Search Results - "Groot, Arjen de"
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The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis
Published in Ecology letters (01-10-2020)“…Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive…”
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DNA of centuries-old timber can reveal its origin
Published in Scientific reports (23-11-2020)“…Oak wood was highly appreciated and widely used for construction in past centuries. As population sizes expanded in some regions of Europe, local forests were…”
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Cessation of grazing causes biodiversity loss and homogenization of soil food webs
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (15-11-2023)“…There is widespread concern that cessation of grazing in historically grazed ecosystems is causing biotic homogenization and biodiversity loss. We used 12…”
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Protist taxonomic and functional diversity in soil, freshwater and marine ecosystems
Published in Environment international (01-01-2021)“…•We compared the diversity of protists in freshwater, marine plankton and soil.•Soil hosts the highest protist γ diversity, followed by oceans and…”
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Use of rbcL and trnL-F as a two-locus DNA barcode for identification of NW-European ferns: an ecological perspective
Published in PloS one (26-01-2011)“…Although consensus has now been reached on a general two-locus DNA barcode for land plants, the selected combination of markers (rbcL + matK) is not applicable…”
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Molecular Identification of Soil Eukaryotes and Focused Approaches Targeting Protist and Faunal Groups Using High-Throughput Metabarcoding
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (01-01-2016)“…While until recently the application of high-throughput sequencing approaches has mostly been restricted to bacteria and fungi, these methods have now also…”
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Combined effects of agrochemicals and ecosystem services on crop yield across Europe
Published in Ecology letters (01-11-2017)“…Simultaneously enhancing ecosystem services provided by biodiversity below and above ground is recommended to reduce dependence on chemical pesticides and…”
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The aerobiome uncovered: Multi-marker metabarcoding reveals potential drivers of turn-over in the full microbial community in the air
Published in Environment international (01-09-2021)“…•First complete aerial microbiome inventory through multi-primer metabarcoding.•Huge diversity of bacteria, fungi, protists and plant material in the…”
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Mapping the relative abundance of soil microbiome biodiversity from eDNA and remote sensing
Published in Science of Remote Sensing (01-12-2022)“…Although an enormous number of plant and animal species have been directly observed and recorded in online databases, the spatial variation in the composition…”
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Directed dispersal by an abiotic vector: wetland plants disperse their seeds selectively to suitable sites along the hydrological gradient via water
Published in Functional ecology (01-02-2017)“…Summary Plant species around the world invest in seed dispersal by producing large numbers of seeds, with a wide range of morphological adaptations that…”
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Early detection of marine non-indigenous species on Svalbard by DNA metabarcoding of sediment
Published in Polar biology (01-04-2021)“…Non-indigenous species (NIS) in the Arctic have an increased likelihood of arrival from ship traffic in the region, while the survival potential of the species…”
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Forest top canopy bacterial communities are influenced by elevation and host tree traits
Published in Environmental microbiome (05-04-2024)“…The phyllosphere microbiome is crucial for plant health and ecosystem functioning. While host species play a determining role in shaping the phyllosphere…”
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Fern spore longevity in saline water: can sea bottom sediments maintain a viable spore bank?
Published in PloS one (04-11-2013)“…Freshwater and marine sediments often harbor reservoirs of plant diaspores, from which germination and establishment may occur whenever the sediment falls dry…”
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A methodological framework to embrace soil biodiversity
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-09-2019)“…Soils host the vast majority of life on Earth including microorganisms and animals, and supporting all terrestrial vegetation. While soil organisms are pivotal…”
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A global overview of the trophic structure within microbiomes across ecosystems
Published in Environment international (01-06-2021)“…•We investigated paired bacteria and protists across ecosystems at the global scale.•Predatory protists dominated in soils, phototrophs dominated in aquatic…”
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Variation in ploidy level and phenology can result in large and unexpected differences in demography and climatic sensitivity between closely related ferns
Published in American journal of botany (01-08-2012)“…Premise of the study: Current environmental changes may affect the dynamics and viability of plant populations. This environmental sensitivity may differ…”
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A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production
Published in Science advances (01-10-2019)“…Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem functions critical to food production. Whether crop yield-related ecosystem…”
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Soil biodiversity and DNA barcodes: opportunities and challenges
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-01-2015)“…Soils encompass a huge diversity of organisms which mostly remains to be characterized due to a number of methodological and logistical issues. Nonetheless,…”
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Developing forensic tools for an African timber: Regional origin is revealed by genetic characteristics, but not by isotopic signature
Published in Biological conservation (01-04-2018)“…Combatting illegal timber trade requires forensic tools that independently verify claimed geographic origin of timber. Chemical and genetic wood…”
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Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (31-03-2021)“…While an increasing number of studies indicate that the range, diversity and abundance of many wild pollinators has declined, the global area of…”
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