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  • Herbivores, but not other insects, are scarce on alien plants 
    Proches, S.   Wilson, J.R.U.   Richardson, D.M.   Chown, S.L. (Ecological Society of Australia, 2008)
    Understanding how the landscape-scale replacement of indigenous plants with alien plants influences ecosystem structure and functioning is critical in a world characterized by increasing biotic homogenization. An important ...
  • How much evolutionary history in a 10x10m plot? 
    Proches, S.   Wilson, J.R.U.   Cowling, R.M. (2007-03-28)
    We use a fully dated phylogenetic tree of the angiospermfamilies to calculate phylogenetic diversity (PD) in four South African vegetation types with distinct evolutionary histories. Since the branch length values are in ...
  • Organismal complexity is an indicator of species existence value 
    Wilson, J.R.U.   Proches, S.   Braschler, B.   Dixon, E.S.   Richardson, D.M. (The Ecological Society of America, 2008)
  • Plant diversity in the human diet: weak phylogenetic signal indicates breadth 
    Proches, S.   Wilson, J.R.U.   Vamosi, J.C.   Richardson, D.M. (American Institute of Biological Sciences, 2008-02)
    Worldwide, humans have access to a greater range of food plants than does any other species. Examination of phylogenetic patterns in plants consumed by animals has recently uncovered important ecological processes. The ...
  • Searching for phylogenetic pattern in biological invasions 
    Proches, S.   Wilson, J.R.U.   Richardson, D.M.   Rejmánek, M. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008)
    It has been suggested that alien species with close indigenous relatives in the introduced range may have reduced chances of successful establishment and invasion (Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis). Studies trying to ...