Succession is defined as a directional change in species populations, the community, and
the ecosystem at a site following a disturbance. Succession is a fundamental concept in …

We investigated how deciduousness of overstory tree species influences the community
structure and species composition in the understory. The results suggest that deciduous …

Water availability has long been recognized as an important driver of species distribution
patterns in forests. The conifer Agathis australis (D. Don) Lindl.(kauri; Araucariaceae) grows …

Questions Environmental filtering and niche differences influence assembly of tree
communities at multiple spatial scales. At regional scales, determining the environmental …

Negative distance-dependent recruitment of seedlings is supposedly widespread in tropical
tree communities. However, data from African rainforests is scarce, and it is still poorly …

Quercus (oak) is among the most speciose and widespread genera occurring in Mexico;
paradoxically, the ecological knowledge about Mexican oak forests is meager. Here we …

Canopy species can act changing abundance, survival and spatial distribution of other
species below. The present study investigated the potential of four native species from the …

How does species choice influence ecological restoration outcomes? In order to answer this
question, the goal of this study was to assess the community structure and species richness …

We investigated the occurrence of associations between overstory and understory tree
species in a semideciduous tropical forest. We identified and measured all trees of nine …

• Premise of the Study: Conserving endangered plants is a complex task, and practitioners
must often use a “triage” approach, addressing only immediate needs. Ecologists can …