A corrigendum of the Russo et al. 2007 paper ‘Growth–size scaling relationships of woody plant species differ from predictions of the Metabolic Ecology Model’. Russo, S.E.; Wiser, S.K.; Coomes, D.A. 2008 PDF
Project Tag: 2000-2009
Monocot Leaves are Eaten Less than Dicot Leaves in Tropical Lowland Rain Forests: Correlations with Toughness and Leaf Presentation
An investigation into whether the differing toughness and levels of leaf presentation between monocots and dicots correlates with the different levels of herbivory to which they are subject. Grubb, P.J. et al. 2008 PDF
NEOENDEMISM IN MADAGASCAN SCALY TREE FERNS RESULTS FROM RECENT, COINCIDENT DIVERSIFICATION BURSTS
The evolution of Madagascan tree ferns as a rainforest-specific model family, integrating results from bioclimatic niche analysis with a dated phylogenetic framework, and proposal of an evolutionary scenario of large island endemic clades. Showing that Madagascar’s extant tree fern diversity springs from three distinct ancestors independently colonising Madagascar during the Miocene. Janssen, J.; Bystriakova, N.;…
Intraspecific changes in forest canopy allometries during self-thinning
An investigation of variations in leaf allometry, stand LAI and other canopy properties along a developmental sequence of naturally occurring mono-specific self-thinning stands of mountain beech. Holdaway, R. J.;Allen, R. B. ; Clinton, P. W. ; Davis,M. R.; Coomes, D.A. 2008 PDF
Global meta-analysis of wood decomposition rates: a role for trait variation among tree species?
The first global analysis attempting to explicitly investigate the contribution of wood quality to decomposition. Under a common climate interspecific differences in wood traits are found to affect woody debris decomposition patterns. Weedon, J.T.; Cornwell, W.K.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Zanne, A.; Wirth, C.; Coomes, D.A. 2008 PDF
Scaling of xylem vessels and veins within oak leaves
An examination of the scaling of the leaf xylem in ten temperate oak species to test general models of plant vascular architecture, based on scaling of pipe diameters in order to minimize hydraulic resistance within the xylem, which have neglected to consider the variations in leaf hydraulic properties. Coomes, D.A.; Heathcote, S.; Godfrey, E.R.; Shepherd,…
How spatial structure alters population and community dynamics in a natural plant community
Quantification of the effects of spatial structure on individual, population and community biomass within a natural community of annuals for two years (1994 and 1996) in which competition operated differently. TURNBULL, L.A.; COOMES, D.A.; PURVES, D.W.; REES, M. 2007 PDF
Tree fern trunks facilitate seedling regeneration in a productive lowland temperate rain forest
An exploration of the competitive and facilitative effects of two tree fern species, Cyatheasmithii and Dicksoniasquarrosa, on the epiphytic regeneration of tree species in nutrient-rich alluvial forests in New Zealand as an alternative to forest floor regeneration where competition is greater. Gaxiola, A.; Burrows, L.E.; Coomes, D.A. 2007 PDF
Impacts of forest fragmentation on species composition and forest structure in the temperate landscape of southern Chile
An assessment of the diverse impacts of fragmentation on forest habitats by integrating landscape-level and species-level approaches. ECHEVERRIA, C.; NEWTON, A.C.; LARA, A.; REY-BENAYAS, J.M.; COOMES, D.A. 2007 PDF
Mortality and tree-size distributions in natural mixed-age forests
Use of a classic conceptual framework – the shifting mosaic of patches model – to explore the ways in which competitive thinning and disturbance influence tree-size distributions, and to consider the effects of temporal variability in disturbance frequency on the size structure of forests. Coomes, D.A.; Allen, R.B. 2007 PDF
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