Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2022

  • Partial Consumption of Acorns by Some Rodents Leads Their Relationship with Oaks Species Towards Mutualism

    Jose María Del Arco, Sergio Del Arco

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2022
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: 17 December 2021
    Accepted: 18 January 2022
    Published: 28 January 2022
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    Abstract: Numerous interactions between plants and animals vary in their outcome between predation and mutualism. Depending on the costs and benefits, the relationship is placed at one end of the scale or the other. A thin line separates both interactions. Acorn consumption by rodent species has been considered a predation relationship. Rodents consume acorn... Show More
  • Microbial Community Structure in the Rhizosphere of Zostera

    Xiaomin Zhang, Shuai Shang, Jiqing Gao, Jingxi Liu, Lizhu Chen, Chunxiao Sun, Liang Zheng, Bin Li, Huawei Qin

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2022
    Pages: 7-13
    Received: 22 February 2022
    Accepted: 15 March 2022
    Published: 31 March 2022
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    Abstract: Seagrass which evolved from terrestrial plants into marine species plays a vital important role in plant evolution. Although seagrass plays a vital important role in the coastal system, losses in the seagrass population have been observed throughout the world. Many researches have explored the relationship between seagrasses and their rhizosphere m... Show More