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Structure and Ecological Function of Fungal Endophytes from Stems of Different Mulberry Cultivars
To explore the microbial community structure and ecological function of mulberry and their potential relationship with the resistance of mulberry,...
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Size-Morphological Structure and Ecological Strategies of Prokaryotoplankton in the Large Mountain Lake Sevan (Armenia)
AbstractThe dynamics of the size-morphological groups of heterotrophic prokaryotoplankton of the largest freshwater reservoir in the Caucasus, Lake...
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Degeneration of foundation cushion species induced by ecological constraints can cause massive changes in alpine plant communities
Foundational cushion plants can re-organize community structures and sustain a prominent proportion of alpine biodiversity, but they are sensitive to...
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Warming-induced shifts on Tibetan Plateau: the overlooked ants and their ecological impacts
ContextTibetan alpine ecosystems are among the world’s fastest-warming natural systems, and consequently, are expected to undergo dramatic changes in...
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The Macroecological Understanding of Ecological Niches
The ecological niche is one of the most important concepts in ecology and evolutionary biology, and niche concepts are at the basis of models...
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The Economics of Ecological Restoration
To date, there have been limited applications of cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis by those involved in ecological restoration,...
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How can ecological product value realization contribute to landscape sustainability?
ContextTowards the common goal of improving human well-being, Ecological Product Value Realization (EPVR) and landscape sustainability are both based...
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Chilean long-term Socio-Ecological Research Network: progresses and challenges towards improving stewardship of unique ecosystems
Ecosystems provide a variety of benefits to human society and humanity’s utilization of ecosystems affects their composition, structure, and...
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Ecological correlates of cranial evolution in the megaradiation of dipsadine snakes
BackgroundDipsadine snakes represent one of the most spectacular vertebrate radiations that have occurred in any continental setting, with over 800...
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Constructing ecological corridors in response to extensive rural sprawl in a highly developed urban agglomeration
Rapid urbanization is often accompanied by landscape fragmentation, and ecological corridor construction could effectively improve habitat...
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Overlooked and misunderstood: how urban community gardeners perceive social wasps and their ecosystem functions
Despite their importance for agricultural food production, many insects receive little to no positive attention. While bees have become the focus of...
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Ecological determinants of Cope’s rule and its inverse
Cope’s rule posits that evolution gradually increases the body size in lineages. Over the last decades, two schools of thought have fueled a debate...
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Application of aquatic plants in ecological restoration of sponge city construction
With the rapid development of urbanization level, the continuous expansion of urban areas and unreasonable planning have taken place in the...
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Ecological significance of Candidatus ARS69 and Gemmatimonadota in the Arctic glacier foreland ecosystems
AbstractThe Gemmatimonadota phylum has been widely detected in diverse natural environments, yet their specific ecological roles in many habitats...
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Rayleigh step-selection functions and connections to continuous-time mechanistic movement models
BackgroundThe process known as ecological diffusion emerges from a first principles view of animal movement, but ecological diffusion and other...
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Structural heterogeneity predicts ecological resistance and resilience to wildfire in arid shrublands
ContextDynamic feedbacks between physical structure and ecological function drive ecosystem productivity, resilience, and biodiversity maintenance....
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Ecological uniqueness across multiple levels of biodiversity in a Chilean watershed
To effectively address biodiversity loss, it is essential to prioritize conservation efforts by identifying areas of high conservation value....
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A multivariate approach for discriminating homegardens in different agro-ecological regions
Though the importance, functions and values of homegardens are well described, the interactive environment and functional features of individual...
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Bacterial communities in cropland soils: Taxonomy and functions
Background and AimsUnderstanding microbial compositions and functions in arable soils is crucial for effective agroecosystem management. While many...
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Mechanisms of Ecosystem Service Production: An Outcome of Ecosystem Functions and Ecological Integrity in Coastal Lagoons
Coastal lagoons provide important ecosystem services, but are simultaneously highly vulnerable. We aim at a better understanding of the mechanisms of...