Metacommunity ecology links smaller-scale processes that have been the provenance of
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …

A plethora of different theories, models, and concepts make up the field of community
ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build one general theory of ecological …

We conducted an analysis of global forest cover to reveal that 70% of remaining forest is
within 1 km of the forest's edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation. A synthesis …

Habitat loss and fragmentation has long been considered the primary cause for biodiversity
loss and ecosystem degradation worldwide, and is a key research topic in landscape …

Fundamental ecological research is both intrinsically interesting and provides the basic
knowledge required to answer applied questions of importance to the management of the …

The metacommunity framework has rapidly become a dominant concept used by ecologists
to understand community assembly. By emphasizing extinction-colonization dynamics …

Soil seed banks represent a critical but hidden stock for potential future plant diversity on
Earth. Here we compiled and analyzed a global dataset consisting of 15,698 records of …

Plant disease arises from the interaction of processes occurring at multiple spatial and
temporal scales. With new tools such as next-generation sequencing, we are learning about …

Urban areas are understood to be extraordinarily spatially heterogeneous. Spatial
heterogeneity, and its causes, consequences, and changes, are central to ecological …

Connectivity is key for understanding how ecological systems respond to the challenges of
land-use change and habitat fragmentation. Structural and functional connectivity are both …