Although habitat loss is the predominant factor leading to biodiversity loss in the
Anthropocene,, exactly how this loss manifests—and at which scales—remains a central …

Over the past decade, accelerating rates of species extinction have prompted an increasing
number of studies to reduce species diversity experimentally and examine how this alters …

Evidence is mounting that extinctions are altering key processes important to the productivity
and sustainability of Earth's ecosystems,,,. Further species loss will accelerate change in …

Biodiversity loss can heavily affect the functioning of ecosystems, and improving our
understanding of how ecosystems respond to biodiversity decline is one of the main …

Intensified exploitation of natural populations and habitats has led to increased mortality
rates and decreased abundances of many species,. There is a growing concern that this …

Global biodiversity loss is a critical environmental crisis, yet the lack of spatial data on
biodiversity threats has hindered conservation strategies. Theory predicts that abrupt …

Degradation and loss of natural habitat is the major driver of the current global biodiversity
crisis. Most habitat conservation efforts to date have targeted small areas of highly …

The fossil record provides striking case studies of biodiversity loss and global ecosystem
upheaval. Because of this, many studies have sought to assess the magnitude of the current …

COMMUNITIES of species and their associated biological, chemical and physical
processes, collectively known as ecosystems, drive the Earth's biogeochemical processes1 …

Human activities, especially conversion and degradation of habitats, are causing global
biodiversity declines. How local ecological assemblages are responding is less clear—a …