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Resilience of a stream community to extreme climatic events and long‐term recovery from a catastrophic flood by Woodward, Guy, Bonada, Núria, Feeley, Hugh B, Giller, Paul S

“…Floods and droughts are predicted to increase in intensity, duration and frequency in many future climate scenarios, yet long‐term data that track…”
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Continental-Scale Effects of Nutrient Pollution on Stream Ecosystem Functioning by Woodward, Guy, Gessner, Mark O., Giller, Paul S., Gulis, Vladislav, Hladyz, Sally, Lecerf, Antoine, Malmqvist, Björn, McKie, Brendan G., Tiegs, Scott D., Cariss, Helen, Dobson, Mike, Elosegi, Arturo, Ferreira, Verónica, Graça, Manuel A.S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Lacoursière, Jean O., Nistorescu, Marius, Pozo, Jesús, Risnoveanu, Geta, Schindler, Markus, Vadineanu, Angheluta, Vought, Lena B.-M., Chauvet, Eric

“…Excessive nutrient loading is a major threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide that leads to profound changes in aquatic biodiversity and biogeochemical…”
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Resource quality and stoichiometric constraints on stream ecosystem functioning by HLADYZ, SALLY, GESSNER, MARK O, GILLER, PAUL S, POZO, JEŚUS, WOODWARD, GUY

“…1. Resource quality and stoichiometric imbalances in carbon : nutrient ratios between consumers and resources can influence key ecosystem processes. In many…”
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River restoration: seeking ecological standards. Editor's introduction by GILLER, PAUL S.

“…Summary 1 In the face of continuing anthropogenic stressors to freshwater systems world‐wide, the natural resilience and resistance of the freshwater…”
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The diversity of soil communities, the ?poor man's tropical rainforest? by Giller, Paul S.

“…Literature on soil community biodiversity is reviewed. Factors that influence the biodiversity of soil communities, particularly animal species, are discussed…”
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Structural indicators of spider communities across the forest plantation cycle by Oxbrough, Anne G., Gittings, Tom, O’Halloran, John, Giller, Paul S., Smith, George F.

“…Given the expansion of plantation forests in Ireland over recent years, there is a need to assess their impact on biodiversity and to identify how sustainable…”
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Impacts of an aggressive riparian invader on community structure and ecosystem functioning in stream food webs by Hladyz, Sally, Åbjörnsson, Kajsa, Giller, Paul S., Woodward, Guy

“…1. Bioassessment in running waters has focused primarily on the impacts of organic pollution on community structure. Other stressors (e.g. invasive species)…”
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Leaf-litter breakdown in pasture and deciduous woodland streams: a comparison among three European regions by HLADYZ, SALLY, TIEGS, SCOTT D., GESSNER, MARK O., GILLER, PAUL S., RÎŞNOVEANU, GETA, PREDA, ELENA, NISTORESCU, MARIUS, SCHINDLER, MARKUS, WOODWARD, GUY

“…Summary 1. Human land‐use has altered catchments on a large scale in most parts of the world, with one of the most profound changes relevant for streams and…”
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Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning: emerging issues and their experimental test in aquatic environments by S. Giller, Paul, Hillebrand, Helmut, Berninger, Ulrike-G., O. Gessner, Mark, Hawkins, Stephen, Inchausti, Pablo, Inglis, Cheryl, Leslie, Heather, Malmqvist, Björn, T. Monaghan, Michael, J. Morin, Peter, O'Mullan, Gregory

“…Recent experiments, mainly in terrestrial environments, have provided evidence of the functional importance of biodiversity to ecosystem processes and…”
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effects of the intensification of agriculture on northern temperate dung beetle communities by Hutton, Stephen A., Giller, Paul S.

“…1. There is growing concern that the intensification of agriculture within southern Ireland is having detrimental effects on Irish fauna through habitat loss,…”
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The contribution of open spaces to the maintenance of hoverfly (Diptera, Syrphidae) biodiversity in Irish plantation forests by Gittings, Tom, O’Halloran, John, Kelly, Tom, Giller, Paul S.

“…We used hoverflies as an indicator group to assess the role of open spaces in maintaining biodiversity within plantation forests. We set out to investigate the…”
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The initial effects of afforestation on the ground-dwelling spider fauna of Irish peatlands and grasslands by Oxbrough, Anne G., Gittings, Tom, O’Halloran, John, Giller, Paul S., Kelly, Tom C.

“…Across Europe, the majority of afforestation is carried out on former agricultural land. Given this current planting trend it is important to assess the impact…”
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Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning: insights from aquatic systems by O. Gessner, Mark, Inchausti, Pablo, Persson, Lennart, G. Raffaelli, David, S. Giller, Paul

“…Unprecedented rates of species extinctions have prompted extensive research into the consequences of biodiversity losses on ecosystem functioning. While…”
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The influence of open space on ground-dwelling spider assemblages within plantation forests by Oxbrough, Anne G., Gittings, Tom, O’Halloran, John, Giller, Paul S., Kelly, Tom C.

“…Sustainable forest management advocates the retention or creation of open space within plantation forests to enhance biodiversity. However, the biodiversity…”
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Effects of growth stage and tree species composition on breeding bird assemblages of plantation forests by Wilson, Mark W., Pithon, Josephine, Gittings, Tom, Kelly, Tom C., Giller, Paul S., O'Halloran, John

“…Capsule Bird species assemblages are strongly dependent on growth stage and forest structure, but do not appear to be greatly affected by tree species…”
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Growth, production and bioenergetics of brown trout in upland streams with contrasting riparian vegetation by DINEEN, GERARD, HARRISON, SIMON S.C, GILLER, PAUL S

“…1. A series of laboratory-based equations on trout growth and bioenergetics developed by J.M. Elliott were applied to data collected for brown trout (Salmo…”
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Biodiversity of the ground-dwelling spider fauna of afforestation habitats by Oxbrough, Anne G., Gittings, Tom, O’Halloran, John, Giller, Paul S., Kelly, Tom C.

“…The aim of this study was to assess spider diversity among habitats that are typically used for afforestation in Ireland, and to identify habitat parameters…”
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Experimental investigations of colonisation by north temperate dung beetles of different types of domestic herbivore dung by Finn, John A, Giller, Paul S

“…Field experiments investigated the colonisation by a north temperate dung beetle community ( Aphodius, Geotrupes and Sphaeridium species) of artificial,…”
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Seasonal dynamics of macroinvertebrate assemblages in the benthos and associated with detritus packs in two low-order streams with different riparian vegetation by MURPHY, J. F, GILLER, P. S

“…The seasonal dynamics of the benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage, and the subset of this assemblage colonising naturally formed detritus accumulations, was…”
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Intra- and interspecific aggregation of north temperate dung beetles on standardised and natural dung pads: the influence of spatial scale by Hutton, S.A, Giller, P.S

“…1. The spatial distribution of north temperate dung beetles (Aphodius, Sphaeridium, and Margarinotus) was investigated at three spatial scales (scale a between…”
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