Aquatic ectotherms often attain smaller body sizes at higher temperatures. By analysing~
15,000 coastal‐reef fish surveys across a 15° C spatial sea surface temperature (SST) …

Agricultural practices shape arthropod communities in arable fields, consequently
influencing their interactions and the resulting ecosystem services, in particular pest …

Simple Summary Garden plants provide habitat for pests as well as the predatory insects
that eat them. In rural agriculture, structurally complex vegetation that includes diverse plant …

Functional responses describe foraging rates across prey densities and underlie many
fundamental ecological processes. Most functional response knowledge comes from …

Species coexistence in ecological communities is a central feature of biodiversity. Different
concepts, ie, contemporary niche theory, modern coexistence theory, and the unified neutral …

Biodiversity is a vital aspect of an ecosystem and investigating its formation and
maintenance is vital. Maintaining biodiversity notably requires a clear understanding of the …

Flue‐cured tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum (L.), is often attacked by various pests such as
aphids, whiteflies and tobacco budworm. Insecticide application has been the primary …

Ecological complexity supports biodiversity, robust community structure, and resilient
ecosystem functions. In agroecosystems, adding ecological complexity by diversifying crops …

In urban community gardens, cultivated vegetation provides variable levels of habitat
complexity, which can suppress pests by promoting predator diversity and improving pest …

Les Coccinellidae, dont le régime alimentaire polyphage inclut la prédation d'insectes
Hémiptères phytophages ont suscité de multiples tentatives d'acclimatation pour réguler …