Univariate fractions can be transformed to mixed fractions in the equational theory of meadows of characteristic zero.

List of papers This thesis is based on the following papers, which will be referred to in the text by their Roman numerals. Effects of intensified management of hay-meadows on population dynamics of Succisa pratensis. Manuscript. Intensified management affects population growth differently in the two perennial herbs Hypochoeris maculata and Polygala amarella. Manuscript. Artificial dispersal as...

BACKGROUND Seagrass species in the tropics occur in multispecies meadows. How these meadows are maintained through species co-existence and what their ecological drivers may be has been an overarching question in seagrass biogeography. In this study, we quantify the spatial structure of four co-existing species and infer potential ecological processes from these structures. METHODS AND RESULT...

Spatial heterogeneity in the strength of trophic interactions is a fundamental property of food web spatial dynamics. The feeding effort of herbivores should reflect adaptive decisions that only become rewarding when foraging gains exceed 1) the metabolic costs, 2) the missed opportunity costs of not foraging elsewhere, and 3) the foraging costs of anti-predator behaviour. Two aspects of these ...