Search Results - "Kersch‐Becker, Monica"
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Impacts of ramet density and herbivory on floral volatile emissions and seed production in Solidago altissima
Published in American journal of botany (01-10-2024)“…Premise Plants produce an array of floral olfactory and visual cues to attract pollinators, including volatile organic compounds (VOC), which mediate…”
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Stomatal closure prevents xylem transport of green leaf volatiles and impairs their systemic function in plants
Published in Plant, cell and environment (01-01-2024)“…Plants perceive environmental stresses as whole organisms via distant signals conveying danger messages through their vasculature. In parallel to vascular…”
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Warming and shifts in litter quality drive multiple responses in freshwater detritivore communities
Published in Scientific reports (15-05-2024)“…Aquatic detritivores are highly sensitive to changes in temperature and leaf litter quality caused by increases in atmospheric CO 2 . While impacts on…”
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Virus strains differentially induce plant susceptibility to aphid vectors and chewing herbivores
Published in Oecologia (01-03-2014)“…Plants are frequently attacked by both pathogens and insects, and an attack from one can induce plant responses that affect resistance to the other. However,…”
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Climate variability and aridity modulate the role of leaf shelters for arthropods: A global experiment
Published in Global change biology (01-06-2022)“…Current climate change is disrupting biotic interactions and eroding biodiversity worldwide. However, species sensitive to aridity, high temperatures, and…”
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Landscape simplification and altitude affect biodiversity, herbivory and Andean potato yield
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-04-2012)“…1. The simplification of agricultural landscapes through the increase in cropped area has caused the loss of habitats for many species that fulfil important…”
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Bromeliads provide shelter against fire to mutualistic spiders in a fire‐prone landscape
Published in Ecological entomology (01-06-2018)“…1. A key challenge in the study of mutualistic interactions is understanding sources of variation that strengthen or weaken these interactions. In spider–plant…”
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Conservation of an Ant-plant Mutualism in Native Forests and Ecologically-managed Tree Monocultures
Published in Biotropica (01-07-2013)“…The Brazilian Atlantic Forest has been replaced by homogeneous tree monocultures with potentially drastic effect on ecological interactions. We expect that…”
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Plant architectural traits influence residence time of a specialist jumping spider
Published in Journal of ethology (01-09-2017)“…The patch residence time of spiders has long been attributed to prey availability. We provide empirical evidence that plant architecture determines the…”
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Constitutive and herbivore‐induced plant defences regulate herbivore population processes
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-07-2019)“…Herbivore‐induced plant defences regulated by the phytohormones jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) are predicted to influence herbivore population…”
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Stomata: gatekeepers of uptake and defense signaling by green leaf volatiles in maize
Published in Journal of experimental botany (15-11-2024)“…Plants adapt to balance growth-defense tradeoffs in response to both biotic and abiotic stresses. Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are released after biotic and…”
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Plant resistance reduces the strength of consumptive and non‐consumptive effects of predators on aphids
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-09-2015)“…The impact of predators on prey has traditionally been attributed to the act of consumption. Prey responses to the presence of the predator (non‐consumptive…”
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Plant defences limit herbivore population growth by changing predator–prey interactions
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (13-09-2017)“…Plant quality and predators are important factors affecting herbivore population growth, but how they interact to regulate herbivore populations is not well…”
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Leaf Shelters Facilitate the Colonisation of Arthropods and Enhance Microbial Diversity on Plants
Published in Ecology letters (01-09-2024)“…ABSTRACT Shelter‐building insects are important ecosystem engineers, playing critical roles in structuring arthropod communities. Nonetheless, the influence of…”
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Evaluating the influence of plant defenses on prey quality as an opportunity to enhance biological control in agroecosystems
Published in Biological control (01-06-2024)“…[Display omitted] •As agricultural systems have intensified, novel approaches to increase the efficacy of carnivorous arthropods are needed.•Community-wide…”
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Gypsy moth herbivory induced volatiles and reduced parasite attachment to cranberry hosts
Published in Oecologia (01-09-2017)“…Interactions between species can have cascading effects that shape subsequent interactions. For example, herbivory can induce plant defenses that affect…”
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The role of spider hunting mode on the strength of spider–plant mutualisms
Published in Oecologia (01-09-2018)“…The strength and outcome of mutualistic interactions can be highly dependent on the combination of traits of the species involved. Distinct foraging strategies…”
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Precipitation and predation risk alter the diversity and behavior of pollinators and reduce plant fitness
Published in Oecologia (01-03-2020)“…Biotic and abiotic factors may individually or interactively disrupt plant–pollinator interactions, influencing plant fitness. Although variations in…”
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Cranberry Resistance to Dodder Parasitism: Induced Chemical Defenses and Behavior of a Parasitic Plant
Published in Journal of chemical ecology (01-02-2016)“…Parasitic plants are common in many ecosystems, where they can structure community interactions and cause major economic damage. For example, parasitic dodder…”
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Arthropod-bacteria interactions influence assembly of aquatic host microbiome and pathogen defense
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (26-06-2019)“…The host-associated microbiome is vital to host immunity and pathogen defense. In aquatic ecosystems, organisms may interact with environmental bacteria to…”
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