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First published in 1920, Guild Socialism Restated is G. D. H. Cole's fullest and most systematic ac-count of his vision of industrial and political reorganization. An Oxford University political theorist and an influential figure on the Br…
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Increased frequency and severity of drought, as a result of climate change, is expected to drive critical changes in plant–insect interactions that may elevate rates of tree mortality. The mechanisms that link water stress in plants to ins…
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Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities Open
Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic within community ecology, with particular focus on mammalian carn…
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Eco‐evolutionary factors drive induced plant volatiles: a meta‐analysis Open
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Litter chemistry influences decomposition through activity of specific microbial functional guilds Open
Niche differentiation among species is a key mechanism by which biodiversity may be linked to ecosystem function. We tested a set of widely invoked hypotheses about the extent of niche differentiation in one of the most diverse communities…
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Water stratification in the marine biome restricts vertical environmental DNA (eDNA) signal dispersal Open
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Fungal community homogenization, shift in dominant trophic guild, and appearance of novel taxa with biotic invasion Open
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Prey availability and temporal partitioning modulate felid coexistence in Neotropical forests Open
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Microbial interaction is an integral component of microbial ecology studies, yet the role, extent, and relevance of microbial interaction in community functioning remains unclear, particularly in the context of global biogeochemical cycles…
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Analysing eco‐evolutionary dynamics—The challenging complexity of the real world Open
The field of eco‐evolutionary dynamics is developing rapidly, with a growing number of well‐designed experiments quantifying the impact of evolution on ecological processes and patterns, ranging from population demography to community comp…
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In the absence of a “landscape of fear”: How lions, hyenas, and cheetahs coexist Open
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Farmer Perceptions of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Scavengers: What, Who, and to Whom Open
A socioecological approach to biodiversity conservation has recently been encouraged. We examined farmer perceptions of ecosystem services provided by scavenging vertebrates in Spain through face‐to‐face surveys with farmers in seven large…
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Phylogenetic imprint of woody plants on the soil mycobiome in natural mountain forests of eastern China Open
Recent studies have detected strong phylogenetic signals in tree–fungus associations for diseased leaves and mycorrhizal symbioses. However, the extent of plant phylogenetic constraints on the free-living soil mycobiome remains unknown, es…
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Diverse Cretaceous larvae reveal the evolutionary and behavioural history of antlions and lacewings Open
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Microplastic prevalence in two fish species in two U.S. reservoirs Open
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A global review of determinants of native bee assemblages in urbanised landscapes Open
Loss of natural habitat through land‐use change threatens bees. Urbanisation is a major, increasing form, of habitat loss, and a novel, pervasive form of disturbance known to impact bee diversity and abundance in a variety of often inconsi…
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Temporal niche partitioning as a novel mechanism promoting co-existence of sympatric predators in marine systems Open
Niche partitioning of time, space or resources is considered the key to allowing the coexistence of competitor species, and particularly guilds of predators. However, the extent to which these processes occur in marine systems is poorly un…
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Restoring apex predators can reduce mesopredator abundances Open
The role that apex predators play in ecosystem functioning, disease regulation and biodiversity maintenance is
\nincreasingly debated. However, the positive impacts of their presence in terrestrial ecosystems, particularly in
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Gut bacterial and fungal communities in ground-dwelling beetles are associated with host food habit and habitat Open
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Coexistence and competitive exclusion in mutualism Open
The competitive exclusion principle is fundamental to understanding coexistence. Well‐established theories predict the conditions for coexistence in consumer–resource interactions. Given that species often compete for commodities offered b…
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Spatio-temporal ecology of sympatric felids on Borneo. Evidence for resource partitioning? Open
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Predation by small mammalian carnivores in rural agro-ecosystems: An undervalued ecosystem service? Open
Africa is endowed with a diverse guild of small carnivores, which could benefit stakeholders by providing ecosystem services while fostering conservation tolerance for carnivores. To investigate the potential of small carnivores for the bi…
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Plants on the Move: Hitch-Hiking With Ungulates Distributes Diaspores Across Landscapes Open
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Understanding the spatial distribution of tree species in subtropical evergreen-deciduous broadleaf karst forest is fundamental to studying species coexistence and karst species diversity. Here, complete spatial randomness and heterogeneou…
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Landscape heterogeneity rather than crop diversity mediates bird diversity in agricultural landscapes Open
Crop diversification has been proposed as farm management tool that could mitigate the externalities of conventional farming while reducing productivity-biodiversity trade-offs. Yet evidence for the acclaimed biodiversity benefits of lands…