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The hare, the tortoise and the crocodile: the ecology of angiosperm dominance, conifer persistence and fern filtering
Angiosperm trees often dominate forests growing in resource-rich habitats, whereas conifers are generally restricted to less productive habitats. We investigate whether competition with ferns and deeply shading trees also contributes to a failure of conifers to regenerate in resource-rich habitats. Coomes, D.A. et al. 2005 PDF
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Are differences in seed mass among species important in structuring plant communities? Evidence from analyses of spatial and temporal variation in dune-annual population
Analysis of the population and spatial structures of coastal annual-plant communities, across ten dunes and a three years period, to explore the role of seed mass in structuring these communities. Coomes, D.A.; Rees, M.; Grubb, P.J.; Turnbull, L. 2002 PDF
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Comment on “A Brief History of Seed Size”
A comment on ‘A Brief History of Seed Size’ by Mole et al. in which an argument is made against understanding the association of greater seed size with greater plant height through use of Charnov’s life-history theory for mammals. Grubb, P.J.; Coomes, D.A.; Metcalfe, D.J. 2005 PDF
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Colonization, tolerance, competition and seed-size variation within functional groups
There is evidence from studies within functional groups that seed size does trade off against number of seeds and dispersal of those seeds. Coomes, D.A.; Grubb, P.J. 2003 PDF
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Grazing and community structure as determinants of invasion success by Scotch broom in a New Zealand montane shrubland
An experiment in a New Zealand montane shrubland with tussock grasses that has been invaded by Scotch broom to determine features that rendered it susceptible to invasion. Bellingham, P.J.; Coomes, D.A. 2003 PDF
Changing the Landscape of Conservation
Forest Ecology and Conservation Group 