Temperate eucalypt woodlands were once widespread throughout southern Australia and
Tasmania. Following European settlement, woodlands were cleared for agriculture, or …

This article critically reviews the concept of plant functional types as an alternative to the
traditional taxonomic species-based approach to plant community description in …

Declines of many bumble bee species have raised concerns because of their importance as
pollinators and potential harbingers of declines among other insect taxa. At present, bumble …

Grazing is one of the most important factors influencing community structure and productivity
in natural grasslands. Fencing to exclude grazers is one of the main management practices …

This study investigated the impacts of livestock grazing on native plant species cover, litter
cover, soil surface condition, surface soil physical and chemical properties, surface soil …

Previous work on trait correlation patterns has contributed to the identification of broad
patterns of plant distribution along environmental gradients in vegetation. However, these …

Fragmentation of natural vegetation is one of the most pervasive changes in terrestrial
ecosystems across the Earth. Developing a general understanding of how fragmentation …

Overgrazing significantly affects alpine meadows in ways similar to grasslands in other
areas. Fencing to exclude grazers is one of the main management practices used to protect …

Grazing by domestic livestock has greatly degraded many Australian ecosystems and its
legacy will be long-lasting in many areas. Although livestock are usually removed from …

Aim To enhance current attempts to understand biodiversity patterns by using an historical
ecology approach to highlight the over‐riding influence of land‐use history in creating past …