Purpose of review Forests are frequently exposed to natural disturbances, which are likely to
increase with global change, and may jeopardize the delivery of ecosystem services. Mixed …

Forests are critical habitats for biodiversity and they are also essential for the provision of a
wide range of ecosystem services that are important to human well-being. There is …

Florivory is an ancient interaction which has rarely been quantified due to a lack of
standardized protocols, thus impairing biogeographical and phylogenetic comparisons. We …

Plants provide humans with oxygen, food, fibre and fuel, but their effectiveness in performing
these roles is affected by herbivores. Historically, studies on insect herbivory have primarily …

Despite the relevance of ecosystem services (ES) to society and modern ecological
research, current methods of measurement and mapping remain inconsistent and often lack …

Although it is an integral part of global change, most of the research addressing the effects of
climate change on forests have overlooked the role of environmental pollution. Similarly …

Fossilized leaves provide the longest running record of hyperdiverse plant–insect herbivore
associations. Reconstructions of these relationships over deep time indicate strong links …

Invertebrate herbivory can shape plant communities when impacting growth and fitness of
some plant species more than other species. Previous studies showed that herbivory varies …

Forest structure and diversity can regulate tree vulnerability to damage by insects and
pathogens. Past work suggests that trees with diverse neighbours should experience less …

The properties of the human mind are responsible for a number of biases that affect the
quality of scientific research. However, scientists working in the fields of ecology and …