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Contrasting effects of plant inter- and intraspecific variation on community-level trait measures along an environmental gradient by Kichenin, Emilie, Wardle, David A., Peltzer, Duane A., Morse, Chris W., Freschet, Grégoire T.

“…1. Despite widespread focus on interspecific variation in trait-based ecology, there is growing evidence that intraspecific trait variability can play a…”
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Belowground legacies of Pinus contorta invasion and removal result in multiple mechanisms of invasional meltdown by Dickie, Ian A., St John, Mark G., Yeates, Gregor W., Morse, Chris W., Bonner, Karen I., Orwin, Kate, Peltzer, Duane A.

“…Invasive plants alter plant communities and transform landscapes aboveground, but also have strong belowground effects that are potentially even more important…”
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Loss of a dominant nitrogen-fixing shrub in primary succession: consequences for plant and below-ground communities by St. John, Mark G., Bellingham, Peter J., Walker, Lawrence R., Orwin, Kate H., Bonner, Karen I., Dickie, Ian A., Morse, Chris W., Yeates, Gregor W., Wardle, David A.

“…1. Many ecosystems are gaining some species and losing others, leading to large shifts in community composition. Plants that support nitrogen (N)-fixing…”
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Browsing by an invasive herbivore promotes development of plant and soil communities during primary succession by Bellingham, Peter J., Kardol, Paul, Bonner, Karen I., Buxton, Rowan P., Morse, Chris W., Wardle, David A.

“…1. Invasive herbivores can strongly affect ecosystems by reducing or removing native plant species, and early in primary successions they could have enduring…”
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Litterfall, nutrient concentrations and decomposability of litter in a New Zealand temperate montane rain forest by Bellingham, Peter J., Morse, Chris W., Buxton, Rowan P., Bonner, Karen I., Mason, Norman W. H., Wardle, David A.

“…Litterfall reflects forest productivity and is an important pathway of nutrient cycling in forests. We quantified litter quantity, nutrient concentrations, and…”
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Development of a toxic bait for control of ferrets (Mustela furo) in New Zealand by Spurr, Eric B., Ogilvie, Shaun C., Morse, Chris W., Young, James B.

“…Ferrets (Mustela furo) are introduced pests in New Zealand, and there is an urgent need for an effective toxic bait for their control. Fish paste was…”
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