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Dead frond “skirts” as tree fern defence: what is the evidence? by Brock, James M. R., Burns, Bruce R.

“…Many tree fern taxa have a skirt, an encircling structure of persistent dead fronds or stipes around the growing crown at the top of the trunk. Page and…”
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The hare, tortoise and crocodile revisited: Tree fern facilitation of conifer persistence and angiosperm growth in simulated forests by Brock, James M. R., Morales, Narkis S., Burns, Bruce R., Perry, George L. W., McMichael, Crystal

“…Forests in which conifers and angiosperms coexist in the canopy with a well‐developed understorey/subcanopy have often been conceptualized as three component…”
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Bat dispersal of fern spores in New Zealand by Brock, James M. R., Collier, Kathleen

“…Fern dispersal is generally considered to be anemochorous. In New Zealand, short-tailed bats Mystacina tuberculata consume fern spores. We conducted a…”
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Patterns of woody plant epiphytism on tree ferns in New Zealand by Brock, James M. R., Burns, Bruce R.

“…Tree fern trunks provide establishment surfaces and habitat for a range of plant taxa including many understorey shrubs and canopy trees. The importance of…”
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Forest seedling community response to understorey filtering by tree ferns by Brock, James M. R., Perry, George L. W., Burkhardt, Tynan, Burns, Bruce R.

“…Questions: Large pteridophytes frequently co-occur with conifers and angiosperms in the understorey of temperate broad-leaved podocarp forests but interactions…”
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Editorial: Impacts of climate change on long term viability of tree species with recalcitrant seeds by Brock, James M. R., Craven, Dylan, Morales, Narkis S.

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Gametophyte niche differences among sympatric tree ferns by Brock, James M R, Burns, Bruce R, Perry, George L W, Lee, William G

“…Forest community assembly is usually framed in terms of sporophyte dynamics; however, the recruitment and maintenance of fern populations, frequently…”
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Tree fern ecology in New Zealand: A model for southern temperate rainforests by Brock, James M.R., Perry, George L.W., Lee, William G., Burns, Bruce R.

“…•Tree ferns are prominent components of southern temperate forests.•Historically tree ferns have been neglected in research into forest dynamics.•They may…”
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Pioneer tree ferns influence community assembly in northern New Zealand forests by Brock, James M.R., Perry, George L.W., Lee, William G., Schwendenmann, Luitgard, Burns, Bruce R.

“…Cyathea medullaris (Cyatheaceae) is a frequent pioneer of disturbed areas (e.g. landslides) or edge environments, sometimes forming near continuous canopies…”
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Population viability analyses in New Zealand: a review by Simpkins, Craig E., Lee, Finnbar, Powers, Breanna F., Anderson, Sandra, Asena, Quinn, Brock, James M.R., Perry, George L.W.

“…Biodiversity assets often require conservation management, which, in turn, necessitates decisions about which ecosystem, community or species should be…”
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Pioneer tree ferns influence community assembly in northern New Zealand forests by Brock, James M. R

“…Tests the hypothesis that colonisation by Cyathea medullaris (Cyatheaceae) as a pioneer alters the seedling assemblage to favour more shade-tolerant…”
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Bryo-zoophily: a new look at the ecology of moss and animal interactions by Deregnier, Ryan J., Brock, James M. R., Gaskett, Anne C.

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Patterns of woody plant epiphytism on tree ferns in New Zealand by Brock, James M. R, Burns, B. R

“…Records the findings of a latitudinal study of the woody epiphytes and hemiepiphytes of two species of tree ferns (Cyathea smithii, Dicksonia squarrosa) at…”
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Implementing the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines for data and code to support computational reproducibility within the New Zealand Journal of Ecology by Etherington, Thomas R., Brock, James M. R., Perry, George L. W., Wyse, Sarah V.

“…Backgrounds the decision by the editors of this journal to adopt the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines for journal standards. Source:…”
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