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Open Journal of Ecology (OJE) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote,share,and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of ecology and to keep a record of state-of-the-art res…
Mark Thorne, Landon Rhodes, John Cardina
We examined suitability of arbuscular mycorrhi zal fungi (AMF) associated with cool-season non native forages on reclaimed surface-mined land in southeast Ohio for establishment of native warm-season grasses. The goal of establishing these grasses is to diver…
Jennifer M. Fricker, Jian R. Wang, H. Y. H. Chen, Peter N. Duinker
To study the effects of stand development and overstory composition on stand age structure, we sampled 32 stands representing conifer, mixedwood, and hardwood stand types, ranging in ages from 72 to 201 years on upland mesic sites in northwestern Ontario. We…
Korehisa Kaneko, Seiich Nohara
In this study, we compared and analysed vegetation communities in the estuarine tidal flats of the four major rivers of Ise Bay (Suzuka River, Tanaka River, Kushida River and Miya River) in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Along the Suzuka River, Eragrostis curvula of…
Moses Muhumuza, Martie Sanders, Kevin Balkwill
Theoretical frameworks play a vital role in research, spelling out the constructs important in the research area, and the relationships between the constructs. An understanding of the theoretical constructs which underpin the research provides researchers wit…
Kirk A. Stowe, Cris G. Hochwender, Krista Fleck, Nichole Duvall, Debra Lewkiewicz, Steve Trimble, Shanon Peters
Models predicting optimal levels of plant defense against herbivores typically include two assumptions: 1) defense is both beneficial and costly; and 2) the relationship between costs and benefits of a defense is consistent across environments. However, the e…
Ravichandra Mondreti, Priya Davidar, Clara Péron, David Grémillet
Seabirds are good candidates as ecological indicators, especially in under-studied ecosystems since they provide insights into marine ecosystem processes and functions at various trophic levels. Our review discusses salient points on the present status of sea…
Irina Yu. Feniova, Anna L. Palash, Vladimir I. Razlutskij, Andrew R. Dzialowski
Understanding when small- or large-bodied cladocerans dominate zooplankton communities has received considerable debate over the past 50 years. While a large body of research has proposed that large-bodied species are superior competitors over small-bodied sp…
Sheri A. Shiflett, Julie C. Zinnert, Donald R. Young
In recent years, expansion of native and exotic evergreen shrubs into forest understories has been documented worldwide. Dense shrub thickets may interfere with tree establishment, suppress herbaceous cover, and contribute substantially to total standing crop…
Samuel Mosweu, Christopher Munyati, Tibangayuka Kabanda
The aim of this research was to investigate the interactions between Prosopis plants and soils in the Kalahari area, south west of Botswana. The underlying a ssumptions of the research were that Prosopis plants significantly enhanced the nutrient content and…
Piotr Weclaw, Robert J. Hudson
It is widely accepted that the Marginal Value Theorem (MVT) describes optimal foraging strategies of animals and the mechanism proposed by the MVT has been supported by a number of field observations. However, findings of many researchers indicate that in nat…
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Open Journal of Ecology (OJE) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote,share,and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of ecology and to keep a record of state-of-the-art res… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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