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1. Abiotic heterogeneity underlies trait‐based competition and assembly

Author:
Isabela L. Borges; Leila Z. Forsyth; Denon Start; Benjamin Gilbert
Source:
journal of ecology 2019 v.107 no.2 pp. 747-756
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
environmental factors; functional diversity; introduced plants; phenotype; soil properties
Abstract:
... The fitness of individual species depends on their ability to persist and establish at low densities, just as the diversity of ecological communities depends on the establishment and persistence of low‐density, “invader” species. Theory predicts that abiotic conditions and the competitive make‐up of resident communities jointly shape invader fitness, limiting the phenotypic identity of successful ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13082

2. Agricultural Risk Factors Influence Microbial Ecology in Honghu Lake

Author:
Maozhen Han; Melissa Dsouza; Chunyu Zhou; Hongjun Li; Junqian Zhang; Chaoyun Chen; Qi Yao; Chaofang Zhong; Hao Zhou; Jack A Gilbert; Zhi Wang; Kang Ning
Source:
Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics 2019 v.17 no.1 pp. 76-90
ISSN:
1672-0229
Subject:
environmental sustainability; eutrophication; fish culture; freshwater lakes; functional diversity; microbial communities; monitoring; nitrate nitrogen; nitrogen dioxide; oxytetracycline; physicochemical properties; pollution; risk factors; sediments; species diversity; variance
Abstract:
... Agricultural activities, including stock-farming, planting industry, and fish aquaculture, can affect the physicochemical and biological characters of freshwater lakes. However, the effects of pollution producing by agricultural activities on microbial ecosystem of lakes remain unclear. Hence, in this work, we selected Honghu Lake as a typical lake that is influenced by agriculture activities. We ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gpb.2018.04.008
PubMed:
31026580
PubMed Central:
PMC6520916

3. Agronomic management of AMF functional diversity to overcome biotic and abiotic stresses - The role of plant sequence and intact extraradical mycelium

Author:
I. Brito; M.J. Goss; L. Alho; C. Brígido; D. van Tuinen; M.R. Félix; M. Carvalho
Source:
Fungal ecology 2019 v.40 pp. 72-81
ISSN:
1754-5048
Subject:
manganese; functional diversity; mycorrhizae; mycorrhizal fungi; Fusarium; host plants; tillage; cropping systems; abiotic stress; toxicity; mycelium; inoculum; crops
Abstract:
... Intentional use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in cropping systems has been marginal, owing to the high cost and limited biodiversity of commercial inocula, together with the timeliness of colonization to achieve benefits. Additionally, mycorrhiza are considered incompatible with high input cropping systems. Combining results from 4 different experiments resulted in a strategy for the earli ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funeco.2018.06.001

4. Alternate successional pathway yields alternate pattern of functional diversity

Author:
Philippe St. Martin; Azim U. Mallik
Source:
Journal of vegetation science 2019 v.30 no.3 pp. 461-470
ISSN:
1100-9233
Subject:
Kalmia angustifolia; Picea mariana; dry matter content; forest communities; forests; functional diversity; herbs; leaf area; leaves; national parks; seed weight; shrubs; species diversity; trees; wildfires; Newfoundland and Labrador
Abstract:
... QUESTION: In Eastern Canada, wildfires turn Picea mariana forests into Kalmia angustifolia dominated heath or P. mariana forest depending on burn severity. These alternate end‐points of succession provide an opportunity to test assumptions concerning alternate successional trajectories dominated by distinct plant functional groups. Disturbance effects on functional diversity (FD) have been studied ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvs.12740

5. Amphibian functional diversity is related to high annual precipitation and low precipitation seasonality in the New World

Author:
Leticia Margarita Ochoa‐Ochoa; Nancy R. Mejía‐Domínguez; Julian A. Velasco; Katharine Ann Marske; Carsten Rahbek
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2019 v.28 no.9 pp. 1219-1229
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
amphibians; climate change; dry environmental conditions; functional diversity; geographical distribution; life history; models; mountains; rain; species richness; temperature; North America; South America
Abstract:
... AIM: We examined the geographical distribution of functional diversity for American amphibians and tested the relationship between functional diversity and environment. We also explored how the functional evenness of life‐history traits varies across biogeographical regions. LOCATION: Continental Americas. METHODS: We performed a trait classification based on an Eltonian approach and calculated fu ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12926

6. Applying concepts of general resilience to large river ecosystems: A case study from the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers

Author:
Kristen L. Bouska; Jeffrey N. Houser; Nathan R. De Jager; Molly Van Appledorn; James T. Rogala
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.101 pp. 1094-1110
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
aquatic habitat; case studies; ecosystems; environmental indicators; fish; fish communities; floodplains; functional diversity; invasive species; nutrient content; rivers; water quality; Illinois River; Mississippi River
Abstract:
... Large floodplain-river ecosystems are often highly modified to provide services that society desires, yet these modifications can limit an ecosystem’s ability to adapt to changing conditions. The adaptive capacity of an ecosystem, its general resilience, is a conceptual framework for considering how a system will respond to such changes. We sought to apply aspects of three general resilience princ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.02.002

7. Arabidopsis ANAC092 regulates auxin‐mediated root development by binding to the ARF8 and PIN4 promoters

Author:
Dandan Xi; Xu Chen; Yuxia Wang; Ruiling Zhong; Jianmei He; Jiabin Shen; Feng Ming
Source:
Journal of integrative plant biology 2019 v.61 no.9 pp. 1015-1031
ISSN:
1672-9072
Subject:
Arabidopsis; CRISPR-Cas systems; abiotic stress; apical dominance; biosynthesis; chromatin; functional diversity; gene editing; indole acetic acid; leaves; luciferase; mutants; organogenesis; precipitin tests; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; root meristems; stress response; transcription factors; tropisms; yeasts
Abstract:
... Auxin is an important plant hormone that is essential for growth and development due to its effects on organogenesis, morphogenesis, tropisms, and apical dominance. The functional diversity of auxin highlights the importance of its biosynthesis, transport, and associated responses. In this study, we show that a NAC transcription factor, ANAC092 (also named AtNAC2 and ORESARA1), known to positively ...
DOI:
10.1111/jipb.12735

8. Assembly processes of waterbird communities across subsidence wetlands in China: A functional and phylogenetic approach

Author:
Chunlin Li; Yong Zhang; Daode Zha; Sen Yang; Zheng Y. X. Huang; Willem F. de Boer
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2019 v.25 no.7 pp. 1118-1129
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; autumn; coal; functional diversity; habitat connectivity; landscapes; mining; models; phylogeny; species diversity; subsidence; water birds; wetlands; China
Abstract:
... AIM: Although assembly processes have been studied in a wide range of taxa, determining assembly rules remains controversial, particularly in assemblages consisted of species with strong dispersal capacities. Moreover, few studies focused on communities in recently human‐created habitats. We tested two prevailing but opposing hypotheses, environmental filtering and limiting similarity, in waterbir ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.12919

9. Assessing community functional attributes during substrate colonization: a field experiment using stream insects

Author:
Silvia V. Milesi; Adriano S. Melo; Sylvain Dolédec
Source:
Hydrobiologia 2019 v.838 no.1 pp. 183-192
ISSN:
0018-8158
Subject:
aquatic insects; body size; field experimentation; functional diversity; habitats; insect communities; insect flight; locomotion; samplers; streams
Abstract:
... Initial colonists of empty habitats tend to differ from those arriving later in terms of species identity and traits. We evaluated the dynamics of the functional attributes in aquatic insect communities during a colonization experiment under natural conditions. We tested whether the late stages of colonization show higher functional richness, diversity and specialization than early successional st ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10750-019-03988-2

10. Assessing ecosystem functioning in forests undergoing restoration

Author:
Milena Fermina Rosenfield; Sandra Cristina Müller
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.1 pp. 158-167
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
carbon nitrogen ratio; detritivores; ecosystems; functional diversity; natural regeneration; soil; species richness; trees; tropical forests; vegetation structure; Brazil
Abstract:
... Restoration projects may have broad and complex ecological goals that require distinct and integrative measures for evaluating restoration development and success. However, most studies usually evaluate structural and species composition parameters, with less emphasis on ecological processes and functioning. The main objective of this study is to use an integrated approach that considers structura ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12828

11. Assessment of environmental gene tags linked with carbohydrate metabolism and chemolithotrophy associated microbial community in River Ganga

Author:
Bhaskar Reddy; Jitendra Pandey; Suresh Kumar Dubey
Source:
Gene 2019 v.704 pp. 31-41
ISSN:
0378-1119
Subject:
Actinobacteria; Bacteroidetes; Calvin cycle; Nitrosococcus; Rhodobacter; Rhodospirillaceae; Thiodictyon; ammonium; biogeochemical cycles; carbon dioxide fixation; cellulose; databases; functional diversity; genes; hydrogen sulfide; metagenomics; microbial communities; microbiome; microorganisms; photoheterotrophs; principal component analysis; ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase; river water; rivers; sediments; starch; sucrose; sulfates; sulfites; sulfur; tricarboxylic acid cycle
Abstract:
... The microbial community mediated biogeochemical cycles play important role in global C-cycle and display a sensitive response to environmental changes. Limited information is available on microbial composition and functional diversity controlling biogeochemical cycles in the riverine environment. The Ganga River water and sediment samples were studied for environmental gene tags with reference to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gene.2019.04.004

12. Autumn drought drives functional diversity of benthic diatom assemblages of continental intermittent streams

Author:
Viktória B-Béres; Béla Tóthmérész; István Bácsi; Gábor Borics; András Abonyi; Kálmán Tapolczai; Frederic Rimet; Ágnes Bouchez; Gábor Várbíró; Péter Török
Source:
Advances in water resources 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0309-1708
Subject:
Bacillariophyceae; algae; autumn; basins; climate change; drought; ephemeral streams; functional diversity; lotic systems
Abstract:
... Climate change is predicted to increase drought occurrence and severity in small continental watercourses. Here, we studied the structure and the functional diversity of benthic diatom assemblages in lowland intermittent and permanent watercourses of the Carpathian basin. We assumed that the community structure of intermittent and permanent watercourses would be markedly different, and the functio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.02.010

13. The Balancing Act of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: Enabling Functional Diversity while Minimizing Promiscuity

Author:
Mauricio Macossay-Castillo; Giulio Marvelli; Mainak Guharoy; Aashish Jain; Daisuke Kihara; Peter Tompa; Shoshana J. Wodak
Source:
Journal of molecular biology 2019 v.431 no.8 pp. 1650-1670
ISSN:
0022-2836
Subject:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae; amino acid sequences; amino acids; binding capacity; cluster analysis; entropy; functional diversity; gene ontology; genes; protein-protein interactions; proteins; yeasts
Abstract:
... Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) or regions (IDRs) perform diverse cellular functions, but are also prone to forming promiscuous and potentially deleterious interactions. We investigate the extent to which the properties of, and content in, IDRs have adapted to enable functional diversity while limiting interference from promiscuous interactions in the crowded cellular environment. Informa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jmb.2019.03.008
PubMed:
30878482
PubMed Central:
PMC6453724

