Reintroduction of native species has become increasingly important in conservation
worldwide for recovery of rare species and restoration purposes. However, few studies have …

▪ Abstract The pollination of flowering plants by animals represents a critical ecosystem
service of great value to humanity, both monetary and otherwise. However, the need for …

What drives the stability, or instability, of complex ecosystems? This question sits at the heart
of community ecology and has motivated a large body of theoretical work exploring how …

David S. Wilcove, David Rothstein, Jason Dubow, Ali Phillips, and Elizabeth Losos iologists
are nearly unanimous in their belief that humanity is in the process of extirpating a significant …

Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of
new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora …

Background Given the exceptional diversity of orchids (26 000+ species), improving
strategies for the conservation of orchids will benefit a vast number of taxa. Furthermore, with …

Matrix population models require the population to be divided into discrete stage classes. In
many cases, especially when classes are defined by a continuous variable, such as length …

Much has been written about the role of interspecific competition, disease, herbivory, and
the loss of key mutualisms in the extinction of rare plant species. Interspecific hybridization …

In this comprehensive review, a range of factors is considered that may influence the
significance of genetic diversity for the survival of a population. Genetic variation is essential …

We established replicated experimental populations of the annual plant Clarkia pulchella to
evaluate the existence of a causal relationship between loss of genetic variation and …