Communications Biology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
3(1)
Published: Nov. 18, 2020
Abstract
Evidence
suggests
that
bacterial
community
spatial
organization
affects
their
ecological
function,
yet
details
of
the
mechanisms
promote
patterns
remain
difficult
to
resolve
experimentally.
In
contrast
communities
in
liquid
cultures,
surface-attached
range
expansion
fosters
genetic
segregation
growing
population
with
preferential
access
nutrients
and
reduced
mechanical
restrictions
for
cells
at
expanding
periphery.
Here
we
elucidate
how
localized
conditions
cross-feeding
shape
organization.
We
combine
experiments
an
individual
based
mathematical
model
trophic
dependencies
affect
growth
rates
nucleate
successful
cell
lineages.
The
tracks
lineages
attributes
these
counterintuitive
reproductive
advantages
result
lasting
influences
on
structure,
potentially,
its
functioning.
examine
persistence
lucky
structured
habitats
where
is
interrupted
by
physical
obstacles
gain
insights
into
porous
domains.
New Phytologist,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
223(3), P. 1066 - 1070
Published: March 19, 2019
Microplastic
effects
in
terrestrial
ecosystems
have
recently
moved
into
focus,
after
about
a
decade
of
research
being
limited
to
aquatic
systems.
While
on
soil
physical
properties
and
biota
are
starting
become
apparent,
there
is
not
much
information
the
consequences
for
plant
performance.
We
here
propose
discuss
mechanistic
pathways
through
which
microplastics
could
impact
growth,
either
positively
or
negatively.
These
will
vary
as
function
species,
plastic
type,
thus
likely
translate
changes
community
composition
perhaps
primary
production.
Our
framework
serves
guide
ongoing
future
this
important
topic.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 548 - 548
Published: March 7, 2024
Plastic
products
in
plant
production
and
protection
help
farmers
increase
crop
production,
enhance
food
quality,
reduce
global
water
use
their
environmental
footprint.
Simultaneously,
plastic
has
emerged
as
a
critical
ecological
issue
recent
years,
its
pollution
significantly
impacted
soil,
water,
plants.
Thus,
this
review
examines
the
multifaceted
problems
of
agriculture
risk
to
security,
ecosystem,
environment.
The
study’s
objective
was
present
most
information
on
using
different
agriculture,
sources
pollution,
advantages
drawbacks
products,
strategies
for
mitigating
agriculture.
Furthermore,
after
examining
current
applications,
benefits,
adverse
effects,
risks
plants,
environment,
we
addressed
requirements
technological
advancements,
regulations,
social
processes
that
could
contribute
our
ecosystems.
We
identified
pathways
toward
more
sustainable
plastics
discussed
future
research
directions.
Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
35(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Humans
and
predators
occupy
dominant
positions
in
ecosystems
are
generally
believed
to
play
a
decisive
role
maintaining
ecosystem
stability,
particularly
the
context
of
virus
transmission.
However,
this
may
not
always
be
case.
By
establishing
some
transmission
models
that
cover
both
human
perspectives
predators,
we
have
drawn
following
conclusions:
(1)
Controlling
vaccination
activities
from
perspective
can
potentially
lower
rate
improve
herd
immunity,
thereby
indirectly
protecting
unvaccinated
risk
groups.
(2)
In
ecosystem,
does
determine
spread
viruses.
Once
ecological
balance
between
prey
is
disrupted,
there
scenarios
where
predator
populations
die
out,
overpopulate,
or
go
extinct.
such
cases,
has
little
impact,
system
cannot
restore
itself
new
equilibrium
state.
case,
even
if
humans
intervene,
it
difficult
change
fate
species
extinction.
(3)
situations
maintain
stable
state,
attitudes
actions
critical.
Human
intervention
directly
affect
recovery
hosts,
rapidly
reducing
infection
mitigating
harm
caused
by
virus.
If
do
remain
infected
for
long
time,
posing
serious
threat
ecosystem.
Journal of Environmental Quality,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(5), P. 1024 - 1041
Published: July 10, 2021
Microplastics
(MPs)
are
widespread
in
natural
ecosystems
and
have
attracted
considerable
attention
from
scientists
all
over
the
world
because
they
believed
to
threaten
every
life
form.
In
addition
their
potential
physical
chemical
effects
on
organisms,
MPs
may
act
as
a
carrier
for
many
micropollutants,
including
antibiotics,
heavy
metals,
others.
Over
last
10-15
yr,
extensive
research
has
been
carried
out
marine
environments
regarding
sources,
fate,
toxicity.
However,
studies
concerning
accumulation
soil
ecosystem,
uptake,
internalization,
impacts
photosynthetic
components
of
terrestrial
ecosystem
risk
assessments
scanty.
Thus,
there
is
large
knowledge
gap
extent
which
environments,
especially
agroecosystems,
affected
by
subsequent
risks
human
health.
This
review
summarizes
up-to-date
findings
about
provides
guidelines
future
phytotoxic
plants;
mechanism
uptake
translocation
plant
tissues;
detection
tools
growth,
development,
agricultural
productivity;
and,
most
important,
prospects
interaction
plants.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
375(1798), P. 20190252 - 20190252
Published: March 23, 2020
Community
coalescence,
the
mixing
of
different
communities,
is
widespread
throughout
microbial
ecology.
Coalescence
can
result
in
approximately
equal
contributions
from
founding
communities
or
dominance
one
community
over
another.
These
outcomes
have
ramifications
for
structure
and
function
natural
use
biotechnology
medicine.
However,
we
little
understanding
when
a
particular
outcome
might
be
expected.
Here,
integrate
existing
theory
data
to
speculate
on
how
crucial
characteristic
communities-the
type
species
interaction
that
dominates
community-might
affect
coalescence.
Given
often
comparable
timescales
ecology
microevolution,
explicitly
consider
ecological
evolutionary
dynamics,
their
interplay,
determining
coalescence
outcomes.
This
article
part
theme
issue
'Conceptual
challenges
ecology'.
