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1. Global Spore Sampling Project: A global, standardized dataset of airborne fungal DNA

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Ovaskainen, Otso, Abrego, Nerea, Furneaux, Brendan, Hardwick, Bess, Somervuo, Panu, Palorinne, Isabella, Andrew, Nigel R., Babiy, Ulyana V., Bao, Tan, Bazzano, Gisela, Bondarchuk, Svetlana N., Bonebrake, Timothy C., Brennan, Georgina L., Bret-Harte, Syndonia, Bässler, Claus, Cagnolo, Luciano, Cameron, Erin K., Chapurlat, Elodie, Creer, Simon, D’Acqui, Luigi P., de Vere, Natasha, Desprez-Loustau, Marie-Laure, Dongmo, Michel A. K., Dyrholm Jacobsen, Ida B., Fisher, Brian L., Flores de Jesus, Miguel, Gilbert, Gregory S., Griffith, Gareth W., Gritsuk, Anna A., Gross, Andrin, Grudd, Håkan, Halme, Panu, Hanna, Rachid, Hansen, Jannik, Hansen, Lars Holst, Hegbe, Apollon D. M. T., Hill, Sarah, Hogg, Ian D., Hultman, Jenni, Hyde, Kevin D., Hynson, Nicole A., Ivanova, Natalia, Karisto, Petteri, Kerdraon, Deirdre, Knorre, Anastasia, Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard, Kurhinen, Juri, Kuzmina, Masha, Lecomte, Nicolas, Lecomte, Erin, Loaiza, Viviana, Lundin, Erik, Meire, Alexander, Mešić, Armin, Miettinen, Otto, Monkhause, Norman, Mortimer, Peter, Müller, Jörg, Nilsson, R. Henrik, Nonti, Puani Yannick C., Nordén, Jenni, Nordén, Björn, Paz, Claudia, Pellikka, Petri, Pereira, Danilo, Petch, Geoff, Pitkänen, Juha-Matti, Popa, Flavius, Potter, Caitlin, Purhonen, Jenna, Pätsi, Sanna, Rafiq, Abdullah, Raharinjanahary, Dimby, Rakos, Niklas, Rathnayaka, Achala R., Raundrup, Katrine, Rebriev, Yury A., Rikkinen, Jouko, Rogers, Hanna M. K., Rogovsky, Andrey, Rozhkov, Yuri, Runnel, Kadri, Saarto, Annika, Savchenko, Anton, Schlegel, Markus, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Seibold, Sebastian, Skjøth, Carsten, Stengel, Elisa, Sutyrina, Svetlana V., Syvänperä, Ilkka, Tedersoo, Leho, Timm, Jebidiah, Tipton, Laura, Toju, Hirokazu, Uscka-Perzanowska, Maria, van der Bank, Michelle, Herman van der Bank, F., Vandenbrink, Bryan, Ventura, Stefano, Vignisson, Solvi R., Wang, Xiaoyang, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Wijesinghe, Subodini N., Joseph Wright, S., Yang, Chunyan, Yorou, Nourou S., Young, Amanda, Yu, Douglas W., Zakharov, Evgeny V., Hebert, Paul D. N., and Roslin, Tomas

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2024
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2. Airborne DNA reveals predictable spatial and seasonal dynamics of fungi

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Abrego, Nerea, Furneaux, Brendan, Hardwick, Bess, Somervuo, Panu, Palorinne, Isabella, Aguilar-Trigueros, Carlos A., Andrew, Nigel R., Babiy, Ulyana V., Bao, Tan, Bazzano, Gisela, Bondarchuk, Svetlana N., Bonebrake, Timothy C., Brennan, Georgina L., Bret-Harte, Syndonia, Bässler, Claus, Cagnolo, Luciano, Cameron, Erin K., Chapurlat, Elodie, Creer, Simon, D’Acqui, Luigi P., de Vere, Natasha, Desprez-Loustau, Marie-Laure, Dongmo, Michel A. K., Jacobsen, Ida B. Dyrholm, Fisher, Brian L., Flores de Jesus, Miguel, Gilbert, Gregory S., Griffith, Gareth W., Gritsuk, Anna A., Gross, Andrin, Grudd, Håkan, Halme, Panu, Hanna, Rachid, Hansen, Jannik, Hansen, Lars Holst, Hegbe, Apollon D. M. T., Hill, Sarah, Hogg, Ian D., Hultman, Jenni, Hyde, Kevin D., Hynson, Nicole A., Ivanova, Natalia, Karisto, Petteri, Kerdraon, Deirdre, Knorre, Anastasia, Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard, Kurhinen, Juri, Kuzmina, Masha, Lecomte, Nicolas, Lecomte, Erin, Loaiza, Viviana, Lundin, Erik, Meire, Alexander, Mešić, Armin, Miettinen, Otto, Monkhouse, Norman, Mortimer, Peter, Müller, Jörg, Nilsson, R. Henrik, Nonti, Puani Yannick C., Nordén, Jenni, Nordén, Björn, Norros, Veera, Paz, Claudia, Pellikka, Petri, Pereira, Danilo, Petch, Geoff, Pitkänen, Juha-Matti, Popa, Flavius, Potter, Caitlin, Purhonen, Jenna, Pätsi, Sanna, Rafiq, Abdullah, Raharinjanahary, Dimby, Rakos, Niklas, Rathnayaka, Achala R., Raundrup, Katrine, Rebriev, Yury A., Rikkinen, Jouko, Rogers, Hanna M. K., Rogovsky, Andrey, Rozhkov, Yuri, Runnel, Kadri, Saarto, Annika, Savchenko, Anton, Schlegel, Markus, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Seibold, Sebastian, Skjøth, Carsten, Stengel, Elisa, Sutyrina, Svetlana V., Syvänperä, Ilkka, Tedersoo, Leho, Timm, Jebidiah, Tipton, Laura, Toju, Hirokazu, Uscka-Perzanowska, Maria, van der Bank, Michelle, van der Bank, F. Herman, Vandenbrink, Bryan, Ventura, Stefano, Vignisson, Solvi R., Wang, Xiaoyang, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Wijesinghe, Subodini N., Wright, S. Joseph, Yang, Chunyan, Yorou, Nourou S., Young, Amanda, Yu, Douglas W., Zakharov, Evgeny V., Hebert, Paul D. N., Roslin, Tomas, and Ovaskainen, Otso

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2024
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3. Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover

