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Theoretical ecology and models

Theoretical ecology and models

Section edited by Sandrine Pavoine

 This section considers studies in the mathematical modeling of ecological processes and theories.

  1. The fall Armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), is currently a devastating pest throughout the world due to its dispersal capacity and voracious feeding behaviour on several crops. A MaxEnt species dist...

    Authors: Marcellin C. Cokola, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Grégoire Noël, Espoir B. Bisimwa, David M. Bugeme, Géant B. Chuma, Adrien B. Ndeko and Frédéric Francis

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2020 20:66

    Content type: Research article

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  2. With the growth of economic benefits brought by Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. and the increasing market demand, this species has been widely introduced and cultivated in China. It is important to scientifically se...

    Authors: Zhihang Zhuo, Danping Xu, Biao Pu, Rulin Wang and Meng Ye

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2020 20:46

    Content type: Research article

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  6. Finger millet is the fourth major crop in Nepal and is cultivated in a traditional integrated subsistence system. Timely rain and appropriate temperature predominately affects crop distribution and yield. Clim...

    Authors: Dol Raj Luitel, Mohan Siwakoti, Mohan D. Joshi, Muniappan Rangaswami and Pramod K. Jha

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2020 20:19

    Content type: Research article

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  7. In fragmented landscapes, natural and anthropogenic disturbances coupled with successional processes result in the destruction and creation of habitat patches. Disturbances are expected to reduce metapopulatio...

    Authors: Frederico Mestre, Ricardo Pita, António Mira and Pedro Beja

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2020 20:2

    Content type: Research article

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  8. Vector-borne diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. In the Afrotropical region, some are transmitted by Culicoides, such as Akabane, bluetongue, epizootic haemorrh...

    Authors: Mamadou Ciss, Biram Biteye, Assane Gueye Fall, Moussa Fall, Marie Cicille Ba Gahn, Louise Leroux and Andrea Apolloni

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2019 19:45

    Content type: Research article

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  10. The species pool concept was formulated over the past several decades and has since played an important role in explaining multi-scale ecological patterns. Previous statistical methods were developed to identi...

    Authors: Tsung-Jen Shen, Youhua Chen and You-Fang Chen

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2017 17:45

    Content type: Research article

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  11. One of the core issues of forest community ecology is the exploration of how ecological processes affect community structure. The relative importance of different processes is still under debate. This study ad...

    Authors: Chunyu Fan, Lingzhao Tan, Chunyu Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao and Klaus von Gadow

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2017 17:33

    Content type: Research Article

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  14. This work combines multivariate time series analysis and graph theory to detect synchronization and causality among certain ecological variables and to represent significant correlations via network projection...

    Authors: Petros Damos

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2016 16:33

    Content type: Methodology article

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  15. Offspring investment strategies vary markedly between and within taxa, and much of this variation is thought to stem from the trade-off between offspring size and number. While producing larger offspring can i...

    Authors: Adam L. Cronin, Nicolas Loeuille and Thibaud Monnin

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2016 16:4

    Content type: Research article

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  17. Sampling design is a key issue when establishing species inventories and characterizing habitats within highly heterogeneous landscapes. Sampling efforts in such environments may be constrained and many field ...

    Authors: Emmanuel Roux, Pascal Gaborit, Christine A Romaña, Romain Girod, Nadine Dessay and Isabelle Dusfour

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2013 13:45

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, is a globally distributed zoonotic pathogen that continues to be a veterinary and human health problem in Central Asia. We used a database of anthrax outbreak l...

    Authors: Jocelyn Mullins, Larissa Lukhnova, Alim Aikimbayev, Yerlan Pazilov, Matthew Van Ert and Jason K Blackburn

    Citation: BMC Ecology 2011 11:32

    Content type: Research article

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