Search Results - "Ecological research"

Quantifying sample completeness and comparing diversities among assemblages by Chao, Anne, Kubota, Yasuhiro, Zelený, David, Chiu, Chun‐Huo, Li, Ching‐Feng, Kusumoto, Buntarou, Yasuhara, Moriaki, Thorn, Simon, Wei, Chih‐Lin, Costello, Mark J., Colwell, Robert K.

“…We develop a novel class of measures to quantify sample completeness of a biological survey. The class of measures is parameterized by an order q ≥ 0 to…”
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Complementary combination of multiplex high‐throughput DNA sequencing for molecular phylogeny by Suyama, Yoshihisa, Hirota, Shun K., Matsuo, Ayumi, Tsunamoto, Yoshihiro, Mitsuyuki, Chika, Shimura, Atsuki, Okano, Kunihiro

“…The rapid development of DNA sequencing technology in recent years has provided new tools for phylogenetic data acquisition. By using high‐throughput DNA…”
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Citizen science: a new approach to advance ecology, education, and conservation by Kobori, Hiromi, Dickinson, Janis L, Washitani, Izumi, Sakurai, Ryo, Amano, Tatsuya, Komatsu, Naoya, Kitamura, Wataru, Takagawa, Shinichi, Koyama, Kazuo, Ogawara, Takao, Miller-Rushing, A. J

“…Citizen science has a long history in the ecological sciences and has made substantial contributions to science, education, and society. Developments in…”
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Xylem embolism refilling and resilience against drought-induced mortality in woody plants: processes and trade-offs by Klein, Tamir, Zeppel, Melanie J. B., Anderegg, William R. L., Bloemen, Jasper, De Kauwe, Martin G., Hudson, Patrick, Ruehr, Nadine K., Powell, Thomas L., von Arx, Georg, Nardini, Andrea

“…Understanding which species are able to recover from drought, under what conditions, and the mechanistic processes involved, will facilitate predictions of…”
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Empirical dynamic modeling for beginners by Chang, Chun-Wei, Ushio, Masayuki, Hsieh, Chih-hao

“…Natural systems are often complex and dynamic (i.e. nonlinear), making them difficult to understand using linear statistical approaches. Linear approaches are…”
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On the use of r and r squared in correlation and regression by Kasuya, Eiiti

“…Notations for coefficients in correlation and regression are discussed. r or R, not r squared or R squared, is inappropriate to denote the coefficient of…”
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Ecological impacts of fungal wood decay types: A review of current knowledge and future research directions by Fukasawa, Yu

“…I summarize current knowledge about the ecosystem functions of wood decomposition in forests with a particular focus on the effects of fungal wood decay types…”
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Plant–soil interactions maintain biodiversity and functions of tropical forest ecosystems by Fujii, Kazumichi, Shibata, Makoto, Kitajima, Kaoru, Ichie, Tomoaki, Kitayama, Kanehiro, Turner, Benjamin L.

“…Tropical forests are characterized by high biodiversity and aboveground biomass growing on strongly weathered soils. However, the distribution of plant species…”
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GerminaR: An R package for germination analysis with the interactive web application “GerminaQuant for R” by Lozano‐Isla, Flavio, Benites‐Alfaro, Omar E., Pompelli, Marcelo F.

“…The germination process is one of the most sensitive stages in the early development of plants. The behavior and the responses of the plants in agronomic,…”
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review of light interception in plant stands from leaf to canopy in different plant functional types and in species with varying shade tolerance by Niinemets, Uelo

“…Changes in the efficiency of light interception and in the costs for light harvesting along the light gradients from the top of the plant canopy to the bottom…”
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‘Green tides’ are overwhelming the coastline of our blue planet: taking the world’s largest example by Ye, Nai-hao, Zhang, Xiao-wen, Mao, Yu-ze, Liang, Cheng-wei, Xu, Dong, Zou, Jian, Zhuang, Zhi-meng, Wang, Qing-yin

“…A broad spectrum of events that come under the category of green tide are recognized world-wide as a response to elevated levels of seawater nutrients in…”
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Functional diversity of ligninolytic fungi associated with leaf litter decomposition by Osono, Takashi

“…Fungi play central roles in leaf litter decomposition as they are capable of actively decomposing lignin and other recalcitrant components in leaf litter that…”
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Impact of climate change on alpine vegetation of mountain summits in Norway by Vanneste, Thomas, Michelsen, Ottar, Graae, Bente Jessen, Kyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen, Holien, Håkon, Hassel, Kristian, Lindmo, Sigrid, Kapás, Rozália Erzsebet, De Frenne, Pieter

“…Climate change is affecting the composition and functioning of ecosystems across the globe. Mountain ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate warming…”
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Soil organic matter dynamics: a biological perspective derived from the use of compound-specific isotopes studies by Gleixner, Gerd

“…Current attempts to explain the persistence of carbon in soils focuses on explanations such as the recalcitrant plant residues and the physical isolation of…”
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Does forest fragmentation cause an increase in forest temperature? by Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Saldaña-Vázquez, Romeo A., Fahrig, Lenore, Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Forest fragmentation is considered by many to be a primary cause of the current biodiversity crisis. The underlying mechanisms are poorly known, but a…”
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The discovery and global distribution of hyperaccumulator plants: A personal account by Reeves, Roger D.

“…An instance of extreme accumulation of Zn by a plant species was found in the 19th century, and observations of unusually high concentrations of other elements…”
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Elevation and aspect determine the differences in soil properties and plant species diversity on Himalayan mountain summits by Hamid, Maroof, Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad, Malik, Akhtar Hussain, Ahmad, Rameez, Singh, Chandra Prakash

“…Although vegetation has been the focus of recent studies on mountain summits, little is known about smaller‐scale spatial patterns of soil physico‐chemical…”
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Global distribution of coral diversity: Biodiversity knowledge gradients related to spatial resolution by Kusumoto, Buntarou, Costello, Mark J., Kubota, Yasuhiro, Shiono, Takayuki, Wei, Chi‐Lin, Yasuhara, Moriaki, Chao, Anne

“…Biodiversity knowledge shortfalls, especially incomplete information on species distributions, can lead to false conclusions about global biodiversity…”
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Erigeron canadensis affects the taxonomic and functional diversity of plant communities in two climate zones in the North of China by Wu, Bingde, Zhang, Huanshi, Jiang, Kun, Zhou, Jiawei, Wang, Congyan

“…Plant communities across multiple climate zones are at risk of invasive species. Understanding the effects of invasive alien species on both the taxonomic and…”
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“Mining” the herbarium for hyperaccumulators: Discoveries of nickel and zinc (hyper)accumulation in the genus Noccaea (Brassicaceae) through X‐ray fluorescence herbarium scanning by Jakovljević, Ksenija, Mišljenović, Tomica, Ent, Antony, Baker, Alan J. M., Invernón, Vanessa R., Echevarria, Guillaume

“…X‐ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) is a relatively new method for non‐destructive elemental analysis of herbarium material that meets the scientific…”
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