Disturbance is a key factor affecting plant species richness and it has been hypothesized
that species richness reaches a peak some time after disturbance occurs. Managed boreal …

Ecologists know relatively little about the manner in which disturbance affects the likelihood
of alternative community stable states and how the history of community assembly affects the …

Grassland degradation is one of the worldwide ecological problems. The objective of this
study was to assess the above‐and belowground response of an alpine grassland along …

When studying forest disturbances, it is essential to examine biodiversity from different
perspectives, which includes considering its taxonomic and functional facets. Indeed …

Conventional methods for the estimation of marine phytoplankton diversity include the
collection of a small volume of seawater which is analysed under the microscope. We …

Flood‐pulsed wetlands make vital contributions to local and global biodiversity. However,
the patterns and controls of spatial and temporal variation in aquatic biodiversity in flood …

Predicting the relationships between disturbance, biodiversity and productivity of
ecosystems continue to preoccupy ecologists and resource managers. Two hypotheses …

The question of whether biodiversity conservation and carbon conservation can be
synergistic hinges on the form of the biodiversity–productivity relationship (BPR), a …

Large geographic areas should host a greater diversity of crime compared with small
geographic areas. This proposition is reasonable given that larger geographic areas should …

Tropical forests currently play a key role in regulating the terrestrial carbon cycle and abating
climate change by storing carbon in wood. However, there remains considerable uncertainty …