14. Beta diversity of stream fish communities along anthropogenic environmental gradients at multiple spatial scales

Author:
Renato B. Dala-Corte; Luciano F. Sgarbi; Fernando G. Becker; Adriano S. Melo
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.5 pp. 288
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
algorithms; anthropogenic activities; environmental assessment; environmental factors; environmental impact; fish; fish communities; functional diversity; land use; species diversity; streams; watersheds
Abstract:
... Despite the importance of assessing beta diversity to understand the effects of human modifications on biological communities, there are almost no studies that properly addressed how beta diversity varies along anthropogenic gradients. We developed an algorithm to calculate beta diversity among a set of sites included in a moving window along any given environmental gradient. This allowed us to as ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-019-7448-6

15. Beyond guilds: the promise of continuous traits for mammalian functional diversity

Author:
Brooks A Kohli; Rebecca J Rowe
Source:
Journal of mammalogy 2019 v.100 no.2 pp. 285-298
ISSN:
1545-1542
Subject:
allometry; basins; biogeography; ecoregions; functional diversity; habitats; kidneys; natural history; phylogeny; small mammals; temperature; urine
Abstract:
... Studies on mammalian community ecology and biogeography are increasingly using functional diversity to advance our understanding of how diversity is maintained and how it varies across space and over time. Functional diversity quantifies the range and prevalence of species traits in an assemblage and provides a means of linking patterns of diversity to the ecological processes that generate them. ...
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyz054

16. Bioaugmentation of soil with Enterobacter cloacae AKS7 enhances soil nitrogen content and boosts soil microbial functional-diversity

Author:
Poulomi Chakraborty; Ranojit Kumar Sarker; Rupsa Roy; Abhrajyoti Ghosh; Debasish Maiti; Prosun Tribedi
Source:
3 Biotech 2019 v.9 no.7 pp. 253
ISSN:
2190-572X
Subject:
Enterobacter cloacae; acetylene reduction; bioaugmentation; biofertilizers; biomass; carbon; culture media; functional diversity; mineral fertilizers; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nitrogen fixation; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; soil; soil ecology; sustainable agriculture
Abstract:
... Biofertilizer happens to be a promising alternative of chemical fertilizer in the establishment of sustainable agricultural practices. Following this observation, several nitrogen-fixing bacteria were isolated from the soil in which an isolate (AKS7) was selected for further studies as AKS7 showed considerable competence in growth on nitrogen-free growth medium. Acetylene reduction assay confirmed ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13205-019-1791-8
PubMed:
31192078
PubMed Central:
PMC6555835

17. Biodiversity Drives Micropollutant Biotransformation in Freshwater Phytoplankton Assemblages

Author:
Michael A. Stravs; Francesco Pomati; Juliane Hollender
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2019 v.53 no.8 pp. 4265-4273
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
aquatic ecosystems; aquatic environment; biochemical pathways; biotransformation; chemical pollutants; freshwater; functional diversity; laboratory experimentation; mass spectrometry; phytoplankton; pollution load; remediation; species richness
Abstract:
... Biotransformation of chemical pollutants is an ecological process requiring multifunctionality (multiple metabolic pathways) and, potentially, high biodiversity. Phytoplankton communities are highly diverse functionally and taxonomically and co-occur with complex mixtures of organic pollutants in aquatic environments. Here, we investigated how phytoplankton species richness (SR) and class richness ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.8b07018

18. Biodiversity response to forest structure and management: Comparing species richness, conservation relevant species and functional diversity as metrics in forest conservation

Author:
Chiara Lelli; Hans Henrik Bruun; Alessandro Chiarucci; Davide Donati; Fabrizio Frascaroli; Örjan Fritz; Irina Goldberg; Juri Nascimbene; Anders P. Tøttrup; Carsten Rahbek; Jacob Heilmann-Clausen
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019 v.432 pp. 707-717
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Bryophyta; Fagus; breeding; community structure; databases; environmental factors; epiphytes; forest conservation; functional diversity; fungi; habitats; lichens; old-growth forests; planning; species richness; vascular plants
Abstract:
... We investigated the consistency between richness and trait-based diversity metrics in capturing the effects of management-related habitat factors on biodiversity. The choice of biodiversity metrics can substantially affect the evaluation of conservation tools. However, the relative sensitivity of different metrics is not well investigated, especially in a multi-taxon framework.European beech fores ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.057

19. Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships of overstorey versus understorey trees in an old-growth temperate forest

Author:
Wei Xu; Weixue Luo; Chunyu Zhang; Xiuhai Zhao; Klaus von Gadow; Zhonghui Zhang
Source:
Annals of forest science 2019 v.76 no.3 pp. 64
ISSN:
1286-4560
Subject:
aboveground biomass; biomass production; canopy; carbon; data collection; ecological footprint; ecosystems; functional diversity; leaf area; leaves; linear models; mixed forests; old-growth forests; overstory; phylogeny; prediction; species richness; structural equation modeling; temperate forests; trees; understory; woody plants
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : The results of this study, based on a large dataset with mapped tree locations, suggest that the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) is different between the over- and understorey in the investigated forest community. Neither the functional nor the phylogenetic diversity showed a significant advantage in predicting aboveground biomass and biomass product ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13595-019-0845-8

20. Biogenic habitat shifts under long-term ocean acidification show nonlinear community responses and unbalanced functions of associated invertebrates

Author:
M. Milazzo; C. Alessi; F. Quattrocchi; R. Chemello; R. D'Agostaro; J. Gil; A.M. Vaccaro; S. Mirto; M. Gristina; F. Badalamenti
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.667 pp. 41-48
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Amphipoda; benthic organisms; canopy; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide enrichment; carnivores; corals; functional diversity; greenhouse gas emissions; habitats; herbivores; littoral zone; macroalgae; marine ecosystems; molluscs; ocean acidification; pH; prediction; reefs; suspension feeding; Italy; Sicily
Abstract:
... Experiments have shown that increasing dissolved CO2 concentrations (i.e. Ocean Acidification, OA) in marine ecosystems may act as nutrient for primary producers (e.g. fleshy algae) or a stressor for calcifying species (e.g., coralline algae, corals, molluscs). For the first time, rapid habitat dominance shifts and altered competitive replacement from a reef-forming to a non-reef-forming biogenic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.391

21. Bird diversity in Chinese urban parks was more associated with natural factors than anthropogenic factors

Author:
Jun Liu; Haotian Bai; Huiyao Ma; Gang Feng
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2019 v.43 pp. 126358
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
Aythya; altitude; biodiversity conservation; birds; climate; endangered species; functional diversity; normalized difference vegetation index; phylogeny; population density; temperature; urban areas; urban parks; vulnerable species; China
Abstract:
... Urban parks are important for biodiversity conservation in urban ecosystems. Many natural and anthropogenic factors are associated with bird diversity in urban parks. However, so far no studies have compared the relative roles of these factors in shaping bird taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity in urban parks in whole China. In this study, we linked anthropogenic variables (NDVI, popu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2019.06.001

22. Bovine urine inhibits microbial function and increases urea turnover in dairy grazed soils

Author:
S. M. Lambie; N. W. H. Mason; P. L. Mudge
Source:
Soil research 2019 v.57 no.5 pp. 489-499
ISSN:
1838-675X
Subject:
buffering capacity; carbon; carbon cycle; dairy cows; electrical conductivity; metabolism; microbial biomass; microbial communities; nitrogen fertilizers; soil organic matter; soil pH; urea; urine
Abstract:
... Effects of bovine urine on microbial functional attributes within the carbon (C) cycle have not previously been investigated. The magnitude of urine effects on microbial populations may be mediated by the ability of a soil to buffer changes to pH and electrical conductivity (EC) in response to urine. We examined changes in the metabolism of C substrates by microbial communities subsequent to treat ...
DOI:
10.1071/SR18257

23. Carabid functional diversity is enhanced by conventional flowering fields, organic winter cereals and edge habitats

Author:
Christoph Gayer; Gábor L. Lövei; Tibor Magura; Martin Dieterich; Péter Batáry
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2019 v.284 pp. 106579
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
Camelina; Carabidae; Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; biodiversity conservation; body size; carnivores; edge effects; flight; flowering; functional diversity; funding; intercropping; landscapes; lentils; organic production; pitfall traps; spring; winter; winter wheat; Europe
Abstract:
... The continued decline in farmland biodiversity in Europe despite substantial funding for agri-environment schemes (AES) has prompted calls for more effective biodiversity conservation measures. The current AES regime allows for both holistic measures, such as organic farming, that broadly target the agricultural environment and biodiversity-specific measures, such as flowering fields, but little i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2019.106579

24. Changes in infaunal assemblage structure influence nutrient fluxes in sediment enriched by mussel biodeposition

Author:
Élise Lacoste; Andréa M. Weise; Marie-France Lavoie; Philippe Archambault; Christopher W. McKindsey
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.692 pp. 39-48
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
bacteria; benthic ecosystems; benthic organisms; benthic zone; biogeochemical cycles; community structure; ecological footprint; ecological function; environmental factors; fauna; functional diversity; metabolism; models; mollusc culture; mussels; nitrification; nitrogen; organic matter; oxidation; phosphorus; redox potential; sediment-water interface; sediments; solutes; sulfides
Abstract:
... Although many studies have described the influence of bivalve aquaculture on the benthic environment, effects on benthic functional diversity are poorly known, as are links with ecosystem processes. We investigated the response of a benthic ecosystem in terms of taxonomic and functional diversity (infauna >500 μm), biogeochemical indicators (organic matter content, redox potential, sulfides level, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.235

25. Characterization and expression profiling of odorant-binding proteins in Anoplophora glabripennis Motsch

Author:
Jingzhen Wang; Peng Gao; Youqing Luo; Jing Tao
Source:
Gene 2019 v.693 pp. 25-36
ISSN:
0378-1119
Subject:
Anoplophora glabripennis; antennae; females; functional diversity; gene expression; genes; hosts; hydrophobicity; insects; legs; males; odorant receptors; oviposition sites; palps; phylogeny; plant-insect relations; sex pheromones; smell; taste; transcriptomics; trees
Abstract:
... In insects, olfaction plays a critical role in locating hosts, recognizing mates, and selecting oviposition sites. The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky) feeds on 43 species of trees in 15 families, but its chemosensory mechanisms are poorly understood. Herein, genes encoding 61 odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) were identified from the published genome and our previous ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gene.2018.12.075

26. Cladoceran (Crustacea) Niches, Sex, and Sun Bathing—A Long-Term Record of Tundra Lake (Lapland) Functioning and Paleo-Optics

