Aim In this paper we aim to show that proportional sampling can detect species–area
relationships (SARs) more effectively than uniform sampling. We tested the contribution of …

The Methods section is a key component of any ecology research publication containing
detailed information on how the data were collected and analyzed. However, descriptions of …

In the context of neutral theories of community ecology, a novel genealogy‐based
framework has recently furnished an analytic extension of Ewens' sampling multivariate …

Community ecologists commonly perform multivariate techniques (eg, ordination, cluster
analysis) to assess patterns and gradients of taxonomic variation. A critical requirement for a …

Without robust and unbiased systems for monitoring, changes in natural systems will remain
enigmatic for policy makers, leaving them without a clear idea of the consequences of any …

Species-specific population estimates are fundamental for many aspects of ecology,
evolution, and conservation, yet they are lacking for most species. Aiming to fill this gap …

Species richness (the number of species) in an assemblage is a key metric in many
research fields of ecology. Simple counts of species in samples typically underestimate the …

Measuring biodiversity quantitatively is a key component to its investigation, but many
methods are known to be biased by undersampling (ie incomplete inventories), a common …

The class of N‐mixture models allows abundance to be estimated from repeated, point count
surveys while adjusting for imperfect detection of individuals. We developed an extension of …

Population time series analysis is an integral part of conservation biology in the current
context of global changes. To quantify changes in population size, wildlife counts only …