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1. Disturbances (e.g. fires, floods, windstorms, landslides and tsunamis) are ubiquitous throughout the world. Many social and ecological systems have...
Read moreEcologists have long studied the effects of disturbance on species diversity. More recently, researchers have become interested in understanding how t...
Read moreMany studies have examined the impacts of tropical habitat disturbance. However, the effects of moderate habitat disturbance on species diversity show...
Read moreMaintenance of ecological integrity and biodiversity must be based on well-grounded principles of disturbance ecology. However, non-equilibrium aspect...
Read moreConcepts of ecosystem stability, resilience and resistance have been discussed theoretically for nearly three decades. Understanding the effects of ha...
Read moreUnderstanding multiple ecological determinants of plant diversity and composition underpins good vegetation management. In mesic ecosystems, ecologica...
Read moreDisturbances are frequent events across the Canadian boreal forest and can affect both below- and above-ground ecosystem processes. How disturbances c...
Read moreEcosystems are shaped by a range of drivers including human and natural disturbances. They also may be subject to interactions between disturbances wh...
Read moreAssessing the impacts of disturbance over large areas and long time periods is crucial for nature management, but also challenging since impacts depen...
Read moreDisturbance is widely believed to facilitate invasions by exotic plants, but is also important for the persistence of many native species. The results...
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