Author:
Liisa Nevalainen; E. Henriikka Kivilä; Marttiina V. Rantala; Tomi P. Luoto
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
Cladocera; absorbance; aquatic communities; benthic ecosystems; carbon; fossils; functional diversity; global cooling; global warming; lakes; latitude; niches; organic matter; refuge habitats; sediments; sexual reproduction; stable isotopes; tundra; Finland; Lapland
Abstract:
... Under fundamental ecosystem changes in high latitude lakes, a functional paleolimnological approach may increase holistic understanding of lake responses and resilience to climate warming. A ~2000-year sediment record from Lake Loažžejávri in the tundra of northern Finnish Lapland was examined for fossil Cladocera assemblages to examine long-term environmental controls on aquatic communitie ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11102008

27. Climate and site-specific factors shape chironomid taxonomic and functional diversity patterns in northern Patagonia

Author:
Luciana Motta; Julieta Massaferro
Source:
Hydrobiologia 2019 v.839 no.1 pp. 131-143
ISSN:
0018-8158
Subject:
Chironomidae; climate; ecological function; functional diversity; lakes; regression analysis; species diversity; vegetation cover; water temperature; Argentina
Abstract:
... Functional richness patterns of lake chironomid assemblages have been increasingly studied in the Northern Hemisphere, but so far there are no studies in Southern Hemisphere lakes. Present-day chironomid assemblages were studied from 40 lakes in NW Patagonia to investigate functional and taxonomic diversity and its relationships with the environment. Using multiple regression analysis involving cl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10750-019-04001-6

28. Climate change may have minor impact on zooplankton functional diversity in the Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Fabio Benedetti; Sakina‐Dorothée Ayata; Jean‐Olivier Irisson; Fanny Adloff; François Guilhaumon
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2019 v.25 no.4 pp. 568-581
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
Copepoda; basins; climate change; ecological function; functional diversity; geographical distribution; habitats; models; species richness; zooplankton; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... AIM: To assess the impact of climate change on the functional diversity of marine zooplankton communities. LOCATION: The Mediterranean Sea. METHODS: We used the functional traits and geographic distributions of 106 copepod species to estimate the zooplankton functional diversity of Mediterranean surface assemblages for the 1965–1994 and 2069–2098 periods. Multiple environmental niche models were t ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.12857

29. Climate change will drive mammal species loss and biotic homogenization in the Cerrado Biodiversity Hotspot

Author:
José Hidasi-Neto; Daiany Caroline Joner; Fernando Resende; Lara de Macedo Monteiro; Frederico Valtuille Faleiro; Rafael Dias Loyola; Marcus Vinicius Cianciaruso
Source:
Perspectives in ecology and conservation 2019 v.17 no.2 pp. 57-63
ISSN:
2530-0644
Subject:
cerrado; climate; climate change; ecosystems; extinction; functional diversity; models; niches; phylogeny; species richness
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic climate change has been shown to be one of the most pervasive threats to biodiversity. However, few studies have considered its effects on whole communities. Here, using ecological niche models (ENM) and projected future climate scenarios, we analyzed how these environmental changes could promote reductions in the alpha and beta taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversities of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pecon.2019.02.001

30. Climatic stress drives plant functional diversity in the Alborz Mountains, Iran

Author:
Halime Moradi; Jens Oldeland
Source:
Ecological research 2019 v.34 no.1 pp. 171-181
ISSN:
0912-3814
Subject:
altitude; entropy; functional diversity; leaves; life history; plant height; research; species diversity; vegetation; Iran
Abstract:
... Climate and environmental heterogeneity are currently discussed as the most important drivers of plant diversity along altitudinal gradients. Compared to functional diversity, taxonomic diversity has received much more attention in research on altitudinal gradients, although functional diversity may provide more information on the ecological mechanisms shaping plant diversity. We assessed the impo ...
DOI:
10.1111/1440-1703.1015

31. Co-evolution of spliceosomal disassembly interologs: crowning J-protein component with moonlighting RNA-binding activity

Author:
S. Raut; K. Yadav; A. K. Verma; Y. Tak; P. Waiker; C. Sahi
Source:
Current genetics 2019 v.65 no.2 pp. 561-573
ISSN:
0172-8083
Subject:
RNA; RNA helicases; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; coevolution; eukaryotic cells; functional diversity; proteins; spliceosomes; yeasts
Abstract:
... Spliceosome disassembly is catalyzed by the NineTeen-related (NTR) complex, which is constituted by several proteins, including Cwc23, Ntr1, and Ppr43. Cwc23 is an essential J-protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae that recruits Ntr1, an NTC-related G-patch protein, to the spliceosome. Ntr1 interacts with Prp43, a DExD/H box RNA helicase protein, which facilitates the disassembly of spliceosomal inte ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00294-018-0906-9

32. Combining LiDAR and hyperspectral data for aboveground biomass modeling in the Brazilian Amazon using different regression algorithms

Author:
Catherine Torres de Almeida; Lênio Soares Galvão; Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira Cruz e Aragão; Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud Ometto; Aline Daniele Jacon; Francisca Rocha de Souza Pereira; Luciane Yumie Sato; Aline Pontes Lopes; Paulo Maurício Lima de Alencastro Graça; Camila Valéria de Jesus Silva; Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira; Marcos Longo
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2019 v.232 pp. 111323
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
aboveground biomass; absorption; algorithms; canopy; climate change; data collection; ecological footprint; functional diversity; georeferencing; hyperspectral imagery; inventories; leaves; lidar; linear models; prediction; regression analysis; remote sensing; spatial data; tree height; tropical forests; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... Accurate estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB) in tropical forests are critical for supporting strategies of ecosystem functioning conservation and climate change mitigation. However, such estimates at regional and local scales are still highly uncertain. Airborne Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) and Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) can characterize the structural and functional diversity of forest ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2019.111323
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rse.2019.111323

33. Community assembly on extensive green roofs: Effects of dispersal‐, abiotic‐ and biotic filtering on the spontaneous species‐ and functional diversity

Author:
Jan Vanstockem; Amelie Bastiaens; Kenny Helsen; Ben Somers; Martin Hermy
Source:
Journal of vegetation science 2019 v.30 no.6 pp. 1078-1088
ISSN:
1100-9233
Subject:
databases; ecosystems; filters; functional diversity; green roofs; landscapes; models; plant communities; species diversity; urban areas; urbanization; vegetation; Belgium
Abstract:
... QUESTIONS: Extensive green roofs (EGRs) are novel ecosystems and essential tools in mitigating the negative effects of urbanization. However, the extent to which traditional community assembly insights apply to spontaneous plant and trait diversity and composition on EGRs and novel ecosystems in general is unclear: (a) is a dispersal filter present because of EGRs’ fragmented nature (e.g., roof he ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvs.12789

34. Community assembly processes along a sub-Mediterranean elevation gradient: analyzing the interdependence of trait community weighted mean and functional diversity

Author:
Alessandro Bricca; Luisa Conti; Maria Federico Tardella; Andrea Catorci; Marco Iocchi; Jean-Paul Theurillat; Maurizio Cutini
Source:
Plant ecology 2019 v.220 no.12 pp. 1139-1151
ISSN:
1385-0237
Subject:
altitude; functional diversity; grasslands; habitats; plant height; seed weight
Abstract:
... Community-weighted mean (CWM) and functional diversity (FD) describe the two aspects of plant communities’ functional structure. While they have been often used separately to infer assembly processes, their covariation can actually provide useful insights into the prevalence of a particular assembly process over the other. We propose a framework where positive or negative covariation of these indi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11258-019-00985-2

35. Community structure and functional diversity of epiphytic bacteria and planktonic bacteria on submerged macrophytes in Caohai Lake, southwest of China

Author:
Dingbo Yan; Pinhua Xia; Xu Song; Tao Lin; Haipeng Cao
Source:
Annals of microbiology 2019 v.69 no.9 pp. 933-944
ISSN:
1590-4261
Subject:
Bacteroidetes; Potamogeton lucens; Proteobacteria; bacteria; bacterial communities; biofilm; community structure; denitrification; environmental factors; epiphytes; fermentation; functional diversity; genes; habitats; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; lakes; leaves; macrophytes; nitrate reduction; nitrates; nitrites; plankton; prediction; ribosomal RNA; species diversity; China
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Epiphytic bacteria on the surfaces of submerged macrophytes play an important role in lake biodiversity and ecological processes. However, compared with planktonic bacteria, there is poor understanding of the community structure and function of epiphytic bacteria. METHODS: Here, we used 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing and functional prediction analysis to explore the structural a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13213-019-01485-4

36. Community-Level Physiological Profiling for Microbial Community Function in Broiler Ceca

Author:
Hung-Yueh Yeh; John E. Line; Arthur Hinton Jr.
Source:
Current microbiology 2019 v.76 no.2 pp. 173-177
ISSN:
0343-8651
Subject:
Campylobacter; Salmonella; animal well-being; bacterial communities; biochemical pathways; carbon; cecum; functional diversity; glucose 1-phosphate; glycogen; growth curves; humans; nutrients; phosphates; poultry production; poultry products; pyruvic acid
Abstract:
... Poultry production is a major agricultural output worldwide. It is known that the gut health of broilers is essential for their growth and for providing wholesome products for human consumption. Previously, the microbial diversity of broiler ceca was studied at the genetic level. However, the functional diversity and metabolic activity of broiler cecal bacterial communities are not fully investiga ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00284-018-1602-1
CHORUS:
10.1007/s00284-018-1602-1

37. Comparing Data-Independent Acquisition and Parallel Reaction Monitoring in Their Abilities To Differentiate High-Density Lipoprotein Subclasses

Author:
Amanda R. M. Silva; Marcos T. K. Toyoshima; Marisa Passarelli; Paolo Di Mascio; Graziella E. Ronsein
Source:
Journal of proteome research 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 248-259
ISSN:
1535-3907
Subject:
functional diversity; high density lipoprotein; monitoring; peptides; proteome
Abstract:
... High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a diverse group of particles with multiple cardioprotective functions. HDL proteome follows HDL particle complexity. Many proteins were described in HDL, but consistent quantification of HDL protein cargo is still a challenge. To address this issue, the aim of this work was to compare data-independent acquisition (DIA) and parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) method ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00511

38. Comparison of mining spoils to determine the best substrate for rehabilitating limestone quarries by favoring native grassland species over invasive plants

Author:
Carline Pitz; Grégory Mahy; Mélanie Harzé; Roel Uyttenbroeck; Arnaud Monty
Source:
Ecological engineering 2019 v.127 pp. 510-518
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
Buddleja davidii; Senecio inaequidens; agricultural land; bedrock; byproducts; chalk grasslands; cost effectiveness; dust; field experimentation; functional diversity; germination; habitats; indigenous species; introduced plants; invasive species; limestone; mining; quarries; seed mixtures; sowing; species abundance; terraces
Abstract:
... Habitats being restored in Belgian quarries are easily invaded by non-native plant species, which can hamper the germination and development of vegetation deemed to be of high conservation value. Substrates of terraces created when mining limestone quarries could be inhospitable to native plants. However, they can provide opportunities for establishing specific vegetation, such as dry calcareous g ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.10.004

