Size is a fundamental organismal trait and an important driver of ecosystem functions.
Although large individuals may dominate some functions and provide important habitat …

Several decades of research have shown that biodiversity affects ecosystem processes
associated with resource capture and the production of biomass within trophic levels …

Size generally dictates metabolic requirements, trophic level, and consequently, ecosystem
structure, where inefficient energy transfer leads to bottom-heavy ecosystem structure and …

Body size exerts multiple effects on plankton food-web interactions. However, the influence
of size structure on trophic transfer remains poorly quantified in the field. Here, we examine …

Generalising or scaling up from small-scale experiments to larger areas is an important
challenge for both ecology and conservation biology. This study describes a technique that …

The extent to which changes in biodiversity are causally linked to key ecosystem processes
is a primary focus of contemporary ecological research. Highly controlled manipulative …

Much of what we know about the role of biodiversity in mediating ecosystem processes and
function stems from manipulative experiments, which have largely been performed in …

Current and projected rates of extinction provide impetus to investigate the consequences of
biodiversity loss for ecosystem processes. Yet our understanding of present day biodiversity …

There is an urgent need to develop predictive indicators of the effect of species loss on
ecosystem functioning. Body size is often considered as a good indicator because of its …

Patterns of beta-diversity or distance decay at oceanic scales are completely unknown for
deep-sea communities. Even when appropriate data exist, methodological problems have …