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Pollination ecology in the 21st century: Key Questions for future research
(2011)To inspire new ideas in research on pollination ecology, we list the most important unanswered questions in the field. This list was drawn up by contacting 170 scientists from different areas of pollination ecology and ... -
Pollination of invasive Rhododendron ponticum (Ericaceae) in Ireland
(EDP Sciences, 2007)Several insect species visited exotic Rhododendron ponticum flowers, but bumblebees were most common. Only bumblebees (and one Vespula) contacted the flower stigma whilst foraging and are probably the main pollinators. ... -
Pollinator selection against toxic nectar as a key facilitator of a plant invasion
(2022)Plant compounds associated with herbivore defence occur widely in floral nectar and can impact pollinator health. We showed previously that Rhododendron ponticum nectar contains grayanotoxin I (GTX I) at concentrations ... -
Ponding of random plastic filter medium due to the fungus Subbaromyces splendens Hesseltine in the treatment of sewage
(1983)Fungi are a common component of the film in the upper regions of percolating filters and are associated with strong sewages and industrial wastewaters. Subbaromyces splendens Hesseltine is reported as growing extensively ... -
The potential for indirect effects between co-flowering plants via shared pollinators depends on resource abundance, accessibility and relatedness
(2014)Co-flowering plant species commonly share flower visitors, and thus have the potential to influence each other's pollination. In this study we analysed 750 quantitative plant–pollinator networks from 28 studies representing ... -
The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts.
(2014)Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species’ threat status ... -
Principles of cross congruence do not apply in naturally disturbed dune slack habitats: Implications for conservation monitoring
(2018)Cross congruence, where diversity or composition of multiple species follow similar patterns, underlies the use of indicator species in conservation practice. However, there are circumstances in which cross congruence has ... -
Priority knowledge needs for implementing nature-based solutions in the Mediterranean islands
(2021)Mediterranean islands face significant environmental challenges due to their high population density, reliance on imports, and water scarcity, exacerbated by increasing risks from climate change. Nature-based solutions ... -
A Putative fossil zygomycetous fungus with mantled zygosporangia and apposed gametangia from the lower coal measures (Carboniferous) of Great Britain
(2013)Several specimens of a new fungal reproductive unit, Halifaxia taylorii nov. gen. et spec., occur within the tracheids of a structurally preserved fern axis from the Lower Pennsylvanian of Great Britain. The reproductive ... -
Rating water quality: the Australian experience
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Reconstructing Devonian palaeoatmosphere & paleoecology using fossil plant traits
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Reconstructing Devonian palaeoatmosphere & paleoecology using fossil plant traits
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Reexamination of cell contents in Pennsylvanian spores and pollen grains using Raman spectroscopy
(2014)Permineralization offers exceptional structural preservation to the level of cellular components, many of which are found within fossilized plant specimens. In some cases, structures within plant cells, particularly those ... -
Regional variability in peatland burning at mid-to high-latitudes during the Holocene
(2023)Northern peatlands store globally-important amounts of carbon in the form of partly decomposed plant detritus. Drying associated with climate and land-use change may lead to increased fire frequency and severity in ... -
Reinvestigating Carboniferous actinomycetes : authigenic formation of biomimetic carbonates and implications for microbial paleoecology
(2013)Paleoecological interactions among fossil microorganisms have garnered significant interest within the paleobotanical community; however, an understanding of the early diagenesis of associated plant material is of critical ...