Search Results - "Vanschoenwinkel, Bram"

A process‐based metacommunity framework linking local and regional scale community ecology by Thompson, Patrick L., Guzman, Laura Melissa, De Meester, Luc, Horváth, Zsófia, Ptacnik, Robert, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Viana, Duarte S., Chase, Jonathan M., Calcagno, Vincent

“…The metacommunity concept has the potential to integrate local and regional dynamics within a general community ecology framework. To this end, the concept…”
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Direct effects of elevated dissolved CO2 can alter the life history of freshwater zooplankton by Ramaekers, Lana, Pinceel, Tom, Brendonck, Luc, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram

“…Dissolved CO 2 levels (pCO 2 ) are increasing in lentic freshwaters across the globe. Recent studies have shown that this will impact the nutritional quality…”
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Habitat isolation and the cues of three remote predators differentially modulate prey colonization dynamics in pond landscapes by Santangelo, Jayme M., Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Trekels, Hendrik

“…Recent evidence suggests predators may change colonization rates of prey in nearby predator-free patches as an example of context-dependent habitat selection…”
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Invertebrate community patterns in Mediterranean temporary wetlands along hydroperiod and salinity gradients by WATERKEYN, ALINE, GRILLAS, PATRICK, VANSCHOENWINKEL, BRAM, BRENDONCK, LUC

“…1. Temporary aquatic habitats often are inhabited by a unique fauna and flora and contribute significantly to regional diversity. Temporary wetlands around the…”
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Hydrological stability drives both local and regional diversity patterns in rock pool metacommunities by Brendonck, Luc, Jocqué, Merlijn, Tuytens, Karen, Timms, Brian V., Vanschoenwinkel, Bram

“…A main challenge associated with macro ecological gradients such as the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is that proxies of potential underlying processes…”
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Any way the wind blows - frequent wind dispersal drives species sorting in ephemeral aquatic communities by Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Gielen, Saïdja, Seaman, Maitland, Brendonck, Luc

“…Despite an upsurge of interest in spatial interactions between communities and in the impact of dispersal on ecological and evolutionary processes, dispersal…”
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Resolving the identity and breeding habitats of cryptic dipteran cacao flower visitors in a neotropical cacao agroforestry system by Vandromme, Mathil, Van de Sande, Eliza, Pinceel, Tom, Vanhove, Wouter, Trekels, Hendrik, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram

“…•Genetic barcoding is a promising tool to identify cryptic cacao pollinators.•Dipteran pollinator diversity is higher than previously assumed.•Genetic…”
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Hidden Hybridization and Habitat Differentiation in a Mediterranean Macrophyte, the Euryhaline Genus Ruppia by Beirinckx, Lise, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Triest, Ludwig

“…In many aquatic plant taxa, classification based on morphology has always been difficult. Molecular markers revealed that the complexity in several of these…”
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An empirical test of the impact of drying events and physical disturbance on wind erosion of zooplankton egg banks in temporary ponds by Pinceel, Tom, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Weckx, Margo, Brendonck, Luc

“…Most temporary pond zooplankton species produce drought-resistant eggs that accumulate in the sediment and form an egg bank. When a pond dries and the egg bank…”
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Mapping microhabitat structure and connectivity on a tropical inselberg using UAV remote sensing by Aristizábal-Botero, Ángela, Páez-Pérez, David, Realpe, Emilio, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram

“…In the past decade, unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) have emerged as powerful tools for ecologists, and the quality and diversity of information…”
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role of metacommunity processes in shaping invertebrate rock pool communities along a dispersal gradient by Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, De Vries, Chris, Seaman, Maitland, Brendonck, Luc

“…Explaining the variance of local communities in a spatial-environmental matrix is one of the core interests of ecology today. Recent progress in metacommunity…”
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Climate change jeopardizes the persistence of freshwater zooplankton by reducing both habitat suitability and demographic resilience by Pinceel, Tom, Buschke, Falko, Weckx, Margo, Brendonck, Luc, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram

“…Higher temperatures and increased environmental variability under climate change could jeopardize the persistence of species. Organisms that rely on short…”
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Relative importance of different dispersal vectors for small aquatic invertebrates in a rock pool metacommunity by Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Gielen, Saïdja, Vandewaerde, Hanne, Seaman, Maitland, Brendonck, Luc

“…The extent and frequency of passive overland dispersal of freshwater invertebrates as well as the relative importance of different dispersal vectors is not…”
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The importance of landscape and habitat properties in explaining instantaneous and long-term distributions of large branchiopods in subtropical temporary pans by NHIWATIWA, TAMUKA, BRENDONCK, LUC, WATERKEYN, ALINE, VANSCHOENWINKEL, BRAM

“…Summary 1. The notion that the spatial configuration of habitat patches has to be taken into account to understand the structure and dynamics of ecological…”
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Interaction between water and wind as a driver of passive dispersal in mangroves by Van der Stocken, Tom, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, De Ryck, Dennis J R, Bouma, Tjeerd J, Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid, Koedam, Nico

“…Although knowledge on dispersal patterns is essential for predicting long-term population dynamics, critical information on the modalities of passive dispersal…”
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Interactive effects of dragonfly larvae and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on mosquito oviposition and survival by Mataba, Gordian Rocky, Clark, Nicholas William, Kweka, Eliningaya J., Munishi, Linus, Brendonck, Luc, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram

“…Abstract The biological larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) is used worldwide to control reproduction of mosquitoes in freshwater habitats…”
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A precipitation gradient drives change in macroinvertebrate composition and interactions within bromeliads by Guzman, Laura Melissa, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Farjalla, Vinicius F, Poon, Anita, Srivastava, Diane S

“…Ecological communities change across spatial and environmental gradients due to (i) changes in species composition, (ii) changes in the frequency or strength…”
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Odorant-binding proteins in canine anal sac glands indicate an evolutionarily conserved role in mammalian chemical communication by Janssenswillen, Sunita, Roelants, Kim, Carpentier, Sebastien, de Rooster, Hilde, Metzemaekers, Mieke, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Proost, Paul, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Chemical communication is an important aspect of the behavioural ecology of a wide range of mammals. In dogs and other carnivores, anal sac glands are thought…”
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Disentangling the spatio-environmental drivers of human settlement: an eigenvector based variation decomposition by Vandam, Ralf, Kaptijn, Eva, Vanschoenwinkel, Bram

“…The relative importance of deterministic and stochastic processes driving patterns of human settlement remains controversial. A main reason for this is that…”
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Toward a global phylogeny of the "living fossil" crustacean order of the Notostraca by Vanschoenwinkel, Bram, Pinceel, Tom, Vanhove, Maarten P M, Denis, Carla, Jocque, Merlijn, Timms, Brian V, Brendonck, Luc

“…Tadpole shrimp (Crustacea, Notostraca) are iconic inhabitants of temporary aquatic habitats worldwide. Often cited as prime examples of evolutionary stasis,…”
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