Mutualisms and aquatic community structure: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
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The way mutualisms structure the communities in which they occur has been explored in a study, together with the manner in which community context can alter the outcomes of interactions to the extent that apparent antagonists can function as mutualists. The study focuses on aquatic systems because fewer mutualisms are broadly known and well investigated in these communities and because aquatic patterns provide useful contrasts with terrestrial mutualisms.
Publication Name: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 1543-592X
Year: 2004
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The evolutionary ecology of novel plant-pathogen interactions
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The work on the biology of pathogen virulence and host resistance, their mechanisms, and their costs has been reviewed. Various factors influencing the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of novel plant-pathogen interactions are explored, using the evolutionary ecology framework to provide insight into three important practical applications such as emerging diseases, biological invasions, and biological control.
Publication Name: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 1543-592X
Year: 2004
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Ecological responses to habitat edges: Mechanisms, models, and variability explained
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Four fundamental mechanisms that cause edge responses have been identified in a study such as, ecological flows, access to spatially separated resources, resource mapping, and species interactions. A conceptual framework is presented that identifies the pathways through which these four mechanisms can influence distributions, ultimately leading to new ecological communities near habitat edges.
Publication Name: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 1543-592X
Year: 2004
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