Linking changes in species composition and biomass in a globally distributed grassland experiment
Global change drivers, such as anthropogenic nutrient inputs, are increasing globally.
Nutrient deposition simultaneously alters plant biodiversity, species composition and …
Nutrient deposition simultaneously alters plant biodiversity, species composition and …
Integrating functional traits into trophic rewilding science
Trophic rewilding is gaining rapid momentum as a means of restoration across the world.
Advances in research are elucidating the wide‐ranging effects of trophic rewilding and …
Advances in research are elucidating the wide‐ranging effects of trophic rewilding and …
Nothing lasts forever: Dominant species decline under rapid environmental change in global grasslands
Dominance often indicates one or a few species being best suited for resource capture and
retention in a given environment. Press perturbations that change availability of limiting …
retention in a given environment. Press perturbations that change availability of limiting …
Higher floral richness promotes rarer bee communities across remnant and reconstructed tallgrass prairies, though remnants contain higher abundances of a …
IG Lane, ZM Portman, CR Herron-Sweet… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Managing and restoring tallgrass prairie ecosystem is an important form of pollinator
conservation in the Midwestern United States. Prairie reconstruction has been found to …
conservation in the Midwestern United States. Prairie reconstruction has been found to …
Spatial associations between plants and vegetation community characteristics provide insights into the processes influencing plant rarity
Determining the drivers of plant rarity is a major challenge in ecology. Analysing spatial
associations between different plant species can provide an exploratory avenue for …
associations between different plant species can provide an exploratory avenue for …
On the macroecology of rarity and vulnerability to extinction in terrestrial mammals
Understanding the interplay between rarity and vulnerability in the decline and extinction of
species is a major challenge for modern conservation biology. In addition to traditional …
species is a major challenge for modern conservation biology. In addition to traditional …
[HTML][HTML] Lost in the ashes? Broadscale passive monitoring provides limited insight into the impacts of Australia's megafires on biodiversity
Extreme environmental disturbances such as fires are predicted to increase in severity and
extent with climate change. To better understand ecological impacts of unprecedented …
extent with climate change. To better understand ecological impacts of unprecedented …
Compositional variation in grassland plant communities
Human activities are altering ecological communities around the globe. Understanding the
implications of these changes requires that we consider the composition of those …
implications of these changes requires that we consider the composition of those …
Free-roaming dogs but not invasive mammals established in the wild endanger the flightless kagu of New Caledonia
J Theuerkauf, S Rouys, H Bloc, GR Hunt, R Kuehn… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Species on islands that evolved without mammalian predators are commonly considered
naïve to these introduced animals and therefore potentially vulnerable to predation. The …
naïve to these introduced animals and therefore potentially vulnerable to predation. The …
[HTML][HTML] Reproductive height determines the loss of clonal grasses with nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland
X Chen, H Lu, Z Ren, Y Zhang, R Liu, Y Zhang, X Han - Plant Diversity, 2024 - Elsevier
Tall clonal grasses commonly display competitive advantages with nitrogen (N) enrichment.
However, it is currently unknown whether the height is derived from the vegetative or …
However, it is currently unknown whether the height is derived from the vegetative or …