Combatting global grassland degradation
Grasslands are under severe threat from ongoing degradation, undermining their capacity to
support biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Yet, grasslands are largely …
support biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Yet, grasslands are largely …
Movement‐mediated community assembly and coexistence
Organismal movement is ubiquitous and facilitates important ecological mechanisms that
drive community and metacommunity composition and hence biodiversity. In most existing …
drive community and metacommunity composition and hence biodiversity. In most existing …
Frugivore-mediated seed dispersal in fragmented landscapes: Compositional and functional turnover from forest to matrix
Seed dispersal by frugivores is a fundamental function for plant community dynamics in
fragmented landscapes, where forest remnants are typically embedded in a matrix of …
fragmented landscapes, where forest remnants are typically embedded in a matrix of …
Managing for the unexpected: Building resilient forest landscapes to cope with global change
Natural disturbances exacerbated by novel climate regimes are increasing worldwide,
threatening the ability of forest ecosystems to mitigate global warming through carbon …
threatening the ability of forest ecosystems to mitigate global warming through carbon …
[HTML][HTML] Conservation of carnivorous plants in the age of extinction
AT Cross, TA Krueger, PM Gonella… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carnivorous plants (CPs)—those possessing specific strategies to attract, capture and kill
animal prey and obtain nutrition through the absorption of their biomass—are harbingers of …
animal prey and obtain nutrition through the absorption of their biomass—are harbingers of …
Restoration of plant species and genetic diversity depends on landscape‐scale dispersal
In the era of ongoing global change, it is highly important that restoration efforts lead to
functioning, self‐sustainable ecosystems that are resilient to disturbance and resistant to …
functioning, self‐sustainable ecosystems that are resilient to disturbance and resistant to …
Functional rather than structural connectivity explains grassland plant diversity patterns following landscape scale habitat loss
Context Functional connectivity is vital for plant species dispersal, but little is known about
how habitat loss and the presence of green infrastructure interact to affect both functional …
how habitat loss and the presence of green infrastructure interact to affect both functional …
Effect of landscape connectivity on plant communities: a review of response patterns
Context Fragmentation in agricultural landscapes is considered as a major threat to
biodiversity. Thus, ecological corridors are deployed at multiple scales to increase …
biodiversity. Thus, ecological corridors are deployed at multiple scales to increase …
Landscape perspectives for agroecological weed management. A review
S Boinot, A Alignier, J Storkey - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2024 - Springer
Faced with the biodiversity extinction crisis and climate change, alternative approaches to
food production are urgently needed. Decades of chemical-based weed control have …
food production are urgently needed. Decades of chemical-based weed control have …
Grazing livestock increases both vegetation and seed bank diversity in remnant and restored grasslands
Questions Restoring grasslands is of great importance to biodiversity conservation to
counteract widespread, ongoing losses of plant species diversity. Using source populations …
counteract widespread, ongoing losses of plant species diversity. Using source populations …