Host-pathogen dynamics of seagrass diseases under future global change
Human-induced global change is expected to amplify the disease risk for marine biota.
However, the role of disease in the rapid global decline of seagrass is largely unknown …
However, the role of disease in the rapid global decline of seagrass is largely unknown …
Herbivory limits success of vegetation restoration globally
Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …
Consumer fronts, global change, and runaway collapse in ecosystems
Consumer fronts occur when grazers or predators aggregate in bands along the edges of a
resource. Our review reveals that consumer fronts are a common phenomenon in nature …
resource. Our review reveals that consumer fronts are a common phenomenon in nature …
The blue carbon of southern southwest Atlantic salt marshes and their biotic and abiotic drivers
P Martinetto, J Alberti, ME Becherucci… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Coastal vegetated ecosystems are acknowledged for their capacity to sequester organic
carbon (OC), known as blue C. Yet, blue C global accounting is incomplete, with major gaps …
carbon (OC), known as blue C. Yet, blue C global accounting is incomplete, with major gaps …
Consumer control as a common driver of coastal vegetation worldwide
Q He, BR Silliman - Ecological Monographs, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid, global, anthropogenic alteration of food webs in ecosystems necessitates a better
understanding of how consumers regulate natural communities. We provide a global …
understanding of how consumers regulate natural communities. We provide a global …
Role of Epichloë Endophytes in Defense Responses of Cool-Season Grasses to Pathogens: A Review
C Xia, N Li, Y Zhang, C Li, X Zhang, Z Nan - Plant disease, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Various cool-season grasses are infected by Epichloë endophyte, and this symbiotic
relationship is always of benefit to the host grass due to an increased resistance to abiotic …
relationship is always of benefit to the host grass due to an increased resistance to abiotic …
Effect of marine heatwaves and warming on kelp microbiota influence trophic interactions
LC Castro, A Vergés, SC Straub… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The range‐expansion of tropical herbivores due to ocean warming can profoundly alter
temperate reef communities by overgrazing the seaweed forests that underpin them. Such …
temperate reef communities by overgrazing the seaweed forests that underpin them. Such …
The corallivorous invertebrate Drupella aids in transmission of brown band disease on the Great Barrier Reef
Brown band disease (BrB) is an increasingly prevalent coral disease in the Indo-Pacific, but
although the macroscopic signs of BrB have been associated with the ciliate Philaster …
although the macroscopic signs of BrB have been associated with the ciliate Philaster …
Crab bioturbation and herbivory may account for variability in carbon sequestration and stocks in south west atlantic salt marshes
Coastal vegetation plays an important role for climate change mitigation. Compared with
terrestrial ecosystems, coastal vegetation shows higher rates of atmospheric CO2 uptake …
terrestrial ecosystems, coastal vegetation shows higher rates of atmospheric CO2 uptake …
Sources of Fungal Symbionts in the Microbiome of a Mobile Insect Host, Spodoptera frugiperda
M Watson, G May, KE Bushley - Microbial ecology, 2023 - Springer
The sources of fungal symbionts of insects are not well understood, yet the acquisition and
assembly of fungal communities in mobile insect hosts have important implications for the …
assembly of fungal communities in mobile insect hosts have important implications for the …