39. Competition–defense tradeoff increases the diversity of microbial plankton communities and dampens trophic cascades

Author:
Mathilde Cadier; Ken H. Andersen; Andre W. Visser; Thomas Kiørboe
Source:
Oikos 2019 v.128 no.7 pp. 1027-1040
ISSN:
0030-1299
Subject:
biomass; community structure; defense mechanisms; ecological communities; ecosystems; environmental factors; eutrophication; feeding methods; functional diversity; metabolism; models; plankton; seasonal variation; trophic relationships
Abstract:
... The competition–defense tradeoff is a significant source of functional diversity in ecological communities. Here, we present a theoretical framework to describe the competition–defense tradeoff and apply it to a size‐based model of a unicellular plankton community. Specifically, we investigate how the emergent community structure depends on the shape of the tradeoff, and on whether the cost of def ...
DOI:
10.1111/oik.06101

40. Comprehensive nuclear proteome of Arabidopsis obtained by sequential extraction

Author:
Chieko Goto; Shoko Hashizume; Yoichiro Fukao; Ikuko Hara-Nishimura; Kentaro Tamura
Source:
Nucleus 2019 v.10 no.1 pp. 81-92
ISSN:
1949-1042
Subject:
Arabidopsis; DNA replication; chromatin; endoplasmic reticulum; eukaryotic cells; fractionation; functional diversity; nuclear membrane; proteome; sucrose
Abstract:
... In eukaryotes, the nucleus plays key roles in fundamental cellular processes, including DNA replication, chromatin maintenance, transcription, and translation. To better understand the functional diversity of nuclei, we developed a method for the comprehensive extraction of the nuclear proteome from Arabidopsis. We used a buffer with a high sucrose concentration to purify nuclei and then conducted ...
DOI:
10.1080/19491034.2019.1603093
PubMed:
30961429
PubMed Central:
PMC6527390

41. Conservation of adaptive potential and functional diversity

Author:
A. Rus Hoelzel; Michael W. Bruford; Robert C. Fleischer
Source:
Conservation genetics 2019 v.20 no.1 pp. 1-5
ISSN:
1566-0621
Subject:
conservation genetics; functional diversity; genomics; motivation
Abstract:
... The conservation of adaptive potential to enable populations and species to respond to environmental change is one of the cornerstones of conservation genetics. To date, however, most work has by necessity focused on neutral markers and demographic questions. Now, with the rapid development of genomic technologies, we have new tools with which to address this essential but poorly understood aspect ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10592-019-01151-x

42. Conservation of adaptive potential and functional diversity: integrating old and new approaches

Author:
Barbara K. Mable
Source:
Conservation genetics 2019 v.20 no.1 pp. 89-100
ISSN:
1566-0621
Subject:
analytical methods; functional diversity; genetic rescue; genetic variation; genome; genomics; inbreeding; models; niches; outbreeding; risk
Abstract:
... Continuing advances in whole genome scale approaches integrated with other ‘omic’ technologies promise to revolutionise understanding about the relevance of genetic variation to risks of species declines and extinctions. In the face of the vastly increased accessibility of such approaches, it is important that we advance beyond descriptive genetics to developing a more functional perspective on wh ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10592-018-1129-9

43. Converting arable land into flowering fields changes functional and phylogenetic community structure in ground beetles

Author:
D. Baulechner; T. Diekötter; V. Wolters; F. Jauker
Source:
Biological conservation 2019 v.231 pp. 51-58
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Carabidae; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; arable soils; carnivores; community structure; ecological function; ecosystem services; flowering; functional diversity; habitats; herbivores; insect communities; nontarget organisms; phylogeny; pollinators; species richness; weed control
Abstract:
... Agri-environmental schemes aim to promote biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. However, knowledge about the impact of these measures on diversity components beyond species richness, especially for non-target species and their ecological functions, is still very poor. Here, we investigated the response of ground beetle communities to the conversion of arable land into flowering fields, which ar ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2019.01.005

44. Cover crops in arable lands increase functional complementarity and redundancy of bacterial communities

Author:
Abdelrahman Alahmad; Guillaume Decocq; Fabien Spicher; Louay Kheirbeik; Ahmad Kobaissi; Thierry Tetu; Frédéric Dubois; Jérôme Duclercq
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2019 v.56 no.3 pp. 651-664
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
arable soils; bacterial communities; biochemical pathways; chemical analysis; conventional tillage; corn; cover crops; crop rotation; ecosystems; fertilizer application; functional diversity; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; human health; intensive farming; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; plowing; soil bacteria; soil carbon; soil horizons; soil profiles; sustainable agriculture; topsoil; wheat; Western European region
Abstract:
... Reducing the deleterious effects of intensive tillage and fertilization on ecosystem integrity and human health is challenging for sustainable agriculture. The use of cover crops has been advocated as a suitable technique for this purpose, but scientific evidence to support this has been scarce. After four years and a complete rotation, including wheat, maize, and green pea as main crops in a plou ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.13307

45. Crop landscapes reduced taxonomic and functional richness but increased evenness of aquatic macroinvertebrates in subtropical rivers

Author:
Gomez Daniela; Molineri Carlos
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.11 pp. 702
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
analysis of variance; anthropogenic activities; aquatic communities; aquatic invertebrates; climate; cropland; ecosystems; forests; functional diversity; land use; landscapes; macroinvertebrates; monsoon season; piedmont; rivers; species diversity; sugarcane; water quality; Andes region; Argentina
Abstract:
... Human activities altering ecosystems structure and function worldwide strongly affect rivers. We studied aquatic macroinvertebrate communities (taxonomic and functional diversity) from rivers immersed in a forest matrix and rivers flowing through croplands. As rivers of the region experience a monsoon climate, high and low water seasons were also considered and their effect tested. We expected low ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-019-7864-7

46. Cross-scale effects of land use on the functional composition of herbivorous insect communities

Author:
Felix Neff; Nico Blüthgen; Melanie N. Chisté; Nadja K. Simons; Juliane Steckel; Wolfgang W. Weisser; Catrin Westphal; Loïc Pellissier; Martin M. Gossner
Source:
Landscape ecology 2019 v.34 no.8 pp. 2001-2015
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
ecological function; functional diversity; grasslands; habitats; insect communities; land use; landscapes; macroinvertebrates; morphometry; phytophagous insects; species diversity; Germany
Abstract:
... CONTEXT: Insect herbivores comprise the majority of macroinvertebrate communities of temperate grasslands and act as drivers for important ecosystem functions. Landscape- and local-level land use may alter species pools and dispersal possibilities and act as local environmental filters, affecting insect trait composition. OBJECTIVES: While environmental filtering by local land use has repeatedly b ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-019-00872-1

47. DNA metabarcoding reveals modern and past eukaryotic communities in a high-mountain peat bog system

Author:
Sandra Garcés-Pastor; Owen S. Wangensteen; Aaron Pérez-Haase; Albert Pèlachs; Ramon Pérez-Obiol; Núria Cañellas-Boltà; Stefano Mariani; Teresa Vegas-Vilarrúbia
Source:
Journal of paleolimnology 2019 v.62 no.4 pp. 425-441
ISSN:
0921-2728
Subject:
DNA; DNA barcoding; bogs; climate; eukaryotic cells; functional diversity; lentic systems; limnology; microhabitats; mosses and liverworts; mountains; nucleotide sequences; paleoecology; paleontology; peatlands; pollen; sediments
Abstract:
... Peat bogs located in high mountains are suitable places to study local environmental responses to climate variability. These ecosystems host a large number of eukaryotes with diverse taxonomic and functional diversity. We carried out a metabarcoding study using universal 18S and COI markers to explore the composition of past and present eukaryotic communities of a Pyrenean peat bog ecosystem. We a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10933-019-00097-x

48. Defaunation and fragmentation erode small mammal diversity dimensions in tropical forests

Author:
Ricardo S. Bovendorp; Fernanda T. Brum; Robert A. McCleery; Benjamin Baiser; Rafael Loyola; Marcus V. Cianciaruso; Mauro Galetti
Source:
Ecography 2019 v.42 no.1 pp. 23-35
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
functional diversity; biocenosis; community structure; humans; landscapes; equations; tropical forests; data collection; models; phylogeny; predators; Metatheria; synergism; habitat fragmentation; ecological function; small mammals; rodents; South America
Abstract:
... Forest fragmentation and defaunation are considered the main drivers of biodiversity loss, yet the synergistic effects of landscape changes and biotic interactions on assemblage structure have been poorly investigated. Here, we use an extensive dataset of 283 assemblages and 105 species of small mammals to understand how defaunation of medium and large mammals and forest fragmentation change the c ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.03504

49. Development of sustainable plant protection programs through multi-actor Co-innovation: An 8-year case study in Swedish apple production

Author:
Weronika Swiergiel; Sanja Manduric; Birgitta Rämert; Mario Porcel; Marco Tasin
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.234 pp. 1178-1191
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
agroecosystems; apples; biological control; case studies; cost effectiveness; crop production; crops; finance; fruit growing; functional diversity; growers; human resources; infrastructure; integrated pest management; learning; plant protection; profitability; risk; safety assessment; semiochemicals; stakeholders
Abstract:
... This article assesses the multi-actor co-innovation research that was carried out between 2010 and 2018 by researchers and apple production actors. The aim was to develop sustainable integrated pest management methods that, with the help of an agroecological whole system approach, would be both desirable and feasible to implement in practice. Whilst a novel pest management strategy based on semioc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.242

50. Different responses of multifaceted plant diversities of alpine meadow and alpine steppe to nitrogen addition gradients on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Shuai Li; Shikui Dong; Hao Shen; Yuhui Han; Jing Zhang; Yudan Xu; Xiaoxia Gao; Mingyue Yang; Yu Li; Zhenzhen Zhao; Shiliang Liu; Huakun Zhou; Quanming Dong; Jane C. Yeomans
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.688 pp. 1405-1412
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
alpine grasslands; alpine meadows; alpine plants; ecosystem services; ecosystems; eutrophication; functional diversity; nitrogen; phosphorus; phylogeny; soil; soil acidification; species diversity; steppes; taxonomy; China
Abstract:
... Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), >4000 m known as the “third pole of the earth” and is highly sensitive to nitrogen (N) deposition, understanding the effects of N deposition on multifaceted plant diversity (taxonomy diversity, functional diversity and phylogenetic diversity) in the alpine grasslands of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are vital for the conservation of alpine plant diversity and the sustainabil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.211

51. Different responses of taxonomic and functional bird diversity to forest fragmentation across an elevational gradient

Author:
Vinicio Santillán; Marta Quitián; Boris A. Tinoco; Edwin Zárate; Matthias Schleuning; Katrin Böhning-Gaese; Eike Lena Neuschulz
Source:
Oecologia 2019 v.189 no.4 pp. 863-873
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
altitude; birds; data collection; functional diversity; habitat fragmentation; habitats; montane forests; species richness; Andes region; Ecuador
Abstract:
... Many studies have investigated how habitat fragmentation affects the taxonomic and functional diversity of species assemblages. However, the joint effects of habitat fragmentation and environmental conditions on taxonomic and functional diversity, for instance across elevational gradients, have largely been neglected so far. In this study, we compare whether taxonomic and functional indicators sho ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-018-4309-x

