Descriptions of amphibian habitat, both aquatic and terrestrial, often include plants as
characteristics but seldom is it understood whether and how those plants affect amphibian …

A small standing-water ecosystem (SWE) is a shallow (< 20 m) lentic water body with a
surface of a few hectares (≤ 10 ha). Compared to larger counterparts, they exhibit wider …

Tropical forest restoration is increasingly seen as an activity that may counteract or reduce
biodiversity loss. However, few studies monitor fauna or consider measures of functional …

Forest restoration may support recovery and conservation of biodiversity. However, the
response of biodiversity to forest restoration is likely to vary depending on the restoration …

Near-urban farmland is an important component of agricultural soils in China.
Understanding the distribution and functional patterns of soil microbial communities is …

Fire is a powerful environmental disturbance with the ability to shape many biomes
worldwide. However, global warming, land-use changes and other anthropogenic factors …

Geographically isolated wetlands provide a critical habitat for pond-breeding amphibians, a
taxa of broad conservation concern. Global wetland loss and degradation has made …

Isolated wetlands embedded within longleaf pine savannas support a high proportion of
regional biodiversity including many amphibian species. Today, remnant isolated wetlands …

Habitat restoration frequently focuses on reaching an idealized steady state, but this is
unrealistic for disturbance‐dependent ecosystems where temporal variability is inherent and …

Functional diversity is a tool for understanding biological communities and the influence of
environmental filters on assembly rules. However, few studies explore the relationships of …