Laboratory microcosm experiments using protists as model organisms have a long tradition
and are widely used to investigate general concepts in population biology, community …

The metacommunity framework has rapidly become a dominant concept used by ecologists
to understand community assembly. By emphasizing extinction-colonization dynamics …

Although anthropogenic disturbances are often perceived as detrimental to plant
biodiversity, the relationship between biodiversity and disturbance remains unclear …

Disturbance and dispersal are two fundamental ecological processes that shape diversity
patterns, yet their interaction and the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood …

The impacts of disturbance on biodiversity and distributions have been studied in many
systems. Yet, comparatively less is known about how lichens–obligate symbiotic organisms …

Anthropogenic disturbance is rapidly increasing through habitat degradation, development,
and deforestation. Gaps remain in understanding the effects of this disturbance on diverse …

We analyzed bacterial communities of six distinct gut sites (the food bolus and mucus layer
of the proximal small intestine, cecum and distal large intestine), using wild folivorous flying …

At small scales, sedimentary deposition types mediate hydrological changes to drive
wetland vegetation distribution patterns and species diversity. To examine the effects of …

Boreal lakes undergo broad-scale environmental change over time, but biodiversity
responses to these changes, particularly at macroecological scales, are not well known. We …

The expansion of the agricultural frontier by the clearing of remnant forests has led to human-
dominated landscape mosaics. Previous studies have evaluated the effect of these …