Native biodiversity decline and non-native species spread are major features of the
Anthropocene. Both processes can drive biotic homogenization by reducing trait and …

A central aim of community ecology is to understand how local species diversity is shaped.
Agricultural activities are reshaping and filtering soil biodiversity and communities; however …

Aim The species pool specific for a site includes all species from the region that are
theoretically able to live in the site's particular ecological conditions. The absent portion of …

Aim The introduction of exotic plants can both increase (homogenize) and decrease
(differentiate) floristic similarity between areas. We have a poor understanding of the degree …

Locally observed biodiversity always consists of only a fraction of its site‐specific species
pool. Why some suitable species are absent, shaping dark diversity of that site, is a basic yet …

Livestock presence impacts plant biodiversity (species richness) in grassland ecosystems,
yet extent and direction of grazing impacts on biodiversity vary greatly across inter-annual …

Abstract The European Union Habitats Directive requires the identification of typical species
that reflect the structure and functions of habitat types, as well as early changes in the habitat …

Context The loss of ancient forests threatens many species. Effective nature conservation
needs information on how forest availability in the surrounding landscape in space and time …

The exploration of factors and processes affecting biodiversity loss is central to nature
management and wildlife conservation, but only recently has knowledge about the absence …

Species richness is the most commonly used metric to quantify biodiversity. However,
examining dark diversity, the group of absent species which can potentially inhabit a site …