Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity
The most unique feature of Earth is the existence of life, and the most extraordinary feature
of life is its diversity. Approximately 9 million types of plants, animals, protists and fungi …
of life is its diversity. Approximately 9 million types of plants, animals, protists and fungi …
The return of the variance: intraspecific variability in community ecology
Despite being recognized as a promoter of diversity and a condition for local coexistence
decades ago, the importance of intraspecific variance has been neglected over time in …
decades ago, the importance of intraspecific variance has been neglected over time in …
Rethinking community assembly through the lens of coexistence theory
J HilleRisLambers, PB Adler… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Although research on the role of competitive interactions during community assembly began
decades ago, a recent revival of interest has led to new discoveries and research …
decades ago, a recent revival of interest has led to new discoveries and research …
Abiotic drivers and plant traits explain landscape‐scale patterns in soil microbial communities
FT De Vries, P Manning, JRB Tallowin… - Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The controls on aboveground community composition and diversity have been extensively
studied, but our understanding of the drivers of belowground microbial communities is …
studied, but our understanding of the drivers of belowground microbial communities is …
Precipitation manipulation experiments–challenges and recommendations for the future
Climatic changes, including altered precipitation regimes, will affect key ecosystem
processes, such as plant productivity and biodiversity for many terrestrial ecosystems. Past …
processes, such as plant productivity and biodiversity for many terrestrial ecosystems. Past …
The resilience and functional role of moss in boreal and arctic ecosystems
Mosses in northern ecosystems are ubiquitous components of plant communities, and
strongly influence nutrient, carbon and water cycling. We use literature review, synthesis and …
strongly influence nutrient, carbon and water cycling. We use literature review, synthesis and …
A functional trait perspective on plant invasion
Background and Aims Global environmental change will affect non-native plant invasions,
with profound potential impacts on native plant populations, communities and ecosystems …
with profound potential impacts on native plant populations, communities and ecosystems …
Nutrient limitation reduces land carbon uptake in simulations with a model of combined carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling
Terrestrial carbon (C) cycle models applied for climate projections simulate a strong
increase in net primary productivity (NPP) due to elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentration …
increase in net primary productivity (NPP) due to elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentration …
Competitive interactions between forest trees are driven by species' trait hierarchy, not phylogenetic or functional similarity: implications for forest community assembly
The relative importance of competition vs. environmental filtering in the assembly of
communities is commonly inferred from their functional and phylogenetic structure, on the …
communities is commonly inferred from their functional and phylogenetic structure, on the …
A model‐data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis
K Schaefer, CR Schwalm, C Williams… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Accurately simulating gross primary productivity (GPP) in terrestrial ecosystem models is
critical because errors in simulated GPP propagate through the model to introduce …
critical because errors in simulated GPP propagate through the model to introduce …