Individual dispersal, landscape connectivity and ecological networks

M Baguette, S Blanchet, D Legrand… - Biological …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Connectivity is classically considered an emergent property of landscapes encapsulating
individuals' flows across space. However, its operational use requires a precise …

The role of hydrochory in structuring riparian and wetland vegetation

C Nilsson, RL Brown, R Jansson… - Biological Reviews, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrochory, or the passive dispersal of organisms by water, is an important means of
propagule transport, especially for plants. During recent years, knowledge about hydrochory …

Restoring macrophyte diversity in shallow temperate lakes: biotic versus abiotic constraints

ES Bakker, JM Sarneel, RD Gulati, Z Liu, E van Donk - Hydrobiologia, 2013 - Springer
Although many lake restoration projects have led to decreased nutrient loads and increased
water transparency, the establishment or expansion of macrophytes does not immediately …

Drowned, buried and carried away: effects of plant traits on the distribution of native and alien species in riparian ecosystems

JA Catford, R Jansson - New Phytologist, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Riparian vegetation is exposed to stress from inundation and hydraulic disturbance, and is
often rich in native and alien plant species. We describe 35 traits that enable plants to cope …

Need to seed? Ecological, genetic, and evolutionary keys to seed-based wetland restoration

KM Kettenring, EE Tarsa - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As we approach the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), there is renewed focus
on improving wetland restoration practices to reestablish the habitat and climate mitigation …

Impacts of artificial barriers on the connectivity and dispersal of vascular macrophytes in rivers: A critical review

PE Jones, S Consuegra, L Börger, J Jones… - Freshwater …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophytes play important functional roles in river ecosystems, providing habitat and food,
as well as influencing flow, water chemistry, and sediment dynamics. They also represent an …

Effect of landscape connectivity on plant communities: a review of response patterns

L Uroy, A Ernoult, C Mony - Landscape ecology, 2019 - Springer
Context Fragmentation in agricultural landscapes is considered as a major threat to
biodiversity. Thus, ecological corridors are deployed at multiple scales to increase …

A river runs through it: The causes, consequences, and management of intraspecific diversity in river networks

S Blanchet, JG Prunier, I Paz‐Vinas… - Evolutionary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rivers are fascinating ecosystems in which the eco‐evolutionary dynamics of organisms are
constrained by particular features, and biologists have developed a wealth of knowledge …

Looking beyond the mountain: dispersal barriers in a changing world

P Caplat, P Edelaar, RY Dudaniec… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal barriers have demographic, evolutionary, and ecosystem‐wide consequences.
With ongoing changes in the environment, some dispersal barriers will likely disappear …

Dendritic connectivity shapes spatial patterns of genetic diversity: A simulation‐based study

I Paz‐Vinas, S Blanchet - Journal of evolutionary biology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Landscape features notoriously affect spatial patterns of biodiversity. For instance, in
dendritic ecological networks (such as river basins), dendritic connectivity has been …