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29 Mar 2023
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Plant spatial aggregation modulates the interplay between plant competition and pollinator attraction with contrasting outcomes of plant fitness
María Hurtado, Oscar Godoy, and Ignasi Bartomeus
Web Ecol., 23, 51–69, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-23-51-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-23-51-2023, 2023
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24 Nov 2022
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The BIODESERT survey: assessing the impacts of grazing on the structure and functioning of global drylands
Fernando T. Maestre, David J. Eldridge, Nicolas Gross, Yoann Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Hugo Saiz, Beatriz Gozalo, Victoria Ochoa, and Juan J. Gaitán
Web Ecol., 22, 75–96, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-22-75-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-22-75-2022, 2022
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12 Jan 2021
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Ecological correlates of crop yield growth and interannual yield variation at a global scale
Gabriela Gleiser, Nicolay Leme da Cunha, Agustín Sáez, and Marcelo Adrián Aizen
Web Ecol., 21, 15–43, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-21-15-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-21-15-2021, 2021
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19 Aug 2020
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Ödenwinkel: an Alpine platform for observational and experimental research on the emergence of multidiversity and ecosystem complexity
Robert R. Junker, Maximilian Hanusch, Xie He, Victoria Ruiz-Hernández, Jan-Christoph Otto, Sabine Kraushaar, Kristina Bauch, Florian Griessenberger, Lisa-Maria Ohler, and Wolfgang Trutschnig
Web Ecol., 20, 95–106, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-20-95-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-20-95-2020, 2020
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03 Apr 2020
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Scientists' warning on endangered food webs
Ruben H. Heleno, William J. Ripple, and Anna Traveset
Web Ecol., 20, 1–10, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-20-1-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-20-1-2020, 2020
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06 Jun 2019
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Unassisted establishment of biological soil crusts on dryland road slopes
Laura Concostrina-Zubiri, Juan M. Arenas, Isabel Martínez, and Adrián Escudero
Web Ecol., 19, 39–51, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-19-39-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-19-39-2019, 2019
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07 Sep 2018
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Production of synthetic tetraploids as a tool for polyploid research
Mariana Castro, Sílvia Castro, and João Loureiro
Web Ecol., 18, 129–141, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-18-129-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-18-129-2018, 2018
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16 Mar 2018
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Cumulative effects of transgenerational induction on plant palatability to generalist and specialist herbivores
Isabelle P. Neylan, Rodolfo Dirzo, and Mar Sobral
Web Ecol., 18, 41–46, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-18-41-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-18-41-2018, 2018
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15 Jan 2018
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Leaf litter is essential for seed survival of the endemic endangered tree Pouteria splendens (Sapotaceae) from central Chile
Gastón Javier Sotes, Ramiro Osciel Bustamante, and Carolina Andrea Henríquez
Web Ecol., 18, 1–5, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-18-1-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-18-1-2018, 2018
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08 Dec 2017
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Ecology Day
Maria Amélia Martins Loução
Web Ecol., 17, 65–67, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-65-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-65-2017, 2017
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08 Dec 2017
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The ecology of subindividual variability in plants: patterns, processes, and prospects
Carlos M. Herrera
Web Ecol., 17, 51–64, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-51-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-51-2017, 2017
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24 Aug 2017
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Could disruptive technologies also reform academia?
Casparus J. Crous
Web Ecol., 17, 47–50, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-47-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-47-2017, 2017
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15 Aug 2017
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Species richness and phylogenetic structure in plant communities: 20 years of succession
Jutta Stadler, Stefan Klotz, Roland Brandl, and Sonja Knapp
Web Ecol., 17, 37–46, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-37-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-37-2017, 2017
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19 May 2017
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Sand quarry wetlands provide high-quality habitat for native amphibians
Michael Sievers
Web Ecol., 17, 19–27, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-19-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-19-2017, 2017
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24 Jan 2017
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Salt tolerance's toll: prolonged exposure to saline water inflicts damage to the blood cells of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata)
Vanya Koleva, Yurii Kornilev, Ivan Telenchev, Simeon Lukanov, Berna Hristova, and Nikolay Natchev
Web Ecol., 17, 1–7, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-1-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-17-1-2017, 2017
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09 Mar 2016
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Greening offshore wind with the Smart Wind Chart evaluation tool
Takvor Soukissian, Sofia Reizopoulou, Paraskevi Drakopoulou, Panagiotis Axaopoulos, Flora Karathanasi, Simona Fraschetti, Laura Bray, Federica Foglini, Anastasios Papadopoulos, Francesco De Leo, Chara Kyriakidou, Evangelos Voukouvalas, Evangelos Papathanassiou, and Ferdinando Boero
Web Ecol., 16, 73–80, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-73-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-73-2016, 2016
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01 Mar 2016
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Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of nature
Evangelia Apostolopoulou
Web Ecol., 16, 67–71, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-67-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-67-2016, 2016
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11 Feb 2016
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Impacts of land-use intensification on litter decomposition in western Kenya
G. H. Kagezi, M. Kaib, P. Nyeko, C. Bakuneeta, M. Schädler, J. Stadler, and R. Brandl
Web Ecol., 16, 51–58, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-51-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-51-2016, 2016
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04 Feb 2016
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Potential climate-induced distributions of Lophodermium needle cast across central Siberia in the 21 century
N. M. Tchebakova, N. A. Kuzmina, E. I. Parfenova, V. A. Senashova, and S. R. Kuzmin
Web Ecol., 16, 37–39, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-37-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-37-2016, 2016
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18 Jan 2016
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The first shoots of a modern morphometrics approach to the origins of agriculture
V. Bonhomme, E. Forster, M. Wallace, E. Stillman, M. Charles, and G. Jones
Web Ecol., 16, 1–2, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-1-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-1-2016, 2016
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26 Nov 2015
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How the soil chemical composition is affected by seven tree species planted at a contaminated and remediated site
T. Marañón, C. M. Navarro-Fernández, M. T. Domínguez, P. Madejón, and J. M. Murillo
Web Ecol., 15, 45–48, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-45-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-45-2015, 2015
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13 Nov 2015
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Do tree-species richness, stand structure and ecological factors affect the photosynthetic efficiency in European forests?
F. Bussotti and M. Pollastrini
Web Ecol., 15, 39–41, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-39-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-39-2015, 2015
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09 Nov 2015
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Contributions to biodiversity theory: the importance of formal rigor
L. Contoli and L. Luiselli
Web Ecol., 15, 33–37, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-33-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-33-2015, 2015
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14 Jan 2015
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Demography gone wild in native species: four reasons to avoid the term "native invaders"
M. Méndez, A. Escudero, J. M. Iriondo, and R. M. Viejo
Web Ecol., 14, 85–87, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-14-85-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/we-14-85-2014, 2015
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