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Drivers of species richness and community integrity of small forest patches in an agricultural landscape

Posted on January 4, 2019January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Krista Takkis, Tiiu Kull, Tiit Hallikma, Piia Jaksi, Karin Kaljund, Karin Kauer, Thea Kull, Olavi Kurina, Mart Külvik, Kaire Lanno, Malle Leht, Jaan Liira, Indrek Melts, Hannes Pehlak, Janar Raet, Kaarel Sammet, Kalev Sepp, Ülo Väli & Lauri Laanisto

Studied forest patches within the agricultural landscape in northeast Estonia.

Increased rainfall and nitrogen alter colonization and extinction during postgrazing steppe succession

Posted on January 1, 2019January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Hong-Wei Yu & Wei-Ming He

Photos of the field experiment, northeastern Inner Mongolia, China: (a) Rainfall collectors and irrigation pipes at the beginning of the experiment, and (b) watered and fertilized experimental plots. Photo credit: Wei-Ming He.

Steppes are among the most important grassland types, and a high proportion of steppes have suffered from overgrazing.…

Which results of the standard test for community weighted mean approach are too optimistic?

Posted on November 27, 2018January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by David Zelený

The relationship between the average height of understory herbs (CWM of species height) and the amount of light passing through the forest canopy (quantified by visually estimated cover of trees and shrubs at each site). If the analysis based on CWM approach was done by a standard parametric test, the result is highly significant (P<0.001). However, the result of the standard test is overly optimistic; the max test, which is the correct test for this analysis, returns considerably less exciting P-value (P=0.052).

Imagine a forest, with trees forming a canopy and herbs growing in the understory.…

Forest seedling community response to understorey filtering by tree ferns

Posted on September 22, 2018January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by James M. R. Brock, George L. W. Perry, Tynan Burkhardt & Bruce R. Burns

James Brock, surrounded by silver fern *Cyathea dealbata* – the symbol of New Zealand national sports teams, recording the seedling community in experimental tree fern plot no.

Slow recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant community after fungicide application: An eight-year experiment

Posted on September 17, 2018January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Hana Pánková, Tomáš Dostálek, Kristýna Vazačová & Zuzana Münzbergová

Study site – dry grassland in the central part of the Czech Republic. Photo credit: Hana Pánková.

Dry grasslands represent one of the most species-rich communities in Europe with a high occurrence of rare species.…

The assembly of a plant network in alpine vegetation

Posted on September 15, 2018January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Gianalberto Losapio, Marcelino de la Cruz, Adrián Escudero, Bernhard Schmid & Christian Schöb

The study site in the Swiss Alps (Lämmerenboden, 2300 m a.s.l.). Photo credit:
Gianalberto Losapio.

Plant ecology has always focused on interactions among species within communities.…

Category: Plain language summary

Drivers of species richness and community integrity of small forest patches in an agricultural landscape

Increased rainfall and nitrogen alter colonization and extinction during postgrazing steppe succession

Which results of the standard test for community weighted mean approach are too optimistic?

Forest seedling community response to understorey filtering by tree ferns

Slow recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant community after fungicide application: An eight-year experiment

The assembly of a plant network in alpine vegetation

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