Seed arrival, ecological filters, and plant species richness: a meta‐analysis
Theoretical models predict that effects of dispersal on local biodiversity are influenced by the
size and composition of the species pool, as well as ecological filters that limit local species …
size and composition of the species pool, as well as ecological filters that limit local species …
Factors and processes affecting plant biodiversity in permanent grasslands. A review
Research has delivered convincing findings on the effect of biodiversity on ecosystem
functioning and humankind. Indeed, ecosystems provide provisioning, regulating …
functioning and humankind. Indeed, ecosystems provide provisioning, regulating …
Competition for light causes plant biodiversity loss after eutrophication
Human activities have increased the availability of nutrients in terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems. In grasslands, this eutrophication causes loss of plant species diversity, but the …
ecosystems. In grasslands, this eutrophication causes loss of plant species diversity, but the …
Herbivore impact on grassland plant diversity depends on habitat productivity and herbivore size
Mammalian herbivores can have pronounced effects on plant diversity but are currently
declining in many productive ecosystems through direct extirpation, habitat loss and …
declining in many productive ecosystems through direct extirpation, habitat loss and …
Rapid plant species loss at high rates and at low frequency of N addition in temperate steppe
Humans are both intentionally (fertilization) and unintentionally (atmospheric nutrient
deposition) adding nutrients worldwide. Increasing availability of biologically reactive …
deposition) adding nutrients worldwide. Increasing availability of biologically reactive …
Size asymmetry of resource competition and the structure of plant communities
Plant communities show two general responses to gradients of soil resources: a decrease in
species richness at high levels of resource availability and an associated shift in species …
species richness at high levels of resource availability and an associated shift in species …
Contribution of acidification and eutrophication to declines in species richness of calcifuge grasslands along a gradient of atmospheric nitrogen deposition
CJ Stevens, K Thompson, JP Grime, CJ Long… - Functional …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) is a global problem resulting in negative
consequences for biodiversity due to direct toxicity, increases in invasive species, increased …
consequences for biodiversity due to direct toxicity, increases in invasive species, increased …
Invasibility: the local mechanism driving community assembly and species diversity
MA Davis, K Thompson, JP Grime, A Liebhold - Ecography, 2005 - JSTOR
Recent theoretical developments involving community assembly on the one hand, and
invasion biology on the other, suggest a gradual convergence in thought between what …
invasion biology on the other, suggest a gradual convergence in thought between what …
Seed arrival and ecological filters interact to assemble high‐diversity plant communities
Two prominent mechanisms proposed to structure biodiversity are niche‐based ecological
filtering and chance arrival of propagules from the species pool. Seed arrival is …
filtering and chance arrival of propagules from the species pool. Seed arrival is …
Invasion impacts diversity through altered community dynamics
KA Yurkonis, SJ Meiners, BE Wachholder - Journal of ecology, 2005 - JSTOR
1 Invading plant species often alter community structure, composition and, in some
instances, reduce local diversity. However, the community dynamics underlying these …
instances, reduce local diversity. However, the community dynamics underlying these …