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Santangelo, James S, Ness, Rob W, Cohan, Beata, Fitzpatrick, Connor R, Innes, Simon G, Koch, Sophie, Miles, Lindsay S, Munim, Samreen, Peres-Neto, Pedro R, Prashad, Cindy, Tong, Alex T, Aguirre, Windsor E, Akinwole, Philips O, Alberti, Marina, Álvarez, Jackie, Anderson, Jill T, Anderson, Joseph J, Ando, Yoshino, Andrew, Nigel R, Angeoletto, Fabio, Anstett, Daniel N, Anstett, Julia, Aoki-Gonçalves, Felipe, Arietta, AZ Andis, Arroyo, Mary TK, Austen, Emily J, Baena-Díaz, Fernanda, Barker, Cory A, Baylis, Howard A, Beliz, Julia M, Benitez-Mora, Alfonso, Bickford, David, Biedebach, Gabriela, Blackburn, Gwylim S, Boehm, Mannfred MA, Bonser, Stephen P, Bonte, Dries, Bragger, Jesse R, Branquinho, Cristina, Brans, Kristien I, Bresciano, Jorge C, Brom, Peta D, Bucharova, Anna, Burt, Briana, Cahill, James F, Campbell, Katelyn D, Carlen, Elizabeth J, Carmona, Diego, Castellanos, Maria Clara, Centenaro, Giada, Chalen, Izan, Chaves, Jaime A, Chávez-Pesqueira, Mariana, Chen, Xiao-Yong, Chilton, Angela M, Chomiak, Kristina M, Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F, Cisse, Ibrahim K, Classen, Aimée T, Comerford, Mattheau S, Fradinger, Camila Cordoba, Corney, Hannah, Crawford, Andrew J, Crawford, Kerri M, Dahirel, Maxime, David, Santiago, De Haan, Robert, Deacon, Nicholas J, Dean, Clare, del-Val, Ek, Deligiannis, Eleftherios K, Denney, Derek, Dettlaff, Margarete A, DiLeo, Michelle F, Ding, Yuan-Yuan, Domínguez-López, Moisés E, Dominoni, Davide M, Draud, Savannah L, Dyson, Karen, Ellers, Jacintha, Espinosa, Carlos I, Essi, Liliana, Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen, Falcão, Jéssica CF, Fargo, Hayden T, Fellowes, Mark DE, Fitzpatrick, Raina M, Flaherty, Leah E, Flood, Pádraic J, Flores, María F, Fornoni, Juan, Foster, Amy G, Frost, Christopher J, Fuentes, Tracy L, Fulkerson, Justin R, Gagnon, Edeline, Garbsch, Frauke, Garroway, Colin J, Gerstein, Aleeza C, and Giasson, Mischa M

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Adaptation, Physiological, Biological Evolution, Cities, Ecosystem, Genes, Plant, Genome, Plant, Hydrogen Cyanide, Rural Population, Trifolium, Urbanization, General Science & Technology
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Urbanization transforms environments in ways that alter biological evolution. We examined whether urban environmental change drives parallel evolution by sampling 110,019 white clover plants from 6169 populations in 160 cities globally. Plants were assayed for a Mendelian antiherbivore defense that also affects tolerance to abiotic stressors. Urban-rural gradients were associated with the evolution of clines in defense in 47% of cities throughout the world. Variation in the strength of clines was explained by environmental changes in drought stress and vegetation cover that varied among cities. Sequencing 2074 genomes from 26 cities revealed that the evolution of urban-rural clines was best explained by adaptive evolution, but the degree of parallel adaptation varied among cities. Our results demonstrate that urbanization leads to adaptation at a global scale.

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2022

4. Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification

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Noriega, Jorge Ari, Hortal, Joaquín, deCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta, Alves-Martins, Fernanda, Ortega, Jean C. G., Bini, Luis Mauricio, Andrew, Nigel R., Arellano, Lucrecia, Beynon, Sarah, Davis, Adrian L. V., Favila, Mario E., Floate, Kevin D., Horgan, Finbarr G., Menéndez, Rosa, Milotic, Tanja, Nervo, Beatrice, Palestrini, Claudia, Rolando, Antonio, Scholtz, Clarke H., Senyüz, Yakup, Wassmer, Thomas, Ádam, Réka, Araújo, Cristina de O., Barragan-Ramírez, José Luis, Boros, Gergely, Camero-Rubio, Edgar, Cruz, Melvin, Cuesta, Eva, Damborsky, Miryam Pieri, Deschodt, Christian M., Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma, D’hondt, Bram, Díaz Rojas, Alfonso, Dindar, Kemal, Escobar, Federico, Espinoza, Verónica R., Ferrer-Paris, José Rafael, Gutiérrez Rojas, Pablo Enrique, Hemmings, Zac, Hernández, Benjamín, Hill, Sarah J., Hoffmann, Maurice, Jay-Robert, Pierre, Lewis, Kyle, Lewis, Megan, Lozano, Cecilia, Marín-Armijos, Diego, de Farias, Patrícia Menegaz, Murcia-Ordoñez, Betselene, Karimbumkara, Seena Narayanan, Navarrete-Heredia, José Luis, Ortega-Echeverría, Candelaria, Pablo-Cea, José D., Perrin, William, Pessoa, Marcelo Bruno, Radhakrishnan, Anu, Rahimi, Iraj, Raimundo, Amalia Teresa, Ramos, Diana Catalina, Rebolledo, Ramón E., Roggero, Angela, Sánchez-Mercado, Ada, Somay, László, Stadler, Jutta, Tahmasebi, Pejman, Triana Céspedes, José Darwin, and Santos, Ana M. C.

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2023
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9. The interaction between Onthophagus binodis and cattle dung pH: Impacts on reproduction and offspring phenology.

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Heddle, Thomas, Hemmings, Zac, Burns, Adrienne, and Andrew, Nigel R.

