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Landscape Online, 2008 In this paper, 1) a delineation of main theoretical, methodological and applicative issues of landscape ecology, 2) a comparison between landscape and ecosystem ecology, 3) a critical overview of actual limits of landscape ecology, are depicted.
Ireneo Ferrari, Alessandro Ferrarini
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Farming Intensity Affects Soil Seedbank Composition and Spontaneous Vegetation of Arable Weeds
Diversity, 2022 Former studies carried out in the 2000s in the Lahn-Dill region located in the middle-east of the German state Hesse stated a depletion of arable weeds on the field scale and more diverse weed flora on the landscape scale.
Philipp Köllmann, Rainer Waldhardt
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Xylem Anatomical Variability in White Spruce at Treeline Is Largely Driven by Spatial Clustering
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 The ecological function of boreal forests is challenged by drastically changing climate conditions. Although an increasing number of studies are investigating how climate change is influencing growth and distribution of boreal tree species, there is a ...
Timo Pampuch +4 more
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What acceleration data from wildlife collars and animal body mass tell us about seed dispersal
Animal Biotelemetry, 2023 Background The seeds of many plant species can be dispersed over long distances in animal fur (epizoochory). Quantifying epizoochory in the wild is, however, challenging, since it is difficult to measure the retention times of seeds in fur.
Carsten M. Buchmann +3 more
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, 2023 Landscapes are important socio-ecological systems. They are widely researched through landscape ecology to aid conservation and environmental management efforts, yet these efforts are not always as successful as they could be in terms of on-the-ground ...
Julian Gorman, Diane Pearson
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An inferior competitor is a successful invader due to its stress tolerance and productivity
Scientific Reports, 2023 The invasion of ecosystems by non-native species is recognized as one of the most significant global challenges, particularly in semiarid regions where native biodiversity is already under stress from drought and land degradation. The implicit assumption
Yohannes B. Tesfay +2 more
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Landscape Online, 2023 The landscape ecology community witnessed a landmark event in July 2023 as the 11th International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) World Congress unfolded on the African continent for the first time.
Werner Rolf +6 more
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Drought sensitivity of beech on a shallow chalk soil in northeastern Germany – a comparative study
Forest Ecosystems, 2016 Background We compare the climate sensitivity of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in two forest nature reserves in northeastern Germany. The one reserve, Schlossberg, is characterized by shallow chalk soils, whereas in the other reserve, Eldena ...
Marieke van der Maaten-Theunissen +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Wood is a sustainable natural resource and an important global commodity. According to the ‘moon wood theory’, the properties of wood, including its growth and water content, are believed to oscillate with the lunar cycle.
Jan Tumajer +7 more
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Oral microbial interactions from an ecological perspective: a narrative review
Frontiers in Oral Health, 2023 Landscape ecology is a relatively new field of study within the sub-specialty of ecology that considers time and space in addition to structure and function.
Daniel H. Fine, Helen Schreiner
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