52. Differential Responses and Controls of Soil CO2 and N2O Fluxes to Experimental Warming and Nitrogen Fertilization in a Subalpine Coniferous Spruce (Picea asperata Mast.) Plantation Forest

Author:
Dandan Li; Qing Liu; Huajun Yin; Yiqi Luo; Dafeng Hui
Source:
Forests 2019 v.10 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Picea asperata; ammonium nitrogen; biochemical pathways; carbon dioxide; fertilizer application; field experimentation; forest plantations; functional diversity; global warming; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; microbial carbon; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nitrous oxide; soil; soil nutrients; soil organic carbon; structural equation modeling; subalpine forests; China
Abstract:
... Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as CO2 and N2O from soils are affected by many factors such as climate change, soil carbon content, and soil nutrient conditions. However, the response patterns and controls of soil CO2 and N2O fluxes to global warming and nitrogen (N) fertilization are still not clear in subalpine forests. To address this issue, ...
DOI:
10.3390/f10090808

53. Differential responses of soil bacterial community and functional diversity to reductive soil disinfestation and chemical soil disinfestation

Author:
Xinqi Huang; Jun Zhao; Xing Zhou; Jinbo Zhang; Zucong Cai
Source:
Geoderma 2019 v.348 pp. 124-134
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
bacterial communities; beans; biochemical pathways; carbon; community structure; dazomet; denitrification; disinfestation; ethanol; functional diversity; functional properties; genes; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; microbiome; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; soil; soil bacteria; soil treatment; soil-borne diseases; sugarcane bagasse
Abstract:
... Reductive soil disinfestation (RSD) and chemical soil disinfestation (CSD) are two common agricultural strategies for the elimination of soil-borne pathogens. However, the differences in soil bacterial microbiome and its associated functional characteristics between CSD and RSD are poorly understood. In this study, five soil treatments, un-treated control (CK), CSD with 0.5 t ha−1 dazomet (DZ), RS ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.04.027

54. Dimensions of ant diversity on a small tropical island

Author:
Gaurav Agavekar; Deepa Agashe; Evan P. Economo
Source:
Insect conservation and diversity 2019 v.12 no.2 pp. 161-171
ISSN:
1752-458X
Subject:
Formicidae; canopy; community structure; evergreen forests; forest habitats; functional diversity; heat tolerance; landscapes; littoral zone; phylogeny; species richness
Abstract:
... Recent appreciation of the multidimensional nature of biodiversity has prompted biologists to examine the taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic attributes of natural communities. Simultaneous consideration of such multiple diversity dimensions provides valuable insights into various community assembly processes. We studied the alpha and beta components of ant diversity on a simple island landsca ...
DOI:
10.1111/icad.12326

55. Direct and indirect effects of plant and frugivore diversity on structural and functional components of fruit removal by birds

Author:
Marta Quitián; Vinicio Santillán; Carlos Iván Espinosa; Jürgen Homeier; Katrin Böhning-Gaese; Matthias Schleuning; Eike Lena Neuschulz
Source:
Oecologia 2019 v.189 no.2 pp. 435-445
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
birds; ecological function; frugivores; fruiting; functional diversity; plant communities; seed dispersal; species richness; structural equation modeling; tropical forests; Ecuador
Abstract:
... Seed dispersal is an important ecosystem function, but it is contentious how structural and functional diversity of plant and bird communities are associated with seed-dispersal functions. We used structural equation models to test how structural (i.e., abundance, species richness) and functional diversity (i.e., functional dispersion and community-weighted means of functional traits) of fruiting ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-018-4324-y

56. Direct seeded and colonizing species guarantee successful early restoration of South Amazon forests

Author:
Silvia Barbosa Rodrigues; Marina Guimarães Freitas; Eduardo Malta Campos-Filho; Guilherme Henrique Pompiano do Carmo; Junior Micolino da Veiga; Rodrigo Gravina Prates Junqueira; Daniel Luis Mascia Vieira
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019 v.451 pp. 117559
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
basins; chronosequences; deforestation; direct seeding; dry season; filters; functional diversity; harvesting; indigenous species; landscapes; life history; new species; pioneer species; recalcitrant seeds; riparian forests; species diversity; understory; watersheds; Brazil
Abstract:
... South Amazon forests have been highly deforested, including the legally protected riparian forests. The Xingu watershed restoration program used direct seeding of native trees to restore 5000 ha of forests from 2006 to 2018. Direct seeding is a low cost method, easy-to-implement at large scales. The literature on this method concludes that only a few species manage to establish successfully, resul ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117559

57. Disentangling an avian assemblages’ evolutionary and functional history in a Chihuahuan desert city

Author:
Israel Moreno-Contreras; Héctor Gómez de Silva; Violeta Andrade-González; Cuauhcihuatl Vital-García; Marco F. Ortiz-Ramírez
Source:
Urban ecosystems 2019 v.22 no.5 pp. 893-906
ISSN:
1083-8155
Subject:
agricultural land; biocenosis; birds; cities; ecoregions; filters; functional diversity; green infrastructure; habitats; humans; invasive species; phylogeny; regression analysis; shrublands; species richness; temperature; trees; urban areas; Chihuahuan Desert
Abstract:
... Urban green spaces have been shown to be important hotspots of biodiversity in cities of temperate and humid/semihumid tropical ecoregions. Nonetheless, whether this pattern applies to urban ecosystems of desert environments has been rarely studied. Temperature, precipitation, vegetation complexity, human density, and presence of invasive species could act as urban filters limiting the incidence o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11252-019-00864-8

58. Disentangling grazing and light controls on algal communities in grassland and afforested streams

Author:
Luciana Cibils‐Martina; Javier A. Márquez; Elena Noemí Gari; Ricardo J. Albariño; Romina E. Principe
Source:
Ecological research 2019 v.34 no.1 pp. 136-149
ISSN:
0912-3814
Subject:
algae; biomass; community structure; freshwater; functional diversity; grasslands; mucilages; research; silvicultural practices; streams
Abstract:
... Our aim was to analyze the combined effect of grazing and light on composition, structure, functional diversity (FD) and succession of algal communities in two headwater streams (grassland and pine afforested). We hypothesized that algal communities in the grassland stream are top‐down controlled, as a result of higher grazing; meanwhile, in the afforested stream, algal communities are bottom‐up s ...
DOI:
10.1111/1440-1703.1014

59. Disentangling how management affects biomass stock and productivity of tropical secondary forests fallows

Author:
Pieter C.J. Moonen; Bruno Verbist; Faustin Boyemba Bosela; Lindsey Norgrove; Stefaan Dondeyne; Koenraad Van Meerbeek; Elizabeth Kearsley; Hans Verbeeck; Pieter Vermeir; Pascal Boeckx; Bart Muys
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.659 pp. 101-114
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aboveground biomass; basins; biomass production; carbon sequestration; ecological function; ecosystem services; fallow; functional diversity; landscapes; path analysis; secondary forests; shifting cultivation; slash; soil; soil fertility; stems; trees
Abstract:
... A better understanding of biomass production in secondary forests after cultivation is essential for assessing the resilience of slash and burn systems and their capacity to deliver ecosystem services. Biomass production is influenced by management legacies, landscape configuration and soil, but these drivers are rarely studied simultaneously, nor is the role of changes in vegetation properties in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.138

60. Disentangling the role of management, vegetation structure, and plant quality for Orthoptera in lowland meadows

Author:
Jens Schirmel; Rebekka Gerlach; Constanze Buhk
Source:
Insect science 2019 v.26 no.2 pp. 366-378
ISSN:
1672-9609
Subject:
Orthoptera; biodiversity conservation; fertilizers; fiber content; functional diversity; grassland management; habitats; irrigation; meadows; phytomass; species richness; sward; vegetation structure; Germany
Abstract:
... Seminatural grasslands provide habitats for various species and are important for biodiversity conservation. The understanding of the diverse responses of species and traits to different grassland management methods is therefore urgently needed. We disentangled the role of grassland management (fertilization and irrigation), vegetation structure (biomass, sward height) and plant quality (protein a ...
DOI:
10.1111/1744-7917.12528

61. Diverse expression regulation of Hsp70 genes in scallops after exposure to toxic Alexandrium dinoflagellates

Author:
Boyang Hu; Moli Li; Xiaohan Yu; Xiaogang Xun; Wei Lu; Xu Li; Yajuan Li; Jiarun Lou; Shi Wang; Lingling Zhang; Jie Cheng; Xiaoli Hu; Zhenmin Bao
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.234 pp. 62-69
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Alexandrium catenella; Alexandrium minutum; Azumapecten farreri; Mizuhopecten yessoensis; abiotic stress; algae; algal blooms; evolution; functional diversity; functional properties; genes; heat shock proteins; hepatopancreas; kidneys; neurotoxins; paralytic shellfish toxins; scallops; toxicity; China
Abstract:
... Heat shock proteins 70KD (Hsp70s) are highly conserved molecular chaperones with essential roles against biotic and abiotic stressors. Marine bivalves inhabit highly complex environments and could accumulate paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), the well-noted neurotoxins generated during harmful algal blooms. Here, we systematically analyzed Hsp70 genes (CfHsp70s) in Zhikong scallop (Chlamys farreri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.034

62. Diversity and Tissue Preference of Osmotolerant Bacterial Endophytes Associated with Pearl Millet Genotypes Having Differential Drought Susceptibilities

Author:
B. S. Manjunatha; Sangeeta Paul; Chetana Aggarwal; S. Bandeppa; V. Govindasamy; Ajinath S. Dukare; Maheshwar S. Rathi; C. T. Satyavathi; K. Annapurna
Source:
Microbial ecology 2019 v.77 no.3 pp. 676-688
ISSN:
0095-3628
Subject:
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase; Bacillus thuringiensis; Gram-positive bacteria; Macrococcus caseolyticus; Pennisetum glaucum; Pseudomonas; Stenotrophomonas; drought; drought tolerance; endophytes; functional diversity; genotype; indole acetic acid; leaves; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; osmotolerance; phylogeny; ribosomal RNA; roots; tissues
Abstract:
... Genetic and functional diversity of osmotolerant bacterial endophytes colonizing the root, stem, and leaf tissues of pearl millet genotypes differing in their drought susceptibility was assessed. Two genotypes of pearl millet, viz., the drought tolerant genotype TT-1 and the drought susceptible genotype PPMI-69, were used in the present study. Diazotrophs were found to be the predominant colonizer ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00248-018-1257-2

