The effects of environmental features and overstory composition on the understory species assemblage in sub-Mediterranean coppiced woods: implications for a sustainable forest management

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Structural diversity closely associated with canopy species diversity and stand age in species-poor montane forests on Loess Plateau of China

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Factors affecting composition of gravel bar vegetation in middle reach of a lowland river

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The effects of elevation on the morpho-anatomical and ecological traits in Cyclamen coum subsp. coum Mill. populations in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey in contrasting habitats

Özbucak T.B., Polat G., Akçin Ö.E., Kutbay H.G.

Different patterns of changes in foliar carbon isotope composition along altitude

He Z., Zhan S., Wang W., Hu L., Wu S.

A new model for desertification assessment using Geographic Information System (GIS) − a case study, Runiz Basin, Iran

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Significance of stump-sprouting for the population size structure and spatial distribution patterns of endangered species, Magnolia cylindrica

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A non-soil seed bank dependent on the size of clonal plants: the case of Carex cespitosa, a guerrilla species in an unmown meadow

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The influence of vegetation structure on the composition of the seed rain and seedling pool in abandoned Molinion caeruleae meadows

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Regular research papers

Effects of sample size, sample accuracy and environmental variables
on predictive performance of MaxEnt model

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Comparison of seed longevity for thirty forest, grassland and weed species of the Central European flora: results of a seed burial experiment

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The response of wetland plant communities to disturbance: alleviation through
symmetric disturbance and facilitation

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Biodiversity versus stability: the biological effect of plant functional traits on ecosystem functioning in grasslands dominated by Leymus chinensis

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The effect of fallow period length on the abundance and diversity
of usable plant assemblages in shifting cultivation system (swidden agriculture) in northern Laos

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Effects of Abietinella abietina extracts on the germination and seedling emergence of
Picea crassifolia: results of greenhouse experiments

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Ecological niche modeling of invasive plant species according to invasion status and management needs: the case of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in South Africa

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Grey Heron Ardea cinerea productivity in relation to habitat features and different spatial scales

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Long-term changes in population density of nest-box breeding Great Tits and Blue Tits in two contrasting habitats in central Poland

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Effectiveness and applications of hair traps for the study of wild mammal populations

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Land use and land cover change in protected areas: using remote sensing to survey suitable habitats of brown bear Ursus arctos

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Sex differences in preening behaviour in the White Stork Ciconia ciconia

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Effect of winter temperature and maize food abundance on long-term population dynamics of the wild boar Sus scrofa

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