1 Plant and soil communities are associated with the response of soil water repellency to environmental stress.

2 lying in wait: modeling the control of bacterial infections via antibiotic-induced proviruses

3 Residual Pesticide On Hesco Blast Protection Wall In Temperate Florida Habitat Effective Against Mosquitoes, Stable Flies, and Sand Flies.

4 Climate change and the provision of biodiversity in public temperate forests – A mechanism design approach for the implementation of biodiversity conservation policies

5 Nutriction and soil management in stone fruit trees in temperate regions<br>Nutrição e manejo do solo em fruteiras de caroço em regiões de clima temperado

6 Quality assessment of typical common bean genotypes cultivated in temperate climate conditions and different growth locations

7 Evaluation of mosques in terms of thermal comfort and energy consumption in a temperate-humid climate

8 Can linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for insects in temperate landscapes? A systematic review

9 Contrasting patterns in habitat selection and recruitment of temperate reef fishes among natural and artificial reefs

10 Phylogenomic analyses reveal intractable evolutionary history of a temperate bamboo genus (Poaceae: Bambusoideae).

11 The role of benthic macrofauna in the trophic transfer of mercury in a low-diversity temperate coastal ecosystem (Puck Lagoon, southern Baltic Sea).

12 Stand Structure and Substrate Diversity as Two Major Drivers for Bryophyte Distribution in a Temperate Montane Ecosystem.

13 Effects of temperature, humidity, and diurnal temperature range on influenza incidence in a temperate region.

14 Sand burial helps regulate timing of seed germination of a dominant herb in an inland dune ecosystem with a semiarid temperate climate

15 Precocious natural mummification in a temperate climate (Western Cape, South Africa).

16 μCT trait analysis reveals morphometric differences between domesticated temperate small grain cereals and their wild relatives

17 Impact of biochar application on the productivity of a temperate vegetable cropping system

18 It Is Feasible to Produce Olive Oil in Temperate Humid Climate Regions

19 Vertical stratification of a temperate forest caterpillar community in eastern North America.

20 Phenology responses of temperate butterflies to latitude depend on ecological traits

21 Soil nutrients, forest structure and species traits drive aboveground carbon dynamics in an old-growth temperate forest

22 Legacy forest structures in irregular shelterwoods differentially affect regeneration in a temperate hardwood forest

23 THE CLASS QUERCO-FAGETEA SYLVATICAE IN SICILY: AN EXAMPLE OF BOREO-TEMPERATE VEGETATION IN THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN REGION

24 A new approach to map landscape variation in forest restoration success in tropical and temperate forest biomes

25 INTRODUCTION A National park is an area set aside by a national government for the preservation of the natural environment. The World Conservation Union defines a National park as a natural area designated to protect the ecological integrity of one or more ecosystems for present and future generations. In Pakistan, the earlier ecological studies were generally observational. The earlier studies, generally appeared in 1950’s, were confined to visual description of the vegetation, and no attempts were made to recognize community types and to correlate them with the relevant environmental factors. On the contrary, advanced multivariate techniques of ordination and cluster analysis had been routinely used in Europe and other parts of the world. There are numerous ordination methods accessible in plant bionetwork, some of which have been extensively used, e.g. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) (Hill & Gauch, 1980), whereas some others only sporadically used (Zhang, 2004). A series of studies using different ordination techniques were carried out in Pakistan by Ahmad et al., 2009; Ahmad, 2009; Jabeen & Ahmad, 2009; Pirzada et al., 2009; Ahmad et al., 2010a, b; Ahmad, 2011. In Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) the floristic statistics and the environmental variables can be assimilated within the ordination (Kashian et al., 2003). Within the Ayubia National Park, the study area was the moist temperate forest in Rawalpindi, NE-Pakistan (Fig. 1), showing a high diversity of susceptible plant and animal species. The geographical location of the park is 330° 52' N and 730° 90' E (Farooque, 2002). The aim of this research was to quantify the vegetation in Ayubia National Park using ordination techniques and to determine the soilvegetation relationship to provide basic awareness for preservation of nationally significant native flora. A list of plant species present in the study area is provided in Table 1. Apart from their importance from ecological point of view few species are used as medicinal herbs by local inhabitants. Observed biodiversity of occuring species indicate that this area can be used for conservation of native flora. Exploring the vegetation dynamics and community assemblage in Ayubia National Park, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, using CCA

26 A cave lion (Panthera spelaea) skeleton from Torca del León (NW Iberia): Micromammals indicate a temperate and forest environment corresponding to GI-11 (MIS 3)

27 Tree water-use efficiency and growth dynamics in response to climatic and environmental changes in a temperate forest in Beijing, China

28 Seasonal dynamics and profiles of soil NO concentrations in a temperate forest

29 Impact of the spatial uncertainty of seed dispersal on tree colonization dynamics in a temperate forest

30 Socially optimal forest management and biodiversity conservation in temperate forests under climate change

31 Suspended sediment dynamics during a period of consecutive explosive cyclogeneses in rural temperate catchments: A case study from small-sized catchments in NW Spain

32 Ecological and Socio-Economic Effects of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in Temperate Waters

33 Modeling response of water quality parameters to land-use and climate change in a temperate, mesotrophic lake.

34 The influence of regional and local oceanography in early stages of marine fishes from temperate rocky reefs

35 Biomass and nitrogen distribution ratios reveal a reduced root investment in temperate lianas vs. self-supporting plants.

