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Handbook of spatial point-pattern analysis in ecology
Chapman & Hall / CRDC applied environmental statistics 9
CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 510 pp.
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Articles in ISI listed journals
2021 (2)
A global framework for linking alpine‐treeline ecotone patterns to underlying processes
Ecography 44 (2), 265 - 292
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Habitat filtering drives the local distribution of congeneric species in a Brazilian white-sand flooded tropical forest
Ecol. Evol. 11 (4), 1797 - 1813
full text (doi)2020 (9)
Spatial structure and soil properties shape local community structure of plant-parasitic nematodes in cultivated olive trees in southern Spain
Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 287 , art. 106688
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Intertwined effects of defaunation, increased tree mortality, and density compensation on seed dispersal
Ecography 43 (9), 1352 - 1363
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Assessment of the key evolutionary traits that prevent extinctions in human-altered habitats using a spatially explicit individual-based model
Ecol. Model. 415 , art. 108823
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An analysis of forest biomass sampling strategies across scales
Biogeosciences 17 (6), 1673 - 1683
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Sperm storage reduces the strength of the mate‐finding Allee effect
Ecol. Evol. 10 (4), 1938 - 1948
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Scale‐dependent effects of conspecific negative density dependence and immigration on biodiversity maintenance
Oikos 129 (7), 1072 - 1083
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Network science applied to forest megaplots: tropical tree species coexist in small-world networks
Sci. Rep. 10 , art. 13198
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Integrating the underlying structure of stochasticity into community ecology
Ecology 101 (2), e02922
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Competition for light and persistence of rare light-demanding species within tree-fall gaps in a moist tropical forest
Ecology 101 (7), e03034
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Projected impacts of climate change on functional diversity of frugivorous birds along a tropical elevational gradient
Sci. Rep. 9 , art. 17708
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Combined effects of grazing management and climate on semi‐arid steppes: Hysteresis dynamics prevent recovery of degraded rangelands
J. Appl. Ecol. 56 (9), 2155 - 2165
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Predicting range shifts of Asian elephants under global change
Divers. Distrib. 25 (5), 822 - 838
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Disentangling the functional trait correlates of spatial aggregation in tropical forest trees
Ecology 100 (3), e02591
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The latitudinal diversity gradient: Novel understanding through mechanistic eco-evolutionary models
Trends Ecol. Evol. 34 (3), 211 - 223
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A low cost approach to estimate demographic rates using inverse modeling
Biol. Conserv. 237 , 358 - 365
full text (doi)2018 (7)
Morphological trait matching shapes plant-frugivore networks across the Andes
Ecography 41 (11), 1910 - 1919
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Spatial patterns of local species richness reveal importance of frugivores for tropical forest diversity
J. Ecol. 106 (3), 925 - 935
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Assisting seed dispersers to restore oldfields: An individual-based model of the interactions among badgers, foxes and Iberian pear trees
J. Appl. Ecol. 55 (2), 600 - 611
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Spatio-temporal arrangement of Chamaerops humilis inflorescences and occupancy patterns by its nursery pollinator, Derelomus chamaeropsis
Ann. Bot. 121 (3), 471 - 482
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Phylogeny contributes more than site characteristics and traits to the spatial distribution pattern of tropical tree populations
Oikos 127 (9), 1368 - 1379
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Global patterns of tropical forest fragmentation
Nature 554 (7693), 519 - 522
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Ecological drivers of spatial community dissimilarity, species replacement and species nestedness across temperate forests
Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 27 (5), 581 - 592
full text (doi)2017 (5)
Functionally specialised birds respond flexibly to seasonal changes in fruit availability
J. Anim. Ecol. 86 (4), 800 - 811
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Colonization in Mediterranean old-fields: the role of dispersal and plant–plant interactions
J. Veg. Sci. 28 (3), 627 - 638
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Distance-dependent seedling mortality and long-term spacing dynamics in a neotropical forest community
Ecol. Lett. 20 (11), 1469 - 1478
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What drives the spatial distribution and dynamics of local species richness in tropical forest?