Subjects
DUNG beetles, CATTLE nutrition, LARVAL physiology, FLY control, MANURES
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The environment surrounding invertebrates can influence the physiology of larval offspring. Dung beetles provide several significant ecological functions, including dung breakdown, fly control and nutrient cycling. Cattle diet influences the chemical and physical constituents of dung, of which pH is considered critical. Few studies have assessed this, though a pH of 6.3 is the lowest threshold for dung beetle reproduction. We investigated the effects of an introduced and widespread dung beetle (Onthophagus binodis) on cattle dung pH (7.3, 6.0 and 5.0) and pH on O. binodis reproduction, offspring phenotypic traits and development time. Dung beetle presence increased the Δ pH (more alkaline) within dung pads after 96 h. Dung beetles produced broods in dung with a pH of 5.0, though in fewer numbers compared with the other pH treatments. Larval development was delayed in pH 5.0 with an average of 50 days compared with 44 days in dung with pH 6, 7, and the control (7.3). Smaller broods (ellipsoid volume [mm3]) were produced in dung with a pH of 5.0 compared with pH 6.0 and 7.0, and offspring emerging from broods produced from dung with a pH of 6.0 were larger compared with the other pH treatments. Our results show that dung pH is important for brood production and progeny phenotypic traits of O. binodis, an agricultural ecosystem engineer and that there is no experimental evidence to support the suggestion that dung pH influences the provisioning of broods in this species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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10. Deliberately introduced dung beetles in Australia: 12 years of occurrence and abundance records from 2001 to 2022

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Berson, Jacob D., primary, Edwards, Penelope B., additional, Ridsdill‐Smith, T. James, additional, Taylor, Christopher K., additional, Anderson, Daniel J., additional, Andrew, Nigel R., additional, Barrow, Russell A., additional, Cousins, David A., additional, Emery, Robert N., additional, Fagan, Laura L., additional, Foster, Rhiannon M., additional, Harwood, Lucas G., additional, Hemmings, Zac, additional, Lewis, Megan J., additional, Lukehurst, Sherralee S., additional, Manger, Jake, additional, Matthiessen, John N., additional, Vieira, Marcela D. C., additional, Weston, Paul A., additional, Didham, Raphael K., additional, and Evans, Theodore A., additional

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2024
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12. Ecology in South America : Present state and future prospects

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Zenni, Rafael D., Andersen, Alan, Andrew, Nigel R., Dias, André T.C., Quintero-Galvis, Julian F., Harguindeguy, Natalia Pérez, Jaureguiberry, Pedro, Lozano, Verónica L., Nunes, Cássio A., Pareja, Martin, Perez, Luis Ignacio, Provete, Diogo B., Pucheta, Eduardo, Rolhauser, Andrés G., da Silva, Pedro Giovâni, Teixeira, Fernanda Z., Wacker, Christine, Moulton, Tim, Zenni, Rafael D., Andersen, Alan, Andrew, Nigel R., Dias, André T.C., Quintero-Galvis, Julian F., Harguindeguy, Natalia Pérez, Jaureguiberry, Pedro, Lozano, Verónica L., Nunes, Cássio A., Pareja, Martin, Perez, Luis Ignacio, Provete, Diogo B., Pucheta, Eduardo, Rolhauser, Andrés G., da Silva, Pedro Giovâni, Teixeira, Fernanda Z., Wacker, Christine, and Moulton, Tim

Published
2024

13. Global Spore Sampling Project:A global, standardized dataset of airborne fungal DNA

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Ovaskainen, Otso, Abrego, Nerea, Furneaux, Brendan, Hardwick, Bess, Somervuo, Panu, Palorinne, Isabella, Andrew, Nigel R, Babiy, Ulyana V, Bao, Tan, Bazzano, Gisela, Bondarchuk, Svetlana N, Bonebrake, Timothy C, Brennan, Georgina L, Bret-Harte, Syndonia, Bässler, Claus, Cagnolo, Luciano, Cameron, Erin K, Chapurlat, Elodie, Creer, Simon, D'Acqui, Luigi P, de Vere, Natasha, Desprez-Loustau, Marie-Laure, Dongmo, Michel A K, Dyrholm Jacobsen, Ida B, Fisher, Brian L, Flores de Jesus, Miguel, Gilbert, Gregory S, Griffith, Gareth W, Gritsuk, Anna A, Gross, Andrin, Grudd, Håkan, Halme, Panu, Hanna, Rachid, Hansen, Jannik, Hansen, Lars Holst, Hegbe, Apollon D M T, Hill, Sarah, Hogg, Ian D, Hultman, Jenni, Hyde, Kevin D, Hynson, Nicole A, Ivanova, Natalia, Karisto, Petteri, Kerdraon, Deirdre, Knorre, Anastasia, Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard, Kurhinen, Juri, Kuzmina, Masha, Lecomte, Nicolas, Lecomte, Erin, Loaiza, Viviana, Lundin, Erik, Meire, Alexander, Mešić, Armin, Miettinen, Otto, Monkhause, Norman, Mortimer, Peter, Müller, Jörg, Nilsson, R Henrik, Nonti, Puani Yannick C, Nordén, Jenni, Nordén, Björn, Paz, Claudia, Pellikka, Petri, Pereira, Danilo, Petch, Geoff, Pitkänen, Juha-Matti, Popa, Flavius, Potter, Caitlin, Purhonen, Jenna, Pätsi, Sanna, Rafiq, Abdullah, Raharinjanahary, Dimby, Rakos, Niklas, Rathnayaka, Achala R, Raundrup, Katrine, Rebriev, Yury A, Rikkinen, Jouko, Rogers, Hanna M K, Rogovsky, Andrey, Rozhkov, Yuri, Runnel, Kadri, Saarto, Annika, Savchenko, Anton, Schlegel, Markus, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Seibold, Sebastian, Skjøth, Carsten, Stengel, Elisa, Sutyrina, Svetlana V, Syvänperä, Ilkka, Tedersoo, Leho, Timm, Jebidiah, Tipton, Laura, Toju, Hirokazu, Uscka-Perzanowska, Maria, van der Bank, Michelle, Herman van der Bank, F, Vandenbrink, Bryan, Ventura, Stefano, Vignisson, Solvi R, Wang, Xiaoyang, Weisser, Wolfgang W, Wijesinghe, Subodini N, Joseph Wright, S, Yang, Chunyan, Yorou, Nourou S, Young, Amanda, Yu, Douglas W, Zakharov, Evgeny V, Hebert, Paul D N, Roslin, Tomas, Ovaskainen, Otso, Abrego, Nerea, Furneaux, Brendan, Hardwick, Bess, Somervuo, Panu, Palorinne, Isabella, Andrew, Nigel R, Babiy, Ulyana V, Bao, Tan, Bazzano, Gisela, Bondarchuk, Svetlana N, Bonebrake, Timothy C, Brennan, Georgina L, Bret-Harte, Syndonia, Bässler, Claus, Cagnolo, Luciano, Cameron, Erin K, Chapurlat, Elodie, Creer, Simon, D'Acqui, Luigi P, de Vere, Natasha, Desprez-Loustau, Marie-Laure, Dongmo, Michel A K, Dyrholm Jacobsen, Ida B, Fisher, Brian L, Flores de Jesus, Miguel, Gilbert, Gregory S, Griffith, Gareth W, Gritsuk, Anna A, Gross, Andrin, Grudd, Håkan, Halme, Panu, Hanna, Rachid, Hansen, Jannik, Hansen, Lars Holst, Hegbe, Apollon D M T, Hill, Sarah, Hogg, Ian D, Hultman, Jenni, Hyde, Kevin D, Hynson, Nicole A, Ivanova, Natalia, Karisto, Petteri, Kerdraon, Deirdre, Knorre, Anastasia, Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard, Kurhinen, Juri, Kuzmina, Masha, Lecomte, Nicolas, Lecomte, Erin, Loaiza, Viviana, Lundin, Erik, Meire, Alexander, Mešić, Armin, Miettinen, Otto, Monkhause, Norman, Mortimer, Peter, Müller, Jörg, Nilsson, R Henrik, Nonti, Puani Yannick C, Nordén, Jenni, Nordén, Björn, Paz, Claudia, Pellikka, Petri, Pereira, Danilo, Petch, Geoff, Pitkänen, Juha-Matti, Popa, Flavius, Potter, Caitlin, Purhonen, Jenna, Pätsi, Sanna, Rafiq, Abdullah, Raharinjanahary, Dimby, Rakos, Niklas, Rathnayaka, Achala R, Raundrup, Katrine, Rebriev, Yury A, Rikkinen, Jouko, Rogers, Hanna M K, Rogovsky, Andrey, Rozhkov, Yuri, Runnel, Kadri, Saarto, Annika, Savchenko, Anton, Schlegel, Markus, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Seibold, Sebastian, Skjøth, Carsten, Stengel, Elisa, Sutyrina, Svetlana V, Syvänperä, Ilkka, Tedersoo, Leho, Timm, Jebidiah, Tipton, Laura, Toju, Hirokazu, Uscka-Perzanowska, Maria, van der Bank, Michelle, Herman van der Bank, F, Vandenbrink, Bryan, Ventura, Stefano, Vignisson, Solvi R, Wang, Xiaoyang, Weisser, Wolfgang W, Wijesinghe, Subodini N, Joseph Wright, S, Yang, Chunyan, Yorou, Nourou S, Young, Amanda, Yu, Douglas W, Zakharov, Evgeny V, Hebert, Paul D N, and Roslin, Tomas

