Terrestrial ecosystem restoration increases biodiversity and reduces its variability, but not to reference levels: A global meta‐analysis

J Atkinson, LA Brudvig, M Mallen‐Cooper… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological restoration projects often have variable and unpredictable outcomes, and these
can limit the overall impact on biodiversity. Previous syntheses have investigated restoration …

Plant-pollinator networks in the tropics: a review

J Vizentin-Bugoni, PK Maruyama, CS de Souza… - Ecological networks in …, 2018 - Springer
Most tropical plants rely on animals for pollination, thus engaging in complex interaction
networks. Here, we present a global overview of pollination networks and point out research …

[HTML][HTML] Making place-based sustainability initiatives visible in the Brazilian Amazon

ES Brondizio, K Andersson, F de Castro… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•We discuss place-based actions by actors who have ownership in their
implementation.•Local or external ideas, struggles, policies, and opportunities serve as …

Synthesis and perspectives on the study of ant‐plant interaction networks: A global overview

B Juárez‐Juárez, W Dáttilo… - Ecological Entomology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, the interest in complexity of ant‐plant relationships has increased
considerably. However, because the spatial and biological information generated on ant …

Forest cover and landscape heterogeneity shape ant–plant co-occurrence networks in human-dominated tropical rainforests

EJ Corro, DA Ahuatzin, AA Jaimes, ME Favila… - Landscape …, 2019 - Springer
Context The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on biodiversity involve a series of
mechanisms and processes that cannot be studied in isolation, mainly because human …

Phytotoxic substances involved in teak allelopathy and agroforestry

H Kato-Noguchi - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Teak (Tectona grandis Lf) is one of the most valuable timber species, and is cultivated in
agroforestry systems in many countries across the tropical and subtropical regions of the …

Sampling effort differences can lead to biased conclusions on the architecture of ant–plant interaction networks

JCF Falcão, W Dáttilo, V Rico-Gray - Ecological Complexity, 2016 - Elsevier
The study of plant–animal interactions using ecological networks as a tool has been
intensified in recent years. However, one of the biggest criticisms of these studies is how …

The complex ant–plant relationship within tropical ecological networks

K Del-Claro, D Lange, HM Torezan-Silingardi… - Ecological networks in …, 2018 - Springer
The tools involved in the study of ecological networks are relatively new and very useful to
improve the knowledge about communities, biodiversity, and their conservation. In many …

Temporal variations in soil enzyme activities and responses to land-use change in the Loess Plateau, China

J Deng, Y Chong, D Zhang, C Ren, F Zhao, X Zhang… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Variability in soil enzyme activity may have important implications for the knowledge of
underground ecosystem functions driven by soil extracellular enzymes. To illustrate the …

The influence of spatial sampling scales on ant–plant interaction network architecture

W Dáttilo, J Vizentin‐Bugoni… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite great interest in metrics to quantify the structure of ecological networks, the effects of
sampling and scale remain poorly understood. In fact, one of the most challenging issues in …