Proc. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 284 (1863), art. 20171503
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Spatially explicit metrics of species diversity, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity: Insights into plant community assembly processes
Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 48 , 329 - 351
full text (doi)2016 (13)
Nonparametric upscaling of stochastic simulation models using transition matrices
Methods Ecol. Evol. 7 (3), 313 - 322
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Reply to Walsh et al.: Hexagonal patterns of Australian fairy circles develop without correlation to termitaria
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 113 (37), E5368 - E5369
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Discovery of fairy circles in Australia supports self-organization theory
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 113 (13), 3551 - 3556
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Spatial patterns of an endemic Mediterranean palm recolonizing old fields
Ecol. Evol. 6 (23), 8556 - 8568
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Decline and recovery of a large carnivore: environmental change and long-term trends in an endangered brown bear population
Proc. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 283 (1843), art. 20161832
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Do abundance distributions and species aggregation correctly predict macroecological biodiversity patterns in tropical forests?
Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 25 (5), 575 - 585
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Predicting forest management effects on oak–rodent mutualisms
Oikos 125 (10), 1445 - 1457
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Spatial patterns of sapling mortality in a moist tropical forest: consistency with total density-dependent effects
Oikos 125 (6), 872 - 882
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An evaluation of the state of spatial point pattern analysis in ecology
Ecography 39 (11), 1042 - 1055
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Stochastic dilution effects weaken deterministic effects of niche-based processes in species rich forests
Ecology 97 (2), 347 - 360
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Nonrandom seedling establishment corresponds with distance-dependent decline in mycorrhizal abundance in two terrestrial orchids
New Phytol. 211 (1), 255 - 264
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Envelope tests for spatial point patterns with and without simulation
Ecosphere 7 (6), e01365
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Persistence of neighborhood demographic influences over long phylogenetic distances may help drive post-speciation adaptation in tropical forests
PLOS One 11 (6), e0156913
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Unravelling conflicting density- and distance-dependent effects on plant reproduction using a spatially explicit approach
J. Ecol. 103 (5), 1344 - 1353
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Clarifying misunderstandings regarding vegetation self-organisation and spatial patterns of fairy circles in Namibia: a response to recent termite hypotheses
Ecol. Entomol. 40 (6), 669 - 675
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Adopting a spatially explicit perspective to study the mysterious fairy circles of Namibia
Ecography 38 (1), 1 - 11
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Moving beyond abundance distributions: neutral theory and spatial patterns in a tropical forest
Proc. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 282 (1802), art. 20141657
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Neighborhood diversity of large trees shows independent species patterns in a mixed dipterocarp forest in Sri Lanka
Ecology 96 (7), 1823 - 1834
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The structure of tropical forests and sphere packings
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112 (49), 15125 - 15129
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Individual species-area relationship of woody plant communities in a heterogeneous subtropical monsoon rainforest
PLOS One 10 (4), e0124539
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Linking trait similarity to interspecific spatial associations in a moist tropical forest
J. Veg. Sci. 26 (6), 1068 - 1079
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Mechanisms underlying local functional and phylogenetic beta diversity in two temperate forests
Ecology 96 (4), 1062 - 1073
full text (doi)2014 (8)
Contrasting the ability of data to make inferences regarding dispersal: case study of the Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Landsc. Ecol. 29 (4), 639 - 653
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A complex network of interactions controls coexistence and relative abundances in Patagonian grass-shrub steppes
J. Ecol. 102 (3), 776 - 788
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Hierarchical mechanisms of spatially contagious seed dispersal in complex seed-disperser networks
Ecology 95 (2), 514 - 526
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Stochastically driven adult–recruit associations of tree species on Barro Colorado Island
Proc. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 281 (1790), art. 20140922
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Technical note: approximate Bayesian parameterization of a process-based tropical forest model
Biogeosciences 11 , 1261 - 1272
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Coexisting orchid species have distinct mycorrhizal communities and display strong spatial segregation
New Phytol. 202 (2), 616 - 627
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A neutral vs. non-neutral parametrizations of a physiological forest gap model
Ecol. Model. 288 , 94 - 102
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Effect of spatial processes and topography on structuring species assemblages in a Sri Lankan dipterocarp forest
Ecology 95 (2), 376 - 386
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Understanding species persistence for defining conservation actions: a management landscape for jaguars in the Atlantic Forest
Biol. Conserv. 159 , 422 - 433
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How can we bring together empiricists and modellers in functional biodiversity research?