Abstract

Novel methods for sampling and characterizing biodiversity hold great promise for re-evaluating patterns of life across the planet. The sampling of airborne spores with a cyclone sampler, and the sequencing of their DNA, have been suggested as an efficient and well-calibrated tool for surveying fungal diversity across various environments. Here we present data originating from the Global Spore Sampling Project, comprising 2,768 samples collected during two years at 47 outdoor locations across the world. Each sample represents fungal DNA extracted from 24 m 3 of air. We applied a conservative bioinformatics pipeline that filtered out sequences that did not show strong evidence of representing a fungal species. The pipeline yielded 27,954 species-level operational taxonomic units (OTUs). Each OTU is accompanied by a probabilistic taxonomic classification, validated through comparison with expert evaluations. To examine the potential of the data for ecological analyses, we partitioned the variation in species distributions into spatial and seasonal components, showing a strong effect of the annual mean temperature on community composition.

Published
2024

15. Nut bush pesticide limits: urgent need for a comprehensive strategy to address current and emerging insect pests and insecticide options in the Australian macadamia industry.

Author

Ellis, Kirsten L, Anderson, Jay M, Yonow, Tania, Kriticos, Darren J, and Andrew, Nigel R

Subjects
INSECT pests, MACADAMIA, PEST control, PESTICIDES, INSECTICIDES, SUSTAINABLE development
Abstract

In Australia, macadamia orchards are attacked by four main insect pest groups. Management and control of three of these key pests currently relies on broad‐spectrum insecticides whose long‐term future is questionable. Of the 23 insecticides registered for use in macadamia in Australia, 19 face issues affecting their availability and 12 are presently not approved in the EU, the USA or Canada. These international markets may refuse produce that does not adhere to their own insecticide use standards, hence Australian produce may be excluded from market access. Many of the potential replacement integrated pest management methods of pest control are generally considered less effective by the industry and have not been adopted. There are 17 insect pest groups identified by the industry, any of which have potential to become major problems if broad‐spectrum insecticide options become unavailable. Thirteen pest groups need urgent attention as they are at risk of losing current effective control methods, and no replacement solutions have yet been developed. The lag period for research and development to identify new chemical and biological control solutions means there is now an urgent need for the macadamia industry to craft a strategy for sustainable pest management for each pest. Critically, this industry strategy needs to address the vulnerabilities identified in this paper, identify potential solutions for any cases of market failure and consider funding mechanisms to address these gaps. On economic and sustainability grounds, potential biological control options should be explored, especially in cases where insecticide control options are vulnerable. © 2024 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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19. Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations

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Roslin, Tomas, Hardwick, Bess, Novotny, Vojtech, Petry, William K., Andrew, Nigel R., Asmus, Ashley, Barrio, Isabel C., Basset, Yves, Boesing, Andrea Larissa, Bonebrake, Timothy C., Cameron, Erin K., Dáttilo, Wesley, Donoso, David A., Drozd, Pavel, Gray, Claudia L., Hik, David S., Hill, Sarah J., Hopkins, Tapani, Huang, Shuyin, Koane, Bonny, Laird-Hopkins, Benita, Laukkanen, Liisa, Lewis, Owen T., Milne, Sol, Mwesige, Isaiah, Nakamura, Akihiro, Nell, Colleen S., Nichols, Elizabeth, Prokurat, Alena, Sam, Katerina, Schmidt, Niels M., Slade, Alison, Slade, Victor, Suchanková, Alžběta, Teder, Tiit, van Nouhuys, Saskya, Vandvik, Vigdis, Weissflog, Anita, Zhukovich, Vital, and Slade, Eleanor M.

Published
2017

20. Ecology in South America: Present state and future prospects

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Zenni, Rafael D., primary, Andersen, Alan, additional, Andrew, Nigel R., additional, Dias, André T. C., additional, Quintero‐Galvis, Julian F., additional, Harguindeguy, Natalia Pérez, additional, Jaureguiberry, Pedro, additional, Lozano, Verónica L., additional, Nunes, Cássio A., additional, Pareja, Martin, additional, Perez, Luis Ignacio, additional, Provete, Diogo B., additional, Pucheta, Eduardo, additional, Rolhauser, Andrés G., additional, da Silva, Pedro Giovâni, additional, Teixeira, Fernanda Z., additional, Wacker, Christine, additional, and Moulton, Tim, additional

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2023
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23. Occurrence patterns of sympatric forest wallabies: assessing the influence of structural habitat attributes on the coexistence of Thylogale thetis and T. stigmatica.

