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Invasion of an exotic annual forb affects grass‐feeding termites in a semi‐arid woodland by Val, James, Eldridge, David J.

“…Invasive plants are known to have dramatic and generally negative effects on ecosystems. The rapid spread and naturalization of Carrichtera annua (wards weed)…”
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Competition drives the response of soil microbial diversity to increased grazing by vertebrate herbivores by Eldridge, David J., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Travers, Samantha K., Val, James, Oliver, Ian, Hamonts, Kelly, Singh, Brajesh K.

“…Scientists have largely neglected the effects of grazing on soil microbial communities despite their importance as drivers of ecosystem functions and services…”
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The importance of expert selection when identifying threatened ecosystems by Travers, Samantha K., Dorrough, Josh, Shannon, Ian, Val, James, Scott, Mitchell L., Moutou, Claudine J., Oliver, Ian

“…Identifying threatened ecosystem types is fundamental to conservation and management decision‐making. When identification relies on expert judgment, decisions…”
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Livestock grazing reinforces the competitive exclusion of small-bodied birds by large aggressive birds by Val, James, Eldridge, David J., Travers, Samantha K., Oliver, Ian

“…1. Grazing by domestic livestock is sometimes promoted as a management tool to benefit biodiversity. In many situations, however, it can produce negative…”
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Grazing Regulates the Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Microbial Communities Within Ecological Networks by Eldridge, David J., Travers, Samantha K., Val, James, Wang, Jun-Tao, Liu, Hongwei, Singh, Brajesh K., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel

“…Grazing is a major driver of the composition of microbial communities, which play important roles in soil functioning. Mechanisms whereby grazing might…”
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Biocrust-forming mosses mitigate the negative impacts of increasing aridity on ecosystem multifunctionality in drylands by Delgado‐Baquerizo, Manuel, Maestre, Fernando T., Eldridge, David J., Bowker, Matthew A., Ochoa, Victoria, Gozalo, Beatriz, Berdugo, Miguel, Val, James, Singh, Brajesh K.

“…The increase in aridity predicted with climate change will have a negative impact on the multiple functions and services (multifunctionality) provided by…”
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Grazing dampens the positive effects of shrub encroachment on ecosystem functions in a semi-arid woodland by Eldridge, David J., Soliveres, Santiago, Bowker, Matthew A., Val, James

“…1. The encroachment of woody plants into grasslands, open woodlands and savannah has been widely reported over the past few decades. Overgrazing is a probable…”
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Experimental evidence of strong relationships between soil microbial communities and plant germination by Eldridge, David J., Travers, Samantha K., Val, James, Ding, Jingyi, Wang, Jun‐Tao, Singh, Brajesh K., Delgado‐Baquerizo, Manuel, Chapman, Samantha

“…Plant‐associated microbes play essential roles in nutrient uptake and plant productivity, but their role in driving plant germination, a critical stage in the…”
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Effects of climate legacies on above‐ and belowground community assembly by Delgado‐Baquerizo, Manuel, Eldridge, David J., Travers, Samantha K., Val, James, Oliver, Ian, Bissett, Andrew

“…The role of climatic legacies in regulating community assembly of above‐ and belowground species in terrestrial ecosystems remains largely unexplored and…”
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Recent grazing reduces reptile richness but historic grazing filters reptiles based on their functional traits by Val, James, Travers, Samantha K., Oliver, Ian, Koen, Terry B., Eldridge, David J., Rohr, Jason

“…Grazing by mammalian herbivores can alter vegetation structure and composition. It can therefore affect critical habitat features used by native wildlife for…”
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Integrated analysis of aboveground and belowground indicators support a comprehensive evaluation of ecosystem recovery by Dorrough, Josh, Val, James, Travers, Samantha K., Wilson, Brian, Eldridge, David J., Carrillo, Yolima, Nielsen, Uffe N., Powell, Jeff R., Wilks, Gabriel, McPherson, Paul, Oliver, Ian

“…Analyses of diverse aboveground and belowground indicators should underpin assessments of ecosystem recovery, yet monitoring many indicators is costly and…”
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Perennial plant patches are sinks for seeds in semi‐arid woodlands in varying condition by Val, James, Travers, Samantha K., Oliver, Ian, Eldridge, David J., Acosta, Alicia Teresa Rosario

“…Questions Understanding the processes that influence resilience in semi‐arid woodland communities is of critical importance in landscapes where livestock…”
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Horse Activity is Associated with Degraded Subalpine Grassland Structure and Reduced Habitat for a Threatened Rodent by Eldridge, David J., Travers, Samantha K., Val, James, Zaja, Adriana, Veblen, Kari E.

