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1. Disturbances (e.g. fires, floods, windstorms, landslides and tsunamis) are ubiquitous throughout the world. Many social and ecological systems have...
Read moreWe define societal disturbances as discrete events that abruptly disrupt the functioning of human societies. There is a variety of such events, includ...
Read moreEcologists have long studied the effects of disturbance on species diversity. More recently, researchers have become interested in understanding how t...
Read moreMany studies have examined the impacts of tropical habitat disturbance. However, the effects of moderate habitat disturbance on species diversity show...
Read moreThis report provides an account for the distances at which disturbance could be caused by human related activities to a number of protected UK bird sp...
Read moreTemperate forests, especially those in the densely populated regions of the world, are experiencing increasing levels of habitat degradation and biolo...
Read moreNatural disturbances change forest habitat quality for many species. As the extent and intensity of natural disturbances may increase under climate ch...
Read moreMaintenance of ecological integrity and biodiversity must be based on well-grounded principles of disturbance ecology. However, non-equilibrium aspect...
Read moreConcepts of ecosystem stability, resilience and resistance have been discussed theoretically for nearly three decades. Understanding the effects of ha...
Read moreUnderstanding multiple ecological determinants of plant diversity and composition underpins good vegetation management. In mesic ecosystems, ecologica...
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