Essays about: "conspecifics and heterospecifics"

Found 2 essays containing the words conspecifics and heterospecifics.

1. 1. Plant-soil feedbacks in boreal tree species

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Kailey Tentis; [2023]
   Keywords : plant-soil feedback; plant economic spectrum; biotic feedback; abiotic feedback; sterilization-inoculation experiment; conspecifics and heterospecifics;

   Abstract : Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is important for understanding how plants influence the composition and abundance of soil biota and nutrients and how this affects plant growth. The plant economic spectrum (PES) also plays a role. READ MORE

3. 2. Flexible invaders: a study into aggressive behaviour in Öland's range expanding collared flycatchers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Carlos González Gozalo; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Behavioural shifts, or changes in behaviour patterns, are an often-overlooked aspect of ecological invasions and range expansions, that can nevertheless be key in determining how and why a species may or may not succeed in their expansion process. We looked at aggressive behaviour in a small insectivore passerine species, the collared flycatcher, on the island of Öland, where it is undergoing a range expansion to the detriment of the native, ecologically similar, pied flycatcher. READ MORE