36 Nonlinear responses of total belowground carbon flux and its components to increased nitrogen availability in temperate forests.

37 If the trees burn, is the forest lost? Past dynamics in temperate forests help inform management strategies

38 Carbohydrate-rich supplements can improve nitrogen use efficiency and mitigate nitrogenous gas emissions from the excreta of dairy cows grazing temperate grass.

39 A New Perspective on Ecological Prediction Reveals Limits to Climate Adaptation in a Temperate Tree Species.

40 Leaf longevity in temperate evergreen species is related to phylogeny and leaf size.

41 Variation in trophic niches of oribatid mites in temperate forest ecosystems as indicated by neutral lipid fatty acid patterns

42 Effect of using Acacia mearnsii tannin extract as a feed additive on nutritional variables and productive performance in dairy cows grazing a temperate pasture.

43 Development syndromes in New World temperate and tropical songbirds

44 Is sustainable extensive green roof realizable without irrigation in a temperate monsoonal climate? A case study in Beijing.

45 Bibliometric Analysis of Models for Temperate Forest Management: A Global Perspective on Sustainable Forest Management Tools

46 taper functions and merchantable timber for temperate forests of northern mexico

47 biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems in tropical to temperate australia

48 movements and habitat use by temperate-nesting canada geese during the postbreeding period in southern québec

49 the direct response of the gonads to cues of stress in a temperate songbird species is season-dependent

50 fine root productivity and turnover of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizaltree species in a temperate broad-leaved mixed forest

51 finnsheep and their utilization experiences in temperate conditions

52 prey type and foraging ecology of sanderlings calidris alba in different climate zones: are tropical areas more favourable than temperate sites?

53 seasonal effects on microbial community structure and nitrogen dynamics in temperate forest soil

54 evolution and perspective of the temperate fruit crops in são paulo state, brazil

55 seasonal variability and evolution of glaciochemistry at an alpine temperate glacier on the southeastern tibetan plateau

56 time series analysis of rsv and bronchiolitis seasonality in temperate and tropical western australia

57 effects of environmental factors on the disinfection performance of a wastewater stabilization pond operated in a temperate climate

58 new emission factors for australian vegetation fires measured using open-path fourier transform infrared spectroscopy – part 1: methods and australian temperate forest fires

59 the bobbit worm dilemma: a case for dna (reply to salazar-vallejo et al. 2011. giant eunicid polychaetes (annelida) in shallow tropical and temperate seas. rev. biol. trop. 59-4: 1463-1474)

60 mapping aboveground biomass using texture indices from aerial photos in a temperate forest of northeastern china

61 modelling a quantitative ensilability index adapted to forages from wet temperate areas

62 <i>virgilia divaricata</i> may facilitate forest expansion in the afrotemperate forests of the southern cape, south africa

63 forest management type influences diversity and community composition of soil fungi across temperate forest ecosystems

64 combining environmental suitability and population abundances to evaluate the invasive potential of the tunicate ciona intestinalis along the temperate south american coast

65 effects of climate variability and functional changes on the interannual variation of the carbon balance in a temperate deciduous forest

66 high habitat-specificity in fungal communities in oligo-mesotrophic, temperate lake stechlin (north-east germany)

67 marine biodiversity in temperate western australia: multi-taxon surveys of minden and roe reefs

68 a stand-alone tree demography and landscape structure module for earth system models: integration with inventory data from temperate and boreal forests

69 evidence for double diffusion in temperate meromictic lakes

70 growth response of temperate mountain grasslands to inter-annual variations in snow cover duration

71 staying cool: preadaptation to temperate climates required for colonising tropical alpine-like environments

72 eight new species of macvicaria gibson and bray, 1982 (digenea: opecoelidae) from temperate marine fishes of australia

73 new gastropod vectors and tetrodotoxin potential expansion in temperate waters of the atlantic ocean

74 sensitivity of temperate grassland species to elevated atmospheric co2 and the interaction with temperature and water stress

75 the role of abiotic and biotic environmental factors in shaping epiphyton on common reed in shallow, hydrologically transformed, temperate lakes

76 the impacts of drainage, nutrient status and management practice on the full carbon balance of grasslands on organic soils in a maritime temperate zone

77 An experimental assessment of impacts of pollution sources on sessile biota in a temperate urbanised estuary.

78 Climate sensitivity of understory trees differs from overstory trees in temperate mesic forests.

79 Temperate Forests Dominated by Arbuscular or Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Are Characterized by Strong Shifts from Saprotrophic to Mycorrhizal Fungi with Increasing Soil Depth.

80 Assessing tree ring δN of four temperate deciduous species as an indicator of N availability using independent long-term records at the Fernow Experimental Forest, WV.

81 New Gastropod Vectors and Tetrodotoxin Potential Expansion in Temperate Waters of the Atlantic Ocean

82 Geologyâbenthos relationships on a temperate rocky bank, eastern Bass Strait, Australia

83 Vegetation-edaphic correlation and importance value index in himalayan 'ecotone' temperate conifer forest using the multivariate technique.

84 Too cold to handle: Climatic constraints on arboreal ants in temperate forests.

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