Search Results - "Lefcheck, Jonathan S."

Biodiversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality across trophic levels and habitats by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Byrnes, Jarrett E. K., Isbell, Forest, Gamfeldt, Lars, Griffin, John N., Eisenhauer, Nico, Hensel, Marc J. S., Hector, Andy, Cardinale, Bradley J., Duffy, J. Emmett

“…The importance of biodiversity for the integrated functioning of ecosystems remains unclear because most evidence comes from analyses of biodiversity’s effect…”
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Long-term nutrient reductions lead to the unprecedented recovery of a temperate coastal region by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Orth, Robert J., Dennison, William C., Wilcox, David J., Murphy, Rebecca R., Keisman, Jennifer, Gurbisz, Cassie, Hannam, Michael, Landry, J. Brooke, Moore, Kenneth A., Patrick, Christopher J., Testa, Jeremy, Weller, Donald E., Batiuk, Richard A.

“…Humans strongly impact the dynamics of coastal systems, yet surprisingly few studies mechanistically link management of anthropogenic stressors and successful…”
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Biodiversity enhances reef fish biomass and resistance to climate change by Duffy, J. Emmett, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Navarrete, Sergio A., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates, play key functional roles in aquatic ecosystems, and provide protein for a billion people, especially in the…”
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Are coastal habitats important nurseries? A meta‐analysis by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Hughes, Brent B., Johnson, Andrew J., Pfirrmann, Bruce W., Rasher, Douglas B., Smyth, Ashley R., Williams, Bethany L., Beck, Michael W., Orth, Robert J.

“…Nearshore‐structured habitats—including underwater grasses, mangroves, coral, and other biogenic reefs, marshes, and complex abiotic substrates—have long been…”
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Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets by Bird, Tomas J., Bates, Amanda E., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Hill, Nicole A., Thomson, Russell J., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Wotherspoon, Simon, Krkosek, Martin, Stuart-Smith, Jemina F., Pecl, Gretta T., Barrett, Neville, Frusher, Stewart

“…•Citizen-scientist (CS) datasets offer unique opportunities and challenges to the study of global conservation priorities.•Fortunately, issues of error and…”
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Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: what's known and what's next? by Gamfeldt, Lars, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Byrnes, Jarrett E. K., Cardinale, Bradley J., Duffy, J. Emmett, Griffin, John N.

“…Marine ecosystems are experiencing rapid and pervasive changes in biodiversity and species composition. Understanding the ecosystem consequences of these…”
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Investigating the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality: challenges and solutions by Byrnes, Jarrett E. K., Gamfeldt, Lars, Isbell, Forest, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Griffin, John N., Hector, Andy, Cardinale, Bradley J., Hooper, David U., Dee, Laura E., Emmett Duffy, J., Freckleton, Robert

“…Summary Extensive research shows that more species‐rich assemblages are generally more productive and efficient in resource use than comparable assemblages…”
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Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Bates, Amanda E., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Duffy, J. Emmett, Baker, Susan C., Thomson, Russell J., Stuart-Smith, Jemina F., Hill, Nicole A., Kininmonth, Stuart J., Airoldi, Laura, Becerro, Mikel A., Campbell, Stuart J., Dawson, Terence P., Navarrete, Sergio A., Soler, German A., Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Willis, Trevor J., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Global reef fish diversity is studied with metrics incorporating species abundances and functional traits; these identify diversity hotspots corresponding to…”
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Media myopia distorts public interest in US invasive plants by Woodworth, Elena, Tian, Amy, Blair, Kaleigh, Pullen, Jamie, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Parker, John D.

“…Introduced invasive plants are a major environmental problem, but public interest in invasive plants is generally considered low compared to climate change and…”
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Novel approach to enhance coastal habitat and biotope mapping with drone aerial imagery analysis by Monteiro, João Gama, Jiménez, Jesús L., Gizzi, Francesca, Přikryl, Petr, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Santos, Ricardo S., Canning-Clode, João

“…Understanding the complex factors and mechanisms driving the functioning of coastal ecosystems is vital towards assessing how organisms, ecosystems, and…”
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Rise of Ruppia in Chesapeake Bay: Climate change-driven turnover of foundation species creates new threats and management opportunities by Hensel, Marc J S, Patrick, Christopher J, Orth, Robert J, Wilcox, David J, Dennison, William C, Gurbisz, Cassie, Hannam, Michael P, Landry, J Brooke, Moore, Kenneth A, Murphy, Rebecca R, Testa, Jeremy M, Weller, Donald E, Lefcheck, Jonathan S

