Island floras are diverse with exceptionally high rates of endemicity, and they are also
severely threatened. Invasive plants are widespread on islands, but whether islands are …

The study of ecological networks has progressively evolved from a mostly descriptive
science to one that attempts to elucidate the processes governing the emerging structure of …

Some commonly reported trait–trait relationships between species, including the leaf
economic spectrum (LES), are regarded as important plant strategies but whether these …

The relative importance of intraspecific trait variation (rITV) for functional diversity (FD) in
plant communities is increasingly apparent, but the influence of abiotic factors on the …

The origins of agriculture were key events in human history, during which people came to
depend for their food on small numbers of animal and plant species. However, the biological …

Ecosystems with forest and grassland patches as alternative stable states usually contain
various closed, semi‐open and open habitats, which may be aligned along a vegetation …

The concept of the biome has a long history dating back to Carl Ludwig Willdenow and
Alexander von Humboldt. However, while the association between climate and the structure …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are a ubiquitous group of plant symbionts, yet processes
underlying their global assembly—in particular the roles of dispersal limitation and historical …

Ecological theory posits that higher species richness should be associated with greater
exploitation of resources and niche packing resulting from either increasing species niche …

Understanding community assembly mechanisms along the geographical gradients is of
great importance in ecological research. The Taihang Mountains are the intersection of the …