Plant biodiversity change across scales during the Anthropocene
Plant communities have undergone dramatic changes in recent centuries, although not all
such changes fit with the dominant biodiversity-crisis narrative used to describe them. At the …
such changes fit with the dominant biodiversity-crisis narrative used to describe them. At the …
Resurveying historical vegetation data–opportunities and challenges
Background Resurveying historical vegetation plots has become more and more popular in
recent years as it provides a unique opportunity to estimate vegetation and environmental …
recent years as it provides a unique opportunity to estimate vegetation and environmental …
Species richness at continental scales is dominated by ecological limits
DL Rabosky, AH Hurlbert - The American Naturalist, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
Explaining variation in species richness among provinces and other large geographic
regions remains one of the most challenging problems at the intersection of ecology and …
regions remains one of the most challenging problems at the intersection of ecology and …
Are urban systems beneficial, detrimental, or indifferent for biological invasion?
Urban environments are often seen as unique or degraded habitats that both present
hardships for some sensitive species and provide opportunities to others. Non-indigenous …
hardships for some sensitive species and provide opportunities to others. Non-indigenous …
Range size predicts the risk of local extinction from habitat loss
IR Staude, LM Navarro… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The geographical range size of species is a strong predictor of vulnerability to global
extinction. However, it remains unclear whether range size is also a good predictor of …
extinction. However, it remains unclear whether range size is also a good predictor of …
Widespread decline in Central European plant diversity across six decades
Based on plant occurrence data covering all parts of Germany, we investigated changes in
the distribution of 2136 plant species between 1960 and 2017. We analyzed 29 million …
the distribution of 2136 plant species between 1960 and 2017. We analyzed 29 million …
Biotic homogenisation and differentiation as directional change in beta diversity: synthesising driver–response relationships to develop conceptual models across …
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 …
sampled within a given spatial area over time. Biotic differentiation, in turn, is defined as …
Community assembly and the functioning of ecosystems: how metacommunity processes alter ecosystems attributes
Recent work linking community structure and ecosystem function has primarily focused on
the effects of local species richness but has neglected the dispersal‐dependent processes …
the effects of local species richness but has neglected the dispersal‐dependent processes …
[HTML][HTML] Rapid biotic homogenization of marine fish assemblages
The role human activities play in reshaping biodiversity is increasingly apparent in terrestrial
ecosystems. However, the responses of entire marine assemblages are not well …
ecosystems. However, the responses of entire marine assemblages are not well …
Loss of functional diversity through anthropogenic extinctions of island birds is not offset by biotic invasions
Human impacts reshape ecological communities through the extinction and introduction of
species. The combined impact of these factors depends on whether non-native species fill …
species. The combined impact of these factors depends on whether non-native species fill …