Publications 2010 – 2019 – Forest Ecology and Conservation Group

Podocarpaceae in Tropical Forests: A Synthesis

A paper exploring the origins of Podocarpaceae in Tropical Forests, how at risk they are as genera within a family and the implications for their conservation. Cernusak, L.A. et al. 2010 PDF
Assessing the impacts of fragmentation on plant communities in New Zealand: scaling from survey plots to landscapes

Attempted to assess the overall impact of fragmentation at the landscape scale. We quantify the impacts of fragmentation on plant diversity by assessing patterns of community composition in relation to a range of fragmentation measures. Lafortezza, R.; Coomes, D.A.; Kapos, V.; Ewers, R.M. 2010 PDF
Influences of Forest Structure, Climate and Species Composition on Tree Mortality across the Eastern US

Using Bayesian analysis of over 430,000 tree records from a large eastern US forest database we characterised tree mortality as a function of climate, soils, species and size (stem diameter). Lines, E.R.; Coomes, D.A.; Purves, D.W. 2010 PDF
Evolution of the climatic niche in scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae, Polypodiopsida)

A reconstruction a climatic niche of scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae) using a rigorous analytical procedure which combines climatic niche modelling with reconstruction of continuous characters given a phylogenetic hypothesis. To estimate the limits to climatic niches of species, we used climate envelope modelling and ordination. BYSTRIAKOVA, N.; SCHNEIDER, H.; COOMES, D. 2010 PDF
Disturbance affects short-term facilitation,but not long-term saturation, of exotic plant invasion in New Zealand forest

We investigate the spread of an exotic herb, Hieracium lepidulum, into a New Zealand Nothofagus forest with the aim of understanding how stand-development of tree populations, propagule pressure and invader persistence, affect invasion across the landscape and within communities. Spence, L.A.; Ross, J.V.; Wiser, S.K.; Allen, R.B.; Coomes, D.A. 2010 PDF
Diet and diet preferences of introduced ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla) in New Zealand

The diet and diet preferences of introduced ungulates is a crucial step towards modelling their trophic interactions and managing their impacts. FORSYTH, D.M.; COOMES, D.A.; NUGENT, G.; HALL, G.M.J. 2010 PDF
Spatio-temporal feeding selection of red deer in a mountainous landscape

Understanding the dietary consumption and selection of wild populations of generalist herbivores is hampered by the complex array of factors. Here, we determine the influence of habitat, season, and animal density, sex, and age on the diet consumption and selection of 426 red deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus) culled in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. BEE,…