Full article: Shedding light on shade: ecological perspectives of ...
2016年8月5日 · Shade tolerance, which is commonly defined as the species-specific minimum light required for survival, is a concept initially developed in forest science (e.g. Gayer 1898; …
Long‐term shift towards shady and nutrient‐rich habitats in …
2024年3月4日 · Nutrient-poor and open habitats showed marked changes, while shady and nutrient-rich forests have been more stable. The study's approach can be applied to other …
Role of shade trees in conserving beneficial arthropods of …
2023年9月1日 · Habitat management using shade trees is common practice in tea plantations. Shade trees alter abiotic factors such as light intensity, temperature, humidity and wind speed …
Fewer pests and more ecosystem service‐providing arthropods in shady …
2023年12月15日 · Shades of green represent ecosystem service providers, shades of orange/yellow represent pests, and the remaining taxa appear in blue. Proportional community …
Patterns of shade plant diversity in four agroforestry systems …
2023年5月26日 · Using compiled plant inventory data (from 23 sources, 2517 plots, and 148,255 individuals) encompassing four AFS (shaded coffee; shaded cocoa; dispersed trees on …
Shedding light on shade: ecological perspectives of understorey plant ...
2016年8月5日 · Shade, in ecological sense, is not merely a lack of light, but a multi-faceted phenomenon that creates new and complex settings for community and ecosystem dynamics. …
Variation in soil hydrological properties on shady and sunny …
2019年2月2日 · Shady and sunny slopes, a typical topographical variable in mountainous areas, influence hydrological and freshwater supply processes. Mountainous areas are considered …
ABSTRACT: Coastal intertidal soft-sediment habitats provide ecosystem services to millions of people worldwide, yet are under intense pressure from land-use change and sea-level rise …
Our results, based on field manipulation experiments, field observations and models, suggest that, under competition for light and nutrients between phytoplankton and submersed macrophytes, …
Mistletoes Facilitate a Desert Herbivore by Improving the …
2021年1月28日 · Here, we investigate how mistletoe influences the microclimate and daytime use of sub-canopy habitat by a large herbivore that seeks out shady micro-habitats to avoid …