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Smith, Lucy E.V., Andrew, Nigel R., and Vernes, Karl

Subjects
HABITAT partitioning (Ecology), COEXISTENCE of species, WALLABIES, ENDANGERED species, HABITATS, PRINCIPAL components analysis, FOREST plants, FERNS, PALMS
Abstract

Background: We studied the occurrence of two sympatric wallabies, the red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) and the red-legged pademelon (T. stigmatica) in northeastern New South Wales, Australia in relation to structural habitat attributes. At our study site, both species inhabit closed forest environments and have overlapping distributions, but T. thetis leaves the forest at night to graze adjacent grassy forest edges whereas T. stigmatica remains within the forest and browses forest vegetation. The objectives of the study were to investigate how structural attributes of two forest types, wet sclerophyll forest and rainforest, relate to the fine-scale occurrence of these two wallaby species within the forested environment. Methods: We gathered occurrence data from 48 camera trap stations divided equally between rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest. At each camera point, we also measured a range of structural habitat attributes to determine habitat affiliations for the two Thylogale species. Principal component analyses were used to describe major trends in habitat, and generalised linear models were used to describe the efficacy of the variables in predicting habitat occurrence of each species. Results: The number of occurrences of Thylogale thetis was significantly greater than occurrences of T. stigmatica, which was driven by significantly greater occurrences of T. thetis in wet sclerophyll forest. There was both spatial and temporal partitioning between the two species; there was a significant difference in the occurrences of the two species at individual cameras and T. stigmatica had a different activity schedule than T. thetis in wet sclerophyll forest, where the latter reached its greatest rate of occurrence. At a finer (camera station) scale, occurrences of T. thetis increased with proximity to roads and grassy edges and at sites that were less rocky and less steep. T. stigmatica occurrence increased in the presence of rainforest elements like vines, palms and ferns, more ground-level cover and tree-fall gaps and at sites with fewer emergent eucalypts. Conclusion: Our findings have implications for managing these pademelons and their habitats. T. thetis is a common species that was encountered more often than T. stigmatica, and it responded positively to human disturbance like roadsides and grassy edges, presumably because these areas provided good grazing opportunities. By comparison, T. stigmatica is a threatened species, and it responded to natural disturbance like tree-fall gaps where lateral cover was greater, and where rainforest food plants may be more abundant. Our results suggest, therefore, that conservation of the threatened T. stigmatica requires the preservation of intact rainforest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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28. A trait‐based framework for dung beetle functional ecology

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deCastro‐Arrazola, Indradatta, Andrew, Nigel R., Berg, Matty P., Curtsdotter, Alva, Lumaret, Jean‐Pierre, Menéndez, Rosa, Moretti, Marco, Nervo, Beatrice, Nichols, Elizabeth S., Sánchez‐Piñero, Francisco, Santos, Ana M. C., Sheldon, Kimberly S., Slade, Eleanor M., Hortal, Joaquín, deCastro‐Arrazola, Indradatta, Andrew, Nigel R., Berg, Matty P., Curtsdotter, Alva, Lumaret, Jean‐Pierre, Menéndez, Rosa, Moretti, Marco, Nervo, Beatrice, Nichols, Elizabeth S., Sánchez‐Piñero, Francisco, Santos, Ana M. C., Sheldon, Kimberly S., Slade, Eleanor M., and Hortal, Joaquín

Abstract

Traits are key for understanding the environmental responses and ecological roles of organisms. Trait approaches to functional ecology are well established for plants, whereas consistent frameworks for animal groups are less developed. Here we suggest a framework for the study of the functional ecology of animals from a trait‐based response–effect approach, using dung beetles as model system. Dung beetles are a key group of decomposers that are important for many ecosystem processes. The lack of a trait‐based framework tailored to this group has limited the use of traits in dung beetle functional ecology. We review which dung beetle traits respond to the environment and affect ecosystem processes, covering the wide range of spatial, temporal and biological scales at which they are involved. Dung beetles show trait‐based responses to variation in temperature, water, soil properties, trophic resources, light, vegetation structure, competition, predation and parasitism. Dung beetles' influence on ecosystem processes includes trait‐mediated effects on nutrient cycling, bioturbation, plant growth, seed dispersal, other dung‐based organisms and parasite transmission, as well as some cases of pollination and predation. We identify 66 dung beetle traits that are either response or effect traits, or both, pertaining to six main categories: morphology, feeding, reproduction, physiology, activity and movement. Several traits pertain to more than one category, in particular dung relocation behaviour during nesting or feeding. We also identify 136 trait–response and 77 trait–effect relationships in dung beetles. No response to environmental stressors nor effect over ecological processes were related with traits of a single category. This highlights the interrelationship between the traits shaping body‐plans, the multi‐functionality of traits, and their role linking responses to the environment and effects on the ecosystem. Despite current developments in dung beetle functional e

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2023

37. A trait‐based framework for dung beetle functional ecology

Author

deCastro‐Arrazola, Indradatta, primary, Andrew, Nigel R., additional, Berg, Matty P., additional, Curtsdotter, Alva, additional, Lumaret, Jean‐Pierre, additional, Menéndez, Rosa, additional, Moretti, Marco, additional, Nervo, Beatrice, additional, Nichols, Elizabeth S., additional, Sánchez‐Piñero, Francisco, additional, Santos, Ana M. C., additional, Sheldon, Kimberly S., additional, Slade, Eleanor M., additional, and Hortal, Joaquín, additional

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2022
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41. Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes

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Moles, Angela T., Wallis, Ian R., Foley, William J., Warton, David I., Stegen, James C., Bisigato, Alejandro J., Cella-Pizarro, Lucrecia, Clark, Connie J., Cohen, Philippe S., Cornwell, William K., Edwards, Will, Ejrnæs, Rasmus, Gonzales-Ojeda, Therany, Graae, Bente J., Hay, Gregory, Lumbwe, Fainess C., Magaña-Rodríguez, Benjamín, Moore, Ben D., Peri, Pablo L., Poulsen, John R., Veldtman, Ruan, von Zeipel, Hugo, Andrew, Nigel R., Boulter, Sarah L., Borer, Elizabeth T., Campón, Florencia Fernández, Coll, Moshe, Farji-Brener, Alejandro G., De Gabriel, Jane, Jurado, Enrique, Kyhn, Line A., Low, Bill, Mulder, Christa P. H., Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Rodríguez-Velázquez, Jorge, Seabloom, Eric W., Vesk, Peter A., van Cauter, An, Waldram, Matthew S., Zheng, Zheng, Blendinger, Pedro G., Enquist, Brian J., Facelli, Jose M., Knight, Tiffany, Majer, Jonathan D., Martínez-Ramos, Miguel, McQuillan, Peter, and Prior, Lynda D.

