Search Results - "MEINERS, S.J"

Ever since Clements: from succession to vegetation dynamics and understanding to intervention by Pickett, S.T.A, Cadenasso, M.L, Meiners, S.J

“…Introduction: This paper surveys a framework for vegetation dynamics to provide conceptual background for a series of papers addressing the role of vegetation…”
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success of succession: a symposium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Buell-Small Succession Study by Cadenasso, M.L, Meiners, S.J, Pickett, S.T.A

“…Motivation: The Buell-Small Succession Study (BSS) is the longest running study of post agricultural succession in North America. To honor this program, a…”
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Fungal Spore Dispersal by the eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) by JONES, S.C, JORDAN, W.J, MEINERS, S.J, MILLER, A.N, METHVEN, A.S

“…Although spores from most macrofungi are wind- or water-dispersed, dispersal may also occur via biotic vectors. The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina…”
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Native and exotic plant species exhibit similar population dynamics during succession by Meiners, Scott J.

“…A growing body of literature has led to the debate in invasion biology whether exotic species perform within communities differently than native taxa due to…”
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Invasion impacts diversity through altered community dynamics by Yurkonis, K.A, Meiners, S.J, Wachholder, B.E

“…1. Invading plant species often alter community structure, composition and, in some instances, reduce local diversity. However, the community dynamics…”
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Temporal consistency in the spatial pattern of seed predation across a forest - old field edge by Meiners, S.J, LoGiudice, K

“…Seed predation is an important factor in determining the rate of tree establishment in abandoned agricultural land. Edges, through altered habitat use by small…”
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Tree Seedling Establishment under Insect Herbivory: Edge Effects and Inter-Annual Variation by Meiners, S. J., Handel, S. N., Pickett, S. T. A.

“…As the density and species composition of insects may change in relation to distance from the forest edge, the role of herbivory in tree establishment may also…”
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Growth rates, survivorship, and sex ratios of Juniperus virginiana on the New Jersey Piedmont from 1963 to 2000 by Quinn, J.A, Meiners, S.J

“…Studies of the growth, survival, and sex ratios of dioecious species have been predominantly short-term. This research investigated growth rates, survivorship,…”
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Effects of Distance to Juniperus virginiana on the Establishment of Fraxinus and Acer Seedlings in Old Fields by Meiners, Scott J, Gorchov, David L

“…It has been hypothesized that Juniperus virginiana facilitates tree seedling establishment in secondary succession. To test this hypothesis, we sampled four…”
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Selective predation on the seeds of woody plants by Meiners, S.J. (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.), Stiles, E.W

“…Seed predation may be an important factor influencing the structure of successional plant communities. We used a cafeteria-style experiment, placed in an old…”
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