Aims Evapotranspiration (ET) is a key component of water balance and is closely linked to ecosystem productivity. In arid regions, large proportion of precipitation (PPT) is returned to the atmosphere through ET, with only a small amount available to plants. Our objective was to examine the variability in ET–soil water relationship based on a set of ecosystems that are representative for semi-a...

Polistine and vespine wasps were captured in Malaise traps in two fire-modified shrubland habitats of varying canopy height and composition at Lake Ohia, Northland, New Zealand. Prey consumption rates were calculated for the Asian paper wasp (Polistes chinensis antennalis) occupying these two areas of shrubland and a home garden in Whangarei, Northland. The sites were systematically searched fo...

Reproductive systems are fundamental attributes for understanding life cycle and regeneration processes provide information about seed production genetic diversity. Analyses of reproductive strategies within communities their associations with functional groups can indicate how physical biological characteristics may influence the ecology such communities. The main goal was to determine if asso...

Recent increases in deciduous shrub cover are a primary focus of terrestrial Arctic research. This study examined the historic spatial patterns of shrub expansion on the North Slope of Alaska to determine the potential for a phase transition from tundra to shrubland. We examined the historic variability of landscape-scale tall shrub expansion patterns on nine sites within river valleys in the B...

Abstract Soil microorganisms and their diversity are important bioindicators of soil carbon nutrient cycling. Land use type is a major determining factor that influences microbial community composition in floodplain ecosystems. However, how the structure communities respond to specific changes land use, as well main drivers these changes, still unclear. This study was conducted Yellow River exa...

Summary graphs depicting 20 individual flame length–fire intensity relationships grouped by four different fuel complex types or settings (forest, grassland, shrubland, and laboratory) and 12 individual fireline intensity–crown scorch height relationships for two broad forest stand types (coniferand eucalypt-dominated) are presented. Users will find these quick reference visual aids of value in...

Food availability and acquisition are critical components of a stopover site’s suitability, but we know relatively little about how changes in food availability affect the stopover ecology of migrating landbirds. we examined fruit and arthropod availability in three habitats, studied foraging behavior and diet, and investigated use versus availability for passerines migrating through southweste...