2024

  • Moisejevs, R., Degtjarenko, P., Kaupuža, R., Krugļikova, A., Stepanova, D., Motiejūnaitė, J., Suija, A., Jüriado, I., Otte, V., Tsurykau, A., Thell, A. & Piterāns, A. (2024). Updates to the list of Latvian lichens and allied fungi, with four new records of lichens for the Baltic region. Herzogia, 37: 320–327. 
  • Randlane, T., Jüriado, I., Mark, K., Marmor-Ohtla, L., Oja, E., Saag, A., Savchenko, Anton., Degtjarenko, P. (2024). Steep increase in red-listed lichens of Estonia. The Lichenologist, 56(5):329-343. doi:10.1017/S0024282924000203  
  • Xie, S.; Li, K.; Li, F.; Yang, X.; Reitalu, T. (2024) Modern pollen–plant diversity relationships for reliable pollen-based reconstruction of past plant taxonomic and functional diversity: A case study in southwest Shandong, China. Ecological Indicators, 167, 112739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112739
  • Suija, A., Degtjarenko, P., Jüriado, I., Martin, L., Oja, E., & Randlane, T. (2024). Updates to the list of Estonian lichenized, lichenicolous and allied fungi. Folia Cryptogamica Estonica, 61, 91–97. https://doi.org/10.12697/fce.2024.61.11 
  • Degtjarenko, P., Kaupuža, R., Motiejūnaitė, J., Randlane, T., Moisejevs, R. (2024). Toward the first Red List of Latvian lichens according to the IUCN criteria. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with All Aspects of Plant Biology, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2024.2399056.
  • Gorris, P., Bodin, Ö., Giralt, D., Hass, A. L., Reitalu, T., Cabodevilla, X., Hannappel, I., Helm, A., Prangel, E., & Westphal, C. (2024). Socio-ecological perspective on European semi-natural grassland conservation and restoration: Key challenges and future pathways. Preprint https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4909041
  • Kalle, R., Kass, M., Suškevičs, M., Sõukand, R., & Reitalu, T. (2024). Agriculture-Environment Schemes Should Consider Farmers’ Socio-Cultural Background: A Case Study of Estonian Beef Cattle Farmers. Preprint https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4857872
  • Riibak, K., Noreika, N., Helm, A., Öpik, M., Kook, E., Kasari-Toussaint, L., Jõks, M., Paganeli, B., Zárate Martínez, O., Tullus, H., Tullus, T., Lutter, R., Oja, E., Saag, A., Randlane, T., & Pärtel, M. (2024). Plants, fungi, and carabid beetles in temperate forests: Both observed and dark diversity depend on habitat availability in space and time. Landscape Ecology, 39(8), 158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01960-7
  • Roy, H. E., Pauchard, A., Stoett, P. J., Renard Truong, T., Meyerson, L. A., Bacher, S., Galil, B. S., Hulme, P. E., Ikeda, T., Kavileveettil, S., McGeoch, M. A., Nuñez, M. A., Ordonez, A., Rahlao, S. J., Schwindt, E., Seebens, H., Sheppard, A. W., Vandvik, V., Aleksanyan, A., … Helm, A., ... Ziller, S. R. (2024). Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 8(7), 1216–1223. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02412-w
  • Tölgyesi, C., Helm, A., Ratnam, J., Silveira, F. A. O., & Török, P. (2024). Restoration of open ecosystems in the face of climate change. Global Ecology and Conservation, 53, e02989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02989
  • Skobel, N., Kozub, Ł., Dembicz, I., Boch, S., Bruun, H. H., Chusova, O., Golub, V., Helm, A., Iakushenko, D., Pawlikowski, P., Zaniewski, P., & Dengler, J. (2024). Nordic-Baltic Grassland Vegetation Database (NBGVD) – current state and future prospects. Vegetation Classification and Survey, 5, 75–84. https://doi.org/10.3897/VCS.119968
  • Bhatta, K.B., Mottl, O., Felde, V.A., Grytnes, J.-A., Reitalu, T., Birks, H.H., Birks, J.B & Vetaas, O.R. (2024) Latitudinal gradients in the phylogenetic assembly of angiosperms in Asia during the Holocene. Scientific Reports 14, 17940. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67650-1
  • Prangel, E., Reitalu, T., Neuenkamp, L., Kasari-Toussaint, L., Karise, R., Tiitsaar, A., Soon, V., Kupper, T., Meriste, M., Ingerpuu, N. & Helm, A. (2024). Restoration of semi-natural grasslands boosts biodiversity and re-creates hotspots for ecosystem services. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 374, 109139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109139
  • Reinula, I., Träger, S., Järvine, H. T., Kuningas, V. M., Kaldra, M., & Aavik, T. (2024). Beware of the impact of land use legacy on genetic connectivity: A case study of the long-lived perennial Primula veris. Biological Conservation, 292, 110518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110518
  • Sõber, V., Aavik, T., Kaasik, A., Mesipuu, M. & Teder, T. (2024) Insect-pollinated plants are first to disappear from overgrowing grasslands: Implications for restoring functional ecosystems. Biological Conservation, 291, 110457. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320724000181?dgcid=author
  • Pearman, P.B., Broennimann, O., Aavik, T., ... Guisan, A. & Bruford, M. (2024). Monitoring of species’ genetic diversity in Europe varies greatly and overlooks potential climate change impacts. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02260-0
  • Guerrero, I., Duque, D., Oñate, J. J., Pärt, T., Bengtsson, J., Tscharntke, T., ... Aavik, T., ... & Morales, M. B. (2024). Agricultural intensification affects birds' trait diversity across Europe. Basic and Applied Ecology, 74, 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2023.11.007

