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Semi‐Natural Habitats Buffer the Effects of Crop Diversification on Arthropod Pest Control Services in Agricultural LandscapesNARA Subscribed
Crop diversification is a promising strategy to strengthen pest control services in agricultural landscapes. Diversifying crops may limit pests through host crop dilution or by enhancing top‐down control by their enemies. However, crop diversification may also benefit generalist pests through higher resource continuity. Using a large‐scale dataset encompassing 742 landscapes across 13 countries, we assessed the impact of lands...
Trait‐based approaches are key to understanding eco‐evolutionary processes but rarely account for animal behaviour despite its central role in ecosystem dynamics. We propose integrating behaviour into trait‐based ecology through movement traits—standardised and comparable measures of animal movement derived from biologging data, such as daily displacements or range sizes. Accounting for animal behaviour will advance trait‐base...
Despite the growing interest in the use of probiotics in broilers as feed additives, studies conducted to investigate the effect of probiotic administration on acute phase responses and the impact on muscle growth parameters in broilers are still limited. In this study, we investigated the effect of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 on relative gene expression for growth factors involved in muscle development (insulin-like...
Introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has improved overall survival (OS) for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, responses differ greatly amongst patients. Additional radiotherapy (RT) may promote tumor-specific immunity and synergize with ICI to improve tumor control. The multicenter phase II FORCE trial evaluated safety and efficacy of nivolumab with additional palliative radiotherapy (5 × 4 Gy...
Large extracellular vesicles derived from human regulatory macrophages (L-EVMreg) attenuate CD3/CD28-induced T-cell activation in vitroNARA Subscribed
Macrophages belong to the innate immune system, and we have recently shown that in vitro differentiated human regulatory macrophages (Mreg) release large extracellular vesicles (L-EV Mreg ) with an average size of 7.5 μm which regulate wound healing and angiogenesis in vitro. The aim of this study was to investigate whether L-EV Mreg also affect the CD3/CD28-mediated activation of T-cells. Mreg were differentiated using blood...
Clockwise hysteresis of diatoms in response to nutrient dynamics during eutrophication and recoveryNARA Subscribed
Many lake ecosystems that have been severely disturbed by eutrophication, have also experienced large human efforts to restore “natural” conditions. However, the trajectories and the extent of recovery of these lake ecosystems are still poorly understood. In many shallow lakes, recovery was often delayed and counter‐clockwise hysteretic. Here, we study recovery and ecosystem trajectories in a large and deep lake using diatom r...
Applicability and limitations of high-throughput algal growth rate measurements using in vivo fluorescence in microtiter platesNARA Subscribed
Micro-algae play important roles in primary production, nutrient cycling, and applied biotechnology. Mico-algae are phylogenetically, morphologically and physiologically diverse and often easy to grow in cultures. Growth is the key parameter of viability and crucial for survival in situ and efficiency in vitro . Therefore, growth is often used in eco-physiological experiments to describe the fundamental niche and optimum condi...
Seventy five percent of the world's food crops benefit from insect pollination. Hence, there has been increased interest in how global change drivers impact this critical ecosystem service. Because standardized data on crop pollination are rarely available, we are limited in our capacity to understand the variation in pollination benefits to crop yield, as well as to anticipate changes in this service, develop predictions, and...
Intensive harvesting of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus provides subsistence for food and main or additional income to many inhabitants of mangrove areas in Northern Brazil. In order to better understand the spatial patterns of use of this natural resource as basis for sustainable resource-management, we used a combination of GPS-tracking, field observations, semi-structured interviews and participatory mapping with crab-col...
The conservation status of the world’s freshwater molluscsNARA Subscribed
The Indo‐European flyway: Opportunities and constraints reflected by Common Rosefinches breeding across EuropeNARA Subscribed
Aim The configuration of the earth's landmasses influences global weather systems and spatiotemporal resource availability, thereby shaping biogeographical patterns and migratory routes of animals. Here, we aim to identify potential migratory barriers and corridors, as well as general migration strategies within the understudied Indo‐European flyway. Location Europe, Central Asia. Major taxon studied Common rosefinches. Method...
Animals use acoustic signals for communication, implying that the properties of these signals can be under strong selection. The acoustic adaptation hypothesis predicts that species in dense habitats emit lower‐frequency sounds than those in open areas because low‐frequency sounds propagate further in dense vegetation than high‐frequency sounds. Signal frequency may also be under sexual selection because it correlates with bod...
Soil P pools are strongly driven by microbial activities, and vice versa, P pools shape bacterial communities and their functional potential. Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) represent a microbial hotspot for nutrient turnover. We compared biocrusts and bulk soil samples from different temperate beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) forests representing a gradient in soil texture, nutrient concentrations, and pH values at biocrust pea...
The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesisNARA Subscribed
Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of different floral plantings, their characteristics and consequences for crop yield is lacking. Here we quantified the impacts of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control (18 studies) and pollination services (17 studies) in adjacent crops in...
The potential of hybrid breeding to enhance leaf rust and stripe rust resistance in wheatNARA Subscribed
Key message Hybrid wheat breeding is a promising strategy to improve the level of leaf rust and stripe rust resistance in wheat. Abstract Leaf rust and stripe rust belong to the most important fungal diseases in wheat production. Due to a dynamic development of new virulent races, epidemics appear in high frequency and causes significant losses in grain yield and quality. Therefore, research is needed to develop strategies to...