Climate change, nutrition, and bottom-up and top-down food web processes
Climate change ecology has focused on climate effects on trophic interactions through the
lenses of temperature effects on organismal physiology and phenological asynchronies …
lenses of temperature effects on organismal physiology and phenological asynchronies …
How nutrients mediate the impacts of global change on locust outbreaks
AJ Cease - Annual Review of Entomology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Locusts are grasshoppers that can migrate en masse and devastate food security. Plant
nutrient content is a key variable influencing population dynamics, but the relationship is not …
nutrient content is a key variable influencing population dynamics, but the relationship is not …
Humidity–The overlooked variable in the thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease
Vector‐borne diseases cause significant financial and human loss, with billions of dollars
spent on control. Arthropod vectors experience a complex suite of environmental factors that …
spent on control. Arthropod vectors experience a complex suite of environmental factors that …
Morphology, photosynthetic physiology and biochemistry of nine herbaceous plants under water stress
Q Luo, H **e, Z Chen, Y Ma, H Yang, B Yang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Global climate warming and shifts in rainfall patterns are expected to trigger increases in the
frequency and magnitude of drought and/or waterlogging stress in plants. To cope with …
frequency and magnitude of drought and/or waterlogging stress in plants. To cope with …
Effects of protein and carbohydrate on an insect herbivore: the vista from a fitness landscape
Protein and carbohydrates are important nutrients driving the growth of herbivores; however,
their content in plants is highly variable. Multiple studies have explored their effect on …
their content in plants is highly variable. Multiple studies have explored their effect on …
Grasslands, invertebrates, and precipitation: a review of the effects of climate change
KL Barnett, SL Facey - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Invertebrates are the main components of faunal diversity in grasslands, playing substantial
roles in ecosystem processes including nutrient cycling and pollination. Grassland …
roles in ecosystem processes including nutrient cycling and pollination. Grassland …
Nutritional composition, quality, and shelf stability of processed Ruspolia nitidula (edible grasshoppers)
The nutritional and commercial potential of the edible grasshopper (Ruspolia nitidula,
nsenene in Luganda), a delicacy in Uganda and many East African tribes, is limited by a …
nsenene in Luganda), a delicacy in Uganda and many East African tribes, is limited by a …
Quantifying plant soluble protein and digestible carbohydrate content, using corn (Zea mays) as an exemplar
Elemental data are commonly used to infer plant quality as a resource to herbivores.
However, the ubiquity of carbon in biomolecules, the presence of nitrogen-containing plant …
However, the ubiquity of carbon in biomolecules, the presence of nitrogen-containing plant …
Does plant cultivar difference modify the bottom-up effects of resource limitation on plant-insect herbivore interactions?
Variation in resource input to plants triggers bottom-up effects on plant-insect herbivore
interactions. However, variation in plant intrinsic traits in response to resource availability …
interactions. However, variation in plant intrinsic traits in response to resource availability …
Grassland management effects on earthworm communities under ambient and future climatic conditions
The impacts of climate change on biodiversity can be modulated by other changing
environmental conditions (eg induced by land‐use change). The potential interactive effects …
environmental conditions (eg induced by land‐use change). The potential interactive effects …