Basic Appl. Ecol. 14 (2), 93 - 101
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Using individual-based movement models to assess inter-patch connectivity for large carnivores in fragmented landscapes
Biol. Conserv. 167 , 298 - 309
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Modelling species distributions to map the road towards carnivore conservation in the tropics
Raffles Bull. Zool. (Suppl. 28), 85 - 107
Foraging in a changing environment: habitat shifts of an oceanic predator over the last half century
Ecography 36 (1), 57 - 67
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Spatial patterns of seedling-adult associations in a temperate forest community
For. Ecol. Manage. 296 , 74 - 80
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Environmental drivers and spatial dependency in wildfire ignition patterns of northwestern Patagonia
J. Environ. Manage. 123 , 77 - 87
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Effects of topography on structuring local species assemblages in a Sri Lankan mixed dipterocarp forest
J. Ecol. 101 (1), 149 - 160
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Quantifying spatial phylogenetic structures of fully stem-mapped plant communities
Methods Ecol. Evol. 4 (12), 1132 - 1141
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Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions
J. Ecol. 101 (1), 58 - 67
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Phylogenetic and functional diversity area relationships in two temperate forests
Ecography 36 (8), 883 - 893
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A systematic comparison of summary characteristics for quantifying point patterns in ecology
Ecography 36 (1), 92 - 103
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Spatio-temporal analysis of the effects of hurricane Ivan on two contrasting epiphytic orchid species in Guanahacabibes, Cuba
Biotropica 45 (4), 441 - 449
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The relative importance of Janzen-Connell effects in influencing the spatial patterns at the Gutianshan subtropical forest
PLOS One 8 (9), e74560
full text (doi)2012 (14)
Individual-based movement models reveals sex-biased effects of landscape fragmentation on animal movement
Ecosphere 3 (7), art. 64
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Disturbance-dependent spatial distribution of sexes in a gynodioecious understory shrub
Basic Appl. Ecol. 13 (5), 405 - 413
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Understanding the long term spatial dynamics of a semiarid grass-shrub steppe through inverse parameterization for simulation models
Oikos 121 (6), 848 - 861
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Nonrandom spatial structuring of orchids in a hybrid zone of three Orchis species
New Phytol. 193 (2), 454 - 464
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Spatial variation in below-ground seed germination and divergent mycorrhizal associations correlate with spatial segregation of three co-occurring orchid species
J. Ecol. 100 (6), 1328 - 1337
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Spatial distribution and interspecific associations of tree species in a tropical seasonal rain forest of China
PLoS One 7 (9), e46074
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Dispersal limitation and spatial scale affect model based projections of Pinus uncinata response to climate change in the Pyrenees
Glob. Change Biol. 18 (5), 1714 - 1724
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Marked point pattern analysis on genetic paternity data for uncertainty assessment of pollen dispersal kernels
J. Ecol. 100 (1), 264 - 276
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Palms, peccaries and perturbations: widespread effects of small-scale disturbance in tropical forests
BMC Ecology 12 , art. 3
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A resprouter herb reduces negative density-dependent effects among neighboring seeders after fire
Acta Oecol. - Int. J. Ecol. 38 , 17 - 23
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Individual species–area relationships and spatial patterns of species diversity in a Great Basin, semi-arid shrubland
Ecography 35 (4), 341 - 347
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Frugivore behaviour determines plant distribution: a spatially-explicit analysis of a plant-disperser interaction
Ecography 35 (2), 113 - 123
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Adult proximity and frugivore's activity structure the spatial pattern in an endangered plant
Funct. Ecol. 26 (5), 1221 - 1229
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Testing the independent species' arrangement assertion made by theories of stochastic geometry of biodiversity
Proc. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 279 (1741), 3312 - 3320
full text (doi)2011 (9)
Size dominance regulates tree spacing more than competition within height classes in tropical Cameroon
J. Trop. Ecol. 27 (1), 93 - 102
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Statistical inference for stochastic simulation models - theory and application
Ecol. Lett. 14 (8), 816 - 827
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Tropical tree species assemblages in topographical habitats change in time and with life stage
J. Ecol. 99 (6), 1441 - 1452
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Assessing habitat suitability for tiger in the fragmented Terai Arc Landscape of India and Nepal
Ecography 34 (6), 970 - 981
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Analyzing the effect of stepping stones on target patch colonisation in structured landscapes for Eurasian lynx
Landsc. Ecol. 26 (4), 501 - 513
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Conserving pelagic habitats: seascape modelling of an oceanic top predator
J. Appl. Ecol. 48 (1), 121 - 132
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Disentangling the formation of contrasting tree-line physiognomies combining model selection and Bayesian parameterization for simulation models
Am. Nat. 177 (5), E136 - E152
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Analyzing the spatial structure of Broughtonia cubensis (Orchidaceae) populations in the dry forests of Guanahacabibes, Cuba
Biotropica 43 (2), 173 - 182
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Spatial patterns of tree species richness in two temperate forests
J. Ecol. 99 (6), 1382 - 1393
