Search Results - "Oecologia"

Reinforcing loose foundation stones in trait-based plant ecology by Shipley, Bill, De Bello, Francesco, Cornelissen, J. Hans C, Laliberté, Etienne, Laughlin, Daniel C, Reich, Peter B

“…The promise of “trait-based” plant ecology is one of generalized prediction across organizational and spatial scales, independent of taxonomy. This promise is…”
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Population cycles and outbreaks of small rodents: ten essential questions we still need to solve by Andreassen, Harry P., Sundell, Janne, Ecke, Fraucke, Halle, Stefan, Haapakoski, Marko, Henttonen, Heikki, Huitu, Otso, Jacob, Jens, Johnsen, Kaja, Koskela, Esa, Luque-Larena, Juan Jose, Lecomte, Nicolas, Leirs, Herwig, Mariën, Joachim, Neby, Magne, Rätti, Osmo, Sievert, Thorbjörn, Singleton, Grant R., van Cann, Joannes, Vanden Broecke, Bram, Ylönen, Hannu

“…Most small rodent populations in the world have fascinating population dynamics. In the northern hemisphere, voles and lemmings tend to show population cycles…”
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An updated perspective on spiders as generalist predators in biological control by Michalko, Radek, Pekár, Stano, Entling, Martin H.

“…The role of generalist predators in biological control remains controversial as they may not only reduce pest populations but also disrupt biocontrol exerted…”
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Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis by Shipley, Oliver N., Matich, Philip

“…The development of the isotopic niche, an n-dimensional hypervolume (with n being the number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has…”
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Structural diversity promotes productivity of mixed, uneven-aged forests in southwestern Germany by Dănescu, Adrian, Albrecht, Axel T., Bauhus, Jürgen

“…Forest diversity-productivity relationships have been intensively investigated in recent decades. However, few studies have considered the interplay between…”
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Human alteration of natural light cycles: causes and ecological consequences by Gaston, Kevin J., Duffy, James P., Gaston, Sian, Bennie, Jonathan, Davies, Thomas W.

“…Artificial light at night is profoundly altering natural light cycles, particularly as perceived by many organisms, over extensive areas of the globe. This…”
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Personality, foraging behavior and specialization: integrating behavioral and food web ecology at the individual level by Toscano, Benjamin J., Gownaris, Natasha J., Heerhartz, Sarah M., Monaco, Cristián J.

“…Behavioral traits and diet were traditionally thought to be highly plastic within individuals. This view was espoused in the widespread use of optimality…”
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role of isohydric and anisohydric species in determining ecosystem-scale response to severe drought by Roman, D. T, Novick, K. A, Brzostek, E. R, Dragoni, D, Rahman, F, Phillips, R. P

“…Ongoing shifts in the species composition of Eastern US forests necessitate the development of frameworks to explore how species-specific water-use strategies…”
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Individuals in space: personality-dependent space use, movement and microhabitat use facilitate individual spatial niche specialization by Schirmer, Annika, Herde, Antje, Eccard, Jana A., Dammhahn, Melanie

“…Personality-dependent space use and movement might be crucially influencing ecological interactions, giving way to individual niche specialization. This new…”
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Measuring stress in wildlife: techniques for quantifying glucocorticoids by Sheriff, Michael J., Dantzer, Ben, Delehanty, Brendan, Palme, Rupert, Boonstra, Rudy

“…Stress responses play a key role in allowing animals to cope with change and challenge in the face of both environmental certainty and uncertainty. Measurement…”
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‘Trophic’ and ‘source’ amino acids in trophic estimation: a likely metabolic explanation by O’Connell, T. C.

“…Amino acid nitrogen isotopic analysis is a relatively new method for estimating trophic position. It uses the isotopic difference between an individual’s…”
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The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on plant functional traits and functional diversity: what do we know so far? by Zambrano, Jenny, Garzon-Lopez, Carol X., Yeager, Lauren, Fortunel, Claire, Cordeiro, Norbert J., Beckman, Noelle G.

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation result in significant landscape changes that ultimately affect plant diversity and add uncertainty to how natural areas will…”
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The costs of keeping cool: behavioural trade-offs between foraging and thermoregulation are associated with significant mass losses in an arid-zone bird by van de Ven, T. M. F. N., McKechnie, A. E., Cunningham, S. J.

“…Avian responses to high environmental temperatures include retreating to cooler microsites and/or increasing rates of evaporative heat dissipation via panting,…”
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Gut microbes may facilitate insect herbivory of chemically defended plants by Hammer, Tobin J, Bowers, M. Deane

“…The majority of insect species consume plants, many of which produce chemical toxins that defend their tissues from attack. How then are herbivorous insects…”
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Exotic garden plants partly substitute for native plants as resources for pollinators when native plants become seasonally scarce by Staab, Michael, Pereira-Peixoto, Maria Helena, Klein, Alexandra-Maria

“…Urban green spaces such as gardens often consist of native and exotic plant species, which provide pollen and nectar for flower-visiting insects. Although some…”
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Is a drought a drought in grasslands? Productivity responses to different types of drought by Carroll, Charles J. W., Slette, Ingrid J., Griffin-Nolan, Robert J., Baur, Lauren E., Hoffman, Ava M., Denton, Elsie M., Gray, Jesse E., Post, Alison K., Johnston, Melissa K., Yu, Qiang, Collins, Scott L., Luo, Yiqi, Smith, Melinda D., Knapp, Alan K.

“…Drought, defined as a marked deficiency of precipitation relative to normal, occurs as periods of below-average precipitation or complete failure of…”
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Leaf isoprene emission as a trait that mediates the growth-defense tradeoff in the face of climate stress by Monson, Russell K., Weraduwage, Sarathi M., Rosenkranz, Maaria, Schnitzler, Jörg-Peter, Sharkey, Thomas D.

“…Plant isoprene emissions are known to contribute to abiotic stress tolerance, especially during episodes of high temperature and drought, and during cellular…”
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Inferring the source of evaporated waters using stable H and O isotopes by Bowen, Gabriel J., Putman, Annie, Brooks, J. Renée, Bowling, David R., Oerter, Erik J., Good, Stephen P.

“…Stable isotope ratios of H and O are widely used to identify the source of water, e.g., in aquifers, river runoff, soils, plant xylem, and plant-based…”
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Integrating temporal refugia into landscapes of fear: prey exploit predator downtimes to forage in risky places by Smith, Justine A., Donadio, Emiliano, Pauli, Jonathan N., Sheriff, Michael J., Middleton, Arthur D.

“…The landscape of fear is an important driver of prey space use. However, prey can navigate the landscape of fear by exploiting temporal refuges from predation…”
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Changes in tree resistance, recovery and resilience across three successive extreme droughts in the northeast Iberian Peninsula by Serra-Maluquer, X., Mencuccini, M., Martínez-Vilalta, J.

“…Understanding which variables affect forest resilience to extreme drought is key to predict future dynamics under ongoing climate change. In this study, we…”
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