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2011

43. Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover

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Santangelo, James S., Ness, Rob W., Cohan, Beata, Fitzpatrick, Connor R., Innes, Simon G., Koch, Sophie, Miles, Lindsay S., Munim, Samreen, Peres-Neto, Pedro R., Prashad, Cindy, Tong, Alex T., Aguirre, Windsor E., Akinwole, Philips O., Alberti, Marina, Alvarez, Jackie, Anderson, Jill T., Anderson, Joseph J., Ando, Yoshino, Andrew, Nigel R., Angeoletto, Fabio, Anstett, Daniel N., Anstett, Julia, Aoki-Goncalves, Felipe, Arietta, A. Z. Andis, Arroyo, Mary T. K., Austen, Emily J., Baena-Diaz, Fernanda, Barker, Cory A., Baylis, Howard A., Beliz, Julia M., Benitez-Mora, Alfonso, Bickford, David, Biedebach, Gabriela, Blackburn, Gwylim S., Boehm, Mannfred M. A., Bonser, Stephen P., Bonte, Dries, Bragger, Jesse R., Branquinho, Cristina, Brans, Kristien, I, Bresciano, Jorge C., Brom, Peta D., Bucharova, Anna, Burt, Briana, Cahill, James F., Campbell, Katelyn D., Carlen, Elizabeth J., Carmona, Diego, Castellanos, Maria Clara, Centenaro, Giada, Chalen, Izan, Chaves, Jaime A., Chavez-Pesqueira, Mariana, Chen, Xiao-Yong, Chilton, Angela M., Chomiak, Kristina M., Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F., Cisse, Ibrahim K., Classen, Aimee T., Comerford, Mattheau S., Fradinger, Camila Cordoba, Corney, Hannah, Crawford, Andrew J., Crawford, Kerri M., Dahirel, Maxime, David, Santiago, De Haan, Robert, Deacon, Nicholas J., Dean, Clare, Del-Val, Ek, Deligiannis, Eleftherios K., Denney, Derek, Dettlaff, Margarete A., DiLeo, Michelle F., Ding, Yuan-Yuan, Dominguez-Lopez, Moises E., Dominoni, Davide M., Draud, Savannah L., Dyson, Karen, Ellers, Jacintha, Espinosa, Carlos, I, Essi, Liliana, Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen, Falcao, Jessica C. F., Fargo, Hayden T., Fellowes, Mark D. E., Fitzpatrick, Raina M., Flaherty, Leah E., Flood, Padraic J., Flores, Maria F., Fornoni, Juan, Foster, Amy G., Frost, Christopher J., Fuentes, Tracy L., Fulkerson, Justin R., Gagnon, Edeline, Garbsch, Frauke, Garroway, Colin J., Gerstein, Aleeza C., Giasson, Mischa M., Girdler, E. Binney, Gkelis, Spyros, Godsoe, William, Golemiec, Anneke M., Golemiec, Mireille, Gonzalez-Lagos, Cesar, Gorton, Amanda J., Gotanda, Kiyoko M., Granath, Gustaf, Greiner, Stephan, Griffiths, Joanna S., Grilo, Filipa, Gundel, Pedro E., Hamilton, Benjamin, Hardin, Joyce M., He, Tianhua, Heard, Stephen B., Henriques, Andre F., Hernandez-Poveda, Melissa, Hetherington-Rauth, Molly C., Hill, Sarah J., Hochuli, Dieter F., Hodgins, Kathryn A., Hood, Glen R., Hopkins, Gareth R., Hovanes, Katherine A., Howard, Ava R., Hubbard, Sierra C., Ibarra-Cerdena, Carlos N., Iniguez-Armijos, Carlos, Jara-Arancio, Paola, Jarrett, Benjamin J. M., Jeannot, Manon, Jimenez-Lobato, Vania, Johnson, Mae, Johnson, Oscar, Johnson, Philip P., Johnson, Reagan, Josephson, Matthew P., Jung, Meen Chel, Just, Michael G., Kahilainen, Aapo, Kailing, Otto S., Karinho-Betancourt, Eunice, Karousou, Regina, Kirn, Lauren A., Kirschbaum, Anna, Laine, Anna-Liisa, LaMontagne, Jalene M., Lampei, Christian, Lara, Carlos, Larson, Erica L., Lazaro-Lobo, Adrian, Le, Jennifer H., Leandro, Deleon S., Lee, Christopher, Lei, Yunting, Leon, Carolina A., Tamara, Manuel E. Lequerica, Levesque, Danica C., Liao, Wan-Jin, Ljubotina, Megan, Locke, Hannah, Lockett, Martin T., Longo, Tiffany C., Lundholm, Jeremy T., MacGillavry, Thomas, Mackin, Christopher R., Mahmoud, Alex R., Manju, Isaac A., Marien, Janine, Martinez, D. Nayeli, Martinez-Bartolome, Marina, Meineke, Emily K., Mendoza-Arroyo, Wendy, Merritt, Thomas J. S., Merritt, Lila Elizabeth L., Migiani, Giuditta, Minor, Emily S., Mitchell, Nora, Bazargani, Mitra Mohammadi, Moles, Angela T., Monk, Julia D., Moore, Christopher M., Morales-Morales, Paula A., Moyers, Brook T., Munoz-Rojas, Miriam, Munshi-South, Jason, Murphy, Shannon M., Murua, Maureen M., Neila, Melisa, Nikolaidis, Ourania, Njunji, Iva, Nosko, Peter, Nunez-Farfan, Juan, Ohgushi, Takayuki, Olsen, Kenneth M., Opedal, Oystein H., Ornelas, Cristina, Parachnowitsch, Amy L., Paratore, Aaron S., Parody-Merino, Angela M., Paule, Juraj, Paulo, Octavio S., Pena, Joao Carlos, Pfeiffer, Vera W., Pinho, Pedro, Piot, Anthony, Porth, Ilga M., Poulos, Nicholas, Puentes, Adriana, Qu, Jiao, Quintero-Vallejo, Estela, Raciti, Steve M., Raeymaekers, Joost A. M., Raveala, Krista M., Rennison, Diana J., Ribeiro, Milton C., Richardson, Jonathan L., Rivas-Torres, Gonzalo, Rivera, Benjamin J., Roddy, Adam B., Rodriguez-Munoz, Erika, Roman, Jose Raul, Rossi, Laura S., Rowntree, Jennifer K., Ryan, Travis J., Salinas, Santiago, Sanders, Nathan J., Santiago-Rosario, Luis Y., Savage, Amy M., Scheepens, J. F., Schilthuizen, Menno, Schneider, Adam C., Scholier, Tiffany, Scott, Jared L., Shaheed, Summer A., Shefferson, Richard P., Shepard, Caralee A., Shykoff, Jacqui A., Silveira, Georgianna, Smith, Alexis D., Solis-Gabriel, Lizet, Soro, Antonella, Spellman, Katie, V, Whitney, Kaitlin Stack, Starke-Ottich, Indra, Stephan, Jorg G., Stephens, Jessica D., Szulc, Justyna, Szulkin, Marta, Tack, Ayco J. M., Tamburrino, Italo, Tate, Tayler D., Tergemina, Emmanuel, Theodorou, Panagiotis, Thompson, Ken A., Threlfall, Caragh G., Tinghitella, Robin M., Toledo-Chelala, Lilibeth, Tong, Xin, Uroy, Lea, Utsumi, Shunsuke, Vandegehuchte, Martijn L., VanWallendael, Acer, Vidal, Paula M., Wadgymar, Susana M., Wang, Ai-Ying, Wang, Nian, Warbrick, Montana L., Whitney, Kenneth D., Wiesmeier, Miriam, Wiles, J. Tristian, Wu, Jianqiang, Xirocostas, Zoe A., Yan, Zhaogui, Yao, Jiahe, Yoder, Jeremy B., Yoshida, Owen, Zhang, Jingxiong, Zhao, Zhigang, Ziter, Carly D., Zuellig, Matthew