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(2023) Sylvie Berthelot et al.   ECOLOGY

Positive tree diversity effects on arboreal spider abundance are tied to canopy cover in a forest experiment

(2023) Elizabeth M. Butz et al.   ECOLOGY

Rainforest conversion to plantations fundamentally alters energy fluxes and functions in canopy arthropod food webs

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Insect decline in forests depends on species’ traits and may be mitigated by management

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Rainforest conversion to rubber and oil palm reduces abundance, biomass and diversity of canopy spiders

(2022) Daniel Ramos et al.   PeerJ

Diversity and Functional Relevance of Canopy Arthropods in Central Europe

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Handbook of field sampling for multi-taxon biodiversity studies in European forests

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Non-native Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in Central Europe: Ecology, performance and nature conservation

(2021) Frank M. Thomas et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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Beyond polyphagy and opportunism: natural prey of hunting spiders in the canopy of apple trees

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Do non‐native plants contribute to insect declines?

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Tree canopy arthropods have idiosyncratic responses to plant ecophysiological traits in a warm temperate forest complex

(2020) Rudi C. Swart et al.   Scientific Reports

Tree species richness, tree identity and non-native tree proportion affect arboreal spider diversity, abundance and biomass

(2020) Dragan Matevski et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers

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Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest‐associated taxa in Europe

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How Many Species of Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods Are There on Earth?

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Uncovering trophic positions and food resources of soil animals using bulk natural stable isotope composition

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Comparison of the capture efficiency, prey processing, and nutrient extraction in a generalist and a specialist spider predator

(2018) Luis Fernando García et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Insectivorous birds consume an estimated 400–500 million tons of prey annually

(2018) Martin Nyffeler et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

LiDAR-derived canopy structure supports the more-individuals hypothesis for arthropod diversity in temperate forests

(2018) Jörg Müller et al.   OIKOS

Towards the Integration of Niche and Network Theories

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Comparison of the capture efficiency, prey processing, and nutrient extraction in a generalist and a specialist spider predator

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Insectivorous birds consume an estimated 400–500 million tons of prey annually

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Estimating biomass from body size of European spiders based on regression models

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An updated perspective on spiders as generalist predators in biological control

(2018) Radek Michalko et al.   OECOLOGIA

Forests and Their Canopies: Achievements and Horizons in Canopy Science

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(2017) Dominik Seidel   Ecology and Evolution

Improved productivity and modified tree morphology of mixed versus pure stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) with increasing precipitation and age

(2016) Eric A. Thurm et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Can ground-based assessments of forest biodiversity reflect the biological condition of canopy assemblages?

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Can mixed stands of native and non-native tree species enhance diversity of epigaeic arthropods in plantation forests?

(2016) Anne Oxbrough et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Different hunting strategies of generalist predators result in functional differences

(2016) Radek Michalko et al.   OECOLOGIA

Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

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Quantifying the multiple facets of isotopic diversity: New metrics for stable isotope ecology

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Forest Management Approaches for Coping with the Uncertainty of Climate Change: Trade-Offs in Service Provisioning and Adaptability

(2014) Sven Wagner et al.   ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY

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Are Temperate Canopy Spiders Tree-Species Specific?

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Trophic complementarity drives the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationship in food webs

(2013) Timothée Poisot et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Ecological consequences of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cultivation in Europe

(2013) Max Schmid et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

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(2013) N. Barsoum et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Climate effects on productivity and resource-use efficiency of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica [L.]) in stands with different spatial mixing patterns

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Arthropod vertical stratification in temperate deciduous forests: Implications for conservation-oriented management

(2011) Michael D. Ulyshen   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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(2011) Marc W. Cadotte et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

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(2011) Pedro Cardoso et al.   PLoS One

Plant species loss decreases arthropod diversity and shifts trophic structure

(2009) Nick M. Haddad et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Simultaneous Inference in General Parametric Models

(2008) Torsten Hothorn et al.   BIOMETRICAL JOURNAL

NEW MULTIDIMENSIONAL FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY INDICES FOR A MULTIFACETED FRAMEWORK IN FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

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Influence of environmental parameters on small-scale distribution of soil-dwelling spiders in forests: What makes the difference, tree species or microhabitat?

(2008) Tim Mark Ziesche et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT