Vol32Iss04 – Functional Ecology: Plain Language Summaries

Tag: Vol32Iss04

25 Posts

evolutionary ecology

Rapid development reduces adult lifespan by increasing oxidative damage

February 14, 2018 — 0 Comments

community ecology

Negative effects of litter richness on root decomposition in the presence of detritivores

February 6, 2018 — 0 Comments

Photo of bird on a branch. Photo by Dr. Lutz Gruber

behavioural ecology

Fear of predators does not change how often great tits cheat

January 31, 2018 — 0 Comments

Hetaerina americana . Image provided by authors.

animal physiological ecology

Sexual signals reveal males’ oxidative stress defenses

January 17, 2018 — 0 Comments

Gammarid amphipods are key players in the decomposition of leaf litter. Depicted is Gammarus roeselii, one of the species studied. Photo credit: Michal Maňas.

animal physiological ecology

Habitat use explains vulnerability to hypoxia and global warming in aquatic invertebrates

January 17, 2018 — 1 Comment

A) Mosses growing on a rock. B) Cells of a moss showing thin cell walls and numerous green chloroplasts. C) Cells of a hornwort showing thin cell walls and one only chloroplast per cell. D) Cells of a liverwort showing obscure thin cell walls, oil bodies in the center of the cells, and peripheral chloroplasts. Photo Credit: J. Martínez-Abaigar.

plant physiological ecology

Different evolutionary lineages of bryophytes (mosses and relatives) show different strategies to cope with ultraviolet radiation

January 16, 2018 — 0 Comments

ecosystems ecology

Decomposition of coarse woody debris in a long-term litter manipulation experiment: a focus on nutrient availability

January 16, 2018 — 0 Comments

Prosopis glandulosa in flower in Central Texas (foreground). Many dead trees from the 2011-2013 drought can be seen in the background.

plant physiological ecology

Leaf hydraulic parameters are more plastic in species that experience a wider range of leaf water potentials

January 16, 2018 — 0 Comments

Egg cannibalism

behavioural ecology

Predator-induced behaviour and physiology: prey nutritional state drives divergent responses

January 15, 2018 — 0 Comments

Biological soil crusts are very diverse communities playing key roles on ecosystem functions. The functioning of BSCs largely depends on their structure. This photographs illustrates BSC communities dominated by a mixture of mosses and lichens (upper left), lichens (upper right), a homogeneous cover of cyanobacteria (lower left) and a sparse cover of cyanobacteria (lower right).

community ecology

Linking biological soil crust attributes to the multifunctionality of vegetated patches and interspaces in a semiarid shrubland

January 15, 2018 — 0 Comments