Research into biotic interactions has been a core theme of ecology for over a century.
However, despite the obvious role that biota play in the global carbon cycle, the effects of …

According to the stress gradient hypothesis (SGH), ecological interactions between
organisms shift positively as environmental stress increases. In the case of associational …

Individual-based forest ecology and management, where the focus is on individual plants in
the context of their populations, draws on a large body of different quantitative methods that …

For a long time, interaction between plants in both general plant and forest science has
been somewhat limited to competition, although an intuitive, non-scientific understanding of …

Victims of infection are expected to suffer increasingly as parasite population growth
increases. Yet, under some conditions, faster-growing parasites do not appear to cause …

Recent studies emphasize the role of indirect relationships and feedback loops in
maintaining ecosystem resilience. Environmental changes that impact on the organisms …

Currently, mangroves dominate the tidal wetlands of Tampa Bay, Florida, but an
examination of historic navigation charts revealed dominance of tidal marshes with a …

Animal distribution in a landscape depends mostly on the availability of resources. This can
be facilitated by other species that have positive effects on local species diversity and impact …

Microbial interactions play a key role in ecosystem functioning, with nutrient availability as
an important determinant. Although phylogenetically distant bacteria and fungi commonly co …

Abundant evidence has shown that grazing alters plant functional traits, community structure
and ecosystem functioning of grasslands. Few studies, however, have tested how plant …