Search Results - "Cumming, G.S."

Do the large termite mounds of Macrotermes concentrate micronutrients in addition to macronutrients in nutrient-poor African savannas? by Seymour, C.L., Milewski, A.V., Mills, A.J., Joseph, G.S., Cumming, G.S., Cumming, D.H.M., Mahlangu, Z.

“…The influence of soil organisms on the availability of nutrients to other biota within ecosystems can be context-dependent. Fungus-culturing termites, for…”
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On the relevance of abundance and spatial pattern for interpretations of host-parasite association data by Cumming, G S

“…The quantification of host-parasite associations from field data is a fundamental step towards understanding host-parasite and host-parasite-pathogen dynamics…”
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Advancing understanding of natural resource governance: a post-Ostrom research agenda by Cumming, G.S., Epstein, G., Anderies, J.M., Apetrei, C.I., Baggio, J., Bodin, Ö., Chawla, S., Clements, H.S., Cox, M., Egli, L., Gurney, G.G., Lubell, M., Magliocca, N., Morrison, T.H., Müller, B., Seppelt, R., Schlüter, M., Unnikrishnan, H., Villamayor-Tomas, S., Weible, C.M.

“…Institutions are vital to the sustainability of social-ecological systems, balancing individual and group interests and coordinating responses to change…”
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Improving network approaches to the study of complex social–ecological interdependencies by Bodin, Ö., Alexander, S. M., Baggio, J., Barnes, M. L., Berardo, R., Cumming, G. S., Dee, L. E., Fischer, A. P., Fischer, M., Mancilla Garcia, M., Guerrero, A. M., Hileman, J., Ingold, K., Matous, P., Morrison, T. H., Nohrstedt, D., Pittman, J., Robins, G., Sayles, J. S.

“…Achieving effective, sustainable environmental governance requires a better understanding of the causes and consequences of the complex patterns of…”
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First application of satellite telemetry to track African straw-coloured fruit bat migration by Richter, H.V, Cumming, G.S

“…Despite long-standing awareness of the potentially important ecological role of fruit bats, we know little about the ecology of the vast majority of species…”
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The relevance of cross-scale connections and spatial interactions for ecosystem service delivery by protected areas: Insights from southern Africa by De Vos, A., Cumming, G.S., Roux, D.J.

“…•Water is an important connector between southern African protected areas (PAs) and society.•Cross-scale connections facilitate the delivery and use of…”
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Getting the most out of atlas data by Robertson, M. P., Cumming, G. S., Erasmus, B. F. N.

“…To review some of the applications in ecology and conservation biogeography of datasets derived from atlas projects. We discuss data applications and data…”
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Fifty years of biological conservation by Pakeman, Robin J., Bates, Amanda, Corlett, Richard T., Cumming, Graeme S., Johns, David, Koh, Lian Pin, Loyola, Rafael, Maas, Bea, Pejchar, Liba, Primack, Richard B., Regan, Tracey J., Roth, Robin, Godet, Laurent, Descoteaux, Danielle, Devictor, Vincent

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Compensatory dynamics are rare in natural ecological communities by Houlahan, J.E, Currie, D.J, Cottenie, K, Cumming, G.S, Ernest, S.K.M, Findlay, C.S, Fuhlendorf, S.D, Gaedke, U, Legendre, P, Magnuson, J.J, McArdle, B.H, Muldavin, E.H, Noble, D, Russell, R, Stevens, R.D, Willis, T.J, Woiwod, I.P, Wondzell, S.M

“…In population ecology, there has been a fundamental controversy about the relative importance of competition-driven (density-dependent) population regulation…”
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systems model approach to determining resilience surrogates for case studies by Bennett, E.M, Cumming, G.S, Peterson, G.D

“…Resilience theory offers a framework for understanding the dynamics of complex systems. However, operationalizing resilience theory to develop and test…”
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Conversion or conservation? Understanding wetland change in northwest Costa Rica by Daniels, A.E, Cumming, G.S

“…Wetlands are more threatened than any other ecosystem type, with losses exceeding 50% of their original extent worldwide. Despite the small portion of the…”
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Habit loss, trophic collapse, and the decline of ecosystem services by Dobson, A, Lodge, D, Alder, J, Cumming, G.S, Keymer, J, McGlade, J, Mooney, H, Rusak, J.A, Sala, O, Wolters, V

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Are existing glolbal scenarios consistent with ecological feedbacks? by Cumming, G.S, Alcamo, J, Sala, O, Swart, R, Bennett, E.M, Zurek, M

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Host use does not clarify the evolutionary history of African ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) by Cumming, G.S.

“…Where host-parasite associations are rigid and unique, the host preference(s) of parasites and the evolutionary relationships between their hosts may offer…”
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