Whether niche processes, like environmental filtering, or neutral processes, like dispersal
limitation, are the primary forces driving community assembly is a central question in …

Distance decay, the general reduction in similarity of community composition with increasing
geographical distance, is known as predictor of spatial variation and distribution patterns of …

Spatial patterns in community structure are known to exist at a range of spatial scales. By
understanding the relative importance of spatial and environmental variation in shaping …

Dispersal plays a prominent role in most conceptual models of community assembly.
However, direct measurement of dispersal across a whole community is difficult at …

In spite of the controversy that they have generated, neutral models provide ecologists with
powerful tools for creating dynamic predictions about beta‐diversity in ecological …

Dispersal limitation plays an important role in a number of equilibrium and nonequilibrium
theories about community ecology. In this study we use the framework of island …

Ecological and taxonomic knowledge is important for conservation and utilization of
biodiversity. Biodiversity and ecology of fungi in Mediterranean ecosystems is poorly …

Most attempts to identify the processes that structure natural communities have focused on
conspicuous macroorganisms whereas the processes responsible for structuring microbial …

Fungi in soil play pivotal roles in nutrient cycling, pest controls, and plant community
succession in terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the ecosystem functions provided by soil fungi …

We have a limited understanding of the relative contributions of different processes that
regulate microbial communities, which are crucial components of both natural and …