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Modeling forest landscape futures: Full scale simulation of realistic socioeconomic scenarios in Estonia by Kaasik, Ants, Kont, Raido, Lõhmus, Asko

“…For political and administrative governance of land-use decisions, high-resolution and reliable spatial models are required over large areas and for various…”
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Predicting species' maximum dispersal distances from simple plant traits by Tamme, Riin, Götzenberger, Lars, Zobel, Martin, Bullock, James M, Hooftman, Danny A. P, Kaasik, Ants, Pärtel, Meelis

“…Many studies have shown plant species' dispersal distances to be strongly related to life-history traits, but how well different traits can predict dispersal…”
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Contrasting latitudinal patterns in phylogenetic diversity between woody and herbaceous communities by Massante, Jhonny C., Götzenberger, Lars, Takkis, Krista, Hallikma, Tiit, Kaasik, Ants, Laanisto, Lauri, Hutchings, Michael J., Gerhold, Pille

“…Although many studies have shown that species richness decreases from low to high latitudes (the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient), little is known about the…”
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Is an infrequent moss species a weaker competitor? Experiment with three fen species by Samson, Tiina, Kaasik, Ants, Ingerpuu, Nele, Vellak, Kai

“…Overexploitation of mires leads to habitat degradation for many species, and the greatest impact is on species with specific demands or restricted…”
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SooSim, a landscape model for assessing mire habitat degradation and restoration by Lõhmus, Asko, Kont, Raido, Kaasiku, Triin, Kohv, Marko, Arumäe, Tauri, Kaasik, Ants

“…Open mires constitute a characteristic part of boreal natural landscapes, which is under various cumulative anthropogenic pressures. As a response, remaining…”
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A comparative study on insect longevity: tropical moths do not differ from their temperate relatives by Holm, Sille, Kaasik, Ants, Javoiš, Juhan, Molleman, Freerk, Õunap, Erki, Tammaru, Toomas

“…Comparative studies on insects can significantly contribute to understanding the evolution of lifespan, as the trait can feasibly be measured in a high number…”
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Secondary metabolites in leaves of hybrid aspen are affected by the competitive status and early thinning in dense coppices by Rusalepp, Linda, Lutter, Reimo, Hepner, Heiki, Kaasik, Ants, Tullus, Arvo

“…• Key message Non-selective thinning of a hybrid aspen coppice stands via corridor or cross-corridor cutting impacts residual trees differently depending on…”
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Limited sex differences in plastic responses suggest evolutionary conservatism of thermal reaction norms: A meta‐analysis in insects by Teder, Tiit, Taits, Kristiina, Kaasik, Ants, Tammaru, Toomas

“…Temperature has a profound effect on the growth and development of ectothermic animals. However, the extent to which ecologically driven selection pressures…”
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Climate and Competitive Status Modulate the Variation in Secondary Metabolites More in Leaves Than in Fine Roots of Betula pendula by Tullus, Arvo, Rusalepp, Linda, Lutter, Reimo, Rosenvald, Katrin, Kaasik, Ants, Rytter, Lars, Kontunen-Soppela, Sari, Oksanen, Elina

“…Plant secondary metabolites have many important functions; they also determine the productivity and resilience of trees under climate change. The effects of…”
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Reproductive behaviour indicates specificity in resource use: phylogenetic examples from temperate and tropical insects by Holm, Sille, Javoiš, Juhan, Õunap, Erki, Davis, Robert B., Kaasik, Ants, Molleman, Freerk, Tasane, Tõnis, Tammaru, Toomas

“…Specificity (= the degree of ecological specialisation) is one of the fundamental concepts of the science of ecology. Ambiguities on how to define and measure…”
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The effects of seasonally variable dragonfly predation on butterfly assemblages by Tiitsaar, Anu, Kaasik, Ants, Teder, Tiit

