Patterns of understory invasion in invasive timber stands of a tropical sky island
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9995
Abstract: Abstract Current climate and land cover change threaten global mountaintops with increased spread of invasive species. Longâestablished plantations of invasive trees on these mountaintops can alter their surroundings, further increasing invaderâfacilitated invasion. Identifying the ecological… read more here.
Keywords: sky islands; shola sky; invasion; understory invasion ... See more keywords
The enigmatic tropical alpine flora on the African sky islands is young, disturbed, and unsaturated
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2112737119
Abstract: Significance Resilience is required to withstand or mitigate the effect of human-induced climate change. Today whole ecosystems are affected by climate change, but our understanding of their evolution and natural response is limited, often restricted… read more here.
Keywords: climate; sky islands; african sky; enigmatic tropical ... See more keywords
New hairworm (Nematomorpha, Gordiida) species described from the Arizona Madrean Sky Islands
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.733.22798
Abstract: Abstract Gordiids, or freshwater hairworms, are members of the phylum Nematomorpha that use terrestrial definitive hosts (arthropods) and live as adults in rivers, lakes, or streams. The genus Paragordius consists of 18 species, one of… read more here.
Keywords: madrean sky; sky islands; new hairworm; species described ... See more keywords