The question 'what renders a species extinction prone'is crucial to biologists. Ecological
specialization has been suggested as a major constraint impeding the response of species …

The quest for understanding how species interactions modulate diversity has progressed by
theoretical and empirical advances following niche and network theories. Yet, niche studies …

The neutral theory for community structure and biodiversity is dependent on the assumption
that species are equivalent to each other in all important ecological respects. We explore …

A long‐term perspective is needed to understand how disturbance is affecting plant
communities in human‐dominated landscapes. Increased human disturbance often results …

Biodiversity is organised into complex ecological networks of interacting species in local
ecosystems, but our knowledge about the effects of habitat fragmentation on such systems …

Ecological investigations are increasingly using functional diversity in order to understand
different patterns, such as species occurrence, species competitive abilities, and the …

Ecological communities around the world are under threat while a consensus theory of
community structure remains elusive. In the last decade ecologists have struggled with two …

Biotic homogenization, the gradual replacement of native biotas by locally expanding non-
natives, is a global process that diminishes floral and faunal distinctions among regions …

During the past two decades, there has been a gradual change of emphasis in ecological
studies directed at unravelling the complexity of natural communities. Initially, the population …

Biotic homogenisation is defined as decreasing dissimilarity among ecological assemblages
sampled within a given spatial area over time. Biotic differentiation, in turn, is defined as …