2023

2022

2021

2020

  • Aavik, T., Carmona, C.P., Träger, S., Kaldra, M., Reinula, I., Conti, E., Keller, B., Helm, A., Hiiesalu, I., Hool, K., Kaisel, M. et al. (2020). Landscape context and plant population size affect morph frequencies in heterostylous Primula veris‐results of a nationwide citizen‐science campaign. Journal of Ecology, 108(6): 2169-2183.
  • Carmona, C.P., Guerrero, I., Peco, B., Morales, M.B., Oñate, J.J., Pärt, T., Tscharntke, T., Liira, J., Aavik, T., Emmerson, M., Berendse, F., (2020). Agriculture intensification reduces plant taxonomic and functional diversity across European arable systems. Functional Ecology, 34(7): 1448-1460.
  • Hannula, SE., Träger, S. (2020). Soil fungal guilds as important drivers of the plant richness-productivity relationship. New Phytologist, 226: 947-949. doi:10.1111/nph.16523.
  • Alahuhta, J., Antikainen, H., Hjort, J., Helm, A. & Heino, J., (2020). Current climate overrides historical effects on species richness and range size of freshwater plants in Europe and North America. Journal of Ecology.
  • Smith, A.L., Hodkinson, T.R., Villellas, J., Catford, J.A., Csergő, A.M., Blomberg, S.P., Crone, E.E., Ehrlén, J., Garcia, M.B., Laine, A.L., Roach, D.A., … Helm, A. et al. (2020) Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  • Kattge, J., Bönisch, G., Díaz, S., ... Helm, A., ... et al. (2020) TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology, 26: 119–188.
  • Vahter, T., Bueno, C. G., Davison, J., Herodes, K., Hiiesalu, I., Kasari‐Toussaint, L; Oja, J., Olsson, P. A., Sepp, S‐K., Zobel, M., Vasar, M. & Öpik, M. 2020. Co‐introduction of native mycorrhizal fungi and plant seeds accelerates restoration of post‐mining landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57 (9), 1741−1751. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13663.

