Herbivore diets are often generalistic, and communities of herbivores tend to share much of
their diets. In the tropical lowlands of Malaysian Borneo, tens of different noncarnivorous …

Herbivore diets are often generalistic, and communities of herbivores tend to share much of
their diets. The composition of these herbivore communities is usually well described by …

In nature different animal species live together in communities. Often these are species that
are closely related and ecologically very similar. As such, they usually have very similar …

Current environmental changes demand the ability to predict possible consequences for
ecosystems performing important functions regulating the Earth system, and providing …

Current environmental changes demand the ability to predict possible consequences for
ecosystems performing important functions regulating the Earth system, and providing …

Land snails represent a large diversity of species in the forest floor. Some species prefer to
stay in the leaf litter, while others like to climb up vegetation. They are considered generalist …

Land snails are abundant invertebrates in many terrestrial ecosystems, playing an essential
role in food webs and nutrient cycling. Although snails are commonly considered general …

We investigated whether coexisting snail species in 145 treeless fen communities in the
Western Carpathian Mountains differed more in size and diet than would be expected by …

Soil and adjacent leaf-litter environments support a diverse decomposer fauna. This has led
to what is known as 'the enigma of the soil fauna', or the question of how it is possible for …

Niche partitioning facilitates species coexistence in a world of limited resources, thereby
enriching biodiversity. For decades, biologists have sought to understand how diverse …