63. Diversity and forest productivity in a changing climate

Author:
Christian Ammer
Source:
new phytologist 2019 v.221 no.1 pp. 50-66
ISSN:
0028-646X
Subject:
biomass production; climate; climate change; environmental factors; forest stands; forests; functional diversity; grasslands; mixed stands; soil fertility; species diversity; trees
Abstract:
... Contents Summary 50 I. Introduction 50 II. Drivers of the diversity–productivity relationship 51 III. Patterns of the diversity–productivity relationship 55 IV. Responses of mixed stands to climate change 57 V. Conclusions 60 Acknowledgements 61 References 61 SUMMARY: Although the relationship between species diversity and biomass productivity has been extensively studied in grasslands, the impact ...
DOI:
10.1111/nph.15263

64. Diversity favours the old: Metrics of avian diversity increase in aging regrowth Acacia woodlands of semi-arid eastern Australia

Author:
Brendan Doohan; Jeanette Kemp; Susan Fuller
Source:
Global ecology and conservation 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
2351-9894
Subject:
Acacia aneura; acoustics; age structure; birds; fauna; functional diversity; habitats; land clearing; linear models; multidimensional scaling; phylogeny; regrowth; semiarid zones; species richness; trees; woodlands; Queensland
Abstract:
... Understanding how native fauna use regrowth vegetation is critical because of increased land clearing rates and biodiversity loss, yet it remains poorly studied in Australia's semi-arid regions. The aim of this study was to use acoustic sensors to monitor avian diversity in three different age classes (new regrowth <15 years, intermediate regrowth 15–30 years, and old growth >30 years) of Acacia d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00798

65. Diversity of forest management promotes parasitoid functional diversity in boreal forests

Author:
Antonio Rodríguez; Jaakko L.O. Pohjoismäki; Jari Kouki
Source:
Biological conservation 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Tachinidae; biodiversity conservation; biological control; biomass; boreal forests; ecological function; forest management; functional diversity; habitats; harvesting; insect pests; intensive forestry; landscapes; old-growth forests; parasitoids; phytophagous insects; prescribed burning; trees; trophic levels; wood; Finland
Abstract:
... Intensive forest management leads to forest homogeneity and compromises biodiversity conservation for the sake of a single commodity provision: wood biomass. However, forest biodiversity supports multiple ecosystem functions, with the regulation of insect pest populations among the less understood. We studied how parasitoid functional diversity and composition were affected by forest management an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108205

66. Do the distribution patterns of plant functional traits change during early secondary succession in tropical montane cloud forests?

Author:
Guadalupe Hernández-Vargas; Yareni Perroni; Juan Carlos López-Acosta; Juan Carlos Noa-Carrazana; Lázaro Rafael Sánchez-Velásquez
Source:
Acta oecologica 2019 v.95 pp. 26-35
ISSN:
1146-609X
Subject:
Oreomunnea mexicana; carbon; chronosequences; functional diversity; leaf area; leaves; models; nitrogen; phosphorus; plant communities; secondary succession; tropical montane cloud forests; wood density
Abstract:
... Several ecological processes intervene in the assembling of plant communities, such as environmental filtering and biotic interactions (e.g., competition, facilitation). The analysis of the distribution of the functional traits of plants helps to identify which of these processes is involved in the succession of a plant community assembly. We analyzed the distribution patterns of two groups of fun ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actao.2019.01.003

67. Do traits and phylogeny support congruent community diversity patterns and assembly inferences?

Author:
Marc W. Cadotte; Marta Carboni; Xingfeng Si; Shinichi Tatsumi
Source:
journal of ecology 2019 v.107 no.5 pp. 2065-2077
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
functional diversity; phylogeny; species diversity
Abstract:
... It is now commonplace in community ecology to assess patterns of phylogenetic or functional diversity in order to inform our understanding of the assembly mechanisms that structure communities. While both phylogenetic and functional approaches have been used in conceptually similar ways, it is not clear if they both in fact reveal similar community diversity patterns or support similar inferences. ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13247

68. Does accounting for within-individual trait variation matter for measuring functional diversity?

Author:
Facundo Xavier Palacio; Gustavo Javier Fernández; Mariano Ordano
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
birds; data collection; databases; environmental indicators; foraging; functional diversity; intraspecific variation; plants (botany)
Abstract:
... Trait-based approaches to disentangle assembly processes in ecological communities typically rely on average trait values obtained from the literature or databases. Recently, ecologists have shown growing concern in accounting for intraspecific variation in trait-based metrics. Besides intraspecific variation, plants and animals exhibit functional trait variation within the same individual (within ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.02.018

69. Drivers of subtropical forest dynamics: The role of functional traits, forest structure and soil variables

Author:
Kauane M. Bordin; Sandra C. Müller
Source:
Journal of vegetation science 2019 v.30 no.6 pp. 1164-1174
ISSN:
1100-9233
Subject:
biomass; clay fraction; edaphic factors; forest communities; forest dynamics; forest inventory; functional diversity; leaves; linear models; mortality; nitrogen content; old-growth forests; phosphorus content; potassium; soil pH; species diversity; trees; tropical forests; Brazil
Abstract:
... QUESTION: How do biotic forest conditions, in terms of plant functional traits and tree basal area, and soil variables influence old‐growth forest dynamics? LOCATION: A subtropical old‐growth forest in Southern Brazil. METHODS: Forest inventories were conducted in 1999 and 2017, in 24 permanent plots of 500 m². All trees with a circumference at breast height of ≥ 30 cm were measured, identified to ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvs.12811

70. Drivers of tree carbon storage in subtropical forests

Author:
Yin Li; Weikai Bao; Frans Bongers; Bin Chen; Guoke Chen; Ke Guo; Mingxi Jiang; Jiangshan Lai; Dunmei Lin; Chunjiang Liu; Xiaojuan Liu; Yi Liu; Xiangcheng Mi; Xingjun Tian; Xihua Wang; Wubing Xu; Junhua Yan; Bo Yang; Yuanrun Zheng; Keping Ma
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.654 pp. 684-693
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
biodiversity conservation; carbon; carbon sequestration; climate; environmental factors; forest ecosystems; functional diversity; least squares; models; species diversity; stand age; topography; trees; tropical forests; China
Abstract:
... Tropical and subtropical forest ecosystems play an important role in the global carbon regulation. Despite increasing evidence for effects of biodiversity (species diversity, functional diversity and functional dominance), stand structural attributes, stand age and environmental conditions (climate and topography) on tree carbon storage, the relative importance of these drivers at large scale is p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.024

71. Dune soil communities primarily associated with climate factors, not exotic plant presence

Author:
Matthew L. Reid; Andrea S. Howes; Sarah M. Emery
Source:
Plant and soil 2019 v.436 no.1-2 pp. 503-515
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Ammophila; Leymus arenarius; Nematoda; bacterivores; climatic factors; community structure; dune soils; dunes; ecological invasion; functional diversity; introduced plants; plant communities; soil bacteria; soil ecology; soil organic matter; temperature; Michigan
Abstract:
... AIMS: Soil communities are shaped by multiple biotic and environmental components. We assessed the role of multiple factors in shaping soil bacterial and nematode communities in an ongoing plant invasion in western Michigan sand dunes. We aimed to determine which factors were important for structuring soil communities. METHODS: We surveyed seven sites containing the exotic plant, Leymus arenarius, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-019-03944-y

72. Dysbiosis in early sepsis can be modulated by a multispecies probiotic: a randomised controlled pilot trial

Author:
V. Stadlbauer; A. Horvath; I. Komarova; B. Schmerboeck; N. Feldbacher; I. Klymiuk; M. Durdevic; F. Rainer; A. Blesl; P. Stiegler; B. Leber
Source:
Beneficial microbes 2019 v.10 no.3 pp. 265-278
ISSN:
1876-2891
Subject:
absorption barrier; binding proteins; digestive system; dysbiosis; endotoxins; functional diversity; guidelines; intestinal microorganisms; microbiome; patients; peptidoglycans; permeability; probiotics; sepsis (infection); species diversity
Abstract:
... The gut is hypothesised to play an important role in the development and progression of sepsis. It is however unknown whether the gut microbiome and the gut barrier function is already altered early in sepsis development and whether it is possible to modulate the microbiome in early sepsis. Therefore, a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to examine the alterations of the micr ...
DOI:
10.3920/BM2018.0067

73. Ecological filtering in scrub fragments restructures the taxonomic and functional composition of native bee assemblages

Author:
Keng‐Lou James Hung; John S. Ascher; Jessica A. Davids; David A. Holway
Source:
Ecology 2019 v.100 no.5 pp. e02654
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
bees; ecological function; ecosystems; environmental factors; functional diversity; habitat destruction; habitat fragmentation; habitats; indicator species; indigenous species; landscapes; plants (botany); prediction; shrublands; species diversity; urban areas; California
Abstract:
... Predicting the long‐term consequences of habitat alteration for the preservation of biodiversity and ecosystem function requires an understanding of how ecological filters drive taxonomic and functional biodiversity loss. Here, we test a set of predictions concerning the role of ecological filters in restructuring native bee assemblages inhabiting fragmented coastal sage scrub ecosystems in southe ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.2654

74. Ecological research in the tropical alpine ecosystems of the Venezuelan páramo: past, present and future

Author:
Luis Daniel Llambí; Fermín Rada
Source:
Plant ecology & diversity 2019 v.12 no.6 pp. 519-538
ISSN:
1755-1668
Subject:
agroecology; anthropogenic activities; biogeochemical cycles; climate; climate change; cold; ecological footprint; ecological function; ecosystem services; ecosystems; functional diversity; latitude; plant ecology; Andes region
Abstract:
... Background: Tropical mountain ecosystems of the Northern Andes have long fascinated researchers because of the unique conditions associated with cold climates in equatorial latitudes. More than six decades have elapsed since the beginning of systematic ecological research in the Venezuelan páramos, making them one of the best-studied tropical alpine regions in the world. Aims: We review the concep ...
DOI:
10.1080/17550874.2019.1680762

75. Ectomycorrhizal fungi and soil enzymes exhibit contrasting patterns along elevation gradients in southern Patagonia

Author:
Camille Truong; Luciano A. Gabbarini; Adriana Corrales; Alija B. Mujic; Julio M. Escobar; Alicia Moretto; Matthew E. Smith
Source:
new phytologist 2019 v.222 no.4 pp. 1936-1950
ISSN:
0028-646X
Subject:
Nothofagus pumilio; acid phosphatase; altitude; ectomycorrhizae; enzyme activity; extracellular enzymes; forests; functional diversity; fungal communities; internal transcribed spacers; leucyl aminopeptidase; mycorrhizal fungi; ribosomal DNA; soil carbon; soil enzymes; soil pH; topographic slope; trees; Argentina; Chile
Abstract:
... The biological and functional diversity of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) associations remain largely unknown in South America. In Patagonia, the ECM tree Nothofagus pumilio forms monospecific forests along mountain slopes without confounding effects of vegetation on plant–fungi interactions. To determine how fungal diversity and function are linked to elevation, we characterized fungal communities, edaphi ...
DOI:
10.1111/nph.15714