P., Zufall, Rebecca A., Zurita, Juan E., Zytynska, Sharon E., Johnson, Marc T. J., Santangelo, James S., Ness, Rob W., Cohan, Beata, Fitzpatrick, Connor R., Innes, Simon G., Koch, Sophie, Miles, Lindsay S., Munim, Samreen, Peres-Neto, Pedro R., Prashad, Cindy, Tong, Alex T., Aguirre, Windsor E., Akinwole, Philips O., Alberti, Marina, Alvarez, Jackie, Anderson, Jill T., Anderson, Joseph J., Ando, Yoshino, Andrew, Nigel R., Angeoletto, Fabio, Anstett, Daniel N., Anstett, Julia, Aoki-Goncalves, Felipe, Arietta, A. Z. Andis, Arroyo, Mary T. K., Austen, Emily J., Baena-Diaz, Fernanda, Barker, Cory A., Baylis, Howard A., Beliz, Julia M., Benitez-Mora, Alfonso, Bickford, David, Biedebach, Gabriela, Blackburn, Gwylim S., Boehm, Mannfred M. A., Bonser, Stephen P., Bonte, Dries, Bragger, Jesse R., Branquinho, Cristina, Brans, Kristien, I, Bresciano, Jorge C., Brom, Peta D., Bucharova, Anna, Burt, Briana, Cahill, James F., Campbell, Katelyn D., Carlen, Elizabeth J., Carmona, Diego, Castellanos, Maria Clara, Centenaro, Giada, Chalen, Izan, Chaves, Jaime A., Chavez-Pesqueira, Mariana, Chen, Xiao-Yong, Chilton, Angela M., Chomiak, Kristina M., Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F., Cisse, Ibrahim K., Classen, Aimee T., Comerford, Mattheau S., Fradinger, Camila Cordoba, Corney, Hannah, Crawford, Andrew J., Crawford, Kerri M., Dahirel, Maxime, David, Santiago, De Haan, Robert, Deacon, Nicholas J., Dean, Clare, Del-Val, Ek, Deligiannis, Eleftherios K., Denney, Derek, Dettlaff, Margarete A., DiLeo, Michelle F., Ding, Yuan-Yuan, Dominguez-Lopez, Moises E., Dominoni, Davide M., Draud, Savannah L., Dyson, Karen, Ellers, Jacintha, Espinosa, Carlos, I, Essi, Liliana, Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen, Falcao, Jessica C. F., Fargo, Hayden T., Fellowes, Mark D. E., Fitzpatrick, Raina M., Flaherty, Leah E., Flood, Padraic J., Flores, Maria F., Fornoni, Juan, Foster, Amy G., Frost, Christopher J., Fuentes, Tracy L., Fulkerson, Justin R., Gagnon, Edeline, Garbsch, Frauke, Garroway, Colin J., Gerstein, Aleeza C., Giasson, Mischa M., Girdler, E. Binney, Gkelis, Spyros, Godsoe, William, Golemiec, Anneke M., Golemiec, Mireille, Gonzalez-Lagos, Cesar, Gorton, Amanda J., Gotanda, Kiyoko M., Granath, Gustaf, Greiner, Stephan, Griffiths, Joanna S., Grilo, Filipa, Gundel, Pedro E., Hamilton, Benjamin, Hardin, Joyce M., He, Tianhua, Heard, Stephen B., Henriques, Andre F., Hernandez-Poveda, Melissa, Hetherington-Rauth, Molly C., Hill, Sarah J., Hochuli, Dieter F., Hodgins, Kathryn A., Hood, Glen R., Hopkins, Gareth R., Hovanes, Katherine A., Howard, Ava R., Hubbard, Sierra C., Ibarra-Cerdena, Carlos N., Iniguez-Armijos, Carlos, Jara-Arancio, Paola, Jarrett, Benjamin J. M., Jeannot, Manon, Jimenez-Lobato, Vania, Johnson, Mae, Johnson, Oscar, Johnson, Philip P., Johnson, Reagan, Josephson, Matthew P., Jung, Meen Chel, Just, Michael G., Kahilainen, Aapo, Kailing, Otto S., Karinho-Betancourt, Eunice, Karousou, Regina, Kirn, Lauren A., Kirschbaum, Anna, Laine, Anna-Liisa, LaMontagne, Jalene M., Lampei, Christian, Lara, Carlos, Larson, Erica L., Lazaro-Lobo, Adrian, Le, Jennifer H., Leandro, Deleon S., Lee, Christopher, Lei, Yunting, Leon, Carolina A., Tamara, Manuel E. Lequerica, Levesque, Danica C., Liao, Wan-Jin, Ljubotina, Megan, Locke, Hannah, Lockett, Martin T., Longo, Tiffany C., Lundholm, Jeremy T., MacGillavry, Thomas, Mackin, Christopher R., Mahmoud, Alex R., Manju, Isaac A., Marien, Janine, Martinez, D. Nayeli, Martinez-Bartolome, Marina, Meineke, Emily K., Mendoza-Arroyo, Wendy, Merritt, Thomas J. S., Merritt, Lila Elizabeth L., Migiani, Giuditta, Minor, Emily S., Mitchell, Nora, Bazargani, Mitra Mohammadi, Moles, Angela T., Monk, Julia D., Moore, Christopher M., Morales-Morales, Paula A., Moyers, Brook T., Munoz-Rojas, Miriam, Munshi-South, Jason, Murphy, Shannon M., Murua, Maureen M., Neila, Melisa, Nikolaidis, Ourania, Njunji, Iva, Nosko, Peter, Nunez-Farfan, Juan, Ohgushi, Takayuki, Olsen, Kenneth M., Opedal, Oystein H., Ornelas, Cristina, Parachnowitsch, Amy L., Paratore, Aaron S., Parody-Merino, Angela M., Paule, Juraj, Paulo, Octavio S., Pena, Joao Carlos, Pfeiffer, Vera W., Pinho, Pedro, Piot, Anthony, Porth, Ilga M., Poulos, Nicholas, Puentes, Adriana, Qu, Jiao, Quintero-Vallejo, Estela, Raciti, Steve M., Raeymaekers, Joost A. M., Raveala, Krista M., Rennison, Diana J., Ribeiro, Milton C., Richardson, Jonathan L., Rivas-Torres, Gonzalo, Rivera, Benjamin J., Roddy, Adam B., Rodriguez-Munoz, Erika, Roman, Jose Raul, Rossi, Laura S., Rowntree, Jennifer K., Ryan, Travis J., Salinas, Santiago, Sanders, Nathan J., Santiago-Rosario, Luis Y., Savage, Amy M., Scheepens, J. F., Schilthuizen, Menno, Schneider, Adam C., Scholier, Tiffany, Scott, Jared L., Shaheed, Summer A., Shefferson, Richard P., Shepard, Caralee A., Shykoff, Jacqui A., Silveira, Georgianna, Smith, Alexis D., Solis-Gabriel, Lizet, Soro, Antonella, Spellman, Katie, V, Whitney, Kaitlin Stack, Starke-Ottich, Indra, Stephan, Jorg G., Stephens, Jessica D., Szulc, Justyna, Szulkin, Marta, Tack, Ayco J. M., Tamburrino, Italo, Tate, Tayler D., Tergemina, Emmanuel, Theodorou, Panagiotis, Thompson, Ken A., Threlfall, Caragh G., Tinghitella, Robin M., Toledo-Chelala, Lilibeth, Tong, Xin, Uroy, Lea, Utsumi, Shunsuke, Vandegehuchte, Martijn L., VanWallendael, Acer, Vidal, Paula M., Wadgymar, Susana M., Wang, Ai-Ying, Wang, Nian, Warbrick, Montana L., Whitney, Kenneth D., Wiesmeier, Miriam, Wiles, J. Tristian, Wu, Jianqiang, Xirocostas, Zoe A., Yan, Zhaogui, Yao, Jiahe, Yoder, Jeremy B., Yoshida, Owen, Zhang, Jingxiong, Zhao, Zhigang, Ziter, Carly D., Zuellig, Matthew P., Zufall, Rebecca A., Zurita, Juan E., Zytynska, Sharon E., and Johnson, Marc T. J.

