Trait‐based tests of coexistence mechanisms
PB Adler, A Fajardo, AR Kleinhesselink… - Ecology letters, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Recent functional trait studies have shown that trait differences may favour certain species
(environmental filtering) while simultaneously preventing competitive exclusion (niche …
(environmental filtering) while simultaneously preventing competitive exclusion (niche …
Mixed company: a framework for understanding the composition and organization of mixed‐species animal groups
Mixed‐species animal groups (MSGs) are widely acknowledged to increase predator
avoidance and foraging efficiency, among other benefits, and thereby increase participants' …
avoidance and foraging efficiency, among other benefits, and thereby increase participants' …
Cooccur: probabilistic species co-occurrence analysis in R
The observation that species may be positively or negatively associated with each other is at
least as old as the debate surrounding the nature of community structure which began in the …
least as old as the debate surrounding the nature of community structure which began in the …
[HTML][HTML] Quantifying phylogenetic beta diversity: distinguishing between 'true'turnover of lineages and phylogenetic diversity gradients
The evolutionary dissimilarity between communities (phylogenetic beta diversity PBD) has
been increasingly explored by ecologists and biogeographers to assess the relative roles of …
been increasingly explored by ecologists and biogeographers to assess the relative roles of …
Environmental conditions rather than microbial inoculum composition determine the bacterial composition, microbial biomass and enzymatic activity of reconstructed …
W Xun, T Huang, J Zhao, W Ran, B Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The composition of microbial communities and the level of enzymatic activity in the soil are
both important indicators of soil quality, but the mechanisms by which a soil bacterial …
both important indicators of soil quality, but the mechanisms by which a soil bacterial …
Functional and phylogenetic structure of island bird communities
Biodiversity change in anthropogenically transformed habitats is often nonrandom, yet the
nature and importance of the different mechanisms shaping community structure are …
nature and importance of the different mechanisms shaping community structure are …
Effect of mixed soil microbiomes on pyrene removal and the response of the soil microorganisms
B Wang, Y Teng, Y Xu, W Chen, W Ren, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mixed soil microbiomes were established by introducing aliquots of a paddy soil into a red
soil. The new mixed microbiomes effectively metabolized high-molecular-weight polycyclic …
soil. The new mixed microbiomes effectively metabolized high-molecular-weight polycyclic …
Unraveling the interplay of community assembly processes acting on multiple niche axes across spatial scales
How the relative importance of community assembly processes varies with spatial scale is
the focus of intensive debate, in part because inferring the scales at which specific niche …
the focus of intensive debate, in part because inferring the scales at which specific niche …
A new dynamic null model for phylogenetic community structure
AL Pigot, RS Etienne - Ecology Letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Phylogenies are increasingly applied to identify the mechanisms structuring ecological
communities but progress has been hindered by a reliance on statistical null models that …
communities but progress has been hindered by a reliance on statistical null models that …
Positive relationships between association strength and phenotypic similarity characterize the assembly of mixed-species bird flocks worldwide
Competition theory predicts that local communities should consist of species that are more
dissimilar than expected by chance. We find a strikingly different pattern in a multicontinent …
dissimilar than expected by chance. We find a strikingly different pattern in a multicontinent …