Integrating functional traits into trophic rewilding science

J Atkinson, R Gallagher, S Czyżewski, M Kerr… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Trophic rewilding is gaining rapid momentum as a means of restoration across the world.
Advances in research are elucidating the wide‐ranging effects of trophic rewilding and …

 Ecological Indicator Values for Europe (EIVE) 1.0

J Dengler, F Jansen, O Chusova, E Hüllbusch… - Vegetation …, 2023‏ - hal.science
Aims: To develop a consistent ecological indicator value system for Europe for five of the
main plant niche dimensions: soil moisture (M), soil nitrogen (N), soil reaction (R), light (L) …

From Stream to Bloom: Exploring the Potential Role of Aquatic Insects for Pollination in Wetland Environments

C Murail, M Baude, B Bergerot, B Geslin… - Journal of Applied …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The substantial loss of insects we are experiencing today has been highlighted all over the
world. There is a growing concern about the global decline of pollinators and its impact on …

Climate change will cause climatic niche contraction of Vaccinium myrtillus L. and V. vitis-idaea L. in Europe

R Puchałka, S Paź-Dyderska, B Woziwoda… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
We estimated climate niche shifts and threat levels under various climate change scenarios
for Vaccinium myrtillus L. and V. vitis-idaea L. We developed the MaxEnt species distribution …

FloraVeg. EU—An online database of European vegetation, habitats and flora

M Chytrý, M Řezníčková, P Novotný… - Applied vegetation …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
This article describes FloraVeg. EU, a new online database with open‐access information
on European vegetation units (phytosociological syntaxa), vegetated habitats, and plant …

Dutch landscapes have lost insect‐pollinated plants over the past 87 years

K Pan, L Marshall, GR de Snoo… - Journal of Applied …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The interruption of plant‐pollinator interactions may threaten global plant diversity, food
security and ecosystem stability. Recent reports of strong declines in both insects and plants …

Forest herb species with similar European geographic ranges may respond differently to climate change

R Puchałka, S Paź-Dyderska, Ł Dylewski… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Many phenological studies have shown that spring geophytes are very sensitive to climate
change, responding by shifting flowering and fruiting dates. However, there is a gap in …

Concepts in alpine plant ecology

C Körner - Plants, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The alpine life zone is perhaps the only biome that occurs globally where mountains are
high enough. At latitudinally varying elevation, the alpine belt hosts small stature plants that …

Restoration rocks: The long-term impact of rock dust application on soil, tree foliar nutrition, tree radial growth, and understory biodiversity in Norway spruce forest …

R Van Der Bauwhede, J Troonbeeckx, I Serbest… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) forests are experiencing severe dieback due to drought and
related bark beetle infestations. These disturbances are amplified by poor tree vitality, which …

Structural, ecological and biogeographical attributes of European vegetation alliances

Z Preislerová, C Marcenò, J Loidi… - Applied vegetation …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The first comprehensive phytosociological classification of all vegetation types in Europe
(EuroVegChecklist; Applied Vegetation Science, 2016, 19, 3–264) contained brief …