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    Bryophytes can recognize their neighbours through volatile organic compounds

    1. Green, D. G. & Sadedin, S. Interactions matter—complexity in landscapes and ecosystems. Ecol Complex 2, 117–130 (2005). Article Google Scholar 2. Smith, H. Light Quality, Photoperception, and Plant Strategy. Ann Rev Plant Physio 33, 481–518 (1982). 3. Baldwin, I. T. & Schultz, J. C. Rapid Changes in Tree Leaf Chemistry Induced by Damage: Evidence […] More

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    Global synthesis of effects of plant species diversity on trophic groups and interactions

    1. Li, L., Tilman, D., Lambers, H. & Zhang, F. S. Plant diversity and overyielding: insights from belowground facilitation of intercropping in agriculture. New Phytol. 203, 63–69 (2014). 2. Tilman, D., Reich, P. B. & Knops, J. M. Biodiversity and ecosystem stability in a decade-long grassland experiment. Nature 441, 629–632 (2006). 3. Isbell, F. et […] More

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    Temperature-related biodiversity change across temperate marine and terrestrial systems

    1. Parmesan, C. & Yohe, G. A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systems. Nature 421, 37–42 (2003). 2. Parmesan, C. Ecological and evolutionary responses to recent climate change. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 37, 637–669 (2006). Article Google Scholar 3. Poloczanska, E. S. et al. Global imprint of climate change on […] More

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    Accelerating invasion potential of disease vector Aedes aegypti under climate change

    Study species Aedes aegypti is the primary vector for several important viruses of global health concern, including dengue, zika, yellow fever and chikungunya. Previous studies have suggested that climate change may have already influenced or will influence the distribution of suitable environments in which Ae. aegypti can thrive, resulting in changes in disease risk50,66. Beyond its […] More

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    Global CO2 emissions from dry inland waters share common drivers across ecosystems

    1. Bolpagni, R., Folegot, S., Laini, A. & Bartoli, M. Role of ephemeral vegetation of emerging river bottoms in modulating CO2 exchanges across a temperate large lowland river stretch. Aquat. Sci. 79, 149–158 (2017). 2. Gilbert, P. J., Cooke, D. A., Deary, M., Taylor, S. & Jeffries, M. J. Quantifying rapid spatial and temporal variations […] More

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    Skillful multiyear predictions of ocean acidification in the California Current System

    Model simulations The Community Earth System Model Decadal Prediction Large Ensemble22 (CESM-DPLE) is based on CESM, version 1.1, and uses the same code base, component model configurations (Supplementary Table 2), and historical and projected radiative forcing as that used in its counterpart, the CESM Large Ensemble24 (CESM-LE). This includes historical radiative forcing (with volcanic aerosols) through […] More

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    Mutualism increases diversity, stability, and function of multiplex networks that integrate pollinators into food webs

    Network architecture We created multiplex networks (Fig. 2) by generating food webs using the “niche model” (Fig. 2a) parameterized with 50 species (Sf = 50) and 10% directed connectance (Cf = Lf/Sf2 = 0.1, where Lf is the number of feeding links)48. The niche model stochastically assigns each species i three traits: (1) a niche value (ni) drawn randomly from a uniform distribution […] More