Furthermore, they are of considerable ecological importance. In mutual ant-plant relationships they derive food and nest sites from plants, they disperse and store seeds, they protect foliage, buds and reproductive structures from folivores and seed predators, they may fertilize plants with essential...
At the 21 sampling sites in urban area of Hangzhou, 47 species of soil-born bryophytes belonging to 31 genera and 22 families were recorded. Based on the ecological importance value of these species and the data of ecological factors at the sampling sites, the relationships between the ...
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of four different bioclimatic predictors (current, 2050, 2070, and 2090 under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways SSP2-4.5) and non-bioclimatic variables (soil, habitat heterogeneity index, land use, slope, and aspect) on the habitat suitability and ni...
For some groups such as bryophytes, the IUCN distribution criteria are of critical importance to evaluate threat status, since other parameters cannot be determined readily. In this study, we propose the use of ecological niche modelling methods to estimate the extent of occurrence (EOO) of species...
Furthermore, this approach yield an estimate of the speciation rate in four insular ecoregions, highlighting the importance of geographic characteristics in macroevolutionary processes, and predicted the average species lifetime that was congruent with previous estimates. In the latter analysis, the ...
摘要:Climate change is affecting the composition and functioning of ecosystems across the globe. Mountain ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate warming since their biota is generally limited by low temperatures. Cryptogams such as lichens and bryophytes are important for the biodiversity and fun...
International initiatives set ambitious targets for ecological restoration, which is considered a promising greenhouse gas mitigation strategy. Here, we conduct a meta-analysis to quantify the impacts of ecological restoration on greenhouse gas emissions
Knowledge of biological and climatic controls in terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling within and across ecosystems is central to understanding global patterns
Degradation of peatlands through land-use change and drainage is currently responsible for 5-10% of global annual anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, restoring disturbed and degraded peatlands is an emerging priority in efforts to mitigate
Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Sterken M, Hodgson DA, De Wever A, Juggins S, Van de Vijver B, Jones VJ, Vanormelingen P, Roberts D, Flower R, Kilroy C, Souffreau C, Sabbe K (2009) The importance of dispersal related and local factors in shaping the taxonomic structure of diatom metaco...