species worldwide. However, a…”
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The role of the brown bear Ursus arctos as a legitimate megafaunal seed disperser by García-Rodríguez, Alberto, Albrecht, Jörg, Szczutkowska, Sylwia, Valido, Alfredo, Farwig, Nina, Selva, Nuria

“…Megafaunal frugivores can consume large amounts of fruits whose seeds may be dispersed over long distances, thus, affecting plant regeneration processes and…”
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Reward regulation in plant–frugivore networks requires only weak cues by Albrecht, Jörg, Hagge, Jonas, Schabo, Dana G., Schaefer, H. Martin, Farwig, Nina

“…Theory assumes that fair trade among mutualists requires highly reliable communication. In plant–animal mutualisms the reliability of cues that indicate reward…”
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Effects of forest modification on bird community composition and seed removal in a heterogeneous landscape in South Africa by Neuschulz, Eike Lena, Botzat, Alexandra, Farwig, Nina

“…Human disturbance threatens and modifies forest ecosystems worldwide. Previous studies have investigated the effects of human impact on local bird communities…”
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Vegetation and vertebrate abundance as drivers of bioturbation patterns along a climate gradient by Kraus, Diana, Brandl, Roland, Achilles, Sebastian, Bendix, Jörg, Grigusova, Paulina, Larsen, Annegret, Pliscoff, Patricio, Übernickel, Kirstin, Farwig, Nina

“…Bioturbators shape their environment with considerable consequences for ecosystem processes. However, both the composition and the impact of bioturbator…”
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Effects of leaf traits of tropical trees on the abundance and body mass of herbivorous arthropod communities by Schön, Jana E, Tiede, Yvonne, Becker, Marcel, Donoso, David A, Homeier, Jürgen, Limberger, Oliver, Bendix, Jörg, Farwig, Nina, Brandl, Roland

“…In tropical forests, herbivorous arthropods remove between 7% up to 48% of leaf area, which has forced plants to evolve defense strategies. These strategies…”
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Forest bat activity declines with increasing wind speed in proximity of operating wind turbines by Ellerbrok, Julia S., Farwig, Nina, Peter, Franziska, Voigt, Christian C.

“…The increasing use of onshore wind energy is leading to an increased deployment of wind turbines in structurally rich habitats such as forests…”
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The activity of a subterranean small mammal alters Afroalpine vegetation patterns and is positively affected by livestock grazing by Asefa, Addisu, Reuber, Victoria, Miehe, Georg, Wondafrash, Melaku, Wraase, Luise, Wube, Tilaye, Farwig, Nina, Schabo, Dana G.

“…•Vegetation cover negatively affects activity of the ecological engineer root-rat.•Reciprocally, plant species richness positively affects activity of the…”
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Do leaf traits shape herbivory in tropical montane rainforests? A multispecies approach by Schön, Jana E., Keuth, Raya, Homeier, Jürgen, Limberger, Oliver, Bendix, Jörg, Farwig, Nina, Brandl, Roland

“…The co‐evolutionary arms race between herbivores and plants forces plants to evolve protection strategies that reduce the palatability of the plant modules…”
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Human activities modulate reciprocal effects of a subterranean ecological engineer rodent, Tachyoryctes macrocephalus, on Afroalpine vegetation cover by Asefa, Addisu, Reuber, Victoria, Miehe, Georg, Wraase, Luise, Wube, Tilaye, Schabo, Dana G., Farwig, Nina

“…Human activities, directly and indirectly, impact ecological engineering activities of subterranean rodents. As engineering activities of burrowing rodents are…”
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Contrasting taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity responses to forest modifications: comparisons of taxa and successive plant life stages in South African scarp forest by Grass, Ingo, Brandl, Roland, Botzat, Alexandra, Neuschulz, Eike Lena, Farwig, Nina

“…The degradation of natural forests to modified forests threatens subtropical and tropical biodiversity worldwide. Yet, species responses to forest modification…”
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Natural habitat loss and exotic plants reduce the functional diversity of flower visitors in a heterogeneous subtropical landscape by Grass, Ingo, Berens, Dana G, Farwig, Nina, Campbell, Diane

“…Functional diversity (FD) of pollinators can increase plant reproductive output and the stability of plant‐pollinator communities. Yet, in times of world‐wide…”
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Remote sensing improves prediction of tropical montane species diversity but performance differs among taxa by Wallis, Christine I.B., Brehm, Gunnar, Donoso, David A., Fiedler, Konrad, Homeier, Jürgen, Paulsch, Detlev, Süßenbach, Dirk, Tiede, Yvonne, Brandl, Roland, Farwig, Nina, Bendix, Jörg

“…•Texture information from remote sensing (RS) characterizes habitat structure.•Ability of RS indicators to predict species richness is taxon dependent.•Species…”
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Sex, landscape diversity and primary productivity shape the seasonal space use of a migratory European raptor by Spatz, Theresa, Katzenberger, Jakob, Friess, Nicolas, Gelpke, Christian, Gottschalk, Eckhard, Hormann, Martin, Koschkar, Steffen, Pfeiffer, Thomas, Stübing, Stefan, Sudfeldt, Christoph, Rösner, Sascha, Schabo, Dana G., Farwig, Nina

“…Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers shape the space use of wide‐ranging raptors. A large proportion of raptors are migrants that shift their activity ranges…”
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Biodiversity and ecosystem functions depend on environmental conditions and resources rather than the geodiversity of a tropical biodiversity hotspot by Wallis, Christine I. B., Tiede, Yvonne C., Beck, Erwin, Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Brandl, Roland, Donoso, David A., Espinosa, Carlos I., Fries, Andreas, Homeier, Jürgen, Inclan, Diego, Leuschner, Christoph, Maraun, Mark, Mikolajewski, Katrin, Neuschulz, Eike Lena, Scheu, Stefan, Schleuning, Matthias, Suárez, Juan P., Tinoco, Boris A., Farwig, Nina, Bendix, Jörg

“…Biodiversity and ecosystem functions are highly threatened by global change. It has been proposed that geodiversity can be used as an easy-to-measure surrogate…”
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Classifying the activity states of small vertebrates using automated VHF telemetry by Gottwald, Jannis, Royauté, Raphaël, Becker, Marcel, Geitz, Tobias, Höchst, Jonas, Lampe, Patrick, Leister, Lea, Lindner, Kim, Maier, Julia, Rösner, Sascha, Schabo, Dana G., Freisleben, Bernd, Brandl, Roland, Müller, Thomas, Farwig, Nina, Nauss, Thomas

“…The most basic behavioural states of animals can be described as active or passive. While high‐resolution observations of activity patterns can provide…”
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Impact of habitat structure and fruit abundance on avian seed dispersal and fruit predation by Albrecht, Jörg, Neuschulz, Eike L., Farwig, Nina

“…So far, it is poorly understood how differential responses of avian seed dispersers and fruit predators to changes in habitat structure and fruit abundance…”
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Effects of local tree diversity on herbivore communities diminish with increasing forest fragmentation on the landscape scale by Peter, Franziska, Berens, Dana G, Farwig, Nina

“…Forest fragmentation and plant diversity have been shown to play a crucial role for herbivorous insects (herbivores, hereafter). In turn, herbivory-induced…”
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Effects of Local Disturbance of Tropical Forests on Frugivores and Seed Removal of a Small-Seeded Afrotropical Tree by KIRIKA, JASPER MBAE, FARWIG, NINA, BÖHNING-GAESE, KATRIN

“…Small-scale, local disturbance of tropical forests, for example from selective logging, is widespread, but its effects on biodiversity and ecosystem function…”
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