2019

  • Massante, J.C., Götzenberger, L., Takkis, K., Hallikma, T., Kaasik, A., Laanisto, L., Hutchings, M.J., Gerhold, P. 2019. Publisher Correction: Contrasting latitudinal patters in phylogenetic diversity between woody and herbaceous communities. Scientific Reports 9: 7917.
  • Massante, J.C., Götzenberger, L., Takkis, K., Hallikma, T., Kaasik, A., Laanisto, L., Hutchings, M.J., Gerhold, P. 2019. Contrasting latitudinal patters in phylogenetic diversity between woody and herbaceous communities. Scientific Reports 9: 6443.
  • Carvalheiro, L.G., Biesmeijer, J.C., Franzén, M., Aguirre-Gutierrez, J., Garibaldi, L.A., Helm, A., Michez, D., Pöyry, J., Reemer, M., Schweiger, S., Berg, L. van den, WallisDeVries, M.F., Kunin., W.E., 2019. Nitrogen deposition shaped the composition of plant and pollinator assemblages during the past century. Ecography, 
  • Franzén, M., Dieker, P., Schrader, J., Helm, A. (2019). Rapid plant colonization of the forelands of a vanishing glacier is strongly associated with species traits. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 51, 366–378.
  • Ceulemans, T., Van Geel, M., Jacquemyn, H., Boeraeve, M., Plue, J., Saar, L., Kasari, L., Peeters, G., van Acker, K., Crauwels, S., Lievens, B. & Honnay, O. 2019. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in European grasslands under nutrient pollution. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28 (12), 1796-1805.
  • Noreika, N., Helm, A., Öpik, M., Jairus, T., Vasar, M., Reier, Ü., Kook, E.; Riibak, K., Kasari, L., Tullus, H.,Tullus, T., Lutter, R., Oja, E., Saag, A., Randlane, T., Pärtel, M. (2019). Forest biomass, soil and biodiversity relationships originate from biogeographic affinity and direct ecological effects. Oikos, 128, 1653-1665.
  • Aavik, T., Thetloff, M., Träger, S., Hernández-Agramonte, I. M., Reinula, I., & Pärtel, M. (2019). Delayed and immediate effects of habitat loss on the genetic diversity of the grassland plant Trifolium montanum. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-21.
  • Reitalu, T., Bjune, A. E., Blaus, A., Giesecke, T., Helm, A., Matthias, I., Peglar, S. S., Salonen, S. J., Seppä, H., Väli, V., Birks, H. J. B. (2019). Patterns of modern pollen and plant richness across northern Europe. Journal of Ecology.10.1111/1365-2745.13134.
  • Plue, J., Aavik, T., Cousins, S. A. O. (2019) Grazing networks promote plant functional connectivity among isolated grassland communities. Diversity and Distributions, 25: 102-115.
  • Träger, S., Öpik, M., Vasar, M., Wilson, S. D. (2019). Belowground plant parts are crucial for comprehensively estimating total plant richness in herbaceous and woody habitats. Ecology, 100: e02575.

 

2018

  • Takkis, K., Kull, T., Hallikma, T., Jaksi, P., Kaljund, K., Kauer, K., Kull, T., Kurina, O., Külvik, M., Lanno, K., Leht, M., Liira, J., Melts, I., Pehlak, H., Raet, J., Sammet, K., Sepp, K., Väli, Ü., Laanisto, L. 2018. Drivers of species richness and community integrity of small forest patches in an agricultural landscape. Journal of Vegetation Science 29(6): 978-988. 
  • Takkis, K., Tscheulin, T., Petanidou, T. 2018. Differential effects of climate warming in the nectar secretion of early- and late-flowering Mediterranean plants. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 874.
  • Aavik, T. & Helm, A. (2018). Restoration of plant species and genetic diversity depends on landscape-scale dispersal. Restoration Ecology, 26:S92-S102.
  • Török, P., Helm, A., Kiehl, K., Buisson, E., Valkó, O. (2018). Beyond the species pool: modification of species dispersal, establishment, and assembly by habitat restoration. Restoration Ecology, 26:S65-S72.
  • Van Geel, M., Ceulemans, T., Plue, J., Takkis, K., Saar, L., Kasari, L., Peeters, G., van Acker, K., Jacquemyn, H. & Honnay, O. 2018. Environmental filtering rather than host plant specificity shapes the arbuscular mycorrhizal communities of European semi-natural grasslands. New Phytologist 220: 1262–1272.
  • Elbakidze, M., Hahn, T., Dawson, L., Zimmermann, N.E., Cudlín, P., Friberg, N., Genovesi, P., Guarino, R., Helm, A., Jonsson, B. and Lengyel, S., Leroy, B., Luzzati, T., Milbau, A., Pérez-Ruzafa, A., Roche, P., Roy, H., Sabyrbekov, R., Vanbergen, A., Vandvik, V. (2018). Direct and indirect drivers of change in biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. In: M. Rounsevell, M. Fischer, A. Torre-Marin Rando, A. Mader (Ed.). The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia (385−568). Bonn, Germany: Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
  • Dengler, J., Wagner, V., Dembicz, I., Garcia-Mijangos, I., Naqinezhad, A., Boch, S., Chiarucci, A., Conradi, T., Filibeck, G., Guarino, R., Janisova, M., Steinbauer, M. J., Acic, S., Acosta, A. T. R., ... Helm, A., ... Biurrun, I. (2018). GrassPlot - a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands. Phytocoenologia, 48 (3), 331−347. 10.1127/phyto/2018/0267.
  • Tyler, T.; Bengtsson, F.; Dahlberg, C. J.; Lönnell, N.; Hallingbäck, T.; Reitalu, T. (2018). Determinants of bryophyte species composition and diversity on the Great Alvar of Öland, Sweden. Journal of Bryology, 40 (1), 12−30. DOI: 10.1080/03736687.2017.1412387.