Abstract

Urbanization transforms environments in ways that alter biological evolution. We examined whether urban environmental change drives parallel evolution by sampling 110,019 white clover plants from 6169 populations in 160 cities globally. Plants were assayed for a Mendelian antiherbivore defense that also affects tolerance to abiotic stressors. Urban-rural gradients were associated with the evolution of clines in defense in 47% of cities throughout the world. Variation in the strength of clines was explained by environmental changes in drought stress and vegetation cover that varied among cities. Sequencing 2074 genomes from 26 cities revealed that the evolution of urban-rural dines was best explained by adaptive evolution, but the degree of parallel adaptation varied among cities. Our results demonstrate that urbanization leads to adaptation at a global scale.

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2022
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44. A trait-based framework for dung beetle functional ecology

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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), deCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta, Andrew, Nigel R., Berg, Matty P., Curtsdotter, Alva, Lumaret, Jean-Pierre, Menéndez, Rosa, Moretti, Marco, Nervo, Beatrice, Nichols, Elizabeth, Santos, Ana M. C., Sheldon, Kimberly S., Slade, Eleanor M., Hortal, Joaquín, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), deCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta, Andrew, Nigel R., Berg, Matty P., Curtsdotter, Alva, Lumaret, Jean-Pierre, Menéndez, Rosa, Moretti, Marco, Nervo, Beatrice, Nichols, Elizabeth, Santos, Ana M. C., Sheldon, Kimberly S., Slade, Eleanor M., and Hortal, Joaquín

Abstract

Traits are key for understanding the environmental responses and ecological roles of organisms. Trait approaches to functional ecology are well established for plants, whereas consistent frameworks for animal groups are less developed. Here we suggest a framework for the study of the functional ecology of animals from a trait-based response–effect approach, using dung beetles as model system. Dung beetles are a key group of decomposers that are important for many ecosystem processes. The lack of a trait-based framework tailored to this group has limited the use of traits in dung beetle functional ecology. We review which dung beetle traits respond to the environment and affect ecosystem processes, covering the wide range of spatial, temporal and biological scales at which they are involved. Dung beetles show trait-based responses to variation in temperature, water, soil properties, trophic resources, light, vegetation structure, competition, predation and parasitism. Dung beetles' influence on ecosystem processes includes trait-mediated effects on nutrient cycling, bioturbation, plant growth, seed dispersal, other dung-based organisms and parasite transmission, as well as some cases of pollination and predation. We identify 66 dung beetle traits that are either response or effect traits, or both, pertaining to six main categories: morphology, feeding, reproduction, physiology, activity and movement. Several traits pertain to more than one category, in particular dung relocation behaviour during nesting or feeding. We also identify 136 trait–response and 77 trait–effect relationships in dung beetles. No response to environmental stressors nor effect over ecological processes were related with traits of a single category. This highlights the interrelationship between the traits shaping body-plans, the multi-functionality of traits, and their role linking responses to the environment and effects on the ecosystem. Despite current developments in dung beetle functional e

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2022

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