A promising future for integrative biodiversity research: an increased role of scale-dependency and functional biology
Studies into the complex interaction between an organism and changes to its biotic and
abiotic environment are fundamental to understanding what regulates biodiversity. These …
abiotic environment are fundamental to understanding what regulates biodiversity. These …
The challenges to inferring the regulators of biodiversity in deep time
THG Ezard, TB Quental… - … Transactions of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Attempts to infer the ecological drivers of macroevolution in deep time have long drawn
inspiration from work on extant systems, but long-term evolutionary and geological changes …
inspiration from work on extant systems, but long-term evolutionary and geological changes …
[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity is not (and never has been) a bed of roses!
Over the last decades, the critical study of fossil diversity has led to significant advances in
the knowledge of global macroevolutionary patterns of biodiversity. The deep-time history of …
the knowledge of global macroevolutionary patterns of biodiversity. The deep-time history of …
Grand challenges in biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research in the era of science–policy platforms require explicit consideration of feedbacks
Feedbacks are an essential feature of resilient socio-economic systems, yet the feedbacks
between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing are not fully accounted for …
between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing are not fully accounted for …
Biodiversity across space and time in the fossil record
The fossil record is the primary source of information on how biodiversity has varied in deep
time, providing unique insight on the long-term dynamics of diversification and their drivers …
time, providing unique insight on the long-term dynamics of diversification and their drivers …
Investigating biotic interactions in deep time
Recent renewed interest in using fossil data to understand how biotic interactions have
shaped the evolution of life is challenging the widely held assumption that long-term climate …
shaped the evolution of life is challenging the widely held assumption that long-term climate …
Diversity in time and space: wanted dead and alive
Current patterns of biological diversity are influenced by both historical and present-day
factors, yet research in ecology and evolution is largely split between paleontological and …
factors, yet research in ecology and evolution is largely split between paleontological and …
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in dynamic landscapes
U Brose, H Hillebrand - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) and its
consequence for ecosystem services has predominantly been studied by controlled, short …
consequence for ecosystem services has predominantly been studied by controlled, short …
The uncertain role of diversity dependence in species diversification and the need to incorporate time-varying carrying capacities
CR Marshall, TB Quental - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is no agreement among palaeobiologists or biologists as to whether, or to what extent,
there are limits on diversification and species numbers. Here, we posit that part of the …
there are limits on diversification and species numbers. Here, we posit that part of the …
Integrating ecology and phylogenetics: the footprint of history in modern-day communities
In the face of rapid changes in Earth's biota, understanding the evolutionary processes that
drive patterns of species diversity, differentiation, and coexistence in ecosystems globally …
drive patterns of species diversity, differentiation, and coexistence in ecosystems globally …