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Island Biogeography and Life-History Traits Stabilize Island Bird Communities
Zhao, Yuhao; Zeng, Di; Matthews, Thomas; Craven, Dylan; Tingley, Morgan; Wang, Shaopeng; Li, Shao-peng; ding, ping; Si, XingfengABSTRACT: Islands are model systems for testing and developing ecological theories. Despite extensive research on island biodiversity, the importance of the biogeographic context for biodiversity–stability relationships is poorly understood. We addressed this knowledge gap by integrating the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography (ETIB) with a functional perspective to explore island biodiversity–stability r...
Extreme weather events threaten biodiversity and functions of river ecosystems:...
Sabater, Sergi; Freixa, Anna; Jimenez, Laura; López-Doval, Julio; Pace, Giorgio; Pascoal, Cláudia; Perujo, Núria; Craven, DylanBoth gradual and extreme weather changes trigger complex ecological responses in river ecosystems. It is still unclear to what extent trend or event effects alter biodiversity and functioning in river ecosystems, adding considerable uncertainty to predictions of their future dynamics. Using a comprehensive database of 71 published studies, we show that event - but not trend - effects associated with extreme cha...
Environmental gradients and the evolution of successional habitat specializatio...
Letcher, Susan G.; Lasky, Jesse R.; Chazdon, Robin L.; Norden, Natalia; Wright, Stuart Joseph; Meave, Jorge A.; Pérez-García, Eduardo A.; Muñoz, RodrigoSuccessional gradients are ubiquitous in nature, yet few studies have systematically examined the evolutionary origins of taxa that specialize at different successional stages. Here we quantify successional habitat specialization in Neotropical forest trees and evaluate its evolutionary lability along a precipitation gradient. Theoretically, successional habitat specialization should be more evolutionarily cons...
Carbon sequestration potential of second-growth forest regeneration in the Lati...
Chazdon, Robin L.; Broadbent, Eben N.; Rozendaal, Danaë M.A.; Bongers, Frans; Zambrano, Angélica María Almeyda; Aide, T. Mitchell; Balvanera, PatriciaRegrowth of tropical secondary forests following complete or nearly complete removal of forest vegetation actively stores carbon in aboveground biomass, partially counterbalancing carbon emissions from deforestation, forest degradation, burning of fossil fuels, and other anthropogenic sources. We estimate the age and spatial extent of lowland second-growth forests in the Latin American tropics and model their p...
TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
Kattge, Jens; Bönisch, Gerhard; Díaz, Sandra; Lavorel, Sandra; Prentice, Iain Colin; Leadley, Paul; Tautenhahn, Susanne; Werner, Gijsbert D. A.Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:00:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; AXA Research Fund; Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Natural Environment Research Council; Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem ...