A rich body of knowledge links biodiversity to ecosystem functioning (BEF), but it is primarily
focused on small scales. We review the current theory and identify six expectations for scale …

Ecological communities are constantly responding to environmental change. Theory and
evidence suggest that the loss or decline of stress-intolerant species can be compensated …

Independent species fluctuations are commonly used as a null hypothesis to test the role of
competition and niche differences between species in community stability. This hypothesis …

Understanding how biotic mechanisms confer stability in variable environments is a
fundamental quest in ecology, and one that is becoming increasingly urgent with global …

Communities are comprised of individual species that respond to changes in their
environment depending in part on their niche requirements. These species comprise the …

Spatial synchrony, defined as correlated temporal fluctuations among populations, is a
fundamental feature of population dynamics, but many aspects of synchrony remain poorly …

Spatial synchrony, the tendency of distant populations to fluctuate similarly, is a major
concern in ecology,,,,,,,. Except in special circumstances,, researchers historically had …

The question of how species diversity affects ecological stability has long interested
ecologists and yet remains largely unresolved. Historically, attempts to answer this question …

Biotic interactions via the struggle for control of energy and the interactive effects of biota
with their physical environment characterize Van Valen's Red Queen (VRQ). Here, we …

Spatially synchronized fluctuations in system state are common in physical and biological
systems ranging from individual atoms to species as diverse as viruses, insects and …