Phenological Patterns of Terrestrial Plants Page 1 Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 1985. 16:179-214
Copyright ? 1985 by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights reserved PHENOLOGICAL PATTERNS OF …

Ecosystem services are natural processes that benefit humans. Birds contribute the four
types of services recognized by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment—provisioning …

Most studies of plant–animal mutualisms involve a small number of species. There is almost
no information on the structural organization of species-rich mutualistic networks despite its …

Many introduced plant species rely on mutualisms in their new habitats to overcome barriers
to establishment and to become naturalized and, in some cases, invasive. Mutualisms …

Disperser effectiveness is the contribution a disperser makes to the future reproduction of a
plant. Although it is a key notion in studies of seed dispersal by animals, we know little about …

For chemistry, biology and bioengineering students, required courses in general chemistry
often fail to excite their interest in the many connections between chemistry and biology. This …

Patterns of connectance and strength of mutual dependence in mutualisms have been
examined by comparing the fraction of possible pairwise interactions established in a series …

Climate change is forcing the redistribution of life on Earth at an unprecedented velocity,.
Migratory birds are thought to help plants to track climate change through long-distance …

The pulp of fleshy fruits, with the soft, edible, nutritive tissues surrounding the seeds, is a
primary food resource for many frugivorous animals, notably mammals and birds, but also …

Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of
new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora …