Tropical rainforests harbour exceptionally high species diversity of beetles (order
Coleoptera) and are often regarded as diversification hotspots. Traditionally, two hypotheses …

Evaluating the diversity of multiple taxa is fundamental to understand community assembly
and to assess the integrity and functionality of tropical secondary forests. In this study, we …

The high extant species diversity of tropical lineages of organisms is usually portrayed as a
relatively recent and rapid development or as a consequence of the gradual accumulation or …

Borneo is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet but half of Borneo's forest has
been logged and millions of hectares replaced by oil palm plantation. Decomposing …

Our perception of diversity, including both alpha-and beta-diversity components, depends
on spatial scale. Studies of spatial variation of the latter are just starting, with a paucity of …

Our investigations of the mechanisms structuring highly diverse arthropod communities in
tropical rain forests have shown that communities change drastically after anthropogenic …

Simple Summary Biodiversity is not evenly distributed on Earth. For phytophagous insects,
we could expect increasing taxonomic richness from temperate to tropical latitudes, where …

Rapid economic development can pose a threat to the biodiversity of tropical countries. In
Laos, this is manifested by the conversion of natural forests into plantations, even though …

Traditional models for tropical species richness contrast rainforests as 'museums' of old
species or 'cradles' of recent speciation. High plant species diversity in rainforests may be …

This review of world literature explores the relationship between the dynamics of natural
regeneration and the evolutionary and ecological processes and mechanisms involved in …