Resurveying historical vegetation data–opportunities and challenges
Background Resurveying historical vegetation plots has become more and more popular in
recent years as it provides a unique opportunity to estimate vegetation and environmental …
recent years as it provides a unique opportunity to estimate vegetation and environmental …
Tracking lags in historical plant species' shifts in relation to regional climate change
Can species shift their distributions fast enough to track changes in climate? We used
abundance data from the 1950s and the 2000s in Wisconsin to measure shifts in the …
abundance data from the 1950s and the 2000s in Wisconsin to measure shifts in the …
Vegetation resurvey is robust to plot location uncertainty
Aim Resurveys of historical vegetation plots are increasingly used for the assessment of
decadal changes in plant species diversity and composition. However, historical plots are …
decadal changes in plant species diversity and composition. However, historical plots are …
[HTML][HTML] Historical sampling error: A neglected factor in long-term biodiversity change research
J Douda, J Doudová, A Holeštová… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-term time series are increasingly used to assess the effects of global change on plant
community diversity and to guide management of target plant communities. However …
community diversity and to guide management of target plant communities. However …
The pace of plant community change is accelerating in remnant prairies
Patterns of biodiversity are changing rapidly.“Legacy studies” use historical data to
document changes between past and present communities, revealing long-term trends that …
document changes between past and present communities, revealing long-term trends that …
Complex trait‒environment relationships underlie the structure of forest plant communities
Traits differentially adapt plant species to particular conditions generating compositional
shifts along environmental gradients. As a result, community‐scale trait values show …
shifts along environmental gradients. As a result, community‐scale trait values show …
Drift happens: Molecular genetic diversity and differentiation among populations of jewelweed (Impatiens capensis Meerb.) reflect fragmentation of floodplain forests
Landscape features often shape patterns of gene flow and genetic differentiation in plant
species. Populations that are small and isolated enough also become subject to genetic …
species. Populations that are small and isolated enough also become subject to genetic …
Is taxonomic homogenization linked to functional homogenization in temperate forests?
Aim Biotic homogenization–the tendency for communities to converge in species
composition–has occurred in many ecosystems, creating management challenges. The …
composition–has occurred in many ecosystems, creating management challenges. The …
Trait–environment relationships remain strong despite 50 years of trait compositional change in temperate forests
Temperate North American forest communities have changed considerably in response to
logging, fragmentation, herbivory, and other global change factors. Significant changes in …
logging, fragmentation, herbivory, and other global change factors. Significant changes in …
Ecoregion-wise fractional map** of tree functional composition in temperate mixed forests with sentinel data: Integrating time-series spectral and radar data
Temperate mixed forest ecosystems are composed of various tree functional types (TFTs)
that differ in canopy structure, phenology, and physiological response to climate change. An …
that differ in canopy structure, phenology, and physiological response to climate change. An …