Aim More than ever, ecologists seek to understand how species are distributed and have
assembled into communities using the “filtering framework”. This framework is based on the …

The merger of phylogenies with ecology has given rise to the field of “community
phylogenetics,” predicated on the assumption that ecological differences among species …

Darwin's naturalization hypothesis predicts successful alien invaders to be distantly related
to native species, whereas his pre-adaptation hypothesis predicts the opposite. It has been …

Elton's biotic resistance hypothesis, which posits that diverse communities should be more
resistant to biological invasions, has received considerable experimental support. However …

Alien species are continually introduced in most regions of the world, but not all survive and
coexist with the resident native species. Approaches analyzing the functional (or …

Species introductions are a dominant component of biodiversity change but are not explicitly
included in most discussions of biodiversity–disease relationships. This is a major oversight …

Predicting which nonnative species become invasive is critical for their successful
management, and Charles Darwin provided predictions based on species' relatedness …

Darwin's naturalisation conundrum describes the paradox that the relatedness of exotic
species to native residents could either promote or hinder their success through opposing …

Ecological restoration is critical for mitigating habitat loss and providing ecosystem services.
However, restorations often have lower diversity than remnant, reference sites. Phylogenetic …

Biotic resistance represents an important natural barrier to potential invaders throughout the
world, yet the underlying mechanisms that drive such resistance are still debated. In theory …