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Plant Sciences
Alex Williams, Holly Langridge, Angela L. Straathof, Howbeer Muhamadali, Katherine A. Hollywood, Royston Goodacre, Franciska T. de Vries
Summary: Plant root exudation is a crucial means of communication between plants and soil microbes, impacting rhizosphere processes and ecosystem responses to changing environmental conditions. Differences in root exudate quantity and quality among plant species are influenced by plant functional group and traits such as root diameter, root tissue density, and root nitrogen content. Higher rates of root exudation were linked to traits indicative of exploitative growth and resource outsourcing, providing insights into species-specific differences and the role of root exudates in the resource-outsourcing strategy.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Gavin M. Jones, Morgan W. Tingley
Summary: The current research on the pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis shows mixed support with no consistent patterns. Future studies should focus on exploring potential mechanisms, considering scale dependence, standardizing pyrodiversity metrics, and conducting macroecological research.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Fabian D. Schneider, Maria Joao Santos, Amanda Armstrong, Ana Carnaval, Kyla M. Dahlin, Lola Fatoyinbo, George C. Hurtt, David Schimel, Philip A. Townsend, Susan L. Ustin, Zhihui Wang, Adam M. Wilson
Summary: This Perspective discusses the importance of integrating remote sensing with field-based ecology and evolution to fully understand and preserve Earth's biodiversity. The inclusive integration of data collected through different methods can benefit conservation efforts and advance biodiversity science.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2022)
Review
Ecology
Atiya Khan, Amol D. Vibhute, Shankar Mali, C. H. Patil
Summary: With the increasing global population, the issue of organic food becomes severe. Monitoring agricultural activities is challenging, making precision agriculture crucial for decision-making. This study provides a comprehensive review of hyperspectral imaging technology and advanced machine learning algorithms used in agriculture, offering valuable insights for researchers in the field.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shengyu Liu, Yang Ni, Jingling Li, Xinyi Zhang, Heyu Yang, Haimei Chen, Chang Liu
Summary: CPGView is a software package that can draw distribution maps of chloroplast genomes and identify annotation errors. It can draw maps of genes, variable sites, and repetitive sequences, adjust exon-intron boundary positions, and plot the structure of specific genes. The software has shown high accuracy and reliability in testing and will become an important tool for studying chloroplast genome structure.
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Olatunji Abdul Shobande, Lawrence Ogbeifun
Summary: This study examined the role of ICT in environmental sustainability using a panel of 24 OECD countries over a 40-year period. The empirical findings suggest the importance of utilizing ICT to promote environmental sustainability, and also identify various mechanisms through which ICT can impact the environment including education, transportation, foreign direct investment, regulatory quality, and institutional quality. The study has critical implications for combating climate change by emphasizing the complementary roles of ICT and other mechanisms in promoting a sustainable environment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Deborah Lawrence, Michael Coe, Wayne Walker, Louis Verchot, Karen Vandecar
Summary: Climate policy has mainly focused on carbon stocks and sequestration in forests, neglecting the impact of changes in forest cover, structure, and composition on biophysical processes and climate effects. This study highlights the importance of evaluating the combined net climate impact of carbon and biophysical effects in different latitudes. Results show that tropical deforestation leads to global warming, while at mid-latitudes, deforestation causes modest warming due to released forest carbon outweighing biophysical cooling. Beyond 50 degrees N, large-scale deforestation leads to net global cooling mainly driven by biophysical processes. Forests play a crucial role in mitigating global climate change and promoting local climate stability.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yongzhi Yan, Scott Jarvie, Qingfu Liu, Qing Zhang
Summary: This study evaluated the impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on grassland plant species richness in the agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China. The results showed that habitat loss had a negative effect on overall species richness and grassland specialist richness, but a positive effect on weed richness. Additionally, the increase in patch density caused by habitat loss had a positive effect on overall species richness and grassland specialist richness. These findings highlight the importance of adding habitat patches in fragmented landscapes for conserving habitat specialists.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Review
Ecology
Kate M. Buckeridge, Courtney Creamer, Jeanette Whitaker
Summary: Looking at the necromass continuum, three conclusions are drawn for future research. Firstly, controls on necromass persistence become clearer when viewed through the continuum's lens; secondly, destabilization is the least understood stage with recycling also insufficiently evidenced in many ecosystems; and thirdly, the response of necromass process rates to climate change remains unresolved for most continuum stages and ecosystems.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Anika Lehmann, Eva F. Leifheit, Linshan Feng, Joana Bergmann, Anja Wulf, Matthias C. Rillig
Summary: The study reveals that microplastics in soil can affect the plant-soil system by promoting plant growth and favoring key root symbionts, AM fungi. However, microplastics still have a negative effect on soil aggregates, counteracting the positive influence of plant roots and AM fungi on soil aggregation. Concerns about microplastics interacting with other factors of global change were not observed in relation to drought.
