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View article: Examining Honeybee ( <i>Apis mellifera</i> ) Dominance Patterns Within Urban Bee Communities Worldwide
Examining Honeybee ( <i>Apis mellifera</i> ) Dominance Patterns Within Urban Bee Communities Worldwide Open
Urban ecosystems can host diverse bee communities. However, the increasing prevalence of urban honeybees ( Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758) raises concerns about their ecological impact. Using a systematic review of published studies, we obta…
View article: Wild Plants Drive Biotic Differentiation Across Urban Gardens
Wild Plants Drive Biotic Differentiation Across Urban Gardens Open
The Urban Biotic Homogenization (UBH) hypothesis predicts that ecological communities should become increasingly similar in their species composition across an urbanization gradient, and that spatially independent cities should be more sim…
View article: Urban pollinator communities are structured by local-scale garden features, not landscape context
Urban pollinator communities are structured by local-scale garden features, not landscape context Open
Context Understanding the drivers of urban pollinator communities is relevant to both biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture, particularly in urban community gardens. However, much interest has been placed on bee communities…
View article: Environmental conditions affect the allelopathic potential of three invasive alien plants species in North‐Eastern France
Environmental conditions affect the allelopathic potential of three invasive alien plants species in North‐Eastern France Open
Invasive alien plants species (IAPs) pose significant challenges worldwide, affecting the economy, public health and biodiversity conservation. Their global success can be partially attributed to the release of new exogenous molecules into…
View article: It Takes Two: Online and In-person Discussions Offer Complementary Learning Opportunities for Students
It Takes Two: Online and In-person Discussions Offer Complementary Learning Opportunities for Students Open
We use qualitative and quantitative methods to compare critical thinking, discussion quality and perception towards online discussion boards versus traditional in-person discussions as brought on by the COVID19 pandemic. We find higher lev…
View article: David vs Goliath: Early career researchers in an unethical publishing system
David vs Goliath: Early career researchers in an unethical publishing system Open
The publish-or-perish culture in academia has catalysed the development of an unethical publishing system. This system is characterised by the proliferation of journals and publishers—unaffiliated with learned societies or universities—tha…
View article: David versus Goliath: Early career researchers in an unethical publishing system
David versus Goliath: Early career researchers in an unethical publishing system Open
The publish‐or‐perish culture in academia has catalysed the development of an unethical publishing system. This system is characterised by the proliferation of journals and publishers—unaffiliated with learned societies or universities—tha…
View article: Inland navigation is a driver of freshwater biodiversity declines in Europe
Inland navigation is a driver of freshwater biodiversity declines in Europe Open
Freshwater navigation is expected to increase in the coming years, being promoted as a low-carbon form of transport. However, we currently lack knowledge on how this will impact biodiversity at large scales and interact with existing stres…
View article: Urbanization and plant diversity influence different aspects of floral phenology
Urbanization and plant diversity influence different aspects of floral phenology Open
Plant phenologies can shift as global temperatures rise and landscapes become human dominated. Some of the most pronounced shifts in phenologies have been documented in urban areas, where surface temperatures can reach 5–7℃ warmer than sur…
View article: Plant-pollinator communities responsive to local and landscape level factors in grassland restorations.
Plant-pollinator communities responsive to local and landscape level factors in grassland restorations. Open
As humans continue to degrade natural ecosystems via greenhouse gas emissions and habitat destruction, many species are being pushed to the brink of extinction. In hopes to offset this degradation, habitat restoration attempts to restore e…
View article: Phenotypic divergence among threespine stickleback that differ in nuptial coloration
Phenotypic divergence among threespine stickleback that differ in nuptial coloration Open
By studying systems in their earliest stages of differentiation, we can learn about the evolutionary forces acting within and among populations and how those forces could contribute to reproductive isolation. Such an understanding would he…