Publications

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Lendemer, J.C. and J.R. Coyle. 2021. Dissimilar biodiversity data sets yield congruent patterns and inference in lichens. Botany 99:55-67. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2020-0086  *Editor's Choice

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Taylor, S.S., J.R. Coyle, E.P. White, A.H. Hurlbert. 2020. A simulation study of the use of temporal occupancy for identifying core and transient species. PLOS ONE 15: e0241198. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241198

Core-Transient Simulation Project Repository

Lu, J., N. Magain, J. Miadlikowska, J.R. Coyle, C. Truong, F. Lutzoni. 2018. Bioclimatic factors at an intrabiome scale are more limiting than cyanobiont availability for the lichen-forming genus Peltigera. American Journal of Botany 105: 1-14. DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1119

Coyle, J.R. 2017. Intraspecific variation in epiphyte functional traits reveals limited effects of microclimate on community assembly in temperate deciduous oak canopies. Oikos 126: 111-120. DOI: 10.1111/oik.03239

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Coyle, JR. 2016. Trait-based Inference of Environmental Constraints on Lichen Epiphyte Communities at Multiple Spatial Scales. PhD Thesis. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

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Original data collected during this thesis research are available from KNB. Please inform me if you intend to use these data as a part of a research project and feel free to contact me with questions.

Coyle, J.R. and A.H. Hurlbert. 2016. Environmental optimality, not heterogeneity, drives regional and local species richness in lichen epiphytes. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25: 406 - 417. DOI: 10.1111/geb.12420

Data & Code

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Rambold, G. L. Zedda, J.R. Coyle, D. Peršoh, T. Köhler, and D. Triebel. 2016. Geographic heat maps of lichen traits derived by combining LIAS light description and GBIF occurrence data, provided on a new platform. Biodiversity and Conservation 25: 2743-2751. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-016-1199-2

Coyle, J.R., F.W. Halliday, B.E. Lopez, K.A. Palmquist, P.Wilfahrt, and A.H. Hurlbert. 2014. Using trait and phylogenetic diversity to evaluate the generality of the stress-dominance hypothesis in eastern North American tree communities. Ecography 37: 814-826. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00473. *Editor’s Choice and Cover Feature

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Coyle, J.R., A.H. Hurlbert, and E.P. White. 2013. Opposing mechanisms drive richness patterns of core and transient bird species. American Naturalist 181: E83-E90. DOI: 10.1086/669903

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