Aims Understanding fine‐grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental
for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database …

Grassland ecosystems are under threat globally, primarily due to land-use and land-cover
changes that have adversely affected their biodiversity. Given the negative ecological …

Accurate and timely acquisition of plant diversity information downstream of the reservoir is
helpful to understand the impact mechanism of reservoir operation on wetland plant diversity …

Aim Area and environmental heterogeneity together explain most patterns of species
diversity but disentangling their relative importance has been difficult. Here, we empirically …

Exploring grassland microbiomes is a challenge in the current context of linking soil
microorganism activity with the balance of these ecosystems. Microbiologists are constantly …

Observations of diversity in alpine vegetation appear to be scale dependent. The relations of
plant species richness with surface processes and geomorphology have been studied, but …

Biological invasions are globally affecting ecosystems, causing local species loss and
altering ecosystem functioning. Understanding how such biological invasions occur and …

Elevational gradients in species richness and species-area relationships are among the
most interesting patterns in ecology and biogeography. Both patterns can be characteristic …

The aim of this work was to review the latest literature in terms of the use of
phytosociological relevés (vegetation plots) in research on the natural environment. The …

The variety of plot area has an impact on the estimation of spatial parameters. However,
accuracy of tree species pattern and inter-speci c association is closely related to the …