A census of the biomass on Earth is key for understanding the structure and dynamics of the
biosphere. However, a global, quantitative view of how the biomass of different taxa …

Aim Whether intraspecific spatial patterns in body size are generalizable across species
remains contentious, as well as the mechanisms underlying these patterns. Here we test …

Logged and disturbed forests are often viewed as degraded and depauperate environments
compared with primary forest. However, they are dynamic ecosystems that provide refugia …

Island faunas can be characterized by gigantism in small animals and dwarfism in large
animals, but the extent to which this so-called 'island rule'provides a general explanation for …

Aim Trait data are increasingly being used in studies investigating the impacts of global
changes on the structure and functioning of ecological communities. Despite a growing …

Some bat species in the families Phyllostomidae, Megadermatidae, and Nycteridae have
long been known to consume terrestrial vertebrates and, more recently, reports of aerial …

Aim Although the effects of life history traits on population density have been investigated
widely, how spatial environmental variation influences population density for a large range …

Animals require a certain amount of habitat to persist and thrive, and habitat loss is one of
the most critical drivers of global biodiversity decline. While habitat requirements have been …

Aim The 'rate‐of‐living'theory predicts that life expectancy is a negative function of the rates
at which organisms metabolize. According to this theory, factors that accelerate metabolic …

Assessing the extinction risk of species based on the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) Red List (RL) is key to guiding conservation policies and reducing …