full text (doi)2010 (7)
Assessing spatiotemporal predator-prey patterns in heterogeneous habitats
Basic Appl. Ecol. 11 (6), 486 - 494
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The relative effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on population genetic variation in the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Mol. Ecol. 19 (17), 3679 - 3691
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Spatial pattern of adult trees and the mammal-generated seed rain in the Iberian pear
Ecography 33 (3), 545 - 555
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Evaluating management interventions in small populations of a perennial herb Primula vulgaris using spatio-temporal analyses of point patterns
J. Appl. Ecol. 47 (2), 431 - 440
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Spatial associations among tree species in a temperate forest community in North-western Spain
For. Ecol. Manage. 260 (4), 456 - 465
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Evidence for the spatial segregation hypothesis: a test with nine-year survivorship data in a Mediterranean shrubland
Ecology 91 (7), 2110 - 2120
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Species associations in an old-growth temperate forest in north-eastern China
J. Ecol. 98 (3), 674 - 686
full text (doi)2009 (4)
Fire-mediated interactions between shrubs in a South American temperate savannah
Oikos 118 (9), 1383 - 1395
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Multigenerational analysis of spatial structure in the terrestrial, food-deceptive orchid Orchis mascula
J. Ecol. 97 (2), 206 - 216
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Recruitment in tropical tree species: revealing complex spatial patterns
Am. Nat. 174 (4), E106 - E140
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The impact of fire and density-dependent mortality on the spatial patterns of a pine forest in the Hulun Buir sandland, Inner Mongolia, China
For. Ecol. Manage. 257 (10), 2098 - 2107
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Grazing impacts in vegetated dune fields: predictions from spatial pattern analysis
Rangel. Ecol. Manag. 61 (2), 194 - 203
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Small-scale spatial structure within patterns of seed dispersal
Oecologia 158 (3), 437 - 448
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Temporal and spatial differentiation in seedling emergence may promote species coexistence in Mediterranean fire-prone ecosystems
Ecography 31 (5), 620 - 629
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Land use impact on Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaerten. stand structure and distribution patterns: a comparison of Biosphere Reserve of Pendjari in Atacora district in Benin
Agroforest. Syst. 72 (3), 205 - 220
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Exploring spatiotemporal patterns in early stages of primary succession on former lignite mining sites
J. Veg. Sci. 19 (2), 267 - 276
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Heterogeneity influences spatial patterns and demographics in forest stands
J. Ecol. 96 (4), 807 - 820
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Spatial distribution of communal nests in a colonial breeding bird: benefits without costs?
Austral Ecol. 33 (5), 607 - 613
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Long-term dynamics of a semiarid grass steppe under stochastic climate and different grazing regimes: a simulation analysis
J. Arid. Environ. 72 (12), 2211 - 2231
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Individual movement behavior, matrix heterogeneity, and the dynamics of spatially structured populations
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105 (49), 19120 - 19125
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Animal habitat quality and ecosystem functioning: exploring seasonal patterns using NDVI
Ecol. Monogr. 78 (1), 87 - 103
full text (doi)2007 (7)
Revealing the driving forces of mid-cities urban growth patterns using spatial modeling: a case study of Los Ángeles, Chile
Ecol. Soc. 12 (1), Art. 13
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A spatially explicit analysis of seedling recruitment in the terrestrial orchid Orchis purpurea
New Phytol. 176 (2), 448 - 459
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Patterns for parameters in simulation models
Ecol. Model. 204 (3-4), 553 - 556
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Spatial ecology of a root parasite - from pattern to process
Austral Ecol. 32 (4), 359 - 369
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How individual species structure diversity in tropical forests
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104 (48), 19029 - 19033
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Species associations in a heterogeneous Sri Lankan dipterocarp forest
Am. Nat. 170 (4), E77 - E95
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Analyzing the spatial structure of a Sri Lankan tree species with multiple scales of clustering
Ecology 88 (12), 3088 - 3102
full text (doi)2006 (5)
Spatial patterns and competition of tree species in a Douglas-fir chronosequence on Vancouver Island
Ecography 29 (5), 671 - 682
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Modeling species' distributions to improve conservation in semiurban landscapes: koala case study
Conserv. Biol. 20 (2), 449 - 459
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Ecological consequences of habitat loss from a population and landscape perspective. (The Shrinking World: Ecological Consequences of Habitat Loss . Hanski, I. 2005. In O. Kinne, editor. Excellence in Ecology, Book 14. International Ecology, Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany. 334 pp. (xxvii + 307). 47. ISSN 0932-2205)
Conserv. Biol. 20 (2), 590 - 592
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Abrupt population changes in treeline ecotones along smooth gradients
J. Ecol. 94 (4), 880 - 892
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Extending point pattern analysis for objects of finite size and irregular shape
J. Ecol. 94 (4), 825 - 837
full text (doi)2005 (5)
Pattern-oriented modeling of agent-based complex systems: lessons from ecology
Science 310 (5750), 987 - 991
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Lynx reintroductions in fragmented landscapes of Germany: projects with a future or misunderstood wildlife conservation?
