A5041564045- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Heavy metals in environment
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Soil and Environmental Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Botanical Studies and Applications
University of Turku
2015-2024
Ecological Society of America
2019
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2019
Ecosystem Sciences
2019
Google (United States)
2015
In-Q-Tel
2002
Institute of Paleontology A A Borisyak
2001
Institute of Zoology
2001
Abstract The effects of elevated carbon dioxide on plant–herbivore interactions have been summarized in a number narrative reviews and metaanalyses, while accompanying elevation temperature has not received sufficient attention. goal our study is to search, by means metaanalysis, for general pattern responses herbivores, plant characteristics important simultaneous experimental increase (ECET) comparison with both ambient conditions CO 2 (EC) (ET) applied separately. Our database includes 42...
Abstract Aim Latitudinal patterns in biotic interactions, particularly herbivory, have been widely debated. We conducted a quantitative research synthesis to test whether background losses of woody plant foliage insects generally decrease from the equator poles, and geographical gradients insect herbivory are stronger at higher latitudes than lower latitudes. Location Global terrestrial ecosystems. Methods used published original data (3482 point estimates percentage leaf area consumed by...
Abstract The evolution of defensive traits and strategies depends on the intensity selection imposed by natural enemies fitness costs defenses against these enemies. We tested several hypotheses about chemical in plant‐feeding insects using a meta‐analysis. analyzed effectiveness (in terms prey survival; 159 publications) reduction performance due to defense production; 33 various prey–predator systems (140 herbivore species 124 enemy species). insect herbivores, average, were effective...
Despite the increasing rate of urbanization, consequences this process on biotic interactions remain insufficiently studied. Our aims were to identify general pattern urbanization impact background insect herbivory, explore variations in related characteristics both urban areas and insect-plant systems, uncover factors governing impacts herbivory. We compared foliar damage inflicted most common trees by defoliating, leafmining gall-forming insects rural habitats associated with 16 European...
Abstract The properties of the human mind affect quality scientific knowledge through insertion unconscious biases during research process. These frequently cause overestimation effects under study, thereby violating reproducibility and potentially leading to incorrect conclusions in subsequent syntheses. We explored level about attitudes this problem by analysing 308 responses ecology scientists a specifically developed survey. show that attitude towards depend on scientist’s career stage,...
Abstract Variation in herbivore pressure has often been predicted from patterns plant traits considered as antiherbivore defences. Here, we tested whether spatial variation field insect herbivory is associated with the quality by conducting a meta‐analysis of 223 correlation coefficients between levels and expression selected traits. We found no overall either concentrations secondary metabolites or values physical leaf This result was due to both large number low correlations opposing...
Modern concepts of plant tolerance to herbivory are primarily based on studies short‐term severe damage, whereas the effects minor chronic damage long‐lived woody plants, corresponding background (2–15% annual loss foliar biomass in boreal and temperate forests), remain poorly understood. In our experiment, removal 2, 4, 8 16% leaf area from naturally growing mountain birch Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii saplings during a seven‐year period resulted pronounced reduction vertical growth...
Abstract The strength of biotic interactions is generally thought to increase toward the equator, but support for this hypothesis contradictory. We explored whether predator attacks on artificial prey eight different colors vary among climates and variation affects detection latitudinal patterns in predation. Bird attack rates negatively correlated with model luminance cold temperate environments, not tropical environments. predation black white (extremes luminance) models demonstrated...
Morphological characters of Salix borealis were monitored during 1994-96 at 10 sites along a transect crossing the heavily polluted surroundings Severonikel smelter in NW Russia, and analysed with respect to pollution load density principal herbivore, leaf beetle Melasoma lapponica. Leaf size shoot growth increased pubescence decreased an increase pollution, whereas variation other characteristics was not related load. fluctuating asymmetry (FA) herbivory, foliar damage. A field experiment...
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate the general pattern of changes in species richness and diversity vascular plants due to environmental contamination associated habitat imposed by point polluters, identify sources variation response plant communities industrial pollution. Location Global. Methods We collected data from 86 studies that were conducted around 60 atmospheric polluters worldwide reported 95 papers (published 1953–2007). used meta‐analysis search for a effect compare between polluter...
Latitudinal patterns in biotic interactions, including herbivory, have been widely debated during the past years. In particular, recent meta‐analysis questioned hypothesis that herbivory increases from poles towards equator. Our study was designed to verify this by exploring latitudinal abundance and diversity of birch‐feeding insect herbivores belonging leafminer guild northern Europe, 59° 69°N. We collected branches five mature trees two birch species ( Betula pendula B. pubescens ) at...
Summary Premature abscission of leaves damaged by herbivores can increase the degree defoliation beyond that imposed directly insect feeding. Our aim was to explore general patterns and sources variation in effects herbivory on leaf life span woody plants. Meta‐analysis published data demonstrated significantly reduced leaves; feeding had a greater effect than same level simulated mechanical wounding. The both natural became stronger with proportion area. Damage young plant species higher...
Knowledge of the latitudinal patterns in biotic interactions, and especially herbivory, is crucial for understanding mechanisms that govern ecosystem functioning predicting their responses to climate change. We used sap-feeding insects as a model group test hypotheses strength plant-herbivore interactions boreal forests decreases with latitude this pattern driven primarily by midsummer temperatures. replicated sampling design quantitatively collected identified all from four species forest...