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Root traits are multidimensional: specific root length is independent from root tissue density and the plant economic spectrum by Kramer-Walter, Kris R., Bellingham, Peter J., Millar, Timothy R., Smissen, Rob D., Richardson, Sarah J., Laughlin, Daniel C.

“…1. Root, stem and leaf traits are thought to be functionally coordinated to maximize the efficiency of acquiring and using limited resources. However, evidence…”
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Prioritizing species, pathways, and sites to achieve conservation targets for biological invasion by McGeoch, Melodie A, Genovesi, Piero, Bellingham, Peter J, Costello, Mark J, McGrannachan, Chris, Sheppard, Andy

“…Prioritization is indispensable for the management of biological invasions, as recognized by the Convention on Biological Diversity, its current strategic…”
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Soil fertility induces coordinated responses of multiple independent functional traits by Jager, Melissa M, Richardson, Sarah J, Bellingham, Peter J, Clearwater, Michael J, Laughlin, Daniel C, De Deyn, Gerlinde

“…A central goal of functional ecology is to determine how independent functional traits are selectively filtered by environmental conditions to improve our…”
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A Functional Assessment of Community Vulnerability to the Loss of Myrtaceae From Myrtle Rust by McCarthy, James K., Richardson, Sarah J., Jo, Insu, Wiser, Susan K., Easdale, Tomás A., Shepherd, James D., Bellingham, Peter J.

“…ABSTRACT Aim Woody ecosystems provide critical ecosystem functions and services but are increasingly threatened as invasive pathogens spread globally. Myrtle…”
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The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: Implications for species richness and management by Catford, Jane A., Daehler, Curtis C., Murphy, Helen T., Sheppard, Andy W., Hardesty, Britta D., Westcott, David A., Rejmánek, Marcel, Bellingham, Peter J., Pergl, Jan, Horvitz, Carol C., Hulme, Philip E.

“…The intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) predicts a hump-shaped pattern between community diversity and disturbance, and is central to understanding…”
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Towards integrated ecological research in tropical montane cloud forests by Martin, Patrick H., Bellingham, Peter J.

“…Tropical tropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) cover a small portion of the Earth, yet they are significant biodiversity hotspots and centres of endemism, and…”
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Use of Pollen and Ancient DNA as Conservation Baselines for Offshore Islands in New Zealand by WILMSHURST, JANET M, MOAR, NEVILLE T, WOOD, JAMIE R, BELLINGHAM, PETER J, FINDLATER, AMY M, ROBINSON, JAMES J, STONE, CLIVE

“…Islands play a key role globally in the conservation of endemic species. Many island reserves have been highly modified since human colonization, and their…”
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Disturbance regimes, gap-demanding trees and seed mass related to tree height in warm temperate rain forests worldwide by Grubb, Peter J., Bellingham, Peter J., Kohyama, Takashi S., Piper, Frida I., Valido, Alfredo

“…ABSTRACT For tropical lowland rain forests, Denslow (1987) hypothesized that in areas with large‐scale disturbances tree species with a high demand for light…”
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Above- and below-ground impacts of introduced predators in seabird-dominated island ecosystems by Fukami, Tadashi, Wardle, David A, Bellingham, Peter J, Mulder, Christa P.H, Towns, David R, Yeates, Gregor W, Bonner, Karen I, Durrett, Melody S, Grant-Hoffman, Madeline N, Williamson, Wendy M

“…Predators often exert multi-trophic cascading effects in terrestrial ecosystems. However, how such predation may indirectly impact interactions between above-…”
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Scale and complexity implications of making New Zealand predator-free by 2050 by Peltzer, Duane A., Bellingham, Peter J., Dickie, Ian A., Houliston, Gary, Hulme, Philip E., Lyver, Phil O'B., McGlone, Matthew, Richardson, Sarah J., Wood, Jamie

“…The goal to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050 has drawn strong praise and criticism, but these critiques have focused largely on economic or technological…”
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Integrating plot‐based and remotely sensed data to map vegetation types in a New Zealand warm‐temperate rainforest by Wiser, Susan K., McCarthy, James K., Bellingham, Peter J., Jolly, Ben, Meiforth, Jane J.

“…Questions (1) What can be learned by extending a national classification into unsampled forest types? (2) Are both remotely sensed and environmental predictors…”
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Soil‐mediated effects of invasive ungulates on native tree seedlings by Kardol, Paul, Dickie, Ian A, St. John, Mark G, Husheer, Sean W, Bonner, Karen I, Bellingham, Peter J, Wardle, David A, Guo, Dali

“…Invasive browsing ungulates can have strong impacts on the structure and composition of forest ecosystems, particularly where ungulates are not native…”
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Intraspecific trait variation can weaken interspecific trait correlations when assessing the whole‐plant economic spectrum by Laughlin, Daniel C., Lusk, Christopher H., Bellingham, Peter J., Burslem, David F. R. P., Simpson, Angela H., Kramer‐Walter, Kris R.

“…The worldwide plant economic spectrum hypothesis predicts that leaf, stem, and root traits are correlated across vascular plant species because carbon gain…”
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Functional and environmental determinants of bark thickness in fire-free temperate rain forest communities by Richardson, Sarah J., Laughlin, Daniel C., Lawes, Michael J., Holdaway, Robert J., Wilmshurst, Janet M., Wright, Monique, Curran, Timothy J., Bellingham, Peter J., McGlone, Matt S.

“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: In fire-prone ecosystems, variation in bark thickness among species and communities has been explained by fire frequency; thick bark is…”
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Plasticity in above‐ and belowground resource acquisition traits in response to single and multiple environmental factors in three tree species by Freschet, Grégoire T., Bellingham, Peter J., Lyver, Philip O'B., Bonner, Karen I., Wardle, David A.

“…Functional trait plasticity is a major component of plant adjustment to environmental stresses. Here, we explore how multiple local environmental gradients in…”
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Predation of seabirds by invasive rats: multiple indirect consequences for invertebrate communities by Towns, David R., Wardle, David A., Mulder, Christa P. H., Yeates, Gregor W., Fitzgerald, Brian M., Richard Parrish, G., Bellingham, Peter J., Bonner, Karen I.

“…Invasive species are a global problem but most studies have focused on their direct rather than indirect ecological effects. We studied litter and…”
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Stand development moderates effects of ungulate exclusion on foliar traits in the forests of New Zealand by Mason, Norman W. H., Peltzer, Duane A., Richardson, Sarah J., Bellingham, Peter J., Allen, Robert B.

“…1. Ungulate herbivores may greatly alter the functional composition of plant communities through their selection of leaves with high nutrient concentrations…”
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Coordination of aboveground and belowground responses to local-scale soil fertility differences between two contrasting Jamaican rain forest types by Wardle, David A., Bellingham, Peter J., Kardol, Paul, Giesler, Reiner, Tanner, Edmund V. J.

“…There is growing interest in understanding how declining soil fertility in the prolonged absence of major disturbance drives ecological processes, or…”
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Changes in abiotic influences on seed plants and ferns during 18 years of primary succession on Puerto Rican landslides by Walker, Lawrence R., Shiels, Aaron B., Bellingham, Peter J., Sparrow, Ashley D., Fetcher, Ned, Landau, Fred H., Lodge, Deborah J.

“…1. Abiotic variables are critical drivers of succession in most primary seres, but how their influence on biota changes over time is rarely examined…”
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Disentangling Niche Theory and Beta Diversity Change by Godsoe, William, Bellingham, Peter J, Moltchanova, Elena

“…AbstractBeta diversity describes the differences in species composition among communities. Changes in beta diversity over time are thought to be due to…”
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