“…Global change has converted many structurally complex and ecologically and economically valuable coastlines to bare substrate. In the structural habitats that…”
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Keystone predators govern the pathway and pace of climate impacts in a subarctic marine ecosystem by Rasher, Douglas B, Steneck, Robert S, Halfar, Jochen, Kroeker, Kristy J, Ries, Justin B, Tinker, M Tim, Chan, Phoebe T W, Fietzke, Jan, Kamenos, Nicholas A, Konar, Brenda H, Lefcheck, Jonathan S, Norley, Christopher J D, Weitzman, Benjamin P, Westfield, Isaac T, Estes, James A

“…Predator loss and climate change are hallmarks of the Anthropocene yet their interactive effects are largely unknown. Here, we show that massive calcareous…”
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Species richness and identity both determine the biomass of global reef fish communities by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Bates, Amanda E., Waldock, Conor, Brandl, Simon J., Kininmonth, Stuart, Ling, Scott D., Duffy, J. Emmett, Rasher, Douglas B., Agrawal, Aneil F.

“…Changing biodiversity alters ecosystem functioning in nature, but the degree to which this relationship depends on the taxonomic identities rather than the…”
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piecewiseSEM: Piecewise structural equation modelling in r for ecology, evolution, and systematics by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Freckleton, Robert

“…Summary Ecologists and evolutionary biologists rely on an increasingly sophisticated set of statistical tools to describe complex natural systems. One such…”
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Physiological effects of diet mixing on consumer fitness: a meta-analysis by Lefcheck, Jonathan S, Whalen, Matthew A, Davenport, Theresa M, Stone, Joshua P, Duffy, J. Emmett

“…The degree of dietary generalism among consumers has important consequences for population, community, and ecosystem processes, yet the effects on consumer…”
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Multifunctionality does not imply that all functions are positively correlated by Byrnes, Jarrett, Lefcheck, Jonathan S, Gamfeldt, Lars, Griffin, John N, Isbell, Forest, Hector, Andy

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Squidpops: A Simple Tool to Crowdsource a Global Map of Marine Predation Intensity by Duffy, J Emmett, Ziegler, Shelby L, Campbell, Justin E, Bippus, Paige M, Lefcheck, Jonathan S

“…We present a simple, standardized assay, the squidpop, for measuring the relative feeding intensity of generalist predators in aquatic systems. The assay…”
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Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs by STUART-SMITH, RICK D., EDGAR, GRAHAM J., BARRETT, NEVILLE S., BATES, AMANDA E., BAKER, SUSAN C., BAX, NICHOLAS J., BECERRO, MIKEL A., BERKHOUT, JUST, BLANCHARD, JULIA L., BROCK, DANIEL J., CLARK, GRAEME F., COOPER, ANTONIA T., DAVIS, TOM R., DAY, PAUL B., DUFFY, J. EMMETT, HOLMES, THOMAS H., HOWE, STEFFAN A., JORDAN, ALAN, KININMONTH, STUART, KNOTT, NATHAN A., LEFCHECK, JONATHAN S., LING, SCOTT D., PARR, AMANDA, STRAIN, ELISABETH, SWEATMAN, HUGH, THOMSON, RUSSELL

“…Reporting progress against targets for international biodiversity agreements is hindered by a shortage of suitable biodiversity data. We describe a…”
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Faunal Communities Are Invariant to Fragmentation in Experimental Seagrass Landscapes by Lefcheck, Jonathan S, Marion, Scott R, Lombana, Alfonso V, Orth, Robert J

“…Human-driven habitat fragmentation is cited as one of the most pressing threats facing many coastal ecosystems today. Many experiments have explored the…”
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Tropical fish diversity enhances coral reef functioning across multiple scales by Lefcheck, Jonathan S, Innes-Gold, Anne A, Brandl, Simon J, Steneck, Robert S, Torres, Ruben E, Rasher, Douglas B

“…There is now a general consensus that biodiversity positively affects ecosystem functioning. This consensus, however, stems largely from small-scale…”
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