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trophic synchrony — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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trophic synchrony

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 14 | Mentions: 14

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Knowledge graph centered on trophic synchrony with 71 nodes and 184 connections. Top connected: Hummingbird, Bombus, Ipomopsis, Ligusticum porteri, Delphinium.

Definition

Temporal alignment between consumer energy requirements and food source availability across trophic levels

Related Terms (7)

predator controltop-down controlbottom-up controlphenological synchronymatch-mismatchtop-down effectsbottom-up mediation

Publications (14)

Decomposing an elevational gradient in predation by insectivorous birds

2024Ecospherecentral

Effects of trophic phenological synchrony or dyssynchrony on maternal investment of a small herbivorous mammal (Callospermophilus lateralis)

Advanced phenology of intraguild predators shifts herbivore host plant preference and performance

2020Ecological Entomologyframework

The Effect of Predation on Ant-aphid Mutualism in <i>Ligusticum porteri</i>

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

2017Ecologyframework

Nonlinear effects of consumer density on multiple ecosystem processes

2012Journal of Animal Ecologyreferenced

Herbivore growth responses to nutrient mobilization by detritivores

Examining top-down and bottom up effects on aphid abundance on Ligusticum porteri

Related Concepts (10)

trophic cascade

process6 shared papers

mutualistic relationships

process5 shared papers

phenological mismatch

phenomenon3 shared papers

plant-pollinator mutualism

process3 shared papers

interspecific competition

process3 shared papers

detritus breakdown

process2 shared papers

herbivory

process2 shared papers

nitrogen pollution

phenomenon2 shared papers

reproductive success

metric1 shared paper

pollen limitation

phenomenon1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae11 papers

Asteraceae

Asteraceae4 papers

Osmia

Megachilidae3 papers

Vicia americana

Fabaceae3 papers

Helianthella quinquenervis

Asteraceae3 papers

Bombus

Hummingbird

Artemisia

Asteraceae3 papers

Erigeron

Asteraceae3 papers

Rushes

2012

central

Causes of predation intensity in an ant/aphid mutualist system

Beyond biomass: measuring the effects of community-level nitrogen enrichment on floral traits, pollinator visitation and plant reproduction

2010J of Ecologyframework

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The importance of interannual variation and bottom-up nitrogen enrichment for plant-pollinator networks

2009Oikoscentral

Nectar sugar limits larval growth of solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

2009Environmental Entomologyframework

Insect herbivore stoichiometry: the relative importance of host plants and ant mutualists

2008Ecological Entomologymeasured

Bottom-up mediation of an ant-membracid mutualism: effects from different host plants

2006Evolutionary Ecologycentral