“…Where predation is seasonally variable, the potential impact of a predator on individual prey species will critically depend on phenological synchrony of the…”
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Infant Survival Among Free-Living Bonnet Macaques (Macaca radiata) in South India by Arlet, Małgorzata E., Balasubramaniam, Krishna N., Saha, Rajarshi, Beisner, Brianne, Marty, Pascal R., Kaburu, Stefano S. K., Bliss-Moreau, Eliza, Kaasik, Ants, Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa, McCowan, Brenda

“…Female reproductive success depends to a large extent on infants’ ability to survive to maturity. While most studies of female reproductive success have…”
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Establishing Functional Relationships between Abiotic Environment, Macrophyte Coverage, Resource Gradients and the Distribution of Mytilus trossulus in a Brackish Non-Tidal Environment by Kotta, Jonne, Oganjan, Katarina, Lauringson, Velda, Pärnoja, Merli, Kaasik, Ants, Rohtla, Liisa, Kotta, Ilmar, Orav-Kotta, Helen

“…Benthic suspension feeding mussels are an important functional guild in coastal and estuarine ecosystems. To date we lack information on how various…”
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Publisher Correction: Contrasting latitudinal patterns in phylogenetic diversity between woody and herbaceous communities by Massante, Jhonny C., Götzenberger, Lars, Takkis, Krista, Hallikma, Tiit, Kaasik, Ants, Laanisto, Lauri, Hutchings, Michael J., Gerhold, Pille

“…A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper…”
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Linking atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic environments: Regime shifts in the Estonian climate over the past 50 years by Kotta, Jonne, Herkül, Kristjan, Jaagus, Jaak, Kaasik, Ants, Raudsepp, Urmas, Alari, Victor, Arula, Timo, Haberman, Juta, Järvet, Arvo, Kangur, Külli, Kont, Are, Kull, Ain, Laanemets, Jaan, Maljutenko, Ilja, Männik, Aarne, Nõges, Peeter, Nõges, Tiina, Ojaveer, Henn, Peterson, Anneliis, Reihan, Alvina, Rõõm, Rein, Sepp, Mait, Suursaar, Ülo, Tamm, Ottar, Tamm, Toomas, Tõnisson, Hannes

“…Climate change in recent decades has been identified as a significant threat to natural environments and human wellbeing. This is because some of the…”
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Exploitative competition and coexistence in a parasitoid assemblage by Teder, Tiit, Tammaru, Toomas, Kaasik, Ants

“…Most insect populations are exploited by a complex of different parasitoid species, providing ample opportunities for competitive interactions among the…”
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Early‐life food stress hits females harder than males in insects: A meta‐analysis of sex differences in environmental sensitivity by Teder, Tiit, Kaasik, Ants

“…Fitness consequences of early‐life environmental conditions are often sex‐specific, but corresponding evidence for invertebrates remains inconclusive. Here, we…”
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Trade-off between cellular immunity and life span in mealworm beetles Tenebrio molitor by Krams, Indrikis, Daukšte, Janīna, Kivleniece, Inese, Kaasik, Ants, Krama, Tatjana, Freeberg, Todd M., Rantala, Markus J.

“…Abstract Encapsulation is a nonspecific, cellular response through which insects defend themselves against multicellular pathogens. During this immune…”
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Determinants of Reproductive Performance Among Female Gray-Cheeked Mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena) in Kibale National Park, Uganda by Arlet, Małgorzata E., Isbell, Lynne A., Kaasik, Ants, Molleman, Freerk, Chancellor, Rebecca L., Chapman, Colin A., Mänd, Raivo, Carey, James R.

“…Identifying the causes of differential reproductive success is key to understanding natural selection and the forces of selection operating on animals. Here we…”
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Why do males emerge before females? Sexual size dimorphism drives sexual bimaturism in insects by Teder, Tiit, Kaasik, Ants, Taits, Kristiina, Tammaru, Toomas

“…ABSTRACT Conspecific females and males often follow different development trajectories which leads to sex differences in age at maturity (sexual bimaturism,…”
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