Biol. Conserv. 125 (2), 169 - 182
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Context-dependent interactions between adult shrubs and seedlings in a semi-arid shrubland
J. Veg. Sci. 16 (3), 331 - 340
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Detailed assessment of microhabitat suitability for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Acta Trop. 95 (2), 123 - 131
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Effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on population dynamics
Conserv. Biol. 19 (1), 108 - 121
full text (doi)2004 (6)
Fragmented landscapes, road mortality and patch connectivity: modelling influences on the dispersal of Eurasian lynx
J. Appl. Ecol. 41 (4), 711 - 723
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Effects of matrix heterogeneity on animal dispersal: from individual behavior to metapopulation-level parameters
Am. Nat. 164 (5), E130 - E153
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Expansion of brown bears (Ursus arctos) into the eastern Alps: a spatially explicit population model
Biodivers. Conserv. 13 (1), 79 - 114
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Rings, circles, and null-models for point pattern analysis in ecology
Oikos 104 (2), 209 - 229
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Dealing with uncertainty in spatially explicit population models
Biodivers. Conserv. 13 (1), 53 - 78
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Do grasslands have a memory: modeling phytomass production of a semiarid South African grassland
Ecosystems 7 (3), 243 - 258
full text (doi)2003 (2)
Endangered species constrained by natural and human factors: the case of brown bears in northern Spain
Conserv. Biol. 17 (5), 1276 - 1289
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Using pattern-oriented modeling for revealing hidden information: a key for reconciling ecological theory and application
Oikos 100 (2), 209 - 222
full text (doi)2002 (2)
Rule-based assessment of suitable habitat and patch connectivity for the Eurasian lynx
Ecol. Appl. 12 (5), 1469 - 1483
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Assessing the suitability of central European landscapes for the reintroduction of Eurasian lynx
J. Appl. Ecol. 39 (2), 189 - 203
full text (doi)2000 (2)
Long-term dynamics in arid and semi-arid ecosystems - synthesis of a workshop
Plant Ecol. 150 (1-2), 3 - 6
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Live fast, die young: estimating size-age relations and mortality pattern of shrubs species in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa
Plant Ecol. 150 (1-2), 115 - 131
full text (doi)1999 (1)
Finding the missing link between landscape structure and population dynamics: a spatially explicit perspecitve
Am. Nat. 154 , 605 - 627
full text (doi)1998 (2)
Population dynamics, disturbance, and pattern evolution: Identifying the fundamental scales of organization in a model ecosystem
Am. Nat. 152 (3), 321 - 337
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Assessing the risk of extinction for the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Cordillera Cantabrica, Spain
Ecol. Monogr. 68 (4), 539 - 570
full text (doi)1997 (1)
Simulated plant population responses to small-scale disturbances in semi-arid shrublands
J. Veg. Sci. 8 (2), 163 - 176
full text (doi)1996 (1)
Vegetation change in semiarid communities. Simulating probabilities and time scales
Vegetatio 125 (2), 169 - 183
full text (doi)1995 (1)
A simulation model for shrub ecosystem in the semiarid Karoo, South Africa
Ecology 76 (7), 2205 - 2221
full text (doi)1994 (1)
Host-parasitoid models in temporally and spatially varying environment
Ecol. Model. 75-76 , 161 - 170
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