Search Results - "LEWIS, OWEN T"

Trait‐based ecology of terrestrial arthropods by Wong, Mark K. L., Guénard, Benoit, Lewis, Owen T.

“…ABSTRACT In focusing on how organisms' generalizable functional properties (traits) interact mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels…”
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Pathogens and insect herbivores drive rainforest plant diversity and composition by Bagchi, Robert, Gallery, Rachel E., Gripenberg, Sofia, Gurr, Sarah J., Narayan, Lakshmi, Addis, Claire E., Freckleton, Robert P., Lewis, Owen T.

“…Suppressing fungi in a tropical forest plant community lowers diversity by reducing the negative effects of density on seedling recruitment, and removing…”
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Antagonistic interaction networks are structured independently of latitude and host guild by Morris, Rebecca J., Gripenberg, Sofia, Lewis, Owen T., Roslin, Tomas

“…An increase in species richness with decreasing latitude is a prominent pattern in nature. However, it remains unclear whether there are corresponding…”
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Habitat modification alters the structure of tropical host-parasitoid food webs by Tylianakis, Jason M, Tscharntke, Teja, Lewis, Owen T

“…Global conversion of natural habitats to agriculture has led to marked changes in species diversity and composition. However, it is less clear how habitat…”
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Biodiversity and ecosystem function of tropical forest dung beetles under contrasting logging regimes by Slade, Eleanor M., Mann, Darren J., Lewis, Owen T.

“…A key challenge for tropical conservation biologists is to assess how forest management practices affect biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions. Dung…”
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Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions by Sutherland, William J., Freckleton, Robert P., Godfray, H. Charles J., Beissinger, Steven R., Benton, Tim, Cameron, Duncan D., Carmel, Yohay, Coomes, David A., Coulson, Tim, Emmerson, Mark C., Hails, Rosemary S., Hays, Graeme C., Hodgson, Dave J., Hutchings, Michael J., Johnson, David, Jones, Julia P. G., Keeling, Matt J., Kokko, Hanna, Kunin, William E., Lambin, Xavier, Lewis, Owen T., Malhi, Yadvinder, Mieszkowska, Nova, Milner-Gulland, E. J., Norris, Ken, Phillimore, Albert B., Purves, Drew W., Reid, Jane M., Reuman, Daniel C., Thompson, Ken, Travis, Justin M. J., Turnbull, Lindsay A., Wardle, David A., Wiegand, Thorsten

“…1. Fundamental ecological research is both intrinsically interesting and provides the basic knowledge required to answer applied questions of importance to the…”
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Changes in trophic ecology of mobile predators in response to rainforest degradation by Kemp, Victoria A., Grey, Jonathan, Hemprich‐Bennett, David, Rossiter, Stephen J., Lewis, Owen T., Wilkinson, Clare L., Clare, Elizabeth L., Kratina, Pavel

“…Accelerating loss and degradation of tropical forests has led to a pressing need to understand the conservation value of remaining forests. Whereas most…”
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Quantifying immediate and delayed effects of anthelmintic exposure on ecosystem functioning supported by a common dung beetle species by Manning, Paul, Beynon, Sarah A, Lewis, Owen T

“…Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) support numerous ecosystem functions in livestock-grazed pastures. Exposure to veterinary anthelmintic residues in…”
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Testing the Janzen-Connell mechanism: pathogens cause overcompensating density dependence in a tropical tree by Bagchi, Robert, Swinfield, Tom, Gallery, Rachel E, Lewis, Owen T, Gripenberg, Sofia, Narayan, Lakshmi, Freckleton, Robert P

“…Ecology Letters (2010) The Janzen-Connell hypothesis is a leading explanation for plant-species diversity in tropical forests. It suggests that specialized…”
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The genome sequence of the Mottled Pug, Eupithecia exiguata (Hübner, 1813) by Boyes, Douglas, Lewis, Owen T

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual male (the Mottled Pug; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The genome sequence is 372.9 megabases…”
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The genome sequence of the Marbled White Spot, Protodeltote pygarga (Hufnagel, 1766) by Boyes, Douglas, Lewis, Owen T

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual male (the Marbled White Spot; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 421.1…”
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Soil carbon stocks across tropical forests of Panama regulated by base cation effects on fine roots by Cusack, Daniela F., Markesteijn, Lars, Condit, Richard, Lewis, Owen T., Turner, Benjamin L.

“…Tropical forests are the most carbon (C)-rich ecosystems on Earth, containing 25–40% of global terrestrial C stocks. While large-scale quantification of…”
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Experimental evidence for the effects of dung beetle functional group richness and composition on ecosystem function in a tropical forest by SLADE, ELEANOR M, MANN, DARREN J, VILLANUEVA, JEROME F, LEWIS, OWEN T

“…1. Much of the literature on the relationship between species richness or functional group richness and measures of ecosystem function focuses on a restricted…”
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Plant pathogens drive density-dependent seedling mortality in a tropical tree by Bell, Thomas, Freckleton, Robert P, Lewis, Owen T

“…One explanation for the extraordinary diversity of tropical forest trees is that density-dependent mortality from herbivores or pathogens puts locally rare…”
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Guild-specific patterns of species richness and host specialization in plant-herbivore food webs from a tropical forest by Novotny, Vojtech, Miller, Scott E, Baje, Leontine, Balagawi, Solomon, Basset, Yves, Cizek, Lukas, Craft, Kathleen J, Dem, Francesca, Drew, Richard A.I, Hulcr, Jiri, Leps, Jan, Lewis, Owen T, Pokon, Rapo, Stewart, Alan J.A, Allan Samuelson, G, Weiblen, George D

“…1. The extent to which plant-herbivore feeding interactions are specialized is key to understand the processes maintaining the diversity of both tropical…”
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The genome sequence of the Small Angle Shades, Euplexia lucipara (Linnaeus, 1758) by Boyes, Douglas, Lewis, Owen T

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual male (the Small Angle Shades; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 661.8…”
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The genome sequence of the Ruby Tiger, Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) by Boyes, Douglas, Lewis, Owen T

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual male (the Ruby Tiger; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Erebidae). The genome sequence is 629.4 megabases in…”
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The genome sequence of the Dark Spectacle, Abrostola triplasia (Linnaeus, 1758) by Boyes, Douglas, Lewis, Owen T.

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual male Abrostola triplasia (the Dark Spectacle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence…”
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The genome sequence of the Small Phoenix, Ecliptopera silaceata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) by Boyes, Douglas, Lewis, Owen T.

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual male Ecliptopera silaceata (the Small Phoenix; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The genome…”
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The genome sequence of the Broken-barred Carpet, Electrophaes corylata (Thunberg, 1792) by Boyes, Douglas, Lewis, Owen T.

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual male Electrophaes corylata (the Broken-barred Carpet; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The…”
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