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An emerging research line in conservation ecology addresses how environmental change drivers may cause the biotic homogenization of ecological communi...

Attempts to quantify the impact of non-native plants on the vegetation of invaded habitats have often been criticized because of the frequent use of o...

Variation in the spatial arrangement of plants can lead to differences in the rates and trajectories of change in the composition, structure and funct...

Past management practices may continue to influence ecosystem functions and processes for decades, centuries or even longer after they have been aband...

Using knowledge of leaf functional traits, such as those forming the leaf economics spectrum (LES), to understand plant responses to environmental cha...

Scattered trees are thought to be keystone structures for biodiversity in landscapes world-wide. However, such trees have been largely neglected by re...

Human settlements and transport networks are growing rapidly worldwide. Since the early 20th century their expansion has been accompanied by increasin...

Human land uses, such as agriculture, can leave long-lasting legacies as ecosystems recover. As a consequence, active restoration may be necessary to ...

Management of lowland mesotrophic grasslands in north-west Europe often makes use of inorganic fertilizers, high stocking densities and silage-based f...

Germination and early seedling development were compared in two mistletoe species that parasitize and sometimes kill their eucalypt hosts. Germination...