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Attempts to restore damaged ecosystems usually emphasize structural aspects of biodiversity, such as species richness and abundance. An alternative is...
Read moreThe breeding of red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) was used in 4 flood-irrigated hay meadows in Wyoming as a model to study the effects of a ...
Read moreThe desert locust Schistocerca gregaria has been considered a major pest since ancient times, as locust swarms holding millions of insects move throug...
Read moreThe number of individuals involved in an invasion event, or 'propagule size', has a strong theoretical basis for influencing invasion success. However...
Read moreLaboratory experiments were carried out to analyse various aspects of spider performance under different diets, focusing mainly on the value of the ap...
Read moreIn South Africa, 472 species of phytophagous insects and mites on 121 species of crop and ornamental plants there were evaluated according to their pe...
Read moreBee-friendly plants are defined by the quantity of food they produce and the visitation rates of adult insects foraging for nectar. However, it is pol...
Read moreInsects play an essential role in the pollination of many food crops and wild plants. It is not just honey bees, there is a wide spectrum of species o...
Read moreS. jacobaea plants were grown under different irrigation regimes to assess the effect of summer moisture stress on their capacity to compensate for de...
Read moreInsect pollination and biological pest control simultaneously influence crop yield, but are often investigated individually. This can lead to under- o...
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