Vive la résistance: reviving resistance for 21st century conservation

DG Nimmo, R Mac Nally, SC Cunningham… - Trends in ecology & …, 2015‏ - cell.com
Confronted with increasing anthropogenic change, conservation in the 21st century requires
a sound understanding of how ecological systems change during disturbance. We highlight …

The effects of climate change and land‐use change on demographic rates and population viability

KE Selwood, MA McGeoch, R Mac Nally - Biological Reviews, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the processes that lead to species extinctions is vital for lessening pressures
on biodiversity. While species diversity, presence and abundance are most commonly used …

Water availability drives urban tree growth responses to herbivory and warming

EK Meineke, SD Frank - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Urban forests provide important ecosystem services to city residents, including pollution
removal and carbon storage. Climate change and urbanization pose multiple threats to …

Avifaunal disarray due to a single despotic species

M Maron, MJ Grey, CP Catterall… - Diversity and …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Reports of profound changes in species assemblages brought about by the influence of
strongly interacting species are increasingly common. Where these strong interactors are …

Riparian tree cover enhances the resistance and stability of woodland bird communities during an extreme climatic event

DG Nimmo, A Haslem, JQ Radford… - Journal of Applied …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems world‐wide increasingly are subject to multiple interacting disturbances.
Biodiversity in anthropogenic landscapes can be enhanced by manipulating landscape …

Resistance and resilience of terrestrial birds in drying climates: do floodplains provide drought refugia?

KE Selwood, JR Thomson, RH Clarke… - Global Ecology and …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate refugia will become increasingly important for biota as climate change causes
an increased frequency and intensity of extreme events, such as drought. Floodplains are …

Identifying forest structural types along an aridity gradient in peninsular Spain: integrating low-density LiDAR, forest inventory, and aridity index

J Tijerín-Triviño, D Moreno-Fernández, MA Zavala… - Remote Sensing, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Forest structure is a key driver of forest functional processes. The characterization of forest
structure across spatiotemporal scales is essential for forest monitoring and management …

Eucalypts face increasing climate stress

N Butt, LJ Pollock, CA McAlpine - Ecology and Evolution, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Global climate change is already impacting species and ecosystems across the planet.
Trees, although long‐lived, are sensitive to changes in climate, including climate extremes …

The effects of topographic variation and the fire regime on coarse woody debris: insights from a large wildfire

M Bassett, EK Chia, SWJ Leonard, DG Nimmo… - Forest ecology and …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Coarse woody debris (CWD) is a common structural component of terrestrial ecosystems,
and provides important habitat for biota. Fires modify the distribution of CWD, both spatially …

Revegetated riparian areas are dominated by weeds, and lack structural diversity and natural recruitment: lessons for restoration practice

E Foley‐Congdon, S Jellinek, YE Chee… - Restoration …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Riparian areas can be highly biodiverse and provide critical ecosystem services. However,
they are frequently subject to anthropogenic impacts such as land clearing, agricultural use …