The state of the world's insects
P Eggleton - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2020 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the present state of insects, describing their taxonomic position, cost,
and value as well as the threats to their well-being. Insects are an important source of both …
and value as well as the threats to their well-being. Insects are an important source of both …
Trait‐based ecology of terrestrial arthropods
In focusing on how organisms' generalizable functional properties (traits) interact
mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels of biological …
mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels of biological …
[HTML][HTML] A conceptual guide to measuring species diversity
Three metrics of species diversity–species richness, the Shannon index and the Simpson
index–are still widely used in ecology, despite decades of valid critiques leveled against …
index–are still widely used in ecology, despite decades of valid critiques leveled against …
Structural variability and niche differentiation in the rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial microbiome of field-grown poplar trees
B Beckers, M Op De Beeck, N Weyens, W Boerjan… - Microbiome, 2017 - Springer
Background The plant microbiome represents one of the key determinants of plant health
and productivity by providing a plethora of functional capacities such as access to low …
and productivity by providing a plethora of functional capacities such as access to low …
Coverage‐based rarefaction and extrapolation: standardizing samples by completeness rather than size
A Chao, L Jost - Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We propose an integrated sampling, rarefaction, and extrapolation methodology to compare
species richness of a set of communities based on samples of equal completeness (as …
species richness of a set of communities based on samples of equal completeness (as …
Arthropod diversity in a tropical forest
Most eukaryotic organisms are arthropods. Yet, their diversity in rich terrestrial ecosystems is
still unknown. Here we produce tangible estimates of the total species richness of …
still unknown. Here we produce tangible estimates of the total species richness of …
BAT–Biodiversity Assessment Tools, an R package for the measurement and estimation of alpha and beta taxon, phylogenetic and functional diversity
Novel algorithms have been recently developed to estimate alpha and partition beta
diversity in all their dimensions (taxon, phylogenetic and functional diversity–TD, PD and …
diversity in all their dimensions (taxon, phylogenetic and functional diversity–TD, PD and …
Sampling networks of ecological interactions
P Jordano - Functional ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sampling ecological interactions presents similar challenges, problems, potential biases
and constraints as sampling individuals and species in biodiversity inventories. Robust …
and constraints as sampling individuals and species in biodiversity inventories. Robust …
Global patterns of guild composition and functional diversity of spiders
The objectives of this work are:(1) to define spider guilds for all extant families worldwide;(2)
test if guilds defined at family level are good surrogates of species guilds;(3) compare the …
test if guilds defined at family level are good surrogates of species guilds;(3) compare the …
Global patterns of bacterial beta-diversity in seafloor and seawater ecosystems
Background Marine microbial communities have been essential contributors to global
biomass, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity since the early history of Earth, but so far their …
biomass, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity since the early history of Earth, but so far their …