Zaal Kikvidze

Ilia State University | ISU · Institute of Ethnobiology and Socioecology

Plant interactions in extreme environments are often inferred from spatial associations and quantified by means of paired sampling. Yet, this method might be confounded by habitat-sharing effects. Here, we address whether paired and random sampling methods provide similar results at varying levels of environmental het-erogeneity. We quantified spat...

The first volume of ERA was completed in 2003. Over the last two decades, the journal has diligently pursued its stated aims, as declared in the editorial of its inaugural issue: “to serve as a free, browsable, non-proprietary, searchable electronic publication which can be inexpensively and quickly produced and distributed via the Internet to make...

The great majority of studies on foundation species focused on a single dominant plant in a community, while more than one such species can often coexist and compete for space and limited resources. Morphologically different coexisting foundation species can create diverse niches occupied by different subsets of beneficiary species. To test this hy...

It is established that p-cresol, a compound produced by bacterial colonies within the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, plays a contributory role in the manifestation of various mental disorders. Recently, our research demonstrated that diminishing p-cresol levels in the brain adversely impact the behavioral manifestation of cognitive abilities in...