Białowieża forest—A relic of the high naturalness of European forests
B Jaroszewicz, O Cholewińska, JM Gutowski… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
In Europe only some small isolated patches of forests with a high degree of naturalness still
exist. These are forests, whose structure, composition and function has been shaped by …
exist. These are forests, whose structure, composition and function has been shaped by …
From theory to experiments for testing the proximate mechanisms of mast seeding: an agenda for an experimental ecology
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 …
masting, is implicated in many important ecological processes, but how it arises remains …
Masting is uncommon in trees that depend on mutualist dispersers in the context of global climate and fertility gradients
The benefits of masting (volatile, quasi-synchronous seed production at lagged intervals)
include satiation of seed predators, but these benefits come with a cost to mutualist pollen …
include satiation of seed predators, but these benefits come with a cost to mutualist pollen …
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 …
advantages of masting. It proposes that masting benefits plant reproduction by reducing the …
Evolution of masting in plants is linked to investment in low tissue mortality
Masting, a variable and synchronized variation in reproductive effort is a prevalent strategy
among perennial plants, but the factors leading to interspecific differences in masting remain …
among perennial plants, but the factors leading to interspecific differences in masting remain …
Climate warming disrupts mast seeding and its fitness benefits in European beech
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 …
masting. Masting benefits plants because it increases the efficiency of pollination and …
Summer solstice orchestrates the subcontinental-scale synchrony of mast seeding
High interannual variation in seed production in perennial plants can be synchronized at
subcontinental scales with wide consequences for ecosystem functioning, but how such …
subcontinental scales with wide consequences for ecosystem functioning, but how such …
Effect of rodent density on tick and tick-borne pathogen populations: consequences for infectious disease risk
Background Rodents are considered to contribute strongly to the risk of tick-borne diseases
by feeding Ixodes ricinus larvae and by acting as amplifying hosts for pathogens. Here, we …
by feeding Ixodes ricinus larvae and by acting as amplifying hosts for pathogens. Here, we …
Inter-annual variation in seed production has increased over time (1900–2014)
IS Pearse, JM LaMontagne… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mast seeding, or masting, is the highly variable and spatially synchronous production of
seeds by a population of plants. The production of variable seed crops is typically correlated …
seeds by a population of plants. The production of variable seed crops is typically correlated …
Understanding mast seeding for conservation and land management
Masting, the intermittent and synchronous production of large seed crops, can have
profound consequences for plant populations and the food webs that are built on their …
profound consequences for plant populations and the food webs that are built on their …