Pair-wise competition-trials amongst seedlings of ten dipterocarp species;the role of initial height, growth rate and leaf attributes

To investigate whether seedlings of ten dipterocarp species differed significantly in terms of growth and mortality or whether species were not significantly different and could be considered ecologically similar.

Tanner, E. V. J.; Teo, V.K.; Coomes, D. A.; Midgley, J.J.

2005

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June 29, 2017

N and P in New Zealand Soil Chronosequences and Relationships with Foliar N and P

Report on soil development in temperate rain forests along three New Zealand chronosequences that have minimal pollution and disturbance from human activities and on factors influencing soil net N mineralisation and foliar N and P concentrations.

PARFITT, R.L.; ROSS, D.J.; COOMES, D.A.; RICHARDSON, S.J.; SMALE, M.C.; DAHLGREN, R.A.

2005

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June 29, 2017

Herbivory and plant competition reduce mountain beech seedling growth and establishment in New Zealand

Experimental manipulations on transplanted and naturally occurring mountain beech seedlings to show the effects of deer browsing and competition from deer-induced, herbaceous turf communities.

Husheer, S.W.; Robertson, A.W.; Coomes, D.A.; Frampton, C.M.

2005

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June 29, 2017

The hare, the tortoise and the crocodile: the ecology of angiosperm dominance, conifer persistence and fern filtering

Angiosperm trees often dominate forests growing in resource-rich habitats, whereas conifers are generally restricted to less productive habitats. We investigate whether competition with ferns and deeply shading trees also contributes to a failure of conifers to regenerate in resource-rich habitats.

Coomes, D.A. et al.

2005

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June 29, 2017

Comment on “A Brief History of Seed Size”

A comment on ‘A Brief History of Seed Size’ by Mole et al. in which an argument is made against understanding the association of greater seed size with greater plant height through use of Charnov’s life-history theory for mammals.

Grubb, P.J.; Coomes, D.A.; Metcalfe, D.J.

2005

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June 28, 2017

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