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Tree growth sensitivity to climate varies across a seasonal precipitation gradient
Spatial patterns of precipitation in the southwestern United States result in a complex gradient from winter-to-summer moisture dominance that...
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Investing in a nest egg: intraspecific variation in the timing of egg laying across a latitudinal gradient
Avian reproductive strategies vary widely, and many studies of life-history variation have focused on the incubation and hatching stages of nesting....
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A role for Flower and cell death in controlling morphogen gradient scaling
During development, morphogen gradients encode positional information to pattern morphological structures during organogenesis
1 . Some gradients, like...
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Radiating diversification and niche conservatism jointly shape the inverse latitudinal diversity gradient of Potentilla L. (Rosaceae)
BackgroundThe latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), characterized by an increase in species richness from the poles to the equator, is one of the...
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Quantifying functional trait assembly along a temperate successional gradient with consideration of intraspecific variations and functional groups
Advances in functional trait ecology allow us to evaluate community structure and community assembly in a more quantitative and generalised manner....
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The seeds of Plantago lanceolata comprise a stable core microbiome along a plant richness gradient
BackgroundSeed endophytic bacteria are beneficial to plants. They improve seedling growth by enhancing plant nutrient uptake, modulating...
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Persistent effects of land-use history on myrmecochorous plant and epigeic ant assemblages across an ecoregional gradient in New York State
Forested landscapes increasingly comprise patches of differing land-use histories that include past stand-replacing anthropogenic disturbances such...
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Purification of Bacterial-Enriched Extracellular Vesicle Samples from Feces by Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation
Commensal microbiota has huge impact on the maintenance of human health, its dysregulation being associated with the development of a plethora of...
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Leaf functional traits and resource use strategies facilitate the spread of invasive plant Parthenium hysterophorus across an elevational gradient in western Himalayas
Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) is a highly prevalent invasive species in subtropical regions across the world. It has recently been seen to...
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An ecothermal paradox: bull trout populations diverge in response to thermal landscapes across a broad latitudinal gradient
Maintaining natural thermal regimes in montane stream networks is critical for many species, but as climate warms, thermal regimes will undoubtedly...
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Changing water quality and thermocline depth along an aquaculture gradient in six tropical crater lakes
Understanding how lakes respond to changes in nutrient loading along a productivity gradient can help identify key drivers of aquatic change, thereby...
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Floral nectar reabsorption and a sugar concentration gradient in two long-spurred Habenaria species (Orchidaceae)
BackgroundFloral nectar is the most common reward flowers offered to pollinators. The quality and quantity of nectar produced by a plant species...
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Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests
Deadwood is a key component of nutrient cycling in natural tropical forests, serving as a globally important carbon storage and habitat for a high...
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Communities of Small Terrestrial Arthropods Change Rapidly Along a Costa Rican Elevation Gradient
Biological diversity changes along montane slopes. Such changes are particularly stark in the neotropics due to the relative stability of abiotic...
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Bergmann-Rensch Continuum Under Shell: Gender-Specific Trend in Response to Latitudinal Gradient
Two macroecological and evolutionary rules are strongly related to the body size of organisms: Bergmann’s and Rensch’s rules. Bergmann’s rule states...
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Response of Heterotrophic Microbial Communities to an Environmental Gradient in the Floodplain of Mapire River, Venezuela
Soil physico-chemical characteristics of floodplains, particularly hydrology, influence microbiological activity. As such, each river floodplain...
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Effects and response of the Cerrado ground-layer to frost along the canopy cover gradient
Frost effects on savanna plant communities have been considered as analogous to those from fire, both changing community structure and filtering...
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Breeding bird communities of riparian and upland woodlands respond differently to an Atlantic-Mediterranean climatic gradient in Mainland Spain
Riparian habitats are key landscape elements promoting regional biodiversity, particularly in areas where water availability is scarce. In...
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Vegetation Structure Along an Elevation Gradient at the Treeline Ecotone of Eastern Himalayan Forests in Sikkim
This chapter presents an extensive vegetation analysis for Yuksam-Dzongri transect in Sikkim (in the eastern Himalaya). The investigation was...
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Positive community effects of nurse-plant shrubs along a tropical alpine elevation gradient: are they linked with plant water relations?
Shrubs are one of the most common plant growth forms acting as nurses, but their effects on community organization along elevation gradients and how...
