The drivers of variability in species range sizes remain an outstanding enigma in ecology.
The theoretical expectation of a positive dispersal‐range size relationship has received …

Fires are recurrent in moist tropical savannas, but in recent decades, Neotropical forests
have become more affected due to the increased frequency of fires and the extent of burned …

Groundwater comprises the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. It has a distinct
regime of extreme, yet stable environmental conditions that have favoured the development …

Functional diversity has been defined as the value, range, distribution, and relative
abundance of the functional traits of individuals that belong to an ecosystem. Thus, the …

Climate and land-use change are major drivers of biodiversity loss, but their combined
effects are still unclear. Reforestation may compensate or reduce climate change impacts on …

Climate change is one of the key drivers of the dramatic erosion of global biodiversity.
Poikilothermic organisms, such as amphibians, are particularly prone to alterations in …

Abstract Background and Aims The quartz fields of the Greater Cape Floristic Region
(GCFR) are arid and island-like special habitats, hosting~ 142 habitat-specialized plant …

Context Environmental filtering and limiting similarity have both been hypothesized to
influence patterns of species co-occurrence, but in contrasting ways. While environmental …

Crocodilians are a taxonomic group of large predators with important ecological and
evolutionary benefits for ecosystem functioning in the face of global change. Anthropogenic …

With increasing threats to biodiversity, understanding how ecological characteristics of
species influence extinction risks and population declines can be extremely important for the …