Despite their extent and socio‐ecological importance, a comprehensive biogeographical
synthesis of drylands is lacking. Here we synthesize the biogeography of key organisms …

Microbial taxa within complex ecological networks can be classified by their universal roles
based on their level of connectivity with other taxa. Highly connected taxa within an …

Habitat loss and landscape degradation affect carnivorous mammal populations and the
ecosystem services they provide, but these services are poorly assessed in semi-arid …

Biodiversity patterns emerge as a consequence of evolutionary and ecological processes.
Their relative importance is frequently tested on model ecosystems such as oceanic islands …

Current rates of climate change are exceeding the capacity of many plant species to track
climate, thus leading communities to be in disequilibrium with climatic conditions. Plant …

Ecological network studies are providing important advances about the organization,
stability and dynamics of ecological systems. However, the ecological networks approach is …

Maytenus senegalensis subsp. europaea is a shrub belonging to the Celastraceae family,
whose only European populations are distributed discontinuously along the south-eastern …

Interactions between established (canopy) and recruiting individuals (recruits) are pervasive
in plant communities. Studies on recruitment in forests have mainly focused on negative …

Global change drivers are currently affecting semiarid ecosystems. Because these
ecosystems differ from others in biotic and abiotic filters, cues for plant regeneration and …

Background Changes in climate and the intensity of agriculture expansion can alter plant
population dynamics and community composition and structure of dry shrublands. Aims We …