Predicting which species will occur together in the future, and where, remains one of the
greatest challenges in ecology, and requires a sound understanding of how the abiotic and …

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 …

Most ecologists are not card-carrying members of either individualistic or interdependent
guilds, but our perception of plant community organization, and the way we conduct …

Abstract Information on the degree of host specificity is fundamental for an understanding of
the ecology of structurally dependent plants such as vascular epiphytes. Starting with the …

Positive and negative associations between species are a key outcome of community
assembly from regional species pools. These associations are difficult to detect and can be …

Epiphytic vascular plants are common species in humid tropical forests. Epiphytes are
influenced by abiotic and biotic variables, but little is known about the relative importance of …

The Cretaceous period saw dramatic shifts in the functional plant biology of the Earth's flora.
This was an episode of explosive plant radiations that produced our modern angiosperm …

Facilitation cascades arise where primary foundation species facilitate secondary
(dependent) foundation species, and collectively, they increase habitat complexity and …

Coffee plantations have replaced many lower‐montane forests in the Neotropics, and
ongoing intensification is converting traditional polycultures with a variety of shade trees to …

Biotic interactions are widely accepted as an important driver of ecological and evolutionary
patterns, contributing to the structure of systems as diverse as tropical tree seedlings …