Introduced alien species are associated with lower taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic
diversity of native communities and negative impacts on ecosystem functioning. This is …

Background Gradients in local environmental characteristics may favour the abundance of
species with particular traits, while other species decline, or favour species with different …

On oceanic islands, strong human impacts on habitats, combined with introductions of exotic
species, modify the composition of terrestrial bird assemblages and threaten their ecological …

Anthropogenic climate change is threatening biodiversity globally with many species facing
higher extinction risks. In Aotearoa New Zealand, average temperatures have increased by …

Aim To investigate spatial variations in the ecological trait structure of breeding bird
assemblages on oceanic islands. To test the hypothesis that native and naturalized alien …

Habitat fragmentation can influence the diet of mammalian predators, potentially increasing
their impact on prey species. Agroecosystems are fragmented landscapes that often have …

The coexistence of species with similar ecological niches is one of the core interests of
community ecology research. However, how functional feeding traits, including bill size and …

Greater diversity of habitats on islands is often correlated with higher species richness
(including endemic and threatened taxa), implying the need to understand species-habitat …

Introduced alien species have direct and indirect effects on native communities, leading to
lower taxonomic diversity and negative impacts on ecosystem functioning. Moreover, other …

The distribution and functioning of vegetation in seasonally dry environments, its internal
structure and the organization of its functional attributes are still poorly understood. This …