The order and timing of species immigration during community assembly can affect species
abundances at multiple spatial scales. Known as priority effects, these effects cause …

Biologists are often confronted with high levels of unexplained variation when studying the
processes that determine genetic and species diversity. Here, we argue that eco …

The way species affect one another in ecological communities often depends on the order of
species arrival. The magnitude of such historical contingency, known as priority effects …

Priority effects, where arrival order and initial relative abundance modulate local species
interactions, can exert taxonomic, functional, and evolutionary influences on ecological …

Microbial communities mediate crucial biogeochemical, biomedical and biotechnological
processes, yet our understanding of their assembly, and our ability to control its outcome …

Adaptive radiation is an evolutionary process that has been promulgated in some clades as
an explanation for species richness and disparity in morphological forms across ecological …

Our planet is experiencing rates of environmental change unprecedented in modern times,
and an understanding of how microbes both mediate and respond to these shifts is an …

Most eukaryotic species are colonized by a microbial community–the microbiota–that is
acquired during early life stages and is critical to host development and health. Much …

Plant radiations are widespread but their influence on community assembly has rarely been
investigated. Theory and some evidence suggest that radiations can allow lineages to …

Hawaiian plant radiations often result in lineages with exceptionally high species richness
and extreme morphological and ecological differentiation. However, they typically display …