Large-scale changes in the abundance of common higher plant species across Britain between 1978, 1990 and 1998 as a consequence of human activity: Tests of hypothesised changes in trait representation

By Simon M. Smart, R. Bunce, R. Marrs, M. Leduc, L. Firbank, Lindsay C. Maskell, W. Scott, K. Thompson, K. Walker. 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Gains in native species promote biotic homogenization over four decades in a human‐dominated landscape (2013, background): “For example, if eutrophication via nitrogen deposition is an important driver of change, species associated with high-nutrient conditions should be more likely than others to increase in frequency and/or abundance over time (e.g. Smart et al. 2005).”
Interactions between non‐native plant species and the floristic composition of common habitats (2006, background): “…are particularly likely to be invaded by propagules carried by water and waterside habitats have also shown marked signs of eutrophication and secondary succession involving increases in nutrient-demanding competitive species and loss of mesotrophic grassland species (Smart et al. 2003a; 2005).”
Declines in forage availability for bumblebees at a national scale (2006, methodology): “changes in plant abundance between the two survey periods (Smart et al., 2005).”
The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life‐history traits of the Northwest European flora (2008, methodology): “between traits and distribution patterns of rarity and endangerment of plant species (Smart et al. 2005; Römermann et al. 2008).”
Plant species composition in green spaces within the built-up areas of Beijing, China (2010, background): “Owing to a common propensity for the choice of species, planting designs, and tree care practices (Sudha and Ravindranath 2000), human activities have changed the species composition and diversity of urban plant communities (Smart et al. 2005).”
Nitrogen deposition causes widespread loss of species richness in British habitats (2010, methodology): “More detailed information on methods used to determine plant traits are available in Smart et al (2003, 2005).”
Contribution of acidification and eutrophication to declines in species richness of calcifuge grasslands along a gradient of atmospheric nitrogen deposition (2010, methodology): “Despite this limitation Ellenberg N scores have been used to identify 274 changes associated with N deposition in a number of other habitats (e.g. Bennie et al., 275 2006 (calcareous grasslands); Smart et al., 2005 (infertile grasslands and moorland); 276 Pitcairn et al., 2002 (woodland)).”
Ecological Predictors of Extinction Risk in the Flora of Lowland England, UK (2006, background): “Similarly, analyses of Countryside Survey sample plots between 1978 and 1998 showed a marked reduction in short stress-tolerators on infertile grasslands associated with linear habitats and an increase in species with high Ellenberg fertility values ( Smart et al. 2005 ).”
Does the heathland flora in north-western Belgium show an extinction debt? (2006, unknown): “Bobbink et al., 1998; McCollin et al., 2000; Van der Veken et al., 2004; Smart et al., 2005 ).”