Guidelines for genetic monitoring of translocated plant populations

F Van Rossum, OJ Hardy - Conservation Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plant translocation is a useful tool for implementing assisted gene flow in recovery plans of
critically endangered plant species. Although it helps to restore genetically viable …

How informed design can make a difference: supporting insect pollinators in cities

SK Schueller, Z Li, Z Bliss, R Roake, B Weiler - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pollinators are responsible for the reproduction of many plant and crop species and provide
important diversity for food webs and cultural value. Despite the critical ecosystem services …

From pollen dispersal to plant diversification: genetic consequences of pollination mode

CA Wessinger - New Phytologist, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinators influence patterns of plant speciation, and one intuitive hypothesis is that
pollinators affect rates of plant diversification through their effects on pollen dispersal. By …

Negative effects of urbanization on plants: a global meta‐analysis

Y Hou, J Li, G Li, W Qi - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the response of plant diversity to urbanization is essential for conserving
urban biodiversity. In this paper, a meta‐analysis of 34 articles and 163 observations …

Tropical urban areas support highly diverse plant-pollinator interactions: An assessment from Brazil

VT Nascimento, K Agostini, CS Souza… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban areas contribute to conservation of pollinators, but we lack assessments from the
most biodiverse tropical regions in the world. We synthesized studies on urban plant …

Competing bioaerosols may influence the seasonality of influenza-like illnesses, including COVID-19. The Chicago experience

RB Shah, RD Shah, DG Retzinger, AC Retzinger… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Data from Chicago confirm the end of flu season coincides with the beginning of pollen
season. More importantly, the end of flu season also coincides with onset of seasonal …

Spatial genetic structure and mating system in forest tree populations from seasonally dry tropical forests: a review

AL Goncalves, MV García, ME Barrandeguy… - Tree Genetics & …, 2022 - Springer
Gene dispersal processes shape demographic and microevolutionary dynamics of tree
species. Gene dispersal patterns can be studied by spatially explicit methods. Spatial …

A nectar oasis for urban Glossophaginae bats: Temporal resource dynamics of the chiropterophilous Crescentia cujete (Bignoniaceae)

S Albuquerque-Lima, UM Diniz… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollinator-friendly plants are often a necessary component of the management of urban
ecosystem that aim to reduce the impact of the artificial urban matrix on natural pollinator …

Exotic cultivated plants in the diet of the nectar-feeding bat Glossophaga soricina (Phyllostomidae: Glossophaginae) in the city of Lima, Peru

JJ Pellón, JL Mendoza, O Quispe-Hure… - Acta …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
While the presence of some phytophagous bats species in Neotropical cities is generally
known, detailed information on their feeding habits in urban ecosystems is still limited. In …

Pollen dispersal patterns differ among sites for a wind‐pollinated species and an insect‐pollinated species

CL Butcher, BY Rubin, SL Anderson… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Pollen dispersal, the main component of overall plant gene flow, generally
decreases with increasing distance from the pollen source, but the pattern of this …