Walter Durka

TL;DR: The results support a deterministic model of community assembly where phylogenetic composition is constrained through successional time, but toward late succession, species sorting into preferred habitats according to niche traits that are conserved deep in phylogeny, becomes increasingly important.

TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual framework, resilience trinity, is proposed to facilitate management based on resilience mechanisms in three distinctive decision contexts and time-horizons: 1) reactive, when there is an imminent threat to ES resilience and a high pressure to act, 2) adjustive, when the threat is known in general but there is still time to adapt management and 3) provident, when time horizons are very long and the nature of the threats is uncertain, leading to a low willingness to act.

TL;DR: The inheritance of a duplicated chromosome set as well as longevity and frequent gene flow reduces drift in tetraploid C. stoebe counteracts genetic depletion during initial introductions and in subsequent phases of small or fluctuating population sizes in ruderal habitats.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied how growth and reproduction of the dominant dwarf shrub Empetrum hermaphroditum varied among three habitat types differing in winter snow depth and summer irradiation, and whether the observed patterns were consistent along a local climatic gradient (subcontinental vs sub-oceanic climates) and along a latitudinal gradient (northern Sweden vs central Norway).

TL;DR: Irrespective of their different life histories, Stipa species responded similarly to the bioclimatic gradient in Jordan, concluding that, in addition to predominant random processes, steep climatic gradients might shape the genetic structure of plant populations.