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Impacts of parasitic plants on natural communities by Press, M.C, Phoenix, G.K

“…Parasitic plants have profound effects on the ecosystems in which they occur. They are represented by some 4000 species and can be found in most major biomes…”
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Traits explain the responses of a sub-arctic Collembola community to climate manipulation by Makkonen, Marika, Berg, Matty P., van Hal, Jurgen R., Callaghan, Terry V., Press, Malcolm C., Aerts, Rien

“…Ecosystems at high northern latitudes are subject to strong climate change. Soil processes, such as carbon and nutrient cycles, which determine the functioning…”
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Nitrogen accumulation and partitioning in a High Arctic tundra ecosystem from extreme atmospheric N deposition events by Choudhary, Sonal, Blaud, Aimeric, Osborn, A. Mark, Press, Malcolm C., Phoenix, Gareth K.

“…Arctic ecosystems are threatened by pollution from recently detected extreme atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition events in which up to 90% of the annual N…”
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Striga infestation of cereal crops – an unsolved problem in resource limited agriculture by Scholes, Julie D, Press, Malcolm C

“…The parasitic weed Striga causes devastating losses in cereal yields in sub-Saharan Africa. The parasite lifecycle is intimately linked with its host via a…”
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New Rice for Africa (NERICA) cultivars exhibit different levels of post-attachment resistance against the parasitic weeds Striga hermonthica and Striga asiatica by Cissoko, Mamadou, Boisnard, Arnaud, Rodenburg, Jonne, Press, Malcolm C., Scholes, Julie D.

“…Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica are root parasitic weeds that infect the major cereal crops of sub-Saharan Africa causing severe losses in yield. The…”
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Parasitic plant litter input: a novel indirect mechanism influencing plant community structure by Fisher, James P., Phoenix, Gareth K., Childs, Dylan Z., Press, Malcolm C., Smith, Stuart W., Pilkington, Michael G., Cameron, Duncan D.

“…Parasitic plants have major impacts on plant community structure through their direct negative influence on host productivity and competitive ability. However,…”
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Impacts of logging on density-dependent predation of dipterocarp seeds in a South East Asian rainforest by Bagchi, Robert, Philipson, Christopher D., Slade, Eleanor M., Hector, Andy, Phillips, Sam, Villanueva, Jerome F., Lewis, Owen T., Lyal, Christopher H. C., Nilus, Reuben, Madran, Adzley, Scholes, Julie D., Press, Malcolm C.

“…Much of the forest remaining in South East Asia has been selectively logged. The processes promoting species coexistence may be the key to the recovery and…”
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Decomposition of Sub-Arctic Plants with Differing Nitrogen Economies: A Functional Role for Hemiparasites by Quested, Helen M., J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Malcolm C. Press, Callaghan, Terry V., Aerts, Rien, Trosien, Frank, Riemann, Petra, Gwynn-Jones, Dylan, Kondratchuk, Alexandra, Jonasson, Sven E.

“…Although hemiparasitic plants have a number of roles in shaping the structure and composition of plant communities, the impact of this group on ecosystem…”
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Elevated CO₂ Induces Biochemical and Ultrastructural Changes in Leaves of the C₄ Cereal Sorghum by Jenny R. Watling, Malcolm C. Press, Quick, W. Paul

“…We analyzed the impact of growth at either 350 (ambient) or 700 (elevated) μL L-1 CO2 on key elements of the C4 pathway (photosynthesis, carbon isotope…”
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impact of hemiparasitic plant litter on decomposition: direct, seasonal and litter mixing effects by Quested, H.M, Callaghan, T.V, Cornelissen, J.H.C, Press, M.C

“…1 Nutrient-rich litter of hemiparasites (and N-fixers) has the potential to influence ecosystem-level decomposition and nutrient cycling, which may be…”
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How Do Nutrients and Warming Impact on Plant Communities and Their Insect Herbivores? A 9-Year Study from a Sub-Arctic Heath by Richardson, Sarah J., Malcolm C. Press, Parsons, Andrew N., Hartley, Susan E.

“…1 Responses of a Scandinavian sub-Arctic dwarf shrub heath community to 9 years of nutrient and temperature treatments were examined. Our objective was to…”
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Nutrients Obtained from Leaf Litter Can Improve the Growth of Dipterocarp Seedlings by Brearley, Francis Q., Malcolm C. Press, Scholes, Julie D.

“…• In tropical rain forests the rate of litterfall is high, and is the most important nutrient cycling pathway in these ecosystems. We tested two hypotheses…”
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Neighbourhood composition determines growth, architecture and herbivory in tropical rain forest tree seedlings by Massey, Fergus P, Massey, Kate, Press, Malcolm C, Hartley, Sue E

“…1 Interspecific and intraspecific competition in seedling banks may be important determinants of regeneration success in some groups of canopy trees, e.g…”
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Litter of the Hemiparasite Bartsia alpina Enhances Plant Growth: Evidence for a Functional Role in Nutrient Cycling by Quested, Helen M., Malcolm C. Press, Callaghan, Terry V.

“…Hemiparasitic angiosperms concentrate nutrients in their leaves and also produce high quality litter, which can decompose faster and release more nutrients…”
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Unusual carotenoid composition and a new type of xanthophyll cycle in plants by Bungard, R.A, Ruban, A.V, Hibberd, J.M, Press, M.C, Horton, P, Scholes, J.D

“…The capture of photons by the photosynthetic apparatus is the first step in photosynthesis in all autotrophic higher plants. This light capture is dominated by…”
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The Hemiparasitic Angiosperm Bartsia alpina Has the Potential to Accelerate Decomposition in Sub-Arctic Communities by Quested, Helen M., Malcolm C. Press, Callaghan, Terry V., J. Hans C. Cornelissen

“…We investigated the hypothesis that hemiparasites accelerate nutrient cycling in nutrient-poor communities. Hemiparasites concentrate nutrients in their…”
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BIFoR FACE: Water–soil–vegetation–atmosphere data from a temperate deciduous forest catchment, including under elevated CO2 by MacKenzie, A. Rob, Krause, Stefan, Hart, Kris M., Thomas, Richard M., Blaen, Phillip J., Hamilton, R. Liz, Curioni, Giulio, Quick, Susan E., Kourmouli, Angeliki, Hannah, David M., Comer‐Warner, Sophie A., Brekenfeld, Nicolai, Ullah, Sami, Press, Malcolm C.

“…The ecosystem services provided by forests modulate runoff generation processes, nutrient cycling and water and energy exchange between soils, vegetation and…”
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Leaf and fine root carbon stocks and turnover are coupled across Arctic ecosystems by Sloan, Victoria L., Fletcher, Benjamin J., Press, Malcolm C., Williams, Mathew, Phoenix, Gareth K.

“…Estimates of vegetation carbon pools and their turnover rates are central to understanding and modelling ecosystem responses to climate change and their…”
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Evolutionary history and distance dependence control survival of dipterocarp seedlings by Bagchi, Robert, Press, Malcolm C, Scholes, Julie D

“…One important hypothesis to explain tree-species coexistence in tropical forests suggests that increased attack by natural enemies near conspecific trees gives…”
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Tight Coupling Between Shoot Level Foliar N and P, Leaf Area, and Shoot Growth in Arctic Dwarf Shrubs Under Simulated Climate Change by Koller, Eva K, Press, Malcolm C, Callaghan, Terry V, Phoenix, Gareth K

“…Nutrient availability limits productivity of arctic ecosystems, and this constraint means that the amount of nitrogen (N) in plant canopies is an exceptionally…”
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