2017

  • Aavik, T., Talve, T., Thetloff, M., Uuemaa, E., Oja, T. (2017). Genetic consequences of landscape change for rare endemic plants – a case study of Rhinanthus osiliensis. Biological Conservation, 210: 125-135.
  • Dengler, J., Wagner, V., Dembicz, I., García-Mijangos, I., Naqinezhad, A., Boch, S., ... Helm, A., ... & Janisova, M. (2018). GrassPlot-a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands. Phytocoenologia, 48(3), 331-347.
  • Saar, L., de Bello, F., Pärtel, M., Helm, A. (2017). Trait assembly in grasslands depends on habitat history and spatial scale. Oecologia, 184, 1−12.
  • Bueno, C.G., Moora, M., Gerz, M., Davison, J., Öpik, M., Pärtel, M., Helm, A., Ronk, A., Kühn, I., Zobel, Z. (2017). Plant mycorrhizal status, but not type, shifts with latitude and elevation in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26 (6), 690−699.
  • Randlane, T., Tullus, T., Saag, A., Lutter, R., Tullus, A., Helm, A., Tullus, H., Pärtel, M. (2017). Diversity of lichens and bryophytes in hybrid aspen plantations in Estonia depends on landscape structure. Canadian Journal of Forest Research , 47, 1202−1214.
  • Török, P., Helm, A. (2017). Ecological theory provides strong support for habitat restoration. Biological Conservation, 206, 85−91.
  • Träger, S., Milbau, A., Wilson, S. D. (2017). Potential contributions of root decomposition to the nitrogen cycle in arctic forest and tundra. Ecology and Evolution, 7: 11021-11032.
  • Träger, S., Wilson, S. D. (2017). Root heterogeneity along an arctic elevational gradient: the importance of resolution. Functional Ecology, 31: 480-487.
  • Price, J., Tamme, R., Gazol, A., de Bello, F., Takkis, K., Uria Diez, J., Kasari, L. & Pärtel, M. 2017. Within-community environmental variability drives trait variability in species-rich grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science 28: 303–312.
  • Lewis, R.J., de Bello, F., Bennett, J.A., Fibich, P., Finerty, G.E., Götzenberger, L., Hiiesalu, I., Kasari, L., Lepš, J., Májeková, M., Mudrák, O., Riibak, K., Ronk, A., Rychtecká, T., Vitová, A. & Pärtel, M. 2017. Applying the dark diversity concept to nature conservation. Conservation Biology 31: 40–47.

 

