Spatial autocorrelation is a general property of ecological variables. Since many of the
statistical methods used in ecology often assume sample independence, spatial clustering is …

Ants are omnipresent in tropical forests, especially territorially dominant arboreal ants whose
territories are spatially segregated forming 'ant mosaics'. These ecologically important …

Sampling efficiency, composition and detection biases associated with pitfall-trap and
sample plot (standardised hand-collecting) methods were compared at seven high montane …

Most canopy insect research takes place in tropical forests, where communities are highly
vertically stratified. However, temperate forest canopies also provide critical resources to …

Both decreases in compositional similarity with increasing geographic distances between
sites (ie distance–decay relationship) and vertical stratification of species composition are …

Around the world, urban landscapes are environments modified by man, generally related to
low diversity. The efficiency of a biodiversity inventory is linked to the choice of the sampling …

Understanding the spatial distribution of species sheds light on the biogeographical history,
offers clues to the drivers of biodiversity and helps guide conservation strategies. In southern …

Introduction: Ants in tropical forests are a hyper-diverse group that plays important
ecological roles. Several studies on tropical forests have used different sampling protocols …

Recent studies have shown that several sources of variation can influence our ability to
quantify biological responses to environmental variables, and that spatial scales are …

Sampling efficiency, composition and detection biases associated with pitfall-trap and
sample plot methods were compared at seven montane sites at Lasha Mountain, Yunnan …