Interaction of Seed Dispersal and Environmental Filtering Affects Woody Encroachment Patterns in Coastal Grassland [PDF]
, 2019 Encroachment of woody plants into grasslands has occurred worldwide and includes coastal ecosystems. This conversion process is mediated by seed dispersal patterns, environmental filtering, and biotic interactions.
Dows, Benjamin L. +5 more
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Notes on invasive and expansive trees and shrubs [PDF]
Journal of Forest Science, 2005 Expansion and invasion of plants indicate successful colonization and competitive abilities of species. There are fewer invasive and expansive woody plants than herbs. Main expansive (native species) trees and shrubs are Acer platanoides, Acer pseudoplatanus, Clematis vitalba, Crataegus sp. div., Fraxinus excelsior, Prunus spinosa, Rubus sp.
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Expansion of tree and shrub plant species into undisturbed steppe phytocenoses
Journal of Native and Alien Plant Studies, 2021 Стаття присвячена дослідженню деревно-чагарникових видів рослин, які стихійно-інвазійно колонізують антропогенно малопорушені степові екосистеми. Визначено видовий склад, кількість та біометричні характеристики деревно-чагарникових видів рослин. Встановлено, що у 6-ти досліджуваних природних балках тра- пляється 22 види, серед яких 8 проявляють ...
I. I. Korshіkov +2 more
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How tree species identity and diversity affect light transmittance to the understory in mature temperate forests [PDF]
, 2017 Light is a key resource for plant growth and is of particular importance in forest ecosystems, because of the strong vertical structure leading to successive light interception from canopy to forest floor.
Baeten, Lander +6 more
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Shrub expansion may reduce summer permafrost thaw in Siberian tundra [PDF]
Global Change Biology, 2010 AbstractClimate change is expected to cause extensive vegetation changes in the Arctic: deciduous shrubs are already expanding, in response to climate warming. The results from transect studies suggest that increasing shrub cover will impact significantly on the surface energy balance. However, little is known about the direct effects of shrub cover on
Blok, D. +5 more
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Fertile Island Soils Promote the Restoration of Shrub Patches in Burned Areas in Arid Saline Land
Fire, 2023 Shrub encroachment and expansion have been widely reported globally and are particularly severe in arid saline land. Shrubs in harsh habitats have fertile island effects, but the promoting effect of fertile island soil on shrub patch restoration remains ...
Shilin Wang, Xiaojun Wang, Wenxia Cao
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Environmental Research Letters, 2017 Woody shrubs have increased in biomass and expanded into new areas throughout the Pan-Arctic tundra biome in recent decades, which has been linked to a biome-wide observed increase in productivity.
Andrew C Martin +4 more
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Uniform female-biased sex ratios in alpine willows [PDF]
, 2012 Premise of the study: The development of biased sex ratios in dioecious plant species has been ascribed to either (1) factors influencing differential adult mortality of male and female plants or (2) factors acting at an early life stage that determine ...
Hik, David S., Myers-Smith, Isla H.
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A multiple profile approach to the palynological reconstruction of Norse landscapes in Greenland's Eastern Settlement [PDF]
, 2014 Acknowledgments The Leverhulme Trust is thanked for financial support. Gordon Cook provided radiocarbon dates. Thanks are also due to Andy McMullen for botanical identifications and assistance in the field, and to Sikuu Motzfeld for hospitality during ...
Edwards, Kevin J +2 more
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A preliminary field trial to compare control techniques for invasive Berberis aquifolium in Belgian coastal dunes [PDF]
, 2019 Non-native Berberis aquifolium is an invasive species in Belgian coastal dunes. With its strong clonal growth through suckers, this evergreen shrub outcompetes native species and affects dune succession.
Adriaens, Tim +7 more
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