Woody species richness and turnover in expanding Mediterranean forests: a story of landscape legacies influenced by climatic aridity
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-021-01249-z
Abstract: The current expansion of forests in Europe is expected to be affected by transient colonization credits (i.e. species deficits compared to long-established forests), especially due to plant species with limited dispersal ability. We aimed to… read more here.
Keywords: mediterranean forests; aridity; connectivity; expanding mediterranean ... See more keywords
Climatic aridity increases temporal nestedness of invertebrate communities in naturally drying rivers
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DOI: 10.1111/ecog.05349
Abstract: Climate change is altering the water cycle globally, increasing the frequency and magnitude of floods and droughts. An outstanding question is whether biodiversity responses to hydrological disturbance depend on background climatic context – and if… read more here.
Keywords: climatic context; aridity; hydrological disturbance; invertebrate communities ... See more keywords