Hasil untuk "Ecology"

D. Warton, Francis K. C. Hui

C. Grueber, S Nakagawa, R. Laws et al.

M. Vellend

M. Symonds, A. Moussalli

J. Cavender-Bares, Kenneth H Kozak, P. Fine et al.

G. Muyzer, A. Stams

I. Newton

K. Faegri, L. Pijl

Edwin Nørgaard, E. Odum

I. Newton

Sun-Woo Yoon, R. Webby, R. Webster

S. Manel, M. Schwartz, G. Luikart et al.

K. Shea, P. Chesson

B. Sheldon, S. Verhulst

O. Lange, P. S. Nobel, C. Osmond et al.

Wendy Wolford

R. Lawrence

A large body of research highlights the positive effects of physical exposure to and feeling psychologically connected to nature on human well-being. Such research, however, is limited by a lack of racially diverse samples, raising concerns about generalizability. In this study, I addressed this gap in the literature by drawing upon an online sample of Americans stratified by race to examine how time spent outdoors and a sense of connectedness to nature affects individual subjective well-being, a broad concept which refers to how people evaluate the quality of their own lives. I found that time spent outdoors was positively associated with respondents’ life satisfaction and positive affect, while nature connectedness was positively associated with life satisfaction, positive affect and, interestingly, negative affect. Black Americans reported higher life satisfaction and positive affect as well as lower negative affect than their White counterparts. I conclude with a discussion of the findings and avenues for future research.

Viviane Cordovez, Francisco Dini‐Andreote, V. Carrión et al.

Microorganisms colonizing plant surfaces and internal tissues provide a number of life-support functions for their host. Despite increasing recognition of the vast functional capabilities of the plant microbiome, our understanding of the ecology and evolution of the taxonomically hyperdiverse microbial communities is limited. Here, we review current knowledge of plant genotypic and phenotypic traits as well as allogenic and autogenic factors that shape microbiome composition and functions. We give specific emphasis to the impact of plant domestication on microbiome assembly and how insights into microbiomes of wild plant relatives and native habitats can contribute to reinstate or enrich for microorganisms with beneficial effects on plant growth, development, and health. Finally, we introduce new concepts and perspectives in plant microbiome research, in particular how community ecology theory can provide a mechanistic framework to unravel the interplay of distinct ecological processes-i.e., selection, dispersal, drift, diversification-that structure the plant microbiome. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Microbiology Volume 73 is September 9, 2019. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

S. Gagneux

Roel van Klink, Tom August, Y. Bas et al.

Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, but their small size and high diversity have always made them challenging to study. Recent technological advances have the potential to revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring. We describe the state of the art of four technologies (computer vision, acoustic monitoring, radar, and molecular methods), and assess their advantages, current limitations, and future potential. We discuss how these technologies can adhere to modern standards of data curation and transparency, their implications for citizen science, and their potential for integration among different monitoring programmes and technologies. We argue that they provide unprecedented possibilities for insect ecology and monitoring, but it will be important to foster international standards via collaboration.