Search Results - "Overton, Jacob McC"

global meta‐analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities by Siefert, Andrew, Violle, Cyrille, Chalmandrier, Loïc, Albert, Cécile H, Taudiere, Adrien, Fajardo, Alex, Aarssen, Lonnie W, Baraloto, Christopher, Carlucci, Marcos B, Cianciaruso, Marcus V, L. Dantas, Vinícius, Bello, Francesco, Duarte, Leandro D. S, Fonseca, Carlos R, Freschet, Grégoire T, Gaucherand, Stéphanie, Gross, Nicolas, Hikosaka, Kouki, Jackson, Benjamin, Jung, Vincent, Kamiyama, Chiho, Katabuchi, Masatoshi, Kembel, Steven W, Kichenin, Emilie, Kraft, Nathan J. B, Lagerström, Anna, Bagousse‐Pinguet, Yoann Le, Li, Yuanzhi, Mason, Norman, Messier, Julie, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Overton, Jacob McC, Peltzer, Duane A, Pérez‐Ramos, I. M, Pillar, Valério D, Prentice, Honor C, Richardson, Sarah, Sasaki, Takehiro, Schamp, Brandon S, Schöb, Christian, Shipley, Bill, Sundqvist, Maja, Sykes, Martin T, Vandewalle, Marie, Wardle, David A, Chase, Jonathan

“…Recent studies have shown that accounting for intraspecific trait variation (ITV) may better address major questions in community ecology. However, a general…”
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Shifts in Trait-Combinations along Rainfall and Phosphorus Gradients by Fonseca, Carlos Roberto, Jacob Mc C. Overton, Collins, Bronwyn, Westoby, Mark

“…1 If different factors inhibiting plant growth, e.g. low rainfall or low soil nutrients, were to select for species that have similar constellations of traits,…”
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Short-Term Evolution of Reduced Dispersal in Island Plant Populations by Cody, Martin L., Jacob Mc C. Overton

“…1 Dramatic reductions in dispersal potential are characteristic of many diverse taxa, both plants and animals, on oceanic islands. This paper documents the…”
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Dispersal and Infection in Mistletoe Metapopulations by Overton, Jacob McC

“…1 The influence of dispersal patterns on the local distribution and abundance of the mistletoe, Phrygilanthus sonorae (Loranthaceae) is investigated. 2…”
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Predation and other factors currently limiting New Zealand forest birds by Innes, John, Kelly, Dave, Overton, Jacob McC, Gillies, Craig

“…Holdaway (1989) described three phases of historical extinctions and declines in New Zealand avifauna, the last of which (Group III, declining 1780–1986) was…”
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Climate predicts the proportion of divaricate plant species in New Zealand arborescent assemblages by Lusk, Christopher H., McGlone, Matthew S., Overton, Jacob McC

“…Aim: Puzzling features of plants are sometimes explained as legacies of coevolution with extinct herbivores. One example is the convergent evolution of a…”
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Components of spatial patterning in a serpentine grassland by OVERTON, JACOB McC, LEVIN, SIMON A.

“…We analyzed the components of spatial patterning in species abundance in a diverse grassland dominated by early season, annual forbs. Species abundance, soil…”
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Combining α - and β -diversity models to fill gaps in our knowledge of biodiversity by Mokany, Karel, Harwood, Thomas D., Overton, Jacob McC, Barker, Gary M., Ferrier, Simon

“…Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1043–1051 For many taxonomic groups, sparse information on the spatial distribution of biodiversity limits our capacity to answer a…”
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Net Present Biodiversity Value and the Design of Biodiversity Offsets by Overton, Jacob McC, Stephens, R. T. Theo, Ferrier, Simon

“…There is an urgent need to develop sound theory and practice for biodiversity offsets to provide a better basis for offset multipliers, to improve accounting…”
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Plant traits predict the success of weed biocontrol by Paynter, Quentin, Overton, Jacob McC, Hill, Richard L., Bellgard, Stanley E., Dawson, Murray I.

“…1. Biological control (biocontrol) can provide permanent cost-effective control of plant pests, but has variable success. The ability to predict the success of…”
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Predicting species spatial distributions using presence-only data: a case study of native New Zealand ferns by Zaniewski, A.Elizabeth, Lehmann, Anthony, Overton, Jacob McC

“…Identification of areas containing high biological diversity (‘hotspots’) from species presence-only data has become increasingly important in species and…”
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GRASP: generalized regression analysis and spatial prediction by Lehmann, Anthony, Overton, Jacob McC, Leathwick, John R

“…We present generalized regression analysis and spatial prediction (GRASP) conceptually as a method for producing spatial predictions using statistical models,…”
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Endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus Temm.) in Angola: Filling a 50‐year gap of knowledge with findings from two National Parks by Overton, Jacob McC, Elizalde Castells, David, Figueira Fernandes Elizalde, Sara Raquel, Valério, Hilária Mita, Alexandre Zumbo, Marta Nsamba, Groom, Rosemary Joy, Durant, Sarah M.

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Estimating and conserving patterns of invertebrate diversity: a test case of New Zealand land snails by Overton, Jacob McC, Barker, Gary M., Price, Robbie

“…Using New Zealand land snails as a case study, we evaluated recent spatial modelling approaches for the analysis of diversity in species-rich invertebrate…”
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Vital sites and actions: an integrated framework for prioritizing conservation actions and reporting achievement by Overton, Jacob McC, Walker, Susan, Price, Robbie, Stephens, R. T. Theo, Henson, Sarah, Earl, Richard, Wright, Elaine

“…Aim We describe the Vital Sites and Actions (Vital Sites) model and computational framework for prioritizing conservation actions, describing biodiversity…”
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Restricting new forests to conservation lands severely constrains carbon and biodiversity gains in New Zealand by Carswell, Fiona E., Mason, Norman W.H., Overton, Jacob McC, Price, Robbie, Burrows, Lawrence E., Allen, Robert B.

“…•Afforestation was simulated on conservation and all New Zealand private lands.•New privately-owned forests gain more C and biodiversity than on conservation…”
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Combining α - and β -diversity models to fill gaps in our knowledge of biodiversity: Filling gaps in biodiversity knowledge by Mokany, Karel, Harwood, Thomas D., Overton, Jacob McC, Barker, Gary M., Ferrier, Simon

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Combining [alpha]- and [beta]-diversity models to fill gaps in our knowledge of biodiversity by Mokany, Karel, Harwood, Thomas D, Overton, Jacob McC, Barker, Gary M, Ferrier, Simon

“…Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1043-1051 Abstract For many taxonomic groups, sparse information on the spatial distribution of biodiversity limits our capacity to…”
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GRASP: generalized regression analysis and spatial prediction by Lehmann, Anthony, Overton, Jacob McC, Leathwick, John R

“…We present generalized regression analysis and spatial prediction (GRASP) conceptually as a method for producing spatial predictions using statistical models,…”
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A unified approach to conservation prioritisation, reporting and information gathering in New Zealand by Walker, Susan, Stephens, R T Theo, Overton, Jacob McC

“…The biodiversity conservation task in New Zealand is considerable and complex, and effective prioritisation of conservation work, informative reporting, and…”
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