2016 ja varasemad

  • Kasari, L., Saar, L., de Bello, F., Takkis, K., Helm, A. (2016). Hybrid ecosystems can contribute to local biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25 (14), 3023-3041.
  • Kook, E., Pihu, S., Reier, Ü., Thetloff, M., Aavik, T., Helm, A. (2016). Do landscape dissimilarity and environmental factors affect genetic and phenotypic variability in Myosotis laxa s. lato (Boraginaceae)? Annales Botanici Fennici, 53:56−66.
  • Meriste, M., Helm, A., Ivask, M. (2016). Ground-dwelling spider fauna of flooded meadows in Matsalu, Estonia. Wetlands, 36, 525−537.
  • Emmerson, M., Morales, M. B., Oñate, J. J., Batáry, P., Berendse, F., Liira, J., Aavik, T., Guerrero, I., Bommarco, R., Eggers, S., Pärt, T., Tscharntke, T., Weisser, W., Clement, L., Bengtsson, J. (2016). How agricultural intensification affects biodiversity and ecosystem services. Advances in Ecological Research, 55: 43−97.
  • Májeková, M., Paal, T., Plowman, N.S., Bryndová, M., Kasari, L., Norberg, A., Weiss, M., Bishop, T.R., Luke, S.H., Sam, K., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Lepš, J., Götzenberger, L. & de Bello, F. 2016. Evaluating functional diversity: Missing trait data and the importance of species abundance structure and data transformation. PLoSOne 11: e0152532.
  • Takkis, K., Tscheulin, T., Tsalkatis, P., Petanidou, T. 2015. Climate change reduces nectar secretion in two common Mediterranean plants. Annals of Botany PLANTS 7: plv111.
  • Dallimer, M., Jacobsen, J.B., Lundhede, T.H., Takkis, K., Giergiczny, M., Thorsen, B.J. 2015. Patriotic values for public goods: transnational trade-offs for biodiversity and ecosystem services. BioScience 65(1): 33-42. 
  • Bagaria, G., Helm, A., Rodà, F., Pino, J. (2015). Assessing coexisting plant extinction debt and colonization credit in a grassland–forest change gradient. Oecologia, 179 (3), 823−834.
  • Helm, A., Zobel, M., Moles, A.T., Szava-Kovats, R., Pärtel, M. (2015). Characteristic and derived diversity: implementing the species pool concept to quantify conservation condition of habitats. Diversity and Distributions, 21 (6), 711−721.
  • Riibak, K., Reitalu, T., Tamme, R., Helm, A., Gerhold, P., Znamenskiy, S., Bengtsson, K., Rosén, E., Prentice, H., Pärtel, M. (2015). Dark diversity in dry calcareous grasslands is determined by dispersal ability and stress-tolerance. Ecogaphy, 38, 713−721.
  • Aavik, T., Holderegger, R. & Bolliger, J. (2014). The structural and functional connectivity of the grassland plant Lychnis flos-cuculi. Heredity, 112: 471 - 478.
  • Aavik, T., Bosshard, D., Edwards, P.J., Holderegger, R. & Billeter, R. (2014). Fitness in naturally occurring and restored populations of a grassland plant Lychnis flos-cuculi in a Swiss agricultural landscape. Restoration Ecology, 22: 98 - 10.
  • Helm, A., Kalamees, R., Zobel, M. (2014). Vegetation patterns and their underlying processes: Where are we now? Journal of Vegetation Science, 25(5), 1113−1116.
  • Sutcliffe, L.M.E.,Batary, P., Kormann, U., Baldi, A., Dicks, L.V., Herzon, I., Kleijn, D., Tryjanowski, P., Apostolova, I., Arlettaz, R., Aunins A., Aviron, S., Baležentiene, L., Fischer, C., Halada, L., Hartel, T., Helm, A., Hristov, I., Jelaska, S.D., Kaligaric, M., Kamp, J., Klimek, S., Koorberg, P., Kostiukova, J., Kovacs-Hostyanszki, A., Kuemmerle, T., Leuschner, C., Lindborg, R., Loos, J., Maccherini, S., Marja, R., Mathe, O., Paulini, I., Proenca, V., Rey-Benayas, J., Sans, F.X., Seifert, C., Stalenga, J., Timaeus, J., Torok, P., van Swaay, C., Viik, E., Tscharntke, T. (2014). Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland. Diversity and Distributions, 21, 722–730.
  • Aavik, T., Bosshard, D., Edwards, P., Holderegger, R., Billeter, R. (2014). Effets de mélanges de semences sur la diversité génétique et la performance. Recherche Agronomique Suisse, 5: 20 - 27.
  • Aavik, T., Bosshard, D., Edwards, P., Holderegger, R., Billeter, R. (2014). Genetische Vielfalt in Wildpflanzen-Samenmischungen. Agrarforschung Schweiz, 5: 20 - 27.
