Environmental filtering, where the environment selects against certain species, is thought to
be a major mechanism structuring communities. However, recent criticisms cast doubt on …

Over the past few decades, there has been a rapid proliferation of statistical methods that
infer evolutionary and ecological processes from data on species distributions. These …

The hypotheses that have been derived to explain the distribution, abundance, dynamics,
and diversity of species are typically tested using data matrices containing the names and …

Tropical tree communities present one of the most challenging systems for studying the
processes underlying community assembly. Most community assembly hypotheses consider …

Aims Understanding what drives the variation in species composition and diversity among
local communities can provide insights into the mechanisms of community assembly …

Aim The drivers of phylogenetic beta diversity include both local processes (eg
environmental filtering) and regional processes (eg dispersal limitation). The role of …

Microbiome communities are complex assemblages of bacteria. The dissection of their
assembly dynamics is challenging because it requires repeated sampling of both host and …

The observed patterns and underlying mechanisms of elevational beta-diversity have been
explored intensively, but multi-dimensional comparative studies remain scarce. Herein …

Quantifying the drivers underlying the distribution of biodiversity during succession is a
critical issue in ecology and conservation and also can provide insights into the mechanisms …

Root‐centric studies have revealed fast taxonomic turnover across root neighborhoods, but
how such turnover is accompanied by changes in species functions and phylogeny (ie, β …