At theplant functional typelevel, ANPP responded positively to elevated CO2and nitrogen deposition but negatively to increased air temperature. C3winter annuals exhibited a larger ANPP response to higher CO2levels (>420ppm) than shrubs, which in the long term could lead changes in species compositio...
The degradation hypothesis posits that overbrowsing by domestic livestock eliminated much of the thicket cover and facilitated the invasion of karoo shrubs (Hoffman and Cowling, 1990, Lechmere-Oertel et al., 2005a). Whilst evidence of such desertification is widespread in the xeric areas of the ...
Humid Chaco: a mosaic of ecosystems including woodland and savanna where various species of trees, shrubs, and coarse grass develop Cerrado: the largest savanna region in South America Flooded grasslands and savannas Pantanal: the largest wetland in South America ...
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While feeding and habitat specialists were more sensitive to habitat area reduction than generalists, this was not the case for weak dispersers and carnivores. Conclusions Our findings emphasize the importance of large and high-quality ecotones that form a patchy mosaic of shrubs and herbaceous plants...
Model predictions from GLMs and associated 95% confidence intervals are represented by the solid lines and shaded areas. Dashed line correspond to the non-significant part of the interaction relationship. Full size image Caterpillar predation rates The predation rate within woodland patches, i.e. the...