Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
Understanding the consequences of invasive plant species for native rangeland communities in the context of global climate change |
2023 |
170 |
Invasive species wreak havoc on nearly every ecosystem on the planet, including grasslands, and are considered currently to be one of the most substantial threats to ecosystems worldwide. Invasive species outcompete native species for resources with ... |
Drivers of plant community biodiversity: understory dynamics in longleaf pine savannas of North Carolina |
2019 |
1259 |
When properly managed, the longleaf pine (LLP) savanna ecosystem is one of the most biologically diverse habitats in the world due to the high density of understory plant species. The ecosystem has played a vital role in building the economy and cult... |
Belowground traits lack response to chronic nitrogen additions in the tallgrass prairie |
2022 |
618 |
Anthropogenic effects are pervasive, ignoring country and even conservation boundaries. Nitrogen deposition, a major component of global change, alters nutrient limitation with cascading consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem function. This proj... |
Nutrient desposition and drought effects on arthropod herbivore damage in longleaf pine savanna understory |
2024 |
29 |
Herbivory, a key ecosystem process, ensures the cycling of energy and nutrients. A particularly important driver of grassland and savanna dynamics, nearly a third of plant production moves up the food web by herbivory. Arthropod herbivores account fo... |