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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Functional ecology"”.
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The functional ecology of Eastern Rûens Shale Renosterveld
… by the fact that little is known of the functional ecology of not only pristine fragments of Renosterveld, but the degraded communities in various stages of secondary succession. The overarching aim of this thesis is to better understand the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem …
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Use of MicroCT to determine the functional ecology of intertidal infauna
Intertidal infauna through the process of bioturbation, play a major role in estuarine ecosystem functioning. Despite this, methods to both quantitatively and qualitatively assess the features produced from bioturbation have been limited. This study builds upon the recently developed technique by …
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The structural and functional dynamics of selected species -populations of freshwater snails:towards a systems approach
The structural and functional dynamics of freshwater gastropods at Malham Tarn are examined and detailed information is presented with regards to two littoral species, Ancylus fluviatilis (Mull.)and Planorbis contortus(Linn.), occupying a semi-isolated part of the Tarn. At all levels, from whole …
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Effects of Wave Action on the Structure of Fish Assemblages Across an Exposure Gradient
… wave exposure on diversity, abundance, and functional ecology of estuarine fishes. If increased wave exposure is acting as a disturbance to these habitats, ecological theory (Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis) predicts that diversity will peak at intermediate frequencies and intensities of …
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Gradients in benthic community structure and bioturbation potential along the Nordic Seas continental margin
… influenced benthic community structure,<br/>functional ecology and bioturbation potential. Species known to adopt the feeding strategy of the sub-surface storage of organic matter occurred in areas characterised by a seasonal input of organic matter. Species richness and diversity was highest …
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Linking plant traits and herbivory in grassland biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research
… system in Inner Mongolia, I test the how both functional and phylogenetic diversity explain the biodiversity effect on grassland ecosystem functioning. The promise for merging tools from evolutionary biology and functional ecology is great, as these diversity metrics provide superior …
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Structural and Functional Microbial Ecology of Denitrifying Bacteria Using Different Organic Carbon Sources
… first attempts to investigate the structural and functional microbial ecology of methanol, ethanol and glycerol fostered denitrification. The overarching goal of this research was to elucidate the link between the structure and function of denitrifying microbial populations grown on different …
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Drivers of leaf litter decomposition along a successional gradient in the upland Andes: linking environment, functional traits, biodiversity, and carbon cycling
Comprender los mecanismos que controlan la descomposición de la hojarasca es clave para explicar la dinámica del carbono en ecosistemas tropicales de montaña. Esta tesis doctoral tuvo como objetivo identificar los principales factores bióticos y abióticos que determinan la descomposición de la …