76. Effect of Selenium on Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism in Yeast Cells

Author:
Marek Kieliszek; Stanisław Błażejak; Anna Bzducha-Wróbel; Anna M. Kot
Source:
Biological trace element research 2019 v.187 no.1 pp. 316-327
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Candida utilis; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; amino acid composition; amino acid metabolism; aqueous solutions; aspartic acid; biomass; cell membranes; dietary supplements; fatty acid composition; functional diversity; glutamic acid; glycerol; leucine; lipid peroxidation; lysine; palmitic acid; potatoes; protein content; selenium; unsaturated fatty acids; wastewater; yeasts
Abstract:
... This article discusses the effect of selenium in aqueous solutions on aspects of lipid and amino acid metabolism in the cell biomass of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MYA-2200 and Candida utilis ATCC 9950 yeasts. The yeast biomass was obtained by using waste products (potato wastewater and glycerol). Selenium, at a dose of 20 mg/L of aqueous solution, affected the differentiation of cellular morphology. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-018-1342-x
PubMed:
29675568
PubMed Central:
PMC6315055

77. Effect of Vital Activity of Soil-Dwelling Tipulid (Tipula maxima) Larvae on Biological Activity in the Soil

Author:
N. V. Kostina; A. N. Chernysheva; M. V. Gorlenko; Yu. E. Kozlova; M. M. Umarov
Source:
Moscow University soil science bulletin 2019 v.74 no.1 pp. 44-48
ISSN:
0147-6874
Subject:
Tipula maxima; bioactive properties; carbon; crane flies; denitrification; functional diversity; larvae; methane production; nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; soil; soil microorganisms
Abstract:
... The effect of crane fly (Diptera, Tipulidae) larvae on the functional diversity of soil microorganism communities and the intensity of nitrogen and carbon transformation processes in soil has been investigated. The vital activity of larvae in the soil has been shown to significantly accelerate nitrogen fixation, denitrification, and methane production and elevate the functional diversity (the numb ...
DOI:
10.3103/S0147687419010071

78. Effectiveness of two western Iberian Peninsula Marine Protected Areas in reducing the risk of macroalgae invasion

Author:
A. Blanco; J.M. Neto; J. Troncoso; M.F.L. Lemos; C. Olabarria
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; colonizing ability; ecological invasion; ecological resilience; ecosystem services; environmental indicators; eutrophication; functional diversity; habitats; invasive species; macroalgae; marine ecosystems; marine protected areas; new species; risk; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:
... Marine ecosystems are facing major anthropogenic disturbances, including loss of biodiversity, eutrophication, and biological invasions. Thus, attention has raised on marine conservation actions to preserve habitat resilience and biodiversity. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play an essential role in marine conservation as they are usually designated to provide marine ecosystem resilience of native ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105705

79. Effects of Stockpiling and Organic Matter Addition on Nutrient Bioavailability in Reclamation Soils

Author:
Sanatan Das Gupta; William Kirby; Bradley D. Pinno
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 2019 v.83 Suppl S1 pp. S27
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
carbohydrates; carboxylic acids; ecosystems; forest litter; functional diversity; lignin; microbial biomass; mineral soils; mineralization; mining; nutrient availability; oil sands; organic matter; peat; peat soils; vegetation; Alberta
Abstract:
... CORE IDEAS: Stockpiling and organic matter admixing effects on reclamation soils were tested. Stockpiling effects were stronger on forest floor based reclamation soils. Organic matter admixing showed fertility and microbial benefits mostly in mineral sub‐soils. A faster microbial assimilation was achieved in soils admixed with forest floor organic matter. Nutrient bioavailability is crucial for ve ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj2018.07.0273

80. Effects of habitat fragmentation on the functional diversity of insects in Thousand Island Lake, China

Author:
Tian‐Hao Tu; Ji‐Rui Wang; Jian‐Qiang Gu; Tian‐Qi Li; Kun Lv; Guo‐Xin Zhou; Zhi‐Hong Xu
Source:
Entomological research 2019 v.49 no.2 pp. 93-104
ISSN:
1738-2297
Subject:
insects; functional diversity; islands; lakes; habitat fragmentation; habitats; China
Abstract:
... Due to habitat fragmentation, the loss of species diversity has been extensively studied. On the contrary, the effects of habitat fragmentation on functional diversity is still poorly understood. In the Thousand Island Lake, we conducted studies of insect functional diversity on a set of 29 isolated islands. We used 10 functional diversity indices from three aspects (functional richness, functiona ...
DOI:
10.1111/1748-5967.12329

81. Effects of multiple timescales of resource supply on the maintenance of species and functional diversity

Author:
Alaina N. Smith; Kyle F. Edwards
Source:
Oikos 2019 v.128 no.8 pp. 1123-1135
ISSN:
0030-1299
Subject:
community structure; ecosystems; functional diversity; models; nutrient uptake; phytoplankton; species richness; temporal variation
Abstract:
... It is well known that variable resource supply can allow competitors to coexist on a single limiting resource, and this is one mechanism that may explain the maintenance of diversity in paradoxically speciose communities. Ecosystems experience fluctuations in resource supply on a range of timescales, but we have a poor understanding of how multiple frequencies of resource supply affect the mainten ...
DOI:
10.1111/oik.04937

82. Effects of organic farming on plant and butterfly functional diversity in mosaic landscapes

Author:
Sandra Goded; Johan Ekroos; Joaquín G. Azcárate; José A. Guitián; Henrik G. Smith
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2019 v.284 pp. 106600
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
biocenosis; butterflies; farms; functional diversity; grasslands; habitats; homogenization; indicator species; intensive farming; land use change; landscapes; organic production; species richness; Spain
Abstract:
... Organic farming can benefit plants and butterflies in terms of species richness and abundance, in particular in homogeneous landscapes. Nevertheless, whether organic farming can benefit functional diversity of these two organism groups is not well understood. Organic farming could benefit functional diversity by counteracting simplification and homogenisation of biotic communities caused by earlie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2019.106600

83. Effects of tree functional diversity and environmental gradients on belowground biomass in a natural old-growth forest ecosystem

Author:
Yuanjie Xu; Yu Zhang; Wei Li; Weiyi Liu; Xu Gu; Zhenhua Guan; Jie Yang; Zhiyun Lu
Source:
Canadian journal of forest research 2019 v.49 no.12 pp. 1623-1632
ISSN:
1208-6037
Subject:
aboveground biomass; belowground biomass; broadleaved evergreens; dominant species; ecological footprint; edaphic factors; evergreen forests; fine roots; forest ecosystems; forest stands; functional diversity; necromass; old-growth forests; stand characteristics; topography; trees
Abstract:
... The positive effects of biodiversity on aboveground biomass in natural terrestrial ecosystems have been well documented, whereas the relationships between tree biodiversity and belowground biomass remain largely unexplored. Traditionally, two sets of hypotheses based on the functional trait approach, niche complementarity (NC) and mass ratio (MR), have been proposed to explain the positive effects ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjfr-2019-0254

84. Environmental Variables Influencing Chironomid Assemblages (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Lowland Rivers of Central Poland

Author:
Joanna Leszczyńska; Maria Grzybkowska; Łukasz Głowacki; Małgorzata Dukowska
Source:
Environmental entomology 2019 v.48 no.4 pp. 988-997
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Chironomidae; aquatic ecosystems; dissolved oxygen; energy flow; environmental factors; freshwater; functional diversity; geographical distribution; macroinvertebrates; models; oxygen; particulate organic matter; rivers; species richness; streams; vascular plants; water temperature; Poland
Abstract:
... Chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) are a family of dipterans with a global distribution. Owing to their great functional diversity and ability to adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions, they often dominate in freshwater macroinvertebrate communities, playing a key role in the cycling of organic matter and the flow of energy in aquatic ecosystems. Our aim was to analyze the structure of ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvz057

85. Environmental filtering of native and non-native stream macrophyte assemblages by habitat disturbances in an agricultural landscape

Author:
Théophile L. Mouton; Fleur E. Matheson; Fabrice Stephenson; Paul D. Champion; Sanjay Wadhwa; Mark P. Hamer; Alicia Catlin; Tenna Riis
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.659 pp. 1370-1381
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agricultural land; canopy; entropy; environmental monitoring; eutrophication; functional diversity; habitat destruction; habitats; indigenous species; introduced species; land use; macrophytes; nitrogen; riparian vegetation; shade; streams; trophic levels; New Zealand
Abstract:
... Understanding how inter-specific variation in functional traits affects native and non-native species responses to stream disturbances, is necessary to inform management strategies, providing tools for biomonitoring, conservation and restoration. This study used a functional trait approach to characterise the responses of macrophyte assemblages to reach-scale disturbances (measured by lack of ripa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.277

86. Environmental heterogeneity and dispersal limitation explain different aspects of β‐diversity in Neotropical fish assemblages

Author:
Oscar Peláez; Carla Simone Pavanelli
Source:
Freshwater biology 2019 v.64 no.3 pp. 497-505
ISSN:
0046-5070
Subject:
fish; functional diversity; habitats; nestedness; rivers; species diversity
Abstract:
... From a metacommunity perspective, patterns of β‐diversity emerge from the interplay between spatial and environmental processes. For obligate aquatic dispersers, river network constraints can be reflected in diversity patterns. Here, we aimed to determine the effects of environmental heterogeneity and spatial connectivity on β‐diversity components. We sampled fish assemblages in 21 sites across a ...
DOI:
10.1111/fwb.13237

87. Erigeron canadensis affects the taxonomic and functional diversity of plant communities in two climate zones in the North of China

Author:
Bingde Wu; Huanshi Zhang; Kun Jiang; Jiawei Zhou; Congyan Wang
Source:
Ecological research 2019 v.34 no.4 pp. 535-547
ISSN:
0912-3814
Subject:
Conyza canadensis; entropy; extinction; functional diversity; indigenous species; invasive species; plant height; plant taxonomy; rare species; research; risk; species diversity; subtropics; temperate zones; China
Abstract:
... Plant communities across multiple climate zones are at risk of invasive species. Understanding the effects of invasive alien species on both the taxonomic and functional diversities of plant communities in different climate zones enables insight into the mechanisms underlying successful invasions. This study investigated the effects of Erigeron canadensis at different degrees of invasion on both t ...
DOI:
10.1111/1440-1703.12024

88. Evaluation and selection of functional diversity metrics with recommendations for their use in life cycle assessments

Author:
Danish Ali Ahmed; Peter M. van Bodegom; Arnold Tukker
Source:
international journal of life cycle assessment 2019 v.24 no.3 pp. 485-500
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
carbon dioxide; climate change; eutrophication; functional diversity; land use change; life cycle assessment; meta-analysis; models; species richness; temperature; variance
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: In life cycle assessments (LCAs), the focus of modelling the impact of human-induced pressures on biodiversity has been mainly on taxonomic diversity measures such as species richness. More recently, increasing availability of trait data and the understanding that functional diversity is more directly related to human-induced pressures suggests functional diversity as a promising metric. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-018-1470-8