“…Feral (wild) horses present significant challenges for landscape managers. A major effect of horses is trampling, which erodes soil and alters vegetation…”
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Livestock grazing and forest structure regulate the assembly of ecological clusters within plant networks in eastern Australia by Eldridge, David J., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Travers, Samantha K., Val, James, Oliver, Ian

“…Questions: How do changes in grazing intensity by different herbivores and differences in forest structure affect the assembly of ecological clusters within…”
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Foraging pit location provides valuable insights into critical habitat requirements of soil engineers by Eldridge, David J., Ding, Jingyi, Val, James

“…Context Successful conservation requires a detailed understanding of critical habitats required to support different plant and animal populations. This is…”
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Rabbits and livestock grazing alter the structure and composition of mid-storey plants in a wooded dryland by Travers, Samantha K., Eldridge, David J., Val, James, Oliver, Ian

“…•Native and introduced herbivores differ on their impacts on midstorey woody plants.•Greater recent rabbit and livestock grazing reduces the density of…”
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Do grazing intensity and herbivore type affect soil health? Insights from a semi-arid productivity gradient by Eldridge, David J., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Travers, Samantha K., Val, James, Oliver, Ian

“…1. Grazing is one of the most widespread forms of intensive management on Earth and is linked to reductions in soil health. However, little is known about the…”
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Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands by Maestre, Fernando T., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Yoann, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Eldridge, David J., Saiz, Hugo, Berdugo, Miguel, Gozalo, Beatriz, Ochoa, Victoria, Guirado, Emilio, García-Gómez, Miguel, Valencia, Enrique, Gaitán, Juan J., Asensio, Sergio, Mendoza, Betty J., Plaza, César, Díaz-Martínez, Paloma, Rey, Ana, Hu, Hang-Wei, He, Ji-Zheng, Wang, Jun-Tao, Lehmann, Anika, Rillig, Matthias C., Cesarz, Simone, Eisenhauer, Nico, Martínez-Valderrama, Jaime, Moreno-Jiménez, Eduardo, Sala, Osvaldo, Abedi, Mehdi, Ahmadian, Negar, Alados, Concepción L., Aramayo, Valeria, Amghar, Fateh, Arredondo, Tulio, Ahumada, Rodrigo J., Bahalkeh, Khadijeh, Ben Salem, Farah, Blaum, Niels, Boldgiv, Bazartseren, Bowker, Matthew A., Bran, Donaldo, Bu, Chongfeng, Canessa, Rafaella, Castillo-Monroy, Andrea P., Castro, Helena, Castro, Ignacio, Castro-Quezada, Patricio, Chibani, Roukaya, Conceição, Abel A., Currier, Courtney M., Darrouzet-Nardi, Anthony, Deák, Balázs, Donoso, David A., Dougill, Andrew J., Durán, Jorge, Erdenetsetseg, Batdelger, Espinosa, Carlos I., Fajardo, Alex, Farzam, Mohammad, Ferrante, Daniela, Frank, Anke S. K., Fraser, Lauchlan H., Gherardi, Laureano A., Greenville, Aaron C., Guerra, Carlos A., Gusmán-Montalvan, Elizabeth, Hernández-Hernández, Rosa M., Hölzel, Norbert, Huber-Sannwald, Elisabeth, Hughes, Frederic M., Jadán-Maza, Oswaldo, Jeltsch, Florian, Jentsch, Anke, Kaseke, Kudzai F., Köbel, Melanie, Koopman, Jessica E., Leder, Cintia V., Linstädter, Anja, le Roux, Peter C., Li, Xinkai, Liancourt, Pierre, Liu, Jushan, Louw, Michelle A., Maggs-Kölling, Gillian, Makhalanyane, Thulani P., Issa, Oumarou Malam, Manzaneda, Antonio J., Marais, Eugene, Mora, Juan P., Moreno, Gerardo, Munson, Seth M., Nunes, Alice, Oliva, Gabriel, Oñatibia, Gastón R., Peter, Guadalupe, Pivari, Marco O. D., Pueyo, Yolanda, Quiroga, R. Emiliano, Rahmanian, Soroor, Reed, Sasha C., Rey, Pedro J.

“…Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between…”
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Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale by Valencia, Enrique, de Bello, Francesco, Galland, Thomas, Adler, Peter B., Lepš, Jan, E-Vojtkó, Anna, van Klink, Roel, Carmona, Carlos P., Danihelka, Jiří, Dengler, Jürgen, Eldridge, David J., Estiarte, Marc, García-González, Ricardo, Garnier, Eric, Gómez-García, Daniel, Harrison, Susan P., Herben, Tomáš, Ibáñez, Ricardo, Jentsch, Anke, Juergens, Norbert, Kertész, Miklós, Klumpp, Katja, Louault, Frédérique, Marrs, Rob H., Ogaya, Romà, Ónodi, Gábor, Pakeman, Robin J., Pardo, Iker, Pärtel, Meelis, Peco, Begoña, Peñuelas, Josep, Pywell, Richard F., Rueda, Marta, Schmidt, Wolfgang, Schmiedel, Ute, Schuetz, Martin, Skálová, Hana, Šmilauer, Petr, Šmilauerová, Marie, Smit, Christian, Song, MingHua, Stock, Martin, Val, James, Vandvik, Vigdis, Ward, David, Wesche, Karsten, Wiser, Susan K., Woodcock, Ben A., Young, Truman P., Yu, Fei-Hai, Zobel, Martin, Götzenberger, Lars

“…The stability of ecological communities is critical for the stable provisioning of ecosystem services, such as food and forage production, carbon…”
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Evaluating models of expert judgment to inform assessment of ecosystem viability and collapse by Dorrough, Josh, Travers, Samantha K, Val, James, Scott, Mitchell L, Moutou, Claudine J, Oliver, Ian

“…Expert judgment underpins assessment of threatened ecosystems. However, experts are often narrowly defined, and variability in their judgments may be…”
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