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Effects of area, age and diversity of forest patches in Belgium on plant species richness, and implications for conservation and reforestation
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In this article, the distribution of 203 forest plant species over 234 isolated forest patches in the western part of Belgium and the most northern part of France was studied, and the presence of some functional ecological plant species groups was correlated with habitat features and patch area.About:
This article is published in Biological Conservation.The article was published on 1999-01-01. It has received 293 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Species richness & Ecological release.read more
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Irreversible impact of past land use on forest soils and biodiversity
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the duration of agricultural aftereffects on forest biodiversity and found that species richness and plant communities vary according to the intensity of former agriculture in one such forest that was farmed during the period AD 50-250.
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An ecological comparison between ancient and other forest plant species of Europe, and the implications for forest conservation
TL;DR: The regional variation in ancient forest plant species suggests that regional lists are more appropriate for assessing the nature conservation value of forests than one global European list and ancientforest plant species may be considered as important biodiversity indicators for forests.
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Does size matter? The relationship between pond area and biodiversity
Beat Oertli,Dominique Auderset Joye,Emmanuel Castella,Raphaelle Juge,Diana Georgette Cambin,Jean-Bernard Lachavanne +5 more
TL;DR: It is shown that a set of ponds of small size has more species and has a higher conservation value than a single large pond of the same total area, and that large ponds harbour species missing in the smaller ponds.
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Historical landscape connectivity affects present plant species diversity
Regina Lindborg,Ove Eriksson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest that landscape structure influences speci ccies loss, regionally and globally, and that landscape structures are one of the main drivers behind species loss, both locally and globally.
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Forest fragmentation effects on patch occupancy and population viability of herbaceous plant species
TL;DR: This review discusses extinction and colonization dynamics of forest plant species at the regional scale and suggests that the use of the metapopulation concept, both because of its heuristic power and conservation applications, may be fruitful.
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Some Demographic and Genetic Consequences of Environmental Heterogeneity for Biological Control
TL;DR: Effectiveness of any control program will depend on the different responses of the crop, pest, and control organism to this pattern of environment, which there are geographic, local, and temporal variations in the environment.
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Minimum Population Sizes for Species Conservation
TL;DR: For example, it has been shown that the smaller the population, the more susceptible it is to extinction from various causes as mentioned in this paper, and therefore, conservation efforts have been and will continue to be at the single species level.
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