Global importance of large‐diameter trees

JA Lutz, TJ Furniss, DJ Johnson… - Global Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the contribution of large‐diameter trees to biomass, stand structure, and
species richness across forest biomes. Location Global. Time period Early 21st century …

Plant functional traits suggest novel ecological strategy for an invasive shrub in an understorey woody plant community

ZT Brym, JK Lake, D Allen… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding ecological strategies of invasive species relative to the entire native
community is important in understanding and managing both the mechanisms and the …

[HTML][HTML] Island biogeography theory and the habitat heterogeneity jointly explain global patterns of Rhododendron diversity

Y Guan, Y Wu, Z Cao, Z Wu, F Yu, H Yu, T Wang - Plant Diversity, 2024 - Elsevier
Mountain biodiversity is of great importance to biogeography and ecology. However, it is
unclear what ecological and evolutionary processes best explain the generation and …

Scale and strength of oak–mesophyte interactions in a transitional oak–hickory forest

D Allen, CW Dick, E Strayer, I Perfecto… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
Forests in eastern North America are undergoing rapid compositional changes as they
experience novel climate, disturbance, and pest conditions. One striking pattern is the …

The combined effects of exogenous and endogenous variability on the spatial distribution of ant communities in a forested ecosystem (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

S Yitbarek, JH Vandermeer… - Environmental …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Spatial patterns observed in ecosystems have traditionally been attributed to exogenous
processes. Recently, ecologists have found that endogenous processes also have the …

Community control on growth and survival of an exotic shrub

ZT Brym, D Allen, I Ibáñez - Biological invasions, 2014 - Springer
A top priority in the field of invasion ecology is to investigate the mechanisms that lead to the
successful establishment and spread of harmful exotic species. Studying plant invasions in …

Effect of Sub-Canopy on Habitat Selection in the Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale-jeffersonianum unisexual complex)

A Belasen, E Burkett, A Injaian, K Li, D Allen… - Copeia, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
Elucidating the mechanisms that influence spatial distribution patterns is vital to
understanding how populations persist. We examined distribution in one of the most …

Environmental and biotic controls on the invasion of the exotic shrub Elaeagnus umbellata in a Michigan forest

ZT Brym - 2011 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Distinguishing the differences between invasive species and those of the invaded native
community is important to understand both the mechanisms and the potential impacts of …