Tag Archives: Meelis Pärtel
New publication – Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities
Text by Martin Luther University in Halle via EurekaAlert /Ed: This new macroecological paper includes Meelis Pärtel and Ülo Niinemets from EcolChange as coauthors./ Which plant species grow where, alongside which others – and why? The diversity of global vegetation … Continue reading
New publication – Plant diversity in oceanic archipelagos: realistic patterns emulated by an agent-based computer simulation
Text by Madli Jõks Simulated islands help to untangle the secrets of biodiversity Volcanic islands emerge empty from the sea and thus, offer a unique change to study how plant- and animal species colonize new areas. They have been in … Continue reading
New publication – Global database of plants with root‐symbiotic nitrogen fixation: Nod DB
Text by Lauri Laanisto It´s really a very simple paper! A (relatively little) database containing information about all the plants (on genus level) that fix nitrogen from the soil. Somehow this information has not been available so far in a … Continue reading
EcolChange conference: Ecology and Global Change
It´s time for a little afternoon-conference of our Centre of Exellence. Full title: Ecology of GlobalChange: Natural and Managed Ecosystems Link to registration Time: Thursday, 21. September 2017 at 13.00 Place: Tartu, OMICUM (Riia 23b, Tartu) PROGRAMME: 13.00 – 13.30 … Continue reading
New paper published – Dispersal limitation determines large-scale dark diversity in Central and Northern Europe
Text by Kersti Riibak The inability of many plant species to disperse to environmentally suitable sites after the Last Glacial Maximum limits plant diversity within Europe. Dispersal may also limit species occupancy of potentially suitable sites within their distribution ranges, … Continue reading
New publications describing a new method to predict species establishment and invasion
Text by Jon Bennett [This is a repost from Meelis Pärtel´s Macroecology Workgroup blog] Understanding which species are going to establish within a given community (i.e. invasion) is one of the most fundamental pursuits in ecology. In today’s era of … Continue reading
New publication – Predicting species establishment using absent species and functional neighborhoods
Text by Meelis Pärtel and Jonathan Bennett Understanding which species establish in which habitats is fundamental to community ecology and to more applied pursuits, such as the restoration of degraded sites and the prevention of invasion by exotic species. Jonathan … Continue reading
New paper published – Trait assembly in grasslands depends on habitat history and spatial scale
Text and pic by Liina Saar Recently published paper by Liina Saar, Meelis Pärtel and Aveliina Helm together with Francesco de Bello from Czechia (University of South Bohemia) in Oecologia revealed that grasslands with regular and long management history are … Continue reading
