Nitrogen and phosphorus enrichment cause declines in invertebrate populations: a global meta‐analysis

MP Nessel, T Konnovitch, GQ Romero… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐driven changes in nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs are modifying
biogeochemical cycles and the trophic state of many habitats worldwide. These alterations …

Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal are diverse and pervasive

EW Schupp, R Zwolak, LR Jones, RS Snell… - AoB Plants, 2019 - academic.oup.com
There is growing realization that intraspecific variation in seed dispersal can have important
ecological and evolutionary consequences. However, we do not have a good understanding …

Global patterns in the predator satiation effect of masting: A meta-analysis

R Zwolak, P Celebias… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Predator satiation is the most commonly tested hypothesis that explains the evolutionary
advantages of masting. It proposes that masting benefits plant reproduction by reducing the …

Climate warming disrupts mast seeding and its fitness benefits in European beech

M Bogdziewicz, D Kelly, PA Thomas, JGA Lageard… - Nature Plants, 2020 - nature.com
Many plants benefit from synchronous year-to-year variation in seed production, called
masting. Masting benefits plants because it increases the efficiency of pollination and …

Oak masting drivers vary between populations depending on their climatic environments

E Fleurot, JR Lobry, V Boulanger, F Debias… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Large interannual variation in seed production, called masting, is very common in wind-
pollinated tree populations and has profound implications for the dynamics of forest …

Plants in the city: understanding recruitment dynamics in urban landscapes

MR Piana, MFJ Aronson, STA Pickett… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In cities, naturally regenerating plant populations are critical in sustaining both ecological
function and ecosystem services. However, scientists have a limited understanding of the …

From theory to experiments for testing the proximate mechanisms of mast seeding: an agenda for an experimental ecology

M Bogdziewicz, D Ascoli, A Hacket‐Pain… - Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Highly variable and synchronised production of seeds by plant populations, known as
masting, is implicated in many important ecological processes, but how it arises remains …

Do benefits of seed dispersal and caching by scatterhoarders outweigh the costs of predation? An example with oaks and yellow‐necked mice

M Bogdziewicz, EE Crone, R Zwolak - Journal of Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous interactions between plants and animals vary in their outcome between
antagonism and mutualism. Interactions between plants and scatter‐hoarding animals …

Masting in wind‐pollinated trees: system‐specific roles of weather and pollination dynamics in driving seed production

M Bogdziewicz, J Szymkowiak, I Kasprzyk… - Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Masting, the highly variable production of synchronized large seed crops, is a common
reproductive strategy in plant populations. In wind‐pollinated trees, flowering and pollination …

Seed predation selects for reproductive variability and synchrony in perennial plants

M Bogdziewicz, J Szymkowiak, AJ Tanentzap… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Annually variable and synchronous seed production by plant populations, or masting, is a
widespread reproductive strategy in long‐lived plants. Masting is thought to be selectively …