Land use and climate change alter biodiversity patterns and ecosystem functioning
worldwide. Land abandonment with consequent shrub encroachment and changes in …

Plant diversity loss can alter higher trophic‐level communities via non‐random species
interactions, which in turn may cascade to affect key ecosystem functions. These non …

The mechanisms driving species co‐occurrence are varied and include biotic interactions,
abiotic factors, and scale‐dependent processes. Based on a comprehensive dataset of …

Background Retention forestry is a management strategy aiming to mitigate biodiversity loss
by retaining structural elements such as dead trees that would otherwise be removed. Here …

Under the current scenario of biodiversity loss across agroecosystems, the preservation of
ecological infrastructures is crucial to maintain ecosystem functions and deliver ecosystem …

The way arthropods are distributed vertically in tropical forests has been of great interest
with diversity often greatest at or near the canopy top. Typically, stratification is measured up …

Biodiversity studies on forest canopies often have narrow arthropod taxonomic focus, or
refer to a single species of tree. In response, and to better understand the wide range of …

Global change is predicted to cause non-random species loss in plant communities, with
consequences for ecosystem functioning. However, beyond the simple effects of plant …

Accurate estimates of invertebrate biomass are essential for quantifying community
structure, food web dynamics and energy flow in terrestrial ecosystems. In this paper, length …

We assessed the effect of conditions and resources on the species richness of epigaeic ants
in a cloud forest of the Ibitipoca State Park, Brazil. We hypothesized that the characteristics …