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Non-native Douglas fir promotes epigeal spider density, but has a mixed effect on functional diversity
With climate change altering ecosystems worldwide, forest management in Europe is increasingly relying on more adaptable non-native tree species,...
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Diversity Patterns of Tropical Epigeal Beetle Assemblages Associated with Monoculture and Polyculture Plantations with Big-Leaf Mahogany
Although commercial forest plantations have experienced a major growth in the tropics over the past decades, little attention has been paid to their...
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Taxonomic and community composition of epigeal arthropods in monoculture and mixed tree species plantations in a deciduous forest of Ghana
Tropical forests provide several ecosystem services and functions and support approximately two-thirds of the world’s biodiversity but are seriously...
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Metal phytostabilization by mastic shrub (Pistacia lentiscus L.) and its root-associated bacteria in different habitats of Sardinian abandoned mining areas (Italy)
Pistacia lentiscus L. is an excluder metallophyte proposed for the revegetation and phytostabilization of metal-contaminated sites in the...
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Long-distance plant-color cues are more quickly exploited by flying natural enemies in the early exploration of aphid-infested brassicas
An early arrival of natural enemies on infested plants while pest density is still incipient is ideal to attain successful biological control. The...
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Spruce dieback as chance for biodiversity: standing deadwood promotes beetle diversity in post-disturbance stands in western Germany
Anthropogenic climate change poses a major threat to ecosystems and their biodiversity. Forests, for example, are suffering from climate-amplified...
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The Geomorphic Landscape: Criteria for Classifying Geoforms
Combining the basic criteria to build a taxonomic system with the hierarchic arrangement of the geomorphic environment determines a structure of...
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The Geomorphic Landscape: The Attributes of Geoforms
Attributes are characteristics used for the description, identification, and classification of the geoforms. They are descriptive and functional...
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Ecological effects of mosquito control with Bti: evidence for shifts in the trophic structure of soil- and ground-based food webs
The microbial control agent Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) has been successfully used worldwide to reduce abundances of biting...
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Going underground: short- and long-term movements may reveal the fossorial spatial ecology of an amphisbaenian
BackgroundThe movement and spatial ecology of an animal depends on its morphological and functional adaptations to its environment. In fossorial...
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Disease Resistance and Seed Production in Two Common New England Grain Legumes
New England and the broader Northeastern region of North America have very limited grain legume production. Common beans and peas are the two leading...
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Testing Seed for Quality
The value of seed depends on its quality. Hence, evaluation of seed quality is of critical value in any seed production system. It is, therefore,...
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Planning abilities of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in tool-using contexts
Planning is a type of problem solving in which a course of future action is devised via mental computation. Potential advantages of planning for tool...
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Antioxidant enzyme activity and dynamics of reserve mobilization during germination and early seedling establishment of royal poinciana [Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.]
Key messageThe germination of Delonix regia seeds is mediated by oxidative stress signaling and the activation of antioxidant enzymes. The reserve...
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Modulated Vermibiotechnology for the Management of Solid Waste
Nowadays, unmanaged solid waste pose a major ecological threat. The waste generation rate due to rapid industrialization, demographic change and...
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Seed Dormancy and Regulation of Germination
Seed germination and dormancy are vital components of seed quality; hence, understanding these processes is essential for a sound seed production...
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Benefits of Vermicompost in Agriculture and Factors Affecting its Nutrient Content
Vermicompost is an organic amendment rich in nutrients, humic substances, growth regulators, hormones and beneficial microorganisms. Vermicompost is...
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Extending the conservation impact of great ape research: Flagship species sites facilitate biodiversity assessments and land preservation
To inform regional conservation planning, we assessed mammalian and avian biodiversity in the Djéké Triangle, which is an intact forest with...
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Termites from the Northern Atlantic Forest, Brazil: Ecology and Conservation
The Northern Atlantic Forest (NAF) is located north of the São Francisco River, encompassing the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba,...
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Mustard and Its Products
Mustard is one of the oldest recorded crops being grown by the man, and its evidences can be traced in literature across the world. The crop has...