List of works - Aveliina Helm

A simulation model of functional habitat connectivity demonstrates the importance of species establishment in older forests

scientific article published in 2023

Afforestation and abandonment of semi‐natural grasslands lead to biodiversity loss and a decline in ecosystem services and functions

scientific article published in 2023

Assessing coexisting plant extinction debt and colonization credit in a grassland-forest change gradient

scientific article published on 30 June 2015

Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats

scientific article

Beyond the species pool: modification of species dispersal, establishment, and assembly by habitat restoration

article

Characteristic and derived diversity: implementing the species pool concept to quantify conservation condition of habitats

article

Conservation of Northern European plant diversity: the correspondence with soil pH

article

ConservePlants: An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st Century

scientific article published on 25 January 2021

Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable

scientific article published on 3 June 2024

Current climate overrides historical effects on species richness and range size of freshwater plants in Europe and North America

scientific article published in 2020

Dark diversity in dry calcareous grasslands is determined by dispersal ability and stress-tolerance

scientific article published in 2014

Determinants of fine-scale plant diversity in dry calcareous grasslands within the Baltic Sea region

article

Diversity of lichens and bryophytes in hybrid aspen plantations in Estonia depends on landscape structure

scholarly article by Tiina Randlane et al published September 2017 in Canadian Journal of Forest Research

EU Nature Restoration Law needs ambitious and binding targets

scientific article published on 11 January 2022

Ecological theory provides strong support for habitat restoration

Ecosystem services provided by semi‐natural and intensified grasslands: Synergies, trade‐offs and linkages to plant traits and functional richness

scientific article published in 2023

Effect of habitat area and isolation on plant trait distribution in European forests and grasslands

article

EstSoil-EH: a high-resolution eco-hydrological modelling parameters dataset for Estonia

scientific article

Extinction debt in a common grassland species: immediate and delayed responses of plant and population fitness

article

Extinction debt: a challenge for biodiversity conservation

scientific article

Forest biomass, soil and biodiversity relationships originate from biogeographic affinity and direct ecological effects

scientific article published in 2019

Genetic differentiation can be predicted from observational data for reproductive but not vegetative traits in a widespread short-lived plant

Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity ⬇️

scientific article published on 07 February 2020

Grassland diversity related to the Late Iron Age human population density

article published in 2007

Ground-Dwelling Spider Fauna of Flooded Meadows in Matsalu, Estonia

scientific article published in 2016

Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels

scientific article

Habitat restoration requires landscape-scale planning

Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland

scientific article published in 2014

Human influence lowers plant genetic diversity in communities with extinction debt

article

Hybrid ecosystems can contribute to local biodiversity conservation

scientific article published in 2016

Indirect evidence for an extinction debt of grassland butterflies half century after habitat loss

article

Invasion of woody species into temperate grasslands: Relationship with abiotic and biotic soil resource heterogeneity

article by Meelis Pärtel & Aveliina Helm published 2007 in Journal of Vegetation Science

Invasions: the trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea

scientific article published in 2011

Landscape context and plant population size affect morph frequencies in heterostylous <i>Primula veris</i>—Results of a nationwide citizen‐science campaign

scientific article published on 9 September 2020

Landscape- and small-scale determinants of grassland species diversity: direct and indirect influences

article

Little evidence of range size conservatism in freshwater plants across two continents

scientific article published on 19 February 2021

Nordic-Baltic Grassland Vegetation Database (NBGVD) – current state and future prospects

scientific article published on 23 May 2024

Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and nondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally

scientific article

PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY MASKS RANGE‐WIDE GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION FOR VEGETATIVE BUT NOT REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS IN A SHORT‐LIVED PLANT

scientific article

Patterns of modern pollen and plant richness across northern Europe

article

Plant mycorrhizal status, but not type, shifts with latitude and elevation in Europe

article

Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness?

scientific article published on 16 October 2013

Rapid plant colonization of the forelands of a vanishing glacier is strongly associated with species traits

scientific article published on 26 August 2019

Rarity in freshwater vascular plants across Europe and North America: Patterns, mechanisms and future scenarios

scientific article

Restoration of plant species and genetic diversity depends on landscape-scale dispersal

scientific article published on 28 November 2017

Restoration of semi-natural grasslands boosts biodiversity and re-creates hotspots for ecosystem services

scientific article published in 2024

Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda

scientific article

Semi-natural habitats in the European boreal region: Caught in the socio-ecological extinction vortex?

scientific article published in 2022

Slow response of plant species richness to habitat loss and fragmentation

article

Soil community composition in dynamic stages of semi-natural calcareous grassland

scientific article published on 17 October 2023

Soil eutrophication shaped the composition of pollinator assemblages during the past century

scientific article published in 2019

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

Temperature and pH define the realised niche space of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

scientific article

The effect of recent habitat change on genetic diversity at putatively adaptive and neutral loci in <i>Primula veris</i> in semi-natural grasslands

Threatened Alvar Grasslands in NW Russia and their Relationship to Alvars in Estonia

scholarly article by Sergey Znamenskiy et al published May 2006 in Biodiversity and Conservation

