Liam Cavin

TL;DR: The stability of populations to major drought events and the implications for predicted widespread growth decline at its equatorial range edge are explored, and greatest sensitivity and low resistance to drought in the core of the species range is found.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that ecosystem responses to extreme drought can involve rapid, nonlinear threshold processes during the recovery phase as well as the initial drought impact, which can lead to the reordering of dominance between species within communities, which may persist if extreme events become more frequent.

TL;DR: Higher bat activity levels were observed in small and isolated woodland fragments, and in sparsely wooded landscapes, which may reflect a more intensive use of woodland in landscapes where this habitat is scarce and woodland creation should be prioritised.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of climate on tree growth across the entire geographical distribution of the species and found that the most important climate variables significantly correlated with growth did not show strong geographical patterns.

TL;DR: The results suggest that future response of growth dynamics to climate change in Fagus sylvatica will be strongly influenced by the response of reproduction, creating lagged climate effects on growth.