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What does species richness tell us about functional trait diversity? Predictions and evidence for responses of species and functional trait diversity to land-use change by Mayfield, M. M., Bonser, S. P., Morgan, J. W., Aubin, I., McNamara, S., Vesk, P. A.

“…In the conservation literature on land-use change, it is often assumed that land-use intensification drives species loss, driving a loss of functional trait…”
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Where and when to revegetate: a quantitative method for scheduling landscape reconstruction by Thomson, J.R, Moilanen, A.J, Vesk, P.A, Bennett, A.F, Mac Nally, R

“…Restoration of native vegetation is required in many regions of the world, but determining priority locations for revegetation is a complex problem. We…”
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Predicting Plant Species' Responses to Grazing by Vesk, Peter A., Westoby, Mark

“…1. The aim of this study was to identify whether plant species show consistent responses to livestock grazing. The analyses were based on 35 published studies…”
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Sprouting by Plants: The Effects of Modular Organization by Vesk, P. A., Westoby, M.

“…1. Plant survival following disturbance was modelled simply as the probability that at least one of n stems sprouts, each stem having an independent…”
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Metal localization in water hyacinth roots from an urban wetland by VESK, P. A., NOCKOLDS, C. E., ALLAWAY, W. G.

“…PCA, principal components analysis
MDS, multidimensional scaling
STEM, scanning transmission electron microscopy

Metal localization within and around roots of…”
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State-and-transition modelling for Adaptive Management of native woodlands by Rumpff, L., Duncan, D.H., Vesk, P.A., Keith, D.A., Wintle, B.A.

“…Adaptive Management (AM) is widely advocated as an approach to dealing with uncertainty in natural resource management as it provides an explicit framework for…”
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Landscape context explains changes in the functional diversity of regenerating forests better than climate or species richness by Sams, M. A., Lai, H. R., Bonser, S. P., Vesk, P. A., Kooyman, R. M., Metcalfe, D. J., Morgan, J. W., Mayfield, M. M.

“…Aim: A rich literature on forest succession provides general expectations for the steps forests go through while reassembling after disturbance, yet we still…”
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Sprouting Ability across Diverse Disturbances and Vegetation Types Worldwide by Vesk, Peter A., Westoby, Mark

“…1 A widely used classification of plant response to fire divides species into two groups, sprouters and non-sprouters. In contrast, regeneration responses to…”
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Apoplasmic barriers and their significance in the exodermis and sheath of Eucalyptus pilularis–Pisolithus tinctorius ectomycorrhizas by VESK, PETER A., ASHFORD, ANNE E., MARKOVINA, ANNE-LAURE, ALLAWAY, WILLIAM G.

“…The apoplasmic permeability of ectomycorrhizal roots of intact Eucalyptus pilularis seedlings infected with Pisolithus tinctorius on aseptic agar plates was…”
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Metal levels in tissue granules of the freshwater bivalve Hyridella depressa (Unionida) for biomonitoring: the importance of cryopreparation by Vesk, Peter A, Byrne, Maria

“…The freshwater bivalve Hyridella depressa accumulates metals in extracellular granules distributed through its tissues and the elemental content of these…”
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Simple Traits Do Not Predict Grazing Response in Australian Dry Shrublands and Woodlands by Vesk, Peter A., Leishman, Michelle R., Westoby, Mark

“…1. Plant species composition and species response to grazing are fundamental to the management of grazing lands. Reliable prediction of grazing responses from…”
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Sprouting by semi-arid plants: testing a dichotomy and predictive traits by Vesk, Peter A., Warton, David I., Westoby, Mark

“…A widely-used description of vegetation response to fire is that species can be clearly classified as sprouters or non-sprouters. We aimed to assess: (1) how…”
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Threatened plant translocation in Australia: A review by Silcock, J.L., Simmons, C.L., Monks, L., Dillon, R., Reiter, N., Jusaitis, M., Vesk, P.A., Byrne, M., Coates, D.J.

“…Translocation of plants has become a common approach in conservation biology in the past two decades, but it is not clear how successful it is in achieving…”
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Effects of common management practices on threatened plant translocations by Whitehead, M.R., Silcock, J.L., Simmons, C.L., Monks, L., Dillon, R., Reiter, N., Jusaitis, M., Coates, D.J., Byrne, M., Vesk, P.A.

“…A chief tool in plant conservation is the augmenting or establishment of threatened plant populations by translocating individuals grown ex-situ. As…”
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Flat embedding of microorganisms on slides with LR white for immunocytochemistry by Vesk, P A, Dibbayawan, T P, Vesk, M

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Time lags in provision of habitat resources through revegetation by Vesk, Peter A., Nolan, Rachael, Thomson, James R., Dorrough, Josh W., Nally, Ralph Mac

“…Broadscale land use changes are occurring rapidly in rural landscapes worldwide, within which revegetation with native plant species to increase the area of…”
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Spatial variation of copper and lead concentrations of water hyacinth plants in a wetland receiving urban run-off by Vesk, Peter A., Allaway, William G.

“…Copper and lead concentrations of roots of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, in an urban wetland in Sydney, Australia ranged between 145 ± 15…”
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Regional avian species declines estimated from volunteer-collected long-term data using List Length Analysis by Szabo, Judit K., Vesk, Peter A., Baxter, Peter W. J., Possingham, Hugh P.

“…Long-term systematic population monitoring data sets are rare but are essential in identifying changes in species abundance. In contrast, community groups and…”
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PLANT ECOLOGICAL STRATEGIES: Some Leading Dimensions of Variation Between Species by Westoby, Mark, Falster, Daniel S, Moles, Angela T, Vesk, Peter A, Wright, Ian J

“…An important aim of plant ecology is to identify leading dimensions of ecological variation among species and to understand the basis for them. Dimensions that…”
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Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes by Moles, Angela T., Wallis, Ian R., Foley, William J., Warton, David I., Stegen, James C., Bisigato, Alejandro J., Cella-Pizarro, Lucrecia, Clark, Connie J., Cohen, Philippe S., Cornwell, William K., Edwards, Will, Ejrnæs, Rasmus, Gonzales-Ojeda, Therany, Graae, Bente J., Hay, Gregory, Lumbwe, Fainess C., Magaña-Rodríguez, Benjamín, Moore, Ben D., Peri, Pablo L., Poulsen, John R., Veldtman, Ruan, von Zeipel, Hugo, Andrew, Nigel R., Boulter, Sarah L., Borer, Elizabeth T., Campón, Florencia Fernández, Coll, Moshe, Farji-Brener, Alejandro G., De Gabriel, Jane, Jurado, Enrique, Kyhn, Line A., Low, Bill, Mulder, Christa P. H., Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Rodríguez-Velázquez, Jorge, Seabloom, Eric W., Vesk, Peter A., van Cauter, An, Waldram, Matthew S., Zheng, Zheng, Blendinger, Pedro G., Enquist, Brian J., Facelli, Jose M., Knight, Tiffany, Majer, Jonathan D., Martínez-Ramos, Miguel, McQuillan, Peter, Prior, Lynda D.

“…It has long been believed that plant species from the tropics have higher levels of traits associated with resistance to herbivores than do species from higher…”
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