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Constraints on trait combinations explain climatic drivers of biodiversity: the importance of trait covariance in community assembly by Dwyer, John M., Laughlin, Daniel C., Fukami, Tadashi

“…Trade‐offs maintain diversity and structure communities along environmental gradients. Theory indicates that if covariance among functional traits sets a limit…”
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Specific leaf area responses to environmental gradients through space and time by Dwyer, John M, Hobbs, Richard J, Mayfield, Margaret M

“…Plant communities can respond to environmental changes by altering their species composition and by individuals (within species) adjusting their physiology…”
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Weak evidence of trade-offs modulated by seed mass among a guild of closely related winter annuals by da Silva, Isis A., Mayfield, Margaret M., Dwyer, John M.

“…Plant-plant interactions are integral to the establishment and persistence of diversity in plant communities. For annual plant species that depend on seeds to…”
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A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties by McCarthy, James K, Dwyer, John M, Mokany, Karel

“…Metabolic scaling theory (MST) is one of ecology's most high-profile general models and can be used to link size distributions and productivity in forest…”
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Regional climate and local-scale biotic acceptance explain native–exotic richness relationships in Australian annual plant communities by Towers, Isaac. R., Dwyer, John. M.

“…Native and exotic species richness is expected to be negatively related at small spatial scales where individuals interact, and positive at larger spatial…”
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Species wood density and the location of planted seedlings drive early-stage seedling survival during tropical forest restoration by Charles, Lachlan S., Dwyer, John M., Smith, Tobias J., Connors, Sophie, Marschner, Petra, Mayfield, Margaret M.

“…1. The success of restoration projects is known to vary widely, with outcomes relating to numerous biotic and abiotic factors. Though many studies have…”
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Climatic and evolutionary contexts are required to infer plant life history strategies from functional traits at a global scale by Kelly, Ruth, Healy, Kevin, Anand, Madhur, Baudraz, Maude E. A., Bahn, Michael, Cerabolini, Bruno E. L., Cornelissen, Johannes H. C., Dwyer, John M., Jackson, Andrew L., Kattge, Jens, Niinemets, Ülo, Penuelas, Josep, Pierce, Simon, Salguero‐Gómez, Roberto, Buckley, Yvonne M., Levine, Jonathan

“…Life history strategies are fundamental to the ecology and evolution of organisms and are important for understanding extinction risk and responses to global…”
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Distinct invasion strategies operating within a natural annual plant system by Lai, Hao Ran, Mayfield, Margaret M., Gay-des-combes, Justine M., Spiegelberger, Thomas, Dwyer, John M.

“…Alien plant species are known to have a wide range of impacts on recipient communities, from resident species’ exclusions to coexistence with resident species…”
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Restoration thinning accelerates structural development and carbon sequestration in an endangered Australian ecosystem by Dwyer, John M., Fensham, Rod, Buckley, Yvonne M.

“…1. Restoration thinning involves the selective removal of stems in woody ecosystems to restore historical or ecologically desirable ecosystem structure and…”
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Passive restoration of subtropical grassland after abandonment of cultivation by Fensham, Rod J, Butler, Don W, Fairfax, Russell J, Quintin, Amy R, Dwyer, John M, Souza, Lara

“…Passive restoration of grasslands after the abandonment of cultivation may be a viable restoration option where seed sources from remnant grasslands are…”
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Evaluation of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) policy implementation in Ontario: surveys of elementary school administrators and teachers by Allison, Kenneth R, Vu-Nguyen, Karen, Ng, Bessie, Schoueri-Mychasiw, Nour, Dwyer, John J M, Manson, Heather, Hobin, Erin, Manske, Steve, Robertson, Jennifer

“…School-based structured opportunities for physical activity can provide health-related benefits to children and youth, and contribute to international…”
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Potential mechanisms of coexistence in closely related forbs by Staples, Timothy L., Dwyer, John M., Loy, Xingwen, Mayfield, Margaret M.

“…The stable coexistence of very similar species has perplexed ecologists for decades and has been central to the development of coexistence theory. According to…”
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Water availability drives aboveground biomass and bird richness in forest restoration plantings to achieve carbon and biodiversity cobenefits by Hagger, Valerie, Wilson, Kerrie, England, Jacqueline R., Dwyer, John M.

“…To combat global warming and biodiversity loss, we require effective forest restoration that encourages recovery of species diversity and ecosystem function to…”
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Restoration thinning permits stems to capitalize on high‐rainfall years in a regenerating endangered forest ecosystem by Towers, Isaac R., Dwyer, John M.

“…1. Passively regenerating native vegetation presents a cost‐effective opportunity to sequester carbon and reinstate habitat in heavily cleared agricultural…”
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Fertilization is not a new beginning: the relationship between sperm longevity and offspring performance by Crean, Angela J, Dwyer, John M, Marshall, Dustin J

“…Sperm are the most diverse cell type known: varying not only among- and within- species, but also among- and within-ejaculates of a single male. Recently, the…”
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School and classroom effects on Daily Physical Activity (DPA) policy implementation fidelity in Ontario classrooms: a multi-level analysis by Allison, Kenneth R, Philipneri, Anne N, Vu-Nguyen, Karen, Manson, Heather E, Dwyer, John J M, Hobin, Erin, Ng, Bessie, Li, Ye

“…This paper examines school and classroom effects on Daily Physical Activity (DPA) policy implementation in classrooms in Ontario, Canada. In 2005 the Ontario…”
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Better left alone: Trying to control pasture grasses in untended rainforest plantings incurs multiple costs and delivers few benefits by Radford‐Smith, Julian, Shoo, Luke P., Dwyer, John M.

“…Rainforest revegetation projects often deliver suboptimal outcomes due to the recolonization of invasive pasture grasses, but little is known about the effects…”
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Plant size and neighbourhood characteristics influence survival and growth in a restored ex‐agricultural ecosystem by Atkinson, Joe, Freudenberger, David, Dwyer, John M., Standish, Rachel J., Moles, Angela T., Bonser, Stephen P.

“…Restoring woody vegetation on degraded agricultural land is a widespread and common ecological restoration practice. However, highly variable plant survival…”
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Impacts of nitrogen addition on plant biodiversity in mountain grasslands depend on dose, application duration and climate: a systematic review by Humbert, Jean-Yves, Dwyer, John M., Andrey, Aline, Arlettaz, Raphaël

“…Although the influence of nitrogen (N) addition on grassland plant communities has been widely studied, it is still unclear whether observed patterns and…”
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Determinants of supplementation among Canadian university students: a theory of planned behavior perspective by El Khoury, Dalia, Tabakos, Madelyn, Dwyer, John J. M., Mountjoy, Margo

“…The purpose of this study was to identify the psychosocial determinants of (1) intention to use dietary supplements (DS) and (2) the behavior of engaging in…”
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