The simplest theories often have much merit and many limitations, and, in this vein, the
value of neutral theory (NT) of biodiversity has been the subject of much debate over the …

Here we review recent advances in characterizing pattern of variation in community structure
in space and time based on parametric approaches utilizing the full distribution of …

The search for general mechanisms of community assembly is a major focus of community
ecology. The common practice so far has been to examine alternative assembly theories …

Plant functional traits vary consistently along climate gradients and are therefore potential
predictors of plant community response to climate change. We test this space‐for‐time …

Aim The aim of this study was to document quantitatively a hump‐shaped elevational
distribution of diversity for the geometrid moths of northern Borneo. Furthermore, we aimed …

Several stochastic models with environmental noise generate spatio‐temporal Gaussian
fields of log densities for the species in a community. Combinations of such models for many …

Elucidating the mechanisms underlying the assembly and dynamics of ecological
communities is a fundamental goal of ecology. Two conceptual approaches have emerged …

Although reserves of temperate seminatural grassland require management interventions to
prevent succesional change, each intervention affects the populations of sensitive …

On 29th April, the Rothamsted Insect Survey (RIS) celebrated its 50th birthday. Current and
past staff, volunteers, funders and dignitaries participated in a day of reminiscing and …

A dynamic and heterogeneous species abundance model generating the lognormal species
abundance distribution is fitted to time series of species data from an assemblage of …