Communities assemble through a combination of stochastic processes, which can make
environmentally similar communities divergent (high β‐diversity), and deterministic …

Community assembly theory asserts that the contemporary composition of ecological
communities may depend critically on events that occur during the formation of the …

We examined the spatial and temporal variation of species diversity and genetic diversity in
a metacommunity comprising 16 species of freshwater gastropods. We monitored species …

The stochastic arrival of competing species and their subsequent interactions have been
highlighted as principal forces underlying biotic historical effects in community assembly …

The degree to which communities are variable may be affected by the ecological conditions
to which they are exposed and can affect their propensity to form alternative states. We …

When does community assembly lead to a predictable species composition and when does
this process depend on chance events, such as the timing of species arrivals? We studied …

Disturbance is thought to be a major factor influencing patterns of biodiversity. In addition,
disturbance can modify community composition if there are species specific trade-offs …