Trait assembly in grasslands depends on habitat history and spatial scale

scientific article

Traits as determinants of species abundance in a grassland community

scientific article published on 17 May 2021

Traits related to species persistence and dispersal explain changes in plant communities subjected to habitat loss

article

Urgent need for updating the slogan of global climate actions from ‘tree planting’ to ‘restore native vegetation’

scientific article published in 2021

Vegetation patterns and their underlying processes: where are we now?

article by Aveliina Helm et al published 18 June 2014 in Journal of Vegetation Science

Which plant traits predict species loss in calcareous grasslands with extinction debt?

article

List of works by Aveliina Helm

A simulation model of functional habitat connectivity demonstrates the importance of species establishment in older forests

Afforestation and abandonment of semi‐natural grasslands lead to biodiversity loss and a decline in ecosystem services and functions

Assessing coexisting plant extinction debt and colonization credit in a grassland-forest change gradient

Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats

Beyond the species pool: modification of species dispersal, establishment, and assembly by habitat restoration

Characteristic and derived diversity: implementing the species pool concept to quantify conservation condition of habitats

Conservation of Northern European plant diversity: the correspondence with soil pH

ConservePlants: An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st Century

Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable

Current climate overrides historical effects on species richness and range size of freshwater plants in Europe and North America

Dark diversity in dry calcareous grasslands is determined by dispersal ability and stress-tolerance

Determinants of fine-scale plant diversity in dry calcareous grasslands within the Baltic Sea region

Diversity of lichens and bryophytes in hybrid aspen plantations in Estonia depends on landscape structure

EU Nature Restoration Law needs ambitious and binding targets

Ecological theory provides strong support for habitat restoration

Ecosystem services provided by semi‐natural and intensified grasslands: Synergies, trade‐offs and linkages to plant traits and functional richness

Effect of habitat area and isolation on plant trait distribution in European forests and grasslands

EstSoil-EH: a high-resolution eco-hydrological modelling parameters dataset for Estonia

Extinction debt in a common grassland species: immediate and delayed responses of plant and population fitness

Extinction debt: a challenge for biodiversity conservation

Forest biomass, soil and biodiversity relationships originate from biogeographic affinity and direct ecological effects

Genetic differentiation can be predicted from observational data for reproductive but not vegetative traits in a widespread short-lived plant

Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity ⬇️

Grassland diversity related to the Late Iron Age human population density

Ground-Dwelling Spider Fauna of Flooded Meadows in Matsalu, Estonia

Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels

Habitat restoration requires landscape-scale planning

Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland

Human influence lowers plant genetic diversity in communities with extinction debt

Hybrid ecosystems can contribute to local biodiversity conservation

Indirect evidence for an extinction debt of grassland butterflies half century after habitat loss

Invasion of woody species into temperate grasslands: Relationship with abiotic and biotic soil resource heterogeneity

Invasion of woody species into temperate grasslands: Relationship with abiotic and biotic soil resource heterogeneity

Invasions: the trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea

Landscape context and plant population size affect morph frequencies in heterostylous <i>Primula veris</i>—Results of a nationwide citizen‐science campaign

Landscape- and small-scale determinants of grassland species diversity: direct and indirect influences

Little evidence of range size conservatism in freshwater plants across two continents

Nordic-Baltic Grassland Vegetation Database (NBGVD) – current state and future prospects

Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and nondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally

PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY MASKS RANGE‐WIDE GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION FOR VEGETATIVE BUT NOT REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS IN A SHORT‐LIVED PLANT

Patterns of modern pollen and plant richness across northern Europe

Plant mycorrhizal status, but not type, shifts with latitude and elevation in Europe

Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness?

Rapid plant colonization of the forelands of a vanishing glacier is strongly associated with species traits

Rarity in freshwater vascular plants across Europe and North America: Patterns, mechanisms and future scenarios

Restoration of plant species and genetic diversity depends on landscape-scale dispersal

Restoration of semi-natural grasslands boosts biodiversity and re-creates hotspots for ecosystem services

Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda

Semi-natural habitats in the European boreal region: Caught in the socio-ecological extinction vortex?

Slow response of plant species richness to habitat loss and fragmentation

Soil community composition in dynamic stages of semi-natural calcareous grassland

Soil eutrophication shaped the composition of pollinator assemblages during the past century

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

Temperature and pH define the realised niche space of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

The effect of recent habitat change on genetic diversity at putatively adaptive and neutral loci in <i>Primula veris</i> in semi-natural grasslands

Threatened Alvar Grasslands in NW Russia and their Relationship to Alvars in Estonia

Trait assembly in grasslands depends on habitat history and spatial scale

Traits as determinants of species abundance in a grassland community

Traits related to species persistence and dispersal explain changes in plant communities subjected to habitat loss

Urgent need for updating the slogan of global climate actions from ‘tree planting’ to ‘restore native vegetation’

Vegetation patterns and their underlying processes: where are we now?

Which plant traits predict species loss in calcareous grasslands with extinction debt?