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Walter DurkaHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ Verified email at ufz.de Cited by 16804 |
Ecological plant epigenetics: Evidence from model and non‐model species, and the way forward
Growing evidence shows that epigenetic mechanisms contribute to complex traits, with
implications across many fields of biology. In plant ecology, recent studies have attempted to …
implications across many fields of biology. In plant ecology, recent studies have attempted to …
TRY–a global database of plant traits
Plant traits – the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs – determine how primary producers respond to …
characteristics of plants and their organs – determine how primary producers respond to …
Indicators for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: a pan‐European study
In many European agricultural landscapes, species richness is declining considerably. Studies
performed at a very large spatial scale are helpful in understanding the reasons for this …
performed at a very large spatial scale are helpful in understanding the reasons for this …
Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment
Biodiversity experiments have shown that species loss reduces ecosystem functioning in
grassland. To test whether this result can be extrapolated to forests, the main contributors to …
grassland. To test whether this result can be extrapolated to forests, the main contributors to …
The niche of higher plants: evidence for phylogenetic conservatism
A species' ecological niche depends on the species' adaptations to its present habitat, but
also on the legacy from its ancestors. Most authors argue that such a phylogenetic niche …
also on the legacy from its ancestors. Most authors argue that such a phylogenetic niche …
Effects of forest decline on uptake and leaching of deposited nitrate determined from 15N and 18O measurements
ATTEMPTS to understand how atmospheric nitrogen deposition affects forest ecosystems 1'2
have been hampered by the lack of a direct method to trace the fate of the deposited …
have been hampered by the lack of a direct method to trace the fate of the deposited …
Widespread vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines
Despite evidence of pollinator declines from many regions across the globe, the threat this
poses to plant populations is not clear because plants can often produce seeds without …
poses to plant populations is not clear because plants can often produce seeds without …
BiolFlor: a new plant-trait database as a tool for plant invasion ecology
Despite some progress, a predictive framework for predicting invasiveness remains illusive,
except for the fact that being invasive elsewhere, having a broad native range, and …
except for the fact that being invasive elsewhere, having a broad native range, and …
Contrasting changes in taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity during a long‐term succession: insights into assembly processes
Theory predicts that the processes generating biodiversity after disturbance will change during
succession. Comparisons of phylogenetic and functional (alpha and beta) diversity with …
succession. Comparisons of phylogenetic and functional (alpha and beta) diversity with …
Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical C hina
Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning ( BEF ) experiments address ecosystem‐level consequences
of species loss by comparing communities of high species richness with communities …
of species loss by comparing communities of high species richness with communities …