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The macroecology of sustainability. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2012 The discipline of sustainability science has emerged in response to concerns of natural and social scientists, policymakers, and lay people about whether the Earth can continue to support human population growth and economic prosperity.
Joseph R Burger +10 more
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Where next for macroecology: citizen macroecology? [PDF]
Frontiers of Biogeography, 2014 ISSN 1948-6596 news and update symposium summary Where next for macroecology: citizen macroecology? 2 nd annual symposium of the British Ecological Society’s Macroecology Special Interest Group – Sheffield, UK, 10 th –11 th July 2013 Introduction Following the success of the first meeting of the British Ecological Society’s (BES) Macroecology Special ...
Laura Jane Graham +3 more
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The microbial contribution to macroecology [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014 There has been a recent explosion of research within the field of microbial ecology that has been fueled, in part, by methodological improvements that make it feasible to characterize microbial communities to an extent that was inconceivable only a few ...
Albert eBarberan +2 more
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Macroecological patterns in experimental microbial communities. [PDF]
PLoS Computational BiologyEcology has historically benefited from the characterization of statistical patterns of biodiversity within and across communities, an approach known as macroecology. Within microbial ecology, macroecological approaches have identified universal patterns
William R Shoemaker +2 more
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The macroecology of island floras [PDF]
Frontiers of Biogeography, 2015 Islands are key model systems in biogeography and ecology. However, standardized data on environmental characteristics of the large number of islands worldwide have so far been lacking, and the effects of these characteristics on island ecology and ...
Patrick Weigelt
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The macroecology of Mesozoic dinosaurs. [PDF]
Biol LettDinosaurs thrived for over 160 million years in Mesozoic ecosystems, displaying diverse ecological and evolutionary adaptations. Their ecology was shaped by large-scale climatic and biogeographic changes, calling for a ‘deep-time’ macroecological investigation.
Chiarenza AA.
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Evolutionary macroecology [PDF]
Frontiers of Biogeography, 2013 Macroecology focuses on ecological questions at broad spatial and temporal scales, providing a statistical description of patterns in species abundance, distribution and diversity.
José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho +2 more
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Biology Letters, 2012 The symposium ‘What is Macroecology?’ was held in London on 20 June 2012. The event was the inaugural meeting of the Macroecology Special Interest Group of the British Ecological Society and was attended by nearly 100 scientists from 11 countries. The meeting reviewed the recent development of the macroecological agenda.
Sally A Keith +2 more
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Biovera-Epi: A new database on species diversity, community composition and leaf functional traits of vascular epiphytes along gradients of elevation and forest-use intensity in Mexico [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 This data paper describes a new, comprehensive database (BIOVERA-Epi) on species distributions and leaf functional traits of vascular epiphytes, a poorly studied plant group, along gradients of elevation and forest-use intensity in the central part of ...
Valeria Guzmán-Jacob +5 more
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The sparse macroecology of microbiology. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AKempes CP.
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