Geographic gradients in species interactions: from latitudinal patterns to ecological mechanisms

AL Hargreaves - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The idea that species interactions are more ecologically and evolutionarily important toward
lower latitudes underpins seminal theories in ecology and evolution. Recent global studies …

Describing functional diversity of communities from environmental DNA

I Cantera, S Giachello, T Münkemüller… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Comprehensive assessments of functional diversity are needed to understand ecosystem
alterations under global changes. The 'Fun-eDNA'approach characterises functional …

Dissimilarity of vertebrate trophic interactions reveals spatial uniqueness but functional redundancy across Europe

P Gaüzère, C Botella, G Poggiato, L O'Connor… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Identifying areas that contain species assemblages not found elsewhere in a region is
central to conservation planning. 1, 2 Species assemblages contain networks of species …

The propagation of disturbances in ecological networks

LP Martins, D Garcia-Callejas, HR Lai… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Despite the development of network science, we lack clear heuristics for how far different
disturbance types propagate within and across species interaction networks. We discuss the …

Land‐use intensity influences European tetrapod food webs

C Botella, P Gaüzère, L O'Connor… - Global change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Land use intensification favours particular trophic groups which can induce architectural
changes in food webs. These changes can impact ecosystem functions, services, stability …

Global patterns and drivers of buzzing bees and poricidal plants

AL Russell, SL Buchmann, JS Ascher, Z Wang… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Foraging behavior frequently plays a major role in driving the geographic distribution of
animals. Buzzing to extract protein-rich pollen from flowers is a key foraging behavior used …

Areas of endemism of the orchids of Megamexico: Hotspots of biotic interactions with pollinators

BE Gutiérrez–Rodríguez, W Dáttilo… - … of Systematics and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological interactions and evolutionary processes in areas of endemism remain little
studied despite the fact that identifying the patterns of functional signatures in areas of …

Embracing plant–plant interactions—Rethinking predictions of species range shifts

P Sanczuk, D Landuyt, E De Lombaerde… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions among plants are changing across the globe resulting from a multitude of
changes in the environment. Obtaining accurate predictions of plant species' range …

Vulnerability of terrestrial vertebrate food webs to anthropogenic threats in Europe

LMJ O'Connor, F Cosentino, MBJ Harfoot… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vertebrate species worldwide are currently facing significant declines in many populations.
Although we have gained substantial knowledge about the direct threats that affect …

Predicted community consequences of spatially explicit global change‐induced processes on plant–insect networks

HC Ho, F Altermatt - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant–insect trophic systems should be particularly sensitive to processes altering species
spatial co‐occurrences, as impacts on one level can cascade effectively through the strong …