SOIL ECOLOGY LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Shengen Liu, Pablo Garcia-Palacios, Leho Tedersoo, Emilio Guirado, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Cameron Wagg, Dima Chen, Qingkui Wang, Juntao Wang, Brajesh K. Singh, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Summary: The diversity of soil fungi plays a critical role in ensuring stable plant production and buffering against extreme climate events in global terrestrial ecosystems.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Emily D. Whalen, A. Stuart Grandy, Noah W. Sokol, Marco Keiluweit, Jessica Ernakovich, Richard G. Smith, Serita D. Frey
Summary: To predict and mitigate changes in soil carbon stocks, understanding the factors regulating soil organic matter formation and persistence is crucial. Recent studies have emphasized the dominance of microbial-derived organic matter inputs, but others have challenged this view, suggesting larger contributions from plants. However, methodological limitations introduce uncertainty into quantifying plant- and microbial-derived SOM. It is important to re-evaluate methods, define their limitations, and improve quantification strategies.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Joseph M. Northrup, Eric Vander Wal, Maegwin Bon, John Fieberg, Michel P. Laforge, Martin Leclerc, Christina M. Prokopenko, Brian D. Gerber
Summary: Habitat selection is a fundamental animal behavior that affects a wide range of ecological processes. Technological and methodological advances in the past 20 years have led to a surge in studies addressing this process, but there is a lack of guidance on best analytical practices. This paper provides a non-technical overview and synthesis of literature on habitat-selection analyses, aiming to clarify the complex literature while serving as a reference and best practices guide for practitioners.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Anders Brunse, Ling Deng, Xiaoyu Pan, Yan Hui, Josue L. Castro-Mejia, Witold Kot, Duc Ninh Nguyen, Jan Bojsen-Moller Secher, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Thomas Thymann
Summary: This study demonstrated that fecal filtrate transplantation (FFT) is more effective in preventing NEC compared to fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), without any recognizable side effects. Oro-gastric FFT completely prevented NEC, increased viral diversity, and reduced the relative abundance of specific bacteria phylum in the ileal mucosa.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qian Zhang, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Ridwan Lanre Ibrahim, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan
Summary: This study aims to explore the impact of technological innovation on the sustainability of the Chinese environment, considering the influences of foreign direct investment, renewable and nonrenewable energy, and economic growth. The results show that technological innovation has both promoting and hindering effects on environmental sustainability, while negative shocks impede it. Economic growth and nonrenewable energy are negative predictors of environmental sustainability, while renewable energy and FDI facilitate it.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Ecology
Laetitia Bernard, Isabelle Basile-Doelsch, Delphine Derrien, Nicolas Fanin, Sebastien Fontaine, Bertrand Guenet, Battle Karimi, Claire Marsden, Pierre-Alain Maron
Summary: The priming effect (PE) is a key mechanism contributing to the carbon balance of the soil ecosystem. Recent research has shown increased interest in understanding and studying this mechanism. Although there are still gaps in knowledge, progress has been made in deciphering the non-biological mechanisms underlying PE and identifying the microbial actors involved. However, including PE into mechanistic models remains challenging as the mechanisms are not fully understood.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Zhigang Yu, Yue Wang, Ian R. Henderson, Jianhua Guo
Summary: The study demonstrates that artificial sweeteners promote the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria, increase plasmid persistence in transformants, and enhance cell envelope permeability by upregulating DNA uptake and translocation machinery. These findings highlight the need to evaluate the antibiotic-like side effects of environmental contaminants such as artificial sweeteners.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zhaolei Li, Ze Tang, Zhaopeng Song, Weinan Chen, Dashuan Tian, Shiming Tang, Xiaoyue Wang, Jinsong Wang, Wenjie Liu, Yi Wang, Jie Li, Lifen Jiang, Yiqi Luo, Shuli Niu
Summary: This study compiled and analyzed a large dataset of denitrification rates from various terrestrial ecosystems, revealing that soil nitrogen content and microbial biomass are important factors affecting global denitrification.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Todd M. Ellis, David M. J. S. Bowman, Piyush Jain, Mike D. Flannigan, Grant J. Williamson
Summary: The trend of fuel moisture indicates a significant drying trend and an increasing global wildfire activity. Even in regions where a wetting trend is observed, the increase in fuel production leads to an increase in fire activity.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Fatih Sivrikaya, Omer Kucuk
Summary: This study proposed an integrated approach to generating a forest fire risk map, which was validated in the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey. The findings showed that the study area is highly prone to forest fires, and the accuracy of the fire risk map was high and reliable. This will assist decision makers in taking necessary precautions to minimize fire damage.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