  • Reitalu, T., Helm, A., Pärtel, M., Bengtsson, K., Gerhold, P., Rosén, E., Takkis, K., Znamenskiy, S., Prentice, H. C. (2014). Determinants of fine-scale plant diversity in dry calcareous grasslands within the Baltic Sea region. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 182, 59−68.
  • Aavik, T., Holderegger, R., Edwards, P.J., Billeter, R. (2013). Patterns of contemporary gene flow suggest low functional connectivity of grasslands in a fragmented agricultural landscape. Journal of Applied Ecology, 50: 395 - 403.
  • Seabloom, E. W., E. T. Borer ,... Helm, A., ... Yang, L. (2013). Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness? Global Change Biology 19: 3677−3687.
  • Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J.M., Helm, A. (2013). Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia, 33, 293−308.
  • Takkis, K., Pärtel, M., Saar, L. & Helm, A. (2013). Extinction debt in a common grassland species: immediate and delayed responses of plant and population fitness. Plant Ecology, 214, 953−963.
  • Gazol, A., Tamme, R., Takkis, K., Kasari, L., Saar, L., Helm, A., Pärtel, M. (2012). Landscape-and small-scale determinants of grassland species diversity: direct and indirect influences. Ecography, 35, 944−951.
  • Guerrero, I., Morales, M.L.B., Oñate, J.J., Geiger, F., Berendse, F., Snoo, G. de, Eggers, S., Pärt, T., Bengtsson, J., Clement, L.W., Weisser, W.W., Olszewski, A., Ceryngier, P., Hawro, V., Liira, J., Aavik, T., Fischer, C., Thies, C., Tscharntke, T. (2012). Response of ground-nesting farmland birds to agricultural intensification across Europe: landscape and field level management factors. Biological Conservation, 152: 74 - 80.
  • Lindborg, R., Helm, A., Bommarco, R., Heikkinen, R. K., Kühn, I., Pykälä, J., Pärtel, M. (2012). Effect of habitat area and isolation on plant trait distribution in European forests and grasslands. Ecography, 35, 356−363.
  • Aavik, T., Edwards, J.P., Holderegger, R., Graf, R., Billeter, R. (2012). Genetic consequences of using seed mixtures in restoration: a case study of a wetland plant Lychnis flos-cuculi. Biological Conservation, 145: 195 - 204.
  • Marini, L., Bruun, H. H., Heikkinen, R. K., Helm, A., Honnay, O., Krauss, J., Kühn, I., Lindborg, R., Pärtel, M., Bommarco, R. (2012). Traits related to species persistence and dispersal explain changes in plant communities subjected to habitat loss. Diversity and Distributions, 18, 898−908.
  • Saar, L., Takkis, K., Pärtel, M., Helm, A. (2012). Which plant traits predict species loss in calcareous grasslands with extinction debt? Diversity and Distributions, 18, 808−817.
  • Moles, A.T., Flores-Moreno, H., Bonser, S.P., Warton, D.I., Helm, A., Warman, L., Eldridge, D.J., Jurado, E., Hemmings, F.A., Reich, P.B., Cavender-Bares, J., Seabloom, E.W., Mayfield, M.M., Sheil, D., Djietror, J.C., Peri, P.L., Enrico, L., Cabido, M.R., Setterfield, S.A., Lehmann, C.E.R., Thomson, F.J. (2012). Invasions: the trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea. Journal of Ecology, 100, 116−127.
  • Guerrero, I., Morales, M., Onante, J.J., Aavik, T., Bengtsson, J., Berendse, F., Clement, L., Dennis, C., Eggers, S., Emmerson, M., Fischer, C., Flohre, A., Geiger, F., Hawro, V., Inchausti, P., Kalamees, A., Kinks, R., Liira, J., Melendez, L., Pärt, T., Thies, C., Tscharntke, T., Olszewski, A., Weisser, W. (2011). Taxonomic and functional diversity of farmland bird communities across Europe: effects of biogeography and agricultural intensification. Biodiversity and Conservation, 20: 3663 - 3681.
  • Flohre, A., Fischer, C., Aavik, T., Bengtsson, J., Berendse, F., Bommarco, R., Ceryngier, P., Clement, L.W., Dennis, C., Eggers, S., Emmerson, M., Geiger, F., Guerrero, I., Hawro, V., Inchausti, P., Liira, J., Morales, M.B., Oñate, J.J., Pärt, T., Weisser, W.W., Winqvist, C., Thies, C., Tscharntke, T. (2011). Agricultural intensification and biodiversity partitioning in European landscapes comparing plants, carabids, and birds. Ecological Applications, 21: 1772 - 1781.
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