Changes in bioavailability of phosphorus (P) during pedogenesis and ecosystem development have been shown for geogenic calcium phosphate (Ca-P). However, very little is known about long-term changes of biogenic Ca-P in ...

Aim: We investigated patterns of species richness and community dissimilarity along elevation gradients using globally replicated, standardized surveys of vascular plants. We asked how these patterns of diversity are ...

Aim We investigated patterns of species richness and community dissimilarity along elevation gradients using globally replicated, standardized surveys of vascular plants. We asked how these patterns of diversity are ...

The conservation of emblematic threatened species is in highlight nowadays. Interestingly, few invertebrate groups attract scientific attention on this issue while they constitute the vast majority of animal biodiversity. ...

We addressed whether the oxidation of quercetin (Q) necessarily leads to the loss of its antioxidant properties. Towards that end, the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging (ORAC), the Folin-Ciocalteau(FC)- and Fe-reducing ...

The development of colonies of primitively eusocial wasps depends on intrinsic and extrinsic factors, namely social organization and climatic conditions. The present study was conducted to investigate how the process of ...

The development of colonies of primitively eusocial wasps depends on intrinsic and extrinsic factors, namely social organization and climatic conditions. The present study was conducted to investigate how the process of ...

Seed dispersal interactions involve key ecological processes in tropical forests that help to maintain ecosystem functioning. Yet this functionality may be threatened by increasing habitat loss, defaunation, and fragmentation. ...

Abstract Background Several particular aspects of diversity patterns of Chilean littoral fishes are still poorly understood, and existing studies within this scope are ...