89. Evidence of functional species sorting by rainfall and biotic interactions: A community monolith experimental approach

Author:
Ana M. L. Peralta; Ana M. Sánchez; Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga; Francesco de Bello; Adrián Escudero
Source:
journal of ecology 2019 v.107 no.6 pp. 2772-2788
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
annuals; autumn; biological soil crusts; biomass; drought; dry matter content; evapotranspiration; filters; functional diversity; germination; leaf area; leaves; phenotype; plant communities; rain; root shoot ratio; seed size; soil properties; spatial variation; water shortages; water stress
Abstract:
... Understanding the mechanisms that underlie species assembly is a central concern in community ecology. Abiotic and biotic filters are probabilistic ‘sieves’ that allow species with certain functional traits to become a part of the community, or not. We manipulated natural plant assemblies in order to identify variations in the timings of biotic and abiotic filters that determine community trait as ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13210

90. Evolutionary and Functional Diversity of the 5′ Untranslated Region of Enterovirus D68: Increased Activity of the Internal Ribosome Entry Site of Viral Strains during the 2010s

Author:
Yuki Furuse; Natthawan Chaimongkol; Michiko Okamoto; Hitoshi Oshitani
Source:
Viruses 2019 v.11 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4915
Subject:
Enterovirus; cell lines; functional diversity; genome; internal ribosome entry sites; luciferase; messenger RNA; mutation; nervous system diseases; neurons; pathogenesis; phylogeny; ribosomes; translation (genetics); viruses
Abstract:
... The 5′ untranslated region (UTR) of the RNA genomes of enteroviruses possesses an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) that directs translation of the mRNA by binding to ribosomes. Infection with enterovirus D68 causes respiratory symptoms and is sometimes associated with neurological disorders. The number of reports of the viral infection and neurological disorders has increased in 2010s, al ...
DOI:
10.3390/v11070626
PubMed:
31288421
PubMed Central:
PMC6669567

91. Evolutionary distinctiveness and conservation priorities in a large radiation of songbirds

Author:
E. R. Funk; K. J. Burns
Source:
Animal conservation 2019 v.22 no.3 pp. 274-284
ISSN:
1367-9430
Subject:
climate change; ecosystems; functional diversity; funding; habitat destruction; phylogeny; songbirds; threatened species; North America; South America
Abstract:
... Human‐induced impacts such as climate change and habitat alterations, coupled with limits on funding, have forced conservation actions into a mode of triage. Although no current method has been agreed upon as the best approach to select species for conservation, many studies have demonstrated the utility of incorporating phylogenetic diversity into these decisions. In many cases, degree of phyloge ...
DOI:
10.1111/acv.12462

92. Evolutionary histories impart structure into marine fish heterospecific co‐occurrence networks

Author:
Benjamin M. Ford; J. Dale Roberts
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2019 v.28 no.9 pp. 1310-1324
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
coevolution; community structure; ecological function; fish communities; functional diversity; geographical distribution; indigenous species; keystone species; latitude; marine fish; models; Western Australia
Abstract:
... AIM: Understanding the role of interspecific interactions in maintaining diversity, ecosystem function and evolutionary processes is a major challenge in ecology. Historically, antagonistic heterospecific interactions were the focus of many studies, but the importance of facilitative interactions has become increasingly apparent over recent decades. Ecological networks can provide insights into po ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12934

93. Exploring microbial community structure and biological function in manured soil during ten repeated treatments with chlortetracycline and ciprofloxacin

Author:
Lingxi Han; Houpu Zhang; Zhengnan Long; Qiqing Ge; Jiajia Mei; Yunlong Yu; Hua Fang
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.228 pp. 469-477
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Actinomadura; Mycobacterium; Proteobacteria; Streptococcus; Streptomyces; antibiotic resistance; bacteria; catalase; chlortetracycline; ciprofloxacin; community structure; enzyme activity; functional diversity; laboratory experimentation; metagenomics; microbial communities; soil
Abstract:
... The changes of enzyme activities, microbial community structure and function, and the diversity and resistance level of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) were studied in soil during ten repeated treatments with chlortetracycline (CTC) and/or ciprofloxacin (CIP) together with organic manure (OM) under laboratory conditions. The activities of neutral phosphatase (NPA) and catalase (CAT) displayed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.154

94. Exploring the Associations Between Urban Form and Neighborhood Vibrancy: A Case Study of Chengdu, China

Author:
Shiwei Lu; Yaping Huang; Chaoyang Shi; Xiping Yang
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2019 v.8 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
case studies; functional diversity; geographic information systems; regression analysis; roads; social networks; socioeconomic factors; urban areas; urban planning; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... The design and optimization of urban form has always been a hot topic in urban planning and development research. Besides, the creation of continuous vitality in urban areas is of critical importance in the development of urbanization. However, due to the lack of data, it is difficult to measure the effects of urban form on neighborhood vibrancy. Additionally, no uniform conclusion has been drawn ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi8040165

95. Exploring the effect of soil management intensity on taxonomic and functional diversity of ants in Mediterranean olive groves

Author:
Violeta Hevia; Jorge Ortega; Francisco M. Azcárate; César A. López; José A. González
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2019 v.21 no.1 pp. 109-118
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Formicidae; agroecosystems; diet; farms; functional diversity; groves; head; intensive farming; olives; organic production; pitfall traps; plowing; species richness; tibia; Spain
Abstract:
... Agricultural intensification is one of the major drivers behind biodiversity loss in Mediterranean agroecosystems. The intensification of olive groves as monoculture in large areas of the southern Spain has had important effects on biodiversity and ecological processes. In the present study, we explore the olive grove soil management practices effects on taxonomic and functional diversity of ants ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12313

96. Flower‐visitor communities of an arcto‐alpine plant—Global patterns in species richness, phylogenetic diversity and ecological functioning

Author:
Mikko Tiusanen; Tea Huotari; Paul D. N. Hebert; Tommi Andersson; Ashley Asmus; Joël Bêty; Emma Davis; Jennifer Gale; Bess Hardwick; David Hik; Christian Körner; Richard B. Lanctot; Maarten J. J. E. Loonen; Rauni Partanen; Karissa Reischke; Sarah T. Saalfeld; Fanny Senez‐Gagnon; Paul A. Smith; Ján Šulavík; Ilkka Syvänperä; Christine Urbanowicz; Sian Williams; Paul Woodard; Yulia Zaika; Tomas Roslin
Source:
Molecular ecology 2019 v.28 no.2 pp. 318-335
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Diptera; Hymenoptera; Rosaceae; arthropod communities; ecological function; flowers; functional diversity; genes; mitochondria; phylogeny; phylogeography; pollination; pollinators; seed set; space and time; species richness; temperature; Arctic region
Abstract:
... Pollination is an ecosystem function of global importance. Yet, who visits the flower of specific plants, how the composition of these visitors varies in space and time and how such variation translates into pollination services are hard to establish. The use of DNA barcodes allows us to address ecological patterns involving thousands of taxa that are difficult to identify. To clarify the regional ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.14932
PubMed:
30418699
PubMed Central:
PMC6378624

97. Forest type interacts with milkweed invasion to affect spider communities

Author:
Ingle Kapilkumar; Gallé‐Szpisjak Nikolett; Kaur Hardeep; Gallé Róbert
Source:
Insect conservation and diversity 2019 v.12 no.4 pp. 321-328
ISSN:
1752-458X
Subject:
Araneae; Asclepias syriaca; Populus; fauna; forest plantations; forest types; functional diversity; habitats; herbaceous plants; multidimensional scaling; pitfall traps; species richness; trees; understory
Abstract:
... Non‐native tree plantations constitute a large part of forestation worldwide. Plantations are prone to invasion by exotic herbaceous plant species due to habitat properties, including understory vegetation structure. We established 40 sampling sites in 10 plantation forests. Sites were selected according to tree species (native poplar forests and exotic pine plantations) and common milkweed (Ascle ...
DOI:
10.1111/icad.12346

98. Functional Diversity and Performance of Direct Marketing Outlets for Smallholder Farmers of Green Gram and Pigeon Pea Commodities in Machakos County, Kenya

Author:
John Mulwa Wambua; Margaret Ngigi; Lutta Muhammad
Source:
East African agricultural and forestry journal 2019 v.83 no.3 pp. 239-267
ISSN:
2313-450X
Subject:
descriptive statistics; educational status; forestry; functional diversity; higher education; markets; models; mung beans; pigeon peas; pigeons; regression analysis; Kenya
Abstract:
... The smallholder direct marketing outlets (private grain traders) serve the smallholder farmers poorly in the rural areas of Kenya, making local markets thin and less competitive. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diversity and the determinant factors influencing the private grain traders’ performance based on the volumes transacted of green gram and pigeon pea commodities. A multistage ...
DOI:
10.1080/00128325.2019.1607813

99. Functional MYB transcription factor encoding gene AN2 is associated with anthocyanin biosynthesis in Lycium ruthenicum Murray

Author:
Yuan Zong; Xuebing Zhu; Zenggen Liu; Xinyuan Xi; Guomin Li; Dong Cao; Le Wei; Jianming Li; Baolong Liu
Source:
BMC plant biology 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 169
ISSN:
1471-2229
Subject:
Lycium barbarum; Lycium ruthenicum; Ziziphus; alleles; amino acids; anthocyanins; biosynthesis; breeding; cultivars; fruiting; functional diversity; genetic variation; genetically modified organisms; introns; leaves; new variety; phylogeny; sequence diversity; tissues; tobacco; transcription factors; transcriptomics; China
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Lycium ruthenicum Murray is an important economic plant in China and contains higher levels of anthocyanins in its fruits than other Lyciums. However, the genetic mechanism of anthocyanin production in this plant is unknown. RESULTS: Based on previous transcriptome analysis, LrAN2 and LbAN2, encoding MYB transcription factors, were isolated from L. ruthenicum and L. barbarum, respectiv ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12870-019-1752-8
PubMed:
31035916
PubMed Central:
PMC6489258

100. Functional and phylogenetic diversity of bird assemblages are filtered by different biotic factors on tropical mountains

Author:
Dagmar M. Hanz; Katrin Böhning‐Gaese; Stefan W. Ferger; Susanne A. Fritz; Eike Lena Neuschulz; Marta Quitián; Vinicio Santillán; Till Töpfer; Matthias Schleuning
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2019 v.46 no.2 pp. 291-303
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
ambient temperature; anthropogenic activities; biogeography; biotic factors; birds; canopy; functional diversity; mountains; phylogeny; vegetation; Andes region; Tanzania
Abstract:
... AIM: It is not yet clear whether similar mechanisms influence the assembly of ecological communities across different continents. Here, we investigated the functional and phylogenetic diversity of bird assemblages along elevational gradients in two biogeographic regions in order to identify how these are driven by biotic factors, such as food resources and vegetation structure, and abiotic factors ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.13489